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Management in association with the University of Applied Sciences,

Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany. The delegation from SCMS
was invited for the workshop held at the University on 'Modern
Methods of Water and Waste Water Treatment' from September 22 to 29
as a part of the project.
This is the first time in the history of private self financing colleges in
Kerala that an international research project with external funding is
taken up and a delegation is visiting the foreign partner. Complete
expenses of the delegation are being funded by the foreign partner, said
Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman, SCMS Group.

Seminars and workshops

A five-day training programme on 'Microcontroller and DSP' including
mini project using Texas Instruments by Trident Techlabs, Bangalore was
conducted during September 24 to 28 at Electronics and Communication
Engineering department. The course was attended by 3rd semester
M Tech (VLSI and Embedded system) students. Resource persons from
Texas Instrument handled the sessions.

Campus activities
The 'Randomize Quiz' was conducted by FRAMES, Association of Civil
Engineering department, on September 11.Nikhitha Zacharia and Vipin
Satheesh won the first prize during the competition.
Onam was celebrated on September 13 by staff and students. The NSS
unit celebrated Onam by presenting 'pookalams' and other activities.

The following students won various prizes during the technical fest
NAUTILUS 2K13 organised by FISAT, Mookkannoor, on September 6
and 7.
Shiyas V. Azeez, Tony Thattil and Vipin P. Subramoniam, fifth semester
Civil Engineering students won First Prize in 'Civil Modeling' competition
(Theme: Township)
Tony Thattil and Vipin P. Subramoniam, fifth semester Civil Engineering
students won First Prize and a cash award in the 'Survey Hunting'
competition.
Manu Unnikrishnan and Nandu Venugopal, third semester Electronics
and Communication Engineering students won Second Prize in the
event 'Counter Strike.'.
Mohamed Sharookh M.H., third semester Electronics and
Communication Engineering student won First Prize in the event 'Crime
Scene Investigation.'

Placement news
As a part of the career guidance programme, an aptitude test was
conducted by T.I.M.E Pvt. Ltd. for B Tech fifth semester students on
September 7.
Konfidence conducted aptitude training programme for final year CSE,
ECE, EEE and 4th semester MCA students during September 9 -10.
Placement training for 4th semester MCA and final year B Tech CE, ECE
students was conducted by Mr. Varun G. Menon, Asst. Professor-CSE
during September 5, 10 and 12.

SCMS Engg. students to break Guinness record

NSS volunteers making pookalam

Teacher's day was observed by National Service Scheme by presenting

flowers to teachers.
Students of SCMS Engineering College in action by blowing out candles
simultaneously.

Students achievements
Vijeesh Velayudhan, seventh semester Electrical and Electronics
Engineering student secured the First prize for the event 'Amazing Race'
conducted as a part of the national level techfest, TechKshethra 2013, at
RSET, Kochi on September 6.
Preet K. Lawrel and Aswathy Paul, seventh semester Civil Engineering
students won Second Prize in the 'Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
Cochin Chapter Debate Competition' organised by CII on September 12.
Preet K. Lawrel was also selected as the 'Best Boy Speaker' during the
competition.

SCMS Engineering College, Karukutty successfully attempted to

break the Guinness World Record by having 1111 students to blow
out candles simultaneously, setting a new world record. Presently,
China is holding the world record with 508 numbers of people
blowing out candles. The final announcement will be made from
World Guinness Records, UK.
The event was organised as a part of the mega fest IGNIZ 2013 to
be held on October 4 and 5 with the theme of MAKE A
DIFFERENCE (MAD).

Editorial Advisory Council: Dr. D. Radhakrishnan Nair, Prof. R. Sahadevan

Edited and published by Prof. B. Unnikrishnan for and on behalf of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Prathap Nagar,
Muttom, Cochin - 683 106 and printed at Maptho Printings, Cochin - 683 104.
www.scmsgroup.org Email: scms@scmsgroup.org

Vol : 97
No : 75
October
August 2011
2013

A Monthly Newsletter of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Cochin

Good management
Once, there was an erudite philosopher-professor in a reputed
university. All sorts of people from various parts used to approach him
for answers on all kinds of questions on topics like the meaning of life,
life after death and so on and so forth.
When the professor got retired from the university after a long stint of
distinguished service, he returned to his native village and
settled down there. He thought he should not idle away his
time. Therefore, he decided to keep himself engaged by
doing some farming which he knew during his childhood.
Accordingly, he prepared a piece of his farmland for
cultivation. He irrigated the land, manured it and kept it
ready for sowing. The next day, he came out to the farm with
a basket full of sprouted seeds and started sowing the
seeds. As he proceeded forward, he noticed a flock of birds
from wilderness settling down and picking up the sprouted
seeds one by one and devouring it. By the time, he
completed his sowing from one end to the other end, he could see that
all the sprouted seeds were eaten away by the birds. The professor
went back home dejected by his experience as a farmer.
The next day, he came out with another basket of sprouted seeds and
began the sowing. This time, more birds landed on the field and started
feeding on the seeds leaving nothing behind. The professor went back
home thoughtful of what he should do to overcome the challenging
situation.
The third day, he came out to the field again with sprouted seeds and
began broadcasting it as usual. The birds, as can be expected, landed
in the field and completely consumed the seeds. The professor was

totally confused and mentally depressed. That night, he could not get
sleep. He kept thinking of a practical solution to the problem. Next day
morning, he went out in search of one of his childhood colleagues
who was engaged in farming, in the same village. He narrated his
experiences to the farmer colleague and sought his help. The villager
pacified him and promised all possible help.
The next day morning, the farmer friend went out
to the field with a basket full of small pebbles
appearing exactly like seeds and began sowing
them in the field. The birds came down with lot of
expectations and picked up the pebbles one by one and
found it unsuitable for consumption and left the field one
by one. The next day, again, the farmer repeated the
same operation in the field. Less number of birds came
this time and soon left the field. The third day, the same
process was repeated and none of the birds turned up.
The fourth day, in succession, the farmer friend came out with a
basket of real sprouted seeds and broadcasted it from one end
to the other end of the field. There was no attack from the birds
this time. The seeds gradually gave roots and shoots and began
to grow.
Practical wisdom is more important in managing situations whether
it is in agriculture, industry or in business management. Good
management requires good common sense.
Dr. G.P.C. Nayar
Chairman, SCMS Group

International Conference on
Web Services Computing 2013

Ms.Annie Mathew, Director, Alliances and Business Development, Black Berry inaugurating
the two-day International Seminar on Web Services Computing. Dr. Radha Thevannoor,
Group Director, Prof. Indu Nair, Group Director, Dr. V. Raman Nair, Director, Mr.Varghese
Cherian, Director CoE, UST Global and Prof.Dr. K.R. Sreevathsan, Director, Chinmaya
Institute of Technology are also seen.

The second International Conference on Web Services Computing was

organised jointly by the MCA department of SSTM and Systems &
Operations department of SCMS Cochin School of Business on August
29 and 30. The two-day conference, the brainchild of the Conference
Convener Prof. Indu Nair, Group Director, turned out to be a forum where
scholars, industry experts and, entrepreneurs gathered to discuss and
share their ideas on various aspects of emerging disciplines in IT.
The speakers at this year's conference included experts from such
industry leaders as IBM, Blackberry, UST Global and TCS. They brought
with them a wealth of information on how the field of Web Services is
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viewed by the industry. Academicians from Government College, and

elsewhere brought great insight into the kind of research and study that
has enabled Web Services to become the buzzword that it is. And, finally,
entrepreneurs from the start-up village shared the very real ways in
which Web Services could be used to enable innovation and, not to
mention make money.
The conference began with a welcome address by Dr. V. Raman Nair,
Director, SCMS COCHIN School of Business. Mr. Varghese Cherian,
who heads the Technology Services at UST Global, gave the presidential
address. Ms. Annie Mathew, Director of Alliances and Business
Development at BlackBerry, India and South Asia gave the inaugural
address. Prof. Dr. K. R. Srivathsan, Director of Chinmaya Institute of
Technology in Kannur gave the keynote address.
The plenary sessions began with a presentation by Dr. Gladstone Raj,
Head of Dept., Computer Science at Government College,
Thiruvanthapuram.
The first day of the conference came to a close with presentations by
three young entrepreneurs from the start-up village, Mr. Charles. S.
Vincent, the Chief Product Officer at RHLvision Technologies Pvt Ltd.,
Mr. Sabarish, Co-founder of SectorQube Technolabs, and Midhun V.
Shankar, CEO & Co-founder Verbicio Tech LLP.
The second day, the speakers were Mr. Jerry Mannel, Mr. Reghunath,
both from IBM and Mr. Anand Parthasarathy, an eminent IT journalist,
founder of Online India Tech, and Mr. Rajeev Mukundan, who heads the
Insurance Vertical Solutions & Sales for TCS Analytics.
Mr. Manu Zachariah, Director of Hack IT Technology and Advisory
Services, spoke about many new threats that have emerged with the
advent of the Web Services and the consequences and proactive
measures to deal with them. Through his demonstration of the
vulnerabilities of various systems across the web he enlightened the
audience to the ways in which they can be attacked and, by extension,
the precautions they can take to defend themselves. The plenary
sessions were concluded with a very lively Q&A session where he
answered several questions about information security.

Value of teamwork is important

for smart business: Subroto Bagchi
Mr.Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Mindtree and business writer visited
SCMS campus for an interactive session with the business
entrepreneurs and the management students of SCMS, organised by CII
in association with SCMS COCHIN School of Business.
Building a business is a mind game. The entrepreneurs should realise
that people are the most important part of a company and hence must
understand their emotions to take their company to new heights.
Reputation is not just about doing charity. It is about everything.
Mr. Bagchi said.

Mr.Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Mindtree, speaking

Onam @ SCMS

Student Exchange
Programme
Ms. Isabel Ricarda Sigrist, a
post graduate student of
International Management
at University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern
Switzerland has joined SCMS for term V of the PGDM Ms Isabel
Ricarda Sigrist
programme under the student exchange programme.
SCMS Cochin School of Business has student and faculty
exchange programmes with several foreign Universities like University of
Hyogo, Japan, IS:Link, University of Applied Sciences, Duisburg-Essen,
Hochschle Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany and Chonnam National
University, South Korea.

2013 on October 3,at 10 AM at SCMS COCHIN School of Business

campus.
Mr.K.S.Baby Vinod, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr.V.Raman Nair
and Dr.Radha P.Thevannoor, Prof.Sudhir Sudhakar and Mr.Sanal Potty,
Manager, Public Relations attended the press meet held in Ernakulam
press club .

MBA students from Cambodia and Brunei at

SCMS
A thirty five-member team of MBA student's from Cambodia and Brunei
visited SCMS. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was the coordinator
of the visit. They also participated in various interactive sessions with the
students and faculty members.

Proper Grooming needed for a Good Manager

Ms.B.Bhadra, Honble Deputy Mayor of Cochin addressing the audience during the
occasion of Onam celebrations. Dr.G.P.C. Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group, and renowned
writer Mr. K.L.Mohana Varma are also on the dais along with Maveli.

The Onam celebrations held at SCMS Prathap Nagar campus had a

unique feature. Hon. Deputy Mayor, Ms. B.Bhadra, inaugurated the
celebratios. Dr.G.P.C. Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group and Mr. K.L.
Mohana Varma, noted Malayalam writer offered felicitations.
The members of faculty and staff joined the students in the cultural
programme. A huge floral carpet adorned the entrance to the corporate
office.
The 'Maveli' graced the occasion with royal presence and delivered
the Onam messege to one and all. The Royal king advised All shall
join together to strive at building a welfare society with no lies and no
deceits.

Ms. Ambika Pillai, the business leader in beauty therapy services, and
business expert in skin care and hair style, paid a visit to SCMS on
September 19 as a part of the Industry Institute Interaction programme.
She was rhetorically eloquent on 'the importance of proper grooming for
success in one's career. She turned out to be a source of inspiration for the
innovative ideas of students to embark upon business. Her beauty
therapy service centre in Cochin was recently inaugurated by
Ms. Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe.

MBA Students from Cambodia and Brunei along with Dr.V. Raman Nair, Director, SCMS
COCHIN.

SCMS delegation Visits

Germany

University of Hyogo Students at SCMS

A team of students and faculty from the University of Hyogo, Japan
visited SCMS Cochin School of Business as part of the student /faculty
exchange programme. The students are doing their final year MBA.
They had a sojourn in the campus from August 26 to 30. During the stay
they had interactions with students and faculty in addition to lecturer
sessions.

Seen in the picture are Director Dr. V. Raman Nair and Prof. R.T.R.
Varma along with Prof. Naotoshi Umeno, Professor of International
Business at Graduate School Of Business, University of Hyogo with the
students, Syouki Tateiwa, Shuwei Qiao, Lu Jianguo, Yoshie Kono and
Chen Zonghua.

Ms. Ambika Pillai, the business leader in Beauty Therapy Services, and business expert in
skin care and hair style, seen at SCMS as a part of the Industry Institute Interaction
programme.

Police are friends respect them, abide law

with Happy Heart -- Parivarthana - 2013
Parivarthana, a social initiative of SCMS, with the objective of
empowering the students in their adolescence in order to face the social
challenges and problems of modern society. It is its fourth year activity
now. It is an annual programme, started in 2010, in which students from
SCMS institutions, interact with students of higher secondary schools in
and around Ernakulam with an objective to make them aware of the
socially relevant topic selected for the year and to bring about a positive
change in them. The uniquenes of the entire programme is its informality
and the complete absence of the experts, delivering lectures.
Parivarthana 2013 is scheduled from October 3 to November 4, with an
intention to reach out at least a 100 schools in Ernakulam. With a strong
message to children that Police are friends, respect them and abide law
with happy heart, the programme intends to address the rising unhealthy
and dangerous tendency in the society to disrespect and ridicule the
police, the constitutional ideals and democratic institutions. The hour-long
programme includes a skit, a game session and a song and dance
sequence, all carrying strong messages highlighting the importance of
police in protecting our life, our freedom, our family and our property.
Mr.K.Padmakumar IPS, IG of Police will inaugurate the PARIVARTHANA

A delegation from SCMS participated in a

week long training and workshop on water
technology and management organised by the University of Applied
Sciences - Ravensburg, Weingarten, Germany. The delegation was
headed by Prof.M.Madhavan, Director, SSET. Prof. Dr.C.K. Rajan,
Professor and Chair for Climate Change, Dr.Sunny George, HeadCSWTM, Associate Prof. Sanju Sreedharan, Assistant Prof. Karnapa
Ajith and BTech students Charutha and Radhika were the other
members of the delegation.
The SCMS School of Engineering and Technology (SSET) has
established Centre for Research & Innovation in Engineering &
Technology, for research, consultancy and training in various streams of
engineering and technology. This centre has taken up an internationally
funded joint research project in Sustainable Water Technology and
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The delegation from SSET is seen in front of the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg, Weingarten, Germany.