Solar Energy Society of India (SESI) - Institutional Member

Coordinator:Ms. D. L. Ahila, AP/EEE

The Society is interdisciplinary in nature, with most of the leading energy researchers and manufacturers of renewable energy systems and devices of the country as its members. High academic attainments are not a prerequisite for membership and any person engaged in research, development or utilization of renewable energy or in fields related to renewable energy and interested in the promotion of renewable energy utilization can become a member of the society.

SESI Activities:

• Encourage the students to publish a biannual technical journal containing papers on renewable energy utilization, technical notes, and other items of interest to those involved in renewable energy research and development.
• Conduct workshops on renewable energy topics at regular intervals.
• Participate in the International Congress on Renewable Energy once a year, conducted by the Solar Energy Society of India, where numerous scientific and technical papers are presented and discussed.

Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

Mrs. Karthika P
Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
p_karthika@amrita.edu.in

IGBC

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was formed in the year 2001. The vision of the council is "To enable a sustainable built environment for all and facilitate India to be one of the global leaders in the sustainable built environment by 2025". Our Institution is an Annual Member of the IGBC since March 2022. The Student's Chapter was established with the collaboration of faculty members and students of the Department of Civil Engineering on 7th September 2022.

Objectives

• To create awareness on Green Buildings among the students.
• To conduct seminars and presentation by experts on Green Building.
• To glow the ideas of green in young minds.
• To encourage the use of sustainable materials.
• To promote opportunities to participate in IGBC Events.

Who can join?

Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Students of ACET

Activities

• Seminar on Green Building
• Poster Presentation on Green Building
• Photo Contest / Short film on Green Building
• Expo on Green Building Products, Materials and Technologies
• Paper Presentation on Green Building
• Green Building Design Competition

Office Bearers

Sl. No	Name	Class	Position
1	Mr. J. M. Vivek	IV B.E. Civil Engg.	President
2	Mr. F. Sujin	III B.E. Civil Engg.	Vice president
3	Ms. P. S. Cinalish Anushaa	IV B.E. Civil Engg.	Secretary
4	Mr. E. Senildo	III B.E. Civil Engg.	Joint Secretary
5	Ms. C.K. Asheka	III B.E. Civil Engg.	Treasurer

Membership Certificate

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

Dr. S. G. Gayathri
ISTE Students' Chapter- Faculty Advisor
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
sg_gayathri@amrita.edu.in

The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) is a national, professional, non-profit making Society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. First started in 1941 as the Association of Principals of Technical Institutions (APTI), it was converted into "Indian Society for Technical Education" in 1968 with a view to enlarge its activities to advance the cause of technological education. The major objective of the ISTE is to assist Technical Institutions in the country in the production and development of top-quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industries and other organizations.

Being the largest national organization of educators in the field of Engineering and Technology with more than 1,02,985 Staff Members and around 5.5 lakh student members, 2,410 Institutional Members, 1,214 Faculty Chapters and 1,322 Student Chapters.

ISTE Students' Chapter at Amrita College of Engineering and Technology has been established in October 2019 with 135 student members of ISTE. Our college is an Institutional Member of ISTE.

Objectives

• To provide quality training programmes to teachers and administrators of technical institutions to update their knowledge and skills in their fields of activity.
• To assist and contribute in the production and development of top-quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industry and other organizations.
• To provide guidance and training to students to develop better learning skills and personality.
• To develop the leadership skills among students.
• To support organising various events like seminars, lectures and training programs.

Who can join?

• All the ACET - UG and PG students can apply for membership

Activities | ISTE Student Chapter - ACET

• Organise weekly quiz programmes for members.
• Organise lectures by experts from industry, R&D organisations, defence services, government departments and other institutions.
• Coaching programme for writing competitive examinations and attending job interview.
• Training programme on report writing, Project Management
• Cultural programmes, Counselling Services
• Entrepreneurship development programmes
• Lectures on Moral Values and Ethics
• Discussions, brain-storming sessions, group activities
• Training in public speaking
• Training in becoming a Master Student
• Visits to industry, work sites
• Programmes in leadership and personality development
• Training in co-operative learning
• Training on Environmental Awareness
• Training on Basic Management Skills

Members | ISTE Student Chapter -ACET - OFFICE BEARERS

Sl. No	Name	Class	Position
1	Kishore I	IV B.E. CSE	Chairperson
2	Manoj K	III B.E. CSE	Secretary
3	Ahilesh G	IV B.E. CSE	Joint Secretary
4	Elakiya I	IV B.E. ECE	Web Hosting
5	Arun N	IV B.E. CSE	Web Hosting
6	Shenbaga Varna S	III B.E. CSE	Event Organisation
7	Subha Sri R	III B.E. CSE
8	Meenu C S	III B.E. CSE
9	Dhanush M	IV B.E. CSE
10	Lenny Infantina E	IV B.E. CSE
11	Rofia A	IV B.E. CSE
12	Bavitra T S	IV B.E. ECE	EC Members
13	Priyadharshini R	III B.E. CSE
14	Aravind V S	IV B.E. ECE

Events Organized of ISTE - Student Chapter

• The Department of Computer Science and Engineering in association with ISTE Student Chapter organized the National Compufest “AURORA-2021” and various technical events with the primary focus on providing opportunity to hone the Life skills of students along with exposing them to the latest technologies from April 30th, 2021 to May 1st, 2021. Students of Engineering Programmes across the country are invited to register and participate in the technical events.
• The ISTE Student Chapter organised an Intra college Technical Paper Presentation on February 1, 2020 at CSE Lab from 3:30 PM to 4:50 PM.
• The ISTE Student Chapter conducted a one-day hands-on training course in Latex for members of the faculty, research scholars, and students of various institutions on February 14, 2020.
• The ISTE Student Chapter, Amrita College of Engineering and Technology organised a webinar on “Cyber Security” in Association with AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, November 2021, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.
• ISTE Student Chapter of Amrita College of Engineering and Technology organized a Quiz Competition "Trick Monsters" on May 24th 2021 at 10:00 am.

Achievements | ISTE Student Chapter

• ISTE Student member Ms S. P. Supriya was awarded the "Best Student" Award at the ISTE Convention held during the year 2019, at PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, on December 18, 2019. The theme of the convention is "Industry 4.0".

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