DIRECTORATE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTORATE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
ACTIVITIES
OVERVIEW
VISION
Develop a fully connected, strong SRM alumni community.
MISSION
Advance SRM Institute of Science and Technology by promoting alumni relationships, fostering commitment among students and enabling student–alumni interactions. This mission is brought to life through events and programs such as:
• Maintaining alumni website and social media pages • Maintaining alumni database • Publishing newsletter • Fostering alumni visits to campus • Helping alumni with Institute-related activities • Providing job portal for alumni • Encouraging giving back by alumni
o Donations, lectures, sponsorships, mentoring, internships, placement • Holding alumni reunions • Recognizing exceptional alumni through awards • Forming international chapters • Forming national chapters
ALUMNI WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
https://srmuniv.almaconnect.com
This website, which is in use from October 2016, will be succeeded by a website and app created by our own alumni. The expected date of release of the app is March 2018. 16,000 members (12000+ alumni, students and faculty) have registered on AlmaConnect. Facebook www.fb.com/srmuaa LinkedIn http://bit.do/srmuaa
Twitter https://twitter.com/srmuaa Instagram https://www.instagram.com/srmuaa/ The website and social media have enabled many alumni to get in touch with the Institute and alumni–Institute interactions have increased several fold. Facebook has 4500 and LinkedIn 19600 members registered till February 2018. ALUMNI DATABASE
The alumni database is maintained in Excel at the Directorate of Alumni Affairs.
Total number of alumni
S.No Campus Year of Graduation Total number of alumni graduated
1 KTR (E&T) 1989 to 2017 46905 2 VDP (E&T &Mgmt) 2013 to 2017 3325 3 RMP (E&T) & Mgmt 2009 to 2017 6525 4 S&H (KTR) 2005 to 2017 7631 5 Medical (KTR) 2007 to 2017 877
Dental (KTR) 2008 to 2017 428 6 M&HS (KTR) 1996 to 2017 (Pharmacy) 1930
2002 to 2017 (Nursing) 844 1997 to 2017 (Physiotherapy) 1130 2007 to 2017 (Occupational) 241
7 MGMT (KTR) 1997 to 2017 10700 Total 80536
ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
The alumni newsletter, Reflections, is published bimonthly from December 2016. It covers events in the Institute, achievements of alumni and contributions from alumni. It is posted on the website and social media pages and is also emailed within the Institute.
ALUMNI VISITS TO CAMPUS
Alumni are interested in visiting the campus when they are in Chennai for work or vacation. The Directorate facilitates their visit and hosts them on campus.
HELPING ALUMNI WITH INSTITUTE-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Many alumni who apply for higher studies need transcripts from the Institute and approach the Directorate, which facilitates this by pointing them to the right office.
JOB PORTAL
A job portal is maintained in the website where alumni can view available jobs in leading companies. They can also find out which other alumni are working in these companies and get referrals through them. Alumni also send job descriptions by email and these are forwarded appropriately.
GIVING BACK
Alumni are encouraged to give back to the Institute through various means.
Alumni meet with students and talk on various topics.
They provide jobs in their companies to students and other alumni.
(a) They provide internships to students. (b) They donate books to the Institute library. (c) They provide sponsorships to students. (d) They mentor students and younger alumni.
Alumni who donated books
1. Mr. V.R. Satish Kumar, 1989, Civil – Consultant 2. Mr. Jayachandran, 1989, Mech – Caterpillar Asia Pte Ltd, 3. Mr. Dinesh Gangadharan, 1991, Civil – IL&FS, Chennai 4. Mr. R. Manoharar, 1991, CSE – Qualcomm Inc, USA 5. Dr. Deeptha Thattai, 1993, Civil – SRM Institute of Science and Technology 6. Ms. Vanitha, 1993, CSE, USA 7. Ms. Thanuja M, 1998, CSE – Origami Artist, Self Employed 8. Mr. Abhishek Singh, 2009, ICE 9. Mr. Deepak S Hiremath, 2012, M.Tech, Genetic – BIET, Karnataka 10. Mr. S. Harish Balaji, 2013 – Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai 11. Mr. Sundareswaran (Father of then student) 12. Mr. Anand Kumar, 2003, Chemical – Royal Bank of Scotland, Chennai 13. Mr. Seetharaman, Well- Wisher from Chennai 14. Mr. K.V. Ramana, Well- Wisher from SR Group, Chennai 15. Mr. G.D. Udaya Kumar, 1993, Mech – Standard Chartered Bank, Chennai 16. Mr. Narayani Ravikumar, Well Wisher from Chennai
17. Mr. Lakshmi Narasimhan, 2001, EEE – Cap Gemini, Chennai
Alumni who provided Internships / Placement
1. Mr. Jacob Mathew Liju, 2001, MBA – Global Professional Services, Chennai 2. Mr. Vishnu Varden (a) Vishal, 2001, EEE – Gene-Tech Biomedicals, Chennai 3. Mr. G. Jayachandran, 2003, MBA – Bharati Airtel, Chennai 4. Mr. M. Jayadev, 2004, Mech – Clockwork Interviews Pvt. Ltd., Chennai 5. Mr. Rufus Pradeep, 2005, Mech – Uniphore Software Systems, Chennai 6. Mr. Balaji Shankarshanan, 2005, M.Tech, VLSI – IBM, Chennai 7. Mr. Bharanidharan Ravishankar, 1996, ECE – Unisys Global Services, Chennai 8. Mr. Senthamil, 1999, CSE – Amazon, Chennai 9. Mr. Ramadoss Rao Sean, 1991, CSE – CrimsonLogic India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 10. Mr. Ravi Kunduru, 1995 CSE - Ventech Solutions
Alumni who offered jobs to other alumni
1. Mr. T. Anand, 1995, Mech – Vestas, Chennai 2. Mr. Abhishek Malewar, 2000, CSE – Vitti, Chennai 3. Mr. Thirupathi, 2004, Mech – Whirlpool, Pune 4. Mr. Dhananjay Gupta, 2009, TCE – Genesys, Chennai 5. Mr. Vinay Poddar, 2009, CSE – East India Securities Ltd., Singapore 6. Ms. Harini Lekshmi, 2009, MBA – TCS, Bangalore 7. Mr. Vaibhav Agnihotri, 2010, ECE – Wells Fargo, Bangalore 8. Mr. Vivek Singh, 2011, CSE – Success Factors, Bangalore 9. Mr. B. Balaji Praveen Kumar, 2004, MBA – Citibank, Chennai 10. Mr. Venkatesan Thiyagarajan, 2000, CSE - Sling Media Pvt Ltd, Chennai 11. Mr. Anshul Srivastava, 2011, Mech – Sunpower – Gen, Dubai, UAE 12. Mr. Aneesh Bangia, 2016, Mech – Open Door 13. Mr. Ambesh Bharadwaj, 2010, TCE – IBM India, Bangalore, 14. Mr. Prasanna Vijayaraghavan, 2008, EEE – Mindtree, Bangalore 15. Mr. V.R. Satish Kumar, 1989, Civil 16. Mr. G.K. Gokulraj, 2009, Mech – Mycopie, Chennai
Educational Scholarship
1. Well-wisher from 1993-Civil batch 2. 1991 batch Endowment Fund
Collaborative centre
Clockwork Interviews Private Limited was founded by SRM alumni Mr. Jayadev Mahalingam (2004-Mech). It has established “Big Data Analytics Research Centre (BDARC)” in collaboration with SRM, to promote the faculty members and students for the advancement of teaching, research and graduate education.
ALUMNI REUNIONS
There are three ways in which the Directorate facilitates alumni reunions:
(1) Special reunions (2) Reunion by Batch (3) Reunion By Department
Reunions by batch and reunions by department are regularly held at the Institute. A special reunion was held in 2010 to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Institute. Another special reunion is the Alumni Day started in 2017 and planned as an annual event. All alumni are invited to the Alumni Day.
Special Reunions
The reconnect with SRMians at corporate, at special occasions and chapters to renew ties.
Silver Jubilee Alumni Reunion on 6th June 2010
Silver jubilee of the Institute was celebrated in a grand function on 6th June 2010 at the SRM Campus. The Chancellor presided over the function. He presented the Outstanding
Alumni Awards to 25 Alumni who were selected by a committee.
Alumni Day
SRM Institute of Science and Technology conducted the Alumni Day on 12th March 2017. The meeting was presided over by the Chancellor Dr. Paarivendhar. Four alumni were presented the Notable Commendation Awards in recognition of their achievements. The cover of the book Digital First co-written by Mr. AMS Pandian, an SRM alumnus, was also released by the Chancellor. Open House exhibits were arranged by various departments throughout the Institute for the alumni to highlight the achievements of the students and faculty.
Outstanding Alumni Awardees
As part of the silver Jubilee celebration, SRM Institute of Science and Technology has presented the outstanding Alumni Award to those individuals who have excelled in their field and given back to their community.
Silver Jubilee Outstanding Alumni Awardees
Achievements in Academics S.
No Name of the Alumnus Branch Year of
Passing Name of the
Company Designation
1 Dr. Srini Ramasamy B.E (CSE) 1989 University of Arkansas, USA
Professor & Chair
2 Dr. Narasimalu Srikanth B.E (Mech) 1990 Vestas Wind System Ltd, Singapore
Director
3 Dr. P. Ajay D. Vimal Raj B.E (EEE) 1998 Pondicherry Engg College, Pondicherry
Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Devatha B.E (Civil) 2001 NIT, Raipur Assistant Professor
Excellence in Entrepreneurship
S. No
Name of the Alumnus Branch Year of Passing
Name of the Company Designation
1 V.G Balachander B.E (Mech) 1989 Tarsan International Pte Ltd, Singapore
Managing Director
2 Muthuselvam Ramadoss B.E Mech 1993 Intelligibitz Technologies, Chennai
CEO
3 Shawn Kumar B.E (CSE) 1993 Jean Martin Technologies, USA
CEO
4 Ravi Kunduru B.E (CSE) 1995 Ventech Solutions, USA/Chennai
CEO
5 Mohanraj MBA 2000 Sri Ramlakshman Fabs, Namakkal
Managing Director
6 Kaushik Ram B.E (CSE) 2003 CCCL, Chennai Business Strategist
7 S. Varun Kumar M.Tech (Str)
2007 Bhavani Foundation, Chennai
Proprietor
Achievements in Technology and Innovation
S. No
Name of the Alumnus Branch Year of Passing
Name of the Company Designation
1 Balaji Krishnan Kumar B.E (Mech)
1999 Bharath University, Chennai
Lecturer
2 Harihara Subaramanyam B.E (EEE) 2002 Innovation Labs TCS, Bangalore
Researcher IT Analyst
3 M. Magesh B.Tech (Chem)
2005 Quick RFQ Solutions, Chennai
Director
4 Bharath Vasudevan B.E (CSE) 2005 Cisco Systems, California
Software Engineer III
Excellence in Managerial Leadership
S.
No Name of the Alumnus Branch Year of
Passing Name of the Company Designation
1 V.R. Satish Kumar B.E (Civil) 1989 Ascendas, Chennai Vice President 2 Sandeep Karamongikar B.E (CSE) 1989 Infosys Technologies
Limited Principal Architect
3 S. Jayachandran B.E (Mech)
1989 Caterpillar, Bangalore Regional Manager Major Accts
4 Dinesh Gangadharan BE Civil 1991 IL&FS Head Engg Division 5 G Bhavani B.E (Civil) 1992 Bureau of Indian
Standards, Kovai Deputy Director
6 Neelakandan Mani B.E (ICE) 1997 CTS, Chennai Project Manager 7 Hari Ramamoorthy B.Tech
(Chem) 1999 Hewlett Packard,
Chennai Product Marketing Manager
Achievements in other Walks of Life
S.
No Name of the
Alumnus Branch Year of
Passing Name of the Company Designation
1 Velmurugan M B.E (Mech) 1989 Oman Cement Company, Oman
Maintenance Manager
Achievements in Sports
S.
No Name of the
Alumnus Branch Year of
Passing Name of the Company Designation
1 Murali Vijay MBA 2009 Chemplast Chennai National Cricketer, IPL Super Kings, Chennai
2 Arun Karthick MBA 2009 India Cements Chennai National Cricketer, IPL Super Kings, Chennai
Notable Commendation Alumni Awards 2017
Dr. Emerson Raja, (1985-1989 B.E. CSE), Senior Lecturer, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Mr. Jerry Meshach, (1999-20004, B.Arch), Founder & Principal Architect, Dwellion Architects & Interior Designers, Chennai
Dr. Mithun Kuniyil Ajith Singh [2004 - 2008, B.Tech. BME) (His mother received the award on his behalf)
Mr. Kamlesh Jain, (2008 BPT), Sports Physiotherapist Kolkata Knight Riders, & Masters in Sports Therapy, UK
Batch wise Reunions
To reconnect with classmates and friends at the batch reunions weekend to discover common ground with fellow batch mates. The batches of 1986-1990, 1987-1991, 1988-1992, 1989-1993, 1990-1994, 1991-1995, and 1992-1996, 2003-2005 MBA alumni celebrated their reunions.
1986-1990 Batch Silver Jubilee Alumni Reunion on 25th July 2015
1987-1991 Batch Silver Jubilee Alumni Reunion on 13th August 2016
1988-1992 Batch Silver Jubilee Alumni Reunion on 28th July 2017
2003-2005 Batch MBA Alumni Meet on 02nd May 2015
Department Alumni Reunion Meets
Department of E&I & ICE Alumni meet on 07th Feb 2015
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Alumni meet on 07th March 2015
Department of Civil Engineering Alumni meet on 01st May 2016
Department of Mechatronics Engineering Alumni meet on 07th May 2016
Department of Biomedical Engineering Alumni meet on 16th July 2016
Department of Automobile Engineering Alumni meet on 09th Oct 2016
Department of Architecture Engineering Alumni meet on 26th Nov 2016
Vadapalani Campus Alumni Reunion
Vadapalani campus Second Alumni Reunion on 26th January 2018
VC Visit to Mumbai – Alumni meet
Alumni met the VC on 4th March 2017
Alumni Visits
1996-2000 Batch (Mech) SRMEC Alumni Reunion on 14th August 2015
1993-1997 Batch (CSE) SRMEC Alumni Reunion on 22nd August 2015
1988-1992 Batch (Mech) SRMEC Alumni Reunion on 31st Dec 2016
1992-1996 Batch (ECE) SRMEC Alumni Reunion
Alumni Lectures
Mr. Kalyanaraman (2014, Biotech), 4th July 2016
Mr. Shashikanth Jayaraman (2002, EEE), 10th Jan 2017
Ms. Anu (2009, ECE), 26th Sep 2016
Mr. Saurabh Tyagi (2013, E&I), 12th Sep 2016
Mr. Christy Rayan (1991, Civil), 19th Oct 2016
Mr. Avinash Reddy Bajjuri (2015 ECE), 3rd Oct 2016
Mr. Vinay Kumar (2010, ECE) VDP Campus, 15th April 2017
Chennai Chapter : Alumni Talk
Mr. Madhan Shanmugasundaram, (Civil 1993), 20th May 2017
SRM ACHIEVERS CONNECT 2017
Panel Discussion, followed by Doubt clearing session
Abhinav Gandhi - SAP student at MIT, Ramesh Soni'14 - Researcher at IIT-Madras, Ashutosh Yadav'14 - Master student at University of Augsburg, Germany
Mr. Ahtesham Haq (2013, Civil), 5th August 2017
Mr. Chakshu Ishan (2017, CS), 13th May 2017
Mr. Vignesh Khanna (2017, Biotech), 14th May 2017
Mr. Abdul Syed (2013, Aero), 1st April 2017
Mr. Diwakar Ravi (2013, Nanotech), 14th April 2017
Mr. Sauvik Das Gupta (2010, E&I), 17th August 2017
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Dr. Ojas Mahapatra, (2009, Biotech), CEO, Photonics Innovations, New Zealand. Awarded the Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship
Mr. Vineeth Krishna (B.Tech 2015) – Awarded with the cancer Research UK Oxford Centre Dphil Prize Studentship, University of Oxford
Mr. Nikita Hari, ( PhD Scholar, University of Cambridge, Co-founder, Wudi Datatech& Favalley
SRM Alumni 2011
Mr. Vinay Singhal, (SRM Alumni 2013), CEO at Wiffyfeed, with Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi
IAS: Mr. Pankaj Mishra (SRM 2011)
Alumni Lectures
Alumni Interaction at Biomedical Department Four alumni 2017 Krishna Bharadwaj M S Project Associate, Computational Neuroscience V Sinivas Chakravarthy lab, Department of Biotechnology IIT-Madras Vignesh Natrajan, Stroke Consultant, Angels Initiative, Quintiles IMS Arjun Subramanian, KS Application Specialist - Trainee PCMS Philips Healthcare Sreya Sreenivas Pothuraju, Application Specialist - Trainee Ultrasound Philips Healthcare
Alumni Session by Ms. Sugirda (2016) at Department of EIE, on 5th Oct 2017 who is Associate consultant (Ernst & Young), Chennai
Mr. Rahul (2016) working in Schneider Electric, Bangalore sharing interview experiences with III year EIE students on 18th Oct 2017
Mr. Rohithkumar Singh (2014), Senior Engineer from L&T Technology, Bangalore interacting with III year EIE students, regarding 'Placements Opportunities in Core Companies'
Alumni Talk by Alumni Mr. A. Arun Kumar (2011, Civil) on 24th Oct 2017 regarding 'Research perspectives in Civil Engineering', who is currently working as Research Associate in 'Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun'
Alumni Talk by Mr. Abdul Sayeed Khan (2013 Aero) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers' on 27.10.17, who is currently working as Senior Engineer in Honeywell Technology Solutions
Mr. S. Arasappan (1992 Batch, Mech), Technical Team Manager, Vanguard Group, USA, Alumni Meeting held on 12.12.2017
One of our Alumni Mr. Pushkar Venkat Narayanan (B.Tech Automobile Engineering, 2011 pass out) visited our college on 04th Jan 2018 and had a brief interaction with our students.
Alumni Talk by Ms. Masha Nazeem, (2016, M.Tech, PED) scholar Title of the Talk: Entrepreneurship & Innovation "A seed sowed by Dr. Kalam” on 10th Jan 2018.
SRM Achievers Connect 18 on 20th Jan 2018
One of our alumni Mr. Bhargava Daita (2015) had come to Department of Automobile Engineering on 21.02.2018 and interacted with few faculty members and students.
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