(Written for Christite Magazine 2015)
A year gone by and
another set of students leave a blazing trail towards the horizon, seeking new
adventures and with a will to make a positive impact on the world around. As
these students leave, a sense of loss pervades the department. Students passing
out is destined and we cannot change that but what is gratifying, is to see
them transform, mold themselves to better human beings, honing their skills and
succeed in different paths they take.
There has been a strong
focus on research this year, starting of the Journal Club and catalyzing
research projects has been a great success. Project demonstrations by students
were the highlights of the X-eBIT 2015 and Softex 2015 held on 26th
and 27th February respectively. Some innovative ideas included quad-copter,
soil analyzer, traffic mobile apps, home security system, human detector and
biometric based applications.
Placement and internship
has been very good and with BCA ranked as number one in India, there has been a
great demand for our final year students with CTC going as high as twelve
lakhs.
Under the “Corporate
Connect” sessions students were able to interact with our alumni now working
with top IT companies in Bangalore. We also had a series of sessions ranging
from Computer Architecture to Cloud Computing, Android Development to Big
Data. Imminent speakers like Dr. Mathew
Jacob (IISC), Mosesraj R (VP) Brillio,
Samson Selwyn (Volvo IT), Sukanta Basak and Reynold Pereira (RedHat) , Raghu
Venkat (Evive R&D) were able share nuggets of knowledge and inspire
students to reach greater heights. One of the judges for a project exhibit
remarked that when they interact with Christites, they are able to take a lot
of the vibrant energy and infectious enthusiasm back to their workplace.
January 26th,
Alumni Day 2015 saw more than a hundred computer science alumni returning to
their Alma Mater, reliving their college days and yearning to give back to the
system.
Some of our faculties
represented themselves in Board of Studies in other colleges, as Session Chairs
in conferences and taking sessions for corporates. Computer Science is a
subject which cuts through most of the courses in Christ University and hence
our faculty have taught in different courses. Some students and faculty have
also played a major role in improving the IT framework and process flows in the
University.
Department organized a
National Conference on “Emerging Trends in IT” on February 26th
2015. The conference brought together Industry Professionals, Academicians and
Research Scholars on one platform to share the rapid advancement in the field
of computer technology. The year also saw student interactions with German and
Korean University for some collaborative programs. The exposure adds to the
existing diversity with our own international students.
What we as a department
represent and stands for may seem to get a bit blurred in the plethora of
academic endeavors and cultural activities. Sometimes the bits and bytes that
differentiates us is what defines us. Who says the rainbow has only seven
colors? This is where the lines get blurred and science becomes an art form.
