This is an English Press Club initiative to keep a record of the progress in the work undertaken by
the Students’ Union. The Club recognises that it is important for the Union to be held accountable to
the students, and will thus endeavour to use this opportunity for the same, in addition to increasing
awareness of the various measures implemented. The articles are composed based on the inputs
provided by V V Sai Praneeth, President, and Ashutosh Ajay Mundhada, General Secretary,
Students’ Union.
The Green Council is now well-established, waterless urinals are running on an
experimental basis at FD-II toilets and will be extended based on the response and
feedback. A cleanliness drive has also been conducted, though its results are not
particularly visible as of yet.
The tele-medicine services plan seems to be making positive progress, with officials
from Apollo set to visit soon. Encouraging response has also come from the
This has been and continues to be the single biggest headache for the Union this Institute's side.
semester. They have made some headway in this regard, with the pickup and drop
services running smoothly. However, the time taken to send back clothes (something The vending machine proposal, however, seems to have hit a roadblock, with no new
between two to five days) still remains a problem, and can only be solved by installing machines installed despite the Students’ Union having put in all possible efforts,
more machines, which doesn't seem to be happening any soon. Despite a proposal according to Praneeth. On the brighter side though, the dues portal is now fully
from the SU, the institute has paused at 10 machines, even though plans for more functional, and a temporary photo copy and print service has been arranged for the
machines and more centres, one at Meera and one more near SR besides the existing first half of March in the Meera Bhawan visitors' room.
ones at CVR and Malviya have been made. Another concern is the wash quality, which
has been affected negatively by the time constraint. Ironing is available at additional Promises like Passport/PAN card drive and driving lessons have been forgotten for
charges, and will be incorporated into the normal wash system eventually. However, good. What else does the SU have in store for us, we are unsure of. But, expecting
the President has expressed concern that the student community is evidently not fully much from the SU with only half a semester remaining in their term might appear
imprudent in most opinions.
satisfied with the existing facilities.
grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the
things that we do. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would
be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't.”
“I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were
a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and
having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going to
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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...continued from page 1 (Entrepreneurship Week ‘15)
With regard to the long queues that infrequently occur in VKB/Malviya messes at lunchtime,
Rushyant said that little could be done to accommodate for the larger volume of students. "The
employees are doing their best," he said, "but a huge synchronized influx of students, some even
from other messes, at around 1 PM, is very difficult to handle." He requests cooperation from the
student body, asking that they eat at their own hostel mess whenever possible so as to prevent such
queues and delays from happening. "We will inform the Instruction Division about this, so that we
can have a timetable that is less stressful on the mess," promises Rushyant, when quizzed about a
long-term solution. There will also be a communiqué, released officially by SSMS, explaining the
current issues and status of the mess system as a whole and the various changes that have taken place
over the course of the past year. Reopening the Ram-Buddh mess in the beginning of next semester
will relieve strain on the Malviya mess.
Pitch Please, an event introduced this year, provided a platform for those with
Start-Up ideas to pitch their projects to the audience, which was made the
judge along with a panel. With each presenter being given five minutes to
present their brainchild to the audience, the idea was to give the participants a
feel of a Boardroom before they actually had to step into one.
Rushyant says that the employee performance and morale have improved from the previous
semester. "We have framed and officially passed policies regarding the medical and educational needs
of the employees, and another one based on their performance. They are satisfied with the way things
are going." The mess menu has seen a little modification: the Chinese items have been temporarily
removed and will be reintroduced, after an external expert is brought in to improve the taste/quality
of the food.
A website for SSMS will also be up soon, to display the students’ ANC bills and for daily feedback
on the mess food. “People have stopped responding to the survey sent via root mail. The website will
resolve that.” The President signs off with the following earnest request: “Please do give feedback.
Student support and feedback will be essential for the messes to reach new levels of quality.”
In the languid, latter days of the month of January,
Formula Student, the race car building counterpart of
Inspired Karters, was busy burning rubber at a mini
GrandPrix of sorts, the Coimbatore finals of FDC 2015.
They put up a gutsy show, finishing at 8th position,
making this the best result since their inception in 2010.
This season has seen this car go to places like Delhi,
Bangalore, Chennai, Milan, Parma and Coimbatore and
back home .
The team scored well in the Static Event, despite coming
in 18th on the Cost and Business front. The judges, Pat
Clarke, Claude Rouelle and Sirish Vissa (Volkswagen
Motorsport India Head) were impressed by the fact that
the vehicle, Ayaan 2.0, was operating on the first ever
And finally, the most interesting event of the week, Bedrock, caught
everyone’s eye, and well, the collar in some cases, hush hush. So, this event
had our beloved Cnot swarming with hungry but happy souls. Seniors pulling
every string, ushering in clueless juniors into their dens, promising treats if
their eatery made it to the top. Music flooded out onto the streets, and the
aroma of fresh food was everywhere. With innovative deals and collaborations
from outside eateries – including Pizzeria, Lazeez and Sky Lab, the teams tried
everything possible to outdo the others in their bid to claiming stake to the top
prize. Eventually, Nobles left everyone far behind with a margin of some ten
thousand points, followed by Kamal’s and then the Golden Dragon. What
amazed everyone was that the first year team, managing Kamal’s, did
exceedingly well, throwing the others out of the race.
All in all, the E-Week was a success, with an increased and more innovative
participation witnessed in this edition.
single cylinder engine to be turbocharged. One of the
judges, weighing a little over 100 kg, apparently stood on
the car and commended the sturdy suspension of the
vehicle. The electronics judge was impressed by the use of
DAQ on the previous car to start designing the next car
and the fact that the ECU tuning used just two sensors.
The design event saw the team bagging a respectable
seventh place. The technical inspection did not go as
s moothly as expected, with a faulty brake playing
spoilsport and the vehicle clearing it in the third attempt.
Well, at least we could take comfort in the fact that they
beat all the IITs.
With Pat Clarke’s extensive advice and a renewed
organization, the team is already revving themselves up
(quite literally) to participate in the dynamic events next
year. Here’s wishing them a smooth sail to the finish line.