ADITHYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

COIMBATORE

CIRCULAR – 04 / 2017-18

Date: 21.07.2017

Dear Members of Staff and Students,

I am happy to inform all of you that we have signed a MOU with PALS (PAN IIT ALUMNI LEADERSHIP SERIES) for the academic year 2017- ’18. PALS is an initiative by IIT Alumni Industry Interaction Centre extended to engineering colleges with support from IIT Madras. They offer many programs like Campus Lectures, Theory to Practice Lectures, Innovation Competitions, Workshops and Faculty Development Programs.

This association with IIT Madras will create a good platform to both students and faculty to update knowledge and skills and showcase their talent as well. In this regard, all the HODs and faculty members are directed to utilize this rare opportunity.

Faculty In-charges in each Department

Mr. V.T. Vijayaraj – Over all PALS coordinator
Mr. A. Karthick / MECH
Mr. S. Mohammed Harris / ECE
Mr. P. Prabhakar / CIVIL
Mr. K. Lokesh / EEE
Mr. R. Sagaya Vivian / CSE & IT
S. No / Event / Number / Location / Duration / Rough Dates / Other Details
1 / Campus Lectures / 1 per PI / At each PI / Half day / Jul-Oct, Jan-Mar / Nearby PIs invited
2 / Theory to Practice (T2P) Lecturers / 6 - 8 / Common location / Half day / Aug-Oct, Jan-Mar / 4 in Chennai, rest TBD
3 / Student workshops / 1 - 2 / Common location / 2 – 3 days / Dec - Jan / In Chennai, Residential
4 / Industry Projects & Internships / As offered by Industry / As decided by the companies offering the projects and internships / Subject to selection by the company
5 / Research @ IITM / 2 - 3 / Common location / Half day / Aug – Sep, Jan - Feb / For students interested in research
6 / FDP / 1 - 2 / Common location / 2 – 3 days / Nov - Dec / In Chennai
7 / IV (Faculty) / 3+ / Decided by the Hosting company / Half day / Oct - Dec / As per the hosting company’s terms
8 / IITM RP Visits / 1 / IITM RP, Chennai. / Half day / Oct - Dec / Subject to readiness
9 / Summit / 1 / Chennai / Half day / March / For PI management and Senior Faculty
10 / InnoWAH Competition:
- Orientation
-Elimination round
- Finalists’ mentoring
- Final & Exhibition / 1 / Mostly Chennai / Depends on event; Finals & exhibition will be 1 day / Throughout the year / Innovation Challenge Competition; 2 teams per PI; Elimination round to be finalized based on entries

CEO