COLLEGE DAY REPORT – 2016-17

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives- choice, not chance, determines your destiny – Aristotle.

A pleasant morning to the august gathering. It is my pleasure and honour to welcome you all to the 12th College Day of Shasun.

Today I am overwhelmed with joy to be a part of this esteemed institution which is inching its way towards its pinnacle of glory. It gives me immense joy to declarethat this institution works towards quality education which enhances the vibrant minds to reach their success with full potential.

As we all know,Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. As an example to Franklin Roosevelt‟s sayingwe are not building the future for our youth, but we build youth forthe future.

11 years for an institution is a worthy stage where one can start matching expectations with results, objectives with achievements and above all, blessings enjoyed with difficulties & hardships endured! It‟s indeed a day of retrospection. Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women commenced with a vision of providing quality education to all learners with all the capabilities they require to become socially productive, develop sustainable livelihoods, contribute to peaceful and democratic societies and enhance individual well-being.

Our Secretary Shri Abhaya Kumar Jain, Associate Secretary Shri Ashok Kumar Mehta and other Members of the board have been a great support for our Institution to make it go with the motto „Go Beyond‟ and to enhance opportunities for the exploration, creative expression of knowledge and ideas. Magnanimously, the management also offers scholarships for the needy students to ensure that there is no impediment in continuing their education. In this academic year 2016-17, Rs.54,88,145.00 was offered as scholarship to our students. Scholarship Details break up is as follows:

S.NO. SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS AMOUNT in Rs.

1. Management Scholarship 50,59,895.00

2. Other Scholarship 2,75,250.00

3. Jain Trust 54,500.00

4. Rajasthani Trust 14,000.00

5. Shri Shirdi Seva Samaj 24,500.00

6. Sun Foundation 60,000.00

Let me have the privilege to take you around on a verbal journey highlighting the mile stones of progress. RECOGNITION: It is a matter of pride that our college had been selected for the „Best Accredited Student Branch‟ award in 2014 by Computer Society of India. The award was presented during the annual convention at Coimbatore on 25th January 2017. We became the CSI Institution member in 2013(IM102066). All the first year students of BSC CS and BCA are the student members. NIRF RANKING 2017

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development on 29th September 2015.

This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.Our College has applied for the NIRF RANKING 2017 under the OVERALL and Discipline based Ranking.

NEW INITIATIVES:

The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." - Mark Twain

Likewise, we also with lot of positivity took new initiatives for this academic year which would definitely give a great ambience to our institution. The following new initiatives have been taken this year: SHASUN SUKHADA in association with the Department of Psychology was started to provide counselling and guidance services to students and staff by a Counsellor. SAILS-Sail Shasun. The SAILS, is an idea that developed into a program which helped the students to explore their inhibitions and fears and enjoy the peace that the large stretch of water offers. From 27th of September, 2016, the sessions started and on 30th September, 2016 the MOU was signed between the college and TNSA authorities. Since then, the students have been actively involved in the sport. First batch of 12 budding sailors have completed successfully, the first level of training and are in the race to achieve the objective and vision behind this initiative. SWEEP SHASUN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE SWEEP - the competitive exam wing of Shasun College aims at creating women as leaders and government officials and students were trained to face UPSC and TNPSC exams right from 2014. At present 100 trainers are getting trained in TNPSC and 34 in UPSC. Four aspirants from the first batch Ms.Aswathi, Ms.Meenakshi, Ms.Lakshmi Priya and Ms. Gayathri are undergoing vigorous training and are going to appear in 2017 preliminary exams. SEED: SHASUN EMPOWERMENT & ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT The Entrepreneurship Development Cell named Shasun Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Development conducted a 3 day workshop on „KICK START YOUR VENTURE‟. The cell hosted a 5 day student training programme on “Entrepreneurship Development” in association with ICTACT and SIDBI. In order to nurture the idea of entrepreneurship among the students, the Cell aims at creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the campus by starting temporary stalls named SHASUN VEND -IN. Nearly 75 stalls were put up by students this year.

The Cell along with the Environment club organized Organic Bazaar on 28th September 2016.The purpose of the bazaar was to enlighten the students regarding environmental protection theme “Eco-friendly products‟. The Cell also organized Diwali Damaka‟2016 as a part of Diwali celebration. The iconic Shasun Bazaar was organised on 4th February 2017. This year totally 105 stalls were put up which included 10 self-help groups and 2 NGOs and it was modeled on the lines of the trade centre. The stalls offered an assorted potpourri of products and services ranging from clothing, accessories, footwear, eco- friendly products, self-design and customized products. As a part of the club activity, SEED organized a session to enhance the knowledge of the students and motivate them by way of inviting Entrepreneurs from various fields. This year My Story Session was organized with the concept of Physically Challenged Entrepreneurs from SELF HELP GROUP. SHE CELL „SWARAKSHA‟ Shasun Empowerment Cell for Women (SHE) organized an awareness programme on Women safety „SWARAKSHA‟ held on 29th July 2016 in the college premises. Mrs GirijaRaghavan (Entrepreneur), Dr.Shalini Janardhan (Psychiatrist), Ms.Shantipriya (Lawyer) and Mrs.ViniVikram (Social worker) were the guest speakers. Advisory Committee member Mrs.Usha Abhaya Kumar also graced the occasion with her presence. All the guest speakers focused on empowering women through education, safety and employment. The students were motivated to participate in all sectors of life to build stronger community and economy which will enable them to achieve their goals and improve their quality of living. This program gave a reawakening in defining the role of women in the current era. SHASUN SAMSKARA Shasun Samskara – the heritage club was inaugurated on 3rd March 2017. Dr.Chitra Madhavan – Historian and Archeologist inaugurated the club.

SWACHH BHARAT Swachh Bharat is yet another initiative by our college to serve our society. Our college made a pioneering effort towards our Government‟s initiative by bringing about awareness propaganda at the Mambalam Railway Station. As a part of the initiative, the college composed a song which acquired its complete shape in the form of Swachh Bharat Initiative DVD. The DVD release function was held on October 24, 2016. The Chief Guest for the DVD release function was Dr.T.G.Srinivvasan, Health Education Officer, Greater Corporation. The Special Guest for the event was Mr.K.Veerappan, SWM, Corporation of Chennai and Zonal Officer (Zone-10). AIESEC AIESEC is a unique and growing network of 100,000 students, from various academic backgrounds like management, commerce, engineering, humanities and law. It isa non- political, non-profitable independent and entirely student-managed. The intern will be required to work in a host environment for a total period of 6 weeks, with a group of 25-30 different individuals from 15-20 different countries, working towards the same goal of making this world a better place to live in. On August 4, 2016, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between AIESEC and the college. Ms.Aparna of II Vis Com visited Egypt for the project „Tourism‟, while Ms. Pooja Shah and Ms.Ojaswi Lodha of I Vis Com visited Nepal for the project education. As a part of extension with University Relations the organisation with interns from Italy, the members had a brief session in the topic Gender Equality for the students of AIESEC club in the College.

SHASUN SAMVRDHHI (Sai) A forward looking liaison cell named as Shasun Alliance with Industry (SAI)was launched to strengthen the relationship between the institution and industry through an array of activities.An advisory committee with the members Ms.DivyaSukumar, partner of M/S Sukumar and Associates, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, Ms.Leena Anil, Founder and MD, Success Manthra, Mr.SreyansBardia, Co-founder and Director, BOT VFX, and Mr. S. Velmurugan, Director-Projects, Analytics and Information Management, Cognizant Technology Solutions was constituted to share the inputs and help the students to be employable. SDA (SHASUN DATA ANALYTICS)

SDA (Shasun Data Analytics) is initiated with an aim to promote consultancy through Data Analytics. Data analytics refers to qualitative and quantitative techniques and processes used to enhance productivity and business gain. Data is extracted and categorized to identify and analyze behavioral data and patterns, and techniques vary according to organizational requirements. We have currently in association with Life Cell International and Olympia Group for Data Analytics. SHASUN EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT (SEEP) aims at the quality enhancement in the field education through various development programmes to the teaching faculty. It provides opportunity to explore in to new avenues and resources untapped. The goals for SEEP are knowledge enrichment, knowledge sharing and brand building, enhance teaching skills and taking up social awareness project.

SHASUN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (SKC) has launched a half-yearly journal “Knowledge Economy” with registration under RNI and ISSN has been brought out regularly since March 2011. An orientation programme was conducted from 2nd June to 6th June 2016 for newly recruited faculty members. An FDP on “Writing Research Proposal” and “Beyond Teaching: Role of a Facilitator” and to promote quality, a NAAC-sponsored National Seminar on “Quality in Higher Education through Teacher Empowerment” was also conducted. Over 75 participants from academia participated in the seminar. Dr.B.Anuradha, Dr.Umahani, Dr.S.Subha, Dr.Selvakumari from the School of Commerce, Dr.C.K.Deepa from Corporate Secretary ship were conferred with the Doctoral degree on completion of their Ph.D program. 4 faculty members have submitted their thesis and 5 have submitted their synopsis. SHASUN KNOWLEDGE ADVOCACY LEAD PROGRAM - (SANKALP) was initiated under Shasun Samvrdhhi which provides value added and skill based courses. Under this, knowledge enrichment programs are offered to cater to diverse educational needs of students by organising discussion forums and debates. It also helps to promote experimental and experiential learning through online courses and workshops. Two compulsory courses along with 15 certificate courses and 10 value added courses were offered under Sankalp. ARCHERY TRAINING – SHASUN SHUVRIDHHI

The Department of Physical Education trained eight students in archery to participate in 2020 Olympics at Tokyo, Japan. The mission archery-2020 is a big initiative made by the management in the motive of bagging a medal in Tokyo Olympics. The initial process was started with a motivational speech by Mr.Shihaan After scrutinizing, 33 girls enrolled their attendance for the camp in M.G.R Janaki women‟s college, Adyar. 24 girls were selected for the final training. Our Archers participated in the National Level Archery Competition held at Pune on 20th February 2017. They were provided with world class equipments. Badminton, Chess, Throw Ball & Carom were conducted for staff members TECHNOLOGY UPDATION - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING – ERP ERP system involves complete Reengineering of the existing system in order to arrive at best optimum solution. The whole process of ERP underwent three phases, where in phase I include selection, phase II includes analysis design and development and phase III includes implementation of modules.

With great pride I would like to share the success of our students and the experience in achieving them. As l look back, this academic year 2016-2017 has brought many accomplishments and also made us see the gaps in some areas where there is a definite scope for improvement. LAURELS: We all know that if we sow the seeds of hard work, determination and endurance, we will reap the rewards of achievement, success and self-fulfilment.  To prove this, our students Ms.Swetha Suresh, Department of Visual Communication was felicitated on 26th July 2016 She has won the World Whistling Championship in World Whistlers‟ Convention held at Japan.  It was crowning moment for Shasun when Ms.T.R.Devi of M.Com A/F in Major, Ms.Sonal Jain of B.Com Hons in Hindi, Ms. Kalaivani S in French - Shift I secured the first rank in the university exam. Ms. Naseema Begum R of B.Com Cs in Major, Ms. Dhurga S of B.Com CA in Major and Ms. Padma V of B.Com CA in Kannada – Shift II also secured first rank in the university exam.  Ms.Abirami R, Department of Psychology was selected as an outstanding NSS volunteer out of 160 best talented students. She participated in the Republic Day Parade and was selected to perform in Youth Delegation Programme at Nepal from 10th to 17th March.  Ms. R.Nandhini of II B.Com A/F of Shift II received 3rd Prize in an oratorical competition from the Honourable Governor Shri Vidya Sagar Rao on 2nd October 2016 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi.  It is a matter of pride that our college had won the overall trophy in several colleges like Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Arts and Science College, Annai Velankanni College of Arts and Science, WCC, Thiruthangal Nadar College of Arts and Science and GSS Jain College for Women.  Our College volunteers (Ms.V.Ramyashree and Ms.V.Aishwarya) has been adjudged by MHRD as the best volunteers of the Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) based on the work done in spreading awareness about the digital financial literacy and bringing people on the digital platform. These volunteers are one among the 1,089 such volunteers selected by Ministry of Human Resource and development throughout the country. The Ministry of HRD has decided to celebrate the success of this campaign in the National Convention of the VISAKA to be held at the Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhavan, today. The Convention would be addressed by Shri ArunJaitley, Hon‟ble Finance Minister and Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon‟ble Minister of Human Resource Development where the best volunteers would be honored in the convention.

Our College and ICT ACADEMY is in tie up with the academic activities since 2010. Bridge 2017 Chennai is the 25th edition of the conference series. It is about the convergence of skill India, Digital India, Start up India, Make in India establishing their importance in institution building that leads to the transformation of India in line up with global benchmark. Our college has sponsored the largest Industry – Institute interaction event of India – Bridge 2017- the Journey of Transforming India. Our students of various departments have also won overall trophies and prizes conducted in various city colleges. They have participated in symposiums and won many cash prizes. Our students have also brought laurels in many intercollegiate co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Our team won second place in National Level Football Tennis Federation Trophy held at Chattisgarh, Represented India in the Football Tennis versus Nepal in the Invitational Trophy held at Kathmandu. Six girls participated in Football Tennis State Championship in Salem and secured second place. Ms. V Mahalakshmi was awarded with a memento for fair officiating.

PLACEMENT A MoU was also signed with “Talent Sprint”, training partner of NSDC to promote placement this year. Training was provided by them on Soft Skills and Domain Based Skills. This initiative was taken up by the college so that the students would receive a Government approved certification, which would add value to their academics. TCS took the initiative to conduct the Train the Trainer Programme for five days and focussed on the topic „Business Process Service‟ (BPS), Industry overview, Corporate Etiquettes, Professional competency, Communication skills etc. This year totally 514 students were placed in companies like Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, CapGemini, HexawareTechnologies, Sutherland, CAMS,Kevincare and few others top MNC‟s and banks.

The 12th Induction Day of Shri Shankarlal Shasun Jain College for Women was celebrated in all its vivacity and Jubilation on 10th June 2016. The occasion was celebrated amidst the dignitaries like Dr.K.Sekar, Director of Collegiate Education and Dr.Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Managing Director of Eco Science Research Foundation, Chennai. During the occasion new council members were sworn in and the Calendar for the academic year 2016-17 was released. Prizes were also awarded for the best performers in the Bridge Course.

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES The Post Graduate Department of Computer Science organized the 4th National Conference on „Recent Advances in Computing and Communications‟ in collaboration with ICT Academy on the 3rd December 2016. Mr.Arul Aaron Rajamony, Associate Director-Projects, Cognizant Technologies inaugurated the Conference and gave the key note address and Mr.G.Narendra, Head-Training & Research, ICT Academy was the Guest of Honour for the event. Mr. Arul shared his opinion on the advancement of the technology for the past two decades and about the requirement of the „Internet of Things‟. He also notified that this conference will definitely promote all innovations and advances in the field of Computing and Communications and provide a valuable forum for interaction for industry, academia and researchers. This was followed by a couple of concurrent events like Working Model Exhibition as well as Chart Presentation on „Internet of Things‟ by the students. Panel Discussion on the same topic was held as part of the conference. Dr.K.BPriyaIyer, Associate Professor, MOP Vaishnav College for Women chaired the Panel Discussion and Mr.Vinoth Kumar – Co-founder & CEO of Paperflite, Mr.R.Chandran – CIO, BahwanCybertek, Mr.G.Narendra – Head, Training& Research, ICT Academy were the panellists. More than 150 participants from industry, academia and students participated in the deliberations of the conference.

The department of languages conducted an intercollegiate competitions „Shasun Kshitij‟ on 6th August, 2016. The Chief Guest for the Inaugural session of the event was Thiru. Kizampur Sankarasubramanian, Editor – Kalaimagal Magazine (Tamil). He spoke on the significance of Patriotism and briefed about the importance of all the four languages i.e Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi and French. He emphasized that“Communication is not what we speak but what others understand” and “Mother tongue is the best way to express our feelings”. Dr.Ponnavaiko Vice Chancellor, Bharat University was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session and distributed the prizes for the winners of various competitions. „Kanithamizperavai‟ was launched on 19.07.2016 and the event was convened by Mr. Siva Dinakaran, Research Analyst, Tamil virtual University.A Guest Lecture on 16th September, 2016. Mr. SantoshTiwari from Rajasthan Patrika spoke on „Media Aur Samaj‟. On 19th September 2016, Dr. KaushalyaVardrajan, Assistant Professor Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha spoke on „Hindi Film Aur Sahitya‟. To commemorate „World Hindi Diwas‟, Rajasthan Patrika conducted poetry competition in the campus for the students. It also organized a National Seminar on „Hindi plays in the past three decades‟ and released a book on 8th October 2016.

The Intercollegiate fest of English „Novateur” was organized on 13th August 2016. The Department organized an Interdepartmental Seminar on „Language and Life‟ on 27th September 2016. Around 65 teams from Shifts I & II participated and displayed their presentation skills on the topics „Conflict between Tradition and Western Culture‟, „The Society and the Girl Child‟, „Struggle for Identity and Dare to Dream‟ to name a few. An Interdepartmental Oratorical Competition (based on UN International Days) and Twist in the Tale (a re-reading of popular fantasy tales) was conducted on 29th July 2016. As a part of the Departments‟ club activity, inter-departmental competitions was organised on 29th July 2016. Mr.H.Abdul Hadi, Assistant Professor, The New College was the chief guest. The Department of English has joined hands with English Language Teachers' Association of India or ELT@I, a forum for teachers of English to meet periodically and discuss problems relating to the teaching of English in India.

The School of Commerce has organised an International conference on 25.02.17in association with HCC. Dr.Razzack - President of Hindustan Chamber of Commerce was the chief guest for the conference. 52 papers were submitted for discussion. The department conducted an intercollegiate competition – Shasun Cobaa on 6th August 2016. Internship programs were introduced this year for the final year students to enhance their practical knowledge. Interdepartmental competition was also organised on 3rd August, 2016. The Department of Honours conducted SANGALP 2017 on 28th January 2017. An outreach programme is also planned tobe conducted on the theme „Protest against child labour‟ at Nemam Village, Chennai.

A debate on “Women Safety Measures” on 12th August, 2016 was conducted by Accounting and Finance Department. The Department of Corporate Secretaryship offered certificate course in Banking for the second year students and life skills for the third year students.The department, along with SEED (Shasun Empowerment & Entrepreneurial Development) took up an initiative to issue 1000 PAN cards to staff and students and earned a profit of Rs.20, 000. A debate was also conducted for the first year students on the topic „Modern Marketing vs. Traditional Marketing‟. The Business Administration department organized a business quiz to showcase the entrepreneurial skills of the students and also organised a competition on „New Product Development‟ on 27th July, 2016.

An exhibition on Mathematics “Shasun Ganitha Vinyasa” was conducted on 20.09.16in which the students displayed various mathematical working models. To kindle the interest and to provide exposure to students of other streams, the department inaugurated the “Mathoholic Club” on 18th January 2017. The Department also organized a Symposium on 25th February 2017 on the topic “Applications of Mathematics”.The School of Science and CSI Student Branch jointly arranged for an inter-collegiate festival “TECHNOVANZA 2K16. The Department of Computer Science took initiative to organize various digital literacy programs. In association with ICTACT, the department conducted a National Digital Literacy Mission Online Exam for the students on 10th December, 2016. The Department also hosted a number of workshops and student organized programs. „TechnoVanza‟ is the official symposium of the department which found active participation from various colleges. The department has conducted an orientation program on “Cashless Economy” for the parents of our students. Intra-department events “TECH- O-NET”, Usage of E-Waste, Paper Crafting and Origami were organized by the department on 10th August, 2016.

The Department of Visual Communication showcased Shasun International Film Festival, Shasun Sanskriti. The department also introduced Shasun Samachar and Shasun Media which were small steps towards creating professionally excellent and socially committed media personnel by giving the students hands on training beyond the classroom walls. Shasun Media Fest, an initiative started with the aim to bridge the gap between students and professionals of the media industry. “Shasun International Film Fest” was conducted on 03.08.2016. Shasun Media , and Shasun Samachar a bi-monthly video news bulletin was launchedhighlighting the activities of the college. The annual art show, “Shasun Sanskriti” was put up on 19th August, 2016 in the college campus.

The Department of Psychology has signed an MoU to organize the „Social Connect‟ programme with the Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM), an NGO offering Social Entrepreneurship training programs for students. The Department of Information Systems and Management conducted an intra- departmental competition „Creative Widgets‟ on 10th August, 2016 to exhibit student‟s creativity.

PG & Research Department of Commerce conducted an “Intra Department Paper Presentation Competition” on 14th October 2016. An industrial visit to Mercury Packagers Ltd. was arranged for the students to have an exposure in the process industry.

LIBRARY The college library has an organised collection of Books, Journals and magazinewhich fulfils the need of each and every Shasuneon. Shasun Granth Expo 2016, a book fair, was organized in the college on 23rd and 24th August 2016. Mr. Raja Narayanan, Advocate, Madras High Court inaugurated the book fair. The book fair introduced people to literature and attempted to bring the community together. Books from various genres were made available and contests were also conducted during the fair. Sail Club (Shasun Aplombs Integrated Learning) which was inaugurated in 2015 to cultivate the habit of reading among the students conducted competitions on the theme „Fantasy and Imagination‟ which wasaimed at instilling confidence. The club also conducted an activity on the theme „Difficulties of Youngsters‟. CLUB ACTIVITIES: Shasun has various clubs working at different layers to bring out the inherent talents of our students. LEO CLUB conducted a campaign on Swachh Bharat on 12th August 2016. World Peace Day was also celebrated on 21st September 2016 in the college premises by displaying various models and charts depicting peace. The club also organized an Eye Donation Awareness Camp on 24th October 2016. ROTARACT CLUB Rotarians of the college actively participated in Swachh Bharat campaign. On 6th January 2017, the club along with Inner Wheel Club of Madras, Ashok Nagar organized a Rubella Vaccination Programme. Dr.D.Geetha, Senior Assistant Professor, KasthuriBai Government Hospital, Dr.Premalatha and their team vaccinated 400 students and distributed certificates to the students.The Club has also conducted an installation programme on 27th July, Rtn. Brij Khandelwal, MD; Electro Group was the Chief Guest for the occasion. YOUTH RED CROSS CLUB Youth Red Cross Club students participated in the competitions conducted by Indian Youth Red Cross Society, Chennai on the occasion of the celebration of Geneva Conventions from 23rd to 27th August 2016. English Oratorical Competition on Youth Employment in India and a quiz on General knowledge and History of Red Cross were also conducted.

RED RIBBON CLUB The Club conducted workshops on human rights and responsibilities of youth on a regular basis. A guest lecture was organized by the Red Ribbon Club on the topic „Celebrating Life‟ on 21st July 2016. Mr.K.Kathiravan, District Aids Prevention & Control Unit, Chennai addressed the students on awareness of HIV AIDS and the importance of blood donation. RRC organized an AIDS awareness rally of about 100 students on 29th December 2016 through the streets of T. Nagar.

ENVIRONMENT CLUB Student members of the Environment Club addressed various environmental issues that threaten the world and participated in the poster making event on the topic “International Tiger Day” on 29th July 2016. In order to emphasise the need for protecting the ozone layer, air-conditioners were switched off throughout the college campus on “International Ozone Day” on 16th September 2016. As a step to encourage the habit of using eco-friendly products and healthy food habits among the people, the students put up stalls of handmade accessories, gift articles and organic food on “Green Consumer Day” on 28th September 2016.

ENACTUS SHASUN

The students of Enactus Shasun started a project titled FEMME GLOW for the year 2015- 16. The project was based on hand-made thread jewellery and it was shipped to countries such as Malaysia, Dubai, Canada and Srilanka. Illangannal Inbathamiz mandram collaborated with News 7 channel conducted a program called „arivukozhundu‟ on 18.10.16.

YUVA SHAKTHI CLUB

Yuvashakthi Club has organized a Youth Motivation Campaignprogramme on 8thAugust 2016 commemorating the 69th Anniversary of Indian Independence. The campaign has been organized to arouse patriotism in today‟s youth. Dr. M. Sekar, Former Dean, Anna University was the Chief Guest for the event. He spoke on the topic „EdhuSudhandhiram?..The club has also organised a debate on the topic “Are we following Swami Vivekananda‟s preachings or not?”

NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME:

A two day orientation programme was conducted on 9th&10th of August 2016.Mr.P.Radhakrishnan, MA, Asst. Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar and Mr.Kumaresan, Sub-Inspector of Police and Mr.Lion Sathya were the guest speakers for the first day. Ms.Mohana Eswari, Inspector of Police and Mr.Anantha Lakshmi Narayanan and Dr.Vasantha, Gynaecologist were the chief guests for the second day program. Exhibits were put up to create awareness on various social issues.

To promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Gandhi World Foundation conducted a „Walkathon‟ on 23rd June 2016 in which our students actively participated.A special campaign was inaugurated by SaidaiDuraisamy,Mayor on 12th August 2016 wherein the volunteers cleaned the Muthurangan Salai, T.Nagar. The Special Guest for the event was Mr.K.Veerappan, SWM, Corporation of Chennai and Zonal Officer (Zone-10).  The conducted a yoga session to mark the „International Yoga Day‟ on 21st June 2016 where the NSS volunteers from the college took part in it. Two workshops were conducted on the theme „Youth for better tomorrow‟ commemorating the International Youth Day which was on 12th August 2016.  Sai Prasanna Foundation, Chennai and NSS, University of Madras jointly conducted a rally on „Green Kalam‟ on 24th July 2016 at Marina.  Our college NSS volunteers have served as scribes for the visually challenged students for their 10th and 12th board exams for this academic year.

 Dengue Awareness Programme in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Health Department conducted in the month of November wherein pamphlets were distributed by the students.Mr. Raju was the instructor for „Fire Safety Awareness‟

held in March, 2016.

ISO PROCESS 2016–17

Our College is ISO9001:2008 certified by Bureau Veritas. First Surveillance Audit for ISO 9001:2008 was conducted in the college on 1st July 2015. The audit was done by Mr. S. Chandrasekar and Mr.SivaramaKrishnana, from Bureau Veritas Certification.Recertification was done and new standard changes, risk assessment of all ISO processes were done and new controls were created to adapt to the new standard requirements. The next surveillance audit will be in the month of June 2017.

NAAC

The college which stood for the mark of quality has continued to make several strides towards excellence in the last 5 years after NAAC peer team visited the campus in March 2013 for the first accreditation. The college was granted an A Grade and endeavoured to implement their recommendations and subsequently has applied for the reaccreditation for the year 2018. The Self Study Report has to be submitted to NAAC for reaccreditationfor the II cycle. INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) The primary aim of the IQAC is to develop a system to improve the academic and administrative excellence of the Institution. The college has applied for the discipline wise and Overall Ranking, initiated by Ministry of Human Resources and Development. SHAAN‟17 (ALUMNAE MEET) To take a walk down the corridors of nostalgia, SHAAN‟17 – an Alumnae Meet was organized on 26th of January 2017. Dr. J. Indira J. Parikh - Former Dean of IIM - Ahmedabad, Founder President – FLAME & President – Antardisha – Auronya College was the Chief Guest for the event. Ms.Nivetha, III Bcom General, a representative of Archery made a presentation on Archery which is an Olympic dream of Shasun, mission for the year 2020. SHASUN SHAKTHI CELL as an initiative for Moral and Cultural Training (IMCT) Chennai organized Bharateeya Ganathon, a group singing event on Saturday, 23 July, 2016 of nearly 15 songs in 7 different Indian languages for creating awareness of 6 precious values inherent in the Indian Tradition and reinforcing the same. An attempt for a Guinness record, it saw the participation of around 10,000 students from city's schools and colleges. They were trained by Dr.RajshreeVasudevan, Director, Shasun ShaktiCell.The Chief Guests for the evening Padma ShriSmtArunaSairam and Padma BhushanDr. Padma Subrahmanyam. Volunteers from the cell participated in the International Convention of Spicmacay, (national level cultural organisation) held at IIT Madras. SAIL CLUB Sail Club began with competitions on the theme „Fantasy and Imagination‟ on 4th August 2016 and a debate on the subtheme 'Is it fair to take reel as real?‟Sail Club conducted an activity on the theme „Difficulties of Youngsters‟ on 20th September 2016. The students staged plays on themes including drug addiction, generation gap and gender sensitization and students also reflected on the ways to overcome them. MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MMA conducted many workshops during this academic year. To name a few, Entrepreneur, Author and life coach Mr.Sriram conducted a workshop on “Communication Skills” on 19th January 2016.Mr. Ravi Srinivasan founder of The Equilateral conducted a workshop on “Campus to Corporate” on 22nd January 2016. A workshop was organised on „Positive Attitude‟ for members of faculty on 23rd February 2016. MMA organized a Conclave in collaboration with University of Madras, supported by Konrad- Adenuer- Stiftung on the theme “INSPIRE: Change the Learning Path" on 19th August 2016.at University of Madras. 12 staff members from both the shifts attended the programme.

EVENTS AND FESTIVITIES: The farewell for the batch of 2015 was celebrated on 18.03.2016. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail graced us with his presence as the chief guest. An Orientation for the Student Council and department secretaries was given on 30.05.16. The session was convened by Prof. Sowmya who presented an insightful power point presentation on „Mastering the Art of Leadership Skills‟. Bridge course was also conducted for the first years in the first of June, 2016. On 10.06.2016, the first years were oriented to enable them to understand the journey in the college. The Chief Guest Mr.Sekar and Guest of honorDr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail and various Dignitaries welcomed the Freshers. In a move to follow the ancient practices and instil the willingness to do, the StudentCouncil hosted the International Yoga Day on 21.06.2016. NSS volunteers performed various yoga postures which were followed by a calm meditation session.

To showcase the students' talent „Talent Hunt‟ was conducted on 16.07.2016 with Warna- Shades of Life as a theme.. The Chief guests were Mr.Sathyaprakash (Playback singer), Mr. Sandy (Choreographer), Ms.SharmilaThapa (Anchor) and Mr.Sha (Radio Jockey). . On 28.7.2016 & 29.7.2016 College music band, dance crew and a mime team were formed and the team was named Shasun Esperer. To celebrate friendship day, snapshot video, storytelling and replica were conducted on 7.8.2016 & 8.8.2016 with Nostalgia as a theme. On 10.08.2016, Radio Mirchi‟sKalloori Star contest, an intra-college event took place at our campus.

On 11.08.2016 Shreyas - an intercollegiate cultural fest was celebrated with the theme Khwaish – Dreams and Fantasies. The Chief Guests for the event wereMr.Srikanth (actor) and Mrs.Anupama Kumar (actress),Mr.Haricharan (playback singer) and Mr.Amitash (actor). There were also other celebrity event judges. Overall 250 participants from 20 colleges from the city participated in the fest. National youth day was celebrated on 12.08.16 with the title„Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it‟. Thematic power point presentation and elocution competitions were conducted. Krishna Jayanthi was celebrated on 26.08.16. Teachers Day was celebrated on 27.08.2016 to honour our teachers. An AV and a dance performance were presented by the student council and an entertainment programme was also organized for teachers.

On 02.09.16 our student council and department secretaries attended the music symphony of military officers at Officers training academy in Chennai.Our students participated in the #Indiaturnspink, a selfie contest for women which would be a curtain raising event for the larges pink ribbon formation by women.Onamand Navarathri were also celebrated. The Management, Staff and Students of the college paid Homage by lighting lamp for the departed soul of Former Chief Minister Dr.J.Jayalalitha on 09.12.2016. Her contribution to the state was briefed by Shri Abhaya Kumar Jain. On 09.01.2017 the ethnic day and Pongal was celebrated in the premises.The coverage was telecast in Sun Music. 12th Annual Sports Meet was conducted on 11th February 2017. Ms.MeenaMahalingam, International Volleyball Coach & Player was the Chief Guest for the day. It is no doubt our institution is growing at an incredible pace, marching ahead with all its might, definitely with the right spirit and in the right direction. Yes, the institute has rightly envisioned becoming a role model in education and the most preferred choice of students, parents, faculty and industry! I express my indebtedness to all who in their own way have helped in raising the institution where it stands today. I owe my gratitude to all the members of College Advisory Committee and Governing Body members. Dear students, my deep felt thanks to all of you. I am sure that our collective endeavour shall take our College to greater heights in serving the society in a meaningful and positive manner. My whole hearted thanks to all parents and alumni who have been in touch with us during the year and their valuable suggestions helped us to improve. I look forward to your continued support in our march towards autonomy. I extend my thankfulness to our distinguished guests on and off the dais for gracing this day with your presence. Finally, I thank God Almighty for sustaining and guiding this institution.

I remain by saying the quote of Swamy Vivekananda, „See for the highest, Aim at that highest and you shall reach the highest‟. We will definitely reach the highest.

Thank you.