SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram (SRM IST): News & Events

SRM Organises Hackathon-Rush 3.0

March 9, 2020: As part of their annual technology festival, Texus 2020, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram organised the Hackathon-Rush 3.0 on March 7 and 8. The event aimed to inspire students to solve problems of everyday life pertaining to any field such as smart irrigation or women's safety. During the 24-hour hackathon, students presented their budding ideas that can take the shape of viable products in future. The event witnessed active participation of students from various universities and industrial experts who also mentored a lot of students. Towards the end of the event, the judges’ panel analysed the ideas presented by students and rewarded the best ideas.

Department of EFL Organises ‘Inkblot 3.0’

March 5, 2020: The English Literary Club, Department of EFL at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram campus organised an event, ‘Inkbolt 3.0’. The event comprised four competitions which were intended for students of Engineering and Technology domain. The one day event was organised on March 5 and aimed at evaluating the thinking skills and LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) skills of students. The event witnessed over 70 students across all the disciplines. The four competitions that students participated in were:

• Cubed Tales, in which participants were expected to create an imaginary character and write a story by using the given verbs, adjectives and other vocabularies
• Beautiful (Spell B)
• ‘Whose line is it’, guessing the lines of famous writers

The best three participants of every round competed in the final round, ‘Lit chat’ in which participants had to converse using figures of speech

Department of Visual Communication Organises Visit to Canon Service Centre

February 27, 2020: The Department of Communication at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram campus organised industrial visit for students to Canon service centre. This was made possible because of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between the two organisations. Aspiring students who wish to build out a career in the field of photography were given this opportunity to learn technical skills from industry experts. The technicians demonstrated the art of capturing and storing digital images to students. It was an informative and learning experience for all the students.