UTSAV ‘10 off-stage event schedule

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Hey guys,

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The off-stage events have rolled out to a glittering start on Monday, the 8th of February…. The schedule for the off-stage events of UTSAV ‘10 is as follows.

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offstage sched....

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RICHIE
CEC 2011 CS

Things You Should Not Ask During An Interview

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Courtesy: TechnoFIRSTOnline, Authored by Anuja Maheshwari

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Being a fresher will help you to learn a lot. We often come across situations where in we don’t realize what we shouldn’t do. Amongst many a things that we fail to understand as a fresher is, how to interact during an interview. We might know what questions would be asked but interview is an interactive platform so you need to interact with the interviewer. The need to interact is often misunderstood and we end up saying things that will never get you a job.

Most of the interviews end with the interviewer asking you “Do you have any questions for me?” Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions, so be prepared to ask something. If you’ve done your research, you should be able to ask an intelligent question or two about the business. But then there are some questions you should avoid asking, come what may ever. The root of the problem is jumping the gun on questions that really should be saved and used only if you get the job offer.

These questions may not always be a job killer but at times you may have to suffer because you couldn’t stop yourself from asking that question that you shouldn’t have. Some of these questions are:

> How many leaves do you provide?
These and related topics about opportunities to get away from the office may make you look like a slacker in the eyes of some. If you get an offer, that’s the time to ask about benefits.

>Will I get an office?
Two things about this question, One the question would make you look like someone who is so self centric and willing to work or might be chitchat in a private dorm. The second thing is that you might have surely presumed that you are hired and with this question, you can be assured that you have ruined the chances of being hired.

>Will there be overtime work?
Many jobs require IT employees to be available 24/7 or on a rotating schedule, so when you ask this question it is not surprising. But don’t risk placing any doubt in the interviewer’s mind about your willingness to be available when needed. It’s not that every IT company will make you slog but then the idea of a candidate unwilling to work a bit extra wont be appealing for the recruiter.

>What’s the stress level here?
Interviews are a point of understanding the future employee and his adaptability in the organization. So when you ask a question like this, the interviewer would surely feel an urge to mark you down for being unsure about yourself. It’s a pointless question, really, because the “level of stress” is a subjective measure. You’d be much more likely to get a useful answer from a prospective coworker.

>What’s your work atmosphere like?
Now that’s a tricky question or might be, if at all you need to ask that question you need to rephrase that. You could have asked about the management system but that too in regards to interviewers comfort with that question. Asking about the work atmosphere is like being worried about them being inhuman, avoid this question.

During an interview you can surely ask questions. Be smart enough to ask intelligent questions. Make sure you don’t lose on the job just because you asked the question that you shouldn’t have.

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

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CEC FOCES cell

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Hey guys,

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The FOCES cell with a revised schedule of functioning is here… There is a request from the officials of the cell to engage all CECians in the new venture..

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“Converting Ideas To Codes ……”

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Have you ever wondered how a software is developed??

Have you wondered whether the programs that you do as a part of your curriculum … are they significant??

Have an idea? , but don’t know how to implement it in bits & bytes?

For answers to all these questions and more…..

Check out the talk by Anoop Thomas Mathew…

Venue : Seminar Hall (Room No. 407 )

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RICHIE
CEC 2011 CS

College Arts Fest – UTSAV ‘10

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Hey guys,

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The Arts fest of the college, UTSAV ‘10, is scheduled for the 18th, 19th and 20th of February.

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The website for the event has been launched and the team led by the Arts Secretary is on top gear….
Wishing you all a momentous Arts fest, and i’d like to invite you all to this year’s Arts fest…

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For more details, keep visiting: cec-utsav10.com

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RICHIE
CEC 2011 CS

CEC Chronicles – The Vibrations of CEC…an Unofficial Blog for CECians completed 600 days of logging CEC!

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Hi,

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I am happy to inform you that our blog – CEC Chronicles – the Vibrations of CEC…an Unofficial Blog for CECians, completed its successful 600 days of logging CEC! (As of date, we have updated this blog for 615 days – almost 2 years!).

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On this special occasion, I would like to thank all my fellow-bloggers, and the readers – CEC Staff,  CEC Alumni, seniors, my batch mates, juniors and all the readers for staying tuned, for the comments posted and the invaluable suggestions and criticisms received.

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Expect more and more in the future, too. Special thanks to Gopikrishnan S of CEC 2012 and Anoop Thomas Mathew of CEC 2010 for the design works of the blog, so far. Thanks, everyone, once again.

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More authors and contributors invited! Interested may send a mail to ceconline.wordpress.com@gmail.com

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Now you might be interested to read our first post in this blog, back on 29 May, 2008: http://ceconline.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/our-ever-first-blog

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..:: CEC Chronicles ::.. - The Vibrations of CEC... an Unofficial Blog for CECians, celebrating 600 days of logging CEC!

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

http://www.arunanand.com

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Aptitude Test (Infosys) Verbal Section – Synonyms

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Hi,

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Some important synonyms that are likely to be asked for verbal tests is available for download from the link below. Thanks to Rahul Raj for sharing this.

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Download Verbal – Synonyms

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Related Post: http://ceconline.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/resume-models-and-infosys-interviewaptitude-questions-collection

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

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CEC IEEE SB Awarded with Glorious Kerala Section Awards

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Hi all,

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CEC IEEE SB has been awarded the following IEEE Kerala Section Awards.

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1. Best IEEE SB Award – CEC IEEE SB

2. Outstanding Student Volunteer – Mr. Arjun R Pillai

3. Outstanding WIE Student Volunteer – Ms. R Pratibha

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Congratulations, CEC IEEE SB Volunteers and Leaders!

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

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CEC IEEE SB’s Industrial Visit to VSSC and Keltron

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Hi,

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The Report of IEEE Industiral Visit to Keltron and VSSC from CEC IEEE SB, as obtained from Mr. Rahul Ramesh, Vice-Chairman, CEC IEEE SB is given below.

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IEEE Student Branch
College of Engineering Chengannur

Industrial Visit to VSSC and Keltron

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Date: 30th January 2010

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The IEEE Industrial visit for the second years of the College of Engineering, Chengannur, was conducted on January 30, 2010. At 6:15 in the morning, two buses with 83 students (about 75 IEEE members and remaining non-members) along with Mr. Manoj Kumar, Lecturer in Dept. of  Electronics Engineering, CEC, left for Thiruvanathapuram, the Capital city of Kerala. The first stop after breakfast was at Keltron Control Systems, Trivandrum, where the students had a glimpse of the various components belonging to the field of Industrial & power electronics. Guided by a Keltron employee, the students were shown around and informed about the various invertors used in daily lives.
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After a fun-ride in the bus, the students came to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). The visit here was very educative and inspiring as the students were taken through the proud moments in Indian space research and exploration. A brief but informative tour of the place, guided by one of the employees there, showed the students how such places work- the entire process of putting together a rocket and launching it.
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The last event on the schedule was a trip to the Kovalam Beach. Fun and laughter filled the air, as the students ran about in water and on the sands of the beach. The students reached back college at 11:30 pm, having had a fun-filled and memorable day, which nobody is likely to forget in a hurry!
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Documented by,

Bhavna S N

WIE Vice-Chair,

IEEE CEC SB,

College of Engineering Chengannur.

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

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Engineering Services Examination, 2010

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Engineering Services Examination 2010

UPSC Examination Notice No. 05/2010-ENGG

Dated : 30 - 01 - 2010 – Engineering Services Examination, 2010

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Download the Engineering Services Examination, 2010 Syllabus of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

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Read the full notification HERE

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Read the important portions of the notification below. Read the full and authentic information in the link above only.

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No.F. 2/4/2009-E.I(B): A combined competitive examination for recruitment to the Services/posts mentioned in para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission at AGARTLA, AHMEDABAD, AIZWAL, ALIGARH, ALLAHABAD, BANGALORE, BAREILLY, BHOPAL,KOLKATA (CALCUTTA), CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK, DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAR, DISPUR (GUWAHATI), GANGTOK, HYDERABAD, IMPHAL, ITANAGAR, JAIPUR, JAMMU, JORHAT, KOCHI , KOHIMA, KOLKATA , LUCKNOW, MADURAI, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PANAJI (GOA), PATNA, PORTBLAIR, RAIPUR, RANCHI, SAMBALPUR, SHILLONG, SHIMLA, SRINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR AND VISHAKHAPATNAM commencing on 26th June, 2010 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 30th January, 2010.

THE CENTRES AND THE DATE OF HOLDING THE EXAMINATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE LIABLE TO BE CHANGED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION. WHILE EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ALLOT THE CANDIDATES TO THE CENTRE OF THEIR CHOICE FOR EXAMINATION, THE COMMISSION MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION, ALLOT A DIFFERENT CENTRE TO A CANDIDATE WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT. CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE EXAMINATION WILL BE INFORMED OF THE TIME TABLE AND PLACE OR PLACES OF Examination.

The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted. However, when a candidate desires a change in centre from the one he had indicated in his Application form for the Examination, he must send a letter addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission giving full justification as to why he desires a change in centre. Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received in the Commission’s Office after 02nd April, 2010 will not be entertained under any circumstances nor will such communications be replied to.

2(A). Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services/posts under the following categories:-

Category I—Civil Engineering.

Category II—Mechanical Engineering.

Category III—Electrical Engineering.

Category IV—Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 434 including 10 PH vacancies. The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Reservations will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Physically Disabled Categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government of India.

CATEGORY IV – ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Group A Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.

(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Tele-communication/Electronics Engineering Posts).

(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electronics Engineering Posts).

(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts).

(v) Central Power Engineering Services (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).

(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer Group ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.

(vii) Engineer (GCS-Gr.”A”)  in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation; M/o Communication and Information Technology (D/o Telecommunication)

(viii)  Assistant Naval Stores officer Grade I (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.

(ix) Indian Inspection Service, Gr.’A’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).

(x) Indian Supply Service, Gr.’A’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).

(xi) Indian Telecommunication Service, Group ‘A’

Note:- Recruitment to the Services/Posts mentioned above will be made on the basis of the scheme(s) of examination prescribed in Appendix-I to the Notice. Candidates who are declared qualified on the results of written part of the examination will be required to indicate their preference for Services/Posts at the appropriate time in the detailed application form.

N.B.(i) – Departmental candidates are the candidates admitted to the examination under age relaxation vide Para 3 (II). Such candidates may give their preference in the detailed application form for the services/posts in other ministries/departments also.

N.B. (ii)—Candidates admitted to the examination under the proviso to para 3 (III) will be considered only for the posts mentioned in the said proviso, and their preference for other Services and Posts, if any, will be ignored.

N.B. (iii)—The candidates will be allotted to various Services/Posts strictly in accordance with their merit position, preferences exercised by them and number of vacancies, subject to their medical fitness.

B. A candidate may apply for admission to the examination in respect of any one of the categories of the Services/Posts mentioned in para 2 above viz. Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Important 1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION: The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility condition for admission to examination.  Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for interview/Personality Test. 2  APPLICATION FORM : The Commission proposes to make available online application submission for Engineering Services Examination 2010 from 6th February to 22nd February 2010 for which a separate notice is to be issued. Candidates who wish to apply offline must apply in the Common application form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty Only). Each such Form can be used only once and only for one examination. In case of any difficulty in Application Forms from the designated HPOs/POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post Master or UPSC’s “FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL” over Telephone No. 011-23389366/FAX No. 011-23387310.  Candidates are advised to read carefully the “Instructions for filling up the Application form”given in Appendix of this Notice. 3.    LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : All offline applications must reach the “Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110069″ either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 2nd March, 2010. However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localities specified in Para 6 of this Notice the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 9th March, 2010. 4.     PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (In Objective Type Papers) : Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers. 5.     FACILITATION COUNTER AND WEBSITE FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES : In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near ‘C’ gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/FAX No. 011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs. The Commission also has Website at address : http://www.upsc.gov.in over which the candidates can obtain details of the examination as well as information about registration of their applications, venue of the examination and results etc. 6.    SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Candidates are advised to read carefully the  instructions/guidelines for filling up the Application Form (Appendix II) and “Special Instructions to the candidates for “Conventional Type Tests and  Objective Type Tests” (Appendix IV) (Part A and Part B) 7.  Mobile Phone Not Allowed: (a)     Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted.  Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations. (b)      Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping can not be assured. 8. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard. Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

3. Eligibility Conditions:

(I) Nationality:

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to Indian before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued by the Government of India.

(II) Age Limits:

(a) A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st August, 2010 i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1980 and not later than 1st August, 1989.

(b) The upper age-limit of 30 years will be relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Government servants of the following categories, if they are employed in a Department/Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in column 1 below and apply for admission to the examination for all or any of the Service(s)/Posts mentioned in column 2, for which they are otherwise eligible.

(i) A candidate who holds substantively a permanent post in the particular Department/Office concerned. This relaxation will not be admissible to a probationer appointed against a permanent post in the Department/Office during the period of his probation.

(ii) A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular Department/Office for at least 3 years on the 1st August, 2010.

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Regards,

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010.

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CECians with Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam

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Hi,

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A few CECians had that great opportunity to meet the Living Legend His Excellency the honorable former President of Republic of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, on 29th January, 2010 at Thrissur. If everything goes in the right means, I will soon be back to you with a really happy news! Wait until then!

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Now, I am happy to share with you some photos taken with the legend. Here, they’re:

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CECians with the Legend - Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam at Thrissur on 29th January, 2010. From L to R: Ajin Baby-CEC-2011, Dr. Kalam, Ms. Anu-CEC-2013, and Ms. Bhavna S-CEC-2012...

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Ms. Anu-CEC-2013 with Dr. Kalam and the team who gave the chance to meet him...

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CECians with the Legend - Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam at Thrissur on 29th January, 2010. From L to R: Ajin Baby-CEC-2011, Dr. Kalam, Ms. Anu-CEC-2013, and Ms. Bhavna S-CEC-2012...

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Cheers!

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Arunanand T A,

CEC 2010 CS.

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