St. Paul’s College is functioning under the management of the Archdiocese of Verapoly and is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and the U.G.C. The College was founded by Dr. Joseph Attipetty, the late Archbishop of Verapoly to commemorate the historic visit of H i s Holiness Pope Paul VI to India in connection with the 38th International Eucharistic Congress held in November - December 1964. The foundation stone of the college was blessed by His Holiness on December 3, 1964 and was solemnly laid by Dr. Samuel Mathai, the Vice - Chancellor of the University of Kerala in the presence of His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Attipetty on 13th Feb. 1965. Out of his filial devotion to His Holiness the Pope, the founder desired that the College be named after St. Paul the celestial patron of the Pope. The College started functioning from 13th July 1965 imparting instruction to students for the two year Pre-Degree Course. The first degree course, B.Com. was introduced in the year 1978 and gradually other degree courses-B.Sc. Physics, B.Sc. Mathematics and B.A. Economics were introduced. St. Paul’s College became a first grade college with the introduction of M.A. Economics in the year 1982. At present the college offers postgraduate courses in Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Commerce and English. The college is a recognized centre for the Off Campus courses conducted by Mahatma Gandhi University and offers M.B.A., L.L.M., M.A. English, BBA and B.Com programmes. The Department of Physics is a research centre of Mahatma Gandhi University.

1. Vol. 49 Issue-1 December 2014
REFLECTIONSSt. Paul's College
NAAC Re-accredited Institution
(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University)
Kalamassery-683 503
The scent of newly printed books, eye
catching covers, famous names, the lovely
rustle of paper….all came vibrantly alive at
the week-long International Book Fair
organized at St. Paul's College, Kalama
ssery's auditorium on 18/09/2014. A brain
child of the College Golden Jubilee Celebration's
General Convenor, Sri. Edwin Joseph, the fair was
in keeping with the theme of meaningful celebrations on the
occasion of the college's Golden Jubilee.
In a formal inaugural ceremony presided over by the
College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal, the
Principal, Dr. Edwin Xavier welcomed the gathering.
Prof. K. V. Thomas, M.P and former Central Minister,
inaugurated the International book fair and delighted
the audience with his promise to donate books to the
new digital library and sponsor both the 'D space'
proposal and solar energy panels from his M. P. fund.
The fair was conducted by the college with the help of
Calicut Book Distributers. About thirty publishers
participated and around three crore rupees worth books
were displayed. The fair also happened to be the first of its
kind organized in the Kalamassery region, and proved to
be a boon to both the public and the many educational
institutions in the area. In addition, there were several
literary compe-titions organized for both school and
college students. The fair continued till 25/09/2014.
Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations
INTERNATIONAL
BOOK FAIR
@ St PAUL'S
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2. As St. Paul's College, Kalamassery celebrates its Golden
Jubilee, one of the major makeovers on the anvil was the
New Cafeteria. This ambitious project was realized when
the Archbishop of Varapuzha, His Grace the Most
Reverend Dr Francis Kallarakal, inaugurated the
renovated cafeteria, NCC office and the beautified
portico on 22/09/2014. He also blessed the renovated
Chemistry Lab. In a formal inaugural ceremony presided
over by the Manager, Fr Felix Chakkalakal, the Archbishop
expressed his appreciation of the tremendous
improvements in the College's infrastructural facilities.
The Principal, Dr Edwin Xavier proposed the vote of
thanks at the ceremony. The function was well attended
by priests, nuns, officials and teachers from
neighbouring institutions. The staff and students of the
college are certainly pleased with this new milestone in
St. Paul's College's proud march to the future.
Inauguration of Cafeteria & Blessing
of Renovated Chemistry Lab The much required Student Support Centre is another
infrastructural addition to the college in the Golden Jubilee
year. The new Student's Support Centre was inaugurated by
Dr Harry Cleetus, Principal, St. Albert's College. The College
Manager Fr Felix Chakkalakal, Principal, Dr Edwin Xavier,
teaching and non-teaching staff and the students were
present on that occasion. The Centre provides stationary,
Xerox and other necessities for students at competitive
rates.
Student Support Centre
Sri. Jacob A. X., Sri. Sebastian T. J. and Sri. C. George
Stephen bid farewell to St. Paul's College after many
years of seless service. The college acknowledges
their service and wishes that their years ahead be filled
with rich rewards of joy and fulfillment.
Happy Retirement
Sri. C. George Stephen
Sri. C. George Stephen joined the
college on 10-03-1981. He served
the college for 33 years. He retired
from service as Jr. Superintendent
on 30-09-2014.
Sri. Sebastian T. J.
Sri. Sebastian T. J. joined the
college on 08-09-1986. He served
the college for 28 years. He retired
from service as Lab Assistant on
31-08-2014.
Sri. Jacob A X
Sri. Jacob A X joined the college on 13-
04-1981 . He served the college for 33
years. He retired from service as LD
Store Keeper (Higher Grade) on 31-08-
2014.
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Congratulations!!
Sri. Antony P.D.
New Office Superintendent
Sri. Antony M.K.
New Head Accountant

3. New Members in St. Paul's Family
Ms. Maria Augustine
Asst. Professor
Department of Chemistry
Mr. Binu P. C.
Librarian
Mr. Siby . K. M
Asst. Professor
Department of Economics
Mr. Francis Assisi. T.
Asst. Professor
Department of Economics
New Heads for Departments
In this academic year, five teachers have taken charge to
steer the activities of the departments.
Dr. V. J. Peter - Dept. of Physics
Dr. Raju - Dept. of Chemistry
Prof. Valentine D'Cruz - Dept. of Mathematics
Prof. George Valluvassery - Dept. of Malayalam
Prof. Gibin Jacob - Dept.of Commerce
On the 11th of June, 2014, the redesigned website of
St. Paul's College, Kalamassery was formally launched by
the College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal in a
simple ceremony at the seminar hall. Though simple, the
ceremony was 'technologically correct'- rather than
cutting a ribbon or lighting a lamp, the manager simply
pushed a button on the laptop and the site was launched!
The Manager congratulated the 'young turks' of the
college on their initiative and noted that the website is
yet another feather in our cap.
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NewsLetterREFLECTIONSSt. Paul's College Kalamassery
Launch of Redesigned Website
The fourth Bi-annual News Letter of St. Paul's College, an IQAC initiative
showcasing the activities of the college, was released by Very Rev. Msgr.
Jose Padiyaramparambil, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Veropoly.
Release of News Le er

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UG RESULT ANALYSIS (2011-14 Batch)
Gender wise Result Analysis
Subject Sex Appear Pass Fail Pass %
Commerce
Male 24 23 1 95.8
Female 35 34 1 97.1
Economics
Male 30 22 8 73.3
Female 23 23 0 100.0
English
Male 14 10 4 71.4
Female 10 7 3 70.0
Maths
Male 10 5 5 50.0
Female 16 15 1 93.8
Chemistry
Male 11 10 1 90.9
Female 8 8 0 100.0
Physics
Male 12 7 5 58.3
Female 20 20 0 100.0
Department wise Overall Result
94.7 96.6
84.4
76.9
84.9
70.8
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
Chemistry Commerce Physics Maths Economics English
AdmissionWise
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0
Sports
GM
CM
MQ
SC/ST
55.6
87.9
86.0
91.7
86.4
Internal Assessment is an integral component of the
college teaching and learning process. The dates of
examinations, results and open house are scheduled by
the staff council and monitored by the IQAC. The Internal
examination committee comprises of Dr Sobhana
Michael, Prof. Maya K. and Prof. Teresa Stephen for UG
and Prof. Valentine D'Cruz and Prof. Shiju C.R. for PG
examinations. Dr. Geetha M. S. and Prof. Nevil Stephen
are in charge of conducting University Examinations.
Examinations
Under Graduate Courses
st
I Internal Examinations
th
V Semester- from 18 to 20 of August 2014.
rd
III Semester- from 6 to 10 of October 2014.
st
I Semester- from 27 to 31 of October 2014.
nd
II Internal Examinations
th
V Semester- 7to 9 of October 2014.
University Examinations
th
IV Sem (CBCSS) B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com. Degree Exam,
October 2014. From 21-10-2014 to 7-11-2014.
rd
III Sem (CBCSS) B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com. Degree Exam,
October 2014. From 31-10-2014 to14-11-2014.
Post Graduate Courses
Internal Examinations
th
IV Semester-16 to 20 of June 2014
nd
II Semester-7 to 11 of July 2014
University Examinations
th
4 Sem M.A./ M.Sc./ M.Com. (CSS) Degree Exam, July
2014. From 11-07-2014 to 30-07-2014.
nd
2 Sem M.A./ M.Sc./ M.Com. (CSS) Degree Exam, Aug-
Sept 2014. From 27-08-2014 to 5-09-2014.
NET Coaching
The department of English offers Net Coaching in English
Language and Literature which caters exclusively to the
preparation of students for the UGC NET exam. The
classes are designed in such a way that there is personal
interaction between teachers and students. Prof. Bini
John is the co-ordinator.
DCA
Centre for Continuing Education, Govt. of Kerala,
offered 'Diploma in Computer Application' programme
was launched in college from the month of September.
The duration of the course is six months. 121
students from various departments registered for
this course. The classes are arranged before college
hours and on public holidays. Mr. Joseph Paul John is
the instructor of the course. Prof. Justine George
and Prof. Binil Kumar co-ordinate this programme.

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NewsLetterREFLECTIONSSt. Paul's College Kalamassery
The commencement of the classes for
fresh batches in the college was blessed
by the presence of Very Rev. Msgr. Jose
Padiyaramparambil, Vicar General of
Archdiocese of Veropoly. He inaugurated
the new academic year and released the
newsletter. The senior students staged
variety of programmes to welcome the
new batches. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal, Dr
Edwin Xavier and Prof. George
Valluvassery spoke on the occasion.
Opening of
New Academic
Year
Msgr. Raphael Olattupuram Memorial
Lecture
The late Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram, former Principal
and then Manager, St. Paul's College, Kalamassery, was a
man of great vision, who believed that education brings
enlightenment, empowerment and progress. Keeping
this in mind, the IQAC of the college invited Sri. Rahul
Easwar, social activist and HRM expert, to deliver the
Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram Memorial Lecture on
28/08/2014. The programme began with the Principal,
Dr Edwin Xavier welcoming the gathering and Dr Reena J
Andrews, IQAC Convenor giving a brief introduction on
Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram. The College Manager, Rev.
Fr Felix Chakkalakkal offered felicitations. In his address,
Sri. Rahul Easwar pointed out that in today's
technologically advanced society,
the role of the teacher is
multidimensional – he/she is not
merely a giver of knowledge but
also a mentor and friend. With his
characteristic air, the speaker
captured the imagination and
interest of the audience. The
programme was a befitting
tribute to the Monsignor, who
spent his life building up St. Paul's
College, which is now celebrating
its Golden Jubilee.

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NAAC Orientation seminar
A NAAC Orientation seminar was held
for the members of the teaching and
nd
non-teaching staff on the 2 of
November as part of the preparation
for the NAAC assessment for
rd
accreditation, 3 cycle. Dr Harry
Cleetus, Principal, St. Albert's
College, and NAAC Peer Team Member
gave valuable tips and suggestions for
the preparation of the report. He recommended that
several modifications have to be made in the student
support mechanisms of the College. He stressed the
need for green initiatives and a green audit. In a highly
motivating talk, he exhorted the audience to move ahead
in its quality enhancement ventures. The Manager,
Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal, Principal Dr. Edwin Xavier, NAAC
Coordinator, Dr. V. J. Peter and IQAC coordinator,
Dr. Reena J. Andrews spoke on the occasion.
Orientation Programme for the parents
An orientation programme was
arranged for the parents before the
commencement of classes for the
first year students. Prof. V. X.
Sebastian, former principal led the
workshop.
Implementing New
Initiatives
An Orientation Talk was conducted by
the IQAC Coordinator, Dr. Reena J.
Andrews for the Faculty on two
programmes of the Higher Education
Council, Walk With a Scholar and
Student Support Programme.
The Department of English
c o n d u c t e d a S h o r t - t e r m
Certificate course on Soft Skills
Development, in collaboration with
e-Tail Networks Limited. The
classes were handled by Mr.
George Scaria Pulikkunnel,
Managing Director of ETNL and his
team.
Scholar Support Programme was introduced in the
college for first year students in June 2014. The
programme is one among the five New Initiatives in
Higher Education. Students are provided with
additional help in subjects identified by the college
council based on result analysis. Economics, Core
and Common English, Mathematics and Physics are
the subjects identified. The classes are conducted on
every Tuesday and Thursday, 3.30 to 4.30. Prof. Bini
John is the coordinator. Students are provided with
study materials and solved question banks by the
programme.
SSP
WWS
Walk With a Scholar (WWS), a agship initiative of the
Dept. of Higher Education, Kerala, started functioning in
the college in October 2014. It is aimed at providing
special mentoring programmes for promising students
in Undergraduate Arts/Science and Commerce streams.
A group of 30 students selected on the basis of merit is
given necessary orientation to prepare them for
employment, guidance, motivation and mental support
to identify appropriate areas for higher study as well as
employment. At the outset, all the Internal Mentors and
Co-ordinator of WWS Programme attended a One day
Workshop held at St.Xavier's College For Women, Aluva
on 14th October 2014. The internal mentoring sessions
started in the fourth week of October. The following
faculty members serve as internal mentors. Dr. Manju
Menon K., Dr. Asha E. Thomas, Prof. Jose Xavier, Prof.
Justine George and Prof. Nevil Stephen. Prof. Deepa
George is the Co-ordinator.
Inauguration of external mentoring
The inaugural session of external mentoring was
organized in the last week of October. Rev. Fr. Felix
Chakkalakkal inaugurated the programme. Vice Principal
Dr. V.J. Peter
spoke on the
occasion. Dr.
Mary Matilda,
former Principal
of Maharaja's
C o l l e g e
delivered the
k e y - n o t e
address.
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NewsLetterREFLECTIONSSt. Paul's College Kalamassery
As part of the Golden Jubilee Year activities, department of
English conducted Kerala State Higher Education Council
sponsored National seminar on 'Reading Media Texts:
Representation and Meaning' on 26 and 27 June 2014. The
seminar was inaugurated by Dr Sebastian Paul, former
Member of Parliament and renowned media critic. The
seminar was enriched by the eminent resource persons like
Dr C. S. Jayaram, Professor of Amritha School of Arts and
Science, Kochin, Dr. P. P. Ajayakumar, Professor and
Director of Distance Education, University of Kerala, Dr D.
E. Benet, Associate Professor, National College,
Thiruchirappalli, Prof. N.M. Babu, Assistant Professor,
University College, Thiruvananthapuram and Prof. Ashley,
Assistant Professor, St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Dr.
Reena J Andrews was the convenor of the seminar. Prof.
Binil Kumar and Prof. Nevil Stephen were the co-ordinators.
Seminars Conducted
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on
Topology and Analysis
The Department of Mathematics organized a National
Seminar on Topology and Analysis on 9 and10 of October
2014. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. K. Babu
Joseph, Former Vice Chancellor, CUSAT. Dr. Manju K. Menon
was the convenor and Prof. A. Vijayakumar, Department of
Mathematics, CUSAT was the academic advisor of the
programme. The seminar was divided into three sessions –
Invited session, Problem session for PG Students,
Contributed session for young researchers. Prof.
Parameswaran Sankaran, IMSc, Chennai delivered the
keynote address. Prof. A. K. Nandakumaran, IISc,
Bangalore and Prof. M. N. Narayanan Namboodiri, formely
of CUSAT were the speakers for the invited session. The
uniqueness of the seminar was the problem session
organized for the PG Students. Dr. T. P. Johnson, School
of Engineering, CUSAT and Dr Kiran Kumar, PSMO College,
Tirurangadi lead the problem session. Speakers of the
contributed session were Sri. T. C. Easwaran Nambudiri,
Government College, Kasargod, Dr. Vinodkumar P. B., RSET,
Kakkanad, Dr. Krishnakumar G., Government College, Kollam
and Dr. Jayaprasad P. N., RIT, Paambady. The proceeding of
st
the seminar was published on December 1 by Prof. A.
Vijayakumar in the inaugural ceremony of the compact
course organized by the Department of Mathematics in
association with the Ramanujan Mathematical Society.
UGC sponsored National Seminar on
Environmental Concerns and Sustainable
Development in India
UGC sponsored three day National Seminar on the theme
“Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development in
India: Issues and Challenges” was organised by the Dept. of
Economics from 25 to 27 of September 2014. Shri. V.K
Ebrahim Kunju Hon. Minister for Public Works Kerala State
inaugurated the National seminar. The inaugural session
was enriched by the talk of Rev. Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal,
Manager, St. Paul's College, Dr. Edwin Xavier, Prof. E Antony
Issac, Dr. Ulakanathan Sankar and Dr. Sallyamma Job.
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Prof. Binil Kumar M. R. participated and
presented a paper on “Daring Voice: Themes in the
Poems of Surjeet Kalsey” in the National Seminar
on 'Exploring the Terrains of Canadian and American
th th
Diaspora' held on 18 & 19 September 2014 at
Sree Ayyappa College for Women, Nagarcoil.
Prof. Lima Sunny participated and presented a paper on
“The Battle for Existence-Emergence of a New Violence:
Analysing Women as the 'Have-Not's” at the National
Seminar sponsored by Planning Commission of India, New
Delhi on 'Crime and Violence by and against Women:
Observations from Kerala' organised by the Women's
Studies Centre, Cochin University of Science and
st nd
Technology on 21 & 22 July, 2014.
Prof. Lima Sunny participated and presented a paper on
“Analysing the Subaltern Voices in Khalid Hosseini's A
Thousand Splendid Suns” at the UGC Sponsored National
Seminar on 'Subaltern Chronotopes: Issues and
Strategies' organised by the Post Graduate and
Research Department of English at Newman College,
th st
Thodupuzha on 20 & 21 October, 2014.
Prof. Bini John participated and presented a paper on
“Mental Maladies and the Pursuit of Happiness: A
Critical Analysis of the Treatment of Folk in the Select
Novels of Anita Nair” in the UGC sponsored national
seminar on 'New Cultural Studies a Critical
Investigation', at St. Joseph's College (Autonomous),
Devagiri, Calicut on 13 & 14 October 2014.
Prof. Jibin Jacob presented a paper titled on “A Study of
the Level of Satisfaction among E-banking Customers”
at the UGC sponsored workshop on 'Statistical Package
for Social Sciences' at Panambally memorial Govt.
College, Chalakkudy from 4 to 8 of November 2014.
Dr Asha E.Thomas presented a paper titled “A Case
Study on Indian Dairy Industry with special reference to
MILMA” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on
'Doing Business in India-Opportunities and Challenges',
th th
held at The Cochin College, Kochi on 29 & 30 of August
2014.
Prof. Sumitha Franklin participated and presented a
paper titled “Environmental concerns of union Budget
2014” in the UGC sponsored national seminar on
'Environmental Degradation: A threat to India's Economic
development' organised by Morning star home science
th th
college Angamaly on 24 & 25 July 2014.
Paper Presentation at National Seminars/
Conferences/Workshops
Dr Reena J. Andrews: UGC national seminar on “Quality
in Higher Education: Exploring New Frontiers in Rural
Institutions” organised by Al-Ameen College Edathala,
th th
Aluva on 12 & 13 November 2014.
Prof. Deepa George: UGC sponsored National Seminar
on “Media and Culture: Creations and Transcreations” on
24 & 25 September 2014 at St. Xavier's College for
Women, Aluva.
Prof. Sallyamma Job: Faculty Development Programme
th th
on “Commodity Futures Markets in India on 11 &12
September 2014 at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
Prof. Sallyamma Job: UGC Sponsored National Seminar
on “Major Issues in Centre-State Financial Relations in
rd th
India” organized by U.C. College Aluva on 23 & 24
October 2014.
Prof. Valentine D'cruz, Prof. Regina Margret V. J.,
Prof. Maya K. & Prof. Pramada Ramachandran: UGC
Sponsored National Conference on “Recent Trends in
Applicable Mathematics”, Department of Mathematics,
Bharata Mata College, Trikkakara from 18 to 20
November 2014.
Dr Manju K Menon & Prof. Pramada Ramachandran: UGC
Sponsored National Seminar on “Graph Theory & its
Applications”, Department of Mathematics, St. Xavier's
College, Aluva from 7 to 9 August 2014.
Prof. Maya K & Ms. Jyothi Mariam Koshy: UGC Sponsored
Seminar on “Multi-variate calculus and cryptography”,
Department of Mathematics, The Cochin college, Kochi on
17 October 2014.
Prof. Shiju C.R. & Prof. Christy George: UGC sponsored
National Seminar on “Doing Business in India-Opportunities
th th
and Challenges”, at The Cochin College, Kochi on 29 -30
August 2014.
Dr Asha E Thomas: Workshop on “How to invest in a Smart
Way” at Hedge Equities Pvt. Ltd along with Final year PG
nd
students of St. Paul's College on 2 August 2014.
Dr Beena P.J. : National Seminar on “Loktantra aur
Sahitya” conducted jointly by Vikalp Thrissur and
Department of Hindi, Sree Sankaracharya University of
th
Sanskrit, kalady on 27 September 2014.
Dr Raju P. & Tresa Sunitha George: Seminar on
“Stimulating Concepts in Green Chemistry” organised by
SNM college, Maliankara on 13 & 14 November 2014.
Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops attended

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Dr Rose Philo, Texin Joseph & Tresa Sunitha George : Two
day seminar on “Applications of spectroscopic Methods in
Chemistry” at Postgraduate and research department of
th th
Chemistry, Maharajas college, Ernakulam on 28 and 29
November 2014.
Prof. Tresa Sunitha George: seminar on “Green Chemistry”
conducted by CIPET on 15 November 2014.
Prof. Tresa Sunitha George: National seminar on “Flavours
to Wellness –An Approach Through Spice Chemistry” at St.
th
Peter's college, Kolenchery on September 30 October
2014.
Prof. George Valluvassery: Two day U.G.C. sponsored
national seminar on “Mass Communication – Challenges,
Trends and Future” conducted by the department of
Oriental Languages, St. Stephen's College, Uzhavoor,
th th
Kottayam on 12 & 13 November 2014.
Prof. Deepa George & Dr Asha E Thomas: One day
Workshop for “Internal Mentors and Co-ordinators of WWS
Programme in Aided Colleges for the year 2014-15”
organized by the Office of the New Initiatives under
Directorate of Collegiate Education held at St.Xaviers
th
College for Women, Aluva on 14 October 2014.
InductionTrainingProgramme
Dr Asha E Thomas, Prof. Bini John & Pof. Binil Kumar
M. R. attended Induction Training Programme –A Workshop
on Good Learning conducted by Fostering Linkages in
Academic Innovation and Research (FLAIR), a Kerala
Government and Collegiate Education Department Initiative
as selected candidates from among college teachers in
Kerala at Water Authority Training Centre, Trivandrum in
November 2014.
MeetingsAttended
Dr Reena J Andrews & Prof. Bini John: attended meeting
of Coordinators, New Initiatives in Higher Education
conducted by Dept. of Higher Education. Govt. of Kerala,
th
Thiruvananthapuram on 7 August 2014.
Dr Raju P & Ms. Tresa Sunitha George: attended 'ENCON
club' staff coordinators meeting at BPCL (Bharat Petroleum
Cochin Limited) at Kundanoor, Kochi.
Refresher Course
Prof. Binil Kumar M. R. attended UGC Sponsored
'Refresher Course in English' for University / College
Teachers conducted from 01-08-2014 to 21-08-2014
at The UGC- Academic Staff College, University of
Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
Prof. Lima Sunny attended UGC Sponsored 'Special
Winter School' conducted by the UGC Academic Staff
College, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum,
from 28-11-2014 to 18-12-2014.
Papers in international Journals
1. V.G. Rajeshmon, M.R. Rajesh Menon, C. Sudha Kartha and
K.P. Vijayakumar, “Effect of Copper Concentration and
Spray Rate on the Properties Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films
Deposited Using Spray Pyrolysis”. Journal of Analytical and
AppliedPyrolysis.
2. Thomas, Asha E. and M C. Dileep (2014), “Momentum as
an Investment Strategy in the Indian Stock Market-An
Evaluative Study”, International Journal of Economic Research,
Vol.11, No.12, pp 219-240, ISSN:0972-9380.
Papers in National Journals
1. Shiju C.R. and M.C. Dileepkumar (2014), “Effectiveness of
Emerging Advertising Trends in the Changing Social Milieu”,
Contemporary Commerce Review, pp 29-35, ISSN: 2319-3638,
Vol. 3 No. 1.
2. Thomas, Asha E. (2014), “A Case Study of Kerala Dairy
Industry-with Special Reference to Ernakulam Regional Co-
operative Milk Producers Union Ltd”., Doing Business in India-
Challenges andOpportunitiesAhead, pp 201-209, ISBN:978-821-
924688-4-6
3. Thomas, Asha E. (2014), “The performance of Indian stock
market: An Analytical Study on IT Sector from an Investor's
Perspective”, Pauline Journal of Research and Studies,
Vol.2,No.1,pp 169-182,ISSN:2347-3843
4. Rose Philo K. J, Texin Joseph B.J., Sugunan S., “Study on
Acidity of Mesoporous Ceria on Modification with Chromium
and Manganese”, Pauline Journal of research and studies, Vol. 1,
Issue 2 (2013)
5. Rose Philo K. J, Eldhose Jacob, Sugunan S., “Preparation
and Characterization of Ce-Si-SBA-15 Modified With
Chromium”, Pauline Journal of research and studies, vol. 2, Issue 3
(2014)
Publications by faculty
PTA
PTA donated drinking water facility at the left block of the
college.
PTA met the expenses of Onam Celebrations 2014.
Class wise PTA meetings are conducted by the financial
support of the PTA.
Mr. Aevin D'Almeida of M. Sc.
Physics (2012-14 batch)
cleared UGC NET in JUNE
2014.
Achievement
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Faculty selected nationally/ internationally
to visit other laboratories/ institutions/
industries in India and abroad:
Dr Asha E Thomas got selected to
FLAIR International Internship 2014-
15 in Commerce discipline from Aided
Colleges in Kerala. The objective of
this programme is to develop
competent human resource that is
trained in the identified best
institutions outside India. Selected
faculty members will spend four
weeks observing the best practices
in learning and teaching and research in relevant areas
with the aim of experience sharing and capacity building.
Dr Rose Philo and Texin Joseph B.J. were selected
from Kerala to attend International Chemistry Olympiad
(ICHO) EXPOSURE camp at National Centre for Science
Education, Homi Baba Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bombay.
FacultyinEditorialBoards
Dr Rose Philo K.J. is the editorial board member of
1. International journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical
Kinetics
2. International Journal of Analytical and Applied
Chemistry Journals Pub
Dr. Sallyamma Job was appointed as
the member of the Working Group to
Study on Non-Banking Financial
Intermediaries in Kerala by the State
Planning Board, Thiruvanathapuram.
Dr Asha E Thomas achieved a high
score in International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) for
the test conducted by Cambridge
Achievements
English Language Assessment, The British Council and
IDP Education. The test result: Overall Band Score: 7.5
Dr Asha E. Thomas, Prof. Bini John and Pof. Binil
Kumar M. R. got selected to FLAIR programme of 2014-
15. Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and
Research (FLAIR) is a capacity building programme of the
Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala,
for the newly-joined faculty members of Arts and Science
Colleges, Engineering Colleges, and the Teaching
Departments of Universities.
RecognitionforTeachers
Dr Manju K. Menon chaired a session in the National
Seminar on “Graph Theory and its Applications” held at
St. Xaviers College for Women, Aluva during August 7-9,
2014.
Dr Manju K. Menon inaugurated the mathematics club
activities of the Department of Mathematics, Panampilly
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Govinda Menon Government College, Chalakkudy on 12
December 2014 and delivered a talk on 'Interesting
Mathematics'.
Dr Manju K. Menon was a resource person in the Two-
day Workshop for Mathematics Teachers of Standards 9
to 12, sponsored by Azim Premji University and
Ramanujam Mathematical Society which was held during
7- 8 November 2014 at the Department of
Mathematics, CUSAT. She delivered a talk on
'Recurrence Relations'.
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Dr Beena P.J. inaugurated Hindi Day celebrations on 14
September 2014 conducted by Hindi Shikshak Samithi,
Aluva Sub. District at SNDP Higher Secondary School,
Aluva.
Dr Beena P.J. offered felicitation on the occasion of St.
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Francis Assissi anniversary on 9 September 2014
organised by St. Francis Atmeya Sabha, Achdiocese of
Verapoly.
Dr Rose Philo K.J. is executive committee member of
School development board of Kendriya Vidhyalaya, NAD,
Kalamassery.
Dr Reena J Andrews is a member of Peer Review
Committee of Bharata Mata Journal of multidisciplinary
Studies.
Dr Reena J Andrews is External Question Paper Setter
for U.G. Examinations in Autonomous Colleges.
Prof. George Valluvassery was the resource person in
the NSS Annual Camp of St. Paul's College at
Chengamanadu.
Scholarship
263 first year U.G. and P.G. students have applied for
various scholarships sponsored by Central and State
Governments, UGC, KSHEC, CBSE, Minority welfare
commission and social security vision and are awaiting
for selection. In the previous year 239 students have
availed various scholarships. During this semester
the total amount dispersed is Rs.17.18 lacks.

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Department of Chemistry
1. Special lecture was arranged for M.Sc. students on 'computational
chemistry' by Dr. M. George, Associate Professor, S.H.College, Thevara.
2. Special lecture was arranged for MSc students on 'Quantum chemistry' by
Dr. Cyriac, Associate Professor, St.Albert's College, Ernakulam.
3. Invited talk by Dr.Ananthapadmanabhan on Quantum mechanics
4. Students of III BSc attended seminar at Aquinas College, Edacochin.
Department of Economics
1. An interim budget analysis was arranged on 12th August 2014.
Dr V.K.Vijayakumar, Investment Strategist, Geojit Paribas Ltd. was the key
analyst.
2. An orientation programme has been organised for the UG & PG students on
26th June 2014. Prof. V.X Sebastin, former Principal of St. Paul's College,
was the resource person.
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3. Special lecture on “Post Keynesian Economics” on 11 July 2014.
Dr. Vyshaka Varma, Former Faculty of Govt. College, Palakkad was the key
resource person.
4. PG students of Economics conducted a PPT Presentation on “The present
Kerala Economic Scenario' and on Indian Economy: Issues and Challenges”.
Student Enrichment Programmes
Students of Economics department Tiyala Mary, K.U
Krishna Kumar, Roshan Raphel & Ivy (III B.Com.) won
Cash award and certificates for the “Best Union Budget
Analysis Team" conducted by Chinmaya Vidhyapeed
Ernakulam 2014-15.
In the All India Essay Writing Competition 2014, jointly
organised by the Sri Rama Krishna Mission and the
United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan,
Sajitha K. and Christymol Joseph of II BA English won
prizes.
Anjali Raphel and Amal Antony (Dept. of Chemistry)
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secured 2 prize for inter departmental seminar
presentation competition.
Anjali Raphel and Amal Antony (Dept. of Chemistry)
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secured 3 prize in debate competition organised by
English department.
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Sinto Sebastian (Dept. of Chemistry) secured I t prize in
poster designing competition held at S.H.College,
Thevara in connection with ozone day celebration.
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Aarsha Surendren (Dept. of Chemistry) won I prize for
inter departmental seminar presentation competition
organised by Physics department.
Students' Achievement
Association
Activities
Mathematics
nd
On 13-11-'14, II M.Sc. Maths students conducted
their Math club activities with games on the basis of
cryptography, games to test the concentration, thinking
ability and games connecting Mathematics to nature.
Also there was a paper presentation on the topic
'Fractals' which was really interesting and informative.
Hindi
Hindi Club conducted group song & Solo competitions in
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Hindi on September 29 & 30 2014. In Solo
competition Sony. P.R. of I B.A. English Model I won first
prize. Shigma Prasteena of I B.Com. Computer
Applications and Arathy of II B.Com. won second and
third prizes respectively. In Group Song competition
Sony. P.R. & Team of I B.A. English Model I bagged the first
prize. Nimitha & Team of I B.A. English Model II and
Aswathy & Team of I B.Sc. Chemistry won second and
third prizes respectively.

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Economics
Celebration of National & International Days
World population Day: Department of Economics
conducted a debate competition on 'Population Growth in
India is a boon or bane'. Tiyala Mary George & Semeena
V.N of III B.A Economics won the First prize. In
association with this, the department conducted a
poster exhibition.
Youth Day: Economics Department celebrated Youth
Day on 12-08-2014. In relation to this, Banner, Street
play and Vilambarajatha were organized.
English
The Department of English in association with MCMAT
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hosted 'INTELIGENCIA 2014' on 14 August 2014, an
inter collegiate quiz programme in which S. Sajitha and
Vikram H.C. of II B.A. English were selected for the semi
finals.
The students of II BA & III BA English along with their
teachers visited the Kerala History Museum as part of
the programme of visiting places of cultural importance.
Literary Competitions
2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the beginning
of the First World War. In an attempt to ensure that this
commemoration is used to promote peace and
international co-operation, the Department of English
organized a Literary Fest with interdepartmental
competitions every month, based on the theme 'No Glory
in War'. Prof. Deepa George coordinated the
competitions and the exhibition.
A Mighty Pen : Writing Editorials was conducted in the
month of July. K. Sajitha of II BA Eng. won first price.
Maria John of I BA Eng., Agnel Treesa I BA Eng. won
second and third prices respectively.
Montage: Collage Competition was conducted in August.
Amrutha S. Bhatt II BSc Maths won first price. Thresia
Jesny, II BSc Maths won second and Jerlin George, II BA
Economics bagged the third prize. An exhibition of
theses collages were exhibited in the portico.
Other competitions held in the following months are as
follows. Plead for Peace: Poster Design Contest
(September); Illusion: Face Painting Competition
(October); Humour as a Weapon: Cartoon Competition
(November). The results will be announced soon.
Malayalam
Department of Malayalam conducted Chingapulari
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Malayalam Utsavam on 21 Aug. 2014. In Nadan Pattu
competition Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won first
prize. Amritha & Team III B.Sc. Chemistry won second
and Amritha P M & Team II B.Sc. Maths won the third
prize. In Onappattu, Arathy & Team II B.Com won first
prize. Jomon & Team II BA Eco. Won second and Krishna &
Team III B.Sc. Maths won the third prize. In Onappattu
for teachers, Prof. Maya & Team, Dept. of Maths bagged
the first prize and Prof. Asha Thomas & Team, Dept. of
Commerce won the second.

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The Nature Club of St. Paul's College has
undertaken various activities in the year
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2014. On June 4 2014, the Nature Club of
St. Paul's college received Green Certificate
from 'PLAN @ EARTH' for recycling 583 kilos
of waste paper and thereby saving 10 trees,
16907 liters of water, 1.9239 cubic yards of
landfill space and reduced greenhouse gas
emission by 583 kgs. of carbon equivalent in a
function held at Changampuzha Park.
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On June 5 as part of 'World Environment Day'
celebration, students of Nature Club planted
more than 50 saplings in the campus.
NATURE CLUBNATURE CLUBNATURE CLUB
A one day seminar on the topic 'Biodiversity and Heritage Conservation'
was conducted by Sri. Ponnekudam Bhagavathy Devaswom Trust at the
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temple premises of Thevakkal on June 7 2014 and three club members
of our college and the teacher coordinator Dr. Sobhana Michael
participated in the seminar.
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On September 20 2014, Nature Club of St. Paul's College conducted
'My Tree Challenge' Programme by planting fruit trees in the campus.
Former Indian cricket player Chandrakanth Pandit commenced the
Challenge by planting saplings in the college premise and challenged
neighboring colleges and the different departments of St. Paul's
College. The Programme was a great success.
The Women Empowerment Cell of this college is constituted under
the guidance of Dr Manju K. Menon, Department of Mathematics.
Ms. Shalin, III B.Sc. Mathematics is the student secretary and
there are student representatives from each class.
The cell organized a Food Making Competition in which no
heating/cooking was allowed. Yet there were 14 teams and many
innovative items were presented. The first prize was bagged by
Krishna Rajeev, Sharanya S. Raj and Priya Jose of III B.Sc.
Mathematics and second prize was bagged by Minu Antony, Rasli K.
Women
Empowerment Cell
K. and Tesna Yesudas of III B.A. English. The Best Dish award was for the Avil
Cake prepared by Riya Richard, Jesna K. S., Aswathy S. of I B.Sc. Chemistry.
The cell organized a course in paper ornament making in September 2014 and
Ms. Safna C. A., III B.Sc. Mathematics lead the class.
The cell organized a Food festival on 24/09/14 to raise funds and the whole
Pauline family cooperated with the programme. Variety of lunch items, snacks
and ice creams were there at the counter and the stall was empty by
afternoon. It was a great success!

14. Focusing on the aspect of empowering
students, the Mentoring and Counselling Cell
organized a mass counselling programme titled
'Life Solutions' on 17.10.2014 forenoon to
inculcate values and skills in students that
enable them achieve success and happiness in
future. Psy. Vipin V. Roldant, Chief Consultant
and HOD, Sunrise Hospital, Kakkanad led the
session. He was assisted by psychiatric social
workers Mr. Shaji Mathew and Preetha Anu.
Dr Beena P.J., Prof. Deepa George and students
- Hridya Joly, Manu Martin, Lijo Jose and Agnel
Treesa spoke on the occasion.
Mentoring and Counselling Cell
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Jesus Youth unit of the college
organized an Exhibition of
Marian pictures in October
2014 in lieu with the ten-day
Rosary recitation which
culminated with an Agape
feast for the teaching, non-
teaching staff and students of
the college. The ten-day
recitation and Agape were
organized by Prof. Regina
Margret and Dr Salia Rex.
College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix
Chackalackal delivered the
spiritual message and Principal
Dr Edwin Xavier picked the
lucky draw and gave away the
gift.
The All India Catholic University
Federation (AICUF) unit of St.
Paul's College was inaugurated
by Rev. Fr Felix Chackalackal on
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29 August 2014. The
Jesus Youth and AICUFJesus Youth and AICUFJesus Youth and AICUF
Akhil Titus ( I B.Com. Tax.) and K. Albert George Xavier (III
B.A. Eng.) won the second prize as team in the Inter
Collegiate Debate Competitions conducted by Dept. of
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Chemistry, St. Michael's College, Cherthala on 8 Oct.
2014 on the topic 'Revolution in Technology and Existence of
Ozone' as part of 'International Ozone Day Celebrations'.
K. Albert George Xavier (III B.A. Eng.) received the best
debater award.
DEBATE CLUB
Vincent de Paul society of St. Paul's conference adopted
seven students and gave them financial support to meet
their homely needs as well as educational needs. The
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conference conducted ac council meeting on 7 December
2014 and participated 50 members from various
conferences. This unit conducts meeting twice in a month.
Vincent de Paul
inaugural ceremony was followed by Holy Mass at St. Paul's Church. Rev.Fr Xavier Tharamel
S.J. was the chief celebrant. Dr Salia Rex is the coordinator, Glenn Gomez of I B.Sc.
Physics, Elizabeth Nivya of I B.Sc. Maths, Nitheya Jolly of III BA English, Christy Joseph of III
BA English are elected as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Public Relation Officer of the
college respectively.
A three-day residential camp was organized by the AICUF, Thiruvanathupuram Zone from
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13 to 15 September 2014. Glenn Gomez of I B.Sc. Physics represented the college. The
members of the camp visited the site of Adhivasi Gothra Maha Sabha to support them on
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their 60 day of standing strike for justice in front of the Secretariat.
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A two-day residential camp was organized at Sameeksha Spiritual centre at Kalady on 5 &
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6 September 2014. Albert George of IV B.A. English, Elizabeth Nivya of I B.Sc. Maths,
Divya of I Eco. and coordinator Dr Salia Rex represented the college.

15. Department of Physical EducationDepartment of Physical EducationDepartment of Physical Education
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Teams participation in the M G University
Inter collegiate Badminton, Basketball,
Chess, Table Tennis and Football teams took
part in the MG University Inter collegiate
tournaments. All the teams put up a good
show, especially the Football team which
lost to Maharajas College in tie breaker
after winning four matches.
Inter Collegiate Matches
organised by the Department
The department organised Mahatma Gandhi
University North Zone Chess and Table
Tennis tournament for the year 2014-15.
BCCI Matches organised at the
College
The college in collaboration with the Kerala
Cricket Association organised All India U-19
Women's Cricket tournament at the
picturesque St. Paul's College ground during
the month of October. The Board matches
covered with six cameras was for the first
time at St. Paul's College.
Two more wickets
Kerala cricket Association has added two
more new turf wickets making five wicket
centre Square. This will help us to organise
the matches without much damage to the
wickets.
World Cup Quiz
In connection with the World Cup at Brazil the
department jointly with the Placement Cell
organised a World Cup Quiz for the students.
Dr Asha E Thomas was the quiz master. All the
six department took part in the quiz and the
winners were Clevin Tom Louis and Jomy Roban
of II B.Com (Self). On the occasion 32 Flags of
the playing countries were exhibited at the
college portico.
Run Kochi Run
St. Paul's received the torch of 'Run Kochi Run',
Cochin International Half Marathon 2014.
Reunion of Women's Cricket team
The Women's Cricket team of St. Paul's rejoins
the college for celebrating 25 years of winning
t h e M G U n i v e r s i t y Wo m e n C r i c ke t
championship.
My Tree Challenge
The Department joined the Nature club in
organising My Tree Challenge in the college
Ground. Former Indian Cricketer Chandrakant
Pandit, Kerala U-19 team coach Sreekumaran
Nair, Himachal Pradesh U-19 team coach
Mr Anujpal Das, Manager Fr Felix Chakkallakkal,
Principal Dr Edwin Xavier, Dr Sobhana Michael,
Nature Club in charge and Department faculty
were present on the occasion.

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This year's Onam was celebrated in a grand style. Fr Felix
Chakkalakkal and Dr Edwin Xavier delivered the Onam
message. The programme was followed by Sinkari Melam
and different kinds of competitions. Nikesh of B.Sc.
Chemistry was the Maveli.
In Onappattu competition, Gayathri & Team, B.Com. and
Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won first and second prizes.
In Nadan Pattu competition, Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths
won first prize and Soumya & Team I B.Sc. Maths won
second prize. Renjitha of II B.Com was selected as Malayala
Manka and Malayala Manka Group was won by Sandra &
Team, III B.Com. III BA Eco. Won first prize in Pookkalam
competition III BSC Maths won second prize. In Tug of War
Physics Dept. won the first prize and Commerce Dept. won
the second.
Onam
Festival 2014
From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....
Prof. Binil Kumar and Prof. Justin George
We feel extremely happy to bring out the fifth edition of
Reections showcasing the activities of the college from
June 2014 to November 2014. The support shown by the
heads of the Department and the Faculty in giving the
inputs for the News Letter is appreciable. We express
our sincere thanks to the Manager, Principal, the College
Council, the teaching and Non Teaching Staff and the
students for the support they have rendered. A special
thanks to Dr Reena J Andrews, IQAC Co-ordinator for her
help and support.

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Dept.ofEconomics
The dept. of Economics has conducted an outreach
programme and extension activity in Moolampilly
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village, Kadamakudy Grama Panchayat on 15
November 2014 by distributing seeds and seedlings
of cabbage, ladies finger, chilly plant and 'cheera' plant
Outreach Programme
to the farmers with the support of VFPC, Kakkanad.
Dr Sallyamma Job on behalf of the dept. of Economics
conducted a “Financial Education Workshop” to the
participants of the outreach programme in
Moolampilly.
ExtensionActivity
The students and faculty of the dept. of Economics
participated in the “Pokkali Harvest Festival” at
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Pizhala Panchayat on October 20 2014.
Dept.ofPhysics
The department of Physics conducted an
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outreach program on 19 July, 2014 at HMT
High School, Kalamassery. The goal of the
workshop was to explore how physics
education in high school could be improved
through experiments.
 The Career Cell Conducted a class for Final Year PG
Students (Commerce) on Employability Skills. The
sessions were handled by resource persons from
District Employment Exchange, Ernakulam.
 A class has been arranged in participation with SCM Hub
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for Final year degree students on 15 December 2014
on employability skills. The session was handled by Mr.
Sandeesh S, Faculty SCM Hub.
 Career cell in association with Post Graduate
Department of Commerce organized a seminar on
Career Cell
"Prospects For Commerce Students" for Second Year
and Final Year Commerce students and for First M.Com
students. The session was handled by National Institute
of Tax Studies affiliated by National Centre for labour and
learning under government of India.
 13 students from Final year B.com and M.com
participated in the job fair conducted by by KPMG at
Viswajothi College Campus .

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In order to inculcate love and care to soil and farming, the
students under the guidance of the faculty of the Dept. of
Economics developed organic vegetable garden on the campus
and proved to be a success.
Green Initiatives:
A small plot of the campus was earmarked by the students of
the Department of English and banana saplings were planted.
The College Manager Fr Felix inaugurated the venture.
Young Farmers ClubYoung Farmers ClubYoung Farmers Club
& Vegetable Cultivation on the Campus:
The Music Club of St. Paul's college organized a Patriotic Group Song
Competition, Deshadhwani 2014 on 13th August 2014. Team from
Economics Department won the first prize and team from Maths
Department secured the second place.

19. The NCC unit of St. Paul's College is
attached to the 22 Kerala Battalion of
NCC, Eloor. The cadet strength of our
unit is 53 on roll. There are 32 SD cadets
and 21 SW cadets.
From our unit 18 cadets have passed the
'C'- certificate examination. 21 cadets
attended 10 day residential Annual
Training Camp conducted at MES
College Marampally. Our cadets Cicil
Josy and Amal Narayanan attended
Army attachment camp with J&K
Ries. Our cadet Amal Raj attended
National Integration Camp.
40 regular parades were conducted
in the college campus during the
academic year. Our cadets were
also given opportunity to interact
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NCCNCCNCC
with officers of armed forces, Wg. Cmdr Kalyanaraman was
invited for one of such sessions and cadets were given
awareness about structure of armed forces opportunities
available to them. 15 cadets donated blood at different
occasion during the academic year. NCC cadets along with
NSS volunteers cleaned college premises as part of 'Swach
Baharat' programme. Our cadets were specially invited from
the office of Honourable Minister Mr. Ibrahim Kunju to give
Guard of Honour to the Honourable Chief Minister Mr. Ommen
Chandy during his visit to CUSAT.
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The College celebrated 66 Independence day with grand NCC
parade displaying our cadet might and their synchronised and
synergetic performance. The chief guest of the event Dr.
Edwin Xavier hoisted national ag and motivated students by
making them aware of importance of the day.
FILM CLUBFILM CLUBFILM CLUB
K.U. Krishnakumar of II B.A. Economics directed a
short film titled 'Avarthanam', a strong message
against the use of tobacco. Many students from
different departments acted as well as took part in the
making of the film. The film had its premiere at Kochin
Media School. The film was screened in the college
Seminar Hall as part of NSS day celebrations.

20. The NSS unit of the college began the activities for the
academic year 2014-2015 by organizing a campus cleaning
drive. This was followed by planting saplings to celebrate
Environment Day. The focus this year was to promote a
plastic free campus. Litter, especially plastic waste was to
be avoided and messages to this effect were propagated by
the volunteers by way of posters and a rally. A food
collection drive to feed the homeless and destitute was
organised. Beggars and citizens living on footpaths were
helped by the distribution of food packets that the
volunteers supplied to the different parts of the city.
The special camp of this year was conducted at G.H.S.S.
Chengamanadu. The highlight of the seven day camp was an
eye camp conducted in collaboration with the Little Flower
hospital, Angamaly. More than 500 people participated and
about ten people were selected for free cataract surgery.
The path towards the local river where people generally
bathed and washed was wildly overgrown with weeds and
was rumoured to be a regular hub for snakes and other
creatures but was cleared and made accessible once again
by the dedicated effort of the volunteers. The local
residents expressed their gratitude by arranging a magic
show for the volunteers by a local magician. This proved to
be a very entertaining experience for the volunteers.
Jithu Joseph, Malayalam director, had an interaction with
the volunteers and spoke about adolescent response and
opportunity in the world of media. The Superintendent of
Police, Angamaly division spoke about crimes committed by
teenagers and the law procedures connected with this. Yet
another innovative act was the production of a short film by
the NSS volunteer secretary Krishnakumar. The film titled
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NSSNSSNSS
'Avarthanam' was a strong message
against the use of tobacco.
A one day workshop was conducted on
communicable diseases and volunteers
interacted with doctors and health
workers from the nearby hospitals and
health centres. Community cleaning was
given serious study as part of the Swach
Bharat Abhiyan. A pledge was taken to keep
our surroundings clean and a week of
cleanliness measures was agged off ranging from
classroom cleaning to maintaining hygienic toilets. NSS
volunteers also participated in various inter college camps
and meets organized by the Mahatma Gandhi University.