The IEEE student chapter TKMCE felt a new burst of energy and enthusiasm in the year 2000, with the induction of new members in the branch and with their active participation in the various branch activities. Under the guidance of our branch counselor Er. V. Sajith and with the supervision of the office bearers the student branch continues with the motto of all round personality development of all the student members. The current membership strength is 40 with renewals and new members.

The activities of the Branch started with the inaugural two-day camp, Clairvoyance- 2000, presided by Er. Narayanan, vice-chairman IEEE Kerala section, and Mr. Kamal V Rao, district collector Kollam. Er Narayanan delivered a lecture on social responsibility of a software engineer. The two-day personality development camp conducted by Red. Col. Gopakumar (TVM), focused on interviews and group discussions.

A series of three Aptitude tests were conducted, with emphasis on verbal and non-verbal ability, numerical ability and logical reasoning. About 200 students took the tests. The aim of these tests was to get the members competent with aptitude tests, which are commonly employed for screening students in various competitive exams. It also helped to boost the performance level of participants in several campus recruitment programs.

A mock CAT exam was conducted in association with Career Institute TVM. About 120 students participated. The test paper was based on the All India Common Admission Test, for selection of students for the premier Management study institutes in India.

The IEEE student Branch launched its Web site www.ieeetkm.8m.net. The web site provides information regarding the branch activities, the college membership information, and feedback forms. With the launch of the web site members can register online for the various activities.

A paper presentation competition is scheduled to be held on first week February 2001. The contenders are required to select a device/contraption/technology and to present a paper on the working principles of the same.