The Fest was attended by a total of 200 alumni members. The event hosted the Sport-X that conducted games like Box Cricket, Volleyball, and Table Tennis for the alumni. In addition to this, the Alumni Excellence Award was also held on the day. The Alumni members, through various sponsorship, contributed to the welfare of their alma mater.
Dr. R. W. Alexander Jesudasan, Pro Vice Chancellor addressed the gathering and welcomed the alumni members and emphasized the importance and significance of the alumni for an institution. Dr. S. N. Sridhara, Vice Chancellor in his presidential address, congratulated all the alumni excellence awardees and welcomed the alumni to the annual alumni fest. He mentioned the ways in which the alumni can contribute for the welfare and development of the institution through their expertise. He also urged the alumni members to collaborate with HITS for mentorship, industry visits and establishing center of excellence.
Dr. Ravikumar Solomon, Prof. i/c - Alumni Office briefed the gathering on HITSAA activities for the academic year 2022 – 2023 which includes the events of all the chapters and the Alumni office events like Alumni Talk Series, Gyan Disha, Sport-X, Reunions etc were showcased. He also briefed the audience on the latest achievements and accolades of the University. Following this, the audience were entertained and enthralled by the cultural performance staged by the students.
Alumni Excellence Awards
S.No. | Award Category | Name |
1 | Corporate Excellence Award | Mr. Satheesh R., VP - Operations, BGR Energy Systems (Mech -1992) |
2 | Alumni Relations Excellence Award | Mr. Sankar S., Co-Founder, InCoBAN Ecosystems (Civil -1994) |
3 | Government Service Excellence Award | Mr. T. K. Elamaran, GM - Engineering, Indian Oil (Mech-1992) |
4 | HITS Bravery Award | Mr. Utkarsh Singhania, Director, The Standard Chemical Company (CSE -2006) |
5 | Alumni Relations Excellence Award | Ms. Jessy Mathew, MD, JM International SPC (MBA-1996) |
6 | Entrepreneurial Excellence Award | Ar. Prasanna K., Director, Studio 7 Consultants (BArch - 2001) |
7 | Sports Excellence Award | Ms. T. Darshini, National Player | Ticket Examiner, Southern Railways (BCom - 2020) |
8 | HITS Best Alumni Chapter Award | Mr. J. M. Robert Bornshin, MD, Majo International, Singapore (Mech-1992) | Hindustan East Asia Alumni Chapter President |
9 | Corporate Excellence Award | Ms. Premila Josephine, Sr. Manager - Products, AMD Singapore (ECE - 1989) |
10 | Corporate Excellence Award | Ms. Nazhath Sultana, Principal Service Delivery Director, NCS Singapore (ECE -1990) |
Sport-X Winners
S.No. | Description of the Sport | Winner | 1st Runner up | 2nd Runner up | 3rd Runner up |
1 | Box Cricket | Class of 2006 | Class of 2021 | NA | NA |
2 | Volleyball | Class of 2021 | Class of 2006 | NA | NA |
3 | Table Tennis | Mr. Gnanasekhar (2006) | Mr. S. S. Murthi (1997) | Dr. Samuel James (1995) | Mr. Samuel Xavier (2022) |
Alumni Contributions
HITSAA Cash awards sponsored by the Alumni of the 1992 batch (10 x Rs. 5000/-) were presented to deserving students and the faculty. by the batch representatives - Mr. Satheesh R. (1992) and Mr. T. K. Elamaran (1992)
HITSAA Awards sponsored by 1992 Batch
STUDENTS (7Awards) (Rs.5000/- each) – Academic Accomplishments & other Achievements
S. No. | Department | Roll No. | Student Name | Sem. | CGPA |
1 | CIVIL | 20109003 | Goutham R | VII | 9.2 |
2 | ECE | 20121058 | Neelisetti Venkata Sai Sarath | VII | 8.96 |
3 | MECH | 20127006 | Kumarswamy R. | VII | 9.33 |
4 | CSE | 20137054 | Vimal P | VII | 8.87 |
5 | EEE | 20127008 | Suresh Aburi | VII | 9.4 |
6 | AERO | 20101023 | Dhruvashish V | VII | 8.01 |
7 | AUTO | 20104006 | Anton Felis | VII | 8.87 |
STUDENT (Two Awards to a Girl & a Boy) (Rs.5000/-each) - for Excellence in Individual Sports
S. No. | Department | Roll No. | Student Name | Sem. | CGPA |
8 | PED | 20306054 | Sangamithra | VI - BCom | Basketball Player |
9 | PED | 21341006 | Mohandas | VI - BSc | Football Player |
10 | Young Research Faculty | MEF95 | Dr. Rajesh M | AP(SG) | MECH |
The Alumni of the 1997 batch donated Rs. 50,000/- towards “Fund your Fellow” scholarship to two students recommended by the Office of Student Affairs.
S. No. | Scholarship sponsored by 1997 |
1 | D.Venkata Praveen, - First Year ECE |
2 | V. Sakthi Sree– First Year IT |
Mr. Johny Nixon (CSE -2001), alumnus from Singapore and office bearer of HEAA Chapter announced a contribution of Rs. 1,00,000/- towards “Fund Your Fellow” scholarship for 4 students.