The IEEE is a Trans-national Organization, which encompasses professionals, teachers and students with an interest in engineering and provides them with a forum for interaction through its innumerable symposia, conventions, publications and competitions. The Student Branch at TSEC (IEEE-TSEC) is particularly renowned for its efforts to make available, the latest technologies to its members.

The IEEE Student Branch of Thadomal Shahani Engineering college was established in 1990 with the help of our honorable Principal Prof. Kranti Kumar, & since then has raced on to become one of the largest IEEE Student Branch competing with thousand other Universities & Colleges in six continents. Thus along with the distinction of being the largest professional society in TSEC with more than 400 members, IEEE-TSEC is also one of the largest student branch in the world.

IEEE-TSEC has four technical societies: -

• Communications Society
• Computer Society
• Engineering in Medical and Biology Society
• Industrial Electronics Society

IEEE-TSEC organizes a galaxy of events throughout the year. Some popular events are: -

• ISAAC : IEEE Students' Activities and Conferences is our Annual Tech Festival held in October every year & is popular among the student masses across every engineering college in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai
• Industrial Trip : Its an Annual 10 day trip to industrially developed cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore. This facilitates the students' interaction with the industry in different parts of the country & they thus get a valuable experience of the ground realities of the environment in which they shall be soon working in. Thus the IEEE-TSEC aims at bridging the gap between college and the industry.

Besides these the individual societies organize a host of other activities like tech-events like Mosaic & techno, seminars, workshops, software courses & the list can go on & on. Also worth mentioning besides the technological advantage it gives to its students, while doing so it also gives the students an invaluable experience of managing IEEE-TSEC as an organization which shall definitely lay the stepping stone for our future corporate managers & CEOs.

Well this could go on for well over a million pages. You could get a whole lot of information at www.ieee-tsec.org and www.ieee.org. Remember we are not the best because we are the largest...We are the largest because we are the best.

Institution of Engineers (India) - IE(I) is Asia's largest professional body of engineers with international links having sister societies around the world. The IE(I)-TSEC Students' Chapter was inaugurated by Prof. Ghosh- President of IE(I), Calcutta, in 1997-98. , in the presence of Mr. Ashok G. Puranik, Chairman of Maharashtra state centre of the IE (I), with the full support of our Principal Kranti Kumar.

Due to its excellent relations with Indian industries, the IE(I) allows its members, a high level of interaction with industries. IE(I)-TSEC takes advantage of this opportunity and acquaints its student members with the practical aspects of engineering, which are impossible to obtain from books. The chapter/society achieves this through many industrial visits, seminars and workshops on various engineering topics of today's high technologies and trends.

PROPOSED ACTIVITIESFOR 2004-2005

• Outstation industrial visits planned to Jalandhar & Punjab in Sept 2004.
• Expert lectures on technical topics of interest..
• HAM RADIO CLUB- wireless communication for training and helping the nation in times of natural calamities.
• Debate competitions /spot-bate(Engineering Topics)
• Various workshops & seminars on personality development and computer graphic image editing (Photoshop, etc.) for professionalism.

HELD ACTIVITES:2003-2004

• Industrial trip to Kerala and Bangalore
• Annual inter college technical fest ?QUANTUM LINX 2004? was held
• Seminars on Engineering & Management and Bears & Bulls
• Mock GRE AND GMAT tests for T.E. students of our college was held
• Programming contests on C Programming and Automobile Quiz was held
• Seminars on Aeromodelling by PAWAN HANS.

PREVIOUSLY HELD INDUSTRIAL VISITS

• 1998-99 Hyderabad (led by Rahul Jaisingh)
• 1999-00 Chandigarh (led by Sanjay Dharmani)
• 2000-01 Bangalore-Chennai (led by Manoj Goplani)
• 2001-02 Delhi-Nainital (led by Vikram Buta)
• 2002-03 Goa (led by Rajiv Tandon)
• 2003-04 Bangalore

Our National Service Scheme unit was started in the college in the year 1998 with the full support of our principal Prof. Kranti Kumar and Prof. Dinesh Panjwani, NSS coordinator of the university of Mumbai. The scheme utilizes the leisure time of students by providing them with opportunities to serve the community and develops the overall personality of the students joining the teamwork of the NSS. T.S.E.C. happens to be the only engineering college to have a NSS unit in Mumbai University.

Programmes conducted during academic 2003-04

• Blood Donation Drive:
  217 units of blood for Thallasemia patients was collected from the teachers and students of T.S.E.C. by the Red Cross on 18th October 2003.
  
• Peace Rally:
  On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, NSS volunteers participated in a peace rally carrying a message of brotherhood, non violence, patriotism and social justice.
  
• National Integration Camp:
  10 NSS-TSEC volunteers, under the guidance of Prof.A.H.Faruqh, represented Maharashtra and Goa in a 10 day National Integration Camp at Chennai.
  
• Not Just Kiddin:
  NSS Volunteers regularly visited the Pediatric ward of Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Sion where they played with the children and taught them the importance of education and personal hygiene.
  
• Bandra Station Project:
  This project was aimed at general safety, awareness, public hygiene and abiding by the railway rules. Volunteers patrolled Bandra station platforms with banners ensuring railway norms.
  
• Don Bosco Diwali Mela:
  NSS Volunteers participated in the Diwali Mela for marginalized children at Don Bosco High School, Matunga on 30th and 31st October 2003.
  
• 10 Day Residential Camp:
  This camp was held at 'Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram', Karjat, Raigad district. Various activities were carried out for the development of the villagers, such as conducting a survey on malnutrition, spreading awareness, organising fun events for children, and construction of 'Bandh' at ADS(Academy of Development Science)
  
• Mahashivratri Project:
  This project under BNHS(Bombay Natural History Society), was undertaken for prevention of forest fire and plastic waste, on the occasion of Mahashivratri, in Borivli national park. On this day Nature Club was also initiated.
  
• Don Bosco Diwali Mela:
  NSS Volunteers participated in the Diwali Mela for marginalized children at Don Bosco High School, Matunga on 30th and 31st October 2003.
  

Proposed Activities for the academic year 2004-05

• Blood Donation Drive
• Peace Rally
• National Integration Camp
• Bandra Station Project
• NSS Mela
• Don Bosco Diwali Mela
• 10 Day Residential Camp

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) is a national apex professional body of Electronics and Telecommunication engineers. IETE focuses on advancing the science and technology of electronics, telecommunication, computer and related areas. IETE publishes its periodicals, which gives information regarding different technical subjects as well as information about the personalities from these fields.

The TSEC-IETE is still in its infant stage and is slowly growing up. Ten teachers and sixty students are associated with IETE. First year engineering students can enroll in IETE-ISF at any time. The enrollment forms are available with Ms, Nehal Saple(T.E.EXTCA)and Ms. Mahak Kewalramani(T.E. EXTC A)

Objectives of Student's Forum.

IETE-ISF is arranging technical programmes and activities such as lectures, workshops, quizzes and seminars regularly. Last two years IIT BOMBAY and IETE-TSEC had organized poster making event on the topic ?Signals and Systems?. Last year 15 groups of TSEC participated and 5 groups got prize. IETE-ISF also facilitates technical visits and practical training.

IETE-ISF Executive Committee for the academic year 2004-2005.

Introduction

The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers is a renowned national body of Chemical engineering professionals. Its activities include, among others, arranging seminars and symposia relayed to the Chemical engineering discipline. Essentially, it serves as a platform for conducting activities and events beneficial to the fraternity of Chemical engineers. The TSEC student chapter is a relatively new one. With all the formalities done, IIChE -TSEC was formed in 1995. Ever since its inception it has been growing, starting with as little as 8 members. The TSEC student chapter headed by head of department, aims to bring information and technology to the undergraduate students which will help them keep abreast with the latest in the Chemical Engineering field.

Membership

The student chapter of TSEC makes every Chemical Engineer student a member of the organization. With a petty membership fee, one can very easily avail of all the periodicals and magazines that are printed every quarterly or semester wise by the IIChE office (head quarters) in Calcutta. The TSEC-student chapter is headed by the General Secretary, a student from the final year He is entrusted with the work of running the Organization smoothly. A host of other posts like the Finance Secretary, Program Organizer, Convener, Joint Secretary and the like exist. However in terms of work these post remain titular. In that every members input is crucial.

Events

Chemfusion is one of the main activities carried out by the IIChE. It is an intercollegiate festival that brings together Chemical engineering students from various institutions affiliated to the Mumbai University, which primarily include TSEC, UDCT, DJSCoE, MGM, BHVP, PEC, SSJCE etc.

A variety of programmes are conducted-both technical & non-technical (paper presentations, debates, quizzes, etc.). These events hope to foster the spirit of healthy competition and to promote an interaction amongst the budding Chemical engineers from the Mumbai region.

In addition to our main event we have a few seminars related to Chemical Engineering topics and /or allied subjects. For instance last year we had a Biotechnology based seminar. Such activities not only help students with their organizing skills but also make them take efforts to go beyond their curriculum.

Moreover we also encourage students to participate in quizzes and debates organized once in the odd semester. Students selected from such events are allowed to participate in intercollegiate events including Chemfusion.

Our efforts are focused in making IIChE a prominent organization. We are sure we will achieve it in the near future.

The Computer Society of India which was established in the year 1965, is today one of the largest IT professionals' society in India. The chief endeavors of this society are :-
Interchange of information in the field of computers, IT and allied sciences between specialist and the public.
Assistance to professionals engaged in relevant fields to maintain the integrity and competence of the profession.
Fostering a sense of partnership among professionals engaged in the field.

Chapters and Student Branches

CSI has more than 62 chapters spread over the nation. The chapters are instrumental in achieving the objectives of the society. The chapters organize monthly technical meeting, presentations, exhibitions, training programmes and also hold Regional, National, and International events.

In addition, there are more than 100 student branches in the country. The student branches organize seminars, technical sessions and other informative activities, which tremendously enhance the knowledge and confidence of student members.

CSI-TSEC

The inauguration of students' branch of CSI in TSEC was held on 18th August 2001. Following the inauguration. Mr. Sameer Deshpande - Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. delivered a seminar on '.NET'.

CSI-TSEC promises to help the students to broaden their horizons by bridging the gap between academics and industry.

Management Societies-TSEC

The Management Society is one of the few non-technical societies in TSEC. Every TSECite is by default a member of the Management Society, making it in true sense, a society of, for and by the TSECites. The MS also has the good fortune of having our foresighted Principal Prof. Kranti Kumar as its counselor. While the MS may have started off as catering mainly to the management school of thought, a lot of value has been done over the years.

The activities of the MS encompass everything from organizing mock exams (GRE, TOEFL, CAT) to personality development seminars and fun events like the ever-popular Treasure Hunt. And that's not all, the MS also brings out Synapse, the TSEC college magazine.

Having said that every TSECite is by default a member of the MS, we have a group of enthusiastic people comprising the Orbit, who are chosen after applicants are interviewed by the MS Committee. The Orbit works in close co-ordination with the Committee for the various events organized by the MS. Being a part of the Orbit Provides an excellent opportunity to hone one's organization and communication skills.

Whilst there are no broad divisions lines, the Orbit comprises of three groups - organization, publicity and the editorial board. Whilst those who opt for organization work backstage, the publicists are entrusted with the task of creating awareness about the events organized by the MS. The editorial board comprises of creatively inclined individuals with a flair for writing, which works on the college magazine.

The Management Society thus provide an opportunity for the organizationally talented students to polish their skills and work for the cause they can identify with, equipping them with experience needed to succeed in industry.

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) started in 1941 as the Associations of Principals of Technical Institutions (India) and later became the Indian Society for Technical Education in 1967. ISTE is affiliated to AICTE , having its Head-quarters in New Delhi. ISTE-TSEC was incepted in the year 2001. ISTE-TSEC has tried to provide a subtle blend of technical and fun events under the guidance of its teacher-convenor Prof. Vanita Jain and teacher-secretary Prof. Uttara Bhatt.

ACTIVITIES

ISTE-TSEC aims to provide students with the foundation for the future activities. Amongst these are seminars , workshops , industrial trips and intra-collegiate festivals. These activities help the students to gain knowledge from various fields which can be helpful in near future and also play an important role in their Personality development.

ISTE-TSEC conducted a seminar on 'How to become a Topper' which gave the students tips on how to study and manage their studies along with other extra-curricular activities and finally excel in the academics. ISTE-TSEC followed this by a seminar on 'How to fare well in exams' which provided the students with solutions to nervousness during exams such as a time-table to study and many others. ISTE-TSEC conducted a seminar on 'Stress Management' which aimed at relieving the tensions in a student's daily hectic life. ISTE-TSEC also conducted a seminar on 'Internet Security' which covered the topics such as hacking , viruses , cookies and firewalls and provided the students with the necessary knowledge of how to protect their PCs from the viruses.

ISTE-TSEC conducted workshops on VEDIC MATHS which explained how tedious and cumbersome mathematical operations can be when executed mentally and helped to sharpen the students mathematical skills that would help in preparations for various competitive exams such as GRE , GMAT , CAT or GATE.

ISTE-TSEC also conducted a CRO workshop to acquaint the F.E's and S.E's with the operation of the CRO so that they would feel at ease operating it and not interpret it as 'Confused Regarding Operation' but as 'Cathode Ray Oscilloscope'.

ISTE-TSEC conducted the PC Assembly workshop which gave the students an insight to the various components of the PC and the way these components work simultaneously. ISTE-TSEC also conducted a workshop on Dreamweaver which provided the students the knowledge on how to construct their own websites and manage them. ISTE-TSEC also conducted the VHDL workshop in which the students learnt how to design various circuits using a computer.

ISTE-TSEC organized its most sought after event for its members which was the 3-day industrial trip to Pune to visit Telco , Coke and Anshuman.

In the Coke factory, the students were shown the mechanized process of manufacturing aerated drinks right from the cleansing of the empty bottles to the final market product. Anshuman gave the students an overview of the different microprocessors and microcontrollers that are used in the industries. Finally, TELCO, manufacturer of the Indica , Indigo and Safari showed the students the manufacturing of cars from the very basic which was a dream come true for any car lover and admirer. ISTE-TSEC also conducted an industrial trip to BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) were students witnessed cutting edge technology at work. The trips helped the students get in touch with the practical aspect of the technological world.

Apart from the technical aspect ISTE-TSEC also conducted fun events for the students. ISTE-TSEC held an innovative quiz show "Kaun Banega Engineer" , a computer animated quiz which was based on the lines of "Kaun Banega Crorepati". The participants had the option of selecting the type of quiz , namely Electronics , Computers , Chemical, General and Sports. ISTE-TSEC conducted a LAN gaming session which included games like Need for Speed (NFS) and Counterstrike (CS). ISTE-TSEC then came up with Stock Mania which also provided the students with knowledge about the stock market along with fun.

Recently ISTE-TSEC conducted the JAVA workshop that helped the students learn one of the most important computer languages which forms an integral part of any computer or IT engineer's resume and knowledge.

One of the main events in the pipeline is an Industrial trip to Silvassa. This trip will include a visit to the industries such as HINDALCO and PCS , thus helping the students to view the latest developments in the field of technology.

PUBLICATIONS

ISTE publishes bimonthly newsletters for members enrolled for annual as well as life membership. There are newsletters published in individual sectional regions.

These newsletters encompass an encyclopedia of knowledge containing technical, social and quality information. Every newsletter highlights the profile of an engineering teacher who has made a deep impact on students' lives. Even engineering institutions all over India are profiled. It also includes articles which motivates the students towards achieving their goals. The newsletters also publish news about the activities in the different ISTE chapters. This gives an overview about the different activities that can also be arranged for the benefit of students by ISTE-TSEC.

There are articles from teachers of different engineering colleges trying to develop positive attitude among students and making their approach goal-oriented. Also, various short-term courses in the pipeline are listed for teachers interested. Finally, short speeches and quotes from great authors that serve as a garnish for such a great recipe of knowledge.

AWARDS and PRIZES

The ISTE has instituted many awards and prizes at various levels for excellence in diversified branches. Broadly, classified at the national and state levels, there are awards for students, teachers as well as Principals.

In order to motivate students , ISTE gives awards for the best M.Tech thesis for the various branches like Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Electronics engineering college at the national level. There are awards for the Best Engineering college, promising Teachers and Best Engineering college Principal.

At the state level, however, there are awards instituted for the Polytechnic field as well. Polytechnic institutes incorporating best overall development are also awarded.

The awards generally include cash prize, medallion and citation. Nominations for the awards are invited during the month of July every year.

BUDGET

ISTE-TSEC offers membership to both students as well as teachers. Students can only become annual members of ISTE-TSEC. They can renew their membership every year. However , teachers are given an option of becoming annual or life members.

The annual membership fee for teachers is Rs.250 whereas life membership fee is Rs.2050. Teachers are very much interested in becoming life members since ISTE offers various beneficial schemes for its short-duration courses for teachers.

The number of students on an average in ISTE-TSEC are 150. ISTE (Delhi) provides grants to various chapters for their events depending upon the magnitude of the event.

TSEC Spiritual Foundation

This year's activities of TSF were initialized by forming a core committee of students who would be responsible to organize the events throughout the year. the committee was selected by the petron, Prof. Kranti Kumar and the students were given variuos responsibilities as follows:

The Committee started the year's activities by organizing a "Bhajan's Session" on the occasion of Independence Day i.e. 15th August, 2005. The Bhajan's were sung by the students of the college.

The next event was a seminar on "Palmisry" by Ms. Asha Bodani. She gave very basic knowledge about what is palmistry.

This was followed by workshop on "Palmistry" by Ms. Asha Bodani where she practically taught people to read hands.

The TSF committee decided to have a membership drive so as to give an opportunity to student to join the foundation and be an active part of it's activities. The annual fees for the membership was decided to be Rs. 50/-. The membership concluded with having TSF having 200 members who were keen to participate and co-operate the events of TSF.

TSF committee organized SPIRITS'06 festival in the month of February which was a seven day festival consisting of Bhajan Sandhyas(everday), seminars on Signature Analysis, Reiki, Personality Development, Vastu Shastra, Tarot Reading and Workshops on Meditation. With the last day which was concluded by a Jam Session.

ALAAP is one of the few non-technical societies in TSEC. The first of its kind, it was launched on the 27th of January, 2005 with an unconventional aim to reach out to all the music-lovers in TSEC. ALAAP has organized a number of events for those who enjoy and appreciate all genres of music-classical or light, vocal or instrumental and Indian or western.The ALAAP caption-"music for all" itself is a reflection of this open attitude. The main emphasis is on giving students a platform to showcase their hidden talents, which otherwise, would not be possible in this atmosphere of technological knowledge.

EVENTS

ALAAP is one of the few non-technical societies in TSEC. The first of its kind, it was launched on the 27th of January, 2005 with an unconventional aim to reach out to all the music-lovers in TSEC. ALAAP has organized a number of events for those who enjoy and appreciate all genres of music-classical or light, vocal or instrumental and Indian or western.The ALAAP caption-"music for all" itself is a reflection of this open attitude. The main emphasis is on giving students a platform to showcase their hidden talents, which otherwise, would not be possible in this atmosphere of technological knowledge.

This was followed by a Students Concert exclusively for classical music lovers on the 17th of March,2005. It included mainly Classical Vocal renditions along with breathtaking sitar and violin performances. It provided a much needed platform for students interested, and dabbling in Indian Classical music, to showcase their talent.

ACTIVITIES: 2005-2006

This year's activities of ALAAP were initialized by forming a core committee of students who would be responsible to organize the events throughout the year.

ALAAP COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 2005-2006

ALAAP marked its second year in TSEC with a series of events.

To begin with, the committee decided to organize 'Taraana- The Classical Concert' exclusively for the classical music lovers.

In the second semester of the year, ALAAP made its presence felt in a big way by launching 'TSEC IDOL', TSEC's first ever singing competition. This was ALAAP's first attempt to reach out to the students on such a grand scale. ALAAP received record registrations for 'TSEC Idol'. with students from all disciplines participating in it. The eliminations were held on the 10th and 11th of February, 2006, with over 50 students turning up on both the days to compete for the trophy. Of all the participants, 20 were selected as the semi-finalists. The semi-finals, on 13th Feb, saw some enthralling performances, with 7 best singers in TSEC making it to the grand finals, held on 17th Feb. The competition in the finals was extremely tough and required the singers to take their singing to another level. Such was the fierceness of the competition, that the judges had difficulty in selecting a single winner and had to choose not one, but two winners. The competition was judged by the expert faculty who took lots of efforts in selecting the first TSEC Idols.

ALAAP is thus one of the few non-technical societies that aims at providing a performing platform to young budding artists to nourish their talents. It also aims at generating interest in music in students and encourage them to participate in non-technical cultural activities along with technical ones, for an overall personality developments.