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St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

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43 Dr. S. Aruna, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics &
English, is the inventor of the patent titled “SECURE CRYPTOGRAPHIC

TRANSMISSION DEVICE”

44 Dr. B. Shoba, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics &
English, has been recognized as an NPTEL Discipline Star for the July–

December 2025 session, in recognition of her consistent academic

excellence and active engagement in NPTEL courses.

45 Dr. N. Venkatesh, Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical
Engineering, has been conferred with the prestigious NPTEL Believer

Award for the July–December 2025 session. The recognition was

awarded by the National Programme on Technology Enhanced

Learning (NPTEL), an initiative of the Indian Institutes of Technology

(IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), under the Ministry of
Education, Government of India.

46 Dr. N. Venkatesh, Professor and Head of the Department, Department
of Chemical Engineering, has successfully completed the AICTE–QIP
PG Certificate Programme on “Advanced Metallic Alloys for Energy

Storage Applications.” The programme was conducted by Sardar

Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, under

the aegis of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),

during the period June 2025 to December 2025.

47 Dr. N. Venkatesh, Professor, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, has
successfully participated in and completed the AICTE Training and

Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on

“Electrochemical Energy Storage: Materials and

Devices.”ectrochemical energy storage technologies.

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