| |19 December 2017HIGHERRevieweducation sphere. While engineers are often referred as the creators, various research works have been adopted by the AVS College to boost the analytical thinking capability and impel the innovation instinct of the students. Senthil Kumar shares, "Over the years the college has promoted meaningful R&D activities with the vision and mission to pursue and promote research in modern technologies." The college has till date published more than 100 research papers out of which 50 have found its place in journals. From time to time, the college receives grants from agencies like ISTE, IE(I), CSIR, ICMR and so on. The college encourages both students and the staff members to carry out research works in their interest areas."Our team of 120 faculty members is our asset who directs the right path to our students throughout their journey in the college," claims Raja Vinayakam. The college stimulates not only the students, but also the teachers to undergo industry-internship twice a year to stay updated with the latest development. In order to facilitate plain-sailing internship process of the students, the college has proposed tie-ups with Schneider, Siemens, Barola Technologies, Sirshti Innovations, just to name a few. Covering all the ingredients, which prove to be beneficial for the job seekers, the college has comprehended the growing demand of the enthusiastic entrepreneurs and formed Entrepreneur Development Cell that takes care of the needful. The cell gladly greets many well-known entrepreneurs to share their insight acumen on start-up ideas including funding. AVS is notably the institutional member of NEN. "The testament of the cell's success can be witnessed very prominently by our many computer science graduates who have turned into successful entrepreneurs today by establishing their own company," shares Raja Vinayakam Today, AVS College with its relentless endeavors has placed several batches of students in companies like Infoview, Qub Cinema, Datalogics, TechMahendra, CTS, Infosys and many more offering a package ranging from Rs. 2.2 lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs per annum. Sharing the plans of the college, Senthil Kumar concludes, "We are determined to raise the caliber of engineering education in the country by expanding R&D activities, receiving more accreditation from national and international boards and placing our students in companies with maximum salary package in next couple of years." AVS takes supplementary efforts to adjoin flair in the future engineers and introduces diverse add-on courses, technical and soft skill training during the tenure of the students in the college
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