The Final Sem !

College re-opened on June 1 for the fourth and final semester of the course. It was treated as an orientation day with strings of talks that was mixture of learning, motivationa and an overview of the semester ahead. 
A small function was organized as a farewell for George sir who was transferring to another college. Following which we had talks by Dr. Asha, Dr. Joju John, Prof Nathanien and an overview of the semester by Dr. Bindu. The day concluded with a feedback session.


It remains to be seen what the fourth semester has in store for us.

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