Mechanical Engineering student team comprising of Mr. Anil Alex, Mr. Joseph Joseph, Mr. Joseph Abraham, Mr. Ditto Paul and Mr. Ansin Jolly (S8 ME-A), guided by Er. Chacko Preno Koshy has participated in the semifinal of Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Innovation Awards 2016 with the project 'Development of a sustainable, eco-friendly and biodegradable nano-grease from coconut oil and studies on its various thermo-physical and tribological properties for commercial applications'

The following proposals for ‘Project Work' and ‘Technical Symposium' have been recognized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for funding/sponsorship.

Mechanical Engineering student team comprising of Mr. Anil Alex, Mr. Joseph Joseph, Mr. Joseph Abraham, Mr. Ditto Paul and Mr. Ansin Jolly (S8 ME-A), guided by Er. Chacko Preno Koshy has won a SPECIAL PRIZE for the project “Development of a sustainable, eco-friendly and biodegradable nano-grease from coconut oil and studies on its various thermo-physical and tribological properties for commercial applications” in the KTU TECHFEST held on 13 and 14 Jan 2017. The project has also been funded by KSCSTE under INNOVATE scheme and was presented in the contest category in the TECHFEST 2017.

M.Tech thesis of Mr. Jibin T Philip (M.Tech - Machine Design 2017) got awarded with

• Innovative Student Projects Award 2017 organized by Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
• Best Paper Award for the topic titled "Nano Lithium Grease (NLG): Tribological Property Evaluation of Coconut Oil based Lithium Grease added with Ceria Nanoparticles" for the event Vibhavana 2017, a state level paper presentation contest conducted by Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur on 8 March 2017

Mr. Jibin T Philip also got appointed as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) for the DST-SERB project at National Institute of Technology, Mizoram (NIT Mizoram) on 03 August 2017.

Mr. Johny P Joseph secured Third Rank with 8.53 CGPA in the Final Semester M. Tech Mechanical Engineering with specialization Machine Design in MGU Examination held in September 2016.

SAINTGITS College of Engineering has been identified as one of the top performing NPTEL Local Chapters.

• Colleges in the top 1-10 will get AAA rating
• Colleges from 11-50 will get AA rating
• Colleges between 51-100 will get A rating

The details of SAINTGITS college for the Sep/Oct 2016 examination:

• PRESENT CANDIDATES - 88
• GOLD - 1
• ELITE - 12
• SUCCESSFUL - 22
• TOPPERS - 2
• RATING - A

SAINTGITS college has been rated A Grade and is one of the top 100 NPTEL Local Chapters!