Achievements

Students Achievements

Student Achievements

  1. The research article titled “Techno-Enviro-Economic Feasibility Assessment of Family-Scale Solar Still (F-SSS) Desalination Plant in Central American and Caribbean Sites for Sustainable Clean Water Supply”, co-authored by Aswin S, S8 Mechanical Engineering (21-25 Batch), was published in Energies (Impact Factor: 3.0, SCIE & SCOPUS Indexed, Q1 in Engineering (Miscellaneous)). This significant research was conducted as part of his Internship at the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam.
  2. The remarkable achievement of Team Striderz Racing at the Aravalli Terrain Vehicle Championship (ATVC) – Season 8, held at IES University, Bhopal, from March 20th to 24th, 2025. Their outstanding performance earned them:
  3. Second runner-up in the Acceleration category
  4. All India Rank -5 in the Endurance category
  5. Fourth runner-up (Overall)
  • Students from 2021 – 2025 ME batch Paul J Illickan, Melvin Santhosh Thomas, Muhammed Easa K A, and Neeraj Kumar V under the guidance of Dr.  Aju Jo Sankarathil secured First Prize for their innovative project, “Low-Cost Myoelectric Prosthetic Limb Using Novel Natural Composite Material”, at the ASME Kerala Section Project Expo 2025. The event was held at Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Vazhakulam, on March 15, 2025.  As part of their achievement, they were awarded a cash prize of ₹8,000.
  • Students from the 2023-27 ME batch Naveen Kesav, Riyon Santhosh John, Vivek Varkey, and Sreesankar J have won prizes at Asthra 2025, the national-level technical fest conducted by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Palai. Their achievements are as follows:
  • Naveen Kesav and Riyon Santhosh John – First Prize in TECH ASTHRA (Skills, Strategy, and Teamwork) – ₹5,000 cash prize and certificates.
  • Naveen Kesav and Vivek Varkey – Second Prize in TRIVIA REVVED UP (Auto Quiz) – ₹1,000 cash prize and certificates.
  • Riyon Santhosh John and Sreesankar J – Third Prize in TRIVIA REVVED UP (Auto Quiz) – ₹500 cash prize and certificates.
  • Team Mechanical Engineering Students secured the Best Department Stall Award for SRISHTI 2025.
  • A Design Patent was granted to S Sivasree, Richu K Sunny, Varun R Nair and Joshua S Mathews (2020-24 ME) guided by Er. Liju Mathew Alexander, Assistant Professor (Sr.), Department of Mechanical Engineering for their project work titled “MEDICINE COOLER”. The patent was granted by the Intellectual Property India, The Patent Office, Government of India (Patent Number – 421291-001).
  • The research work by Gowrisankar B Kurup, Greshma Susan Reji, Ashwin Santhosh and Daniel Paul of 2018-22 ME B Batch guided by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien was published in the “Journal of Polymer Research” by Springer (IF-2.6). The title of the project is “Comparative mechanical and morphological characteristics of an innovative hybrid composite of vetiver and jute”.
  • The research work by Melvin Santhosh Thomas, Neeraj Kumar V, Paul J Illickan and Muhammed Easa K A (2021-2025 ME) under the guidance of Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, was published in the Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications (JoCAA) indexed in Scopus (IF – 1.7). The title of the project is “Synthesis of Laptop Sleeves and Panel Covers Using Areca Catechu Nut Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Polymer Composites”.
  • The collaborative research work by Mr. Aboozinan Arshad, Mr. Ajin Joseph, Mr. Anandu Sunil and Mr. Benson Tom Cherian of 2019-23 ME Batch guided by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien was published in the Journal “Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery” by Springer (IF-3.6). The title of the project is “Agave-jute fiber–reinforced hybrid composite for lightweight applications: effect of hybridization”.
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Indian Patent Office on June 14, 2024, for the innovative project work “Persus- Artificial Rain Cloud Stimulation Apparatus” by Mr. Adhithyan V. J.  2023-2027 ME,guided by the faculty membersof the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
  • The project submitted 2020-2024 Batch students Kiran K, Kiranjith, Reuben Punnoose Abraham, Siddharth R guided by Er. Philip Jacob Perakathu have been sanctioned an amount of Rs. 32,700/- by CERD. The project title is “Motorized Winch Sling Pull Standing Assistive and Exoskeleton for People with Muscular Dystrophy”.
  • Two students from Mechanical Engineering Department Al Sabith N S (S2 ME) and Rosemary Devasia (S8 ME) were selected for the IE(I) scholarship of Rs.14,000/- in 2024. 
  • Team Striderz Racing Saintgits bagged Second Runner up Prizes for 2 categories viz. Best Innovation Category and Endurance round in the ATVC (ARAVALLI TERRAIN VEHICLE CHAMPIONSHIP) held at Pune, Maharashtra during March 20-24, 2024. 52 teams participated in the combustion category and 24 were qualified for the technical inspection. Team Striderz Racing is the only one team out of five from Kerala to get qualified in the technical inspection.
  1. The student team consisting of S Sivasree, Richu K Sunny, Joshua S Mathews and Varun R Nair [2020 -24 ME B Batch] under the guidance of Er. Liju Mathew Alexander won the 2nd prize (Gold Award) and a cash award of Rs. 25,000/- for their project work titled “Shock Stabilized Medicine Cooler” for the KSCSTE TECHFEST 2024, held at IIT Palakkad. The memento along with the cash prize were awarded by Dr. Saji Gopinath – Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of APJAKTU, in the presence of Dr. A Seshadri Sekhar – Director IIT Palakkad, Dr. Ajith Prabhu – Chief Scientist, KSCSTE and Dr. K P Sudheer – Executive Vice President, KSCSTE.
  1. The student team consisting of Navaneeth Krishnan, Praveen Varghese Mathew, Nibun Babu and Tobin Thomas [2020 -24 ME Batch] under the guidance of Er. Sailesh K S won the first prize and a cash award of Rs. 10,000/- for the project titled “Design and Development of Railtrack and Premise Cleaner” in the IDEA HACKATHON organised by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Government Engineering College, Palakkad on 23/2/2024.
  1. Team Mechanical Engineering Students secured the Best Department Stall Award for SRISHTI 2024.
  1. The students of 2020 – 2024 ME batch comprising Saheer Shah H, Siffin Saji, Yedhu Krishnan Hari, Sachu K S guided by Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil was granted Design Patent by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Indian Patent Office on 19th January 2024 for the Innovative Project Work titled “Stirrer For Casting Of Areca Nut Fiber Based Polymer Composite Materials” (Design Number – 398804-001)
  2. The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) Student chapter of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been adjudged as the joint Runner-up (along with Parul University, Vadodara) in the Parimal Biswas Memorial Award for the Best Students’ Chapter Competition of IIW India for the year 2022-23. The prize money of Rs. 5,000/- sponsored by M/s. Indaids International, Cochin along with the Certificate were handed over to the student members during the inaugural session at the Indian Institute of Welding- International Congress (IC-2024), held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on Monday, the 22nd of January 2024. The Faculty Coordinator of the IIW student chapter is Dr.Tijo D- Assistant Professor (Sr.)- ME.
  1. Mr. Dennis Babu (Mechanical Engineering) of 2018-2022 batch received Chief Minister Scholarship 2021-22 (Rs.100000 /-) on 25.01.2024 at Nishagandhi auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram.
  2. BAJA SAEINDIA 2024 – ME Team Striderz Racing cleared all the technical inspection and passed all the tests and completed 3 laps in the endurance round. 2 final year students Rosemary Devasia and Aparna A Kumar got placement in TVS Motors as Development Engineers. 2 pre final year students Paul J Illickan and Alwin P Abraham received internship offers at Renault Nissan.
  • Tinu Moncy, Kiranjith J and Jefrin Adimakkeel Johnson bagged First Prize in Computer Aided Manufacturing competition organized by SAEINDIA, for the NATIONAL LEVEL STUDENT CONVENTION 2023-24 TIER II, held at Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, Kochi. 
  • Mr. Siffin Shaji, Mr. Saheer Shah, Mr. Yedhu Krishnan H & Mr. Sachu KS secured Second Prize in “IDEA DESIGN CONTEST” conducted by the Saintgits Student Chapter of Indian Plumbing Organization [IPA].
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Indian Patent Office on 1st September 2023 by Monsu P Mohan, Jonas George Jacob, Mathew Valiyaparambil Jacob, Salman Sajeevof 2019 – 2023 ME batch for their culmination of the project work titled “Bluetooth Controlled Multipurpose Wheelchair Using Rocker Bogie Mechanism” in the field of Biomedical Engineering guided by Er. Sailesh K S, Assistant Professor and Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil (Application Number – 202341049078).
  • Student team Jonathan Johnson Koshy, Sreyas S, Libin K Biju & Shaine Shaji [2019 -23 ME Batch Students] under the guidance of Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil, Assistant Professor- ME received the Best Paper Award for the Research Paper titled “Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Investigations on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites” for the International Conference on Innovations in Engineering and Management organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, on July 21st and 22nd, 2023.
  • The student team comprising Alan Biju, Akhil K Raj, Ashin Chacko, Bevin Joseph guided by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien, Dr. Cherian Paul and Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy published a SCI Indexed paper in Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals by Springer for their project titled “Comparative Mechanical Properties of Duck Feather–Jute Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites” with Impact Factor 1.6.
  • Tinu Moncy, Kiranjith J and Reuben Punnose Abraham bagged Second Prize in Computer Aided Manufacturing competition organized by SAEINDIA in 2023 for the National Level Student convention held at Easwari Engineering College, Ramapuram, Chennai.
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Indian Patent Office on 16th June 2023 by Jonathan Johnson Koshy, Libin K Biju, Shaine George Shaji, Sreyas Sof 2019 – 2023 ME batch for their culmination of the project work titled “Synthesis Of Anti Slip Throttle Grip Covers Using Areca Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites” in the field of Biotechnology guided by Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil (Application Number – 202341033789 and Journal Number – 24/2023).
  • The student project titled “Automated Trash Segregator” has been selected for funding by APJAKTU under the scheme – Financial Assistance for Innovative Student Project 2022-23. The Principal Investigator was Er. Arun K Varghese- AP(Sr.), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Co-Investigator: Er.Harinarayanan Namboothiri- AP, Department of Robotics and Automation. The Student Investigators are Abel Thomas, Adithya Kiran S, Ajil B Kallukalam, Alen Mammen Varghese of 2019-2023 Mechanical Engineering students.
  • BAJA – Team Striderz Racing of the department of Mechanical Engineering secured the OC Choice Award for the “Vision Board Challenge” competition organized by BAJA SAEINDIA 2023 held at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.
  • An Indian Patent was published by Leon Vincent, Mathew J Illickan, Nikhil P Cherian, Sreenath P S guided by Er. Arun K Varghese and Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil for the title of invention “Mechanically Operated Ambu Bag Ventilator”.(Patent number – 202241071430 and Journal number – 52/2022).
  • Team Mechanical Engineering students secured the Best Department Stall Award for SRISHTI 2023.
  • The students Ashwin Santhosh, Gowrisankar B Kurup, Daniel Paul, Greshma Susan Reji of 2018-22 ME Batch, under the guidance of Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien and Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy published a paper titled “A study on vetiver fiber and lemongrass fiber reinforced composites” in Elsevier – Materials Today Proceedings.
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Indian Patent Office on 8th July 2022 by Abhijith Mohan, Alex Martin, Anooj Antony, Akhil S Kumar of 2018 – 2022 ME batch for their culmination of the project work titled “Comfort Chair For Handicapped, Paraplegics And Elderly” in the field of Biomedical Engineering guided by Er. Aju Jo Sankarathil (Application Number – 202241038447 and Journal Number – 27/2022).
  • The four-member student team comprising Ashwin Santhosh, Daniel Paul, Gowrisankar B Kurup, Greshma Susan Reji  secured the CERD student project worth Rs 44870 for the project titled “Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Investigations on Natural Fiber Composites from Vetiver and Jute for Sustainable, Ecofriendly and Commercial Applications: Development, Mechanical and Morphological Property Estimation” guided by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien, Principal Investigator and Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy, Co-PI.
  •  The students Alan Biju, Akhil K Raj, Ashin Chacko, and Bevin Joseph of 2017 – 2021 ME presented a paper titled “Chicken Feather Fiber Reinforced Composites for Sustainable Applications” at the International Conference on Novel Engineering Materials for Biomedical, Energy, Environment, Sensing and Other Applications-2021 (ICON-BEES’21), conducted by NIT Tiruchirappalli on 11th March 2021 under the guidance of Er. Rittin Abraham Kurien. Mr. Alan Biju (group leader) who presented the paper on behalf of the team had won the Best oral Presentation award for his presentation at the conference.
  • An Australian Patent Granted was granted for the four-member student team comprising Alan Biju, Akhil K Raj, Ashin Chacko, Bevin Joseph guided by Er. Rittin Abraham Kurien and supported by Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy for their project titled “Duck feather fiber-based hybrid sandwich composite laminate with epoxy resin as matrix” (Application Number – 2021102369).

Faculty Achievements

  1. The research article titled “Investigation of Tribological Behaviour of Food Deposition Modelling Processed Parts of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol Polymer Material” by Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, was published in the Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D by Springer.
  • Er. Philip Jacob Perakathu, Assistant Professor (Sr.) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been certified as a CII Certified Professional in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by the CII Godrej Green Business Centre (CII-GBC). This certification highlights expertise in Life Cycle Thinking, a globally recognized approach to evaluating environmental impacts, and aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It reflects a commitment to promoting sustainability and green practices.
  • Collaborative research by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien was published in the Journal “Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery” by Springer (IF-3.6). The title of the project is “Effect of drilling process parameters on agro-waste-based polymer composites reinforced with banana fiber and coconut shell filler”.
  • Dr. M.D Mathew,Dean (Research & International Relations) was ranked among the top 2% Scientists in the world by Stanford University, USA, for the year 2024. This is the fifth year that he appears in the rank list.
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Indian Patent Office on August 23, 2024, for the collaborative research work titled “Ecodry Dehydrator” by Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.This research work was done in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous), Rajagiri Valley, Kakkanad, Kerala (Patent Number – 202441062334 and Journal Number – 44/2024).
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy– Associate Professor- ME, delivered an expert talk in ONLINE STTP on “Basics of Tribology and Its Industrial Engineering Applications (BTIEA-2024)” during Aug 19 to Aug 23, 2024.
  • A collaborative research work by Dr. Ajith Kuriakose Mani, Assistant Professor- (Sr.), Department of Mechanical Engineering is published in the Journal – Heliyon (Elsevier – Impact Factor 3.4 – Q1). The title of the paper is “Process parameters optimization of EDM for hybrid aluminum MMC using hybrid optimization technique”.
  • A UK Design Patent was Granted to Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, Assistant Professor – Department of Mechanical Engineering for his collaborative research work titled “Agricultural Supply Chain Management Device”. The patent was granted by The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Intellectual Property Office, United Kingdom.
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy– Associate Professor- ME has been selected for the “Secretary” position of the Ist Section Leadership Team (SLT) of the ASME Kerala Section.
  • Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, Assistant Professor – Department of Mechanical Engineering published a book titled “Areca Nut Fiber Based Composites: Properties and Allied Applications” and the Publisher is Lambert Academic Publishers, Berlin, Germany. 
  • The M.Tech Scholar Mr. Alex Y (2020 Machine Design pass out) along with Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy published a paper titled “Analyzing pyrolysis’s effect on the environment and renewable potential of thermochemical plastic recycling” in the Journal – Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, Elsevier
  • Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering successfully completed his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore. 
  • Dr. Naveen John Punnoose was selected as a Fellow in the Engineering 4 Change (E4C) 2024 fellowship cohort. The project is with ASME India, and will broadly entail: “Impact Project with ASME India Pvt. Ltd. that aims to uncover how the number of papers and presentation submissions from India to ASME’s collections and conferences can be increased”. The fellowship runs from May to September and is conducted remotely with a time commitment of about 20 hours/week. There is a stipend of USD 2290 (INR 1,91,000 as of 22/04) payable in 3 instalments, based on the completion of deliverables. 
  • Collaborative research work by Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien, as part of his post-doctoral research at Silpakorn University, Bangkok, was published in the Journal – Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. (Elsevier – Impact Factor 5.5 – Q1, SCI). The title of the paper is “Fabrication and characterization of porous pectin-based aerogels for drug delivery”.
  • Collaborative research by Visakh K R (M.Tech. Machine Design- 2020-22) and Dr. Ajith Kuriakose Mani, was published in the journal Physiologia Plantarum, Wiley (Impact Factor- 6.1, Q1, SCIE). The title of the paper is “Extraction and characterization of fiber from the flower stalk of Sansevieria cylindrical”.
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy was invited as a speaker in International Conference on Nano Structured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICN 2024) May 10-12, 2024 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  • A South African Patent has been granted to Dr. Vineeth V K for his collaborative research work with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad and VIT University, Vellore. The title of the invention is “AI-IoT based cylinder trolley system and thereof”. (Patent number – 2023/07522 and Journal number – Vol.56/08/August 2023)
  1. Saintgits College of Engineering, Kerala has been adjudged as the joint Runner-up (along with Parul University, Vadodara) in the IIW Best Students’ Chapter Competition of Parimal Buswas Memorial Award of the Institute for the year 2022-23.

IIW Faculty In Charge: Dr. Tijo D, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

  1. The project titled “Design and Implementation of a Cost-effective Smart Braille Printer (TPN-79495)” has been sanctioned to Dr. Beena A.O (PI), Department of Electronics Engineering and Er. Arun K Varghese (CO PI), Department of Mechanical Engineering for the funding from Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology under the scheme Technology Development Programme (TDP). Sanctioned Amount is Rs. 23,88,660/-, and for two years duration.
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy was nominated as a part of the Organizing Committee of International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems (IAES- 2024) Organized by Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), GoI
  • Er. Reuben Thomas, Assistant Professor- ME has been selected for Ph.D. registration in the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
  • Dr. M.D Mathew, Dean (PG & Research) & Associate Provost, has been selected in the Stanford list for the World’s top 2% Scientists for the year 2023. This is the fourth year successively that Dr. M.D Mathew is included in the Stanford World’s top 2% Scientists list.
  • Dr. M.D Mathew, Dean Research and Associate Provost, received “Asia’s Outstanding Researcher Award” in Metallurgical Engineering at the Asia International Research Awards Congress 2023 held on 01/10/2023.
  • Dr. Aju Zachariah Mani – Assistant Professor, successfully completed his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Calicut. 
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy was appointed as a Permanent Invitee to the Executive Committee of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer – Regional Chapter Trivandrum (ISHMT – RCT) in 2023.
  • Indian Patent has been granted by the Indian Patent Office to Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien for the title of invention “Process of preparing MWCNT, abaca fiber and epoxy based reinforced nanocomposite laminate and product thereof” ( Patent number – 433781 and Journal number – 03/2021).
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy was appointed as the Joint Secretary of Cochin Division Management Committee of SAE INDIA Southern Section (SAEISS) in 2023.
  • Er. Philip Jacob Perakathu (Assistant Professor-Sr.) was nominated as the Associate Vice President (Professional Development)-Project Management Institute (PMI) Kerala by the Board of Directors of PMI Kerala in 2023.
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy along with M.Tech Scholars Er. Roji George Roy and Er. Alex Y published a paper in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments titled “Characterization of Biodiesel based on Plastic Pyrolysis Oil (PPO) and Coconut Oil: Performance and Emission analysis using RSM-ANN approach” with Impact Factor – 7.632
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy was invited as a Guest Speaker for the KTU Sponsored 3 Days FDP on “Nanotechnology in Engineering For a Sustainable Future”, organized by The Department Of Civil Engineering, SNGCE Kadayiruppu. 
  • The project proposal by Dr. Amith Aravind sanctioned for funding, Rs. 4,45,800/- under the “Supporting R&D and Innovation (SRI) 2020-21” scheme of ANERT.
  • Dr. M.D Mathew, Dean (PG & R) & Associate Provost, figures in the rank list of the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University in 2022 also.
  • Dr. Manu Remanan published a book chapter titled “Enhanced wear resistance in particulate filled polymeric materials”in Elsevier in 2022.
  • Er. Philip Jacob secured Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
  • Dr. Rittin Abraham Kurien and Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy published a SCI indexed paper titled “Comparative Mechanical, Tribological and Morphological Properties of Epoxy Resin Composites Reinforced with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” in Springer – Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering with Impact Factor 2.3
  • Dr. M D Mathew was listed in the 2021 Stanford list of top 2% Scientists of the world generated by Elsevier Publishers and Stanford University.
  • Prof. Anil Kumar G, on won the Art of Teaching Competition conducted by the Group of Technology Companies, Kerala in association with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, exclusively for faculty members.
  • Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy, Principal Investigator and Dr. M.D Mathew, Co-Principal Investigator received grant of Rs. 16.26 Lakhs from the AICTE for the project under Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) titled “Experimental Studies on the Tribological and Thermo-physical Properties of Bio-based Nano- lubricants for Commercial Application”
  • An Australian Patent granted by the Commissioner of Patents, Australian Government for Arjun Venugopal, Er. Basil George Thomas, Dr. Jacob T Varghese, Dr. Ajith K Mani, Rijo Varghese and Krishnadev R (ME students) for the title of invention “A System for Automatic Contactless Opening of Entrance and A Method Thereof”(Application Number – 2021101344).
  • An Australian Patent granted by the Commissioner of Patents, Australian Government for Dr. Jacob T Varghese, Prof. Sajan Thomas for the title of invention “Method For Scientific Analyses Of Sustainable Architecture”(Application Number – 2021101380).
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Intellectual Property India (IPI) on 23rd April 2021 by Er. Basil George Thomas (Master mind), Er. Arjun Venugopal, Er. Mathews Joseph, Dr. Jacob Thottathil Varghese for the title of invention “Cryogenic Incorporated Modified Automobile Air Conditioning System”(Application Number – 202141017655).
  • Er. Philip Jacob Perakathu was elected as Associate Vice President (Membership) of the prestigious professional international organisation, Project Management Institute’s state chapter (PMIKerala).
  • An Indian Patent was published by the Intellectual Property India (IPI) by Er. Rittin Abraham Kurien for the title of invention “Process of preparing MWCNT, abaca fiber and epoxy based reinforced nanocomposite laminate and product thereof” (Application Number – 202041046417).
  • Er. Rittin Abraham Kurien and Dr. Chacko Preno Koshy published a paper in Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion (springer) titled “Worn Surface Morphological Characterization of NaOH-Treated Chopped Abaca Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites”.