As part of the Student Induction Programme 2026, the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Technical Campus, organized an interactive alumni session titled “Alumni Talk for Freshers” on 13th August 2026 from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM at EB 504. The session was aimed at welcoming the new batch of ECE students and providing them with guidance, motivation, and insights into diverse career opportunities through the experiences of successful alumni.

The event featured three distinguished alumni as resource persons. Mr. Sharon R S from the 2015-2019 batch, who is currently the CEO of Texter Labs Pvt Ltd and recipient of the Robotics Frontier Award 2026, spoke about entrepreneurship, innovation in robotics and embedded systems, and the importance of hands-on projects during college. Ms. Sruthi S Sunil from the 2013-2017 batch, currently working as an Associate Product Manager at Altaire Insights Technologies Pvt Ltd., Technopark, and also Co-Founder of Aashcharya Threads and Career Coach at @nextchapter, shared her journey from core engineering to product management and entrepreneurship. She emphasized communication skills, personal branding, and career planning for freshers. Mr. Abhijith V A, Research Assistant - Open IoT at the Center for Development of Open Hardware, ICFOSS, Thiruvananthapuram, introduced students to the field of open-source hardware and research. He highlighted opportunities in government R&D organizations, the importance of contributing to open-source projects, and possible career paths in research and technology development.