Government Engineering College Idukki & Tinkerers Lab, GECI successfully hosted two significant events on 31st October 2026.
🔹 LEAP Open House – Expert Talk & Interdisciplinary Project external evaluation (LP201) Episode 3, marking another milestone in the LEAP journey at GEC Idukki.
🔹 Chair Handover: The IT and digital transformation services multi national company UST Global, generously sponsored 100 chairs for the CS Seminar hall under its CSR initiative. The formal handover was marked by the unveiling of the commemorative plaque and presentation of the handover certificate.
The handing-over ceremony was held at the CS Seminar Hall, presided over by Dr. Manju Manuel, Principal, GECI, while the project evaluations were conducted at Tinkerers’ Lab, Government Engineering College Idukki.
We were honoured to have an esteemed panel of experts and evaluators for LEAP Project Evaluations (LP201). The panel included:
* Sri. Ciju Paul – Scientist/Engineer-SF & Head, Advanced Welding and Special Seals Section, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
* Mrs. Nisha P Kurur – Product Architect, UST Global.
* Sri. Nand Kumar Sundaram – Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager & CSR Ambassador, UST Global.
* Sri. Vineeth Mohanan – CSR Lead – India, UST Global.
The experts appreciated the Tinkerers’ Lab facilities and our students’ project work, commending their enthusiasm, professionalism, and engagement. The UST Global team also expressed interest in offering internship opportunities, inviting our students to future hackathons, and hosting them at UST Global—valuable opportunities that could further strengthen their industry exposure and placement prospects.
ഐഐടി മദ്രാസ് റിസേർച്ച് പാർക്കുമായി സഹകരിച്ചു ഇടുക്കി എൻജിനീയറിങ് കോളേജിൽ നടക്കുന്ന LEAP (Learn Engineering by Activities with Products) പ്രോഗ്രാമിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി S3 കുട്ടികൾക്കുള്ള LPB201 പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ബാച്ചുകൾക്ക് വേണ്ടി ഉള്ള Automation Workshop ഡിസംബർ മൂന്നാം തീയതി കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ സയൻസ് ഡിപ്പാർട്മെന്റിലെ കോൺഫറൻസ് ഹാളിൽ വച്ച് നടന്നു..... LEAP ന്റെ faculty coordinator ഡോ. റീന നായർ ഉം LEAP ന്റെ വിവിധ അദ്ധ്യാപക അംഗങ്ങളും ചേർന്നാണ് കുട്ടികൾക്കായി workshop നടത്തിയത്.
Prof. TImothy A. Gonsalves (Former Director IIT Mandi) with the LEAP faculty mentors and addressing the LEAP participants.
