Civil Engineering Students Council (CESCO) 

 

CESCO is formed with the primary aim of exposing potential civil engineers to the challenges of profession and towards sustainable future. CESCO provides a platform to showcase and sharpen the students talent through a variety of activities planned throughout the year.

CESCO Formation 

CESCO was formally inaugurated by our Director Prof. (Dr.) Gopal Mugeraya on 11th October 2019 and was attended by HoD, Dr. C. Vyjayanthi, faculty, staff and students of Civil Engineering. The inaugural ceremony was followed by presentations given by the three faculty members of the institute, Mr. Tanvesh Ulhas Dabholkar; Ms. Vanessa Fernandes and Dr. Dinesh Kumar Rajendran on truss making, paper presentations, etc. Presentations were also made to highlight the activities like that will be conducted under the council.

The members of CESCO were selected by election process and following are the elected members till date:

Member’s Designation

Name

Details

 

2022-2023 (Even Semester)

President

Mr. Nitesh Kumar Choola

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Vice-President

Ms. Ruchitha Reddy

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Secretary

Mr. Raghav Shastri

2nd Year B.Tech., Civil

Treasurer

Mr. Shrey Amonkar

2nd Year B.Tech., Civil

Treasurer

Mr. Leander Vaz

2nd Year B.Tech., Civil

Marketing & Public Relations Head

Mr. Fardeen Hasan Shaik

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Faculty Coordinator

Ms. Vanessa Fernandes

Adhoc Faculty

HoD

Dr. Harikumar M.

Assistant Professor

 

2022-2023 (Odd Semester)

President

Mr. Kunal Nagardhane

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Vice-President

Ms. Araveti Ganga Pratima

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Secretary

Ms. Krishnapriya

3rd Year B.Tech., Civil

Treasurer

Mr. Shubham Kumar

2nd Year B.Tech., Civil

Treasurer

Mr. Kaushik Bhat

2nd Year B.Tech., Civil

Faculty Coordinator

Ms. Vanessa Fernandes

Adhoc Faculty

HoD

Dr. Sreeraj E.S.

Associate Professor

 

2019-2020

President

Mr. Mayank Ashtikar

2nd Year B.Tech, Civil

Vice-President

Mr. Benedito Ferrao

2nd Year B.Tech, Civil

Secretary

Mr. Sanat Shetye

2nd Year B.Tech, Civil

Treasurer

Mr. Mikkim J Sangma

2nd Year B.Tech, Civil

Co-Treasurer

Mr. Vivekanand Kumar

2nd Year B.Tech, Civil

Faculty Coordinator

Ms. Vanessa Fernandes

Adhoc Faculty

HoD

Dr. C. Vyjayanthi

Associate Prof.

 


Activities of CESCO

CESCO organizes activities like educational field trips, lectures by professionals and distinguished engineers in the field. Videos are shown on the latest technological advancements in the field of Civil Engineering and associated streams. Competitions for model making, truss making, paper presentations, AutoCAD, quiz and reasoning games are conducted for the students throughout the year.

 

The following activities have been conducted till date: 

Utkranti 2021

Utkranti 2021 was held for two days from 31st October 2021 to 01st November 2021.


Online Lecture Series on Advancements and Trends in Civil Engineering

 Sr. No.

Lectures

 Date

 1

 Introduction to Structural Engineering

05th July 2021

 2

 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering

09th July 2021

 3

 Recent Trends in Infrastructure - Post COVID

13th July 2021

 4

 Civil Engineering in a Changing World

16th July 2021

 5

 Introduction to Tendering Process in Construction Sector

19th July 2021

 6  Challenges and Opportunities in Civil Engineering 27th July 2021
 7  Introduction to Coastal Engineering 29th July 2021

 

Guest Lectures

Sr. No.

Topic

Date

Delivered by

1

Challenging Civil Engineering

 24th August 2019

Prof. Amit Shriwas, NICMAR, Goa

2

Joys and Wonders of Civil Engineering

 23rd October 2019

Prof. K.V. Jayakumar, NIT Warangal

3

Construction Planning,Carrer opportunities and Green buildings

 16th November 2019

Prof. Venancio C Fernandes (Asst. Director,  DTE, Goa and Prof. Vibhavari Shirodkar,(Lecturer in Architectural Assistantship, Govt. Polytechnic, Panaji, Goa)

4 Expert Talk on Best Management Practices for Urban Stormwater Management  31st January 2022 Prof. K.V. Jayakumar (Emeritus Professor of NIT Warangal)

 

Industrial and Academic Visits

 Sr. No.

 Place

 Date

1

 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Suratkal

 3rd December 2018

2

 MILROC Kadamba-Green building project at Old Goa

 18th September 2019

3

 ACECC Conference, Cidade De Goa, Goa

 27th September 2019

4

 Goa Shipyard Limited, Swatantra Path, Vaddem, Goa

 2nd November 2019

5

 Saad Buildings( under construction site), Ponda,Goa

 18th January 2020

6  Field Visit to ACC RMC Plant, Kundaim, Goa  25th February 2020
7  Seminar on Coastal Zone Water Management at Donapaula  13th March 2020
8  Site Visit at new NIT Campus at Cuncolim  30th August 2021

 

Workshop

 Sr. No.

 Name

 Date

 Participants

 1

 Autocad (2D and 3D)

 11 January 2020

 25th January 2020

 NIT Goa students and students from other  engineering institutions in Goa.