6 photosLife @ ESASC
Festivals, cultural fests, guest lectures, outreach and clubs: what happens on campus beyond the classroom.
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Highlights
The big days
Festivals, graduation days, fests and drives from the last two years. Swipe or use the arrows.
- Festival24 August 2026
Onam celebration 2026
Onam on campus with traditional dress, dance and music.
Academic9 July 202611th Induction Programme
A welcome for new first-year students and their parents in the college auditorium.
Cultural22 April 2026ESASC Infinia 2K26 cultural fest
The college cultural fest: a day of dance, music and stage performances by students.
Celebration20 March 20267th Graduation Day
Graduates of the April 2025 batch received their degree certificates.
Festival13 January 2026Pongal celebration 2026
Pongal with traditional games, dance and competitions, organised by the Department of Commerce.
Festival24 December 2025Christmas celebration 2025
Dance, songs, a drama and other performances, organised by the Visual Communication and English departments.
Outreach26 October 2025Mega Marathon 2025
A 5 km open marathon with the NSS unit, on Right to Information awareness and fitness.
Festival17 October 2025Diwali celebration 2025
More than 500 students took part in music, mime and inter-department cultural competitions.
Celebration26 August 2025Freshers' Day 2025
A welcome for new students in the auditorium, with dance and music performances.
Celebration22 February 20256th Graduation Day
Graduates of the 2023 and 2024 batches received their degree certificates.
Placements4 September 2024Foxconn campus placement drive
31 of 44 students were selected as trainees, at ₹2.2 lakh a year.
Celebration26 April 20248th College Day
College Day in the auditorium, with a chief guest address and prizes for students.
Cultural25 April 2024Jublianz 2024
The college cultural fest, held on the college ground, with dance and stage performances by students.
Events and news
What's been happening
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2026
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3 photosCultural20 August 2026
Freshers' Day 2026
Senior students welcomed the new first-year batch with dances, songs, a fashion walk and gifts.
4 photosAcademic19 August 2026
International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Emerging Technologies
The School of Computing held an international conference, in hybrid mode, on “Empowering Global Innovation Through Intelligent Computing and Emerging Technologies”.
3 photosAcademic22 July 2026
Guest lecture: AI jobs and the future
Dr. D. Saravanakumar, CEO of Simplitta.ai, Villupuram, spoke to students about jobs in artificial intelligence.
8 photosCultural15 July 2026
Fireless cooking competition 2026
The Tamil Mandram and the Environment Club ran a cooking contest for healthy dishes made without fire.
7 photosAcademic9 July 2026
11th Induction Programme
A welcome for new first-year students and their parents in the college auditorium.
4 photosOutreach21 June 2026
International Day of Yoga 2026
A yoga session for students with the NSS unit, the Sports Club and the Sky Yoga Association.
2 photosOutreach12 June 2026
Anti-child labour pledge 2026
Staff took a pledge against child labour on the World Day Against Child Labour.
8 photosCultural22 April 2026
ESASC Infinia 2K26 cultural fest
The college cultural fest: a day of dance, music and stage performances by students.
10 photosPlacements8 April 2026
Job Commencement Event 2026
Students placed by companies received their offer letters on stage.
7 photosCelebration20 March 2026
7th Graduation Day
Graduates of the April 2025 batch received their degree certificates.
6 photosAcademic13 March 2026
COLLOQ'26 inter-college symposium
An inter-college symposium run by the Department of Computer Science, with prizes for the winners.
4 photosAcademic4 March 2026
Short film screening: “Pattam”
Visual Communication students watched and discussed the short film “Pattam” with its director and crew.
4 photosPlacements3 March 2026
Campus placement drive: TestSeriesPro
TestSeriesPro, Chennai, held a drive for final-year students of ESASC and Theivanai Ammal College for Women.
Academic27 February 2026
Best presentation award at ETAS-26
17 students attended an international conference at Sri Vinayaga College, Ulundurpet; Ilamathi P (II B.Sc. Biotechnology) won Best Presentation.
2 photosAcademic26 February 2026
Careers and skills in an AI-driven world
The Department of Commerce held a career guidance programme on AI, data analytics and communication skills.
3 photosAcademic25 February 2026
Best Manager programme
Commerce students learnt about the qualities of a good manager from Ms. K. Manohari of Theivanai Ammal College for Women.
2 photosAcademic25 February 2026
English students win a prize at an international conference
Second-year B.A. English students presented papers at Theivanai Ammal College for Women; R. Sachin Bharadhwaj won second prize.
Academic19 February 2026
Computer Science alumni talk 2026
Alumnus E. Srinivasan, software engineer, shared tips on careers, CVs and interviews in IT.
Academic13 February 2026
Commerce alumni talk: Ms. P. Meena of Accenture
Alumna P. Meena, Utility Billing Senior Analyst at Accenture, spoke about careers in finance.
3 photosOutreach13 February 2026
Laptop distribution under the “Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil” scheme
The Chairman handed over 183 laptops to students under the Tamil Nadu Government scheme.
2 photosAcademic12 February 2026
Invited talk: AI in the media industry
Mrs. Kalaiyarasi of Ethiraj College for Women spoke to Visual Communication students about AI tools in media.
2 photosAcademic6 February 2026
Nikon mirrorless camera workshop
32 Visual Communication students tried the latest Nikon mirrorless cameras with Vedha Camera Gallery, Pondicherry.
2 photosAcademic4–5 February 2026
Acting and RJ/VJ workshop
52 students learnt acting, voice modulation, anchoring and screen presence in a two-day workshop.
2 photosAcademic4 February 2026
Veranda Race: competitive exam awareness
Nearly 100 students attended sessions on TNPSC, banking and SSC exams.
2 photosCultural2 February 2026
BCA students win at Villupuram Talent Star 2026
M. Naveen Kumar won the western dance duel and J. Abraham Jebaseelan won in piano.
2 photosOutreach30 January 2026
Martyrs' Day and pledge against untouchability 2026
The Red Ribbon Club observed two minutes' silence and a pledge against untouchability.
2 photosOutreach29 January 2026
Anti-Leprosy Day awareness 2026
Health workers explained that leprosy is curable and spoke against the stigma around it.
6 photosAcademic29 January 2026
3rd International Conference: AI in business
The Department of Commerce held its third international conference, in hybrid mode, with a speaker from China.
3 photosCelebration26 January 2026
Republic Day 2026
The NSS celebrated India's 77th Republic Day with the flag hoisting and patriotic programmes.
3 photosOutreach23 January 2026
National Voters' Day pledge 2026
The Red Ribbon Club held an integrity pledge in the auditorium for the 16th National Voters' Day.
3 photosOutreach23 January 2026
National Voters' Day rally 2026
More than 100 NSS volunteers marched from the Collectorate to raise awareness about voting.
4 photosAcademic20 January 2026
Paper presentation: social media and youth
Students from all departments presented papers on the impact of social media on young people.
8 photosFestival13 January 2026
Pongal celebration 2026
Pongal with traditional games, dance and competitions, organised by the Department of Commerce.
3 photosOutreach8 January 2026
Cyber crime awareness programme
Officers from the Villupuram Cyber Crime Police Station spoke to students about staying safe online.
2025
2 photosOutreachDecember 2025
Kaaval Uthavi app awareness for women students
More than 50 women students learnt to use the Tamil Nadu Police safety app.
8 photosFestival24 December 2025
Christmas celebration 2025
Dance, songs, a drama and other performances, organised by the Visual Communication and English departments.
4 photosAcademic19 December 2025
Commerce alumni talk: Ms. V. Archana of Cognizant
Alumna V. Archana, Senior Process Executive at Cognizant, spoke about careers in accounts and finance.
4 photosOutreach18 December 2025
Swachh Bharat campus cleaning campaign
50 NSS volunteers cleaned classrooms, corridors and paths and spoke about hygiene.
4 photosAcademic17 December 2025
Innovative product launch programme
Commerce students presented new product ideas to build entrepreneurial skills.
4 photosPlacements17 December 2025
Campus placement drive: Vertical Solutions
71 ESASC final-year students took part and 38 were shortlisted.
6 photosOutreach15 December 2025
Energy Conservation Day drawing competition
The Science Club held a drawing competition on the theme “Powering Sustainability: Every Watt Counts”.
4 photosPlacements12 December 2025
Campus placement drive: Oro Money
72 ESASC students took part and 14 students were shortlisted.
Outreach10 December 2025
Human Rights Day pledge 2025
More than 100 students and staff took a pledge for equality, justice and dignity.
2 photosAcademic4 December 2025
Invited talk: careers in finance
Mr. G. Kumar of FINSPIRE Academy, Chennai, spoke about new technology and new jobs in finance.
2 photosOutreach27 October 2025
Vigilance Awareness Week pledge 2025
Staff and students took the integrity pledge on the theme “Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility”.
4 photosOutreach26 October 2025
Mega Marathon 2025
A 5 km open marathon with the NSS unit, on Right to Information awareness and fitness.
7 photosFestival17 October 2025
Diwali celebration 2025
More than 500 students took part in music, mime and inter-department cultural competitions.
2 photosPlacements16 October 2025
MoU with G. C. Daga & Co, Villupuram
The chartered accountants' firm will offer commerce students training and internships in auditing and taxation.
2 photosAcademic13 October 2025
English alumni talk: communication and career skills
Alumnus L. R. Prabhakaran, now a guest lecturer, spoke to English students about careers.
2 photosOutreach6 October 2025
Viksit Bharat Quiz 2025
NSS volunteers took part in the national online quiz on India's development goals.
2 photosPlacements29 September 2025
MoU with Relie Tech Solution, Puducherry
Computer Science students will get training, internships and live projects.
2 photosAcademic26 September 2025
Visual Communication alumni talk 2025
Alumnus I. Arun Kumar spoke to students about skills and careers in media.
2 photosAcademic24 September 2025
Veranda Race: railway exams workshop
Nearly 100 students attended a workshop on preparing for railway recruitment exams.
2 photosAcademic17 September 2025
Second place at a Naan Mudhalvan hackathon
Aakash S (III B.Sc. Biotechnology) won second place in a hackathon run under Annamalai University.
2 photosOutreach17 September 2025
Social Justice Day pledge 2025
Students and staff took the Social Justice Day pledge for equality and fraternity.
3 photosCultural12 September 2025
Fireless cooking competition 2025
More than 60 students made salads, millet laddus and other healthy dishes without fire.
3 photosOutreach8 September 2025
Co-optex handloom saree exhibition
The NSS and Co-optex held a sale of Tamil Nadu handloom sarees to support weavers.
4 photosPlacements8 September 2025
Placement and career guidance programme 2025
105 final-year students learnt about the placement process, interviews and building a professional profile.
8 photosFestival4 September 2025
Onam celebrations 2025
Onam on campus, with a flower pookalam, performances and talks.
Cultural30 August 2025
Second prize in solo dance at Visual Felicity 5.0
Navinkumar M (I BCA) won second place at an inter-college cultural fest at Auxilium College, Vellore.
8 photosCelebration26 August 2025
Freshers' Day 2025
A welcome for new students in the auditorium, with dance and music performances.
4 photosAcademic21 August 2025
Expert talk: innovative start-ups
About 95 commerce students learnt about innovation and risk-taking in start-ups.
3 photosOutreach20 August 2025
Communal Harmony Day rally 2025
More than 150 NSS volunteers marched for peace and national integration.
5 photosPlacements20 August 2025
Alumni talk: how HR picks a CV
Ms. Nandhini, HR Executive, showed commerce students how CVs are shortlisted.
3 photosAcademic19 August 2025
Guest lecture: biotechnology and its applications
Dr. V. Balamurugan spoke about drug discovery, diagnostics and jobs in biotechnology, and opened the Science Club.
6 photosAcademic19 August 2025
Guest lecture: Commerce 5.0, business and AI
Dr. S. Manimekaalai spoke on AI-driven business; the Consumer Club was inaugurated the same day.
3 photosCelebration15 August 2025
79th Independence Day
Flag hoisting, the national anthem, patriotic songs and speeches on the college grounds.
2 photosOutreach11 August 2025
Mass anti-drug awareness and pledge
More than 200 students took the anti-drug pledge, watched awareness videos and took part in an elocution contest.
4 photosAcademic11 August 2025
Veranda Race Club inauguration 2025
Nearly 150 students joined the launch of the club for competitive exam preparation.
3 photosAcademic7 August 2025
Expert talk: media entrepreneurship
Cinematographer R. S. Gnanasekar shared his experience of the media industry.
4 photosOutreach1 August 2025
Road safety awareness programme 2025
Engineers from the Highways Road Safety Wing spoke to more than 150 students.
4 photosAcademic31 July 2025
Guest lecture: securities market awareness
Dr. K. Prabhakaran spoke about saving, investing, pension schemes and financial literacy.
4 photosAcademic28 July 2025
Guest lecture: an entrepreneur can change the world
Dr. G. Seenuvasan of EDII-TN introduced government schemes for new businesses.
4 photosAcademic28 July 2025
Guest lecture: recent trends in machine learning
Dr. S. Sathiamoorthy of Annamalai University's PG Extension Centre spoke to more than 150 students.
5 photosAcademic25 July 2025
Guest lecture: film and literature
Two English professors from Chennai spoke on how cinema retells literature.
4 photosAcademic18 July 2025
Workshop: VFX using AI tools
VFX artist K. Vasishtan showed Visual Communication students how AI tools are used in visual effects.
3 photosAcademic10 July 2025
10th Induction Programme
First-year students and their parents were welcomed to the 2025–26 academic year.
4 photosOutreach26 June 2025
Drug-Free Tamil Nadu rally
The District Collector led the anti-drug pledge and flagged off the NSS rally.
3 photosCelebration20 June 2025
International Yoga Day 2025
Teachers from the Manavalakalai Mandram led a yoga session on the theme “Yoga for Self and Society”.
2 photosOutreach12 June 2025
Anti-child labour pledge 2025
The NSS marked the World Day Against Child Labour with a pledge.
4 photosOutreach26 May 2025
Young Student Scientist Programme 2025
About 80 Class 9 students from Villupuram and Cuddalore districts began a science programme with TNSCST.
3 photosAcademic5 May 2025
Financial literacy and investor awareness for staff
Mr. M. Jeyaprakash of MCUBE Academy, Chennai, spoke to staff about informed financial decisions.
4 photosCelebration11 April 2025
9th Annual Day
Awards for students’ achievements in academics, sports and cultural events.
6 photosPlacements29 March 2025
Job Commencement Event 2025
About 69 students received 200 offer letters from companies including Foxconn, Lucas TVS and Apollo Tyres.
4 photosCelebration10 March 2025
Women's Day 2025
Advocate S.R.M. Jeya Jothy spoke on women's empowerment and gave prizes to competition winners.
4 photosOutreach6 March 2025
Anti-drug awareness session 2025
Doctors and a clinical psychologist spoke to more than 200 students about the harm caused by drugs and alcohol.
4 photosAcademic5 March 2025
International Conference on ESG, AI and modern management
400 students from 24 colleges attended the Commerce department's international conference.
3 photosPlacements28 February 2025
Computer Science alumni interaction 2025
Alumnus E. Giridharan, founder of GS Solutions, spoke to more than 100 students about placements.
3 photosPlacements25 February 2025
Placement training with FACE Prep
More than 200 students learnt interview skills and got LinkedIn Premium access.
8 photosCelebration22 February 2025
6th Graduation Day
Graduates of the 2023 and 2024 batches received their degree certificates.
2 photosAcademic22 February 2025
MoU with uLektz for a college app
uLektz will build an Android app connecting students, alumni and staff.
4 photosAcademic21 February 2025
National seminar on nanomaterials
Science departments held a national seminar on recent developments in nanomaterials.
4 photosCultural19 February 2025
COLLOQ'25 technical symposium
Nearly 400 students from about 21 colleges took part in technical and fun events.
4 photosOutreach14 February 2025
Deworming awareness and tablet camp
More than 400 students and staff received deworming tablets with the Government Hospital.
8 photosCelebration8 February 2025
Best Teacher Award ceremony 2025
The Founder Chairman, E. Swamikannu, presented awards to the college's teachers.
4 photosAcademic4 February 2025
Union Budget 2025 review
Commerce staff and students discussed the key points of the Union Budget 2025.
4 photosCultural31 January – 1 February 2025
Monthly sports day, January and February 2025
Volleyball, throwball, basketball, carrom, chess and fun games for students and staff.
3 photosOutreach30 January 2025
Martyrs' Day pledge 2025
Students and staff kept two minutes' silence and took a pledge against untouchability.
3 photosOutreach30 January 2025
Road safety awareness rally 2025
Red Ribbon Club and Youth Red Cross volunteers marched with placards from the Collectorate.
3 photosOutreach29 January 2025
Handloom saree exhibition, January 2025
The NSS and a weavers' society from Dindigul held a sale of handloom and silk sarees.
3 photosAcademic29 January 2025
Veranda Club banking exams workshop
Nearly 100 students attended a workshop on bank recruitment exams.
4 photosCultural27 January 2025
ADZAP 2025
Students from all departments made up and acted out advertisements.
4 photosCelebration26 January 2025
76th Republic Day
The national flag was hoisted and staff spoke about the duties of citizens.
4 photosOutreach25 January 2025
National Voters' Day pledge 2025
More than 200 students and staff took the voters' pledge.
4 photosOutreach25 January 2025
National Voters' Day rally 2025
The District Revenue Officer flagged off the students' voter awareness rally.
Placements30 December 2024 – 24 January 2025
Commerce students complete a paid internship
Six B.Com. and B.Com. (Computer Applications) students completed a 15-day internship with an auditor, with a stipend.
4 photosOutreach24 January 2025
National Girl Child Day awareness
The Women's Cell spoke about girls' right to education, health care and equal opportunities.
4 photosPlacements24 January 2025
Campus placement drive: Apollo Tyres
80 students registered and 60 were shortlisted.
2 photosAcademic24 January 2025
Prizes at TECH FUSION 25
Computer Science students won first prize in paper presentation and Adzap, and second in digital poster making.
8 photosFestival11 January 2025
Pongal celebration 2025
Students celebrated the harvest festival with traditional dance, music and cultural performances.
2024
3 photosOutreach10 September 2024
Blood donation camp
Students donated 40 units of blood at a camp run with the Government Villupuram Medical College Hospital.
4 photosPlacements4 September 2024
Foxconn campus placement drive
31 of 44 students were selected as trainees, at ₹2.2 lakh a year.
9 photosCelebration26 April 2024
8th College Day
College Day in the auditorium, with a chief guest address and prizes for students.
7 photosCultural25 April 2024
Jublianz 2024
The college cultural fest, held on the college ground, with dance and stage performances by students.
8 photosPlacements2024
Job Commencement Event 2024
Students who were selected by companies received their letters on stage.
4 photosAcademic1 March 2024
International Conference: Commerce
An international conference organised by the Department of Commerce.
4 photosOutreachFrom 29 February 2024
NSS special camp
National Service Scheme volunteers held a special camp with cleaning and community service.
5 photosOutreach23 February 2024
Biodiversity conservation programme
A programme on protecting plants, animals and natural habitats.
4 photosAcademic16 February 2024
Front-end development using ReactJS
A hands-on session in the computer lab on building web interfaces with ReactJS.
5 photosAcademic14 February 2024
Seminar on full stack development
A seminar on building complete web applications, from the front end to the back end.
4 photosAcademic14 February 2024
MoU signed with VPS CodeBuilders
The college signed a memorandum of understanding with VPS CodeBuilders, an IT and EdTech company.
4 photosOutreach22 January 2024
Road safety awareness rally
Students and staff walked through the streets of Villupuram to spread awareness about road safety.
4 photosCelebration12 January 2024
National Youth Day
Celebrating National Youth Day, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, with talks and performances.
8 photosFestival12 January 2024
Pongal celebrations 2024
Pongal Vizha on campus: cooking pongal together, kolam drawing and dances by students.
4 photosOutreach11 January 2024
Anti-drug awareness programme
An awareness programme by the Anti-Drug Cell on the dangers of drug use.
4 photosAcademic3 January 2024
Veranda Club inauguration
Launch of the Veranda Club with Veranda Learning Solutions, one of the college’s MoU partners.
Clubs
15 clubs and cells
Every student joins at least one club. Each has a faculty adviser and student coordinators.
- English Language and Literary Club
- Tamil Mandram
- Ramanujan Club
- Science Club
- Techno Club
- Media Club
- Cultural Club
- Readers Club
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- Red Ribbon Club (RRC)
- Youth Red Cross (YRC)
- Electoral Literacy Club
- Anti-Drug Cell
- Women's Cell
- Cyber Cell
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