Honorable Chief Guest, Mr. X. Dhurairaj, The Chairman, Power gear Private Ltd, Chennai and Ranipet, Fr. John Christy sdb, Provincial Councilor, INM Youth Ministry Delegate, Chennai Salesian Province; Mrs. Agnes Rishini, Faculty, Entrepreneur Development & Innovation Institute (EDII), Chennai, Mr. Shanmuganathan, Ex. Industrial Advisor Chennai, Fr. Sebastian sdb, Secretary, Don Bosco Tech Campus, Don Bosco Polytechnic College, Salesians, Faculty members, parents, students, well-wishers and friends
"It is with profound gratitude and privilege that I present the Annual Report of Don Bosco Polytechnic College (DBPC) for the Academic Year 2024-2025, on the auspicious occasion of our 10th College Day and 7th Graduation Day." This Report retells the wonderful things God has done for us at DBPC.
We thank
We thank Fr. Sundardoss sdb, who served this College previous years as Principal. Fr. Sundardoss continues his service as Principal of SIGA Polytechnic College. We wish him all the best.
We also thank Fr. Anand sdb, who served at DBPC as Administrator youth director. We thank Fr. Anand, for his dedicated service in the formation of the youngsters entrusted to him.
We welcome
DBPC is happy to welcome Fr. Pappuraj, Administrator, a legal advisor, able financial administrator, and Fr. Melvin Roy sdb, as Dean of Studies, Director Don Bosco Youth Center, an youth-friendly, able educational administrator. We wish them well as they spend all their energy towards the formation of the youngsters entrusted to them.
And I take this occasion to thank all the Salesians, staff and workers who have served DBPC during the last Academic Year. To keep special mention Mr. Sathiyaseelan, Mr. Anand Sebastian, Mr.Vignesh, Mr. Gunasekaran,
Mr. Srinath, Mrs. Hemalatha, Mr.Dhanarajan, Mr. Praveen, Mr. Vijaya Kumar.
We deeply mourn for the sudden demise of our staff Mr. Tamilarasan, Lecturer – Mechanical Department.
DBPC appreciates the staff who have completed the 10 years of service at this college; they have been instrumental for the upliftment of this college from the inception.
Mrs. Thangamalar
Mrs. Rini Angeline
Mr. Sathiyaraj
The Number of Students enrolled in various Courses for the Academic year 2024-25:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering: | 46 |
| Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: | 41 |
| Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering: | 17 |
| Department of R & AC Engineering: | 7 |
| Total Admission Strength: | 111 |
| Total Student Enrolled for 2024–2025: | 240 |
Our final year students of the 2023-2024 batch appeared for the Board Examinations conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of TN, in April 2024. Out of 74 students who appeared, 19 passed and were awarded Diploma.
English Communication Lab: Lecture hall of DBPC is being modernised in a phased manner; this academic year one of the classrooms is made as digital classroom with Digital Interactive Board with LCD Projector and a screen to assess student needs, and promote usage through scheduled classes or open access times, focusing on equipment like Tablets, headsets, microphones, and software for speaking, listening, and reading practice around 5 lakhs was invested in the development.
Building renovation and Repair: As we have completed a decade. We have done significant upgrades required in infrastructure and campus maintenance. This comprises reworked classrooms, new electrical appliances and rewiring of the building required.
The campus is made 24 hours under surveillance with the CCTV installed this year at a cost of Rs.2 lakhs.
New biometric attendance system for all the year students was installed, which cost around Rs.1.5 Lakhs.
With the requirement of the new syllabus , the computer lab was furnished with new systems with upgraded processors for the betterment of the students at a cost of Rs.6 Lakhs.
With the requirement of the new syllabus ,every department labs were refurbished with new equipment and instruments required for the syllabus this year at a cost of Rs 20 lakhs
To innovate and inspire the youth of India.
We are committed to creating a college of excellence, where we inspire the young to get a technical education at an affordable cost and to provide placement opportunities, which will enhance the innovative thinking within the pupil in order to make the young India, ‘A Skilled India’.
In the context of emerging new educational policy across the globe and in India, Don Bosco Polytechnic College continues to give quality education to the less privileged students. This institute continues to offer the best to the least as Don Bosco did. I would like to present our mission at Focus in three major maxims.
The nucleus of our college is the inclusion of industrial collaboration in skilling the students with the industrial standards. Teach the challenges and opportunities present in the industry in order to raise their standard of living in the company, be it private or public sectors. We identify the future demands and have the open mindedness and courage to develop new innovation and to accept limitless opportunities present in the different streams. The college is in collaboration with national and international esteemed industries in offering additional certificate programs.
Our training calls for excellent quality standards relying on the latest technology and being responsible for the evolutions of the technology. Every student calls to meet the latest challenges present in the industry and to keep open mindedness to acquire and assimilate growing technology. We keep our promises and personally ensure that the demands of our students, staff, partners and colleagues are fulfilled in the course of the year.
We love what we do. Challenges inspire innovation. Innovation gives birth to creativity. Creativity is a sign of high intelligence. Everybody is eager to fulfill their personal potential and to explore new horizons. We dedicate and prepare specialists in the respective field and are passionate and demand to perform well in the field of study. The biggest drive is our passion for innovative technologies. The students, our staff and industrialists achieve with joint success. Therefore, one cannot claim to be top of the world or celebrate the victory alone. It is a joint venture of our college and we take pride in it. We take pride in forming the young to be independent entrepreneurs. We recognize good performance and celebrate extraordinary success. We wish to hear such success stories in the near future.
With this, we make every “Impossible to I ’am’ ‘possible’”. We make them self independent and self-reliant in society. It gives full formation of the human being in all their development. We wish all the students to foster such virtues and character in the formation of a developed human. The presence of God in their lives should be felt and given at most importance so that the self formation can take place and can be completed. We entrust to almighty the good works begun in us may bring it to completion.
Education to faith in various religious and cultural contexts involves a diversified process of education in values, openness to transcendence, interreligious and ecumenical dialogue. We educate the faith through the means of the personal and institutional witness, the welcome, the open dialogue and the climate of freedom.
This dimension is also a journey of growth and education to the faith for also those who know the Gospel and the person of Jesus, want to deepen their faith and reach a level of religious formation equivalent to the other dimensions of their formative process: scientific, professional, social and cultural.
As mentioned above, the Salesian educational-pastoral model is distinguished by an inseparable relationship between evangelising action and educational action. While the former offers a horizon and a broader sense of purpose to the latter, the latter becomes a mediation to make the Gospel transform into life and concrete culture.
Education includes the growth of all the dimensions of the person, from personal to relational, professional, social and religious. The integration of all these dimensions through the curriculum guarantees the coherence of pedagogical proposals and educational resources for the educational and pastoral purpose and institutional mission.
This dimension in the campus includes the ability to establish positive relationships with others, to have a journey, to work and to grow together.
This dimension takes on a privileged space in the group experience with the itinerary of formation and educational-pastoral action that it supposes. The journey made together leads to living and witnessing the experience of the Church. The associative proposal The social experience proposal is a fundamental feature of Salesian education and evangelization. This is why we are called to: promote and accompany the associations within our institutions; to foster collaboration among the various student groups and associations, especially those of a religious or pastoral nature; stimulate the participation of students in exchanging moments, encourage various volunteer experiences, associations or organizations at national or international level to help them open up to dialogue and collaboration with young people and people of other cultures and religions; fostering the entrepreneurship of young people; think of the group experience as a learning methodology that helps to overcome the individualistic and competitive models.
As indicated in the Salesian Youth Ministry, Frame of Reference, "The three earlier dimensions converge on this one, the ultimate horizon, reference point of our ministry. The aim is to accompany each young person as they go about discovering their vocation, which is the place where the individual responds to the free and unconditional love that God has for him or her". This assumes the understanding of this dimension as the process of reaching personal, social, and political and faith options, inspired by ethical values of the Gospel in the style of Don Bosco.
The awareness of the value of one's own life and its meaning as a project wished by God can only be achieved through the adequate accompaniment of the young person throughout his formative journey, particularly in the moments of transition and insertion in the university environment and in the world of professional work. This is made specific in the processes of vocational, professional and job-training orientation aimed at students, but also at graduates in the years of consolidation of their professional identity.
The vocational and social commitment dimension implies the totality of the community in the identification and solution of problems in the social contexts in which we are present.
I am happy to speak of the events that lighted up our journey since June 2024. Every event had a formative element in the life of the youngsters studying in DBPC.
Fr. Rector welcomed the fresher’s and wished them all the best. The freshers from various parts of Tamil Nadu, rural and urban, from different family backgrounds and lifestyles came together and were welcomed. Fr. Rector gave an animation note on DB’s educative pastoral method. Principal explained the lifestyle and nature of functioning on the campus.
1st Staff Animation: Keeping with current trends , the staff had a day of animation and orientation programme. It was conducted and organized for the updating their knowledge and knowing DonBosco’s educative system at depth. It was also time to plan for the forthcoming academic year.
Clubs and Movements help our students to work as a team. Our students are convinced that being part of a team builds their personality. Dean of Studies Fr. Melvin Roy, presided over the various group and club activities. In his address, he congratulated the students and encouraged them to take risks in order ‘to learn and to serve’.
Festive mass was conducted followed by Independence day flag hoisting by Principal of DBPC
On 5th Sep, 2024 was marked with teachers’ day. It is to pay due respect and honor to the teaching staff for their selfless service to the students.The colorful cultural programme prepared by the students to felicitate teaching staff held in the college auditorium. Mr. V. John Fredrick Principal appreciated their commitment and sincerity towards their responsibility.
December, and there’s always an aura of celebration around – for its Christmas time! At DBPC we joyfully celebrated Christmas on 21st December 2024. A prayer service by Rev. Fr. Joy Kurianm Parish Priest and Rev. Fr Sebastian sdb, Secretary, Don Bosco Tech campus. The festive day was marked by a prayer service, cultural programme and sharing of gifts.
On 4th Jan 2025 , the staff had a day of animation and orientation programme by Rev. Fr Sebastian sdb, Secretary and Mr. Sathish, Social Entrepreneur at Don Bosco Agricultural College, Sagayathottam near Arakkonam. It was conducted and organized for stress management, improvement on college admissions and new teaching skills for staff members.
Pongal, the traditional harvest festival of Tamils was celebrated at Don Bosco Polytechnic College headed by the staff and students as a House Competition on 11thJanuary, 2025. The traditional games of Tamils such as, “Kabbadi,” “kayiru izhutthal,” “uri aditthal” and “rangoli” preparation of pongal were conducted. The idea of taking the great traditions and culture of Tamils to the next generation was the main motive of this celebration. The students learn to appreciate the tradition.
On Jan 20th 2025, staff members and students enrolled in Green hands gave their hands on work to provide a green environment.
We celebrated Founder's Day on Jan 31st 2025 DBPC is very thankful to the ‘Collaborators of DBPC mission’, ‘Staff families’. And also the ‘Company representatives’ who made the day more precious.
Convocation 2024 was celebrated on 1st April 2023, Mr. R SELVAM., STATION OFFICER, CHENNAI, was the Chief Guest, he gave away the diploma to Graduates. Don Bosco Polytechnic College was an impressive institute with excellent facilities and inspiring learning atmosphere. He gave away the certificates and awards along with Fr. Alphonse sdb, secretary of the college
Our Students participated in Inter Polytechnic Cultural feast 2025- Synapse-2025 Organised by SIGA Polytechnic College on February 15th 2025 and Won first prize in Signing, Second prize in both dance and Mime
Technical Symposium
Students attended many symposiums conducted by the state level in various Polytechnic colleges.
Inter Polytechnic Athletic Association (IPAA) - Chennai Division Games 2024-2025
DBPC Team actively participated in all the events of IPAA and the results are
IPAA Chennai Division Athletic Meet 2024-25 - winners
Chennai District level - Overall Individual Championship: Keerthivasan, III - EEE - (Participated in State Level IPAA athletic meet)
Inter Polytechnic Athletic Association (IPAA) - Chennai Division Games 2024-2025
DBPC Basketball Team actively participated in all the events of IPAA state level and won second place.
IPAA State Level Athletic Meet 2024-25 - winners
This academic year DBPC started the online application and admission process. The online process was appreciated by the public as it was easy to apply to DBPC courses. The admission policy and process were open and transparent to favor admission to most deserving students. Biometric attendance and sending the SMS to parents on Late/Absence.
The online Biometric attendance method for students and SMS alert to parents was commissioned this year. Monthly attendance reports are to be sent to parents of the defaulters.
DBPC installed the online grievance and redressal mechanism for the students and parents. The online grievance system will enable more transparency and accountability of the teaching-learning environment at DBPC in the Don Bosco Way. It is audited every month by DoTE.
We thank Rev. Fr. Don Bosco Lourdusamy SDB, The Provincial, Rev. Fr. John Alexander SDB Vice Provincial, Fr. Edwin Vasanthan SDB, Economer, and all the members of the Provincial council, for their continuous assistance to DBPC.
We thank Rev. Fr. Sebastian Vanathian SDB, our Rector, and DBPC House council for their continual support and guidance. Sincere thanks to all the parents and guardians for their cooperation with us in the formation of their children who are our students. Last, but not the least, we thank all the teaching and non-teaching staff of DBPC for playing a vital role in the total development of all the students and of our Institution.
It is my privilege and joy to thank MR. X. Dhurairaj, The Chairman – Powergear Private Ltd. Chennai & Ranipet, Rev. Fr. John Christy sdb, Provincial Councilor, INM Youth Minstry Delegate; Mrs. Agnes Roshini, Faculty – EDII (TN). Chennai; Mr. Shanmuganathan, Industrial Advisor, Chennai, Mrs. Catherin Bella, Principal, St. Joseph’s Industrial Training Institute, Chennai, for having consented to be our dignitaries for this function and giving away the Awards and Prizes.
We recommit ourselves to the mission of Don Bosco as we journey along working and living with our youth. I firmly believe “It's God’s Directions, Don Bosco’s Vision that we, Don Bosco Polytechnic College executes”, because in reality every imitative is crowned with the numerous blessings and intervention of God.
I invoke God’s blessings on this institute to make the dreams of the young at DBPC come true. Thank you for your patient hearing. Thank you!
