The Computer Engineering Department of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda – Goa has a student’s council named “C-CODES” (Council of Computer Department Engineering Students). The council aims at improving the quality and knowledge base of students by conducting workshops, seminars and field visits, thus exposing students to industry norms and protocols.
The council is under the guidance of faculty member Assistant Professor  Mr. Merwyn D’Souza.
Every academic year, C-Codes have organized various programs for the betterment of the computer students on technology and subjects that cover more than the prescribed curriculum. Besides this C-Codes has also invited industry representatives to come and share their knowledge and expertise with students. C-Codes have also conducted field visits as a part of industry-student interaction.

‘Inspirus 2k22-Make it happen’ – National level intercollegiate event

Don Bosco College of Engineering (DBCE), in association with the C-Codes Council nurtured by the Department of Computer Engineering- DBCE, organized the 6th Edition of INSPIRUS 2K22-MAKE IT HAPPEN. The event was between November 3-4, 2022 in the campus of Don Bosco College of Engineering.

The event comprised of both technical and non-technical events with massive participation from students of various technical and non-technical colleges and higher secondaries across the country.  There were a wide range of events organized namely: Inspirathon (hackathon), Code Wars, CodePlay, ExQuizite, Jigsaw Coding, Retrieval Sages, Mind Games, Framed, Incarnate, Reel it, Feel It!, Drop the Beat and Leisure Lounge. Additionally, a workshop, ‘MasterClass’ which was an interactive session between resource persons and faculty on interesting topics related to teaching and computer technology was also organized for faculties and students. Students participated in the above events on a massive scale marking 506 total participations and 389 offline participations.

The inaugural ceremony commenced with the lighting of lamp by a group of dignitaries where the Chief guest for the inaugural function was Dr. Ajit Parulekar. The other dignitaries included, Director – Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Principal – Dr. Neena S. P. Panandikar, Head of department of Computer Engineering – Dr. Gaurang Patkar, Chairperson of C-Codes – Aryan Kotru as well as the faculty members.

The C-Codes council(2022-23)  took an oath of office, promising to abide by their duties to the fullest of their abilities. The distinction holders of batch 2018-2022 were felicitated with a medal and a certificate. In the end, Prof. Merwyn D’Souza delivered the vote of thanks to all. He thanked all the invited guests and participants for gracing the occasion by their solemn presence.

The Valedictory event was held to mark the end of INSPIRUS 2K22, the Chief Guest for the event was Mr. Vivek Gujral, Founder and CTO of OneShield Software. The event began with the display of marvelous content created by participants of Framed-The photography competition and ‘Reel It, Feel It!’-The reel making competition which was followed by the speech given by Mr. Vivek Gujral.

Mr. Vivek Gujral enlightened the students, with regards to pursuing one’s goals with passion and always learning about various subjects from various fields, implementation of said learned concepts with technology and pushing forward and providing solutions to problems in various fields with the help of acquired knowledge.Mr. Gujral said “The only constant in the technology industry is change.”

Further, the report for INSPIRUS 2K22 was read by Dr. Gaurang Patkar which was followed by the prize distribution ceremony which marked the end of INSPIRUS 2K22.

C-Codes Activities