An Alumni Guest Lecture was organized by the Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering on “Sustainable Mobility and Automotive Design” at Brilliant Hall on 04.04.2026. The session aimed to provide students with industry insights and real-world experience shared by our esteemed alumni. The guest speaker, Mr.P.Naveenkumar, Department of Automobile Engineering, (2019-2023 Batch) an alumni of Paavai College of Engineering, is currently working as a Design Engineer, Hinduja Tech Mobility, Perungudi, Chennai. The speaker has rich experience in the field of design Engineering (CATIA Software).The session aimed to enhance students’ knowledge in CAD modelling and familiarize them with industry-standard design tools. He also talk about software like AUTOCAD, HANSA, MESHING, UNIGRAPHICS, SOLID WORKS, ANSYS the alumni speaker delivered an informative lecture on CATIA software, covering the following key topics:
The speaker also demonstrated simple modeling examples and shared practical insights from industry experience. Students actively interacted and clarified their doubts. The outcome of the program are students gained knowledge about CATIA software, Improved understanding of 3D modeling and design concepts, It lead to awareness about career opportunities in CAD/CAM field and it’s a motivation to learn industry-relevant software skills