Mohammed Fayaz joined the course in the academic year 2014- 15. He hails from a lower middle class family. His father works in a small hardware shop and his mother is a housewife. Post his course completion, Fayaz started taking up minor electrical jobs under a contractor. Currently Fayaz is working in Kuwait and is earning INR 40,000 per month. Fayaz says, “I had a great time at SVRCC. We received utmost care and affection at all levels, right from the Management to the teachers. We were given complete freedom to approach anyone for personal guidance and to get clarity.” Fayaz attributes his success to SVRCC.

Mano joined SVRCC in the year 2014-15 after completing his 10th standard. His mother is a daily wage worker and he has an elder sister. The family was going through a tough time as his mother was sick and had to undergo a major surgery. But they were not able to treat her due to their financial situation. He was a very disciplined and dedicated student. He put his heart and soul in learning the course. After completing the course he was placed in LRV Solutions in Chennai. He started his career with a salary of Rs 7,000 and he is now earning Rs 17,000. He was able to make arrangements for his mother’s surgery and she is completely fine now. Mano’s next goal is to build his house. In the words of Mano “What I am today is because of SVRCC and my faculty who provided a lot of moral support and encouraged me to work towards structuring a successful career.”

P. Naveen pursued his Diploma in Automobile Mechanism at SVRCC in 2018. He hails from a simple family in Puducherry. His father is working in a workshop and mother is a housewife. He joined SVRCC immediately after completing his 10th standard because he strongly felt that his family needed financial support. He had an intense inclination towards automobile repair and applied his smart, intelligent mind in his course work. His creative mind guided him to convert a normal automobile servicing centre into a mobile puncture and servicing unit. Today he is an entrepreneur with clients around a radius of 20 km in Pondicherry. He earns not less than Rs 500 every day. He is very confident that his dream of buying a new house will soon become a reality. He is also interested in taking this idea to a larger radius by creating more entrepreneurs like him.

A.Krishnaraj was a student of the department of Automobile Mechanism in the year 2018. He was a slow learner and had failed his 10th. His father Arulkumar, an auto driver, learnt about the College through one of our road shows.Though he was a slow learner, his hard work soon started fetching results. He secured first mark in his department in the final exams and was appreciated by the assessor not just for his skill but also for his attitude and dress code. He undertook his internship training at Bombay motors and started earning a stipend of Rs 3,000 per month. Now he is working at Akash Bajaj Pvt Ltd for a monthly salary of Rs 6,500. His dream is to join TVS, a leader in the auto sector, as soon as possible.

Mr. Madhavan, currently working as a plumbing technician, heard about SVRCC through his friends and joined us in the year 2018 after completing his graduation in B.A. English Literature. Though a graduate, he was struggling hard to feed his family due to unemployment. He hails from a poor family and stays along with his parents and younger brother. In the words of Madhavan: – “There has been a lot of learning on the job and I am being paid to learn. During my training, we were seen not just as plumbing technicians but also as the technicians from SVRCC. Earlier I was not very good at studies. But now I have a sense of responsibility and I earn a decent salary to take care of myself and my family. The change in our family situation has instilled a sense of confidence and peace in my parents’ mind. They feel happy and proud about me.”

Mr. Vishnu, our alumni of the Plumbing academy from the 2015 batch says,” I joined SVRCC after completing 10th standard. My father was a farmer and my mother used to extend a helping hand to my father regularly, in addition to managing all other household activities. I am the only son and I was aware of my responsibility to be of help and support to my father, physically and otherwise. I enrolled myself for the Diploma course in Plumbing technology at SVRCC with the consent of my parents. I have experienced a tremendous change in my attitude and outlook toward life, both on my academic and personal front. After completing the course, I started working on a contract basis. I enjoyed the learning process. I felt empowered with the skill I learned at SVRCC. As days passed, I was able to win the confidence of my customers and I built a five men team of my own. We took projects related to individual houses as well as small business units and provided plumbing services. Today I have a net income of Rs.25,000/- per month after meeting the salary expense of all the staff and other incidental expenses. I am grateful to SVRCC for this

I am Vignesh from Thondamanatham. My father is a daily wage worker and my mother is a housewife. I have 2 elder brothers. After completing 10th standard I pursued Diploma in welding at the Metupalayam ITI. Thereafter I started working as a Mechanic/Technician at L& T Pondicherry for a year and at whirlpools as a maintenance technician for a year. I was earning Rs 5,000 per month. But I was not happy because the job was temporary and the pay was insufficient to take care of my family. I got to know about Swami Vivekananda Rural Community College through my friend Raghupathi, a graduate of the first batch. I was impressed by the DELL Kaushal Kendra lab and chose to pursue Computer Hardware Servicing. During the period of 9 months at SVRCC, I learned many technical skills as well as soft skills. I restarted my career at View Paker Technology India Pvt Ltd for a monthly take home of Rs7,000. During the Covid period, my urge to become an entrepreneur took lead. Today I am into event management which fetches around Rs 25000 per month even if I organize a bare minimum of 3 functions. Today I am happy and satisfied with my life.

I am coming from Puducherry. My father works as a painting contractor and my mother is a housewife. I have a younger brother. I completed my 9th standard after which I was not able to pursue my education further due to financial issues. I was very disappointed in discontinuing my studies. That is when a friend of mine told me about this College. He told me that he had joined here and insisted I come and see the College once. After coming I was greatly impressed by the infrastructure and the fact that I could get a job and start earning my living. I was amazed looking at the DELL Kaushal Kendra Lab. As I also had a passion for computers, I chose Computer Hardware Servicing. I enjoyed my time at the College. The lab was well equipped and facilitated learning and applying what we learned in real-time scenarios. Our teachers encouraged us in all aspects and this boosted my morale. After my exams, I was placed at View Paker Technology India Pvt Ltd. I was earning a salary of Rs 3500 during my training. Today my take home pay is Rs 7000. I am confident that in the near future, I would set up my own service unit and employ people thereby helping their families.

Mr. Vimaladhithan pursued his Diploma in Industrial Technician course at SVRCC in the year 2017. He had completed his 12th standard by then and lives with his mother who works as a Jailer in the Kalapet prison. He is the only son and lost his father at a very young age. When he expressed his opinion about our College, he said that his faculty was his best friend who has been guiding him ever since he joined SVRCC. The technical knowledge that he gained, along with the attitudinal mentoring, instilled in him a sense of confidence. After completing the course he joined Chemin Controls and Instrumentation as a trainee and started his career with a salary of Rs.9000/- per month. Currently, he is working as an Electrical Maintenance Executive at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Science and earns a monthly income of Rs.15,000/- per month.

Mr. Sudhash, son of Mr. Chinnaraja and Mrs. Suguna, hails from a fisherman community in Puducherry. After completing the 12th standard, he got to know about SVRCC through his friends. He was pretty impressed with the idea of getting a job immediately after course completion over a period of 9 months. He joined us in the year 2018. Though he struggled initially in adapting to the culture of the College, he got accustomed to the environment. After completing his course, he got his first job in Schwing Setter as a Trainee with a monthly take home salary of Rs.13,000/-. When he came back to the college after 6 months, he said, “This place is no less than a temple. Had I not joined here, I would have taken up fishing as my profession. My social status had increased after taking up a job. In fact, I am being showcased as an example for the other boys in my locality. Today he earns Rs. 16,000/- per month.

Mr. Somasundaram pursued an Industrial Technician course in the year 2018 after completing his 12th standard. His father works as a daily wage worker and his mother is a homemaker. While joining SVRCC, he had a single ray of hope – a better job after a year for a better lifestyle. Though he was good in the technical part, he needed assistance in self development and soft skills which were taken care of by the soft skills sessions handled in the Redington Lab. In the words of Somasundaram, “ I loved the way the skill was imparted to us – involving all of us in the group, citing examples from real life and most of all the completely different set up of the lab. We used to enjoy every moment of the session. The videos played about self motivation and life lessons, did bring a prominent impact on me. I am able to appreciate the difference in me before and after joining SVRCC. Today he works in Schwing Setter and earns Rs.16,000/- per month.

Ms Aji works as an Assistant Staff Nurse in the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences for a salary of INR 20,000. She lost her father in an accident and her mother was the sole bread winner of the family. She has two brothers, one of them pursuing engineering while the other is in 11 th standard. She says that respect for the elders and workplace skills, dress code, regularity and punctuality in attendance are the key learning from SVRCC. Her relatives and community members are praising her for looking after her family after her father’s demise.

Ms. Vithya was a former student of SVRCC who completed her Diploma in Medical Lab Technician in the year 2019. She lives with her mother who was the sole bread winner of the family, a year ago with a monthly income of Rs.4000/-. After completing 12th standard, she was unable to continue her education any further owing to family situation. That was when a faculty of our College guided her to join SVRCC. Now, Vithya works as a lab technician in Medall, Chennai and earns Rs.15,000/- per month . In the words of Vithya, any student who steps into SVRCC has a bright future ahead, if they are prepared to succeed in life.