title: Enhancing professionalism among engineering students through involvements in technical societies.
abstract: A student chapter can be considered to be a miniature enterprise; however without the latter's major financial risks. Involvement in the student chapter of a professional society like IEEE at undergraduate level plays a pivotal role in the overall professional development of the student by keeping the students informed about the various career possibilities. A student chapter shapes the hitherto naive students into industry ready professionals and to suitable candidates for some of the best grad schools worldwide. This assertion has been discussed in-depth taking the example of IEEE EMBS Student Branch chapter of VIT University. It has been described how the entire process, - starting from inception of an idea to its materialization in to an activity, has shaped the volunteers and participants into better professionals.
authors.forename: Sreejita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Anvesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samineni
authors.forename: Subhamoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Bhaskar Mohan
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Murari
mesh_terms: D004738:Engineering / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D000068616:Professionalism; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*