The fourth batch of the PMI Kerala Academic Forum of Saintgits College of Engineering was officially brought on board on 26 November 2022 at an event inaugurated by Jayakishore S.R., president, PMI Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter. This was followed by an address by Jacob Varghese, head of IT, Defense and Aerospace Markets, PMI South Asia. He spoke on the importance of bridging the gap between academia and industry.

The chapter started two new initiatives at this year’s forum—Thrive, the Entrepreneurship Development Program, and Gits-eloquence, a public speaking club. Dr. Krishna Kumar TI, founder and CEO, TravelSpoc, and Joji John, vice president, marketing, of the PMI Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter inaugurated the initiatives. Hariprasad P.S., vice president, education, shared his thoughts on the importance of the academic forum.

The forum currently has 300 students as members. Of these, a record 85 signed up for a special offer for the Global PMI student membership. This was made possible by the concerted efforts of volunteers Philip Jacob Perakathu, Greshma Susan, Reji Prejith and Prasanna Kumar.