Mar Joseph Kallarangatt is the Bishop of Palai and Patron of the College. He had his higher studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and took doctorate in Theology. He was the Professor of Theology at Paurastya Vidyapeetham, Kottayam and in 2001 he was appointed the President of Paurastya Vidyapeetham and continued in the office till he was appointed the Bishop of Palai in 2004.

Mar Joseph Kallarangatt has published more than 30 scholarly books on Theology and Oriental Liturgy. He has published large number of papers on Theological and Secular topics. At present he is serving as Chairman, CBCI Doctrinal Commission; Chairman, KCBC Theology Commission and Chairman, Syro Malabar Commission for Doctrine. He had the rare privilege of participating in the Bishop’s Synod, held at Rome in 2012 and was nominated by Pope Benedict XVI as one among the three members of the Commission to solve theological disputes.

Mr. T.K.Jose IAS (Rtd.) is an outstanding administrative officer who is currently serving as Chairman of The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission and former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala,. He is a versatile genius with a passion for quality and perfection. His name is often heard along with “Suchitwa Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission and Kudumbasree” for his valuable contributions. His leadership skills has enhanced the stature and efficacy of the civil service in Kerala.

Dr. Sarith P. Sathian is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics
at IIT. Prior joining as a faculty member in IIT Madras, he worked in different departments in
various prestigious institutes in the country including NIT Calicut. Dr. Sarith P. Sathian received
PhD. from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2007). He received his Bachelors and
Masters from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (1997) and IIT Madras (2003) respectively.
He published more than 30 research articles in various high impact journals
including Langmuir, JPC-B, PCCP, etc.His research interest includes Microscale and
Nanoscale fluid flow and heat transport, Molecular Dynamics, Kinetic theory of gases and
liquids and Gas Dynamics/ Rarefied Gas Dynamics (Experimental, DSMC).

Dr. Job Kurian, Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Dean, Industrial Consultancy& Sponsored Research IIT, Madras has a vast experience in industry, teaching, research and research guidance at IIT, Madras since 1972. He has also done Post-Doctoral Researches in the Universities of Karlsruhe, Erlangen, Essen and Aachen in Germany. His areas of research are Gas Dynamics, Combustion and Experimental Aerodynamics. He has supervised eleven Doctoral dissertations and Four ongoing. He has about hundred publications to his credit and completed twenty-two projects work Rs. 45 million. Currently he is doing research in High speed flows, Mixing and Combustion; Shock tube-based studies, Hypersonic, High enthalpy flows; and Low-density flows. He has held many important positions in IIT, Madras and is the Dean, Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research, IIT, Madras. He also held many positions in Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR & DB), National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL), Centre for Military Air Worthiness & Certification (CEMILAC), Indian Institute of Space Technology(IIST) and Anna University.

Dr. Tessy Thomas, Distinguished Scientist, has taken over as Director General (Aeronautical Systems) w.e.f 01-Jun-2018. She obtained her B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Calicut University, ME in Guided Missiles from Institute of Armament Technology (now Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune and PhD in Missile Guidance from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad. She obtained MBA in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.

Besides her contribution as a faculty in IAT, Pune and DRDL, Hyderabad, she was the back bone in the development of Agni Missile. She was the project director of Agni 4, Agni 5 and was the director, advanced system laboratory, DRDO. She is also a recipient of many prestigious awards of DRDO. Her excellence is not limited to DRDO and missiles. She is also a recipient of “Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management -2012”, “Distinguished Woman Scientist Award 2016” etc.

Dr Madhukumar S is a born academician. He started his academic journey under the board of Techical Education, Govt. of Karnataka right after his Bachelor Degree both in Science (specialization in Mathematics from University of Kerala) and in Engineering (specialization in Electronics from Dr. B. A. Marathwada University). His strong desire for higher academic pursuits lead him to his Master of technology in Industrial Electronics from Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka and later Doctoral research in Electronics and Communication from Anna University, Chennai.
Dr Madhukumar has wide experience in various Engineering colleges in India and Abroad (with a special tenure with the Ministry of Education, State of Eritrea). He later joined in the service of SJCET in 2004 as Assistant Professor in Electronics and Communication. Dr. Madhukumar’s selfless hard work and steadfast devotion to duty and exemplarity administrative capabilities lead him up the professional ladder at SJCET through the Head ship of the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation, the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and as Vice Principal, SJCET, Palai. Amidst his administrative responsibilities, his passion to academic pursuits continues in research guidance and has over 20 publications in Journals and Conferences of International repute.
Dr. Madhukumars implicit faith in God, his strong optimism, courage and stamina for hard work, cheerful disposition and dogged determination truly makes him a role model to every faculty at SJCET.

Dr. V P Devassia, after completing his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, started his career with Hindustan Paper Corporation, Calcutta and later worked as a Design Engineer with Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd where he was responsible for the design and development of various electronic systems for Computerized Numerical Controlled machines, Flexible Turning Center, Factory automation and so on. He took his Masters Degree in Industrial Electronics and later his Doctoral Research in Signal Processing from Cochin University of Science and Technology. His passion for learning lead him to change his career to academia and today, he has over 27 years of academic experience through various responsibilities like Head of Department and Principal of engineering institutions like Model Engineering college and College of Engineering, Chengannur in Kerala. His administrative excellence has also been very well utilized by the Govt. of Kerala in entrusting him with responsibility of officer in charge of the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) Regional center and Model Finishing School Ernakulam as well as the Additional Director of IHRD, Govt. of Kerala.

Dr. Devassia later joined the services of St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology in the capacity of Head, Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering and is currently the Principal. Amidst all his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Devassia continues academic research activities in his fields of interests including Pseudo-Periodic Signal Processing, Music Signal Source Separation and Video Content Analysis. Dr. Devassia, a Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Engineers (India), is professionally affiliated as FIETE, FIE (I), MISTE. He has served as the Expert Committee member of many committees like the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), AICTE, Board of Studies – CUSAT, Governing Body member of Engineering Colleges, among many more. Dr. Devassia’s faith in the Almighty, unwavering attention to detail, due diligence, steadfast professionalism, zeal for higher academic pursuits, high optimism and perpetual radiance, makes him a person anyone he comes across, to take off your hat to.