SCFE FACULTIES

Col.S Vijayan

Director | SCFE

Col S Vijayan (Retd) was commissioned in to Regiment of Artillery in Dec 1980. He rendered unblemished service in the Army as a Commissioned Officer for 34 yrs at various places such as High Altitude areas of Sikkim, J& K, Forest areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura, Desert areas of Rajasthan, Punjab etc. Col Vijayan being a technically qualified officer rendered Deputational Service with DGQA as Quality Assurance Officer in the ordinance factories manufacturing Armoured Tanks, Infantry Combat Vehicles, Artillery guns and ammunition.

He did his graduation from JNU, New Delhi, MSc(Tech) from Pune University and MA from IGNOU and LLB from Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP). After retirement from service, he is presently serving as Director of Saradhi Centre for Excellence (SCFE), Cherthala. It is a Coaching Academy specially designed for Uniformed Services in the country such as NDA, CDS / AFCAT, MNS, Para Military Forces and Central and State Police Forces.

Commissioned into Regt of Artillery- 1980
Commanded Sub Unit in Insurgency Ops
Second-in-Command of Artillery Unit
Served in Staff as D A A & Q M G
Deputation to DGQA as Quality Assurance Officer
Enrolled as Advocate in High Court of Kerala in the Year 2012 after Retirement

CHIEF CONSULTANT- S S B

Major General Vikas Joshi

Major General Vikas Joshi, B Sc , M Sc ( Defence Studies) , M Phil ( Defence Management) , M Phil ( Social Sciences), P G Diploma ( Public Administration) was Commissioned in to Regiment of Artillery and served the organisation in many important command and staff assignments all over India . He superannuated from service as Commandant Services Selection Centre ( South) , Banglore. The Officer was involved in Design and development of Artillery Guns , Ammunition , UAV s and RADAR s. He has kindly consented to be the Hony. Chief Consultant of SCFE on matters of selection of candidates in Defence Services. The General Officer is presently settled in Bangalore.

CHIEF CONSULTANT – ACADEMICS

MAJOR GENERAL C S NAIR , V S M ( v)

Major General C S Nair was commissioned in to Army in 1978 in the coveted JAG branch and served the Organisation for 34 Years. He is the first Keralite Officer to reach the highest office of JAG in the rank of Major General . He was awarded President’s Visisht Seva Medal (VSM) for meritorious service in the Army. He represented India in the 17th International Conference at Hague ( Netherlands ) and led Indian delegation in MILOPS Conference at Gold Coast , Australia. Upon his retirement from Army Service, he was empanelled as Group A Counsel for the Government of India in the Supreme Court. Presently the General Officer is settled in Kollam Dt. Of Kerala.

CONSULTANTS

Colonel Mathew Adipuzha

Prof. A B John Joseph

Dr. Radhakrishnan R

Col Mathew Adipuzha , B Sc , PG Diploma ( Management) , PG Diploma ( CA) , PG Diploma ( Counselling) , was commissioned in to Regiment of Artillery and consequently inducted into the Corps of Military Intelligence. He held various command as well as staff assignments all over India including Army Headquarters, New Delhi. The Officer is a keen Mountaineer who took part in many Himalayan mountain expeditions. After his retirement, he was appointed General Manager of a reputed Management Institution in Kerala.

Professor A B John Joseph, M A, M Phil, The Former Principal of St. Michael’s College, Michael’s Institute of Management and Technology, Cherthala was conferred Visishta Seva Ratna Award, as the Professor Served in NCC as ANO in the Rank of Captain for several years. He also served as a Nodal Officer for B Voc Courses. He served as a member of the Board of Examinations of the University of Calicut. He was also appointed as a member of the malpractices prevention squad of the University of Kerala. He has consented to be the Hony. Consultant of SCFE in Academics.

Dr.Radhakrishnan. ME, MBA, PhD., is the former Principal of K R Gouriamma College of Engineering Thuravoor. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Society for Technical Education and served as academic auditor of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Thiruvanathapuram. He is associated with the Academic activities of SCFE as its Hony. Consultant ( Academics.)

Mr. P Ajith Kumar, I F S (Retd.)

Paul Varkey (V) , Wing Commander

Dr. D Jayarajan M A, Consultant Psychology

Mr. P Ajithkumar, IFS is a resident of Cherthala who is aluminous of S D College, Alappuzha. He joined the Ministry of External Affairs in 1977 and served in various capacities in Indian Embassies and Consulates in Egypt, Russia, Denmark, Yemen, UAE, Syria, and Hongkong. He retired from service in 2012 as Consul in the Consulate General of India in Hongkong.

Wg Cdr Paul Varkey, M Com , M B A , served in Indian Air force in various capacities and got superannuated from Service in the Rank of Wing Commander. While in Service Wg Cdr Paul Varkey Participated in National Games and represented Services Team in Volley ball. He also served as the Team Manager of Services Team.

Dr D Jayarajan , M Sc ( Psychology) M Ed , M B A , PhD (Edn) is a reputed Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotist , who is well known in the field of Psychotherapy. Apart from the above he is also a Certified Financial Planner . He is associated with SCFE for Career Guidance , Higher Education Counselling and Placement strategy. He is also a well known Tutor in Yoga practices and mediation.