Rahul Ajithkumar

Content Management | EdTech | Assessment & Curriculum | Software Testing | Academics

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Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering

Rahul
Ajithkumar

Assistant Professor, CSE — Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum

A content and curriculum professional, educator, and software developer with over 13+ years of combined experience in engineering education, digital assessments, and software development. Over a decade of teaching Computer Science and Engineering has been complemented by building practical software solutions that simplify academic and administrative processes. Passionate about combining educational expertise with technology to create efficient systems, improve learning experiences, and solve real-world challenges through automation and innovation.

12+ Years across academia, EdTech & QA
5 Research papers published
4 Internal systems designed & deployed
4 Institutions served
  1. July 2026 — Present

    Assistant Professor, CSE

    Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum

    Mentors B.Tech students through project development, seminar presentations, and academic activities.

  2. Nov 2024 — 2026

    Assistant Manager — Content

    L&T EduTech, Chennai

    Led end-to-end assessment content workflows — client requirement gathering, SME network coordination, and quality review for confidential, high-stakes examinations. Designed and deployed an automated solutions.

  3. Mar 2023 — May 2024

    QA Specialist

    Adecco India Pvt. Ltd — deputed to Oracle India Pvt. Ltd, Trivandrum

    Executed functional and quality assurance testing for Oracle software products, working with cross-functional teams to identify, document and resolve defects using structured testing methodology.Worked as automation tester.

  4. Jul 2018 — Feb 2023

    Assistant Professor, CSE

    Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering & Technology, Peermade

    Delivered UG/PG lectures and guided students in their seminar and projects in Computer Science. Coordinated IQAC and NAAC/NBA accreditation activities, and mentored the Smart India Hackathon 2019 finalist team as SPOC for SIH, Red Hat Academy and IEDC.

  5. Aug 2012 — May 2018

    Assistant Professor, CSE

    Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Kannur

    Delivered instructional content across 8+ core CS subjects over five years, acted as department placement coordinator,Workshop/Seminar coordinator, prepared NBA accreditation documentation, and guided final-year projects.

Software written to solve a real, local, recurring problem — mostly for exam operations and academic administration. Built and deployed, not prototyped.

Merit List Processing System

Desktop application handling category-wise seat allocation — UR, EWS, EBC, BC, SC, ST — with BC-Female pool logic, PwD horizontal reservation, tie-breaking and waiting lists.

Python · CustomTkinter · pandas · openpyxl

Exam Seat Allocation System

Rule-based automated seating engine for large candidate pools, enforcing separation of candidates from the same institution or batch. Cut scheduling effort from hours to minutes.

Automation · Rule Engine

CBT Support Hub

A ticketing and helpdesk system for exam-centre support, include live ticket raising and resolution, which supports multi-AnyDesk ID input, browser tab notifications

CodeIgniter 4 · MySQL · Plesk

ExcelToolsSuite

Desktop tool for processing bilingual question-bank spreadsheets with embedded image tags, multi-sheet merging and automated image embedding.

Python · CustomTkinter · openpyxl

Nine years and ten months of classroom teaching across two engineering colleges, plus the coordination work — conferences, FDPs, workshops — that runs alongside it.

Subjects Handled

Object Oriented Programming (Java)Programming ParadigmsPrinciples of Information Security Computer Programming & Numerical MethodsTheory of ComputationAdvanced Computer Architecture (M.Tech) Advanced Operating Systems (M.Tech)Advanced Compiler Design (M.Tech)Discrete Computational Structures Sustainable EngineeringSoftware Engineering & Project ManagementInformation Storage Management FOSS LabNetworking LabProgramming Environment Lab < Web programming Introduction to Artificial Intelligence & Data science

Workshops, FDPs & Conferences Coordinated

  • Coordinated the National Conference on Advances in Smart Computing and Data Science 2019 (NCASCD-19), MBCCET
  • 5-day CCNA training by Networkz Systems, Trivandrum
  • 7-day STTP on Free and Open Source Technologies, MBCCET
  • 2-day workshops on Mobipreneur, IoT, PhoneGap, Python and Web Development (PHP) at VJEC and MBCCET, with partners including CSI, Frugal Labs, Brainbitz Ernakulam and Baabtra Calicut
  • 5-day workshop on Computer Vision with Castalia Labs, Navi Mumbai
  • 2-day workshop on Game Development with Geometric Graphics Factory, Wayanad
  • Department-wide placement training and mock interviews with Baabtra Calicut
  • Combined 2-day workshop on Android, Web and iOS development with IEEE Computer Society, Kerala Section

Professional Development Attended

  • 6-day STTP on Information Security and Ethical Hacking, GEC Kannur
  • 6-day FDP on Theory of Computation, MBCCET
  • 5-day National Workshop on Advanced Control, Image and Signal Processing, VJEC
  • 5-day FDP on Free and Open Source Software, CAPE Vadakara
  • 1-day FDP on Quality Assessment and Accreditation — New Guidelines 2K19
  • 1-day National Workshop on Outcome Based Education, Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering
  • 1-day National Workshop on NBA Preparatory Practices, NIELIT Calicut
  • Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Graph Theory in Engineering, CAPE Thalassery

International Conferences

Programming

CC++JavaPythonJavaScriptSelenium

Web & App Development

HTML / CSS / JSCodeIgniter 4MySQLCustomTkinterPyInstaller

Content & Assessment

Question Bank DesignAssessment FrameworksRubric DevelopmentCurriculum Mapping

Quality & Process

Functional TestingQA MethodologyContent ReviewDefect Tracking

Accreditation

NBANAACIQACSAR PreparationOutcome-Based Education

Working Style

Technical CommunicationCross-Team CollaborationFast Conceptual LearningSystem TroubleshootingPublic Presentation
  1. 1

    Watermarking Schemes for High Security with Applications and Attacks — IJRTE, ISSN 2277-3878, Vol. 8, Issue 4, Nov 2019.

  2. 2

    Autonomous Car with Swarm Intelligence — IEEE Xplore, IEEE ICICICT 2019.

  3. 3

    High Level Document Compression Using Multiscale Segmentation Schema — Bonfring International Journal.

  4. 4

    A Survey on Various Fingerprint Image Enhancement Techniques — International Journal of Engineering Technology Management and Applied Sciences.

  5. 5

    Efficient Region of Interest Extraction Methods for Low Quality Fingerprint Images — International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology.

  • Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) — LM 100488
  • Member, Computer Society of India (CSI) — N1217389
  • IQAC Coordinator, MBCCET
  • College NAAC Committee Member, MBCCET
  • Department NBA Coordinator, MBCCET
  • SPOC, Red Hat Academy, MBCCET
  • SPOC, Smart India Hackathon, MBCCET
  • IEDC Nodal Officer, MBCCET
  • Internal Academic Audit Committee Member,MBCCET
  • Department Placement Coordinator, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College
  • Student Branch Counselor, CSI and IEEE Computer Society (VJEC Chapter)
  • Department Workshop Coordinator, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College
  • Faculty for Infosys Campus Connect, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College
Qualification Institution / University Year Result
M.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering SCAD College of Engineering, Anna University 2012 75.33%
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering Believers Church Caarmel Engineering College, MG University 2010 63%
HSC — Class XII Kerala State Board 79.5%
SSLC — Class X Kerala State Board 84.5%