EXSP was conceptualized in the year 1992 and instituted in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the college. The program is spread into three phases over a period of three years. These three Phases: I, II and III included Seminar, literature survey, Research components.

Selection and structure:
An EXSP orientation workshop is conducted by the Program Coordinator, in order to introduce EXSP to the F.Y.B.Sc students. Interested students with over 60% marks applied and students were chosen based on their merit.
Two staff members are in charge of each of the components. An orientation workshop is conducted by the in charges for each of the components.
The students were awarded two credits for completing Phase I. This phase also included a social component in it. Students were expected to complete an outreach activity.

The students were awarded three credits for completing the literature component activity and four credits for completing the Phase III activity at the end of Semester IV and VI.
They received an additional three credits for their performance at the Semester I – V, exams. The EXSP completion certificate was awarded to ten students who completed the research component activity successfully. The K.C. Mahindra Search for Talent Honors Scholarship was awarded to those students who topped the activity for two continuous years.


Evaluation Criteria:
The evaluation of these activities is by an external examiner and two internal staff member (one of them being the guiding teacher.)

EXSP Committee Members:
Dr. P. Sirisha Murthy (Coordinator)
Dr. Sree Nair
Dr. Meeta Saxena
Ms. Sandra Mendes
Ms. Sandhya Kadiru
Ms. Shraddha Prabhu