MBAs recruited by HDFC Ltd

H Varun Shenoy and Shivani Rai from 2nd year MBA have been recruited by HDFC Ltd as Management Trainee with a package of Rs. 5.43 Lakhs per annum. HDFC is a leading provider of Housing Finance in India. HDFC Ltd has pioneered Housing Finance in 1977 and 6.2 million cumulative units are financed so far. HDFC Ltd is a model private Housing Finance Company for developing countries with nascent Housing Finance markets & undertaken several consultancy assignments in housing finance in various countries across Asia, Africa and East Europe.

Semester II B.E. Results - Sahyadri at 88.54%

VTU results of II Semester of B.E are declared. Out of 716 students who appeared for the VTU Examination 2018-19, 634 students have passed.

NASSCOM HR Summit at Chennai - Highlights of the Guest speakers

Prof. RashmiBhandary, Dean Placement has been a part of the HR Summit 2018 organized by NASSCOM, India at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai - a summit which has brought together leading experts and visionaries from the HR World.

There were some power packed sessions by various guest speakers as well as celebrity key note by Dr. Kamal Hassan and Ms.ManishaKoirala.

Dr. Kamal Hassan spoke on ‘Reimagining the self’. He said - The Key to evolution is the power to re-imagine. It entails the process of reflecting, making changes and living through the impact of the changes. It’s a process to uncover our true self in the midst of fast changing realities. Kamal Hassan spoke about how he continuously re-crafted himself from a superstar, to a playback singer, to a dancer, to a screenwriter, to a producer, to a director, to now also a politician.

ManishaKoiralaspoke on ‘Surviving Disruptions and Thriving through Life’. She said - All of us have to weather disruption in our life. While most people succumb to the storm these traumatic events bring with them, the ones who hold the umbrella of hope and positivity in tough times create success stories that travel multiple generations and continents. ManishaKoirala also spoke about how she conquered the battle of disruption in her life and bounced back to carve out a stronger individual from within herself.

Successful completion of Bridge Course -2018 for the second batch

The opening session of the Bridge Course was conducted by Dr. U M Bhushi, Director -Strategic Planning. He motivated the students by his words
Day 1: Students were explained about various opportunities at Sahyadri College and various engineering fields through a presentation. Afterwards, the students interacted with each other creating new bonds of friendship.
Day 2: Students had a designing session in which they designed 3D and 2D models using the software ‘On-shape’.
Day 3: Students designed their own robots using the software ‘On-shape’ and were given an introduction about laser cutting machine and 3D printing.
Day4: Students designed theMobile applications using the software ‘MIT App Inventor’ and were given a task to design a calculator.
Day5: students learnt the skill of poster making using the ‘Canva’software.and they created the poster of their teams and bots.
Day6: The students from Art and Cultural Department had an interaction with the first years.
Day7: Students came up with different designs to make the bots more attractive and they learnt how to code for their bots using Dream Kit.
Day 8: Students learned coding using the Dream Kit and testing was done. They were given a brief idea on how to make their presentation more effective.
Day 9: On the final Day of the Bridge Course all the students made posters for their bots, and presentation about the Bridge course based on their experience. Afterwards,the event was conducted where the bots have to perform the specific tasks.
All the students were mentored by Mr.Johnson Tellis, Mr.Gouse Khan, Mr.Gautham Nayak and Mr.Shrujan Bhandary.

Tomorrow at Sahyadri

K-Tech, Government of Karnataka is organising "Elevate 2018",Mangalore region, at Sahyadri Campus for selecting the most innovative technology startup in the Mangalore and Udupi region.

Around 30 teams from the region will participate in the event. Shortlisted teams will compete in the state level event to be held in Bangalore

Feedback from the Buzz Readers

"Hearty Congratulations Dr Bekal"
Dr D L Prahakara
Director

"Congratulations to Dr. AnushBekal Sir for successfully defending his doctoral thesis at prestigious IIIT-A."
Steven Lawrence Fernandes, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alabama Birmingham, USA

"Congrats Dr. AnushBekal for successful defense of your Doctoral Thesis. Best wishes for further career"
Dr. Navin N Bappalige
Associate Professor - Department of Physics

Quote for the day

"End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means “Effort Never Dies" "
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam