The 12th Annual Day Celebrations

The 12th Annual Day celebration was held with grandeur and splendor in the campus.
The Chief Guest of the day was Mr. Umesh Kamath of Robosoft Technologies. The President of the day was Mr. Jagannath Chowta, Trustee - Bhandary Foundation. Mr. Devadas Hegde Trustee - Bhandary Foundation & Project In-charge, was the Guest of Honour. Mr. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal and Mr. S.S. Balakrishna, Vice Principal, also graced the function. Mr. Sanketh Kottary, Culture Head welcomed the guests on the dais. All the guests and council heads were florally welcomed by the Vice Principal. The Chief Guest, Mr. Umesh Kamath formally inaugurated the programme.

Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal, extended a warm welcome to the dignitaries on and off the dais. In his welcome speech he expressed his pleasure at having such eminent personalities to grace the function. He highlighted the various achievements of students and how Sahyadri is growing by leaps and bounds year after year.

Sahyadri has seen credits of its students, Dr. Kunte stated. Above all, he emphasized that the main credit goes to the Chairman, who being a great visionary and an ardent educator, vigorously interacts with the faculty about the skills development and went on to say that without the chairman’s intervention Sahyadri would not be where it is today. Dr. Kunte spoke about the faculty development programs and research programs undertaken. Furthermore, he spoke about the various top personalities from the fields of education, business, medicine, science and politics that have graced the campus by their visit during the past one decade, thus adding one more feather to the Sahyadri cap. Dr. Kunte wishes the students and the outgoing students All the Best!

Mr. S.S. Balakrishna, Vice Principal placed before the audience the annual report for the Academic Year 2018-19. He stated that this academic year the highest admission status was achieved by Sahyadri which stands at 100%. He highlighted the achievements of each department and that of the students in VTU. He spoke about the first year students’ participation in national and international events. He mentioned about the various Ph.D. programs by the faculties, as well as the research programmes undertaken by students and faculties. Apart from the Academics, the Vice Principal also highlighted the activities and achievements in various departments like Sports, Placements, Art & Culture, and CSR activities. As regards the placements, he said that around 125 companies visited the campus and 600+ placements have happened in the current academic year. He said that the credit goes to Ms Rashmy Bhandary, Dean, Placements.

Before concluding his speech, he applauded the rank holders and gold medalists. With much pride and emotion he said that this is an achievement beyond all imagination. He further went on to say that these students have created history and have lifted Sahyadri to newer heights.

The Chief Guest, Mr. Umesh Kamath gave the welcome speech. Mr. Umesh Kamath is the Vice President & Head-Human Possibilities, Robosoft Technologies. He is a HR Professional with two decades of work experience. He specializes in Talent Transformation, Change Management, HR IT Systems, and Performance Management Systems etc. His key achievements are, managing the global workforce internationally, taking care of their mobility, and creating global mobility policies & shared services for HR.

In his speech Mr. Kamath focused on students. He said that the present millennial generation and that of the Nineties are very fortunate predominantly because of three aspects. The first aspect is getting easily enrolled in college and getting placements. During earlier times he said that it was not a smooth sailing and it was not easy to get a job. The present generation is really lucky in this matter. Second aspect is being born in Karnataka and getting moral support from parents. Third, is being born in India. India is the largest democracy in the world where we have the right to vote. Many other countries do not have such opportunities, he stated.

Mr. Kamath said India is very young. When compared to many Scandinavian countries where there is no growth in population, more than 50% of India’s population comprises of youth. Hence, our youngsters have plenty of opportunities coming their way, he stated. He vehemently advised the students not to waste time in frivolous matters and to realize their luck, make best use of the opportunities and focus on getting enrolled.

Mr. Kamath concluded by congratulating all who created this beautiful ecosystem at Sahyadri, including all visionaries and trustees and lauded the college for its excellence in different fields.

Next, the rank holders and gold medalists were honoured and felicitated with mementoes. All said, the toppers were definitely not left out! About 8-10 student toppers from various disciplines of engineering as also the Masters in Business Administration were felicitated. This has turned out to be very proud moment for Sahyadri. Last but not least, outgoing students were awarded for their excellence in academics and extra-curricular activities.

The program was followed by cultural extravaganza, where students had an opportunity to exhibit their talents and skills in dance and dramatics.

Mentor-Mentee System at Sahyadri

Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Introduction of Mentor:
Mr. Shailesh Shetty S. is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering from the past 8 years. He graduated from Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil and completed his Post Graduation from NMAMIT Nitte. His area of expertise includes machine learning, data mining etc. His passions include playing cricket, and writing poems etc.

Introduction of Mentees:
• Khatheeja Saroofa is from Bantwal. She pursued her high school from Pragathi English Medium School and her PUC from MEET, Woman’s College. She participated in “Kindle 2019”. Her passion is helping the society. She wants to serve the society.
• Akshatha is from Mangaluru. She pursued her high school from Capitanio English Medium School, and PUC from St. Agnes PU College, Mangaluru. She participated in the event held at IIT Kharagpur. Her aspiration is to work in an IT company with high salary package. She wants to be a successful software engineer.
• Anfaze is from Kanhangal. He pursued his high school from St. Peter’s School and PUC from Durga HSS. He was a sub district level football player. He is passionate about football. He wants to excel in football.
• Sachin is from Mulky. He pursued his high school from SNG, and PUC from SNG PU College, Mulky. He is more interested in playing Volleyball. He is a district level volleyball player. He wants to excel in the field of sports.
• Naik Karthik Maruti is from Goa. He pursued his high school from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Panaji and PUC from Alvas PU College, Moodibidri. He is passionate about football. He participated in district level Chess tournament. He aspires to become an entrepreneur.
• Swathi S. is from Padil. She pursued her high school from St. Mary’s School and PUC from Canara PU College. She secured many prizes in dance competitions. She is interested in dance and social work. She wants to become a good software engineer.
• Dhanush is from Kasargod. He pursued his high school from Sri Gajanana English Medium School and PUC from Rotary PU College, Sullia. He loves reading newspapers and gaining general knowledge. He aspires to excel in IT field.
• Sai Varsha is from Mangaluru. She pursued her high school from Amrita Vidyalayam and PUC from St. Aloysius PU College, Mangaluru. She is interested in reading novels and cycling. Her aspiration is to help the society.

Quote for the day

"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money."
- Thomas Jefferson