Webinar: “India First Leadership Talk Series” organized by MHRD Innovation Cell & AICTE

MHRD Innovation Cell (MIC) in association with AICTE organized the "India First Leadership Talk Series" by Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group which was streamed Live for the students and faculty in the campus. Mr. Anand Mahindra inspired the budding leaders through his real life stories.

Key Takeaways of the Webinar:
• Humility (be Humble), Brevity (Brief in Communication & Action) and Self Awareness (Know yourself) are the key elements of being a Leader.
• Allow the terror and tear of failure. He said he evolved over the years and that experiences teach great lessons.
• Never find one Role Model as everyone has flaws. Hence pick up the best leadership qualities in people.
• Leader is one who has followers. People follow them as they have Ideas. More importantly, a leader does not take complete ownership of his ideas but gives the ownership of the ideas to his followers.
• ‘Jugaad’ is not innovation, hence move from ‘Jugaad’ to ‘Jhakaas’ (WOW Factor)
• Organizations should institutionalize the culture of innovation, send signals of why innovation is important, introduce innovation as a criterion in performance appraisal and also encourage entrepreneurial ability.

First year engineering students secured Third place in micro-mouse event of 'Shaastra' at IIT Madras

Fourteen students of first year engineering clan ‘Samagratha’ participated in 'Shaastra', an Annual Technical Fest organized by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and secured third place in the micro-mouse event.

Computer Science Faculty clears UGC NET December 2018

Prof. Pooja N S, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering has cleared the UGC NET held in December 2018.
The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET, is a test to determine eligibility for college and university level lectureship and for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals. It aims to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in teaching professions and research.

Mentor-Mentee System at Sahyadri

Department:Electronics and Communication Engineering
Introduction of the Mentor:
Prof. Megha N has completed her Diploma in Electronics and Communication from Government Polytechnic for Women, Hassan; B.E from Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur and M.Tech in VLSI design and Embedded System from Rajeev Institute of Technology, Hassan. She has 5 years of teaching experience. Her areas of research include Microelectronics, MEMS, VLSI Design, Microelectronic Devices and Semiconductor devices.

Mentee Details
• Chandana Gunaga is from Ankola. She did her 10th from Peoples Multipurpose High School, Ankola and PUC from Himalaya PU College, Ankola. Her hobbies include dancing and singing. She won prizes in state and district level dance competitions. She aspires to have her own startup and be a successful engineer. She also intends to adopt an orphan child and give good education to the child.
• Kavya is from Mangaluru. She did her 10th from St. Mary’s High School and PUC from St. Aloysius PU College. Her hobbies include dancing, reading books and singing. She aspires to work in an MNC.
• Niveditha Naik is from Puttur. She did her 10th from Sudana Residential School, Puttur and PUC from Vivekananda Pre-University College, Puttur. Her hobbies include dancing and playing chess. She aspires to become a successful engineer.
• Rithika is from Mangaluru. She did her 10th from Sharada Vidyalaya and PUC from Sharada PU College. Her hobbies include reading, collecting antiques, singing and writing poems. She is a District level skater. She aspires to work for the betterment of society.
• Sushmitha is from Mangaluru. She did her 10th from Vidyadayinee English Medium School and PUC from Govindasa Pre-University. Her hobbies include travelling, listening to music and sports. She is a State level Athlete. She is also a Karate Black Belt holder and has participated in open nationals. She aspires to become a successful engineer.
• Adesh Dsouza is from Mangaluru. He did his 10th from St. Antony School, Permai and PUC from Carmel Convent College, Modankap. His hobbies include playing cricket and football. He is a District Level Athlete in 100mtrs. He aspires to become a successful engineer.
• Vijay Mohan Hosmane is from Ankola. He did his 10th from Nirmala Hridaya High School and PUC from Poorna Prajna Karuna Science Composite PU College. His hobbies include playing games and Reading newspaper. He has won in Taluk level Kabaddi Tournament. He aims to join Indian Air force.
• Sampat Kumar is from Udupi. He did his 10th from Sri Vani High Shool, Nadoor and PUC from Viveka PU College Kota, Udupi. He plays cricket as a passion. He aspires to become a successful Entrepreneur.

Quote for the day

"Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. "
- Henry David Thoreau