Parent Interaction of new entrants to the Engineering stream 2019

Interaction session for the parents of new entrants to the engineering stream under CET Quota was held in the campus in two batches of 84 and 59 each. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman welcomed the parents and spoke on the concept of Acceptance.

The chairman emphasized that engineering involves learning skills. He placed before the parents a picture of the present scenario in engineering colleges. In order to boost the quality of education, AICTE has come up with good initiatives like Future Skills and many other initiatives, he stated. In-keeping with the AICTE norms, Sahyadri College offers technical skills where the students are exposed to internship programs, latest technology, and industry activities, he said.

The chairman said that the students are also offered a platform to compete in various national and international events. In order to make the students realize the true essence of an engineer, visits to rehabilitation centres are organized so as to establish Social & Emotional Connect.

Mr. Bhandary charted out the fee structure and explained about the finance in a nutshell. He said that the money invested by parents is for their child’s future. He called upon the parents to support the management in what they do. He also urged the parents to avail the education loan which could make the child more responsible. He also stressed on the dress code.

Every parent wishes to give the best education for their child and hopes that one day their child gets a good job with good salary. Bearing this uppermost in mind, the Chairman said Sahyadri aims at living up to their expectations. Meanwhile, the chairman stressed on the responsibility of the parents towards their children and urged them to:
• Stimulate their children to utilize the facilities available in the campus and learn creative skills.
• Motivate your child
• To ignite in their children a spark of responsibility towards their family and the society.
• To share their own experiences of life with their child.
• To make their children self-dependent.

Speaking about the company expectations, Mr. Bhandary stated that the companies expect aptitude, attitude, good exposure, project based learning, interactive, communication and interactive skills from its employees.

Dr. R. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal, in his address, stressed that the maximum attendance required as per VTU norms is 75% and requested parents to monitor their child’s performance and attendance. He wished the parents All the Best for their child’s future.

Faculty selected to pursue PhD at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvanthapuram

Prof. Nisha from the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering has been selected to pursue PhD under AICTE-INAE Teachers Research Fellowship Scheme at Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvanthapuram.

Engineering Teachers of AICTE approved institutions can apply for AICTE-INAE Teachers Research Fellowship Scheme for pursuing PhD in Government Research Labs. On applying, Nisha had to go through a Written Test and also an Interview round. She is the only candidate to be selected under this scheme in IIST in the whole of India making Sahyadri proud.

Nisha is working with Sahyadri for the last 3 years and is also an Alumna of our institute. Her research area for PhD is "Microelectronics, Transducers & Actuators, Microelectromechanical System (MEMS), Electromangetics, and Communication Systems".

Faculty attended a Two-Week FDP organized by Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru in association with IIIT-A

A team of faculty from Computer Science, Electronics & Communication and Information Science Engineering participated in a Two-Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning" organized by Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru in association with Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad during 1st July to 13th July, 2019.

This FDP helped to develop an in-depth understanding of the Expert System like Auto-Encoders, ML Algorithms, and Big-Data technologies like Hadoop and Spark to name a few. This would enable the faculty to offer larger AI & ML curriculum going forward. On all days, the second half of the day was dedicated for Hands-on problem-solving sessions, a big take away from the programme. Dr. Pushpalatha and Prof. Prashanth D from Computer Science & Engineering; Prof. Suchetha from Information Science & Engineering and Prof. Pradeep K from Electronics & Communication Engineering participated in this FDP. The resource persons were Top researchers in the AI and ML Domain from IIIT Allahabad - Dr. Rahul Kala; Dr Anupam; Dr Sonali Aggrawal; Dr K.P Singh and Dr. Shekar Varma.

MBAs placed on Internship at Ernst & Young Services Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru

Ms. Madhuri Vaman Prabhu and Ms. Shree Raksha C from Second Year MBA have been placed on Internship with Ernst & Young Services Pvt. Ltd during 8th July, 2019 to 8th August, 2019. Ernst & Young is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and is one of the "Big Four" accounting firms.

Bridge Course for CET Batch of Engineering 2019

A Five-Day Bridge Course for the new entrants to Engineering batch 2019-20 through CET commenced on 15th July’19. Mr. Johnson Tellis, Director Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt Ltd interacted with the students and stressed on the importance of starting a conversation. His session focussed on Confidence building. Team based activity - Human Caterpillar was organized to make the students comfortable to communicate with each other and also to enhance their decision making abilities.

Feedback from the Buzz Readers

"Kudos! A big feather this time on the cap of Sahyadri, upon getting recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) based on Industrial research programmes and all other developments in the Institution. My best wishes to all."
Dr. Ananth Prabhu

Quote for the day

“The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."
- John F. Kennedy