Inauguration of Two-Day PGCET Training Programme organized by MBA Department

The inaugural ceremony of Two-Day PGCET Training Programme organized by the Department of Business Administration (MBA) was held in the campus. Over 300 students from various places like Bengaluru, Thirthahalli, Shimogo, Kasaragod, Kundapura, Udupi, Bhatkal & Mangaluru aspiring to pursue MBA under Government quota in Top B-Schools of Karnataka participated in the programme. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA welcomed the gathering and said that this “Community Initiative” of Sahyadri is conducted to create awareness about the government quota in the B-Schools & also to provide training to the graduates so that they could join their dream institute to pursue their MBA Degree. Prof. Sushma V, Chief Coordinator of the programme briefed the audience about the relevance of organizing this event. She introduced the In-house facilitators & External Resource Person to the audience. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal in his Presidential Address appreciated the students for the genuineness with which they are preparing for the entrance exam. He also said that the rank that they get in the PGCET exam is secondary but priority is choosing their “Dream College” to pursue MBA during Option Entry.

During the Day One of PGCET Training, 5 parallel sessions were conducted in four areas - Quantitative Analysis, Logical Reasoning & General Intelligence, General Knowledge & Proficiency in English Language. The sessions were facilitated by the in-house faculty viz. Dr. Vidyavathi K; Mr. Guru Prasad Rao; Prof. MithunUllal; Mr. Ankith S Kumar & Prof. Samarth Shenoy and the external facilitator’s - Mr. Vivekananda Kamath, Director, V-Reach Coaching Academy, Udupi; Mr. Rahul & Mr. Gino, Insights Coimbatore. The USP of the programme is the “PGCET Practice Book” which has been exclusively designed by the in-house faculty of the MBA department under the leadership of Prof. Raghavendra Prabhu which is presented to the PGCET Training participants.

Dr. Abhishek Vaish from IIIT Allahabad visited Sahyadri

Dr. Abhishek Vaish from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad visited Sahyadri and interacted with the faculty and staff. Dr. Abhishek is an active researcher in the field of Cyber Security. During his interaction with faculty members, he shared the information about the latest trends in Cybercrimes and factors for the growth of it. He also emphasized on setting up the Cyber security lab in Sahyadri Campus and also designing the curriculum in context to Industrial connect for Professionals & students. He motivated faculty to work on the various domains of Cyber security. He has opened up the minds of young Researchers for product development in resolving the security industry’s research problems.

Campus Recruitment Drive – UniCourt

Mangalore Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (UniCourt) conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the engineering students of 2018 outgoing batch. A recruitment team headed by Mr. Prashant Shenoy, Director was at the campus to facilitate the entire process. A total of 70 students attended the drive and the results are awaited.

Commemoration of International Day of Yoga at Sahyadri

In commemoration of The International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2018, Sahyadri organized a seminar for the new batch of engineering students on the topic “Yoga for Healthy Living”. Shri Kushalappa Gowda, M.Sc, M.Phil in Yogic Sciences and Founder of Avishkar Yoga Therapy Centre was invited to address the students on the origin, concepts, ideology, types and techniques of Yoga. He spoke on Patanjali Maharushi and his Yoga sutras, Astanga Yoga, Ashanas, Mudras and Pranayama techniques. He demonstrated the techniques of Pranayama and Yoga Nidra and guided the students to do the same. He explained the rich benefits of Yogashana to the students. Talking to the students, Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal shared his experience of practicing Yoga and the benefits he received by it. He encouraged the students to inculcate yoga practice in their daily routine to have a healthy life. Teaching and non–teaching faculty were also present during the programme.

Tomorrow at Sahyadri

Caliper is conducting a Campus Recruitment drive for the Mechanical Engineering students of 2017 & 2018 outgoing batch.

In-line with Sahyadri’s vision of “Upskilling Engineers” & encouraging “Start-Ups”, Caliper Engineering & Lab Pvt Ltd is being set-up specifically for Mechanical Engineering Sector. Craftly blended with young & experienced mind as well participative project management utilizing creative brains of engineering students is the innovative work culture adopted by CALIPER. In the long run, combined with Sahyadri, Caliper will be the centre of many Mechanical Engineering Start-ups & Incubators.

Quote for the day

"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting."
- Edmund Burke