Edwin Moses, Group Vice-President of Oracle, Bengaluru speaks to Faculty

Mr. Edwin Moses, Group Vice-President, Oracle, Bengaluru was at Sahyadri as the Chief Guest of the Tenth Graduation of MBA Department. During which he also addressed the faculty and urged the team to think about the major Threats to the Education Sector – Digital Learning, Organization Cum University and so on. In this context, he said – Early Diagnosis is hard but the cure is easy, however later Diagnosis is easy, but the cure is difficult. Hence, urged the team to gear up in order to overcome the challenges in the Educational Sector. He also proposed a 3 Pillar Model for the success of any Educational Institution – Clear Vision & Practical Strategy; Fiscal Discipline & Operational Discipline and Inspired people & Work Environment that unleashes Human Spirit.

Outgoing Students of MBA Bid Adieu

The outgoing Batch of MBA (2017-2019) was bid adieu in a farewell programme organized by the junior students of the department. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA welcomed the gathering and enlisted the achievements of the department. Ms. Runa Pinto read out the annual report and briefed the audience on the events conducted by Sahyadri Management Students Association for the year 2018-2019. Prof. Sushma V announced the achievers of the year and the students were felicitated under 11 different categories.

The outgoing students shared their experience and expressed their gratitude to the faculty members, Director, the institution and the Chairman for making their journey wonderful. The junior students also organized a cultural programme to entertain the gathering and made it a day to remember.

Sahyadri Toastmasters club bags Spirit of 92 award

Sahyadri Toastmasters Club was awarded the Spirit of 92 award at the Toastmasters Annual District 92 Conference, 'Coronation-2019', held at The Taj hotel, Bengaluru. This award is given to Toastmasters clubs who secure Five Distinguished Club points and retain a membership of minimum 20 members. Currently, Sahyadri Toastmasters Club has 10 distinguished Club points and is on the way to becoming the President's Distinguished Club in the first year of its existence.

Recruitment Drive - Poornam Info Vision Pvt Ltd

Poornam Info Vision Pvt Ltd. conducted a lateral hiring for Computer Science & Engineering, Information Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering Graduates from 2016 to 2018 batch.

Mr. Lijoe Antony Chakiath from Poornam was at the campus to facilitate the process. A total of 30 candidates participated in the recruitment drive & the resulted are awaited.

Recruitment Drive & Orientation Programme by Amazon

Amazon conducted a recruitment drive and orientation programme for the candidates from Mangalore region.

Mr. Murali Manoj R, Recruiter- HR accompanied by Mr. Kannan - Operations Manager from Amazon were at the campus to facilitate the process. Around 50 candidates participated in the drive, out of which, 8 candidates were shortlisted.

Faculty Certified through NPTEL

The following faculty members from the Dept. of Information Science & Engineering attended NPTEL FDP Courses in different subjects and achieved various certifications.

Ms. Jayapadmini Kanchan	Mrs. Akhila Tejaswi	Mrs. Suchetha G	Dr. Shamanth Rai
Mrs. Rajatha	Mr. Ganaraj K	Ms. Asha B Shetty	Mr. Prakyath Rai

Mrs. Madhura N Hegde	Mr. Janardhan D R	Mr. Rithesh Pakkala

Name of the Faculty	Certification
Subject: Programming in JAVA
Ms. Jayapadmini Kanchan	Elite with Gold and Topper in Top 5
Mrs. Akhila Tejaswi	Elite with Gold
Mrs. Suchetha G	Elite with Gold
Dr. Shamanth Rai	Elite with Silver
Mrs. Rajatha	Elite with Silver
Mr. Ganaraj K	Elite with Silver
Subject: Internet of Things
Mrs. Suchetha G	Elite with Gold
Subject: Big Data Analytics
Ms. Jayapadmini Kanchan	Elite
Mr. Ganaraj K	Elite
Mrs. Rajatha	Elite
Ms. Asha B Shetty	Elite
Python Programming
Mr. Prakyath Rai	Elite with Gold and Topper in Top 5
Mrs. Madhura N Hegde	Elite
Machine Learning
Mr. Janardhan D R	Cleared
Introduction to Automata, Languages and Computation
Mrs. Akhila Tejaswi	Elite with Silver
Mr. Rithesh Pakkala	Elite with Silver

The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) was initiated by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati and Roorkee) along with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in the year 2003. Five core disciplines were identified, namely, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering and mechanical engineering and 235 courses in web/video format were developed.

Quote for the day

“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam