Valedictory Ceremony of Sahyadri Science Talent Hunt - SSTH 2018
During the Valedictory ceremony, Dr. Karisidappa, Vice Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) addressed the students and encouraged them by sharing an anecdote which hinted that - it is the stuff and basic intelligence with experience that matters and not the outer look of anything that takes people to greater heights. He referred to Sahyadri as a “Scientific Community” and made the students realise how fortunate they were to enter the Engineering College without having the basic academic qualification for engineering yet.
Dr. K T V Reddy, President of IETE, New Delhi while addressing the audience said – There is no replacement to hard work and NO shortcuts to be used. He also stimulated the students to do what their heart says and follow their passion.
Dr. S Seetharamu, a leading Scientist in Central Power Research Institute while speaking referred to the renowned literary works - “Mankuthimmana Kagga” and encouraged students by saying - One must learn a lot from the world around him and live life doing good deeds.
Mr. C Nagaraj, who worked in fortune 500 companies like HP, Toyota, Shimano, Sony addressed the students and stimulated them to analyze whether they should work hard or work smart when an assignment is given to them. He also emphasised on the use of 80-20 Theory through which the success is the highest.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary while speaking to the students said that SSTH was started 5 years ago intending to create technical awareness and over the years Sahyadri has made amendments to the SSTH format. Now, at SSTH, Sahyadri funds the identified project with the help of NAIN and Govt. Of Karnataka and the current prototype would be converted to Product and then Scale Up and Start Up. He has expressed his whole hearted support in not restricting these opportunities to Sahyadri alone but to all students who have talent.
Mr. Ved Prakash, Chief Knowledge Officer at Trianz, Mr. Siddharth Rajhans, Policies & SDGs, United Nations; Mr. Aakarsh Naidu, Advisory panel of the Global Startup Awards (SAARC); Mr. Pranav Hebbar, Co-Founder, Make Room India, Bengaluru were the other esteemed guests during the Valedictory Ceremony.
Dr. D L Prabhakara, Director–Sahyadri Group; Dr. Manjappa Sarathi, Director-R&D; Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal; Deans; Trustees and HODs of all departments were also present during the Valedictory ceremony.
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Captured Moments of SSTH 2018 Valedictory Ceremony
Sahyadrians achieve in the 19th VTU Youth Fest - Janani 2018 held at Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki
A total of 32 students took part in the various events of 19th VTU Youth Fest – Janani 2018 held at Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki.
Below is the list of their achievements:
1. SKIT: 1st Place (These are now selected for the National Level Cultural Fest)
2. DRAMA: 2nd Place
3. ELOCUTION: 3rd Place
4. FOLK ORCHESTRA: 4th Place
List of students who represented Sahyadri Janani 2018
| EVENTS |
PARTICIPANTS |
| Mime Act |
Rahul Devadiga, Dhanush Devadiga, P Manoj Rao,Dhananjay, Rahul N L, Sushodhan |
| Folk Orchestra |
Abhishek M B, Roopesh Bangera, Sanketh Kottary, Rahul Devadiga, Dhanush Devadiga, Rohit, Sushodhan, Manoj Rao |
| Skit |
Ramya, Tejaswini N V, Shashank, Rohit, Rahul N L, Arshiya, Varsha Shetty, Roopesh Bangera, Dhanush Devadiga |
| Folk Dance |
Sakshi Shetty, Sagarika Rai, Sinchana Deva, Keerthana, Shibani, Pranamya, Ashritha Rai, Sarika, Manali |
| Drama |
Tejaswini NV, Sushodhan, Ramya, Shashank, Sahana, Asmitha, Manali, Rohit, Ashriya, Roopesh Bangera, Varsha Shetty, Dhanush Devadiga |
| Western Vocal Solo |
Sherin Rhea Hartman |
| Classical Dance Solo |
Sinchana Deva |
| Rangoli |
Asmitha |
| Carnatic Instrumental (Percussion) |
Abhishek M B |
Carnatic Instrumental
(Non-Percussion) |
Abhishek M B |
| Carnatic Vocal Solo |
Varsha P Bhat |
| Clay Modelling |
Dhanush Devadiga |
| Elocution |
Deeksha |
Management Development Programme (MDP) on Digital Marketing Concludes
The Department of Business Administration organized a Four-Day Management Development Programme (MDP) on Digital Marketing which concluded with sessions on 10th and 11th of November. During the Day-Three, topics related to Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing and Web Analytics were covered. Students were given tasks to create email campaigns.
On the concluding day, the students were divided into teams. Four teams had to work on E-Commerce Business Plan while other three teams had to present and analyze on Web Analytics for their company. Mr. Vishal Patel, Associate Director-MetricStream, Bengaluru was the resource person for the Four-Day programme. This adds another feather on their cap enabling them to widen their scope of employment opportunities.
Inauguration of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) students’ forum (ISF) and Professional Activity Centre (PAC)
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Student’s Forum (ISF) and Professional Activities Centre (PAC) was inaugurated by Dr. K T V Reddy, IETE President New Delhi in the presence of Dr. M H Kori, IETE Distinguished Fellow and Former Technical Director Alcatel Lucent Technologies and Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal at Sahyadri. IETE is India's leading recognized professional society devoted to the advancement of Science and Technology of Electronics, Telecommunication & IT with motive of reach to un-reach. The IETE is the National Apex Professional body of Electronics and Telecommunication, Computer Science and IT Professionals. Government of India has recognised IETE as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) and also notified as an educational Institution of national eminence. The objectives of IETE focus on advancing electro-technology. The IETE conducts and sponsors technical meetings, conferences, symposia, and exhibitions all over India, publishes technical journals and provides continuing education as well as career advancement opportunities to its members.
Faculty of Department of Electronics and Communication have enrolled themselves as corporate members of IETE and around 123 students have enrolled as student members. Dr. Ashwath Rao, Head of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering welcomed the gathering and briefed about the IETE benefits the staff, students and the institute could avail. He also deliberated about the IETE financial assistance to organize various technical events like seminars, symposiums, expert guest lectures which in turn helps the faculty and students to get exposed to advanced technology. The inauguration was very special as the Chief Guest unveiled the curtains by pressing the remote which activated the dc motor drive and the other switch activated the servo motor and microcontroller for the flower petals stored to fall down. This was designed by one of the students Mr. Shamanth Gowda.
During his inaugural address Dr. K T V Reddy gave heads up about the various schemes for students and staff and also mentioned that one can get Masters Degree from IETE even while working. The Guest of Honour - Dr M. H Kori briefed the audience about how IETE facilitates in arranging invited talks by experts working in various domains for the benefit of the students and faculty. He also emphasized on the ways in which IETE forum can help students and faculty of other branches if interested in learning and getting a degree in Electronics and Computer Science. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, in his Presidential Remarks, shared the experience of his IETE journey at his previous institute and how we can take it forward at Sahyadri to make it one of the best South Zone centres by engaging in regular activities of IETE.
Mr. Ved Prakash, CKO, Trianz addresses MBA students, Startups and Computer science faculty
Mr. Ved Prakash, Chief Knowledge Officer, Trianz addressed the MBA-HR students and faculty and the employees of startups and computer science faculty in separate sessions. In his session for MBA, he shared the processes and initiatives that are practised by corporate companies as well as his own experience as CKO in setting up KM systems in three global companies. He addressed the faculty on Skilling students for the Digital world.
Mr. Ved Prakash is currently CKO at Trianz, a global professional services firm helping Fortune 1000 organizations transition to a digital enterprise by leveraging on Cloud, Analytics, Digitalization & Security. Earlier, he was CKO with CGI Global, a Montreal headquartered global IT services and consulting firm. Prior to CGI, Mr. Ved Prakash was with Wipro for twenty years where he was the CKO in the last six years. Mr. Ved Prakash conducts KM Strategy and Visioning workshops for CXOs across the globe. He is a member of KM Advisory Committee at National e-Governance Division, core member of CII National Committee on KM and Business Transformation, and a member of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) National Committee on framing KM standards. He is a mentor to startups at NSRCEL, the entrepreneurship cell of IIM Bangalore. Ved has been recognized with Global KM Leadership Award in 2018, Most Impactful KM Professional in 2016, Most Influential KM Professional in 2015, and KM Leadership Award in 2014.
Ved holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, and a Bachelors of Technology with Honours in Computer Engineering from Pantnagar University where he was a Gold Medalist.
MBA Alumni visit the campus for SSTH 2018
A total of 14 MBA students of batch 2015-17 visited Sahyadri during SSTH 2018. The alumni witnessed the projects exhibited by students of various institutions. They also addressed the 1st year and 2nd year MBAs on the roles and responsibilities they are handling currently in their respective job roles. The alumni also shared the various challenges they face in their corporate life and how the training imparted, projects undertaken during their MBA course helped them in shaping their career. These students are working with organisations like KPMG, EY, Thomson Reuters and Northern Trust.
Quote for the day
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions."
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Chanakya 
