Inauguration of Sahyadri Management Students Association (SMSA)

The Sahyadri Management Students Association (SMSA) for the Academic year 2019-20 was inaugurated by Mr. Darshan Jain, Partner-Ace Promoters & Developers as the Chief Guest; Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal and Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA on 4th Oct’19.

Mr. Darshan during his inaugural address reminded the council members of the moral and social responsibility they have as members of the council towards the society in which they operate. He appreciated Sahyadri for making such a forum available to the students wherein they start grooming themselves as leaders. He said – As leaders it is very important to treat their subordinates with great concern and respect. The office bearers were lead through oath taking by Prof. Samarth Shenoy. Mr. Bhagwandas, President of SMSA shared the Plan of Action of the Academic Year 2019-20.

Chairman's visit to BITS Pilani, Goa and interaction with the Director

Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman-Bhandary Foundation visited BITS Pilani, Goa and had an interaction with Dr. G Raghurama, Director- BITS Pilani, Goa on 5th Oct’19.

Prof. Raghurama joined BITS, Pilani in 1987. He obtained his M.Sc. from IIT Madras, and his Ph.D in Physics from IISc Bangalore.


His achievements are:
• Received Research grant from Nokia in 2000, the Faculty Champion Award from Microsoft in 2007, and has been recognized and felicitated by SkillTree Knowledge Consortium with the title 'SkillTree Education Evangelist of India 2014'
• Member of the Technical Advisory Board of Cradle Technologies, Pune in its initial years.
• Between 2010 and 2012, Prof. Raghurama also led the redesign and rollout of an improved Performance Appraisal System.
• During his Directorship of the Pilani Campus, he successfully led the Vision 2020-Mission 2012 Project, provided leadership to Project Parivartan from concept through completion of major milestones: the signature and iconic NAB (New Academic Building), the New Faculty Housing Complex, the New Student Housing Complex, and the Renovation and Augmentation of Ram Bhawan.
• Prior to his appointment as Director of the Pilani Campus, he was Deputy Director (Academic). He has served as Dean of Admissions and Dean of Faculty Division-II. As Dean (Admissions) he led the team in the design and implementation of the pioneering computer based online test BITSAT, which till today remains a benchmark for standardized, fully computerized admission tests in India.
His origin is from Dakshina Kannada, a place named Panaje in Puttur. During interaction, Dr. Raghuram appreciated the student-centric initiatives of Sahyadri and assured his cooperation and guidance for the overall development of the Institute. He also assured to visit Sahyadri and interact with Students & faculty.

Chairman interacted with Prof. Prasanna Kumar, BITS Pilani, Goa

Prof. Prasanna Kumar, Associate Professor, Mathematics Department, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, is originally from Mangaluru. He introduced Chairman to the infrastructure of his institution.

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, BITS Pilani is an all-India Institute for Higher Education. Over the years, BITS has provided the highest quality technical education to students from all over India admitted on the basis of merit. Its graduates may be found throughout the world in all areas of engineering, science and commerce. BITS symbolize the maturing of Indian technical ability and "can-do" entrepreneurial spirit, especially as derived from the private sector. During his interaction, Prof. Prasanna, expressed his thoughtfulness and was delighted to support Sahyadri in all its initiatives in the future.

Alumni of CSE brings laurels to Sahyadri

Ms. Varsha Shetty from 2018 passed out batch of Computer Science & Engineering, placed in ITC Infotech, Bengaluru along with 8 other fellow Sahyadrians were trained and allocated to different projects in their company. Varsha was selected to work for one of the major banking project. She was given spot award last week recognising her effort put up in completing critical releases on or before time. She is the first girl below 25 years who is sent to onsite project to Jeddah, KSA.

Mentor-Mentee System at Sahyadri

Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Introduction of the Mentor:
Prof. Sudheer Shetty is currently working as Dean Examinations, and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering. He completed his B.E. from Mangalore University and M.Tech from VTU, Belagavi. Currently, he is pursuing Ph.D. from VTU, Belagavi. Along with academics, his overall teaching experience is 19 years which includes 4 years of research and 9 years of administrative experience. Prior to joining Sahyadri, Prof. Sudheer Shetty worked as Head of the Dept. of Computer Science & Enginering (CSE) at KVG College of Engineering, Sullia. His areas of expertise include Cloud Computing, System programming, Operations Research and Algorithms.

Following are his achievements:
• Nominated as Member of Board of Studies (BoS) in Computer Science (UG) program of St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru for the period from 2017-2020.
• Served as Member of Local Inquiry Committee (LIC) of VTU. As a member of LIC he is involved in inspecting various engineering colleges for the purpose of continuation or granting of the courses during the academic years 2013-14 and 2015-16.
• Served as Head of the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for the academic years 2011-12 to 2017-18.

Introduction of the Mentees:
• Akshatha hails from Udupi. She pursued her SSLC from T. A. EMHS, Kunjibettu and PUC from Poorna Prajna College, Udupi. Her hobbies are reading novels, listening to music and dancing. She wants to work for Google or Amazon.
• Jash hails from Mangaluru. He pursued his SSLC from St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru and PUC from Sri Chaitanya PU College, Mangaluru. His hobbies are playing football and cricket. His ambition is to get placed in a good IT company. He also intends to work for the welfare of the poor and needy.
• Likhitha U hails from Kasaragod. She pursued her SSLC from SDPHS, Dharmathadka and PUC from Expert PU College, Mangaluru. Her hobbies are drawing, painting and listening to music. Her ambition is to work for Google.
• Mufeed hails from Brahmavar, Udupi. He pursued his SSLC from G M Vidyaniketan Public School, Brahmavar and PUC from Poorna Prajna College, Udupi. His hobbies are playing football and badminton. He wants to work for Microsoft or Google.
• Prasidh H N hails from Kodagu. He pursued his SSLC from General Thimmaiah Public Shool, Madikeri and PUC from St. Michaels PU College, Madikeri. His hobby includes playing outdoor games. His ambition is to work for Google or Wipro.
• Pratham L hails from Farangipet, Bantwal. He pursued his SSLC from Nithya Sahaya Matha High School, Meramajalu and PUC from St. Aloysius PU College, Mangaluru. His hobbies are playing chess, carrom and drama. He wants to serve the country by joining Indian army.
• Rachana V Shanbhogue hails from Kundapur. She pursued her SSLC from Navkis Educational Centre, Mysuru and PUC from Gopalaswamy PU College, Mysuru. Her hobbies are listening to music and reading novels. Her ambition is to work for multinational companies like Microsoft, Google or Apple.

Quote for the day

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
– Mahatma Gandhi