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Sahyadri Celebrates the 73rd Independence Day
The 73rd celebration of our Independence Day was viewed with joy and pride by the staff and students of Sahyadri. Mr. Ashith B Hegde, Managing Director – Arkieva Asia Pacific, Chief Guest, hoisted the national flag after which the gathered students, faculty members and the staff sang the national anthem with pride. The Student Council of Sahyadri was then introduced to the guest by Prof. Balakrishna SS, Vice-Principal.
Ashith is leading the Arkieva Asia Pacific business in Mangaluru. Prior to this, he worked at Arkieva headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. His area of expertise includes demand management, inventory planning, investment analysis and KPI reporting using Arkieva Software. He has experience of 12 years in this field. Ashith has a Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Supply Chain and Operations Management from the University at Buffalo, New York. He is also certified in Production & Inventory Management.
 
While addressing the gathering, Ashith, expressed how privileged he felt to be invited for this grand occasion at Sahyadri. He appreciated the celebration at grand scale for the huge number of students and faculty gathered during the ceremony. He shared his perspective of how he looks at Independent India in 3 stages – 1947, 1991-92 and the current period of Advancement in Technology and Business and how India is growing economically. He urged students to follow their passion, enhance their networking capability and be part of the Economic growth of India. Money is not everything, it’s important to follow one’s dream and that’s why he returned to India in order to contribute to India’s Economy. He said it’s a great feeling of accomplishment.
 
Post his talk, the National Song – ‘VandeMataram’ was sung which instilled the essence of Unity is Strength. The Achievers of 2018-19 in extracurricular activities like Sports, Cultural & Scouts & Guides were felicitated on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman was also present during the celebration.
Former Senior Vice-President of Reliance Industries interacts with MBA Faculty, Students and LLPs
Mr. Ananth Ravi is a Former Senior Vice-President of Reliance Industries and a State Sponsor. He is a Post Graduate in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc). After retiring from Reliance Industries, he has engaged himself in Pro Bono Consultancy (Latin Word – For the Good of Public), shares his experiences and helps early start-ups & small corporate houses in their growth.
Key takeaways of the session with MBA Students:
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Department should initiate the “Day Minus 1” concept to interview aspirants of Start-Ups
- Technical Start-ups need MBA Marketing for its growth hence there is wide scope for career in Marketing
- Good thought/idea can come from anybody and need not be IITs and IIMs alone, hence remove the fear of start-ups
- Stress/Pressure is prevalent in all fields including kids while they are in school
- T-Model – Integrate your stream with other domains – Multi-Tasking (Skilling beyond vertical)
- Enroll to Data Analytics - The next BIG thing
Finally, he concluded the session by emphasizing on Time Management and Commitment quoting anecdotes of Mr. Anil Ambani and Mr. Ajith GulabChand of Hindustan Constructions
 
Mr. Ananth Ravi also addressed the faculty of MBA.
Key takeaways of the session with MBA Faculty:
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Finance is an Entrepreneurial Skill – Students should be trained on what difference they could make to the company with their knowledge on Finance
- Train students on Reality - An M.Tech from IISc was made to sell credit cards in Mumbai Railway Station during early days of his career
- HR is no more Human Resource but Human Relations – Emphasized on Retention of Employees, Networking, Career Growth and Spotting the Talent
- “Wall of Ignorance” should be broken and explore the world outside for learning opportunities
- Availability of Supply Chain Projects for students
Key takeaways of the session with LLPs:
- Self Introspection – Is LLP your Dream? Are you passionate about your LLP?
- Prepare a Long-Term Plan for the LLP
- Understand the USP of your LLP first
- Invest time on Market Need Assessment
- Should be very clear with the concept/Logic of your LLP
- Stand Up Meeting of 15 minutes every Monday Morning supported by documentation of meetings
- Inter-disciplinary approach will yield great results
Sahyadri Student Council for the Academic Year 2019-20
The Student Council for the Academic Year 2019- 20 was formulated on 13th August 2019. Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal, facilitated the process of selecting the Heads for various clubs and association through a democratic process of nomination and vote. Principal – Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte addressed the council members and wished them Good Luck. The selected Heads addressed the council and sort their support.
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POORNA
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AARON JOHN ALVARES
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MANISHA A
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GANARAJ P C
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ACADEMIC |
PLACEMENT |
TRAINING |
SPORTS |
CULTURAL |
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HASEENA BEGAM |
ANANYA RAI |
ANN V MARIA |
GOUTHAM GOPAL M |
BHAGAVAN DAS |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
RESEARCH & SEMINAR |
CLUBS |
PROJECTS |
MBA REPRESENTETIVE |
Eighth batch of Parent Interaction of new entrants to the Engineering stream 2019
Parents Interaction for new entrants joined to the engineering stream through CET, was held in the campus. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman extended a warm welcome. He started his talk with the word “Acceptance” which he expected from the Parents towards their wards by analyzing their ward to focus & help them to take up challenges, where half of the problem is sorted out, so that students can start enjoying the course and concentrate more on learning engineering rather than just studying.
While mentioning this, chairman highlighted that there is difference between Basic engineering & Bachelor of engineering which focuses training on analytical, aptitude & attitude development of the student along with academics.
He emphasized how Sahyadri was able to attract highest number of companies with excellent package and have consistency on the same is what lies in the crux of the institution. With its in-house companies started by Industry experts & Startup companies providing an hands-on experience & project based learning, which helps to instills in students technical skills, creative, aptitude, attitude, exposure to latest technology.
He also threw light on the present scenario of engineering colleges stating almost 80% of engineers are unemployable due to gap in the curriculum & industry requirement. In order to impart quality education as per the AICTE model, various Industry academia partnership & mandatory Internship was being initiated recently to improve employability. This was already practiced by Sahyadri Institution four years ago with initiatives such as Training students to participate in NIT, IIT, Internship Program, Product based learning mentor-mentee system, Outbound program. Also, social connect program is conducted in the same line to identify the most daunting social problems and find the much feasible solution which is an essence of real engineers.
While assuring the parents on best of education to their children, Chairman called upon the parents to realize that no one grows with proper foundation and for the same:
- Motivate children & never compare with other people
- Always share problems & responsibilities with them
- Be a friend to them
- Make them realize the value of money
- Have an expectations from them.
Also in the end he highlighted its Sahyadri culture to nurture a student as a responsible citizen of the country, well mannered & well-disciplined and inculcate human values.
Cultural Performances & Competition in view of Independence Day Celebration
Department of Art & Culture organized an inter-department Variety Entertainment Competition for the faculty on Aug 15th’19. Faculty members from Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and MBA took part and exhibited their talent.
MBA Department emerged as the Winner and Department of Computer Science & Engineering was Runners-up. The Winners and Runners-up were awarded by Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal; Dr. Rajesha S, Dean-Academics and the judges - Ms. Rakshitha, Mr. Raj Guru Hoskote and Ms. Nayana Sooda.
In addition to this, Best Dressed Male and Best Dressed Female competition (Theme of Independence Day) was also held for the Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff.
Below is the Winners List:
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Name of the Faculty/Staff |
Department |
| MALE |
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Prof. Samarth Shenoy |
MBA |
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Prof. B C Pramod |
Mechanical Engineering |
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Prof. Anil Kumar N S |
Civil Engineering |
| FEMALE |
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Ms. Rashmitha |
SWO |
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Prof. Akshatha P |
MBA |
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Ms. Aysha Shabana |
Maths |
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Director-Research attends NDRF Meeting in Bengaluru
As a member of National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), Dr. Manjappa Sarathi, Director-Research attended the Technical Advisory Committee meeting and Golden Jubilee Celebration National Advisory Committee meeting held at NDRF Bengaluru. NDRF is a subsidiary of The Institution of Engineers (India) Bengaluru.
Dean-Academics appointed as the Member of BOS, VTU Belagavi
Dr. Rajesha S, Professor & Dean-Academics is appointed as the Member of the newly constituted Board of Studies (BOS) in Mechanical Engineering & Allied Branches of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi for the period 2019-2022.
Caliper is recognized as “Start-up Company” by Govt of India
Caliper applied to Govt of India for recognition as “Start-up Company” for innovative ideation of smart manufacturing process. As it directly benefits several SMEs & budding entrepreneurs, Govt of India recognized Caliper as a “Start-up Company”, which will now enable Caliper to access several priority market segments in Defence & ISRO as well as various Govt benefits, to scale up their ideation & operations.
Caliper secures 1st Export Order
Continuing their leap strides in the market, Caliper obtains its first export order from Europe. Fitting to their niche manufacturing capabilities, 1st order comprised of 10 components in super duplex steel for Oil & Gas Sector, from a leading Valve manufacturer, Maverick Valves, Netherlands.
Alumni interacts with First Year Engineering students 
Ms. Niriksha R Rai, an alumna of Mechanical Engineering Department currently working as Training Officer with AngloEastern Company interacted with the First year engineering students and discussed the vast opportunities that women have in Merchant Navy. She shared her experience about her interview process, the nature of work she does and the growth opportunity women have in Merchant Navy. The students asked a number of questions and got clarity on their doubts from this interaction.
Co-Founder of TRAVAS India, an Alumnus of MBA interacts with the students 
Mr. Aakash Rai, Co-founder of TRAVAS India, an alumnus of 2014-16 MBA batch visited the campus and interacted with the faculty and students of HR specialization. TRAVAS India (Travel with us) was started in 2017 by the three Alumni of Sahyadri MBA – Mr. Aakash Rai, Mr. Vivek and Mr. Shreyas Salian. Their company caters to 2 sectors – Tourism and IT. In Tourism, TRAVAS specializes not only in North Indian Tours and South India Tours but also in World Tours. In IT, the company also operates under the name Web Networkz which provides Web Development and Web Solutions.
Key takeaways of the session:
- Growth story from being a Job Seeker to a Job Creator
- Networking and Building Contacts – The mantra of Entrepreneurship
- Look for ideas of start-up that require NO or Limited investment
- Taking a job immediately after MBA for a year or two has helped him to build contacts and make his dream of entrepreneurship a reality
- Catering to Global Clients was possible through networking
- Pricing is the game changer for Start-ups
Aakash has also expressed his interest to have a Tie-Up with the MBA start-up - ‘Sahyadri HR Solutions LLP’ and also mentor the company.
Alumnus of MBA Department interacts with the students
Mr. Swasthik Gokule working at IBM Bengaluru in the Payroll Administration Department since last 4 years visited the campus on 16th Aug’19 and addressed the MBA - HR students regarding Payroll & their opportunities in HR domain. He stressed on the importance of being an expert in MS-Excel and how it plays a vital role in Payroll computation. He also spoke about SAP software and its application in MNCs.
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