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AUGUST 10 - 15, 2015 |
Sahyadri Educational Institutions Celebrate the 69th Independence Day
The 69th anniversary of our Independence Day was celebrated with joy and pride by the staff and students of the Sahyadri Educational Institutions. Mr. Sharath K. Shetty, Managing Director and Co-founder, Telenetix Private Limited, the Chief Guest, hoisted the national flag after which the gathered students, faculty members and the staff sang the national anthem with pride in their hearts.
Mr. Sharath Shetty in his 69th Independence Day Speech said that the celebrations on this day, took him back to his NCC days when he used to proudly take part in the March Past on Brigade Road in Bangalore in front of the Governor and a huge crowd. He was proud to see the students, staff and management celebrating the Independence Day with such pride. He thanked the Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary and the Principal, Dr. U. M. Bhushi for inviting him on the occasion. Giving a brief about his stint in the US, he said that it was India that pulled him back and this is how he started a company in the rural area so that he can give back to society and ever since he has created numerous jobs. He told the audience that the pull was so great that he has never regretted his decision of coming back to India.
Mr. Sharath K. Shetty is a B.E. in Electronics & Communications from BIT, Bangalore and MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK. In a career that spans over two decades, Mr. Shetty has mostly worked on leading edge technologies, researching and developing niche products in computer telephony and healthcare. He is still an active C++ programmer and believes in combining strong technical knowledge with domain knowledge, to deliver the best possible solution to his customers.
The programme concluded with a rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’. The Principals of Sahyadri Educational Institutions, the teaching and non teaching staff and students were present. The achievers in NSS, NCC and sports were honoured by the Chief Guest. Sweets were distributed on the occasion to recall the elation felt by every Indian at the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947.
After the hoisting of the national flag, the students and staff showcased their talent in a cultural programme on the Independence Day celebrations in the Campus. Mime, dance, solo and group singing were performed by staff and students.
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Mr. Sharath K. Shetty Addresses Faculty Members
Mr. Shetty later addressed the faculty members of CS, IS, EC & MCA on the topic, `The Rise and Fall of Indian IT Services’; how the IT services boom began and how it is coming to an end and strategies to survive the fallout.
He spoke about the IT industry beginning from the 70s, the subsequent boom and the present situation in the industry. He said that IT came much later and earlier it was called as software. Earlier, people worked for system software rather than application software, later on, the hunt began for hard skills and soft skills. US Co’s started sourcing people from other countries, until then there were only inter- company transfer. He spoke about the importance of scientists, programmers, coders and operators in the initial stages of growth in the industry and how it moved on to body shopping and outsourcing. The requirements then were largely subject knowledge, good communication skills and people management, so they started hiring from all the branches. The scope of training was narrowed. Currently, with SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) being largely used in the industry he discussed their effects on the requirements from colleges. He asked colleges to emphasise on problem solving for the students and to connect the dots between topics. He also advised how graduates must aim higher in the value chain.
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“FEEL-Employable” Learning and Development Intervention Programme for Second Batch held in the Campus
The three-day training session “FEEL - Employable” learning and development intervention programme organised by the Department of Training for the second batch of students of the first year was inaugurated in the Netravathi Auditorium by Prof . Umashankar B. S., Dean Academic. He addressed the students saying that training programmes help to understand certain concepts that will secure employment and added that it’s not about how much one has scored in the exam but its all about how much we have learnt in our life. As students we should realise the importance of time, and also thanked the chairman Mr. Manjunath Bhandary for taking the initiative to conduct the programme and wished the programme a grand success. He encouraged the students to actively participate in the sessions and enjoy the learning process.
The resource person Prof. Sunney Tharappan, Director, CLHRD stated that the quality of a programme depends on the person who goes through the training. He also added that learning happens only when we have reflections on it. It is not enough to be good; we should be capable of showing it. Learning has no value unless it has an impact on our everyday living. Every student has enough opportunities, and they have to utilize it optimally. Prof. Sunney Tharappan a thinker, writer, master facilitator and trainer, but most of all, a teacher, researching on the development of human resource has trained over 86,000 students across India and Sri Lanka.
The FEEL Employable programme consists of 12 sessions and each session is associated with one concept. This helps students redefine themselves through reinforcement of various areas of one’s own human resource. The strategies employed, the methodology adopted, the techniques used, and the action plan implemented is necessarily meant to promote the students to think in positive lines and feel comfortable with his or her achievements. Two hundred and thirty six students from four batches of first year Engineering participated in the training programme.
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Mr. Amithabh Vyas Addresses Final Year MBA Students
 
Mr. Amithabh Vyas, fellow classmate during graduation of Dr. Vishal Samartha, Professor, Department of Business Administration, addressed the final year MBA students. He is a Masters in Organisational Behaviour from Edinburgh Business School, United Kingdom. He is currently working as Head HR, Dubai Airport - Formulating HR Policies and Procedures, Learning & Development.
In his talk he asked the students not to study for ranks, by doing so they gain ranks however failing in core concepts. He urged the students to take part in all team/group activities. He gave an insight into vision, mission and values of an organisation. He asked the students to have a purpose listed at the beginning of every year, evaluate with the inner voice and start believing it. He told the students to put their thinking hats on and prioritize between knowledge, skills and abilities. As per his research, abilities are more important than knowledge and skills since knowledge and skills are negotiable. Students should learn the art of showing their abilities during an interview. He asked the students to choose between money and career and asked them to sacrifice money to build a career initially and that money just follows. He motivated the students to start mentally behaving like managers, even as they are pursuing MBA.
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OBC Post Metric Scholarship/Fee Concession/Food & Accommodation
OBC students are to submit their filled up applications on or before 2nd September, 2015. For more details click here
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Sahyadrians Recruited by Adhaya Innovations
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| Melric Rupert Rebello |
Prajwal |
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| Niranjana |
Devika P. |
Melric Rupert Rebello, Prajwal, Niranjana, and Devika P., passed out students of the Department of Master of Computer Applications have been selected by Adhaya Innovations in the recently held pooled campus recruitment drive in the campus.
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Wuerth Elektronik India Pvt. Ltd. Campus Recruitment Drive
Wuerth Elektronik India Pvt. Ltd. conducted a campus recruitment drive for the 2015 passed out Engineering & Diploma students in the stream of Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Electricals, and Mechanical Engineering. Fifty-one students were shortlisted for the interview round. The final results are awaited.
Wuerth group was founded in 1945, a market leader in the trade of assembly and fastening material has presence in over 80 countries with 400 companies and 65000 employees. Wuerth Elektronik India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Wuerth GmBH & Co, Germany, is into front end engineering services to the parent company. They are into manufacturing of printed circuit boards, technology ranging from standard PCBs, flex & rigid, microvia, SI, embedded circuits & thermal management.
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Dr. Vishal Samartha speaks on 'Life Skills'
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Professor in the Department of Business Administration addressed the software technology students of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, on the topic 'Life Skills'. In her talk she made them aware of the skills and competencies to be adopted as students when they will be soon in the corporate donning different responsibilities. She stressed on the fact that as they were students specializing in software technology, it goes without saying that they would be creators of various sophisticated technologies which will be their contribution to the world. Through her inspiring stories she conveyed the message to the students to take up calculated risk, be passionate with their work, build a positive attitude towards life and most importantly to learn from life's experiences.
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Faculty Member Invited to Deliver a Guest Lecture
Mrs. Gayathri Shetty, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration was invited to deliver a guest lecture at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Business Management. She spoke to the final year students of BBM & BHRD on “Corporate Expectations from Fresh Graduates.” She addressed the gap between the academia and the industry and enlightened them on the dos and don’ts for first time job entrants.
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