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FEBRUARY 06 - 11, 2017 |
KCTU has approved Rs.1.15 Crores Research Project to Sahyadri
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Alcohol Sensor
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Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation (KCTU) has approved a research project proposal on ‘Development of prototype ethanol sensor product based on PLD Grown BiFeO3 thin films’ during the sixth meeting of State Level Committee for the sanction of financial assistance to R & D centres held at Bengaluru on 17th January 2017. Prof. Richard Pinto, Prof. Manjappa, Dr. Jayarama and Industry Partner Mr. Bhagavath, iWave Systems Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru were present during the meeting. The total fund approved by KCTU is Rs. 1.15 Crores (Order No. KCTU/R&D/SCEM-Ma/2016-17 dated:03-02-2017) out of which Sahyadri contribution is Rs. 65 Lakhs and KCTU contribution is Rs. 50 Lakhs. In connection with this project, it is worth mentioning that Prof. Richard Pinto has an Indian patent on growth of BiFeO3 films and its ethanol sensing properties obtained in 2002-03 during his days at TIFR-IITB. The Preliminary work has been done at IIT Bombay, Nano-Fabrication facility (IITB-NF) under the Indian Nano Users Program (INUP).
This project was submitted by Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, as Chief Promoter, Dr. Jayarama A, Dr. Richard Pinto, Director-CENT, Dr. Niraj Joshi, Dr. Rathish R Gatti, Dr. Navin Bappalige and Prof. S. Manjappa, Director Research & Consultancy as Promoters from Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management along with DTLabz, Sahyadri-edu DREAMERS R&D Pvt. Ltd, Mangaluru and iWave Systems Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru as beneficiary Industries. Four small scale industries namely M/s HMV Industries, Chikmagalur, M/s G T Technologies, Vittal, Mangalore, M/s Chirag Industries, Chikmagalur and M/s Indochem Industries, Chikmagalur have agreed to manufacture the product after the development of the prototype alcohol sensor product. The project aims to develop a prototype product for room temperature alcohol (Ethanol) detection with high selectivity and sensitivity, which has extensive applications as a device in traffic management (drunken driving), food fermentation, wine making and medical process etc.
Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation (KCTU), functioning since 1996 and registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, is a joint venture of Central Government, State Government and Industry Associations. This is first of its kind in the country and it has been set up to fulfil the long felt needs of technological inputs to the SME's of Karnataka and to highlight on investment opportunities. The Council functions under the Chairmanship of Commissioner for Industrial Development and Director of Industries and Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka.
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MBAs present the Union
Budget 2017-18
Union Budget programme has been organised by the Department of Business Administration for the last two years inviting eminent personalities delivering their views on the Union Budget, however this year, for the very first time, the students of MBA shared their opinions through Presentation & Discussion on “Union Budget 2017” covering distinct sectors of the nation like Agriculture, Rural, Railways, Tourism, Education, Health Care, FDI, Infrastructure, Defence, Housing, Taxation, Communication & IT, Make In India & Manufacturing. Dr. Shripathi Kalluraya, Economist, Mangalore University, CA Prabodh Nayak, Mumbai & CA Dinesh Pai, Bantwal were the resource persons of the programme who shared their inputs in addition to what the students presented.
This began with the LIVE streaming of the Union Budget 2017-18 on Feb 1st 2017 for the MBA students in the seminar hall, which then led to students presenting their views in groups of 4 in their respective classes. On the basis of the presentation, 9 students were picked for today’s event. As a further course of action, our students shall present the Union Budget 2017 in their respective degree colleges in order to create awareness among the youth.
During the Inaugural Ceremony, Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration, welcomed the gathering to the platform of knowledge sharing wherein the financial information is converted to wisdom. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, reiterated that MBA course is to be lived and not just studied and hence programmes of this nature are organised wherein the students involve enormously and critically evaluate the Union Budget as it has a great influence on everyone’s life for the next one year.
Takeaways of the session include:
• As students we should analyse the background in which the budget is presented and not judge the presenter as good or bad.
• Analyse the budget in a scientific perspective and not political perspective as one will always be biased to the political party we favour.
• Focus should have been on Challenges in Marketing the Agricultural products and Price fluctuations between the producer’s price and the end customer price.
• Policy makers should pay attention to the Agricultural Productivity/Yield Rate as it is low.
• There should have been emphasis on R&D as it matters a lot when a nation needs to progress.
• Strengthen the Defence sector through Capital Investment on defence equipments.
• Health Care and other service sectors should focus on the Quality of service rather than allocating funds.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman who was a part of the entire programme appreciated the Department of Business Administration for guiding the students and executing this programme which was his plan of action for the development of the students. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks given by Prof. Raghavendra Prabhu, faculty coordinator of the event. This programme shall be telecasted in V4 Channel.
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Seminar on “Modern Youth” & “Start-Up for Rural India”
Swami Nikhileshwarananda, Adhyaksha, Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Vadodara, Swami Sarvasthananda, Adhyaksha, Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot & Swami Jithakamanandaji, Adhyaksha, Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mangaluru visited our institution and facilitated a Seminar on “Modern Youth” and “Start-Up for Rural India”. Firstly, they shared their appreciation to Sahyadri Management for creating a Swachch environment and structure amidst the river, mountain, buildings & clear air. They also appreciated Sahyadri for developing an open education system which is Multi-Disciplinary in nature that adds to the holistic development of students.
Swami Nikhileshwarananda, in his session on “Modern Youth” acclaimed that they are Highly Intelligent, Highly Ambitious, need instant success and are more focused on their career, however they break down very easily on small issues as they lack total personality development. He urged the youth to give equal importance to IQ, EQ and also SQ (purpose of life) which contributes to the total development of the personality of an individual. He also added that there is infinite power in each and every individual and one should awaken it through education, prayer, selfless service and rigorous reading. He also mentioned that stress reduces through serving others and Swachch Mann (Clear Mind) is of utmost importance to gain tranquility, peace and success. He emphasized that Success is directly proportionate to Concentration which in turn is directly proportionate to Purity of Mind which is again directly proportionate to Food (intake in terms of see, hear and speak).
Swami Sarvasthananda re-iterated that one should never forget the women and the masses in the context of Social Entrepreneurship. He mentioned that India can rise only when Rural India rises, hence youth should feel for the underprivileged, think about it, dream about it, let every particle of the body work on it, use their knowledge and contribute to them. He narrated few success stories of Social Entrepreneurs and motivated the students to Start-Up for Rural India.
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Inaugural ceremony of CodeQuest 2k17
The inaugural ceremony of CodeQuest 2k17, Mangalore's largest software hackathon organized by Host Zyro and DTlabz was held at Nethravathi Auditorium, Sahyadri college of Engineering and Management. Day 1 included workshop on Internet of Things. 114 students from various colleges had gathered for the workshop. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman and Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal addressed the students and shared the importance of attending workshop and Hackathon. Training was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Tellis, Director, Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt Ltd, who is currently pursuing Masters in Neural Networks, MIPT Russia and Mr. Sachin Ganesh, CEO, Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt. Ltd.
Workshops on Wordpress, Corporate Awareness and Android will be held on 11th and 12th of February. Mega Event Hackathon will be held on 18th February 2017. Companies from all over Mangalore are expected to be a part of the event and hire the participants. To register for the upcoming workshops visit: http://register.codequest.org
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Department of Mechanical Engineering Sponsors Team SAHYADRI MOTORSPORTS
Department of Mechanical Engineering sponsored Rs. 10,000 in support to Team SAHYADRI MOTORSPORTS, as they would be participating in the National level Off-Road Car Racing event “SAE BAJA 2017” to be held at NATRiP, Indore, Madhya Pradesh in February 2017. Prof. Mahesh B Davanageri, Head of the Department, handed over the cheque to the Team Captain - Bhavik Das, in the presence of Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal and other faculty members.
The BAJA SAE Series is an event for the undergraduate engineering students, organized globally by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The BAJA SAE tasks the students to design, fabricate and validate a single seater four - wheeled off road vehicle to take part in series of events spread over a course of 3 days that tests the vehicle for the sound engineering practices that have gone into it, the agility of the vehicle in terms of gradability, speed, acceleration and manoeuvrability characteristics and finally its ability to endure the back breaking durability test.
Sahyadri Edu DREAMERS R&D Sponsors Team SAE BAJA Sahyadri
The Sahyadri SAE BAJA Team is all set to participate in the 2017 BAJA SAE Series. Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt. Ltd. sponsored an amount of Rs. 20,000/- to the participating team as part of their event expenditure. Mr. Johnson Tellis, Director, Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt. Ltd. handed over the cheque to Mr. Bhavik Das, Team Member, SAE BAJA and wished them all the best.
The BAJA SAE Series® is an event for the undergraduate engineering students, organized globally by the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA. The BAJA SAE tasks the students to design, fabricate and validate a single seater four - wheeled off road vehicle to take part in series of events spread over a course of 3 days that test the vehicle for the sound engineering practices that have gone into it, the agility of the vehicle in terms of gradability, speed, acceleration and manoeuvrability characteristics and finally its ability to endure that back breaking durability test.
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Sahyadrians excel in Father Muller Cancerthon-17
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Shashwath M R |
Deekshith D
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Ankit Pratap Singh
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Shashwath M R, a student of fourth semester, Department of Civil Engineering has won Bronze Medal. Deekshith D, a student of fourth semester, Department of Mechanical Engineering has won Sixth Place & Ankit Pratap Singh, a student of eighth semester, Department of IS has won Seventh Place in Father Muller Cancerthon-17 organized by Cancer Awareness and Screening.
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Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2017 underway in St. Agnes Degree College, Mangaluru
 
Three Hundred and Nine students (103 Teams of 3 Each) of St. Agnes Degree College, both B.Com and BBM, had registered for Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2017. Dr. Rashmi Kodikal and Prof. Sushma V along with ten student volunteers of the MBA Department administered the Written Quiz Round & the College Level Quiz Round as Quiz Masters, Time Keepers and Score Keepers. 32 teams were shortlisted post the Written Quiz and finally 16 teams emerged as winners and have been invited to participate in the “The Grand Finale - Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2017” on March 10th’17 in Sahyadri Campus.
Dr. Devi Prabha Alva, Head of Commerce Department, St. Agnes Degree College, Mangaluru appreciated the community initiative of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management which stimulates undergraduate students to bring themselves up-to-date with the latest news and developments in the areas of Marketing, Business, Finance & Banking, Human Resource & Indian Economy.
She insisted that the students also attend the Two-Day PGCET Training Programme to be held in June 2017 in Sahyadri Campus as it opens door to the underprivileged to pursue their dream of MBA in top colleges under Government Quota.
Our students have also been allotted a slot of one hour next week to present the Union Budget 2017 to the students of St. Agnes Degree College, Mangaluru. This is an attempt to create awareness among youth on the Union Budget Analysis.
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MBA Alumnae interact with faculty
Sindhoora H, Mobility Compensation Analyst, IBM, Bengaluru and Ajitha, Jr. Associate, UAE Exchange, Abu Dhabi interact with the faculty team of MBA Department. Both have been academically good students and are performing well at their current job roles. Alumnae (Batch 2014 – 2016) were probed to give inputs on developing their juniors and they have mentioned that focus should be continued on Aptitude Training. They have appreciated the MS Excel course given as a value added course to the students and we should continue to give the MS Excel course with emphasis on short cut keys.
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Sahyadrians excel in Brazilian JU JITSU Seminar & Gradation Programme
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Anisha R. Shetty |
Ankush R Bhandary
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Anisha R. Shetty, a student of sixth semester, Department of Mechanical Engineering represented Karnataka and won 1st Stripe & Ankush R Bhandary, a student of fourth semester, Department of Civil Engineering has won 1st Stripe Muaythai Camp organized by Sports Authority of India held at Mumbai.
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IBM pooled campus recruitment drive
IBM visited Sahyadri to conduct the pooled campus recruitment drive for the engineering students of 2015, 2016 and 2017 batch for the Development role. Fifty Four students from the pool colleges have been shortlisted to attend the final round of interview, of which thirteen are Sahyadrians.
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Anglo Eastern campus recruitment drive
Anglo Eastern Maritime Training Center visited Sahyadri to conduct campus recruitment drive for the engineering students of 2017 batch. Mr. S.P.S.Oberoi Consultant - Fleet HR, Anglo Eastern Maritime Training Center was at the campus to facilitate the entire recruitment process.
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Prof. Richard Pinto was invited for an event on ‘Analytical Solutions for Today's Science’
Prof. Richard Pinto was invited for an event on ‘Analytical Solutions for Today's Science’ at The Gateway Hotel, Old Port Road, Mangaluru hosted by Agilent Technologies. The event covered presentations on Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Solutions, Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy Solutions, Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Solutions, Agilent Services Solutions, LC & GC Columns and Supplies.
During the event the experts presented the latest tools used in molecular level research in advanced science and technology. Some of these tools have been identified to be extremely useful for the R & D proposal of conversion of CO2 into ethanol submitted to DST on December 30, 2016. In a separate meeting with product engineers of Agilent Technologies, Prof. Pinto also discussed about their collaboration in the characterization of CO2 reduction by-products through their advanced research laboratory, Bengaluru. The Agilent group has also shown interest to conduct one session in the forthcoming International Conference on Laser Deposition (ICOLD-2017) proposed to be jointly organized with IIT Madras and Laser Science/Coherent GmbH. Dr. Jayarama was also present during the event.
MBA Faculty publishes paper in an International Conference Proceeding
 A research paper titled “Impact of BREXIT on UK and Indian Economy” authored by Prof. Padmanabha B, Department of Business Administration was published in an International Conference Proceeding on BREXIT with ISBN 987-93-5267-950-8.
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Faculty invited as a plenary speaker at the International Conference
Dr. S A Mariadoss, Department of Mathematics has been invited as the plenary speaker at the International Conference on Mathematics and Computer Science 2017 in Bengaluru.
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Flicker Infotech conducted PHOTOSHOP CS6 Training in Sahyadri Campus
Flicker Infotech conducted PHOTOSHOP CS6 Training in Sahyadri Campus which saw participation from students of various engineering colleges. Training was facilitated by Mr. Avinash Shetty (Chief In-charge ISPRL, Part of MRPL), a certified trainer, having six years of work experience in the field of graphic design & photoshop.
Flicker Infotech, the student Start-Up of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, is an IT start-up, dealing with IT solutions, IT products, web, Apps, software, Domains, Hosting, Branding, Digital marketing, Training, Workshops, Technical Events, Certification and Consultancy. For more details about their upcoming workshops stay connected on Training.flickerinfotech.com OR Contact them on +91 99869 79734
Representation in National Science Day Meeting
Dr. C K Manjunath, Professor of Humanities & Administrator and Achala R Shetty from DTlabz were invited for the National Science Day meeting held at Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Vamanjoor. As an outcome of the meeting, Dr. C K Manjunath will be heading the Quiz Show and a product of DTlabz called “Dream Kit” will be exhibited in the venue and distributed as a training kit for the specially challenged children to work on.
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