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FEBRUARY 04 - 09, 2019 |
Sahyadri receives guests from J.R. Group of Companies
Dr. K.J. Purushotham, Managing Director; and Dr. S.R. Nagaraj, Chairman - J.R. Group of Companies visited Sahyadri. They were received with warmth by our Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary. The guests interacted with the chairman and the management. Concurrently, they visited the various departments and their respective innovation centres.
The guests were awestruck with the fact that Sahyadri is creating such an ambience for the youngsters to be innovators. They adequately praised our chairman on his excellent commitment towards building such a great institute.
Prof. Lingaraju G.M. of M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology visits Sahyadri
Prof. Lingaraju G.M., Professor of Information Science & Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology visited Sahyadri. He interacted with the faculties of Computer Science & Engineering as well as Information Science & Engineering.
In the discussion that ensued, Prof. Lingaraju spoke about matters related to The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and went on to explain how NBA evolved through the ‘Washington Accord’, an International Agreement among bodies responsible for accrediting undergraduate engineering degree programs.
Furthermore, Prof. Lingaraju also gave an overview of the Outcome Based Education (OBE) and went on to say that OBE is an educational theory that bases each part of an educational system around goals. He stressed on the vision and mission of the college and the department. He related each NBA criteria through some real life examples. He also shared story of his inspiring journey and subsequent success stories.
Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal, and Dr. Rajesha S. Dean, Academics also took part in the interaction. Members of Sahyadri NBA Cell were also present and carried out discussions with him.
World Cancer Awareness Day - Sahyadri family Stands with the Cancer Survivors
In commemoration of World Cancer Awareness Day, Sahyadri family expressed their solidarity with the cancer survivors by wearing the symbolic lavender ribbon which represents all cancer awareness.
February 4th is observed as World Cancer Awareness Day all over the world.
Student and staff participate in Blood Donation camp
 
The student and staff of Sahyadri participated in the 100th Blood Donation Camp organized by Sewanjali Trust, Farangipet in association with Nitte Medical institution, KMC Hospital and Indian Red Cross. The students and staff enthusiastically participated in the camp.
Sahyadri celebrates IETE Students’ Day
The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) celebrated IETE Students’ Day. February 1st is observed every year as IETE Students’ Day as per IETE guidelines. The event was celebrated with zeal and zest at Sahyadri.
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) is India's leading professional society devoted to the advancement of science in electronics & communication, information technology, computer science and other disciplines. On 10th November 2018, under the guidance of Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal the IETE Students’ Forum and PAC was established in Sahyadri.
The day began with a series of competitions and activities organized by the IFS committee and AENCES office bearers, the various activities held were:
1. Tech Tantra
2. Tech Swot (circuit rig up)
3. Tech Quiz
4. Pick Act and Speak
5. Technical Presentation by Team Challengers
The day's formal function was graced by Prof. S.S Balakrishna, Vice Principal, Mr. Raghavendra Shetty, CEO, RDL Technologies, Dr. Ashwath Rao, HoD of Electronics & Communication and Mrs. Megha N, ISF Coordinator. The presidential address was delivered by the Vice Principal who was delighted to see the ISF, Sahyadri Wing flourish and grow. He also encouraged the students to take an active part in all the events held at the college. The guest of honor Mr. Raghavendra Shetty spoke vividly about connecting industries to the students. Dr. Ashwath Rao shared his wisdom and spoke about the impact of disruptive, groundbreaking innovations and technologies. All the students from the department of ECE participated in the various events with much enthusiasm.
Students participate in Startup Dialogue
Mr. Akarsh Shetty of 3rd Year Electronics and Communication Engineering and Ms. Akshata R.N of 2nd Year Information Science and Engineering from DTlabz and DTiLabz Private Limited participate in Startup Dialogue, Spirit of Entrepreneurship in SANDBOX startup , Hubballi.
Startup Dialouge intends to create a platform for all the stakeholders of Indian Startup Echosystem to come together and celebrate the spirit of Enterpreneurship. Speakers were Dr. Gururaj Deshpande, President & Chairman, Sparta Group LLC, who is also Chairman of Tejas Networks and Deshpande Foundation, Mr. Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and last but not least Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Founder & Former Chairman, Infosys and many more dignitaries.
Mr. Akarsh and Ms. Akshata got an opportunity to interact with Ramanan Ramanathan. They attended the Power talk “Mantra for Scaling” by T.N. Hari, Head, Human Resources, BigBasket; and also “Lean Starup” Workshop by Anand K.V., Ex. Senior Vice President, Flipcart. Students had a great learning experience in Living Laboratory for Entrepreneurs.
Engineering Students attend two days State level NSS Seminar at Hiriyadka, Udupi
Sowmya K. and Sharath Kumar K. from Civil Engineering Department, and Ankitha from Electronics and Communication Department along with Mrs. Shreelatha U.A., NSS Programme Officer, attended two days State Level NSS Seminar on “Ideas of Dr B.R. Ambedkar” at Government First Grade College Hiriyadka, Udupi.
The seminar was jointly organized by Karnataka State National Service Scheme Cell, Department of Youth Welfare & Sports, and Mangalore University NSS Unit. The two days seminar highlighted various issues like thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar on political system, thoughts and intent of constitution and challenges in equity.
Sahyadri Alumnus interacts with third year students
Mr. Abhishekh Bangera, an alumnus from the 2014-2018 Batch visited the campus and interacted with the third year students.
Mr. Bangera is presently working as a Python Tester in Mphasis, Bengaluru. He shared his industrial experience and discussed about the challenges faced in adapting to the industrial environment. He gave a glimpse of the various projects he has worked on, in Mphasis. He encouraged the students to inculcate the habit of learning new skills. He also stressed on the fact that learning is a never ending process and advised the students to focus on project based learning.
Staff pledged to donate organs in celebration of their first wedding anniversary
As a beautiful gesture of celebrating their first wedding anniversary, Mr. Ramachandra Shetty of Research & Design Lab (RDL) and his wife Mrs Shreyaram Shetty working at New Age Incubation Network (NAIN) pledged to donate all their organs by registering themselves in the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Authority Portal under the guidance and supervision of Mr Ankith S. Kumar, Student Counsellor, Sahyadri Health and Counseling Centre. The couple has set an example by celebrating their special day in a different yet meaningful way thus sending an eloquent message “You create a difference in whatever you do”.
Sahyadri family congratulates the couple on taking this noble step and wishes them a Lifetime of Togetherness.
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Seers of Ramakrishna Math visit Sahyadri
Swami Jnana Sudhanandaji of the Ramakrishna Centre Headquarters, Belur Math and Swami Jithakamanandaji, Adhyaksha - Ramakrishna Math, Mangalore visited the campus and interacted with the management. They witnessed the learning infrastructure created at the campus and were filled with admiration. The seers visited various departments and viewed their respective innovative labs, in-house startups and student-centric initiatives undertaken at the campus. They were fascinated with institutions attempt to bridge the Industry Academia gaps through hands-on experience facilities to the students.
The seers appreciated Sahyadri initiatives to provide the best exposure to the students.
Campus Recruitment Drive – Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.
Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd., visited Sahyadri to conduct a Campus Recruitment Drive for the Mechanical Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. Mr. S.P.S Oberoi, Consultant - HR from Anglo-Eastern, was at the campus to facilitate the process. A total of 129 students participated in the recruitment drive. The results are awaited.
Campus Recruitment Drive- IBM India
IBM India visited Sahyadri to conduct a Pool Campus Recruitment drive for all branches of engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch and also 2017 & 2018 passed out batches. Ms. Mandavi Singh, Manager - Recruitment and Ms. Kruthika Venkatarman were at the campus to facilitate the recruitment process. Around 700 students from various colleges participated in the drive. The final results are awaited.
Sahyadrians recruited by Global Edge Software Ltd.
Rishali Ravi Kalnad, Swarna Bharathi, Shimna, M. Sivnesh, Mohammad Rumaan Khalander from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Poorvi, Sharvani S. and K.N. Vinodraj from the Department of Information Science & Engineering have been recruited for the position of Trainee Associate Software Engineer by Global Edge Software in the recently held campus recruitment drive for the 2019 outgoing batch.
Six MBAs recruited by CareerNet Consulting
A total of 6 MBA students of HR specialisation Mr. Shainith Shetty, Mr. Jeson Pinto, Mr. Vaishak K, Ms. Sugandhni, Ms. Gina Demello and Ms. Pallavi J S got recruited by CareerNet Consulting for the post of Associate Consultant in the recently held Pool Campus Recruitment drive at our Campus. Sahyadri Family wishes them all the best.
Campus Recruitment Drive - [24]7.ai
[24]7.ai visited Sahyadri to conduct a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the 2019 outgoing batch and also 2017 and 2018 passed out batches. A four member team headed by Mr. Durga Prasad, Sr. HR, Ms. Sarah Irene, HR Specialist, Mr. Amit Dhiman and Mr. Fahad from the recruitment team were at the campus to facilitate the process. A total of 120 students from pool colleges participated in the drive and the results are awaited.
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