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JANUARY 22 - 27, 2018 |
69th Anniversary of the Republic Day Celebrated in Sahyadri
The 69th anniversary of the Republic Day was celebrated in the Campus with hoisting the national flag by the Chief Guest - Colonel M A Rajmannar, Director, Army Recruitment Office, Kulur, Mangaluru. Captain M J Augustine, Group Captain, Indian Airforce and Retired Colonel Mahendra Babu were also present to grace the occasion.
Colonel M A Rajmannar is serving in the Indian Army since 1995. He has been trained at the Military Academy, Dehradun. He is B.Sc (Chemistry), M.Sc (Weapon Technology), MBA Certification in Fire Safety & Airport Security. He has served with the United Nations in West Africa and was part of the operations against the rebels in Africa. He was part of the Kargil War and was awarded Sena Medal for the gallant actions. He is keen in sports and represented the Indian Military Academy in Cricket in England.
Colonel M A Rajmannar was humbly delighted to be a part of the auspicious day. In his speech, he referred back to the history of the year 1930 on Jan 26th when Indian Congress decided to declare Poorna Swaraj and it took 17 years of all the freedom struggles we went through to remove the British from our country. He also clarified that Democratic republic is what we have today – Freedom of speech, Freedom of expression. Whereas, Democracy is where the government can change the rules to their own. He remembered the contributions of great freedom fighters. He quoted the contribution of someone close to us in Mangaluru. He referred to Rani Abbakka, a very staunch lady who was the chief of Kulur during 16th century. Portuguese at that time had captured the province of Gujarat, Bombay and made Goa their headquarters. They then turned their attention to the very lucrative port trust of Mangaluru. It was then that Rani Abbakka came into place as she was a big stumbling block. Portuguese sent small boats to capture Mangaluru through sea route, however Rani Abbakka though had 200-300 soldiers only defeated them. Portuguese Admiral was injured and they returned with casualties. Again, Portuguese decided to invade through land; however she attacked them from all directions, took 17 Portuguese as prisoners. With this story of the brave women, he conveyed that when we decide something, we should work towards it and we can definitely achieve it. We have a great nation, great history and great leaders who can motivate us. He urged students to make small changes and these small changes put together will then become a large change for the nation and make it a better place to live in. Post his speech; students recited Bankim Chandra’s, “Vande Mataram”, the National Song. This was followed by Staff Sports Day organized by the Department of Physical Education.
AEROPHILIA 2018
 Aerophilia 2018, a National Level Aeromodelling competition held in Sahyadri campus was inaugurated in the presence of Group Captain M J Augustine, Colonel Mahendra Babu, Vice Principal Mr. S S Balakrishna, Chairman Mr. Manjunath Bhandary and Mr. Vishal Rao. While addressing the gathering, the guests shared their thoughts about Aerophilia, gist of their professional journey and declared the opening of Aerophilia 2018 by giving a throttle.
The main event was Aerodesign which drove many aviation enthusiasts to the field. Highlight of the day was a Heli-show by International flyers Mr. Abdullah Gaseem, Mr. Eesa Saeed accompanied with Ms. Farah Al-Sauri. Apart from Aeromodelling, PC games, Rubiks cube, paper plane and Drone Race were also organized.
Second day of AEROPHILIA 2018 was livelier with energetic and enthusiastic participants. Second round of Aeromodelling was held for those who qualified from first round. Technical sessions were facilitated by Group Captain M J Augustine and Colonel Mahendra Babu. Sub events like Treasure Hunt, Paper Plane, Photography, PC Game and Water Rocket were also organized. Drone Race was a highlight of the day.
National Voter’s day – Staff & Students take the pledge
The staff and students commemorated the National Voter’s day by taking the pledge to cast their vote in all the election and be a part in the process of democracy. Principal, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, lead the staff in taking the oath.
Dignitaries visit Sahyadri
Mr.Haja Mohideen, President & CEO, Rocheston LLC, New York, Mr. Vasanth Davis, Vice President – Accreditation, Mr. Aditya P Nair Innovation Engineer and Mr. Anand Peruma, Digital Media Tech Lab had visited the institution and engaged the session on Innovation Strategy with the Engineering & MBA Graduates. During the visit, they met and interacted with the Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Principal, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi and the faculty members of the institute. They also engaged an interactive session with the faculty members on Innovation.
The session mainly focused on topics relating to Innovation, Disruptive Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Patents, Licensing and Intellectual Property. The session also covered the area such as making of user friendly interfaces and explained few other terminologies with demonstration.
Mr. Haja Mohideen is the founder of Rocheston, a New York based Benchmark & Standards Company with accreditation services in business, education and professional disciplines. A postgraduate in software engineering from Staffordshire University, UK, and with over thirty years of experience in IT, Mr. Haja has built a multi-million dollar business in the United States. Mr. Haja Mohideen, has over ninety industry certifications in Software, Data Security and Internet Protocol from Microsoft, Apple, Google, Motorola, Intel, Cisco, HP, CompTIA, IBM, Oracle, SAP and is the owner of multiple patents related to mobile phones and operating systems. He has also created the ‘Certified Chief Innovation Officer’ and the ‘Certified Master of Business Leadership (cMBL)’ certification and training programs which are being launched in universities and business schools around the world.
They honored our Chairman as ‘Distinguished Engineer’ for his tremendous contribution to the field of education.
Student Counsellor conducts workshop for HoD's at MITE, Moodbidre
Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor was invited to conduct a half day workshop for the Principal, Vice-Principal, HoD's of all departments & Senior Grade faculty members of Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE), Moodbidre on the topic – “Skills of Counselling”. Mr. Ankith explained the common Behavioural & Emotional Problems that a student may encounter and the skills required for a teacher to identify the problems of the students & effectively counsel them. Various case studies related to the concepts of counselling were discussed.
Extensive Survey Camp 2017-18 concluded at Siddapura
Extensive Survey Camp at Siddapura for the third year Civil Engineering students concluded with a Valedictory ceremony. Mr. Sudeep Shetty, Structural Engineer, Civil Engineering Solutions, Hebri an alumnus of our institution was the chief guest of the valedictory function. In his address, he motivated students to take up the inputs from the camp seriously and utilize the learning’s effectively. Dr. Premanand Shenoy, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal congratulated the students for successfully completing the Twelve-Day Survey Camp and also appreciated Prof. Smitha, Department of Civil Engineering, the Survey Camp Officer for the well-organised camp. Prof. Sunil Kumar K, HoD, Department of Civil Engineering advised the students to takeaway the positivity inculcated in them during the course of the camp for the future of their engineering career. Mr. Kadri Satish Shetty, Member of Grama Panchayat, Siddapura and Mr. Subramanya Rao, Integrated Medical Practitioner, Siddapura were also present during the valedictory ceremony.
Staff Sports day organized by the Dept. of Physical Education
 Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Sahyadri participated overwhelmingly in the Sports Day organized by the Dept. of Physical Education on the occasion of Republic Day Celebration in the campus. There were several games and sports events organized and prize to be won. Prof. Sudhir Shetty, Dr. Shamanth Rai and Prof. Sunil Kumar, HODs gave away the prizes to the winners of the various events.
| 1. Fun Games |
| I Place - Mr.Shamanth Rai & Team |
| II Place - Mr. Gagan & Team |
| III Place - Mr. Shreekanth & Team |
| 2. Shot-Put Men |
| I Place – Mr. Prakyath (IS) |
| II Place - Mr. Supreeth (Civil) |
| III Place – Mr. Suchin (Foundation) |
| Shot-Put Women |
| I Place - Ms. Swikrithi (CS) |
| II Place - Ms. Mamatha (CS) |
| III Place – Ms.Impa (Mech) |
| 3. Volleyball (Men) |
| I Place – Mr. Prakyath Rai & Team |
| II Place - Mr. Sreekanth & Team |
| 4. Throwball (Women) |
| I Place - Ms. Swikrithi & Team |
| II Place - Ms. Mamatha & Team |
| 5. Tug of war (Men) |
| I Place – Mr. Sudhir Shetty & Team |
| II Place- Mr.Prakyath Rai & Team |
| Tug of war (Women) |
| I Place - Ms. Mamatha & Team |
| II Place - Ms. Swikrithi & Team |
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Survey camp for the students of 3rd year Civil Engineering underway at Siddapura
127 pre-final year students of the Department of Civil Engineering are currently carrying out projects prescribed by the University at Siddapura, Kundapura. Students are accompanied by 18 faculty members along with Prof. Smitha, Camp Officer for the current academic year.
Sahyadrians selected for AUVSI SUAS Competition 2018
The AUVSI SUAS Competition is designed to foster interest in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), stimulate interest in UAS technologies and careers, and to engage students in a challenging UAS mission. The competition requires students to design, integrate, report and demonstrate a UAS capable of autonomous flight and navigation, remote sensing via onboard payload sensors, and execution of a specific set of tasks. The competition has been held annually since 2002.
The 2018 SUAS Competition will be held during June 13th to 16th. A total of 71 teams have been accepted into the competition: 36 domestic, 32 international, and 3 high schools.
Click here to view the selected teams participating in the competition
VTU Rank Holder Speaks...
3rd Jan 2018 will indeed be a day to remember for me. Securing a rank in M.Tech wasn’t that easy, yet happy to see my name in the medal list column of the result sheet. 6 years in Sahyadri was definitely one of the finest learning experiences for me. There were ups and downs, and yes a little bit of struggle to go through the journey from being a normal student to a mastered engineer. I would take this opportunity to show my gratitude to all those people who were with me throughout my career, starting from my first day of LKG to the last day of MTECH, each and every person deserve to be thanked, and of course my parents who were always behind my back pushing me towards this goal.
Special thanks to a few people who did not just show me the path towards this goal but guided me in each and every step that I took in my M.Tech career. My guide Dr. Premanand Shenoy, My guru Dr. D L Prabhakara, My HOD Mr. Sunil Kumar Rai, Our Chairman Dr. Manjunath Bhandary sir, Our Princiapl Dr. Umesh M Bhushi and last but not the least, each and every faculty of Civil Engineering Department of Sahyadri. I am really grateful and thankful to all of you.
Thank you once again
Mr. Rohith Kumar A S
3rd Rank VTU (M.Tech CAD Structures 2015-17)
MBA Faculty at Public Hearing in MCF, Mangaluru
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA and Prof. Ramesh KG from the Department of Business administration were invited for a Public hearing at the MCF campus which was presented in front of the District Commissioner. This was in connection to their future plans for expansion, keeping in mind the views of the public. The MCF management presented a report on the various CSR initiatives taken up the company for environmental sustainability.
Dr. Vishal Samartha appreciated the MCF authorities on giving approvals for factory visits, internships regularly for the engineering and MBA students at MCF. She also said students who took up their internships seriously at MCF were suitably rewarded with high paid jobs in India & abroad. She mentioned that expansion of the MCF will be definitely supported as long as the job opportunities are given to people living in Mangaluru.
 Prof. Ramesh remarked that in India we do not have shortage as far as fertilizer supply is concerned, however when we see the growth of this core sector on quarterly basis, we are far below on target. Hence, it would be beneficial if MCF starts off with second unit to make India a self-sufficient country in fertilizers.
Student Counsellor nominated as the Honorary member for Advisory Board of MITE, Moodbidre
Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor is nominated as the honorary member for the MBA Departmental Advisory Board of Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE), Moodbidre. He will be a consultant for the institute in matters relating to students well-being.
Mr. Jagadish Poojary Wins First Prize & a Title Winner in District Level Body Building Competition
Mr. Jagadish Poojary, Sahyadri Multi-Gymnasium trainer and staff member in the Department of Mathematics won First prize in the ‘Mr. Dakshina Kannada - 2018’ District Body Building Competition held in Mangaluru. He has also been selected for State Level Body Building Competition.
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