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JANUARY 21 - 26, 2019 |
70th Anniversary of the Republic Day Celebrated at Sahyadri
The 70th Anniversary of the Republic Day was celebrated in the campus with hoisting the national flag by the Chief Guest - Mr. Sai Krishna Rao, General Manager-Education & Training, Schneider Electric.
Mr. Sai Krishna Rao has over 30 years of experience in roles such as Vice-President, Business Head, Senior Consultant, General Manager-Operations and so on in various corporate organizations. He is certified to lead programmes by Landmark Worldwide, Harvard Business Publishing, Wipro Technologies Ltd, Franklin Covey and many others. He has been rigorously trained for 7 years at Landmark Worldwide in Ontology-Transformation of Life for Human Beings.
While addressing the gathering, Mr. Sai Krishna appreciated the Quality of Education imparted at Sahyadri and also the Engagement level of Teachers with Students. He had words of praise for the in-house companies and start-ups and highlighted the X-Factors of these companies which he was delighted about.
Acknowledging the efforts of people and their long struggle to form the constitution, Mr. Sai Krishna posed two questions to the audience to ponder on this auspicious occasion. First – What you want your life to be about – Is it what you want or what the World wants? Second – What do you want your country to be represented for – Imitate other countries and strive to catch up to their level or capitalize its rich cultural heritage and value system and be a Rare India? He re-iterated the potential of the country and urged the students (as they are the future of the nation) to collaborate in solving the problems of the nation. He concluded his words saying that there is a great future for Sahyadri with its unique features.
Post his speech; students recited Bankim Chandra’s, “Vande Mataram”, the National Song. Later, the winners of Nationwide Women’s Law Awareness Quiz competition were awarded. A weeklong sport event was held for the faculty and the prizes were distributed on this forum. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal; Mr. Balakrishna S S, Vice-Principal, Dr. Rajesha, Dean-Academics, HODs of various departments and the Company Heads were also part of the occasion.
Mr. Sai Krishna Rao, General Manager-Education & Training, Schneider Electric addressed the faculty
During his visit to Sahyadri as a Chief Guest for the Republic Day Celebration, Mr. Sai Krishna Rao also held a session on “The Four Foundations of Leadership” for the Faculty Members.
Key Takeaways of the Session:
• Being committed to something bigger than oneself: A leader is one who does not look at what he/she wants but looks at what the community, institution and the world wants.
• Integrity: Honour one’s word. Whatever you promise to self and to the world should be whole and complete.
• Authenticity: Be consistent with what you are in Actual. Give up your attachment to be admired as lot of energy is wasted in it. Refer to ssrn.com for Presentation on Integrity
• Responsibility: Drop the complaints of your life and see what you can do to correct the complaints. Take charge of your life.
Sahyadri Signs MOU with NASSCOM India
With the prime objective of bridging the academic industrial gaps, Sahyadri Institutions has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NASSCOM India to launch various certification programmes in the engineering and Management domain.
NASSCOM, a not-for-profit industry association, is the apex body for the 154 billion dollar IT BPM industry in India, an industry that has made a phenomenal contribution to India's GDP, exports, employment, infrastructure and global visibility.
Certification programmes in the areas of IOT, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Business Analytics and other related courses will be launched at the campus which will be certified by NASSCOM, Government of India and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
Ms. Moneesha Shrivastav, Regional Lead (Karnataka) from NASSCOM and Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman-Bhandary Foundation, signed and exchanged the agreement along with the other dignitaries of the institution.
Chairman participates in Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019
Chairman Mr. Manjunath Bhandary along with his spouse Ms. Prasanna Bhandary participated in the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019. They had the opportunity to meet the achievers who were the ambassadors of the Marathon - Mary Kom, the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the seven world championships; Ravija Singal, the youngest Asian woman to win the Iron Man title and Poorna Malavath aged 13 years, the youngest Indian and the youngest girl in the world to have reached the summit of Everest.
Tata Mumbai Marathon is an IAAF Gold label race and amongst the top 10 marathons in the world and has truly put India on the global map of distance running. The event is not only the biggest participative sport in the country, but also the single largest fund-raising platform for Civil Society Organisations. Since its inception, the event has raised in excess of INR 266 crores benefitting over 700 NGOs, supporting myriad causes and helping millions in our society, live a #BetterTommorow.
Dr. D L Vijay Kumar, President-Congress Committee, Chickmagalur visits Sahyadri
Quite often in the past Sahyadri had the privilege of hosting several A-list people at the campus. Dr. D L Vijay Kumar, President-Congress Committee, Chickmagalur was another esteemed guest who graced Sahyadri. He was accompanied by Mr. Shivaswamy, General Secretary-Congress Party. Apart from being a politician, Dr. Vijay Kumar is a renowned doctor and runs a 150-bed hospital.
Our Chairman – Mr. Manjunath Bhandary had the privilege of accompanying both Dr. Vijay Kumar and Mr. Shivaswamy around the campus. He talked to the guests about the great achievements at the campus. The guests visited various innovation centres and startups.
The guests on the other hand were fascinated with the student-centric initiatives undertaken by the college and had nothing but deep admiration for the unique education system established at Sahyadri.
Dr. D L Vijay Kumar is none other than the brother of Dr. Dr. D L Prabhakara, Director-Sahyadri Educational Institutions. Both the brothers are the backbone of this institution and have played a key role in its growth.
Dr. Yogiraj B Patil Board of Management-University of Horticulture Science in Bagalkot visits Sahyadri
 Dr. Patil is a member of Board of Management, University of Horticulture Science, Bagalkot and Syndicate Member, Kuvempu University, Shimoga.
Dr. Patil expressed his desire to visit and view the innovative labs, in-house start-ups and student-centric initiatives of Sahyadri. On having visited these, he was appreciative of the unique education set-up. He said that he has never seen an institution of such a magnitude. Last but not least, Dr. Patil was happy he took time to visit and lauded the Chairman on his excellent commitment towards building such a great institute.
The feedback given by Dr. Patil was extremely gratifying, and was accepted very well. Needless to say, like many esteemed guests in the past, Dr. Patil has left an impression that Sahyadri will remember in the years to come.
Dr. Harish Joshi, Retired Professor & Head of Department of Zoology visited Sahyadri
Dr. Joshi is an expert in the field of Vermi Technology and has introduced the Vermi Technology to the campus.
Vermi Technolgy, Dr. Joshi said, can be used in managing organic waste of the campus. In this technology, the organic waste can be converted into Vermi Compost which is called as a complete Compost. In addition to this, Wormi-wash can be produced through this technology which can be used as a foliage sprayer to eradicate pest.
Dr. Joshi went around the campus accompanied by our Chairman. He had the wonderful opportunity to visit the various innovation centres and startups. He expressed that it was a nice experience and said that the campus is very neat and nice. He opined that the campus is environment-friendly too and is suitable not only for engineering and management courses but also for environment-related studies. Dr. Joshi interacted with the management and staff. He was awestruck with what he saw and experienced. He stated that the hard work that is put into this campus is commendable and praiseworthy. He also had a good word or two about the faculty as well as staff and said they are co-operative and friendly.
As for the chairman, Dr. Joshi said he has no words to express and said he is very approachable. He further said the chairman is a great personality, at the same time very simple, pleasing, full of humility and down-to-earth. Dr. Joshi has left an imprint on this place and on our minds which is going to have a strong and lasting effect.
MBAs present Paper in an International Conference
Shanthi A, Shreekantha and Ajey Kumar from the first year MBA presented 2 Papers in an International Conference. The Papers were titled - 'Women Entrepreneurship' and 'Challenges of IPR in India'.
Three-Day FDP on Aptitude and Soft Skill organized for the Placement and first year Faculty Members
Mr. Ramaparasad, H C Head operation of 10 seconds headed the training session. Ramaprasad's 13 year wide experience in the training industry is truly appreciative. He treated the faculty members immensely and enlightened them about the necessity of being aware of day to day up-gradation taking place and how far the students should be educated about the latest technologies.
The session was taken forward by Mr. Rishi Ranjan. He advised the effective ways of solving the equation on probability and statistics. He delivered few tricks that could be used to solve the Aptitude problems effectively.
Ms. Kawskar Jahan addressed the faculties. She emphasized on the significance of Soft Skills that could be utilized during the courses of winning a job and flourishing in the career aspect. The session concluded with an activity on team building.
MBAs visit Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Goblej Plant in Ahmedabad
 MBA students along with their mentor Prof. Padmanabha B visited Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited plant located in Goblej Plant, Ahmedabad, Gujrat. It is the Indian subsidiary of Atlanta-based - The Coca-Cola Company that sells concentrates for a wide range of juice, juice drinks, and aerated beverages. They have a product portfolio of more than 3,500 beverages (and 500 brands). Mr. Shankar Sangramsingh Yadav, HR, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, had arranged the visit to all sections of the factory and made presentation on the firm’s Business Model.
Winners of the Nationwide Women’s Law Awareness Quiz competition
Nationwide quiz competition on Women’s Law awareness was conducted for the first year engineering students by the Sahyadri NSS Unit as per the directives of National Commission for Women, New Delhi and Vivesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi . This initiative was taken up by NCW with an intention of creating awareness among the students regarding Women’s law. Winners were announced by NCW. The following students secured places:
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Suraksha Karanth M
1st Place |
Anupam Rai K
2nd Place |
Akash
3rd Place |
Nishchitha N
3rd Place |
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Shanal Mohammed
3rd Place |
Ananya P J
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Vallaba V Bhandary
3rd Place |
Kavya Nagesh Naik
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Civil Engineering Alumnus gets an opportunity to pursue MS in Coventry University, UK
Mohammad Fahad Ullal, an alumnus of Civil Engineering (Batch 2014-2018) gets an opportunity to pursue MS in Structural Engineering in the prestigious Coventry University, Coventry, U.K.
Coventry University is a public research university in Coventry. Its four faculties, which are made up of schools and departments, run around 300 undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Across the university there are 11 research centres which specialize in different fields, from transport to peace studies. With more than 29,000 students in 2017, Coventry University is the larger of the two universities in the city – the other being the University of Warwick – and the fastest growing university in the UK. Department of Civil Engineering congratulates his outstanding achievement.
Engineering Student selected as the Campus Ambassador for Radiance 2019, IIT Bombay
Ms Basavarajeshwari Ambi (USN: 4SF17IS012) is selected as the Campus Ambassador for Radiance 2019 and would represent our college at the festival at IIT Bombay.
Radiance is the annual research and technology festival of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay. Radiance was first initiated in the year 2007. Over the years, it has built its own legacy and fraternity across the nation. Sahyadri family congratulates Ms Basavarajeshwari Ambi and wishes her good luck for her future endeavors.
Sahyadrian Recruited by HSBC Software Development (India) Pvt. Ltd at Rs. 7 lakhs p.a CTC
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Stuti Bhardwaj from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering from 2019 batch, has been selected by HSBC Software Development (India) Pvt. Ltd. for the position of Software Developer (Striker) with a package of Rs. 7 Lakhs per annum in the recently held recruitment drive at Sahyadri.
HSBC Software Development India Pvt Ltd. provides software solutions for banking services. The company offers insurance, data processing, private equity, investment banking, software development, and audit services. HSBC Software Development India serves customers worldwide.
Campus Recruitment Drive – Cognizant
Cognizant conducted a Recruitment drive for the Computer Science, Information Science, Mechanical and Electronics & Communication Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. A total of 51 students participated in the drive and the results are awaited.
Cognizant is an American multinational corporation that provides IT services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operations services. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. It is also one of the fastest growing Fortune 500 companies.
Campus Recruitment Drive - LG Soft India
LG Soft India conducted a recruitment drive for the Computer Science, Information Science and Electronics & Communication Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. The drive was for top 20 students, for the position of Automation Test Engineer with a salary package of Rs. 5.30 Lakhs Per Annum. The results are awaited.
Sahyadrians Recruited by Infosys
Swarna Bharathi Mallya K and Akash Shetty D from the department of Computer Science & Engineering have been selected by Infosys for the designation of Systems Engineer - Specialist with a package of 5 Lakhs per Annum in the recently held HackWithInfy contest for 2019 outgoing batch.
Train the Trainer Programme was conducted for Faculties
Train the trainer for the faculties of Computer Science and Information Science on “Teaching programming” for 1st Year/non IT students was conducted by Mr. Ramaprasad from 10 Seconds. The session mainly focused on how to teach any programming language to students so that they come out of the phobia of the same. He spoke on dividing the program into different levels where in level zero you make them understand the logic and then higher levels deal with writing the code. He also highlighted the importance of understanding the syntax and semantics of the program for a student without which writing code is not possible.
IS Student selected as the Google Developer Students Club Lead for the YR 2019-2020
Akshay Ram Bhat from Third Year of Information Science and Engineering has been selected as the Developer Student Club lead for the year 2019-2020. He is also the Technical Lead and an active member of Sahyadri Open Source Community (SOSC). Developer Students' Club is a Google Developers programme for university students, designed to help them build their mobile and web development skills and knowledge. It is intended to be a space for students to learn and
collaborate as they solve mobile and web development problems.
10-Day Technical Training for students & Faculty
As an engineer who is a problem solver in various ways in day to days necessities, needs to be a constant learner and requires a strong sense of reasoning and a structured approach to problem solving. To understand the technical skills, a 10-Day technical aptitude training was held for the 3rd year engineering students of CSE, ISE, and ECE branches. A total of 324 students went through the hands on experience on C, C++, Python, introduction to IOT, and problem solving techniques for ten days. Along with the students, the placement faculty coordinators of respective departments were also present to enhance the knowledge and got an overview of industrial expectation. This training was arranged by the Department of Aptitude and Placement.
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