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Faculty selected to pursue PhD at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvanthapuram
Prof. Nisha from the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering has been selected to pursue PhD under AICTE-INAE Teachers Research Fellowship Scheme at Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvanthapuram.
Engineering Teachers of AICTE approved institutions can apply for AICTE-INAE Teachers Research Fellowship Scheme for pursuing PhD in Government Research Labs. On applying, Nisha had to go through a Written Test and also an Interview round. She is the only candidate to be selected under this scheme in IIST in the whole of India making Sahyadri proud.
Nisha is working with Sahyadri for the last 3 years and is also an Alumna of our institute. Her research area for PhD is "Microelectronics, Transducers & Actuators, Microelectromechanical System (MEMS), Electromangetics, and Communication Systems".
Sahyadrian Recruited by Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt. Ltd. at a Salary Package of Rs. 10.00 Lakhs per annum
Ms. Pratheeksha S Karandoor from the 2019 passed out batch of Computer Science & Engineering was recruited by Microsoft for the position of Support Engineer with a package of Rs.10.00 Lakhs per annum. Pratheeksha had applied for the post of Support Engineer through the Microsoft job portal, post which she got an interview call at Microsoft Bengaluru. She had to undergo 3 rounds including Group Discussion followed by Technical & HR round before being offered the job role.
Microsoft was established in 1990, and is the largest campus of Microsoft in India. It houses Microsoft's biggest research and development facility outside the United States. Microsoft's offices in India are in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, and Mumbai. The Microsoft is a publicly-traded company known for producing and selling the Windows operating system, as well as software programs such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Parent Interaction of new entrants to the Engineering
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Interaction session for the parents of new entrants to the engineering stream under CET Quota was held in the campus in two batches of 84 and 59 each. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman welcomed the parents and spoke on the concept of Acceptance.
The chairman emphasized that engineering involves learning skills. In-keeping with the AICTE norms, Sahyadri offers technical skills where the students are exposed to internship programs, latest technology, and industry activities, he said. He emphasised that the students are also offered a platform to compete in various national and international events.
Meanwhile, the chairman stressed on the responsibility of the parents towards their children and urged them to:
• Stimulate their children to utilize the facilities available in the campus and learn creative skills.
• Motivate your child
• To ignite in their children a spark of responsibility towards their family and the society.
• To share their own experiences of life with their child.
• To make their children self-dependent.
Speaking about the company expectations, Mr. Bhandary stated that the companies expect aptitude, attitude, good exposure, project based learning, interactive, communication and interactive skills from its employees.
Dr. R. Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal, in his address, stressed that the maximum attendance required as per VTU norms is 75% and requested parents to monitor their child’s performance and attendance.
Faculty attended a Two-Week FDP organized by Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru in association with IIIT-A
A team of faculty from Computer Science, Electronics & Communication and Information Science Engineering participated in a Two-Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning" organized by Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru in association with Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad during 1st July to 13th July, 2019.
This FDP helped to develop an in-depth understanding of the Expert System like Auto-Encoders, ML Algorithms, and Big-Data technologies like Hadoop and Spark to name a few. This would enable the faculty to offer larger AI & ML curriculum going forward. On all days, the second half of the day was dedicated for Hands-on problem-solving sessions, a big take away from the programme. Dr. Pushpalatha and Prof. Prashanth D from Computer Science & Engineering; Prof. Suchetha from Information Science & Engineering and Prof. Pradeep K from Electronics & Communication Engineering participated in this FDP. The resource persons were Top researchers in the AI and ML Domain from IIIT Allahabad - Dr. Rahul Kala; Dr Anupam; Dr Sonali Aggrawal; Dr K.P Singh and Dr. Shekar Varma.
Bridge Course for CET Batch of Engineering 2019
 
A Five-Day Bridge Course for the new entrants to Engineering batch 2019-20 through CET commenced on 15th July’19. Mr. Johnson Tellis, Director Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt Ltd interacted with the students and stressed on the importance of starting a conversation. His session focussed on Confidence building. Team based activity - Human Caterpillar was organized to make the students comfortable to communicate with each other and also to enhance their decision making abilities.
 
On the Day Two of Bridge Course, Team Building activity – “Tower Building” was conducted for students to understand the importance of team work. During the next session, an activity was conducted wherein the students highlighted their strengths and weaknesses in the form of a collage and presented it. This activity helps the students in self-evaluation and gives scope to plan on how they should overcome their weaknesses.
On 17th Jul’19, the Day Three of Bridge Course, students visited the in-house industries and launchpads of the institute and also interacted with the industry heads. They were introduced to various programmes and facilities available in the industries and launchpads that will help them in building their future projects.
On the fourth day of the Bridge Course – 18th July’19, Design thinking session was conducted post which the students had an activity of Wallet Making. The session and activity on Design Thinking was organized to understand people’s needs and come up with effective solution to meet those needs.
On the fifth day of Bridge course – 19th July’19, students had a Team activity wherein they had to do a Video Presentation covering their experiences at Sahyadri during the last 5 days. It was a joyous moment to witness the students involved in this assignment with great zeal
On the sixth & the last day of Bridge Course – 20th July’19, students presented their experience of the entire Bridge Course along in their respective Teams and also shared the Video that they created on the same theme.
MBAs placed at Ocwen Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
Four of the MBA 2nd year students - Supreetha Jain, Manoj P, Sanath P and Rachana Shetty K have been placed at Ocwen Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru as an Intern Investor Reporting. They would be on Probation for 6 months post which they are eligible to be promoted to the position of an Investor Reporting.
LLP’s at Sahyadri shortlisted to the Final Round of Elevate-100 in Bengaluru
Out of 750+ applicants throughout Karnataka, five of the LLP start-ups established at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management have been shortlisted for the final round of Elevate-2019 to be held in Bengaluru on 29th July 2019.
LLP Name: Abhimaan Sahyadri Tech LLP
Project: Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) |
LLP Name: Utkarsh Sahyadri Tech LLP
Project: ISENSE human activity measurement system integrated with sensor technology |
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Prof. Pavanalaxmi |
Prof. Joyline D’Souza |
Prof. Santhosh |
LLP Name: Samarpan Sahyadri Tech LLP
Project: AGV/AMR LIDAR Navigation Kit |
LLP Name: Samanvaya Sahyadri Tech LLP
Project: Soilless Agriculture- Hydroculture |
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Prof. Nutan Kanchan |
Prof. Praveen Konda |
Prof. Savidhan Shetty |
These 4 LLP’S are the result of the projects that were incubated at K-Tech NAIN Centre (New Age Incubation Network), Dept of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka. NAIN had funded 11 projects and these 4 have been shortlisted to Elevate-2019.
In addition to this, another project “Smart Gate Aid” by Mr. Prajwal, from fifth semester Mechanical Engineering & Mr. Sagar, an alumnus of Sahyadri (2019 passed out), mentored by Mr. Johnson Tellis, Director-Sahyadri Edu Dreamers has also been shortlisted for Elevate-100.
Design Thinking session to curate Active Learning for first year Engineering students
 
With an intention to develop an active learning environment, the entire Teaching fraternity of first year engineering came together for creating an active learning curriculum.
During the four days - 16th to 19th July’2019, the Team underwent rigorous Design Thinking activity to map the learning outcomes of the Department to that prescribed by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The activity gave rise to creation of Assignments that are intriguing to Gen Z thereby creating a Calendar of Events in order to distribute the workload of the students effectively.
Session was organized under the guidance of Dr. Rajesha S, Dean-Academics and Heads of All Departments. The activities were facilitated by members of Dtlabz - Mr. Johnson Tellis and Mr. Gautham Nayak.
Two-Day Workshop for Faculty on NBA-OBE related Practices
 
A Two-Day Workshop on NBA–OBE Practices was organized as a part of the Induction Programme for the newly joined faculty to the Academic Year 2019 - 20 during 18th to 19th July 2019 in order to acquaint them with the processes involved in NBA accreditations. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal addressed the participants with regards to the importance of Accreditation. Dr. Rajesha S, Dean-Academics; Dr. Ravichandra, Dean–Industry Connect & Head of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Shamanth Rai, Head of Dept. of Information Science and Engineering; Prof. Rashmi Bhandary, Head of Placements; Dr. Rathishchandra Gatty, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; Prof. Vasudev Rao P V, Dept. of Information Science and Engineering and Prof. Samarth Shenoy, Dept. of Business Administration facilitated the workshop covering topics such as Introduction to OBE Process, Preparation of Pre-Qualifier Report (PQR) and Self-Assessment Report (SAR), Course Objectives formation , CO-PO-PSO Mapping, Course File Preparation, Direct and Indirect tools, Rubrics, OBE attainment calculation in MS Excel and SIP/SPSS Projects. The sessions were followed by Hands-on practice and presentation by faculty members on CO formation and Mapping, Course File Preparation and Direct and Indirect tools usage for Odd Semester 2019-20. The workshop concluded with FAQ session and Feedback.
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Sahyadrian Recruited by Ribbon Communications at a Salary Package of Rs. 6.4 Lakhs per annum
Ms. Neha C Poojari from the 2019 passed out batch of Department of Computer Science & Engineering was recruited by Ribbon Communications, Bengaluru for the role of a Software Developer with a package of Rs. 6.4 Lakh per annum. The interview was held on 8th July '19 in Bengaluru and the selection process was of 2 stages - Online Assessment (Aptitude + Programming) and Face to face interview.
Ribbon Communications builds secure real-time communications tools for both legacy networks and next-generation mobile and cloud environments. Born out of the recent Sonus Networks and GENBAND merger that was finalized last October, Ribbon Communications brings together two companies that have been at the forefront of real-time communications for the past two decades into one unified organization.
MBA Student recruited as an HR Executive at Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd
Vivek U from the 2nd year MBA has been recruited by SPAR Hyper Market, Bengaluru as an HR Executive.
SPAR Hypermarkets in India is a result of a strategic partnership between Dubai based Landmark Group’s Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd. & Amsterdam based SPAR International. SPAR India currently has 24 stores across 9 cities; Bengaluru, Mangalore, Shimoga, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Gurugram, & Ghaziabad.
MBA student recruited by EY Global Delivery Services India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
Ms. Shilpa D from the 2nd year MBA has been recruited by EY Global Delivery Services India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru for the position of “Analyst in MERC-ADV Comp Business REG GDS”.
Ernst & Young (EY) is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. GDS consists of various service delivery centers from which their Client Service and Enablement Services teams operate to deliver strategic support to EY member firms. GDS spans all geographies, practices, services lines, sectors and competencies within EY to deliver deeply-integrated services that result in efficient and world-class solutions.
MBA Student recruited by Reliance Retail
Ms. Hemavathy P G from 2nd year MBA has been recruited by Reliance Retail, Bengaluru as a ‘Department Manager in Training in Assistant Manager - B1 Grade’.
Since its inception in 2006, Reliance Retail has grown to become India’s largest retailer delivering superior value to its customers, suppliers and shareholders. Their nationwide network of retail outlets delivers a world-class shopping environment and unmatched customer experience powered by their state-of-the-art technology and seamless supply-chain infrastructure.
MBA Students get paid internship at Citymandi, Bengaluru
Ms. Poojary Deeksha Raju and Mr. Darshan R Vachhani from 2nd year MBA have bagged paid internship with a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month at Citymandi, Bengaluru. They would be working with sales team to expand sales network in B2B space. Citymandi is an organization which supplies groceries, onions, dry fruits and oil in Mandi wholesale rates to restaurants.
MBAs placed on Internship at Ernst & Young Services Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru
Ms. Madhuri Vaman Prabhu and Ms. Shree Raksha C from Second Year MBA have been placed on Internship with Ernst & Young Services Pvt. Ltd during 8th July, 2019 to 8th August, 2019.
Ernst & Young is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and is one of the "Big Four" accounting firms.
Students attend KSHAMATA camp conducted by World Konkani Centre
Ten students have recently attended the KSHAMATA camp conducted by World Konkani Centre in Shakthi Nagar Mangaluru. This camp was for students whose mother tongue is Konkani and focused on developing their English Communication skill, Public Speaking ability and Team Building. A total of 54 students from various other colleges were a part of this programme. This camp was organized as a part of Vishwa Konkani Scholarship Programme.
Second Session on Future Skills – AI/Big Data
With the intent to up-skill the teaching and non-teaching staff on the Future Skills, the second session for the staffs who are aligned to AI/Big Data Vertical was held on 20th Jul’19 and Prof. Prashanth Duddela, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering facilitated the session. These sessions are organized in order to acquaint the non-engineering staff on the Future Skills. Hence series of sessions are held in to lay a strong foundation on Future Skills and prepare for the Advanced courses planned in the near future.
Key Takeaways of the session
• Definition in layman’s terms - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Essence of Machine Learning was shared through Case Studies – Facebook posts, Calls from Banks on Loans, Face App, Market Research on opening new Stores and so on
• Importance of Accuracy in Machine Learning projects
• Sahyadri Robot – “Sahya” – Students involvement in Training Programmes to be Embedded into the system
• Call for Inter-Disciplinary Collaborative work on Artificial Intelligence
TEDxSCEM 2019 to be held at Sahyadri
TEDxSCEM is an event organized under TEDx. A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community. TEDxSCEM, organized by Sahyadri on 28th of July, 2019 has a count of 8 inspirational speakers from various domains and 4 extravagant cultural performances. The various domains include technical, medical, innovation, defense, agriculture, social, motivation and others.
About the Theme - How UnpredictABLE are You?
People are like snowflakes. Each of us have our own distinctive stories to tell. Ups and Downs are bound to be inevitable. This is what makes life so unpredictable.
Unpredictability can be anything, from a sudden idea that could bring a drastic change to the way you live to an incident that might alter very important aspects of your life. These situations could come either in the form of a boon or a bane. What we do with the consequences of these occurrences is what we plan on exploring through the various accounts our speakers will be giving to us.
Our students from Sahyadri were successful to get licence to host this event in our college. Basavarajeshwari from fifth semester, Dept. of Information Science & Engineering is the Chief coordinator and licensee for the event and Srujan from fifth semester, Dept. of Information Science & Engineering is the Coordinator.
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