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MARCH 12 - 17, 2018 |
Achievements of First year students at NIT Rourkela
National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) formerly Regional Engineering College Rourkela is a publicly funded premier institute of higher learning for engineering, science and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, India. It is ranked 12 in the NIRF Rankings 2017 of Indian engineering universities.
Innovision 2k17 was the annual technical-management-cultural fest organized by Students Activity Centre (SAC), Technical Society and the euphoric atmosphere reverberated with the slogan, “LEVEL UP”.
Team Asteria - 14 students of first year engineering participated in the events like Tread - O- Quest, Digitizer, Death Race & Bridge building during the Three-Day fest.
Hritvik Patel, Shibani Pinto, Vikhyath That ,Rahul Kamath, Adarsh S Pakkala, Ramya ,Dhanush Shettigar, Samarth P, Deeksha J Saliyan, Kottari Sowjanya Dinesh, Pavanje Manoj Rao, Sparsha Tharanath, Abhilash Suvarna ,Shikha KS
Sahyadri Girls Volleyball team win in the VTU Tournament
Sahyadri Girls Volleyball team won the Runner-up Trophy of VTU Rest of Bangaluru Zone & VTU Inter Zone Inter-Collegiate Volleyball Tournament held at GMIT, Davangere & AEC, Bengaluru.
Team Players
Bindhiya (Captain),Ananya A Shetty,Swathi
Gowri Ganesh
Rakshitha K
Navyashree K
Pratheeksha Bhat
Manasa R Shetty
Pratiksha V Prabhu
Saleeka Shama
Hithyshi
Shwetha B
Achievement of first years at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim
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Team TECHNOCORP – A team comprising of 16 students of First Year Engineering has participated in a Three-Day Annual Technical Fest “Abhiyantran” organized by NIT, Sikkim.
The National Institute of Technology, Sikkim commonly referred to as NIT Sikkim or NIT SKM is a public engineering institution near the city of Ravangla in Sikkim, India. The NIT has been declared as an Institute of National importance by the Government of India.
Events: Line Follower - Winners |
Hydraulic arm -Runners
Students Ananthapadma Siddhanth,Sumith Rai S,
Sandeep DAM,
Shishir Shenoy,
Dhanush Shetty,
Dithesh Shetty,
Shrejith S Shetty,
Sohan KT,
Vikhistha M,
Srujan Naik,
Abhijeeth B,
Mohan BV,
Bindiya D Rao,
Gayathri B,
Tejas Kumar Ahwin Bhimani,
Deepshika S.
Mr. Ronald Lobo, Manager, Shree Shirdi Sai Sansthan, Melbourne, Australia visits Sahyadri
Shirdi Sai Sansthan Melbourne has been managing the Saibaba Mandir in Camberwell since its inception in 2005.
Testimonial of Mr. Ronald Lobo
His first experience about the campus was that it was thoroughly enjoyable to visit the various departments. He had once visited the campus about 10 years ago during the inception of the college. He was amazed and spellbound at how the college has now grown in terms of technology and infrastructure over a span of 10 years. He was pretty impressed with the infrastructure. In his opinion the scale of infrastructure is unprecedented.
Dakshina Kannada SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) committee visits Sahyadri
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The official of Dakshina Kannada SVEEP committee Dr. M R Ravi, IAS, Chairman – SVEEP; Mr. Sudhakar, District Adult Education Officer & SVEEP Nodal Officer and Mr. Babu Devadiga, Principal, Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT) College visited the campus and conducted Election Awareness Programme for First Year Engineering students. The programme was conducted with a view to create awareness among students regarding the importance of voting in a democratic country like India.
SVEEP is a programme of multi interventions through different modes and media designed to educate citizens, electors and voters about the electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation in the electoral processes.
The programme started off with Mr. Sudhakar leading the students and the faculty through the voter’s pledge. He urged the students to take part in the democratic process by casting their vote and help build a stronger nation. Dr. M R Ravi speaking to the students, explained as to why it is important to vote and its role in holding the democratic essence. He explained the objective of SVEEP initiative and spoke about the different activities that are conducted to spread awareness about elections. He discussed the objectives of the SVEEP programmes, one being the accessibility at the polling station and the right of every voter’s. He shared his 24 years of experience working as election observer and superintendent.
Further, Dr. Ravi explained about the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and the new option NoTA (None of The Above) for the voters to be used when they are not happy with the candidates contesting for the election. He emphasized on the government’s programme for massive early preparedness by the public for the election through SVEEP awareness programmes. He requested the college to establish Electoral Literacy Club with students as its members and also to nominate students as Campus Ambassador to spread the awareness about the importance of participating in fair elections.
The Principal Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, gave the presidential remarks and urged the students to actively participate in the process of strengthening democracy and building good governance.
Awareness by Dakshina Kannada SVEEP Committee
Sahyadrians participate and win in “Abhikalpan-18” held at IIITDM Jabalpur, MP
First year students participated in various Robotic and Automotive related competitions at ABHIKALPAN-18, a tech-fest held at IIITDM Jabalpur, MP and won 3rd place in Minefield Escape and 3rd place in Hover Craft.
Students
Rachana. k,Prajwal S R,
Varun Bhat,
Vaishnavi C P,
Chethana,
Chaitanya raj,
Akshay D R,
Gifty Augustine,
E K Shruthi,
Akshay Ashok,
Joylin boby,
Sandesh Rao,
Sana KM,
Niranjan reddy,
Swaroop A C
Sahyadri provides Sponsorship for Swacchatha Calling Bell Project of Zilla Panchayath
Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management received the honour of sponsoring for the Swacchtha Calling Bell initiative of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath. As a part of the ISR initiative, Principal, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi and Academic Administrative Officer, Ms. Shreelatha U A, handed over a cheque of Rs. 2,40,000/- to Dr. M R Ravi, CEO of D.K Zilla Panchayath - as sponsor which amounts to 50% of the total Cost of installing calling bell with Swacchatha themed music at Kallige Village of Bantwal Taluk. The institute has upheld its sense of dedication and commitment towards the betterment of the society at large and realization of the institute’s vision through this gesture.
Principal speaks on ‘Living Engineering’ at Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Belagavi
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Principal Dr. Umesh M Bhushi was invited to Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Belagavi, one of the institutes under the banner of Suresh Angadi Education Foundation. Mr. Suresh Angadi is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Belagavi. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi addressed 350 students of Mechanical Engineering on "LIVING ENGINEERING'. Dr. Ashok M Hulagabali, Professor and HOD and also an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur coordinated the Workshop.
MBA faculty and students invited to facilitate a workshop at Besant Women’s College, Mangaluru
Prof. Girish Madla and Prof. Prajwala Preema Rodrigues were invited as resource persons for an intercollegiate workshop on ‘Basic skills to Professional skills - The Metamorphosis’ conducted in Besant Women’s College, Mangaluru.
Prof. Girish Madla enlightened the students on the various career opportunities available to the graduates after their graduation. He also highlighted as to how selecting a right career path suitable to their personality is very important to make a better career.
Prof. Prajwala Rodrigues talked about the tools which a candidate needs to adapt for a corporate entry. She emphasised on how a candidate should groom themselves to venture into the competitive corporate world. She conducted a resume building session wherein students were asked to prepare a resume on a particular role.
The session was followed by mock Group Discussion and Mock Interview. Group Discussion topics were decided by Varun K, Shivani Rai, Apoorva and Pooja of 2nd year MBA, Dept. of Business Administration. Prof. Girish Madla highlighted the mistakes normally done by students in Group Discussion and then gave inputs on how it could be corrected.
Varun K, Shivani Rai, Apoorva and Pooja of 2nd year MBA, Dept. of Business Administration, were the panellists for the mock interview. The panellists had given a role of the accountant for the students and had asked to prepare a resume before the mock interview began. Mock interview demo was conducted on Ms. Fazeelat Banu, Final year B.Com, Besant Women’s College and Mr. Prasad, Final year B.A, Sharada College, Mangaluru.
The session was well appreciated by the students from various colleges.
TEAM CHALLENGERS participate in an event organized by Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
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TEAM CHALLENGERS visits Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to participate in an event - “Open Day”. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public university for research & higher education in science, engineering, design, and management.
The following members attended the event: Krupa & Sneha Vijay from 1st year, Pratheeksha & Ann V Mariya from 2nd year, Rakshith Karumbaiah, Pranamya A Y, & Rajmunni Hombal from 3rd year and Amrutha Kandhare as a Team mentor.
The team visited the Aerospace Engineering, UAV Department where there was exhibition on Trajectory Target, Deicing of Plane & Behavior of Water droplets on various materials. The team also visited the Civil Department where the exhibition on Bi-axle machine was held. They also visited the Rainwater Harvesting Plant. Modern technology towards traffic signals was displayed.
At the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), there were
Projects displayed on uses of micron particles ranging from “mm to Angstrom number”
Application of sensors for detection of gases
Biological uses of nano particles like Testing of cheek cells, alignment of DNA [Inducing the drugs into the body]
At the Hypersonic and Supersonic Shockwaves wind Tunnel Laboratory the team had an exposure to:
• Application of Shock waves and Mach number
• Aircraft component wind tunnel testing using Reddy’s and similar tube.
• Research on Structure of Mahogany Leaves
• Production of Shock waves in Fighter jets
• Research on Wound healing and needless injection using shock waves.
Lastly, the team also visited National Nanofabrication Center [Clean room].
Achievements of first year students at Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani- Hyderabad
Team METANOIA - First Year Engineering participated in the Three-Day Annual Techo-Management Fest (ATOMS) organized by Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani- Hyderabad, a technical and science institute for higher education in India, located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Twelve students viz., K Abhishek Nayak, Mahim Monterio, Sanjana Kini K, Dhanush R Adoor, Niriksha Devadiga, Soumya B Gouda, Kumari Komal Sharma, Vaishnavi Rao, Sai Varsha, Shravya Shetty, Mohammad Rafhan and Abdulla Rifad participated in this Fest. The events organized were Law Follower, Bomb squad and Paper presentation.
Having achieved 5th place in the event ‘Law Follower’, the students gained entry into Finals in the event ‘Paper Presentation’.
Achievement of first year students at IIT Gandhinagar
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar one of the prestigious institutions in India is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. “Amalthea” is the annual technical summit of Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.
Team Yuvgen, a 12 member team of students from first year engineering participated in the Two-Day fest which included events like Roboquest & Sesmism and won second place in Roboquest. The students who participated in the fest are:
Students
Nidhi N Acharya,
Preetham Alva,
Raksha,
Abhishek,
Karthik KG,
Brendan,
Thushar M Shetty,
Shrinidhi,
Hithesh Aalen D'costa,
Nithin D,
Blesson Joseph,
Rajath T Ami,
Achievement of First Year Engineering students at NIT Goa
National Institute of Technology Goa, founded in 2010 is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance. NIT Goa presented SAAVYAS 2018, the first edition of the annual techno-cultural fest. Team Captivatars, a 15 member team of students from first year engineering participated in the Three-Day fest in events such as Line Follower, Robo Soccer & Robo Race and won 3rd position in Robo Race.
Team Captivatars include:
Sameeksha Rai, Sanjitha, Apeksha, Sathish, Divya, Vignesh Shetty, Gautham, Shivani Karkera, Zainab Attar, Pratheek, Saqlain, Naufal, Dixitha
,Deekshith,Jishnu
Interaction with the UG Faculty Team during Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2018
Faculty of under-graduate colleges who participated in Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2018 were addressed by the Principal, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi and the Director-MBA, Dr. Vishal Samartha. Dr. Bhushi appreciated the faculty for their support during the Sahyadri Whiz Quiz process as they played a key role in its success. He said the UG faculty members have been rendering ongoing support to Sahyadri in all its student-centric initiatives and invited them to utilize the infrastructure and the expertise of Sahyadri in their personal development as well as student development of their respective colleges.
Dr. Vishal Samartha highlighted that our students are participating and winning in IIM’s and IIT’s who were once groomed by the UG faculty and now mentored by the Sahyadri team. Achievements of students are the result of the contributions of their faculty at both UG and PG level.
Prof. Sushma V, while addressing the faculty, informed of the Two-Day PGCET Training at Sahyadri for MBA aspirants to be held in the month of June this year as a part of the Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) of Sahyadri.
MBAs offered part-time opportunity in a Real Estate Firm
A total of 22 MBA students accompanied by Prof. Sushma V, Dept. of Business Administration visited ACE Promoters & Developers, a real estate firm as a part of Industry – Academia Interface. One of the managing partners of the firm – Mr. Darshan Jain addressed the students and shared stories of his failure as well as success. He encouraged students to master the art of marketing as it equips an individual to survive in any situation, place or time. He shared anecdotes of his life that motivated students to aim high and work smartly towards the goal. He said - one should pursue entrepreneurship only after gaining corporate experience of minimum one year which fine tunes you as an entrepreneur. He was delighted to see the interest in students to lead an independent life and sponsor their education on their own. Hence he made an offer to the students to work on a part-time basis in the marketing domain of his organization. He laid emphasis on networking through social media, building contacts, sharing information and generating leads. He offered to personally mentor the students along with Mr. Kannan Nair, Business Development Manager of ACE Promoters & Developers. ACE has invited students for their upcoming project site visit so as to get in-depth understanding of how a real estate firm works.
Faculty attend Awareness Workshop on FOSS organized by VTU, Belagavi
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Mr. Ravindra Babu,
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Mr. Chandra Mohan D,Dept. of CS |
Mr. Sharathchandra N R,
Dept. of E&CE |
Mr. Chethan Kumar, Dept. of Civil |
Mr. Ravindra Babu, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Chandra Mohan D, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Mr. Sharathchandra N R, Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mr. Chethan Kumar, Dept. of Civil Engineering attended an Awareness Workshop on “Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)” held at SDMIT, Ujire in association with VTU, Belagavi. Resource Persons from IIT-Bombay, KLE Technological University, Hubli & SDMIT, Ujire emphasized on the use of free and open source software and also threw light on licensing issues and alternate free softwares for various expensive software. The workshop focussed on creating awareness about the available Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) & Spoken-tutorial.org which is sponsored by MHRD, Government of India. Students can register for various online courses which are available in different languages at free of cost. Students can also undergo online test for certification. The objective of the workshop was to provide awareness on utilization of these valuable and free resources for the benefit of student community.
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Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd lures a Sahyadrian with a spectacular Rs.14 Lakhs annual pay package
Ajaygan K, from the 2017 passed out batch of Mechanical Engineering has bagged a jaw-dropping package of Rs.14 Lakhs per annum from 'Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd'. He has been appointed for the designation of a Graduate Mechanical Engineer in the recently held campus recruitment drive for the 2017 batch.
Faculty supports a student financially to participate in a Techno Fest at IIT Kanpur
Prof. Raghavendra Prabhu, Dept. of Business Administration supported one of the students from the Computer Science & Engineering department to  participate in the Techno Fest to be held during 15th March – 18th March 2018. Prof. Raghavendra Prabhu has identified this student who is from the economically poor background and has provided financial support of Rs. 10,000 which will be of great help for the student’s travel, registration & food expenses during the stay at IIT Kanpur.
MBA Faculty attends BOE Meeting at JKSHIM, Nitte
As a member of the Board of Examiners (BOE) Committee of JKSHIM, Nitte, Prof. Sushma V, Dept. of Business Administration was invited for the BOE Meeting to review the question papers of 2nd and 4th semester MBA exams of their institute.
Faculty attends an FDP on Cyber Security, IOT and Privacy issues in Blockchain technology held at MIT, Manipal
Prof. Naitik ST, Dept. of Information Science and Engineering attended a Faculty Development Programme on Cyber Security, IOT and Privacy issues in Blockchain technology organized by Information & Communication Technology Department at MIT, Manipal. Dr. Rajan & Dr. Prashant Mishra were the resource persons who focussed on Emerging trends in Cyber security – the latest advancements in the Cyber security, Challenges and thrust areas, IOT deployment challenges - issues with respect to deployment of devices in IOT environment, Privacy issues in Bitcoin and Blockchain technology – the latest trends in
Cryptocurrency, process of Blockchain technology and challenges of transactions security.
Faculty presents Research Paper at an International Conference
Prof. Mahadev U M, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering attended an International Conference on “Advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering” jointly organized by MITE, Mangaluru and Binghamton University of New York and presented his research review paper titled “A review on Production of Aluminium Metal Foams”. The presented paper will be published in Scopus Indexed IOP Conference Series Proceedings, IOP Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom.
Sahyadrians recruited by Silver Peak Global (SPG)
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Sixty Sahyadrians from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Information Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Engineering have been selected by Silver Peak Global (SPG) in the recently held campus recruitment drive for the 2018 outgoing batch. The package offered is 18 Lakhs Per Annum.
Silver Peak Global (SPG) is an organization headquartered in Nagasaki, Japan. Their operations are spread across seven nations including Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
• SPG represents the “Study in Japan” initiative of the Government of Japan.
• SPG is the sole, exclusive representative for conducting the Japanese Language Test – “J-cert - Life and Business Style Japanese Language Test” for the whole of India.
• SPG also represents “Japan Tourism” and is the official partner in India.
• SPG has initiated and executed many prestigious projects with various state governments related to recruitment for Japan.
Campus Recruitment Drive – Ethnus
Ethnus visited Sahyadri to conduct a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the Engineering students of 2018 outgoing batch. A total of 217 students attended the drive, out of which 35 students were shortlisted. The final results are awaited.
Campus Recruitment Drive [24]7.ai
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[24]7.ai visited Sahyadri to conduct Campus Recruitment Drive for the Engineering students of 2018 outgoing batch. A total of 113 students attended the drive. The final results are awaited.
Seven Sahyadrians recruited by Arihant Maxsell Technologies
Akshay L Shetty, Asad Ali, Harshith Adyanthaya, Pooja R, Shrivathsa R Hebbar, Vikhyath U Alva & Shreyas K from the Department of Electronics & Communication have been selected by Arihant Maxsell Technologies in the recently held campus recruitment drive for the 2018 outgoing batch.
Maxsell is a fast growing organization with its core focus on Banking & Office Automation Products and specializing in Currency Handling Products & Testing Instruments, Shredders, Ultrasonic Cleaners. Maxsell's goal is to exceed the expectations for product quality and value, product support and customer service. To achieve this goal, Maxsell gives its customers a wide variety of product support options and offers free, unlimited technical support for the life of a product, which makes Maxsell an Unbeatable choice for thousands of customers across India & many overseas countries as well.
MBAs conduct Training in Govt. High School, Mullakad, Konchady
MBA students from 1st year conducted a training programme in Govt. High School, Mullakad, Konchady. Various activities like Quiz, Memory Game, Blind Fold, Pick and Act, Balloon Blasting, Creativity out of Newspapers were organized. These activities were conducted with an intension to enhance their concentration & also contribute to Skill Development. Students of the school also gave handwritten feedback about the training programme.
Alumnus interacts with Mechanical Engineering students
Mr. Roystan D'souza, Alumnus of the Department of Mechanical Engineering currently working in JSW Steel Ltd, interacted with the students of mechanical engineering. He explained the various methods of manufacturing steels and also discussed about the challenges facing the steel industry. Further, he shared his experiences and advised the students to groom themselves to meet the needs of the industries. He emphasized on harnessing of soft skills which are pertinent to climb the corporate ladder. He also recalled his days at Sahyadri and gave inputs on how to excel in various competitive exams. He encouraged students to actively participate in value added courses introduced by the institution for the overall development of the students which will help them to excel in the world outside.
Health Advisory for students and staff - Sahyadri Health and Counselling Centre
Dear Students and staff, over the next few months there will be uneven and fluctuating weather conditions, with the fall in atmospheric pressure and sudden variation in humidity that can affect the health of every individual. Therefore, all are advised to consume adequate fluids and have a spice and oil free diet with lot of fibre. Avoid salty food and street food to the maximum. Keep your skin moisturized and prefer to cold showers rather than hot water baths. Since the chances of contact infections are high due to excessive sweat, it is advisable to add Dettol solution to the bath water for bathing.
Stay healthy, Stay Fine
Welcome to the Fold
Mr. Pradeep Kumar C has joined as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering. Mr. Pradeep Kumar completed his B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering, from NMAMIT, Nitte. Thereafter he went on to do M. Tech in Digital Electronics & Communication Systems from SJEC, Mangaluru. His Area of Specialization is Digital Electronics & Communication Systems.
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