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MARCH 25 - 30, 2019 |
Chairman meets the 1st Rank Achiever and the Ultra Tech Gold Medal Awardee in VTU Exam 2017-18
Ms. Pavithree B. Shetty, First Rank holder in Computer Science & Engineering and the recipient of 4 Gold Medals from VTU and Ms. Sthuthi K A from the Department of Civil Engineering who is awarded with “UltraTech” Gold Medal for having secured highest marks in the subject Concrete Technology met the Chairman Mr. Manjunath Bhandary. Chairman was extremely delighted with their presence & congratulated both for their outstanding achievement. He gave a roadmap for their higher studies & appraised them on Top Universities having courses with upcoming technologies.
Sahyadri Semester III B.E Results
Computer Science & Engineering at 83.94%
Kudos to Computer Science & Engineering Toppers
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Akhila
SGPA - 9.43 |
K V Sindhu
SGPA - 9.18 |
Sushmitha M Kulal
SGPA - 9.18 |
Jennifer Coutinho
SGPA - 9.14 |
Sinchana P D
SGPA - 9.14 |
Information Science & Engineering at 83.33%
Kudos to Information Science & Engineering Toppers
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Anusha
SGPA - 8.82 |
Shrithi
SGPA - 8.79 |
Deekshitha Dsouza
SGPA - 8.75 |
Swathi K
SGPA - 8.75 |
Palimaru Amruta
SGPA - 8.57 |
Electronics & Communication Engineering at 81.30%
Kudos to Electronics & Communication Engineering Toppers
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Amrutha Wagle
SGPA - 9.18 |
Lanlyn Samuel Dsouza
SGPA - 9.11 |
Akshay Shetty
SGPA - 9.04 |
Sarala Anithkumar
SGPA - 8.93 |
Kiran Rao K
SGPA - 8.89 |
Mechanical Engineering at 78.22%
Kudos to Mechanical Engineering Toppers
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Naxon D Souza
SGPA - 9.14 |
Mahammad Sayeed
SGPA - 9.11 |
Harshavardhan K
SGPA - 9.07 |
Nishvith P H
SGPA - 8.89 |
Saqlain Zaid
SGPA - 8.89 |
Civil Engineering
Kudos to Civil Engineering Toppers
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Vaishnavi C P
SGPA - 8.57 |
Priyanka Shetty
SGPA - 8.54 |
Manish
SGPA - 8.46 |
Shikha
SGPA - 8.39 |
Nirosha
SGPA - 8.36 |
VTU sponsored Three-Day workshop on “Aspects of LTE-4G” under TEQIP 1.3
During the Day One of the workshop, Dr. M.H Kori, Former Technical Director, Alcatel Lucent Technologies spoke on the topic – “Key Wireless technologies driving 4G and 5G”.
Key Takeaways of the session:
• Difference between 3G and the upcoming technologies including 4G and 5G
• Challenges in the cellular communication
• Different wireless standards such as VHF, UHF, Walkie-Talkie, TDD, FDD, NFC and LTE
The Session 2 was facilitated by Dr. K Rajesh Shetty, Dean (Admissions and Alumni affairs), Professor, Dept. of ECE, NMAMIT, Nitte on “Fading Multipath Channel and Diversity”.
Key Takeaways of the 2nd session:
• Fundamentals of cellular system such as clusters, cells, mobile and base stations, forward and reverse path, different types of channels and requirement for frequency re-use/ frequency planning
• Introduction to ideal cell shape, hexagonal cell shape which is capable of covering maximum geographical areas compared to other cell configurations
• Development of different channel models such as Rayleigh, Raison, Chebyshev, Nakagami-M distribution.
 During the Day 2, the session was facilitated by Mr. Abhijith B G, Technical Lead, Saankhya Labs Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru on “Multicarrier modulation, OFDMA and SC-FDMA” followed by a session on “Overview of channel structure of LTE”
Key Takeaways of this session:
• Introduction to Saankhya labs and the various products developed by them ranging from applications in defence, TV broadcast, Satellite communication and broadband.
• Problems of multipath fading on high speed data, stressing on the importance of eliminating the inter-symbol interference briefing about few of the techniques used to overcome the inter-symbol interference.
• Proposed techniques in 5G
• Non-orthogonal multiple access techniques such as multi user shared access (MUSA), Sparse code multiple access (SCMA), Resource spread multiple access (RSMA) that are most likely to be implemented in 5G.
• Physical signals, physical channels and LTE transmitter block diagram.
• Primary and secondary synchronization and concepts of cell sharing
During the Day Two of the workshop, the demonstration of latest EC25 QUECTEL Modem was arranged jointly with RDL Technologies with objective to create awareness about real time issues, solutions, products in the area of 4G LTE. RDL technologies also demonstrated its new product series EC25 QUECTEL Modem.
During the Day Three of the workshop, Dr. Sondur Lakshmipathi, Former Technical Director, Founder Director of MYMO wireless technology Pvt. Ltd. spoke on the topic – “Uplink channel Transport processing and physical layer procedures”.
Key Takeaways of the session:
• 4G LTE Technologies
• 4G LTE cell ID, Downlink and Uplink Frequency
• LT-FDD Frame structure formation
• Synchronization Procedure - Time synchronization and frequency synchronization
The session 2 was facilitated by Dr. Ravilla Dilli, Professor, MIT, Manipal on “Radio Resource management and Mobility management”.
Key Takeaways of the session:
• LTE Protocol Architecture
• Higher layer Protocol in LTE
• EPS Bearer Service Architecture, S5/S8 Bearer
• Packet Data Convergence Protocol
• PDCP functions of User and Control Plane
• Mobility Management in LTE/over SI Interface
• RAN Procedures for Mobility, ICT Coordination/avoidance
To conclude the workshop, a valedictory function was organized and Dr. Ashwath Rao, Head of Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering acknowledged the Chief Guest and conveyed a special thanks to Dr. M.H Kori, Former Technical Director, Alcatel-Luent Technologies. Chief guest Dr. Sondur Lakshmipathi inspired the gathering with his inspirational talk. The Chief Guest and Dr. Ravilla Dilli gave away certificates to the participants. Vice-Principal Mr. Balakrishna S S gave the presidential speech.
RDL conducted a One-Day IoT Workshop at NITK
A One-Day IoT Workshop was conducted as a part of MoU jointly signed by the Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology and RDL Technologies. The workshop was conducted in the premises of IT Department of NITK with participation from more than 45 students. The IoT Engineers of RDL Technologies delivered the talk insisting on the need and benefits of familiarizing about the IoT. Motive of the workshop was to create awareness among students about IoT and provide hands on experience through simple IoT projects demonstrating the real time applications and potential of IoT using IoT Trainer kits which are designed, manufactured and delivered by RDL Technologies. Students took part in the hands-on sessions to gain insight into the area of IoT using these IoT trainer kits and appreciated the benefits of both the IoT Trainer Kits and workshop. The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Geetha V, Assistant Professor and Dr. Soumya S Kamath, Assistant Professor, IT Department NITK; Ms. Nutan; Ms. Dhanya; Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mr. Surendra from RDL Technologies.
Sahyadri NSS Unit felicitates Defense Personnel
To express our gratitude to the brave soldiers for their selfless service to our motherland, Sahyadri NSS Unit invited Mr Ganesh K., Junior Warrant Officer (Retd), Indian Air Force (IAF) and Captain Prashanth Kashyap, Indian Army. Sahyadri felicitated them for their dedicated service to the nation. Mr. Ganesh K. shared experience of his days of service in the IAF. He encouraged students to enroll themselves in the armed forces and said that services in the armed forces is not just about fighting wars, rather it is much more than that. Captain Prasanth Kashyap addressed the students on the various opportunities they have to serve in the defense. Prof. S.S. Balakrishna, Vice Principal, presided over the function and urged the students to choose a career in the armed forced. Dr Rajesha S., Dean Academics and Mrs. Shreelatha U.A., NSS Programme Officer, were also present.
Swacch Soch 50th Seminar at Sahyadri
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation; Swami Jithakamananda Maharaj, Adhyaksha Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru; Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal inaugurated the 50th Swacch Soch Seminar organized by Ramakrishna Mission in association with Sahyadri as a part of the Swacchatha Abhiyan 5th Phase 2018-19. The coordinator of Swacch Soch - Mr. Ranjan Bellarpady, in his Key Note address shared the journey of the last 2 months of Swacch Soch Seminar at 49 colleges reaching 13,000 students. Post this; the resource persons of Swacch Soch comprising of people from various domains like Doctors, Teachers, and Principal of a college, Ex-Serviceman and Home-makers were given certificates and memento as a token of appreciation for their selfless service in this Abhiyan.
During the inaugural address, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary acknowledged Swamiji’s Soch of getting guests to Sahyadri whenever they visit the ashram so that our students benefit from their expertise. He mentioned how the entire workforce of Sahyadri was deputed at the Three-Day training in RIMSE, Mysuru for bringing change in their Soch. He said, Positive thoughts should trigger one’s mind and they should work towards accomplishing it. He said Soch is the foundation of each and every individual.
Swami Jithakamanandji while speaking to the students said that Sahyadri has a special place in his heart as he feels uplifted to a higher state in the campus. He appreciated Sahyadri’s efforts towards Knowledge and Student oriented approach. He further added – Your attitude decides your altitude and the aim of this Seminar is to create awareness in the minds of the people. He re-iterated the 4 duties – Develop internal personality, duty towards family, duty towards the organization we work in and the duty towards the Nation.
Sahyadri Football League (SFL): Inter-Class Football Tournament
Sahyadri Football League (SFL) and Physical Education and Students Council of Sahyadri has organized a 10 days Inter-Class Football tournament for students that commenced on 26th March 2019 at Sahyadri Front ground. Ten teams of Sahyadri are participating in this tournament. The program is inaugurated by Prof. Balakrishna S. S. Vice Principal.
Technical Talk for the Civil Engineering students on account of ‘Techno Week’ by ACCE
Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) in collaboration with Ultratech Cement facilitated a technical talk on account of ‘Techno Week’. The eminent resource persons were Er. Ujwal D'Souza, Director O&A Marian Projects Pvt. Ltd., Managing Partner-Marian Infrastructures and Er. Eknath Dhankery, Structural Consultant, Sigma Civil and Structural Consultants.
Er. Ujwal D'Souza emphasized on the installation, operation, and monitoring of the MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Public health systems) services in buildings, which form the technical services provided to the high rise buildings to ensure the safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly operation. He also discussed on the evolution of security systems in high rise buildings. He spoke about building automation system, which is a computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building's safety and security.
Er. Eknath Dhankery, in his talk, educated the students about the earth retaining structures which included Gravity walls, Cantilever walls, Counterfort retaining wall, Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls (MSE Walls), and sheet pile wall, suitability of constructing the earth retaining structures and common modes of failure in earth retaining structures.
Er. Ayyub, representative of ACCE, Mangalore Chapter was also present during the talk. The students of the 2nd year Civil Engineering got benefitted through the session.
ECE Students participated in DrishTI Online Contest
DrishTI is an initiative by Texas Instruments (TI) India University Program to complement the curriculum based learning with application oriented concepts relevant to the Industry. DrishTI online contest provides a competitive edge to learn, analyse and apply theoretical concepts and develop industry-level technology skills. It also provides experiential learning where students can solve real-world problems using State-of-the art technical material. DrishTI features a webinar series on analog and embedded technologies from industry experts followed by an online contest where students can test their learning, improve their knowledge and win exciting prizes. More than 500 students of Electronics & Communication Engineering and Information Science Engineering took exam in the following subjects - ANALOGELECTRONICS, MSP430 and DSP. All the eligible participants received E-Certificate and top 3 Winners of this contest received MSP430 Launch pad kit and Certificate from Mr. B S Madhyastha, Former Scientist, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). ADA, Department of Defence R&D is the nodal agency for the design & development of LCA. HAL is the principal partner in LCA Programme with participation of DRDO & CSIR Laboratories, Public & Private sector industries and academic institutions. Department of ECE received launch pad kits worth 15,000 INR for organizing this contest effectively.
Top 3 winners of DrishTI Online Contest
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Abhishek U
Score - 17.9 |
H Ranjith Rao
Score - 16.45 |
John K Thomas
Score - 16.25 |
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10th Rank holder in VTU MBA Exams 2017-18 visits his alma mater
Recently, the VTU Rank list was released and the Dept. of Business Administration celebrated the 2 Ranks secured by its students – 5th Rank and 10th Rank. Mr. Varun K, currently working at KPMG GDC, Bengaluru as Audit Associate visited his alma mater to express his gratitude for the ongoing support rendered by the department in his achievement of securing 10th Rank in VTU MBA exams 2017-18.
He spoke to the first and second year MBAs and shared his success story. He gave input on how he was able to make his dream of securing a rank come true. He said – A student from a rural background dreaming of a rank is not easy hence he doubled his efforts by teaching his fellow classmates which strengthened his confidence in the course curriculum. He added – Sahyadri is a hub of opportunities and visited IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Indore for Management fests and workshops. He urged his juniors to capitalize on the opportunities in attending conferences, pursuing additional projects apart from VTU projects during vacation. He aspires to be a Teacher and is attempting UGC NET soon.
Campus Recruitment Drive - EverestIMS Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
EverestIMS Technologies India Pvt Ltd. conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for Computer Science, Information Science and Electronics & Communication Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. Mr. Yugandhar, Executive HR along with his team were at the campus to facilitate the recruitment process. A total of 103 students from various colleges participated in the drive. The results are awaited.
Campus Recruitment Drive-Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS)
SIMS conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the Mechanical Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. Mr. Sandesh S., HR/Admission Officer accompanied by Mr. N. S. Soman, Dean Engineering and Mr. Prasad Godbole, Engineering Faculty from the SIMS Recruitment Team were at the campus to facilitate the entire process. A total of 40 shortlisted students from various colleges were interviewed and the final results are awaited.
Sahyadrians recruited by Cognizant
Ms. Rakshitha K., Ms. Soumyashree Rao, and Sushma of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mr. Bhavish P. Puthran of Computer Science & Engineering and Mr. Rakshan C. Naik of Mechanical Engineering from 2019 Batch were recruited by Cognizant for the position of Programmer Analyst Trainee, with a package of Rs. 3.38 Lakhs Per Annum in the recently held campus recruitment drive.
Sahyadrians Recruited by RS Group
Mr. Vikas Malik and Mr. Arun N Devadiga from the department of Mechanical Engineering have been recruited by RS Group in the recently held campus recruitment drive.
R.S. Group is a leading Global Design, Detailed Engineering, Procurement & Construction Company carrying out services primarily in the Oil & Gas, Refinery, Petrochemical, Fertilizer & Chemical, Air Separation, Material Handling, Pharma and bio-tech sector.
Django Girls Workshop conducted by SOSC
Sahyadri Open Source Women's Community (SOSWC), another initiative by SOSC exclusive for women to encourage more women in technology, conducted their first workshop for women in association with Django Girls Mangaluru at Sahyadri.
Django Girls is a non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support. They are a volunteer-run organization with hundreds of people contributing to bringing more amazing women into the world of technology.
The free One-Day workshop comprised of building a blog using the Django framework and deploying it LIVE on to the internet. Along with the students from Sahyadri, we had enthusiastic female students from other colleges of Mangaluru region.
Mechanical Engineering Students visit Lamina Suspension Products Limited
The fourth semester students of Mechanical Engineering have visited Lamina Suspension Products Limited, a leading leaf spring manufacturer based in Baikampady. Through this visit, the students came across various stages of leaf spring manufacturing and the various testing methods used to produce high quality springs. Students also got ideas about the various types of leaf springs available in the market. The visit also motivated them to explore more about heat treatment techniques used in manufacturing industries. This visit was guided by Dr. Rajesh A. Shetty, Dr. Ratishchandra R. Gatti and Dr. Niraj Joshi.
Campus Recruitment Drive- Nimbusparc Techno Lab Private Limited
NimbusParc Techno Lab Private Limited conducted a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for Computer Science & Engineering and Information Science & Engineering students of 2019 outgoing batch. Mr. Srinivas Reddy – Director, accompanied by Ms. Savitri - Product Developer and Ms. S. Susmitha - Product Developer from the recruitment team, were at the campus to facilitate the process. The results are awaited.
Chief Executive Director, Tedra Technology Pvt Ltd, Malaysia interacts with Mechanical Engineering students
Mr Raghunathan Krishnasamy, Chief Executive Director, Tedra Technology Pvt Ltd, Malaysia visited the campus. He interacted with the students of mechanical engineering.
Mr. Raghunathan spoke extensively on Augmented Reality /Virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies and its prospects in automobile engineering. The students also got hands-on exposure to AR/VR tools. He also called on the students to harness necessary skills in the field of AR/VR as it would be a pre-requisite for industries in the future. The department also explored the possible internship and employment opportunities for the students in Malaysia and Asia pacific region
Alumna interacts with the ECE Students
Ms. Namitha S N, an alumna of Electronics & Communication Engineering (Batch 2012-2016 UG and 2016-2018 PG) visited the campus and interacted with the students.
Ms. Namitha S N is presently working as a Firmware Integration and validation Engineer at UST Global, Bengaluru. She shared her industrial experience and addressed students on how the interview process is carried out. She briefed about the work culture in the company and shared personal experience about her college days.
S.R. Kanthi College students visit Sahyadri as part of industrial visit
Fifty students from Shri. S.R. Kanthi Arts, Commerce and Science College, Mudhol, Bagalkot visited the Sahyadri in-house companies as part of their industrial visit. They were able to explore various on-going projects from RDL Technologies, Caliper and Aptra Technologies.
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering arranged the industry visit on request from Mr. Ghavimath, Assistant Professor, Shri. S. R. Kanthi College. Mr. Gurusiddayya H., Assistant Professor coordinated the event as per the students’ needs and made a group of fifteen for campus tour. They were very much impressed with the college infrastructure, ambience and eco system. The various unique initiatives from the management to engage students and faculties at Sahyadri was appreciated and they have assured frequent interactions with Sahyadri. On behalf of Sahyadri family we wish all the best to the students of Shri S. R. Kanthi College.
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