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SEPTEMBER 24 - 29, 2018 |
Sahyadri receives guests from P.A. College of Engineering & Management
Sahyadri has been graced by the visits of several distinguished personalities in the past. Similarly, this time, a team comprising of several distinguished personalities from P.A. College of Engineering visited Sahyadri.
The team comprised of Mr Abdulla Ibrahim, Executive -P.A. Education Trust & son of Chairman Dr. Hajee P.A. Ibrahim; Dr. M. Abdul Salam, Chief Executive Officer (PA Group of Institutions in India & abroad) and former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut, Kerala; Dr. Abdul Sharief, Principal; Dr. Ramis, Vice Principal; Prof. SurfrazHasim J., Director (Academics); Dr Krishna Prasad, Head, Department of Bio-Technology; Mr. Syed Amin, Asst Professor, Dept of MBA; and MrAmmar Khan, Private Secretary to CEO Dr. M. Abdul Salam.
A few words about the chairman of P.A. Group of Institutions; Dr. Hajee P.A. Ibrahim is a philanthropist and an astutebusinessman. He established P.A. College of Engineering & Management in the year 1999. At present they have Polytechnic and other institutions both in India as well as abroad especially UAE. His name is synonymous with quality and integrity in the fields of textiles, jewelery, education, automobile and various other businesses.
The guests met and interacted with the Chairman MrManjunathBhandary. They went around the campus and also visited the various departments of Sahyadri and their respective innovative centres. They were spellbound by the various student-centric initiatives undertaken at Sahyadri and had nothing but deep admiration.
The team thanked the chairman profusely and said that they were honoured to visit the unique world class campusof Sahyadri. They expressed profound gratitude on having got the opportunity to go through the entire facility and for the magnanimous hospitality extended to them.
As an outcome of this interaction, the management of both Sahyadri College and P.A. College reached an agreement to exchange resources.It is hoped that this wouldsurely enhance the growth of both the institutions and will culminate into a fruitful association in the years to come.
DST-IFD India-Denmark grant proposal selected for presentation at DST office on Oct 03, 2018
A Renewable Energy project titled - "Developing the Next-Generation Oscillating Wave Surge Converter for Electricity Generation and Desalination in Southern Peninsular Region of India" proposed by Dr. Rathishchandra R Gatti and his team has been selected for presentation at DST Delhi office on Oct 3, 2018. This proposal is a joint proposal with trilateral collaboration involving seven collaborators that includes - Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, NIT Silchar (India), IIT Mumbai (India), MIT Manipal (India), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Curtin University (Australia). The Industry partners include New Mangalore Port Trust (India) and Wavepiston (Denmark).
The Indian team includes - Dr. Rathishchandra R Gatti, Professor-Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Rajesha, Dean-Academics; Prof. Ravichandra Rangappa, Dean-Industry Connect; Dr. Subhrajit Dutta, NIT Silchar; Dr. Muralidhar Killi, MIT Manipal; Dr. Siddarth Ghosh, IIT Mumbai; Dr. B Shivamurthy, MIT Manipal and Dr. Ian. M Howard, Curtin with Dr. S Manjappa, Director (R&D, Consultancy) and Prof. M M Kamath as the advisors.
The project aims to research and develop ocean wave energy converters for desalination plants initially for India and Denmark and then provide a roadmap to deploy the technology worldwide.
MBA Department organizes MDP on Payroll Administration
Department of Business Administration organised a three days Management Development Programme (MDP) on Payroll Administration in association with Empowering People Knowledge LLP, Bengaluru. Mr Ramesh K G, Dean – Strategic Planning was the Chief Guest for the inaugural programme. Mr. Ganesh Rao, CEO, Empowering People Knowledge, LLP was the resource person for the programme. The Management Programme was coordinated by Mr. Padmanabha B.
The resource person elaborated on the topics payroll process, Bifurcation of CTC, LOP, Components of Payroll process, CTC computation, income-tax slabs, IT calculations, investment plans to save IT, HRA exemption calculation, tax calculation report, Form 16, ITR1, e-filing, IT updates, PF Challan, etc. HR students of Sahyadri and faculty members and students from other institutions, and corporate delegates participated in the programme.
The programme was well appreciated by all the participants.
MBAs participate in ‘Atharv 2018’, a Cultural cum Management & Literary Festival, IIM Indore
A total of 18 MBA students from the final year participated in one of the biggest fest in Central India – Atharv 2018, the Cultural, Management and Literary fest of IIM Indore. Management and literary events have encouraged the budding managers and entrepreneurs to put on their thinking caps. Marketing & HR events have provided a great platform to our students to flex their intellectual muscles. Students participated in events like Head hunter, Finopoly, Devil’s Advocate, Avant Garde, Imperium, Pragya, Clash of Cluts and Game of Shadows.
The team reached the finals of three major events and finished at 7th position. Over 30 colleges including IIM's participated in the fest.
List of students who represented Sahyadri MBA at Atharv’18 organized by IIM, Indore.
| BHAVANA |
MANOJ |
RACHITHA |
| SUPREETHA |
SHREEHARSHA |
POORNACHANDRA |
| ANJANA |
VIKAS PRABHU |
CHIRAG |
| SHILPA |
SADANANDA |
SHOBITH |
| SHREYA |
PRASHANTH |
MANEESHA |
| SUBHASHINI |
DHANUSH |
NAGESHWARA |
MBAs attend a Three-Day Outbound Experiential Training programme at Ankola
A total of 34 students from MBA Marketing and Human Resource specialization along with Prof. Girish M had been to Nature Bound Sahyadri Organisation, Ankola for a three-day Outbound Experiential training programme. The students were tested in different ways both physically and mentally. The training kick-started with an ice breaker named “Walking on a Rope”. The students were then divided into teams and were asked to set a SMART goal and write what the individual would want to change before leaving the camp. The next activity was Key punch. In this activity, students had to bring out their innovations and formulate new strategies every time they punch the keys and most importantly follow the company rules.
Day Two began with a 3 kilometres run and warm up exercises. Next, was a game named “Mind Field” which was based on strategy and time management. The main objective of the activity was to reach the success line from the start-up stage. The next activity was scavenging in the jungle, treading through the forest to collect nearly 22 items in 20 minutes and the students were gauged on how different there were from the rest of the group in collecting each item. Moving on, the students had to navigate in the forest using a compass and map and also collect nearly 15 clues within an hour. Navigation tested the student’s patience level and teamwork. The last activity of the day was the Obstacle run. This activity was again strategy, based on how to gain maximum points by completing 12 obstacles with 10 members in 10 minutes. After draining out their energy on the field they were made to repeat the activity for just 3 minutes with a new strategy.
7 pm each day was dedicated for review on the day-long activities and students had to present whatever they learned, analyse their strength and weaknesses and also solve puzzles. They also received feedback on their performance of the day.
During the Day Three, students had a meditation session. They also did a presentation of their team/company in front the trainers and justified why they stand out in the crowd.
Technical Talk on Special Concrete for the Civil Engineering students
 Mr.Bijeet Kumar, Manager - Marketing, RMC Readymix(India) gave a technical talk on Special Concrete for the final year students. Special Concrete isspecial purpose concrete for increased strength and durability in various construction applications.
In his talk, Mr. Bijeet Kumar discussed about the history of RMC in India. He spoke about the quality management system, the evolution that has taken place in concrete technology over the years and the merits of using RMC. He also spoke about the different types of concrete like light weight concrete and porous concrete and applicability of special concrete in construction projects.
INFOSYS Recruitment Drive
Campus Recruitment season for the 2019 Batch started with our Day 1 company, Infosys. Over 400 students from all branches attended the drive out of which 76 students have made it to Infosys.
Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. It has its headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Infosys is the secondlargest Indian IT company by 2017 revenues and 596thlargest public company in the world in terms of revenue.
MBA (Finance) Students undergo a Three Days EY Training Programme
EY Training Programme was conducted for the students of MBA – finance specialization by CA. AmitChawla, Trainer at Ernst & Young. The objective of this programmeis to expose the students to the real world accounting.
CA. AmitChawla discussed in detail the need, users and components of financial statements. The session also focused on ERP software for accounting. Students were educated on the use of technology in Accounting.
Technical lectures delivered as part of “Techno week – 2018” by ACCE, Mangalore Centre
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, one of the strongest professional organizations in Dakshina Kannada is organizing a week long program called “TECHNO WEEK-2018” in association with RAMCO Cements Ltd in and around Dakshina Kannada District,to commemorate the birth anniversary of BharathaRathna Sir. M. Vishweshwarayya.
In this regard, students of fifth and third semesters Civil Engineering were delivered technical lecture on ‘Landslides: Predict, Prevent & Protect’ by Dr. Sunil, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal, which shared insights into types of landslides, landslide triggering mechanisms, mitigating landslide hazards, geological and geotechnical investigations, design alternatives for soil slopes, soil reinforcements and soil nailing techniques.
Another lecture on “Build it Fast – Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum Walls” by Mr. RaghavendraHolla, Assistant Director – Development, Department of Civil Engineering, MIT, Manipal was delivered to the students which dealt with manufacturing, transporting and erecting GFRP walls.
Sahyadri non-teaching staff attend 3 Days Workshop on Value Education at RIMSE, Mysuru
 
Around 42 non-teaching staff from various departments attended 3 Days Workshop on Value Education organized by Ramakrishna Institute for Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE), Mysuru. After a successful training program for the teaching staff at RIMSE, the program was extended to the non-teaching staff as well.
Day One of the program was inaugurated by Mrs. Shreelatha U A, Academic Administrative Officer and Mr Ramesh Bhandary, Finance Officer, Bhandary Foundation. Srimat Swami Maheshathmanandaji Maharaj presided over the inauguration. The first session was conducted by Swami Maheshatmanandaji on Essential Values followed by a session on Past, Present and Future of Siachen Glacier by Col. Mahendra Babu. Post lunch; Sri Pradyumna K P conducted a session on Work Ethics.
After the formal session, Swamiji gave an orientation tour of the entire campus.
Sahyadri, supporting partner of PRAXIS 2018 in Hyderabad, by deputing student volunteers and faculty
 
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA, Prof. Sushma V, Prof. Girish M and Mr. Guruprasad Rao, Dean-Branding & Promotion, attended PRAXIS 2018 held in Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad. Sahyadri is the supporting partner of PRAXIS by providing 6 student volunteers for the event.
PRAXIS in its 7th edition, is one of the largest and most significant summit for the Corporate Communications and Public Relations professionals, not only in India but globally. It is referred to as "The Mahakumbh of PR and Corporate Communications professionals of India". PRAXIS is the unique platform for the communication professionals for learning, networking and training.
With more than 40 International and Indian experts sharing their experience, strategies, failure and success stories, PRAXIS provided a flood of insights from across the spectrum. It has also provided the opportunity to sharpen skills with three industry experts sharing tricks on ‘How to build Personal Brand Online’ to ‘Brand Story Telling’ to ‘Getting Brands their due in News Coverage’.
Besides the insights shared by the experts and the speakers, PRAXIS provided an opportunity to meet more than 650 PR and Communications professionals.
Power Talk by Padma Shri Mary Kom was the major attraction of the event.
Sessions included in PRAXIS were:
"Why Diversity and Inclusion is Central to Effective Storytelling" by Angela Chitkara, PR Track Director, City College of New York, "Storytelling in the Age of Digital" by Sree Sreenivasan, Digital & Social Media Strategist & Consultant from New York City, "Stories of Sustainability" by Nazeeb Arif, Executive Vice President, ITC Limited, "How Culture Impacts Storytelling" by Roland Buerk, Senior Director & Head of Communications, Africa, Middle East and India, Nissan Motor Corporation, "Reinventing Storytelling in a Dynamic World" by Stella Low, SVP, Global Communications, Dell, "Quantifying the contribution of Storytelling to the Bottomline" by Sam Ruchlewicz, VP, Digital Strategy & Data Analytics - Warschawski, "Research is at the core of Powerful Storytelling" by Tina McCorkindale, President, Institute for Public Relations, "Storytelling in the World of Travel and Tourism" by Peter Brun, Chief Communications Officer, VFS Global, "Building Brands and Storytelling: Understanding the Power of TV from BARC Data" by Partho Dasgupta, CEO, BARC India and finally "Stories from Yesteryears of Indian Public Relations by Roger Pereira, Advertising and Public Relations Legend.
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Top US Universities visit Sahyadri
Engineering students had a great opportunity to participate in the Panel Discussion on "Higher Education Opportunities in the US" organized in association with Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world's leading Ranking Agency.
Delegates from New York University, George Washington University, University of South Florida, Keck Graduate Institute & Kennesaw State University participated in the discussion and deliberated on the pros and cons of education in US followed by Q & A from the students.
The delegates also interacted with the faculty members to explore academic and research collaborations benefiting student fraternity of both the nations. The team was amazed with the learning infrastructure created in the campus and appreciated the establishment of in-house industries and start-ups as an initiative in reducing the industry-academia gaps and also providing students with hands on experience which is the need of the hour.
Sahyadrian Recruited by KTTM Toyota-Industries
MadhusudhanYadiyal K.S., from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been selected by Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery (KTTM) for the position of Graduate Engineer Trainee in the recently held Campus Recruitment Drive for the 2018 passed out batch.
Campus Recruitment Drive - IBM India
IBM India conducted a campus recruitment drive for the students of 2019 outgoing batch. Students from various disciplinesviz. Computer Science, Information Science and Electronics & Communication, participated in the drive. A total of 108 students have been shortlisted for final round which has been a record for IBM in Karnataka.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States with operations in over 170 countries. The company began in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-RecordingCompany(CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924.
Nicknamed Big Blue, IBM is one of 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and one of the world's largest employers with over 380,000 employeesas of 2017.
Campus Recruitment Drive - Neebal Technologies
Neebal Technologies conducted a Campus Recruitment Drive for the Computer Science Engineering, Information Science and Electronics & Communication Engineering students of the 2019 outgoing batch. 78 students have participated in the drive.
Neebalwas formed with an approach to help their clients choose the “right technology” and when the need arises develop the same for them. They are often approached by prospective clients to implement “big data”, “enterprise mobility” and many new buzzwords that float with each Gartner Hype cycle.
Neebal Technologies Private Limited is a Private limited company incorporated on 12thJanuary 2012. It is classified as Non-Govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies (ROC), Mumbai.
Mechanical Engineering Faculty visits Servel Engineers Ltd.
With a view to strengthen Industry-Academia Connect and as a part of Industry-Institute Interaction, a team of faculty members of the Department of Mechanical Engineering comprising of Prof. RavindraBabu G, Prof. Dennis Pinto, Prof. Hanumantharaya R and Prof.PavitraAjagol visited Servel Engineers Pvt LtdMangaluru.
The team interacted with the Managing Partner, Mr. Nandan M Sherlekar. He explained the importance of industrial exposure for mechanical engineering students. He said that the industries today are looking for innovative engineers who can transform their products using the latest technologies.
As a part of this interaction, MrSherlekar has agreed to provide industry visit for the students to explore industrial casting and molding.
Student Counsellor invited by St. Philomena College NCC Division and Red Cross Society Puttur to conduct First Aid Training
Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor was invited to conduct a First Aid training programme for 180 NCC Cadets and 40 Red Cross Volunteers of St. Philomena College, Puttur. The training programme was jointly organized by NCC Unit and Red Cross Division of St. Philomena College. Over 200 students participated and were trained on the Basics of First Aid during an emergency situation. The first aid procedures for emergencies like Fainting, Accident Injury, Electrocution, drowning, choking; Heart Attack, Snake Bite, Fractures, epilepsy and many other scenarios were explained and also demonstrated. He also explained and demonstrated CPR techniques, Sylvester’s method CPR, Arm Sling Methods, and Heimlich Method. The programme was well-received by the students and Mr Ankith S. Kumar received good feedbacks from the college authority as well as the students.
Mr. Ankith S. Kumar, Student Counsellor is an Indian Red Cross Society Certified First Aid Practitioner. Very soon he will also be certified and recognised by the International St John Ambulance First Aid Services.
Docker visits Sahyadri to conduct workshop
Mr. Prashanth Shenoy and team from Docker visited Sahyadri and conducted a workshop. In this workshop they explained the history, basics of docker and reinforcement of the concepts by working online.
Dr S Ramakrishna Sharma of Sahyadri is invited for a talk on Shakti Upasana
Three Day National Seminar on Shakti Worship in India was organized by Naari Samvad Prakalp, IGNCA New Delhi in collaboration with International Centre for Spiritual Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, on Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala. Dr S Ramakrishna Sharma, Adjuct Professor of Indian Scientific Heritage, Dept. of Humanities, presented his thoughts on Shakti Upasana – A Synonym to Living Close to Mother Nature. References to his personal experiences added authenticity to the content.
“Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is absolutely wrong because, if “Knowledge is Power” absolutely, then it has got to be absolutely non-corrupt and then alone it is Absolute Knowledge. Therefore, spiritual knowledge which is the highest form of knowledge doesn’t tolerate any imperfection and corruption being the basest form of imperfection it has no locus standi in Shakti. “Paraa Asya Shaktih Vividhaiva Shrooyate Svaabhaavikee Jnana-Bala-Kriya Cha.”
This Mantra points at the nature and functions of Paraa Shakti. Asya is the genitive case in Sanskrit, connoting to whom the Shakti belongs. Corruption is not inherent in any of the three aspects of Shakti. However, in the process of Shiva manifesting as many and varied cosmos of infinite things and beings, Shakti brings about the Swaroopa sankocha (confinement) and Svabhava sankocha (contraction) of Herself for Leela, a Play.
On the one hand, Poorna Aham (Infinite I) becomes Alpa Aham (Finite I) and on the other hand Sarva-Shakti-Mayee (All Powerful) becomes Apoorna-Shakti-Mayee (limited and restricted). To state the same differently, there seems to be Swaroopa sankocha of Shiva and svabhava sankocha of Shakti.
Just as the Annam assimilated into the body becomes Aham, the Cosmos becomes Poorna Ahanta when consumed and assimilated by an upasaka who is master of Yoga-Shastra.
Hence, the title of this Paper is “Shakti Upasana – A Synonym to Living Close to Mother Nature”.
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