Dr. Chandrashekar AProfessor & Head

Department of Civil Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING- Department Profile

Civil engineering is the mother branch of among all branchesand is a broad field of engineering that deals with theplanning, construction, and maintenance of structures, orpublic works, as they are related to earth, water, orcivilization and their processes. Most civil engineeringpersonnel today deals with power plants, bridges, roads,railways, structures, water supply, irrigation, the naturalenvironment, sewer, flood control, transportation and traffic.In essence, Civil engineering may be regarded as theprofession that makes the world a more agreeable place inwhich to live. Civil Engineers are considered as the buildersof nation as they play a vital role in the development byproviding the basic needs of mankind.

The Department of Civil Engineering at K V G college of Engineering was established in the year1986 as the part of the institute since from its inception. The Programme is approved by AICTEand obtained permanent affiliation from VTU, Belgaum. The UG programme in the department isACCREDITED by National Bureau of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. The Department has been inthe forefront of advanced research in Civil Engineering and has also been very pro-active inindustrial interaction and technology development

The Civil department is known for its Excellency in teaching with highly qualified, experiencedand dedicated faculty members. The strength of the department lies with its dedicated faculty,skilled supporting staff, well established and updated laboratories to latest technologies, excellentinfra-structure and disciplined & hardworking students. The department facilitates good teaching-learning environment to the students so that they can excel in their studies. The departmentoffers undergraduate course with an intake of 180 and also post-graduate programme, MastersDegree in Construction Technology with an intake of 24.

The department is consisting of 2 Professor, 1 Associate Professor, and 15 Assistant Professorsheaded by Dr. Chandrashekhar.A. There are 4 Ph.D and 14 M. Techs degree holders with variousspecialized streams to satisfy the thirsty of knowledge. Over the years the department securedmany ranks at university level. Students are encouraged to take up research projects and also bemotivated to present papers in student seminars, paper contests and state level Project exhibition

There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power isbrought to bear on one point. - Swami Vivekananda

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etc. The best projects are financially supported by R& D cell. Faculties are motivated to presentpaper in International and National conferences and workshops.

The Association of Civil Engineering (ACE) takes active role in conducting the co-curricular activitiesof Civil Engineering students. Several technical talks by eminent personalities, expert lecturesand Industrial/Field visits are being arranged for the benefit of the civil students. Guest lecturesare also arranged in collaboration with ACCE(I) Mangalore centre and ICI Mangalore chapter. Ourcollege becomes Institutional member of Indian Concrete Institute(ICI). College level and Statelevel student competitions (Con’Create) and PG Fest (Vision) are being conducted.

Inauguration of ACE activities for year 2015- 16 was held on 23rd October 2015 followedby Freshers’ Welcome function. Dr. N A Jnanesh, Principal inaugurated the function, Er.Mahesh.P-AEE, PRE sub Division, Sullia was the chief Guest.

Two Technical Talks, “Earth retaining Structures” by Er. Anil Hegde , Structural EngineerMangalore and “Cracks in Building” by Er. Ekanath Dandakeri, on 23rd October 2015 incollaboration with RAMCO cement and ACCE(I) Mangalore centre on the occasion ofEngineers day .

Two Technical Talks, “Challenges in Project Execution” by Er. Premprasad, ConsultingEngineer and “Analyzing Analysis” by Dr. K. S. Babunarayan, on 24 th March 2016 incollaboration with ACC cement and ACCE(I) Mangalore centre in conn ection with Engineers’Week celebration.

A workshop on “Hands on training project management using MSP” By Er. K on 4th to 6th

May 2016 for M Tech students.

A Technical Talk “Contract and Risk Management “ was delivered by Dr. Gangadhar MaheshProfessor, NITK Surathkal, on 21st April 2016

BE students visited various Irrigation projects such as Yagachi Dam, and Ote Hole atHassan Dist.

State level student paper presentation and Creative modeling competitions Con’create-16 for UG and Vision-16 for PG were held on 21st April 2016.

In addition to teaching, Civil Engineering department provides technical expertise in the form ofconsultancy services to public, various government organizations such as PWD, PRE, Railways etcand also to private organizations for the last 25 years. The department also carries out thirdparty inspection of various departmental works in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada district. Weoffer training to field engineers in the area of highway material testing and concrete mix design.

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Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligentones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste.- Swami Vivekananda

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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATIONSCIENCE ENGINEERING

- Department Profile

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery”. Provingthis, the department has a very good team of highly qualifiedand talented faculty members who play a vital role inproducing quality engineers. Several staff members arecurrently doing their research work and are involved in takingcare of several software projects. The students are encouragedby the faculty members to participate and publish papers innational and international conferences and internationaljournal.

Department has an association called CENSA(ComputerENgineering Student’s Association) to organize technicalseminars and workshops for the benefit of students. Alsoconstantly organizes interactive programs to keep the studentcommunity updated about the latest happening in theIT-sector.

Apart from academic activities the association also conductsco-curricular activities to bring out the hidden talents.

CENSA ACTIVITIES1. CENSA has organized teachers day function on 5 th September 2015. On this occasion

numerous fun games were conducted for teaching and nonteaching staff.2. CENSA has organized the inaugural function of CENSA 2015-16 and fresher’s welcome

function “SWAGATHAM” on 16th September 2015. Mr. Sandesh A K, Technical Manager,Tech Mahindra, Bangalore, inaugurated the function.

3. Mr. Sandesh A K, Technical Manager, Tech Mahindra, Bangalore, delivered a technical talkon “Carving IT out – own destiny”.

4. A technical talk was delivered by Mr.Wasim Ahmed, Program Executive, IBM India, Bengaluruorganized by IBM, Centre of Excellence, jointly with CSI and CENSA on 12 th February 2016at KVGCE, Sullia.

5. For all interested CSE/ISE students CENSA organized a competition “cooking without fire”on 25th February 2016.

6. On 3rd March 2016 CENSA organized “vegetable carving, pencil sketch and water painting”for students of CSE/ISE.

7. Two days workshop was conducted on “Android App development Fundamentals” atKVGCE, Sullia on 19th and 20th March 2016 organized by CENSA.

Prof. UJWAL U JProfessor & Head

Department of CS/IS Engineering

The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towardspurity, towards calmness – it is India. - Swami Vivekananda

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STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS1. Prof. Ujwal U J and Prof. Antony P J, presented and published a research paper

“Implementation of Recommendation System in a Web Browser With Help of Cloud Mining”in Springer ERCICA-2015, held during 31st July – 1st August-15 at NMIT Bangalore..

2. Prof. Ujwal U J nominated as member of LIC committee for the academic year 2015-16.

3. Prof. Savitha C K and Dr. Antony P J, presented a research paper “A Simple HandwrittenCharacter Recognition System for Malayalam” in IFERT, on 23rd August at Alappuzha.

4. Dr. Antony P J., delivered a talk on “Learning Skill” held at First Year Orientation Programorganized by KVG College of Engineering, Sullia on 4th August 2015.

5. Dr. Antony P J., delivered a talk on “Practical Analysis of Natural Language Processing” forMSc (Computer Science), MCA and Research Scholars organized by Computer ScienceDepartment, held at Mangalore University Campus, Konaje, Mangalore on 8th August 2015.

6. Dr. Antony P J., delivered a talk on “How to plan student life and qualities essential forsuccess” for MSc Computer Science students organized by CSE PG Centre, held at St.Philomina College, Puttur on 18th August 2015.

7. Prof. Divya A K, has registered for PhD in Visvesvaraya Technical University, Belguam underthe guidance of Dr. Keshaveni N in the area of video Processing.

8. Prof. Balapradeep K N, has registered for PhD in Visvesvaraya Technical University, Belguamunder the guidance of Dr. Antony P J in the area of natural language processing. .

9. Prof. Vishwas S, has registered for PhD in Visvesvaraya Technical University, Belguam underthe guidance of Dr. Hareesh K in the area of sensor network.

10. Dr. Antony P J., delivered a talk on “Research Project and Fundings” scheduled 21/01/2016for FDP on “Research: Methodology, Process and Tools” for research scholars organized byDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering from 18-01-2016 to 23-01-2016, held atCanara Engineering College, Benjanapadavu, Mangalore.

11. Prof. Ujwal U J, Prof. Savitha C K, Prof. Prajna M R and Prof. Vandana B S, attended FDP on“Research: Methodology, Process and Tools” for research scholars organized by Departmentof Computer Science and Engineering from 18-01-2016 to 23-01-2016, held at CanaraEngineering College, Benjanapadavu, Mangalore.

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS1. Students of 5 th semester CSE/ISE, attended 9 days Webinar on “Oracle Database

Fundamentals” from 19th August 2015 to 4th September 2015, organized by Infosys CampusConnect at KVGCE, Sullia and also secured first place in quiz conducted on last day ofwebinar.

2. Sajit Nair,Abhishek David D’souza and Sagar Bayar of 4th CS&E and Pujith Kurunji of 6th

CS&E has attended technical fest “8th Mile 16” held 19th,20th and 21st february 2016 atRVCE,Bengaluru and have secured 5th position in the event.

3. 31 students from CS & E and 11 students from IS are recruited in campus selection for theyear 2015-16 till date.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be establishedthrough a thousand stumbles.- Swami Vivekananda

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Dr. Ravikumar M.S.Professor & Head

Department of E&C Engineering

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING- Department Profile

Electronics and Communication Engineering departmentwith a vision to become an outstanding learning centre withglobal outlook and human values was established in theyear 1986 with an intake of 40. Over the years thedepartment has increased its strength in student intake,faculty, result and placement. At present the departmenthas a student intake of 120 for the bachelor degree, 18 forthe M.Tech in Digital Electronics and Communication and24 for the M.Tech in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems.The Department has a VTU recognized Research Center.Seven research scholars are working in the research centerfor the Ph.D degree. The department has well qualified anddedicated faculty members- 2 Doctorates and 24 M.Techdegree holders- are serving in the department.

Dr. Chidananda Gowda Kolambe, former VC of Kuvempu University, a well known academician, isthe Professor Emeritus to the department. The department has achieved three university ranksin UG and four ranks in PG since its inception.

In order to foster the technical and leadership qualities in the students the department has astudent association ENCEA. The office bearers of the association are: Dr. Ravi kumar M.S. -President, Mr. Hemanthkumar and Mrs. Aruna P.G - Staff coordinators, Smt. Savitha M-Treasurer,Mr.Madhukiran A.S -Vice President and Mr. Nithish U- Secretary. Under its banner students engagethemselves in technical talks by eminent personalities, guest lectures, cultural activities, andtechnical activities. National Conference “E-Congregation” is organized every year for the students.The departmental news letter ‘Abhivyakthi’ is brought out in every semester.

The Department has well equipped laboratories, being upgraded with time and has a separatecomputer center with 64 Pentium-IV systems. VHDL, Microcontroller, Advanced Microprocessorand DSP Laboratories are equipped with simulators and hardware utilities. To address the localissues, every year, at least one student batch will take up agricultural based project. This year astudent branch has taken up a project to address the arecanut classification problem.

The Department has a separate library with 1200 books, which includes VTU prescribed textbooks, reference books and books on latest technology.

ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE E&C DEPARTMENT IN THE YEAR 2015-16 The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering has arranged the inauguration

of the student association –ENCEA- and Fresher welcome function, ‘ENCORE’, on 25TH

Work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger.- Swami Vivekananda

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September 2015 at the college auditorium. Mr. Dhanraj Kumar Bellare, Operation Manager,WIPRO Ltd. Bangalore was the chief guest. Head of the Department Dr. Ravi kumar M.S,Principal Dr. N.A.Jnanesh, Staff coordinators Mr. Hemanthkumar and Mrs. Aruna P.G, VicePresident of ENCEA Mr.Madhukiran and Mr. Nithish U- Secretary were present on thestage.

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in collaboration with theTAP has arranged the program “CAMPUS TO CAREER’, on 6th, 7th and 8th of August 2015. Themain objective was to motivate and orient the students towards campus interview and learningskills. Information about different companies, websites that are dealing with aptitudequestions and way of preparing for the aptitude test were elaborated to the students byMrs. Bindu M.N. The industry expectations of student quality are discussed by Mr. Vijayakumar.He also informed the students about the importance of mini and main projects. A technicalaptitude test was conducted. Three of the alumnus: Mr. Thejus, Mr. Shashidhar and MissAsha had interacted with the students and gave valuable advices and clues for crackingcampus interviews.

Mr. Anil B.V along with the final year students have demonstrated the Group discussionprocess by discussing three topics. In the afternoon students were divided into 8 batchesand made to discuss several topics that were given on previous day.

Three students: Miss Hanna Grace, Miss Binsha Sunny and Miss Kaula were given with prizesfor the best participation in group discussion.

Three students who did well in the technical aptitude: Mr. Dharshan, Miss Anushree and Mr.Mohammed Jabeer, were given with prizes.

On the last day, a visit to the BSNL office Sullia was arranged. The students were explainedwith the working of the whole system of land and mobile telephony.

The whole program was coordinated by Mr. Vijayakumar and TAP coordinators Mr. PrateekH and Mr. Ramamuralikrishna.

A technical talk on “Nanophotonics” was held for the M.Tech students and faculty of thedepartment, on 5th December, 2015. Dr. Shrikanth P.C, Professor and Head of E&C Department,MCE, Hassan was the resource person.

This time our students have done very well in the campus interviews. About 50 placementshave already occurred and we are expecting few more companies in this month to recruitour students.

All in all, I believe that we have had a highly productive year, with academics, sports and culturalachievements and campus placements. Here are my wishes to all the final year students that youall have great days ahead.

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Don’t look back – forward infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinitepatience. Then alone can great deeds be accomplished.- Swami Vivekananda

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Prof. K. V. DevadasProfessor & Head

Department of E&E Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING- Department Profile

The department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering wasstarted in the year 1991. This year it is the silver jubileeyear. The department has an intake of 60 for UG courseand 18 for P.G course. The department has all facilities,labs, class room, etc. confirming to the norms of thestatutory bodies like AICTE & VTU. The departmentprovides facilities such as testing of electrical equipmentsand consultancy services to general public. The departmenthas a library containing good, rare books for the exclusiveuse of the students of the department. As of now, it has980 volumes.

The E&EE department has an Association named ELECTREA,under which many activities were conducted. The mottobehind this association is “see involve and experience”.Fresher’s welcome function, Teachers Day, Technical tours,

invited talks, practical works (mini projects) were organized for the students of the department.A hobby club is also formed to expose the other skills of our students. The department alsoencourages the students to attend sports and cultural activities conducted in various collegesand universities. The department also encourages and supports the staff to improve theirknowledge by sending them to attend workshops conducted by various colleges.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015-2016 The college has organized a National level technical fest ‘THANTRAJNA-16’ and ‘VISION -

16’ on 21st April 2016. Under this banner our department organized different events likeElectric Blitz -Technical paper presentation, E-Yojana- Mini project for UG students andPaper presentation for PG students . Total no of papers presented by UG students are 18and 07 papers were presented by PG students. 05 batches of UG students presentedtheir mini-projects.

The department organized a Technical talk on ‘Industry Expectations and opportunitiesfor Electrical Engineers’ by Prof. Suryasen K, Asst.Prof. Dept of E&EE, K.V.G.C.E Sullia on28th September 2015 for UG students.

The department also organized a Technical talk on ’Switching Functions to Power ElectronicDevices’ by Dr. Rajalakshmi Samaga, Prof & Head Dept of E&EE Canara Engineering CollegeBenjanapadavu. on 21st April 2016 for PG students.

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education.The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

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STUDENTS ACHIVEMENTS Mr. Pradeep Kumar of 3rd sem M.Tech presented a paper on ‘Analog controller for home

application of PV system using interleaved DC-DC converter’ at NCFPIC held at Sri SairamCollege of Engineering Bangalore.

Mr. Hareesh Rao of 4th sem M.Tech secured Ist place and Mr. Ranjith M of 4th sem M.Techsecured 2nd place for the technical paper presentation in VISION -16.

Ms. Shruthi M and Mr. Prakyath Panjigar of 8th semester E&EE secured 2nd place in paperpresentation contest held in Thantrajna-16.

Mr. Ananyaram Bharadwaj, Mr. Deepak and Mr. Vinay Kumar of 4th semester E&EE securedIst prize in E-Yojana contest held in Thantrajna-16.

Six students of E&E Department are recruited in campus selection till the date for thisacademic year.

PAPERS PUBLISHED AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY FACULTY MEMBERS· Prof. Devadas K.V attended one day workshop on ‘ Mission make in India-: Synergy with

Technical Education System’ held at NITK Surathkal on 3rd October 2015.· Mr. Jeevan N D presented a paper on ‘Analog controller for home application of PV system

using interleaved DC-DC converter’ at NCFPIC held at Sri Sairam College of EngineeringBangalore.

· Mr. Vishnu T Gowda and Mr. Pradeep Prabhu K attended a 2 day workshop on ‘Energy auditingand conservative Techniques’ held at PSG College Coimbatore on 2-3rd July 2015.

· Mr. Kiran B.V attended a workshop on ‘Virtual Labs’ held at NITK Surathkal on 1st August 2015.· Mrs. Sandya P attended a workshop on ‘Digital controllers in Power Electronics’ held at PESIT

Bangalore on 11,12 &13th April 2016.

STAFF INTERACTION· Prof. K.V Devadas was the chief Guest on the occasion of Annual Sports Meet-2015 held at

K.V.G. International Public School Sullia on 11th December 2015.· Prof Suryasen K was one of the judge for Project Expo held at K.V.G Polytechnic Sullia in the

month of March 2016.***

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it and just leave every otheridea alone. This is the way to success. - Swami Vivekananda

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The record for the longest-ever spacewalk was broken from10–11 March 2001, when mission specialists James Voss andSusan Helms stepped outside space shuttle Discovery STS-102to do construction work on the space station. Their EVA (extravehicular activity) lasted 8 hours 56 minutes.

Longest space walkFACTS

Dr. Umashankar K.S.Professor & Head

Department of Mechanical Engg.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at K V G Collegeof Engineering was established in the year 1986. Since theinception of the Mechanical Engineering course, it iscontinuing to provide excellent facilities for education witha dedicated faculty of highly qualified and experiencemembers. Keeping itself upto date with the latestdevelopment and trends in the field, the laboratories andworkshops are well equipped with modern machines andequipments to provide the best of teaching–learningenvironment to the students. The Department is equippedwith the needed and adequate infrastructure to nurture thestudents as knowledgeable professionals. With the intakeof 120 students for the Bachelor of Engineering and 18 forMaster of Technology in Product Design and Manufacturingprogram, the objective is served.

Department of Mechanical Engineering- Department Profile

Mechanical Engineering is the broadest of all engineering disciplines, encompassing areas suchas energy, fluid mechanics, dynamics, combustion, vibration, design, manufacturing processes,systems modeling and simulation, mechatronics, robotics, mechanics of material, rapid prototypingand composites. It is one of the oldest branches of engineering, dating back to when the firstwheels were put to practical use by mounting them on an axle to make a cart. Throughoutrecorded history, people have been inventing and building increasingly more sophisticated devicesand machines in order to improve the conditions of life. Many of the machines encounter everyday such as cars, appliances, tools and climate control systems — were made possible bymechanical engineers.

The department is considered to be the leading department in the college. Over the years studentsof this branch bagged several ranks in the university level both in UG and PG programs andbrought laurels to the college. Dr. Umashankar K S is heading the department with 03 Professors,06 Associate Professors and 23 Assistant Professors. Apart from the teaching, the department isactively engaged in research in the areas Mechanical Engineering. The faculty members havepublished technical papers in national and international seminars and reputed journals. Thedepartment extends its service to the small scale industries and society.

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES- ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16Inaugural Function of Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA) And Fresher’s Day Celebration(2015-16)Department of Mechanical Engineering organized an inaugural function of Mechanical Engineering

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power tomake ourselves. - Swami Vivekananda

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Association (MEA) and fresher’s day celebration called “IGNITE” on 12th September 2015. Dr.Shankar K S, Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engg, P.A College of Engineering, Mangalore, was thechief guest, Dr. Shivakumar, Vice principal, KVGCE, Sullia was the president of the function. Dr.Umashankar K.S, Head, Dept of Mechanical Engineering addressed and motivated the studentsto take part in all the activities conducting by MEA. Dr. Manujesh B J, Mr. Prashantha D.A andMrs. Rajeshwari co-ordinated the function. Dr. Dinesha P was felicitated for achieving his doctoratefrom NITK, Surathkal. Dr. Shankar K S chief guest of the function inaugurated “Reflection” wallmagazine.

Teachers Day CelebrationDepartment of Mechanical Engineering under the banner of MEA celebrated Teachers day on5th September 2015. Dr. N.A Jnanesh, Principal, KVGCE was the chief guest, he addressed thegatherings. Professors, faculty members and students remembered Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnanon this moment. Dr. Umashankar K.S delivered a speech on Teacher’s Day Celebration andstudents shared their views on this occasion.

WorkshopMechanical Engineering Association conducted a workshop on “Design and building of RChovercraft, water rocketry” and seminar on “Aero Dynamics” by Team Mech Aero, Bangalore on10th and 11th October 2015. Dr. Shridhar K, Dean Academics, Prof & HOD, Dept of Mathematics,KVGCE was the chief guest, Dr. Umashankar K.S, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering,KVGCE was the president of the function. Dr. Manujesh B.J, Mr. Prashantha D.A andMrs.Rajeshwari co-ordinated the function. The team developed the prototype of howercraftand water rocketry and demonstrated the concept of working for the students.

WORKSHOPS/ FDP ATTENDED BY FACULTIES

Teaching staffs

Dr. Umashankar K.S attended workshop on “Mission Make in India: Synergy with TechnicalEducation system”, held at National Institute of technology, Karnataka, Surathkal on 3rdOctober 2015.

Dr. Umashankar K.S, Dr. Manujesh B.J, Mr. Prashantha D.A and Mr. Shivaram H.Tparticipated in review meeting on “Latest Researches on Materials & Nanotechnology”with European research delegates at Alva’s Institute of Engineering & Technology,Moodbidri, Mangalore.

Dr. Manujesh B.J, Mr. Shivaram H.T and Mr. Prashantha D.A attended one day trainingprogram on “Train the trainers” in Virtual Lab and its Implementation at NITK, Surathkal,Karnataka.

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success - Swami Vivekananda

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Mr. Sudheer K.V attended five day workshop on Faculty orientation workshop at VTURegional Centre, Mysore from 25th to 30th January 2016.

Mr. Gokuldas M attended a workshop on VTU Pedagogy: Applied thermodynamics on 8th& 9th February 2016 at VTU Regional Centre, Mysore.

NON-TEACHING STAFFS Mr. Madhukiran M.A and Mr. Yathisha P.S attended a 5 day traning on “CNC Programming

& Machining” from 7 to 11th December 2015 at Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil,Mangalore.

Events organized Technical talk on topic “Polymer Composite: Innovative Applications” by Dr. sudheer kumar,

Professor & Head, SJEC Vamanjoor, mangalore on 6/2/2016.

Workshop on “RC Hovercraft & Water Rocketry” by “Mech Aero” Bangalore, Mr. Vinodkumar and his team during 13th and 14th February 2016.

Industrial visit to ‘Borooka Power Plant’ for final year students on 21/03/2016.

Talk on “Piping Engineering Opportunity & Career development” by Petrocon Institute ofPiping engineering on 11th February 2016.

Visit to NITK, Surathkal, Karnataka to attend workshop on “Virtual Laboratories” for 3rdyear Mechanical students.

Conducted inter branch games Cricket & Volleyball on 13th to 20th march 2016.

Conducted inter branch cultural fest “Mechaura” on 19th April 2016.

Conducted workshop on “Rapid Prototyping” for the benefit of Final Year students toenhance the knowledge on their elective subject.

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When you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, butalso to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. - Jiddu Krishnamurti

Departmental Achivements

“A pessimist says the glass is half empty, an optimist says the glass is half full,and an Mechanical Engineer says the glass is too big.”

Following members of Mechanical Engg. Dept. are awarded with MSc. Engg. & Ph.D during theacademic year 2015 - 16.

Title : “A Study on Implementationof Lean Six Sigma Strategies toImprove the Performance of AService Sector (Hospital)”

Guide : Dr. N.A. Jnanesh Principal, KVGCE, SulliaMr. Harish S. R.

Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mech. Engg.,VCET, Puttur

Mr. RameshanAsst. Prof. Govt. College

Kannur

MSc. Engg. Ph.D

Mr. Sriranga BhatProf. Saint Joseph

College of Engg., Mangalore

Dr. Surekha IProfessor & Head

Department of MBA

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES- Department Profile

A Program to Meet Your Needs - Over more than 17 years,department of management studies has been facilitatingand promoting academics and research with specialreference to management studies. The department with ateacher: student ratio of 1:10 is dedicated to impart needbased and result oriented management education todevelop talented managers to face the global challenges andalign them to today’s societal needs. Students undergopersonality development training and communicationdevelopment classes. Our department offers threespecialization Courses, viz. Marketing, Finance and HumanManagement.

Department is recognized as a research center in BusinessAdministration under VTU leading to the award of Ph.Ddegree. Presently 3 Research scholars are carrying out

research under the guidance of Dr. Surekha I, as research guide.

DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES Inaugural function of Student Association (MANASA) and fresher’s welcome function(SAMVID -15) was held on 28/10/15. Dr Vidhyashambhava Pare, Professor, KVG Medical College,Sullia and Mr.Srihari Parthaje, Senior Branch Manager, Karnataka Bank Ltd, Puttur (Alumnus ofDepartment of MBA 1998-2000 Batch) were the chief guests. Dr.N.A. Jnanesh, Principal presidedover the function.

A one day workshop on “Life skills management” was conducted by Ms. Seema Saxena, HOD,Department of MBA, MIT, and Moodalkatte for MBA students on 5/11/15 at KVGCE Parivarakanacampus.

Departments of MBA and MCA jointly organized ONAM at KVGCE Parivarakana campus on28/09/2015.

Personality Development activities are conducted in MANASA forums every week. Followinginnovative games were conducted to hone the creativity skills of students:

1) New Product launch 2) International Trade Game

3) Make in India theme Presentations, models 4) Cook without fire contest

The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong- Mahathma Gandhi

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The Undergraduate students of Sri SharadaWomens’ College accepted our invitation andparticipated in the Career development activities conducted by MBA students on 11/2/16

Theoretical knowledge is not enough for making a good professional career. With an aim to gobeyond academics, industrial visit provides student a practical perspective on the world of work.The students of II Sem MBA along with faculty members visited Campco factory Puttur on 13/02/2016. Faculty members Mr. Krishnananda A and Mr. Manohar A N escorted the students.

A culinary experiment “Fond Food” was organized for the students on 22/03/2016. Theparticipants were at their best in presenting appetizers and delicious cuisines such as Freshsalads, berry desserts, frosty drinks, chats and Chocolate Desserts. Ms Smitha G R and Team wonIst Prize, Ms. Devika P S and team won II Prize.

CAMPUS PLACEMENT

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd conducted Placement drive at our campus on 23/09/15 .Following elevenIII Sem MBA students were selected:

Abhilasha HV, Bhavanraj H T, Chethan KS, Manjushree KA, Sandesha M, Supreetha WB, SurakshaTS, Trupthi PS, Tripthi KR, Mikdad D M and Sanju loovi.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Miss Vismitha M P and Miss Manasa won Ist prize in the Marketing event of “Echelon”National level Management Fest organised by Shridevi Institute of Technology, Mangalore during23 Feb to 24th Feb 2016. They bagged a cash prize of Rs 2000. About twenty one IISem MBAstudents participated in the various Management and cultural events.

Miss Sushmitha K S clocked Ist prize in 800 metre running event during college sports day.

Ms.Sangitha Biswas, Asst. Placement Officer, Research Scholar of the Dept. successfullycompleted Course work

SCHOLASTIC PURSUITS OF FACULTY

Dr. Surekha I, HOD

* Published a paper titled “”Employees’ orientation towards environmental changes in retailbanking sector in India: An empirical study at branch level” in the edited book brought by McGrawHill.

* Participated and presented a case study titled “Step towards better customer service throughOmbudsman banking: A case of Indian Banking sector” in the COGNOSCO CUIM NationalConference held at Christ University on 6/11/2015.

* Invited as Chief Guest for the Teachers’ Day function organised by Students Association of Dept.of Electrical Engineering Department on 5/9/2015.

Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested. - Sathya Sai Baba

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* Addressed the students of MBA on the topic “Women Entrepreneurship”.At Alva’s Institute ofEngineering and Technology, Moodbidri on 3/11/2015

* The Panel Member for reviewing the research papers for the National Conference on EmergingTrends in Finance and Accounting (NCETFA-2016) organised by Department of BusinessAdministration, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru during 18th February 2016. Sheserved as MEMBER of Local Investigation Committee, VTU during AY2015-16.

Mr. Krishnananda A, Associate Professor

Invited as Resource person for training session for the employees of Konkan Railway on“Supervisory Skills” at Konkan Railway, Mangalore on 6th& 7th October 2015.

Conducted training session for Konkan Railway employees on “Leadership and Motivation” atKonkan Railway Mangalore on 5th November 2015.

Mrs. Immaculate Mary, Assistant Professor

Attended one day workshop on “Advanced Program on Stock Market” organised by PSGInstitute of Management, Coimbatore on 28th August, 2015

Invited as Judge for Cluster level Prathibha Karanji held at Govt High School, Dugaladka on 17/10/2015

Invited as Judge for Taluk level Prathibha Karanji held at Kumaraswamy Vidyalaya, Subrahmanyaon 04/11/2015

Mrs. Shrimani.K, Assistant Professor

Attended 1 day National level conference on “Exploring Innovative Management Practices toAchieve Make in India” held at Besent Institute of PG studies, Mangalore on 5 th February 2016.

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Polar exploration firstsFirst to reach the North PoleAmerican adventurer Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) claimed he and twoEskimo companions reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908, but he probablyfaked his journey. Another American, Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), hiscompanion Matthew Alexander Henson (1866-1955) and four Eskimos werefirst at the Pole on 6 April 1909.

First to reach the South PoleNorwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and four companionsreached the South Pole on 14 December 1911. They just beat British explorerRobert Falcon Scott and his team, who got there on 17 January 1912 butdied on their return journey.

FACTS

Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano.Discard desire and you are liberated. - Sathya Sai Baba

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Prof. Smitha M. L.Professor & Head

Department of MCA

The department of MCA was established in 1998 with anintake of 45 students and has excelled in its teachinglearning methodology and has consistent good academictrack and prepares the students in a variety of areasemploying various teaching and training methodologies andputting priority to the practical perspective.

“Information Technology is for increasing efficiency andaccuracy to enhance the quality of life of a common man.”

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) is a three-year ortwo-year(as lateral entry) professional course exclusivelydesigned to meet the IT requirements of IT Trained Studentsfor various organizations in various fields. The well balancedcourse significantly emphasizes on planning, designing and

DEPARTMENT OF MCA- Department Profile

You must welcome tests because it gives you confidence and it ensures promotion.- Sathya Sai Baba

building of complex commercial application software, computer programming, businesscommunication and system analysis. The course also places equal importance on the functionalknowledge in various areas. The course was designed to meet the growing demand for qualifiedprofessionals in the field of Information Technology. It is a postgraduate course that can be takenup after obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree.

SAMCA - The Students Association of Master of Computer Applications was started in the year1998. The department aims at providing excellent education based on knowledge, ability andself-confidence. It identifies and develops student’s potential, constantly refining the learningprocesses to match the functional requirements of the corporate world.

The course of study covers a variety of topics in the computer programming and designing fields,and can prepare people for a wide variety of computer science related professions. The computerprofessionals have to perform variety of tasks ranging from installing applications to designingcomplex computer networks, databases and software and management of databases and entiresystems. MCA degree opens the door for a good career; Students with MCA degree can start theircareer as a system analyst, software developer, computer programmer etc. The department,therefore, has qualified and dedicated faculty, supporting technical staff and equipments in thelaboratories giving more stress on developing not only subject knowledge but also the ability tothink innovatively.

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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self. - Ramana Maharshi

Apart from emphasizing on consistent and good academic performance, SAMCA conducts co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities to bring out the hidden talents of the studentsand motivate student’s active participation in it. The SAMCA weekly organizes specialized trainingprogrammes such as SSTP (Soft Skill Training Program) to train the students and also identifiesand develops student’s potential, constantly refining the learning processes to match thefunctional requirements of the corporate world. Being exposed to quantitative and qualitativeanalysis skills which are built into the curriculum and training provided by the department, thestudents are equipped to be innovative and creative.

Teaching – MCA department is having an experienced dedicated staffs and all are having teachingexperience more than five years. Staffs focus on supplementing the curriculum prescribed by theUniversity by enriching classes on developing proper attitude and mind sets in the students.Quality maintenance is a key concern. Staffs update themselves with current information andknowledge of their respective subjects through Internet, journals and attending seminars,workshops and refresher courses. A learner-centered teaching method is adopted.

SAMCA Activities1. Teachers’ day was celebrated on 5th September, 2015 as a mark of respect to Dr. Sri. Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan.

2. Onam Celebration was jointly organised by the students of M.C.A. and M.B.A. on27-08-2015. Various games and funny activities were conducted for the staff and thestudents. Onam sadaya arranged for all staff and students

3. Our students actively participated in the National Level Tech fest “MEDHA – 2016” on 23rd– 24th of February 2016.

4. Various activities such as Quiz, C coding, Group Discussion, Aptitude Test, Mock ProjectDevelopment, Debates were conducted every week under SAMCA SSTP.

Staff Achievements1. Prof. Smitha M L has delivered a talk on “Image Processing and its Applications” at Govt.

First Grade College, Kodialbail, Sullia during January, 2016

2. Dr. jothimani K delivered a talk on MS- Excel for 2nd sem MBA students on 4 th may 2016 atKVGCE, Sullia

Student Achievements1. Swathi K and Stanley R Johns’ of Vth Sem MCA were selected as Software Developer at

WIPRO Technologies.

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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.- Ramana Maharshi

2. Stanley R Johns’ of Vth Sem MCA was selected as Software Developer at Good ThroughSolutions Pvt Ltd.

Workshop and Conference Details1. Prof. Smitha M.L. , Sreejith Embranthiri, Dr Antony P J has presented a paper “An Intelligent

Road Navigator for Visually Impaired Persons Using MSER, in Third International Conferenceon Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Application( ERCICA-15) SPRINGER Publications, held at NMIT, Bangalore 31 July - 01 August, 2015

2. Prof. Smitha M.L. has presented a paper “Phase Congruency and Morphology Based Approachfor Text Localization in Videos”, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing,Communications and Informatics, IEEE Conference Publications, held at SCMS, Cochin, August2015.

3. Prof. Smitha M.L. has presented a paper “Text Localization in Video/Scene Images using KirschDirectional Masks”, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing,Communications and Informatics, IEEE Conference Publications, held at SCMS, Cochin, August2015.

4. Prof. Smitha M.L. has presented a paper “Illumination Invariant Text Recognition System BasedOn Contrast Limit Adaptive Histogram Equalization in Videos/Images”, Third InternationalSymposium on Women in Computing and Informatics (WCI2015), ACM Publications, pp. 249-254 held at SCMS, Cochin, August 2015.

5. Mrs. Bhagya Jyothi K L. has presented a paper “A Survey on Human Behaviour Analysis andClassification in Real Video Streams” in National Conference on Signal and Image Processing-2015(NCSIP-2015) held at Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur on 1 st

& 2nd May 2015.

6. Mr. Vasudeva Shenoy U has attended workshop on “Storage Area Network (SAN) Configurationand Management” held on 9th &10th July,2015 at Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangaluru.

7. Mr. Naveena Kumara K V has participated in Faculty Enablement Program (FEP) conducted byInfosys Technologies Limited, Mudipu from 14th to 19th December 2015 at Infosys TechnologiesLimited, Mudipu.

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,concentrate the mind on the present moment. - Buddha

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & RESEARCH CENTRE- Department Profile

Chemistry is the science that deals with composition ofmaterials, their structures and properties, thetransformations they undergo, and the energy changes thataccompany these transformations. The goal of engineeringchemistry department is to provide broad as well asfundamental knowledge of theoretical, applied andexperimental chemistry to the budding engineers to enablethem to embark on professional careers of their choice andalso to become an outstanding centre for research anddevelopmental activities.

The department offers PhD programme in chemistry 3research scholars awarded PhD during the year 2014-15 and5 research scholars are pursuing doctoral degree from VTU.The project with a budget of 30 lakhs was sanctioned toDr. H. R. Shivakumar, Prof. & Head by VGST, Govt. ofKarnataka for carrying out research on polymer composites

Dr. H. R. ShivakumarProfessor & Head

Department of Chemestry &Dean of Student Affairs

is under progress. The new instruments like Universal Testing Machine (UTM), Impact and Weartesting machines and FTIR Spectrophotometer procured to the research centre under this projectgrant. A project with a budget of 7.8 lakhs sanctioned by VTU and a BRNS project with a budget of17 lakhs sanctioned by the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India are successfully completedand report is submitted to BARNS. Chemistry department is also offering consultancy services fortesting the various characteristics of materials using UTM, Wear and Impact testing instruments.The department has highly qualified and well experienced faculty.

Department is running a R&D center (Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Advanced Materailsand Technology)with associate BRNS,VGST & VTU.

Dr. H. R. Shivakumar has been serving the department since 1986. He has published 29 researchpapers in reputed national and international journals and has an equal number of conferencepapers to his credit. His fields of interest are conductivity, ultrasonics, corrosion studies,biodegradable polymers and polymer nano composites. He is a referee for 5 international journals.He is guiding for 5 research scholars and 5 research scholars awarded Doctorate from VTU,Belgaum. He served as Special Officer, VTU – Mysore Region in the period of 2014- 15.

Mrs. Surekha M. has 14 years of teaching experience and is actively involved in conductivity andultrasonic research. She has published 3 research paper in reputed international journal.

You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself.- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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Mr Vivek Padpu working as Assistant Professor since 4 years. He is involved in the research workin the field of nanotechnology. Mr. Sujay M M, working as the instrument lab specialist in Centerfor Multidisciplinary Research in Advanced Materials and Technology (CRAMT). He has published2 research paper in reputed international journal. Mr. Sathish I.B. and Mr. Honnappa P. are workingas supporting staff in the department.

FACILITIES AND RESOURCES Impact testing machine, Computerised Universal Testing Machine (UTM) and Wear Testing Machine,Digital viscometer, Digital Ultrasonic Interferometer, Double beam UV-VIS spectrophotometer, 4& 5digit electronic balances with computer and density kit, Flame Photometer, Digital Conductivitymeter/TDS meter, Titanium graphite electrodes, Graphite anode, Colorimeter, Digital pH/Potentiometer, De-ionizer, Distillation plant, Hot air oven, IR Lamp, Centrifuge, Sonicator, Dielectricconstant meter and computers with internet facility.

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS- Department Profile

Dr. Govinda Bhat S.Professor & Head

Department of Physics

Physics, the fundamental building block of all desciplines ofEngineering has a pivotal role in the development ofengineering solution to contemporary problems in thephysical science by applying fundamental principles.It is notconfined to a particular discipline of Engineering but a threadweaved through the whole technological domain.EngineeringPhysics provide a through grounding in the realm of ModernOptics,Quantum Physics,Super conductivity,Acoustics,Crystallography, Semiconductor physics and Nanotechnology.

The Department of Physics was established in the year1986.The Department of Physics is one of the vibrantdepartments of the college.The department aims todisseminate knowledge and skill based understanding ofthe concepts of science especially in areas relevant toEngineering and Technology.The department is equippedwith modern lab and research facilities to improve the

student’s science knowledge and skills in order to make them to face the challenges in theirprofessional carreer.

The department is having highly qualified and experienced staffs who are actively involved inteaching and research. The academic performance of the students concerning internal assessmentmarks and attendance is being monitored monthly and reported to parents. Counselling ofstudents is done by faculty ,which motivate them to move in the right path and build confidencein Engineering course.

Don’t ask the mind to confirm what is beyond the mind. Direct experience is theonly valid confirmation. - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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The department of Mathematics aims at impartingknowledge of different aspects of applied mathematicsuseful in engineering and technology for the students of allengineering disciplines. In –depth knowledge of mathematicsis paramount importance in the learning of any branch ofengineering. Any engineering problem can be understoodthrough proper mathematical analysis. No student canexpect to sail through any branch of engineering successfullywithout having basic knowledge of mathematics. Now a daysgraph theory, combinatory, operation research etc are usedin various branches of engineering to tackle the physicalproblems. Deep knowledge of mathematics is necessary forfuture developments in science and technology.

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS- Department Profile

Dr. Shreedhar K.Professor & Head

Department of Mathematics& Dean of Academic

VISION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENTMaking students to develop the mathematical thinking and applying it to solve complex engineeringproblems, designing mathematical modeling for systems involving global level tecnology

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENTTo impart quality technical education to the students, to expose them to the recent developments,to motivate them towards success and prepare them to face the future challenges with confidenceand courage. To encourage students to present Mathematical papers in Symposium andConferences organized both inside the campus and outside.

STAFF MEMBERSThe mathematics department staff always motivates the students towards the greater attentionand hard work which the subject demands. The staffs are constantly keeping themselves in touchwith the latest developments in various fields of science and technology and impact the same tothe students. They work dedicatedly to develop the mathematical skills and problem solvingtechniques in students.

Do not neglect this body. This is the house of God; take care of it, only in this body canGod be realized. - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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Paper Presentation/ workshop attended and any other achievements

Mr. Jayachandran K and Mr. Kirana. B have attended two days National conference on “Energy of graphs’’ at B N Bahadhur institute of management sciences, Mysore during 11-03 -2016 to 12-03-2016.

Visvesvaraya technological university Belagavi has awarded Master of philosophy degree toProf. Shreedhar. K for his research thesis titled “ Dimensions and Vertex –Edge labeling ofgraphs’’ The management has appointed Dr. Shreedhar. K as the dean of academics with effectfrom 01-08-2015.

The university appointed Dr. Shreedhar. K as VTU nominee of BOS for Nagarjuna EngineeringCollege Bangalore .

***Faculties of KVGCE who served for VTU Belagavi

In BOE & Special SquadDr. Ramu S

In LICProf. Devadas K.VDr. Sowmya N JDr. Manujesh B JProf. Ujwal U JMr. Seetharam P.B.

Both in BOE and LICDr. Umashankar K S Dr. Chandrashekhar ADr. M S Ravikumar Dr. Keshaveni NDr. Antony P.J Dr. S. Govinda Bhat

Dr. Surekha I

First pole to pole expeditionBritish explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his partner Charles Burton were the first people to walkfrom pole to pole. They walked over the North Pole on 10 April 1982, having crossed the SouthPole on 15 December 1980.

First to the North Pole on a motorcycleFukashi Kazami of Japan arrived at the North Pole on 20 April 1987 on a specially adapted 250ccmotorcycle. He was picked up and brought back by aeroplane.

First woman to reach the South Pole soloNorwegian Liv Arnesen trekked to the South Pole unaided in 50 days, arriving on 25 December1994. British woman Fiona Thornewill did so in a record 42 days, arriving on 12 January 2004.

FACTS First to the North Pole on skisDmitry Shparo (USSR) and six others skied to the Pole, arriving on 31 May 1979.

The root of fear is the feeling of not being what you are. - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

In BOSDr. S. Govinda Bhat

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Executive Council member Chairman for Steering Committee of VTUConsortium Chairman for Research grants committee of VTU Memberfor Malpractice Cases Consideration Committee Member for PurchaseCommittee of VTU Belgavi

Dr. Shivakumar H R - BOE, LIC & Special officer VTU Mysore region

Dr. N A Jnanesh -

Dr. Ramu S.Student Welfare Officer

STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION REPORTIt gives me an immense pleasure to place before you the students’ association report for the year2015-16. Association was formed on 22-08-2015 under the able guidance of Dr. N.A.Jnanesh,Principal & rector of our college.

The students’ association was inaugurated on 15-09-2015 by Sri Anil Hegde K, Center Head CADDCenter, Mangaluru. Sri Ramachandra, Prop. Bharath Agro Service & Supplies Sullia, was Felicitateon this occasion. Sri P Venkatramana Gowda , Former Principal K V G Law College , presided overthe function. Dr. N.A. Jnanesh, the Principal of KVGCE made his remark on this occasion. Culturalprogrammes were performed by the students.

The association celebrated “Kannada Rajyostava “on 07-11-2015. Sri P Venkatramana Gowda FormerPrincipal of K V G Law College was the Chief Guest and Smt. Geetha Montadka, Senior Artist,Rangayana Mysuru was felicitated on this occasion. Dr. N.A .Jnanesh, principal of our college,presided over the function and addressed the gathering.

The association conducted cultural competition from 8th to 12th March 2016 in connection withthe college day. The Annual day celebration was held on 23rd April 2016. The function was startedwith the blessings of Late Dr. Kurunji Venkatramana Gowda, Founder President AOLE., Sullia Dr.T M Kariappa Principal, KVG Medical College & Hospital was the chief guest. Sri P VenkatramanaGowda former Principal of KVG Law College, presided over the function. Dr. N.A . Jnanesh, Principalof the KVGCE presented the annual report of the college.

I am very much thankful to the management, Principal, Staff and Students of KVGCE, for theirwhole hearted co-operation.

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The following members were elected as office bearers of theassociation

There is some self interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests.This a bitter truth. - Chanakya

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RESEARCH REPORT

The institution has recognized research centers and aresearch and development committee which alwaysinvolves in various research activities. With the supportof College Management, the research committee of thecollege encourages and motivates the faculties to submitresearch projects to various funding agencies. Also, theInstitute encourages faculties and students to pursueresearch in their interested domain.

List of the Departments having Research Centres

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.- Mahatma Gandhi

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Dr. H.R. ShivakumarDirector - R & D Centre

1 Mechanical Engineering 2004-05

2 Electronics & Communication Engg 2012-13

3 Computer Science & Engineering 2012-13 Dr. Antony P J

4 Civil Engineering 2013-14

5 Electrical Engineering 2013-14 Dr. Shivanna

6 MBA 2013-14 Dr. Surekha I

7 Chemistry 2005-06 Dr. Shivakumar H R

8 Physics 2013-14 Dr. Govinda Bhat

9 Mathematics 2015-16 Dr. Shreedhar K.

Name of the Department with ResearchCenter

Name of ResearchSupervisors

Year ofEstablishment

Sl.No

Dr. N.A. Jnanesh,Dr. Umashankar K.S. &Dr. Manujesh B.J.

Dr. Chandrashekhar A, Dr. Ramu S.,Dr. Sowmya N J & Dr. Lekha B. M.

Dr. Ravikumar M.S.& Dr. Keshaveni

RESEARCH COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES & ITS IMPACTThe institution has taken a number of healthy measures in order to facilitate smooth

progress and implementation of research schemes/ projects under various departments andresearch centers. The institution is providing incentives and other benefits to the researcherfor motivation/performance in the areas of research, publications, grants and doctoral program.The main responsibilities of the research committee are as follows:

Study the research schemes of various funding agencies and bring to the notice of themembers of the research faculty of various departments.

To provide guidelines for framing the research proposals. To serve as interface between faculty and funding agencies Synchronize and encourage research activities carried out by the members of the faculty

of various departments. Set up and sign MOU with other research Institutions and various funding agencies Timely validation and evaluation of ongoing research projects and hands on to

successfully completion of the projects in time. To encourage the staff members to carry out the research work and to receive research

grants from the funding agencies.

The college has recived more than Rs. 80 Lakhs from BRNS, VTU & VGST organization forChemistry and Mechanical Engineering research centre. Every year nearly 10 lakhs rupeeselectronic journals has been procured in order to promote research and publications. Alsothe institute encourages faculties to interact with industry and research bodies by attendingmore workshops, seminars, conferences, symposium etc. The faculties those who areattending various research activities has to dissimilate their knowledge to all other facultiesby conducting seminars and thus creates interest in research activities among faculties andstudents. The major research impact on students and faculties are as follows:

Faculty members were able to secure many research projects. Publication of quality Research Articles in reputed journals and conferences. Inspiration to pursue PhD and MS by Research.

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There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all othercourts. - Mahatma Gandhi

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ANNUAL REPORT OF PG STUDIESThe institution has M.Tech courses in Construction Technology,VLSI & Embedded System, DEC, CAID, PDM & Computer ScienceEngineering. In each deapartment skill development & certificationcourses were conducted for the benifit of the students. Everysemester industrial tours were organized to improve theknowledge on the field of application. This year total 20 techinicaltalks by resource persons from different sectors were arrangedto imbibe the knowledge about present development.

‘Vision 16’ - A National Level Technical Fest was held on 21st April2016. It included a paper presentation, competition for PGStudents & also technical talk from resource persons.

The Computer Science and Engineering department has publisheda research journal titled “KVGCE Journal of Computer Science”

Dr. Antony P. J.Director - PG Studies

with ISSN consists of 42 technical articles related to recent developments in Computer Scienceand Information Science. The institution has now planning to collaborate with national levelresearch organizations for the research project funding.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND PLACEMENT

Mr. Monappa K.MTraining & Placement Officer

Training and Placement Cell is an integral part of this institute. Training activities are organizedthroughout the year in an effort towards preparing the prospective students for the campusselection. Other than training and placements of students, it also takes initiative for developingright attitudes, soft skills, motivating the students to have strong technical as well as analyticalcapabilities and exposing them to the requirements of corporate world and helping them in

their professional careers. The Cell keeps on inviting variousindustries and reputed firms for campus recruitment. Reputedindustrial houses across the country visit the institute regularlyfor campus recruitment. The Placement Cell coordinates with thecorporate sector and provides well-developed infrastructure tofacilitate the campus selection programs. The cell maintains a verycordial relationship with all the recruiting industries and alsoprepares the recruited candidates to face the competitive world.

Introduction: The department is running under the leadership ofa Training and Placement Officer, with the cooperation of threeAssistant Training and Placement Officers and DepartmentalPlacement Coordinators. The TAP Cell is equipped with all modernfacilities for dovetailing our students’ career aspirations with

corporate expectations and to build strong industry institute interactions. Placement being theultimate objective of education, we concentrate on it right from the first year. Aptitude Tests,Group Discussions, Personal Interviews and Personality Development Workshop give studentsexposure to various requirements of industries and train them in every aspect. The Departmentensures that each and every student of the institution gets an opportunity to be selected invarious companies. They are trained and groomed to face the ordeals arising out of selectionexams and grilling interviews. It is our constant endeavor, to provide knowledge based technologicalservices to satisfy the needs of the society and the industry and thus help in building our nationalpotentiality in technology and research for the development of the country.

The primary objectives are

To arrange various training programs (internal/external) for the overall development ofthe students.

To assist the students for placement in reputed companies through in-campus and jointcampus placement programmes.

To arrange various Seminars/ Expert lectures/ Career awareness program etc. to preparethe students for facing the interviews.

It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? Mahatma Gandhi

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Apart from this the Cell is actively involved in

Enhancing industry-institute interaction program through various industrial visits offaculty members and the students.

Conducting Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp for the Students.

Achievements

The Department has bagged three top scorers in Employability Assessment Testconducted by Freshersworld.com during 2015-16 .

Achieved the certificate for outstanding contribution in rolling out Infosys campusconnect Offering-Soft Skills Program during 2015-16.

Students of KVGCE have bagged the first prize in Programming contest under “Aspiration2020”conducted by Infosys and organized by Training & Placement Cell.

A large number of employers visited our college and conducted campus recruitments during2015-16. The TAP Cell ensures and takes care to provide the best arrangements and hospitalityfor the visiting company’s officials. The Training & Placement Cell provides all audio visual facilitiesfor Power Point Presentations, written test, group discussion and interviews. It plays a veryimportant and key role in counseling and guiding the students for their successful career.

Special Features

1. KVGCE is actively interacting with Infosys Technologies since 2004 for Foundation programmeand Soft Skill Training Programme.

2. KVGCE is also partners with IBM

3. KVGCE has also signed for MOU with SSG Software Developer.

4. KVGCE has now signed for MOU with Unitek Software Pvt.Ltd.

Our Recruiters: The TAP cell continuously interacts with many companies in the country, ofwhich nearly 57 companies visited the campus for holding campus interviews and still the processis going on for the same academic year. We have combined campus pool consisting of sixteenengineering colleges and the following companies have recruited 238 students in the academicyear 2015-16.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. - Mahatma Gandhi

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Training Programme conducted by Training and Placement Cell ( Academic Year 2015-16)

Prof. Monappa K.M. MA, MBA

Training & Placement Officer

Mrs. Asha M.R. MBA, M.Com

Asst. Training & Placement Officer

Mrs. Sangita Biswas MSc., M.Phil, MBA (Ph.D)

Asst. Training & Placement Officer

TEAM OF TRAINING & PLACEMENT

Miss. Kavitha B.M. M.S.W.

Asst. Training & Placement Officer

Mrs. Hemavathi K.Typist / Computer Operator

Mr. Chennapa GowdaAttender

*** When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship

of the creator. - Mahatma Gandhi

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There is an active Students Mentoring Wing in our institution . All Students are put under thementoring of a teacher-mentor during his/her studies in the institution. The College has set up a

STUDENTS MENTORING WING

Dr. Shreedhara K.Professor & Head

Dept of Mathematics

board of mentors consisting of faculty members in eachdepartment; each of them is put in charge of a group of 20-25students. Students are given individual attention through“Students Mentoring Wing” and are encouraged to improve theiracademic performance and to participate in extra-curricularactivities. As a part of this scheme, parents are periodicallyinformed of their ward’s progress through e-mail /mobilemessage.

Mentoring offers guidance and support to the students at everystage of their college life and helps them to explore, clarify andunderstand any problems or concern that are affecting them.Counseling, guidance and support to the students helps themin career planning and also guides them how they can build aprofile of relevant skills and qualities, both academic andnon-academic activities. It also helps them in planning for shortand long-term goals and for job opportunities.

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The central library of the college has kept pace with emerging challenges, perhaps one of the besttechnical libraries in the region. The library has in its collection more than 60000 volumes with27000 titles on Engineering, Management and Humanities. It has capacity to accommodate 350students at a time. All its operations are computerized using EASYLIB software. The library isautomated. Installed EPAC linked to the all sections which are helping for searching the books

Mr. P. B. SeetharamaChief Librarian

throughout the college. To promote the use of library resources,it also subscribes to IEEE, SPRINGER, ELSEVIER, TAYLOR&FRANCIES,ASCE and Proquest e-resources through VTU Consortium. It hasalso membership with DELNET .It is enabled with Wi-fi technologyand Security System with Closed Circuit Television System (CCTV)

A digital knowledge base has been developed for readersto access question papers, syllabus, student projects, lecture notesetc. through the intranet by using Tech Focuz 4.0 Digital librarysoftware. The library has other facilities such as Student BookBank Scheme, SC/ST Book Bank facility, Reprographic & Printingfacilities. There is a separate library block for Management andM.C.A.

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CENTRAL LIBRARY

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mahatma Gandhi

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Sports is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competesagainst another or others for entertainment. Sport is generally recognised as activities which are

SPORTS REPORT

Mr. Bhaskar S. BelegaddePhysical Education Director

based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with thelargest major competitions. Sports are usually governed by aset of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition,and allow consistent adjudication of the winner.

Students of KVG College of Engineering always involve in Sports& Games activities at College & University level .

Achivements in Sports & Games College received 1 lakh cash award from VTU sports and

games achievement in the VTU affiliated colleges.

College sports and games teams have participated in variousVTU zone and inter zone competitions.

Secured 1 st place in VTU Mangaluru Zone Hockeytournament held at NMAMIT, Nitte on 19th and 20th March2015.

Secured 2nd place in Zonal Kabaddi Tournament held at K.V.G. College of Engineering, Sullia,on 24th and 25th April 2015

Secured 2nd place in VTU Interzone Kabaddi tournament held at A.P.S College of Engineering,Bengaluru from 27th to 29th April 2015.

Best defender of VTU State Kabaddi tournament: Mr. Sambhrathraj A H.

College football team won 3rd prize in VTU Mangaluru zone football tournament held atA.I.T.M. Bhatkal on 10th to 11th March 2015.

Mr. Bharath S Shet of 4th CSE has bagged Gold Medal in Mimicry Competition in VTU-UTSAV-14-15.

Mr. Rajesh B, 6th semester Mechanical Engineering represented VTU Kabaddi team 2015-16.

Mr. Pratheek K L, 8th semester Civil Engineering represented VTU Hockey team 2015-16.

Handball team won the 3rd place in Mangaluru zone in the year 2015-16.

We organized college athletic meet 5th March 2016. Sri Nithyananda Mundodi, President,Kabaddi Association, Sullia Inaugurated the Athletic meet.

Mr. Rakshith Babu Gowda, 4th Mechanical and Miss. Chaithra P N, 8 th CS&E became theindividual championship in Men and Women section.

Foot ball team won the 2nd place in VTU intercollegiate Mangaluru zone Football tournamentheld on 13th and 14th April 2016 at SDMIT, Ujire.

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NSS & Youth Red Cross Unit - Year: 2015-16.The aim of the NSS and Youth Red Cross (NSS & YRC) units are education through community

service. The motto is “not Me but You”. The mission is to inspire, encourage and initiate at alltimes all forms of humanitarian activities so that human sufferings can be minimized and even

Prof. Suresha V.NSS & Youth Red Cross Program Officer

prevented and this contribute to create climate for peace. In thisregard the college has a committed NSS & YRC Unit with a capacityof 100 and 60 respectively. It promotes institution-neighborhood-community network and student engagement, contributing togood citizenship, service orientation and holistic developmentof students regularly by arranging the different social activitiesin and outside the campus. It is voluntary organizations for thestudents involve in social development programs and toparticipate in the socio-economic life of the community. It helpsthe personality development of students through communityservice. The participants get a chance to develop a sense of Nationthrough corporate living and co-operative action. In 2011 NSSunit started “KVGCE Blood Donation Service Unit” in the directionof national interest. This noble cause is fulfilled as there are 412students of various blood group donors have voluntarily

registered in this academic year and donating the blood continuously for needy people onemergency condition.

STRENGTH OF NSS & YRC UNIT Our NSS Unit is one of the oldest NSS Unit in the University. Our NSS unit is recognized and approved by state government at University level. Our NSS Unit one among six recognized NSS unit by VTU. About 40% Volunteers are Girls. Most of the filed programs organized for rural and remote areas. Our KVGCE Blood donation unit have been donating the blood continuously for needy people

on emergency condition. The unit equipped with all equipment and other accessories for in-house and field programs.

Activities Report for the Year 2015-161. NSS & YRC Unit was formed with the capacity of 100 and 60 Volunteers respectively.2. NSS Program officer Prof. Suresha V has participated a “Seven days NSS Officers Training

Program” for NSS program officer, organized by NSS Empanelled Training Institution forKarnataka at KSOU, Mukathagangotri, Mysore from 19-06-2015 to 25-06-2015 sponsoredby Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government Of India, New Delhi.

3. NSS & YRC Unit organized an “Awareness Program on Blood Donation, Road safety andFirst Aid for First Semester B.E Students of Batch: 2015-16” as part of orientation Programon 04 -08 -2015.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi

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4. NSS & YRC Unit organized “Sadbhavana Day” on 20-08-2015, Thursday on the occasion ofnational Sadbhavana Day celebration.

5. The NSS Unit organized “Induction ceremony of NSS &YRC Volunteers of 2015-16 Batchand NSS Day-2015 on 30-09-2015 at college auditorium.

6. NSS & YRC unit participated in “Swachata Andolana” program on the eve of founder’sday organized by K V G Group of institutions on 25 -12-2015.

7. NSS & YRC Unit set up a “First Aid & Refreshing Counter” for the participants in theCollege Sport event on 05-03-2016, Saturday.

8. NSS Unit organized a “Helmet Awareness Rally” in association with Police department,sullia circle on 15-03-2016.

9. Our “KVGCE Blood Donation Service Unit” continuously donating the blood for needypeople. This year a record number of 391 donors donated the blood from April 2015 toMarch 2016

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DEVELOPMENT CELL

“Bombs and Pistols do not make a revolution.The sword of revolution is sharpened on thewhetting-stone of ideas”- Bhagat Singh

The academic institutions play an important role in the economicdevelopment of a country as they produce the right type ofmanpower needed by different sectors of the society. The technicalinstitutions and institutions of higher learning assume greaterimportance as these produce the technical manpower needed bythe industry and R & D institutions. In order to make optimal useof facilities, expertise and know-how available in these institutionsfor the benefit of the society, it is necessary that appropriate linksare established between the institutes of higher learning and theindustry. With the objective of Development of Science &Technology, the KVGCE has established EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Cell (ED Cell). The Cell is managed by a ChiefCoordinator and Associated coordinators of various departments.

Dr. Manujesh P.J.Professor in Dept. of Mech Engg.

Co-ordinator, ED Cell

Functions of ED CellTo organize Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps, Entrepreneurship Development Programs inthe region for the benefit of Science & Technology persons.

To conduct research work and survey for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities (particularlyin Science & Technology areas and Service sector).

To guide and assist prospective entrepreneurs on various aspects such as preparing project reports,obtaining project approvals, loans and facilities from agencies of support systems and informationon various technologies

To organize guest lectures, Seminars, etc. for promotion and growth of Science & Technologybased entrepreneurship and to arrange visits to industries for prospective entrepreneurs.

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Mr. Nagesh K.Administrative Officer

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” - Henry Ford

In order to bring a greater success in the work place, theemployee’s team work is the solution. In Administrativedepartment, it is the staff members contribution andcommitment towards the work and there is a stronginterpersonal relationship is prevailing. To maintain quality ofwork and to nurture the fulfillment of set targets theadministrative office is organized into three specific sections.

Admission Section : Admission section deals with Admission of students, liaisonwith CET cell, COMEDK, DTE, University, AICTE and otherGovernmental Statutory bodies.

Examination Section : Examination section is dealing with all matters related toexamination and also responsible for the smooth conductionof all examination in accordance with the VTU norms.

Accounts Section: Accounts Section deals with the financial and other accounting mattersof the institution.

Administrative office is working efficiently and effectively throughout the year with the blessingsof our Founder President Late Dr. Kurunji Venkatramana Gowda, President of AOLE® Dr. ChidanandaK V, continuous and ever inspiring actions and support throughout the year from our respectedGeneral Secretary Dr. Renuka Prasad K V, Director, Dr. Jyothi R Prasad, our beloved Principal, Dr.N.A. Jnanesh, Vice Principals Dr. Shivakumar H R and Prof. K.V. Devadas and G.C member, Prof.Ujwal U J.

As a team, we follow the 5 principles of DR. KVG:Hard work, Sincerity, Integrity, Value of time and Sacrifice

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ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”- Buddha

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