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A life time opportunity was created by T. John College of Pharmacy by organizing a motivational interactive session with Former President of India and a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, for the students of T. John Group of Institutions. (Cont. on Pg – 6)

Message from the

Message from the

Chairman

Dr. aPJ abDul Kalam at t. John CamPus

CamPus DirECtor

We are nearing the end of another successful academic year for some courses in T. John Group of Institutions. This is that time of the year when final semester

students are getting ready to face their final exams and step into the big world outside. My prayers and best wishes are with you and wish all of you taste success and glory. Looking back, this year we have achieved more and progressed ahead

as compared to last year whether in academics or extra-curricular activities and this is immensely heartening. I extend my greetings to the entire family of TJGI for having put their best efforts forward with dedication and we look ahead to continue in the same vein creating new frontiers in the field of educational excellence.

As another academic year draws to a close, it is a heartfelt feeling to see the institutions excel in all the fields year on year. Whether it is academics

or sports, students have set and achieved high standards in both. This year saw many more activities in the form of national and state conferences and seminars, presentations, industrial visits and placements have also begun on a war footing. I wish all the even semester students score high marks in their forthcoming exams and a successful life ahead wherein they enter into the strata of real life challenges. I ensure that they are well prepared to cope with any unfamiliar situations and emerge with great success. I also appreciate all T. John Group staff for their continuous contribution in shaping students future.

Amrutha Dhanakumar (VI Sem, ECE, TJIT) has been

selected for Masters Program at Georgia Institute of Technology,

Atlanta, USA in ECE for Fall 2013. T. John Group congratulates her

and wishes her all the best.

Swathy Nandakumar (II Sem, BA (JEP), TJC) achieved stellar marks

creating a record of sorts by securing 99% in Psychology for I Sem BU Exams. T. John

Group congratulates her.

ConGratulations

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SPECIAL MENTION

Dr. Thomas P. John Joins Congress ParTy

Chairman Dr. Thomas P. John joined the Congress Party on February 18, 2013. He was welcomed by the Karnataka State Congress President, Dr. Parameshwar, at the party office on Queens Road. Present on the occasion were Sri. H. Vishwanath, Member of Parliament, Sri. N.A. Haris, MLA, Sri. T. John MLC, Sri. M.M. Nanaiah, Ex-Minister, Smt. Rani Satish, Ex-Minister and many others.

Arunkumar Ponnuswamy (2005-07)

FAD, TJC is presently working as

Junior Merchandiser with UB Group.

Manjith

Fernandez

(2009-11) FAD,

TJC is presently

working as

a Catalogue

Designer with

HOME SHOP 18.

Jidhesh Johny (2006-08) FAD,

TJC is presently working as a

Visual Merchandiser with Splash of Fashion.

Prem Sudhakar (2004-08) TJCP, is presently working as a Therapy Manger with Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Kashif Ahmed (2006-10) TJCP, is presently working as a Pharmacist with ASTER in Abu Dhabi.

CelebraTion of 150Th birThDay of swami ViVekananaDa TJIT celebrated the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, 2013. The occasion was graced by the Campus Director, Dr. S. Padmanabha, (Principal,TJIT) and Dr. Prabhu Kumar (Dean, TJIT). The Campus Director enlightened the gathering about the life and ideals of Swami Vivekanada through a wonderful presentation. This was followed by a motivational speech by Dr. S. Padmanabha. He quoted real life examples on how we can emulate Swami Vivekananda. The next speaker was Dr. Prabhu Kumar. Through his speech he stressed on the need for changing our attitude.

Prasad Das (2006-10) TJCP, is presently working as a Business Executive with Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. in Bangalore.

TJiT Tarang 2013Talent Search Event ‘Tarang-13’ was inaugurated at TJIT on March 14, 2013. The fest began with an inaugural function which was attended by Wg. Cmdr. P. Sambasivan, (Campus Director), Dr. S. Padmanabha, (Principal, TJIT) and Mr. Joseph Vaseegaran, (Administrative Officer, TJGOI). The focal event for the day was the ‘Talent Show’.

On March 15, 2013, various sports events were held and the winners were Cricket - CSE Team, Cricket (Faculty) – ECE Team, Volleyball– Mechanical Team, Football – Mechanical Team, Throwball – First Year BE Team.

The event owes its grand success to the hard work and dedication of the cultural coordinator Mr. Narayanaswamy (Associate Professor, ECE Department) and sports coordinator Mr. Govind Kumar (Physical Education Director) and their teams which included faculty members and student volunteers.

T. JOHN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

guesT leCTureGuest Lecture on Open Source Software was held on March 22, 2013 by Mr. Prabodh C.P from Free Software Movement, Karnataka. The

talk was on the importance of free software utilization.

DePT of informaTion sCienCe engineering

sTuDenT & sTaff aChieVemenTs• J. Anitha, HOD of ISE Department published a paper on ‘Solving

Job Shop Scheduling using Ant Colony Optimization’ in IEEE Xplore

• Ms. Pradhanvi T.R of VI Sem ISE built a Windows 8 App for Microsoft Corporation through Trainedge, a Microsoft partner

• Mr. Adarsh H B of VIII Sem ISE appeared for GATE exam and has secured a Gate Score of 332.

Students of TJIT performing at TARANG

Mr. Prabodh C.P delivering a talk

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Talk on uniVersiTy of leeDsDr. Andy Bulpit, from the Department of Computer Science, University of Leeds addressed postgraduate students from CSE on January 21, 2013. The talk focused mainly on the opportunities and courses available for students at the University of Leeds. He was accompanied by Ms. Anuradha Ajit, (Dean, The Chopras) as well as Ms. Sujatha (International Officer for the University).

TCs TeChbyTes iT QuizTCS TechBytes IT Quiz first level was organized by the Dept of CSE on March 15, 2013. Dr. T R Mahesh, Professor & Head, CSE was the Chief Coordinator. More than 44 students from different engineering disciplines (CSE/ISE/MECH/ECE) took part and 10 best teams (2 members each) were selected for the regional level IT Quiz which will be held at SJBIT on April 9, 2013.

iDa ConneCTIndia Didactics Association (IDA) in collaboration with Academy for Creative Teaching (ACT) organized IDA Connect ‘The Education and Training Forum’ on January 17, 2013 at Hotel Lalit Ashok. Dr. G P Prabhu Kumar, Dean, TJIT, Mr. Srinivasa H.P, Dept of CSE represented TJIT at the forum.

workshoP on eThiCal haCking anD Cyber forensiCs

A two day ethical hacking and cyber forensics workshop was organized by the Dept. of CSE, TJIT on February 22, 2013, in association with Tech Bharat Consulting, New Delhi. Mr. Kislay Bharadwaj from Tech Bharat Consulting participated in the inaugural ceremony. The workshop provided an overview of the fundamental principles of ethical hacking, network

security, web application security, vulnerabilities of security aspects and developing solutions for them.

ProJeCTs aPProVeD by ksCsTThe following projects submitted by the Department of CSE, TJIT have been approved for sponsorship by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST) for their 36th Series of Student Projects Programme:

• Visualization of User’s Web-Browsing Behavior from Web Data Usage Mining Techniques - By Ms. Sejal Nimbhorkar (Asst. Prof, CSE, Mr. Bipin Shetty, Mr. Srikanth J, Mr. Sujay S and Mr. Satyendra Kumar Verma (VIII CSE)

• A Generalized Recognition System for Handwritten Character Recognition - By Ms. Shelda Mohan (Asst. Prof, CSE), Ms. Madhuri Prasad, Ms. Anusha Kamath, Ms. Vinutha S.K. and Ms. Shruthi H.S (VIII CSE).

bharaTiya ChhaTra sansaDPrajwel B K, Sujay S and Vinutha S K of VII Sem CSE, TJIT attended the 3rd Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad organised by MIT School of Government and Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation at Pune from January 10-12, 2013.

raTe 2013The 2nd National Conference ‘RATE 2013’ (Recent Advances in Technology and Engineering) was organized by TJIT from March 27-28, 2013. It was aimed at bringing together researchers and experts across emerging fields of science and technology. The conference covered a broad spectrum of topics such as wireless systems, mobile computing, cloud and grid computing and artificial intelligence. Over a hundred papers from all over India were presented at the conference.

Dr. K Ramchand, Chief Controller, R&D, DRDO (Ret’d), Bangalore was the Chief Guest. Dr. Shreekrishna Kumar, Director, AICTE - South Western Regional Office and Mr. Ganesh Shenoy, Vice President of HR Dept., HSBC were the Guests of Honour. Dr. Thomas P. John, Chairman, T. John Group of Institutions presided over the conference.

inDusTrial VisiT To CDaCVIII Sem CSE students visited CDAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing) on March 1, 2013. There was a presentation on supercomputer ‘PARAM PADMA’ developed by CDAC. Mr. Soundary Rajan, CDAC Technical Engineer explained the working of the supercomputer.

CamPus reCruiTmenT by Tafe skoDa PVT. lTD.Mr. Kishore Kumar S, HR Manager from Tafe Skoda Pvt. Ltd. conducted the campus interviews for the MBA students of TJIT on February 27, 2013. MBA students Chinmoy Santra, Hemanth C T, Hemavathi K C, Misha S Kumar, Narendra K P, Priyanka S, Sr. Arun Prawin, Veena S. were selected by the company.

DePT of ComPuTer sCienCe engineering

DeParTmenT of mba

reCruiTmenT by zyCus ProCuremenT anD PerformanCe (P) lTD.MBA students attended the campus recruitment organized by Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Technology, Bangalore on March 7, 2013. Interview was conducted by Zycus Procurement and Performance (P) Ltd. Dr. G Nagarajan, Director, MBA Department and Mr. A Madeswaran, Asst. Prof, TJIT were actively involved behind the initiation of this program.

PresenTaTion on union buDgeT: 2013-14‘Presentation on Union Budget 2013-2014’ was conducted on March 20, 2013 for MBA students. The main objective of the activity was to make the students prepare a presentation analyzing the Indian Budget, economical concepts, conduct market analysis as well as showcase their communication and presentation skills. It was coordinated by Prof. Nandini, Prof. A Asif Ali and Prof. N Sathyanarayana.

seminar on iCiCi DireCT-finanCial Careers‘ICICI Direct – Financial Careers’ was organized on March 20, 2013 for MBA students of TJGI. Ms. Swagata Padmapati, Business Development Executive, Product Advisory Group, Learning ICICI Direct and Amar Gupta, Regional Manager for Institutions, Product Advisory Group spoke on financial markets and career.

Dr. Thomas P. John & Dr. Shreekrishna Kumar at RATE Inauguration

Dr. T R Mahesh introducing the event

Mr. Amar Gupta speaking on finance

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faCulTy DeVeloPmenT ProgramsThe following faculties from the Department of MCA, TJIT attended the faculty development programs as listed below:

DeParTmenT of mCa

Name of the faculty

FDP Organized by Dates

Mr. Yaswanth Rao G, Asst. Prof.

Usage of LaTex and SciLab

RNSIT, Bangalore

Jan 23-24, 2013

Mr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof.

Usage of LaTex and SciLab

RNSIT, Bangalore

Jan 23-24, 2013

Dr. A M Nageswara Yogi, Prof and

HOD

Case Study on Teaching Methodology

IBS Business School,

Bangalore

March 16, 2013

guesT leCTure

TJiT awareness ProgramMr. Sunil Kumar, Associate Professor and Mr. Vineet M K, Assistant Professor of MCA department went to Bidar for promoting TJIT on March 5, 2013. The program was conducted in four degree colleges through technical talk on ‘Logic Development’ by Mr. Sunil Kumar followed by a presentation on TJGI by Mr. Vineet M K. Brochures of TJGI were distributed to all the students in four colleges.

awarD of PhD by anna uniVersiTyDr. A M Nageswara Yogi, Professor and HOD, MCA, TJIT successfully guided Mrs. Mala V Patil, Professor and Head of ISE, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, who was awarded Doctors Degree on March 8, 2013.

researCh PaPers PresenTeD aT raTe-13Authors Title of the Papers

Dr. AM Nageswara Yogi, Prof. and HOD Analysis of Life Cycle Cost of Hardware and Software ProductsMs. Gomathi Prathima E, Asst. Prof.

Mr. Sunil Kumar M, Asso. Prof.

Application and Challenges of Grid Computing

Mr. Yaswanth Rao G, Asst. Prof.

Mr. Vineet M K, Asst. Prof

Mr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof.

Mr. Vineet M K, Asst. Prof Android Application Development (APD) Tool: Better Understanding for LearningMr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof.

Department of MCA, TJIT organized a guest lecture on ‘Mission and Safety Critical Software Development’ by R Venkatesha Babu, Deputy Head of L&T Technology Services-SEZ Unit. The guest lecture was attended by 80 students and 12 faculties from the Departments of MCA, ECE, TJIT and MCA, TJC.

ProJeCTProject proposal titled ‘Direct Extrusion Compression Moulding of Long Natural Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites and Characterization’ submitted to Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for financial support has been approved and sanctioned to Dr. Shanthakumar G.C. (Principal Investigator) and Mr. Somashekar S (Co-Principal Investigator). The total cost of the project is Rs.68.8 lakhs.

forum of meChaniCal engineersThe forum for Mechanical Engineers was started by the Dept. of Mechanical Engg. The office bearers for the year 2013-2014 are

• Rector –Dr. S. Pa d h m a n a b h a , Principal, TJIT

• President –Dr. Shanthakumar G.C, HOD Dept. Of Mechanical Engg.

• Staff coordinator – Somashekar S. (Staff Secretary)

• Bommanna (Treasurer)

Student co-ordinators are – Pavan S Pai, Bhavesh K Suriyala, Manish Choudhary, Prakash Muttagi, Debmallya Marik, Pradeep M, Nitesh Kumar, Kumar Eshan D.

guesT leCTure on miCro maChiningGuest lecture by Dr. G. L. Samuel, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT Madras, Chennai was organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 21, 2013. The lecture was on ‘Micro Machining’.

100% resulTDr. S. Padmanabha, Dr. G. C.

Shanthakumar, Prof. Satishkumar S., Prof. Krishnakumar Rao, Prof. Avinash, Prof. Sujith Prasad achieved 100% results in the departments. 19 students out of 30 got first class with distinction in VII Sem results.

robozesT’13Department of Mechanical Engineering organized ROBOZEST’13 which is India’s biggest workshop series cum championship in collaboration

with Robo-species Technologies Pvt. Ltd from March 25-26, 2013. 185 delegates attended the workshop. Top 3 groups qualified to attend the ROBOZEST’13 finals to be held in August 2013 at IIT Guwahati.

DeParTmenT of meChaniCal engineering

emPloyabiliTy skillsMBA students of TJGI attended a guest lecture on ‘Employability Skills’ on March 23, 2013. Group discussion and team building games were

organized and the discussion was on domain knowledge and soft skills in today’s corporate world. Dr. G Nagarajan, Director, MBA Department along with Mr. A. Madeswaran, Asst. Prof. TJIT and Ms. Ashwini Sindgi coordinated the event.

sTuDenT ToPPers

Prasanth Ramakrishna VII Sem (79.55%)

Sujjad Ali Khan V Sem (80%)

Pradeep M III Sem (77.44%)

ME students at ROBOZEST’13

Dr. G.L. Samuel delivering a talk

Inauguration of ME Forum

MBA students in GD

A talk by R Venkatesha Babu

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DeParTmenT aDVisory CounCilIn order to improve the students overall performance both in academic and placement activities, Departmental Advisory Council (DAC) was formed on February 23, 2013 in HOD Chamber, ECE Dept with the following eminent personalities as external members:

1. Dr. N. Ramanathan (Former Group Director, DRDO Laboratories)

2. Dr. M. M. Nayak (Professor at National Nanosciences & Technology, IISc)

3. Prof. Y Gopala Rao (Professor at RVCE, Bangalore)

4. Dr. Lokesh Gowda (Technical Engineer, Honeywell India)

5. Dr. Mahabaleshwara R Bhatt (Chairman of DAC, Head of ECE Dept. TJIT)

6. Dr. Sathyanarayana Rao (Convener, Professor of ECE Dept. TJIT)

The prime aspect of DAC meetings is to benefit the students in terms of Industrial visits, Expert lectures, Placement opportunities, Updated curriculum in sync with industry requirements, Guidance for their PHD programmes, Industry Institute interactive programmes under MOUs.

sTaff aChieVemenTs• Dr. Mahabaleswara R Bhatt (Professor and HOD of E&C Engg)

presented and published a research paper co-authored with Dr. Shyam Vasudeva Rao, (TJIT Governing Council member) titled ‘On Imaging Based Non-Contact Tonometer for Intraocular Pressure

DePT. of eleTroniCs & CommuniCaTion/TeleCommuniCaTion engineering

T. JOHN COLLEGE OF NURSINGTJCn sTaff DeVeloPmenT Programme

Staff Development Programme was organized in TJCN on March 13, 2013 by Mrs. Ramalakshmi R, HOD of Pediatric Department under the guidance of Dr. Ruby John. Group of professionals met as part of the journal club where recent nursing research articles were

critically evaluated in five different specialties of Nursing. All the PG and UG faculties attended the programme.

VisiTs• The Pediatric Dept. conducted an observation visit to juvenile

home and mentally retarded children’s home for III Year B.Sc (N) and M.Sc (N) students on February 2013. Ms. Uma Maheshwari and Ms. Smitha Mathew, lecturers from the department accompanied the students.

• As a part of the curriculum, Pediatric department of TJCN had conducted an observation visit to kidzee International School (Day Care Center and Pre-School). The programme was conducted on February 28, 2013 by 31 III Year B.Sc (N) students under the support of faculties Ms. Jisha Ajo and Ms. Suma.

• As part of the curriculum, students of TJCN PB B.Sc II Year, B.Sc III Year and M.Sc I Year visited Nightingales Centre for Ageing and Alzheimer’s on February 19 and 27, accompanied by Ms. Josephine

Cynthia, Mr. Rejith Kumar and Ms. Yaga Jeyanthi. A brief orientation and a class on Dementia was taken by Ms. Shruthi, Psychologist from Nightingales.

Measurement’ in IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies from January 16-18, 2013 at Sheraton Bangalore.

• Dr.P V Rao of Telecom Engg. Dept. was a subject expert in the Doctoral programme of Jain University in Electronics Engineering. He also took a special session for PHD students on March 23, 2013.

• Dr.P V Rao of Telecom Engg. Dept. delivered a talk on ‘Need of Low Power in Current Technologies’ on March 1, 2013 for UG and PG students of Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering of Francis Xavier Engineering College.

PlaCemenTTJIT is pleased to announce that final semester ECE & TCE placements have started off on a bright note. So far, the following students have received offer letters:

eCe - Mr. Victor Stanley-SAP Labs, Ms. Jeena K Jose-Unisys, Mr. Abdul Rasheeq-ORACLE, Ms. Andria Sharon Manohar-Unisys, Ms. Shravan C Dev-HP, Ms. Namitha N–Unisys, Ms. Dyuthi S Varier-HP.

TCe - Ms. Shamili Shetty-HP, Ms. Sini Sasi-HP, Ms. Manasa K-HP, Ms. M A Muthamma-HP, Ms. Madhu N-HP.

blooD DonaTion CamPProf. Dr. P V Rao together with 9 students participated in a blood donation camp on February 28, 2013 as part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration at IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) Center, Bangalore.

aCaDemia 2013 - a sCienTifiC eXhibiTionTJCN conducted ‘Academia 2013’, a scientific exhibition from January 18-20, 2013. An Inter Departmental Scientific Model Competition was conducted for post graduate and under graduate students by Prof. Sreedhar, Principal and Mrs. Gowri, HOD of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Department from Fortis Institute of Nursing.

Programmes by obg DeParTmenT• OBG Department from TJCN visited Gunasheela Infertility Hospital

on February 2, 2013. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Mrs. Jayanthi G, Associate Professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department

• OBG Department from TJCN conducted Antenatal Programme in Gunasheela Hospital on February 16, 2013. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Mrs. Jayanthi G, Associate Professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department

• OBG Department from TJCN conducted Post Natal Programme in Jayanagar General Hospital on March 23. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Mrs. Jayanthi G, Associate professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department.

Fr. Henry S.J & other dignitaries at the exhibition

Students & staff in Nightingales

TJCN staff at the FDP

Students conducted Post Natal Programme in Jayanagar General Hospital

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his eXCellenCy Dr. aPJ abDul kalam VisiTs T. John College of PharmaCy on feb 20, 2013

Former President of India, a recipient of India’s Highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna and a Chief Architect of India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam visited T. John College of Pharmacy on February 20, 2013 for a motivational interactive session with the students of T. John Group of

Institutions. A visionary who has donned many a hats in a glittering career of technological and social achievements, Dr. Kalam floored the students with his talk.

Highlights of Dr. Kalam’s talk were:

• Recitation of a poem named “I will fly and fly”

• His walk down memory lane as a student and the scientific temper at those times when the technology was still in developing mode

• Motivating students across professional lines to collaborate and involve in innovative work for the society

• His achievements in Biomedical Field – Development of Kalam-Raju Tent and Light Weight Caliper (LWC)

• Oathforthestudents:* I will have a goal and work hard to achieve that goal. I realize

that small aim is a crime

T. JOHN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

* I will work with integrity and succeed with integrity

* I will be a good member of my family, a good member of the society, a good member of the nation and a good member of the world

* I will always protect and enhance the dignity of every human life without any bias

* I will always remember the importance of time. My motto will be “Let not my winged days be spent in vain”

* I will always work for clean home, clean Planet Earth and clean energy

* As a youth of my nation, I will work and work with courage to achieve success in all my tasks and enjoy the success of others

* I am as young as my faith and as old as my doubt. Hence, I will light up then, the lamp of faith in my heart

* My National Flag flies in my heart and I will bring glory to my nation.

The event began with a welcome speech by Principal of TJCP, Dr. Vineeth Chandy followed by an introductory speech by the Chairman of T. John Group of Institutions, Dr. Thomas P. John, address by Shri. T. John, MLC and Founder of TJGI and concluded with the vote of thanks by Campus Director of TJGI, Wing Commander (Ret’d) Shri. P. Sambasivan.

Apart from TJGI students, students from other colleges across Bangalore such as Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Acharya BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, PES College of Pharmacy, Hill Side College of Pharmacy, Oxford College of Pharmacy, East point College of Pharmacy, Dayanand College of Health Sciences, Islamiah Institute of Technology attended the session. Scientists of Raman Research Institute were also among the attendees.

Before departure, Dr. Kalam planted a tree sapling in the T. John Campus premises symbolizing ‘Go Green and Save the Planet’ mantra of his. He also presented his new book to the Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P. John. Pictures of the visit and the entire text of the speech given by Dr. Kalam can be found on the website www.abdulkalam.com under ‘Top News Headlines’.

The college is thankful to Mrs. Khalida Khanum, Prof. of Pharmacy for inviting Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to the college.

PriDe of PharmaCy

DisTinCTion holDers in rguhs annual eXam seP / oCT - 2012

His Excellency Dr. APJ presenting his books to Dr. Thomas P John

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VisiTs• M. Pharma students of TJCP visited Mycure Pharma Private Limited, Bangalore on March 11 & March 30, 2013. The company formulates Nutraceuticals like protein powders and multivitamin powders. PG research students of Pharmaceutics

Department received huge quantities of blend mix for their research work ahead.

• Mrs. Khalida Khanum, Dr. Sandhya and Mr. Ranajith, staff of TJCP attended the International Conference held under India BIO 2013 from February 4-6, 2013 at the Lalit Ashok Hotel. It was an opportunity for the staff to get exposed to various sophisticated and improvised equipments exhibited by industry leaders like Biocon, CFTRI and Biocenter.

• Students of TJCP visited Sagar Multispecialty Hospital, Bangalore on March 19, 2013. The visit was to familiarize the students on use of sophisticated medical instruments and the functioning of different wings such as Dialysis Unit, Blood Unit, CT & MRI Scan Dept. in a multi-specialty hospital.

• TJCP has been permitted for one year (monthly visit) to access Library of Regional Research Institute, Bangalore. This development presents a unique and invaluable opportunity for Pharmacy Dept. students to avail the mammoth literature surveys available at the library for their herbal drug formulations. An enormous development was the authentication of many a medicinal plants from TJCP garden by the research scientists of RRI for better research. TJCP takes this opportunity to congratulate all its faculty members and staff for their efforts.

Sl No.

Title Journal Name Author

1 Pharmacognostical, Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Studies on Syzygium Densiflorum Leaves.

Contemporary Investigations and Observations in Pharmacy

Mrs. Agilandeswari

2 The Dilemma of ‘Scientific Reasoning’- A Pharmaceutical Perspective.

International Journal of Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mrs. Agilandeswari

3 Fast Dissolving Oral Films: A Novel Drug Delivery System for Diclofenac.

Pharma Science Monitor

Mr. Naveen Kumar and Mrs. Agilandeswari

Papers Published

faCulTy DeVeloPmenT ProgramDr. Vineeth Chandy, Principal of TJCP, delivered a talk on ‘How to be a Better Teacher’ on March 20, 2013. The talk focused on the enhancement of teaching skills, qualities of a good teacher and the need for teachers to understand the responsibilities that come with this noble profession. The session was attended by Campus Director, P. Sambasivan, Principals, Vice Principals, HODs and faculty of TJGI.

naTional seminarM. Pharma students participated in a one day National Seminar ‘Invitro Invivo Correlation’ organized by JSS College of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu on

February 16, 2013. Eminent speakers and dignitaries at the seminar spoke on various Invitro Invivo techniques and patents.

T. JOHN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & SCIENCEguesT leCTures• B.Com IV Sem students of TIMS attended a guest lecture organized

by Mr. Kamesswaran, a chartered accountant. He spoke on the Union Budget, its expenditure for 2013, FDI, FII etc.

• On March 19, 2013, TIMS organized a guest lecture by Professor Vijaykumar, Chief Mentor of Mindkap Career Solutions on behavioral skills for MBA II and IV Sem students. This was held to hone the students as future managers with a focus on developing their soft skills.

• TIMS organized a guest lecture on January 18, 2013 by Mr. Shiva Raj accompanied by Mr. Krishnan from Mukesh Info Serve who delivered a presentation on SAP course. The main purpose of the lecture was to enhance education by enabling students through SAP course. They have offered a certified course for interested students.

seminar on inDian & inTernaTional markeTsTIMS organized a seminar on Indian and International Markets on March 9, 2013 which was rendered by Satish K N, Manager of Operations from Money Market Academy. He conducted a 2 hour seminar for UG and PG students on financial literacy. Orientation was provided to the students on various aspects like Forex and Insurance.

grouP DisCussionTIMS conducted a group discussion for UG and PG students from January 21-22, 2013. Under UG, 5 groups from BCOM IV and BBM IV Sem and under PG, 9 groups from MBA I Sem competed. This enabled the students to develop their leadership quality, get rid of the stage fear and develop communicat ion skills.

Naveen Kumar, 1st Yr. M. Pharma student at Mycure Pharma Pvt Ltd

A talk by Professor Vijay Kumar

TIMS students in GD

Ifran, Chandra Nayak, Naveen Kumar, 1st Yr. M.Pharm students in one day National Seminar at JSS Ooty

Talk by Dr. Vineeth Chandy

TJCP staff and students at Sagar Hospital

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CamPus inTerView-infosysInfosys Technologies Ltd. visited TJC on January 8, 2013 to conduct campus interview. The process commenced with a brief presentation about the company followed by G D and P I. Mr. Sheikh, Mr. Prathyaksh Raj from HR Dept. of Infosys conducted the interviews and 10 students were issued Letter of Interest.

naTional youTh weekTJC celebrated the 150th Birth A n n i v e r s a r y of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Week from January 12-18, 2013. Dignitaries comprised of the Campus Director, Wg. Cdr. (Ret’d) P. Sambasivan, Guest of Honor, Mr. Tapas Datta,

the Principal, Dr. Shikha Tiwari and the Vice Principal, Dr. Nilanjana Basu. The guest speaker Mr. Tapas Datta, is a scholar in the sphere of Swamiji’s ideals and teachings and is also responsible for an ‘International Film Project’ on Swami Vivekananda. He enlightened the audience regarding Swamiji’s life and his philosophy. An exhibition was also held on Swamiji’s pictures and quotations, done by the students of TJC.

The following events were organized in the National Youth Week

• Vaag Samavesh - a speech competition on the different facets of Swami Vivekananda

• Essay Competition on January 16, 2013 in English and Hindi

T. JOHN COLLEGE languages for all UG students

• TJC Rural Development Program – TJC students and the NSS Unit visited schools in the rural areas of Ragihalli on January 17, 2013. The students sensitized the young school children on aspects of environment conservation, pollution and importance of education

• Blood Donation Camp - TJC conducted a blood donation camp on January 18, 2013 in co-ordination with Lion’s Blood Bank and Victoria Hospital. In all 136 units of blood was collected.

TJC PTa meeTingAs a part of the academic calendar, PTA Meeting of all the UG courses was held on January 12, 2013. Principal, Vice-Principal and Campus Director of TJC addressed the issues raised by parents. Suggestions from the parents would be incorporated in the functioning of the college.

TJC sTaff meeTingChairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P. John and the Campus Director Wng. Cdr. (Retd.) P. Sambasivam met the teaching faculty of TJC on February 6, 2013 in a staff meeting organized by the Principal Dr. Shikha Tiwari. In his talk, Dr. Thomas P. John congratulated the efforts of the teaching faculty in bringing great improvement in the functioning of the college and the Campus Director, appreciated the discipline exhibited by the students.

TJC Clubs• Cookery Club - TJC has started a Cookery Club fully equipped

with a professional functional kitchen and assisted by senior BHM students led by Chef Sridhar. The objectives of the Cookery Club are to learn basics of cooking, to become more creative in the kitchen, to increase interaction of various departments for events involving BHM & party planning

• Literary Club – For the students of Literary Club has been opened where the club is subdivided into Dramatics, Debate & Quiz section. The club is led by Dr. Panchali from the Dept. of Languages

• Cultural Club – A club for students interested in dance & music has been opened in TJC which is led by Ms. Shiva from BT Dept. Under this club TJC has also formed its first band with Denil Limbu (IV Sem, BCA) leading it.TJC ToPPers

Zainab H Rupawala I SEM B.Sc FAD (79%)

Denil LimbuIII SEM BCA (78.6%)

Thejaswini M.C III SEM BCA (81.17%)

D. G Kalpani YasoIII SEM B.Sc BT (73%)

AusmitaI SEM BHM (83%)

DeepakIII SEM BHM (75%)

UtsabV SEM BHM (85%)

IrslanVII SEM BHM (79%)

Nimsith EkanayakeI SEM BBM (72%)

Plabita MedhiIII SEM BBM (73%)

Shankar Singha V SEM BBM (75%)

B. S Serge Sabin I SEM B.Sc BT (76%)

Mithila S Amarasekara III SEM B.Sc FAD (81.6%)

U Nathali GalahitiyawaV SEM B.Sc FAD (87.33%)

Swathy NandakumarI SEM BA (JEP) (77%)

Raveena RajanIII SEM BA (JEP) (70%)

Sulu Sara I SEM BCA (76.5%)

german Course workshoPTIMS students attended a German course workshop on February 18, 2013. Conducted by Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Kamala S Iyer, the workshop involved a presentation for students willing to learn German in order to

improve their employability and the importance of learning it.

orienTaTion ProgramTIMS arranged an Orientation Program for B.COM and MBA students on March 23, 2013 which was rendered by Mr. Sudheendra from Greet Technologies Pvt. Ltd. He explained about the basic accounting features like types of accounts, types of financial reports, features and functions of TALLY and technical aspects of TALLY amongst other aspects.

Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Kamala S Iyer conducting a workshop

Mr. Sudheendra talk on accounts

Mr. Tapas Datta along with Dr Shikha Tiwari & Dr. Nilanjana Basu at the exhibition

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IrslanVII SEM BHM (79%)

women’s Day CelebraTionThe Women Cell of TJC celebrated ‘International Women’s Day’ on March 8, 2013. Ms. Vijaya Bopanna,

Head HR from Reliance Retail was the Chief Guest. She shared her experiences and gave an insightful talk on ‘Work Life Balance for Today’s Working Women’. A quiz was organized on ‘Women of Past and Present’ by MBA students. BBM team won the first prize.

awarD Ceremony 2013An award ceremony was organized on March 9, 2013 in which Ms. Shwetha Sundaram, a student from B. Sc. Fashion and Apparel Design, TJC was felicitated by the Chairman of TJGI, Dr. Thomas P. John, for having secured the 10th rank in the BU Examination. During the award ceremony, faculty members of TJC who had achieved 100% pass percentage in the courses taught by them were also awarded by the management.

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Vijaya Bopanna along with Principal & Campus Director in the Womens Day function

DeParTmenT of fashion & aPParel DesignCamPus inTerView• Tammana Design Studio, a leading manufacturer of customized

bridal and ethnic wear at Commercial Street, Bangalore. 5 students from VI Sem B.Sc FAD attended the interview

• Indo-Afra Clothing, a leading buying house having various branches across the world. 9 students from VI Sem B.Sc FAD attended the interview. 2 students have been shortlisted for Sri Lankan operations & 2 students have been shortlisted for Indian operations

• Yashram Life style, a leading manufacturer of medical textiles situated at Kormangala, Bangalore. 1 student was shortlisted

• Decathlon, B.Sc (FAD) TJC - On February 19, 2013 multinational France based company Decathlon, having their branch office in Bangalore visited TJC and conducted the first round of campus interview for VI Sem B.Sc FAD students. 19 students attended this first round of interview.

Defilè Dè moDè - The fashion showFashion Show was organized by the Department of Fashion and Apparel Design on March 9, 2013. It was a ‘Portfolio Presentation’ by the VI Sem students from B.Sc. Fashion and Apparel Design. Ms. Hiruni Pereira won the first position and the second position was shared by two participants Ms. Anuththara and Ms. Nathali and again the third position was shared by two participants Ms. Monisha and Ms. Jincy.

inDusTrial VisiT• Department of FAD organized a one-day trip to Belur and Halebidu

on March 15, 2013. This one-day trip was organized as part of their curriculum with respect to the subject historical costume, fashion accessories and fashion illustration. Faculties Mrs. Hemalatha, Mrs. Yashaswini, Mrs. Thejaswini and Mrs. Heena accompanied 51 B.Sc FAD students for this trip

• Department of FAD organized a visit for VI, IV & II Sem students to Weaver’s Service Center on January 11, 2013. Students were accompanied by FAD faculties, Mrs. Thejaswini, Mrs. Yashaswini and Mrs. Hemalatha

• B. Sc (FAD) VI, IV & II Sem students along with faculties Mrs. Thejaswini, Mrs. Heena & Mrs. Hemalatha visited Harshakala Exhibition held at RBNS Grounds Commercial Street on February 9, 2013.

manThana 2013FAD students participated in a fashion show competition on March 20, 2013, at Bangalore Institute of Technology’s annual cultural fest MANTHANA. Final semester FAD Designers Mr. Arun, Ms. Shipra and Ms. Spoorty with the support of II and IV Sem FAD students presented their bright collection of garments.

DeParTmenT of languages

CongraTulaTions To alfreDAlfred Kariuki Ndegwa of BA IV Sem TJC took part in ‘Colossus 2013 held at Presidency College, on March 1, 2013. He emerged as the first place winner in ‘Debattio’- debate competition.

seminars/fesTs• Akhyana Media Fest 2013 - BA (JEP) students along with faculty

Ms. Pooja Basnett attended ‘Akhyana’, a media and communication fest organized by Jyoti Nivas College on January 16, 2013.

• Expressions 2013 - Seminar on Journalism and Mass Communication - BA (JEP) & BBM students of TJC along with faculty Ms. Pooja Basnett attended Expressions 2013, one-day seminar on journalism and mass communication conducted by COMMITS on February 9, 2013.

guesT leCTure• Guest Lecture on Science

Fiction - A guest lecture titled ‘Science Fiction: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before’ was organized by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee on March 9, 2013 for BA (JEP) and BCA students. The resource person for the guest lecture was Dr. Aninda Bhattacharya who is a ‘Lead Scientist’ in GE (General Electric).

• Ebenezer Breman Veerasingam, alumni of TJC from BA (JEP) conducted a guest lecture on February 15, 2013. He introduced the world of blogging and how a blogger can get exposure to the world and vice versa.

A talk by Dr. Aninda Bhattacharya

Students & Staff on a trip to Belur and Halebidu

Hiruni Pereira receiving an award from the Chairman

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DeParTmenT of managemenT

session on eQuiTy saVings sChemeA Guest Lecture on ‘Awareness of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme’ on February 14, 2013 for final year BBM students was organised by MBA Dept. The students were addressed by Ms. Ketki Khedkar, Assistant Manager from NSE, Chennai. The

session had a presentation on RGESS, its features, benefits especially tax benefits.

inDusTrial VisiT To ks&Dl• BBM IV Sem students were taken for an industrial visit to Karnataka

Soaps and Detergents Limited (Mysore Sandal Soaps) on February 19, 2013. There was a presentation on the manufacturing of different kinds of soaps by Head of HR Unit Mr. Balakrishna. He explained the students the process of sandal wood soap making. The students were accompanied by faculty members Ms. Lakshmi, Ms. Padma and Mr. Arunkumar.

• BBM IV & VI Sem students were taken for an industrial visit to Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (Mysore Sandal Soaps) on Feb 25 & Feb 26, 2013. There was a presentation on the manufacturing of different kinds of soaps by Head of HR Unit Mr. Balakrishna. He explained the students the process of sandal wood soap making. The students were accompanied by faculty members Mr. Arunkumar, Ms. Shatana and Ms. Jyothi.

Programme on imPaCT of union buDgeTA programme on the impact of the Union Budget was organized by the Department of Management Studies on March 4, 2013. Principal of TJC Dr. Shika Tiwari gave the welcome address to the gathering. Dr.

D. Loganathan, Director of Management studies gave the introductory address and Campus Director Wg. Com. P Sambasivan delivered a special address for this occasion. The IV-Sem

MBA students participated and presented the Impact on Union Budget covering problems in economic development, society, enterprise levels and individual levels. Shri Kameshwarn, Auditor of major reputed companies in Hosur of Tamil Nadu state was the Chief Guest who delivered the pros and cons of the Union Budget.

Pre-PlaCemenT TrainingDepartment of Management Studies organized an interactive session on Logical Reasoning and Comprehensive Problem Solving Ability for MBA IV Sem students as a part of pre-placement training activity. The event was conducted by subject matter expert Mr. Srinivas Belvi on February 22, 2013. Mr. Manohar Ramesh and Mr. Arun Kumar coordinated the session.

workshoP A half-day workshop on ‘Micro Analysis of Financial Statements’ - A Unique model and Exercise Based session was conducted for I Sem MBA students on January 24, 2013.

The workshop was handled by resource person Mr. S Chandra Shekar, Managing Director of Empower HR Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. The session included Comparative Statement Analysis and Banking Regulations applicable to funding assistance.

ibm CamPus inTerViewIBM visited T. John College on January 15, 2013 to conduct campus interview. The process commenced with a brief presentation about the company followed by G D and P I. Mr. Kethan Bansal, Mr. Satyesh Pati, Mr. Vishal and Mr. Vijay S of Gurgaon Recruiting Team conducted the session and 19 students were issued Letter of Interest.

VisiTIndustrial Visit to All India Radio - BA (JEP) students were taken for an industrial visit to All India Radio on March 7, 2013. Sr. Journalism Lecturer Ms. Pooja Basnett organized the visit and accompanied the students.

DeParTmenTal Club aCTiViTies• Awareness Campaign by Humanities Club - Humanities Club

conducted an ‘Awareness Campaign’ focusing on the issues of drug abuse, tobacco addiction, bird flu and swine flu on February 25 & 26, 2013.

• Happy Day - Students of II and IV Sem BA under the guidance of Psychology Lecturer Mrs. Nagarathna Dewakar observed ‘Happy Day’ on March 8, 2013 by Manokendra Club. The students explained the emerging trend of upcoming field of psychology-positive psychology

moVie sCreening• Aisha - Hindi romantic comedy movie Aisha (2010) starring Sonam

Kapoor and Abhay Deol was screened for II Sem BA (JEP) students on March 28, 2013. by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee

DeParTmenT of hoTel managemenT

VisiTs• On March 23,

2013, II Sem students of BHM Department went on an industrial visit to The Park Hotel at MG Road, Bangalore. Mrs. Sweety provided valuable inputs on various operational aspects of the property. The visit was organized by Mr. Sathish Kumar and Mr. Khalkho. For the visit, we sincerely thank Mrs. Sweety, H R Manager of Park Hotel

• Students of IV Sem B.H.M visited Heritage Winery in Channapatna on January 22, 2013. They got to know the whole process of wine manufacturing and were accompanied by faculty members Mr. Gopi Anand and Bandana Singh.

BA students on Happiness DriveBA students in All India Radio

Dr. D. Loganathan giving introductory address

Management students at KS&DL

Ketki Khedkar talking to final year BBM students

BHM II Sem students in Park Hotel

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guesT leCTures• Mr. Sandeepan, Director of Sales and Marketing of JustFood.in spoke on entrepreneurial skills which one can develop if a person wants to start his own establishment. It is an online food ordering source through which guests can conveniently sit at home

and order the food they like which will be later delivered at their door step.

• Mr. Vineeth Menon, Senior Trainer from Cafe Coffee Day gave a guest lecture on February 9, 2013.

fDP Program CfTriMr. Sathish Kumar R, Sr. Lecturer from Department of Hotel Management attended a five day workshop on ‘Alcoholic Beverage – Quality & Safety Aspects’, which was organized by CFTRI Mysore from February 18-22, 2013. He learned the various techniques involved in the preparation of beverages such as wine and fenni. He also had an opportunity to learn the quality and safety aspects behind the processing and bottling of various beverages. On March 16, 2013, he conducted a very informative session for students of II, IV and VIII Sem BHM based on his learning at CFTRI.

bakery fesTA bakery fest was conducted by the members of Apperette Club. It portrayed a huge variety of cakes, cookies, pastries and rolls. The main patron of the event was Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P John.

flower arrangemenTA flower arrangement workshop was organized by Ms. Bandana Singh and Ms. Nishi Priya as part of the curriculum for the final year students who are specializing in Housekeeping.

workshoPs• A front office workshop was conducted by the final year students for

II and IV Sem BHM students which envisaged the importance of the front office department in a hotel

• A workshop was organized by the Food & Beverage Service ‘Culto Club’ on February 8, 2013. A team of students presented a mock setup of various sections of the Food & Beverage Service department of a hotel. They were guided by Mr. Sathish Kumar, Mr. Suresh N and Mr. Gopi Anand.

DeParTmenT of bio sCienCesConferenCe anD workshoPs

• Animal Cell Culture Workshop was conducted by Biozone Research Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Chennai. 32 Students of M.Sc Biotech III Sem along with HOD Mr. N Babu participated in the Workshop from January 25-28, 2013. Training was mainly based on MTT assay, NO assay and DNA fragmentation technique.

• IV Sem M.Sc BC students attended the seminar along with faculty Dr. Deepa Gopinath attended two day Science Academies Lecture Workshop on ‘Progress and Challenges in Medical Biotechnology’ held from February 15-16, 2013, organized by the Dept of Biotechnology, Christ University, Bangalore.

• Department of Bioscience along with M.SC Biotech and Biochemistry students attended an International conference on ‘Increasing Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability in India’ held from January 8-9, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Science Campus.

VisiTs• Students of B.Sc Biotechnology II Sem and IV Sem visited Indian

Institute of Science along with two faculties Ms. Purnima and Dr. Nithya on February 1, 2013. Students got to see sophisticated analytical instruments such as Spectropolarimeter, Sonicator and Scintillation Counter.

• Students of M.sc Biotechnology IV Sem visited Bangalore Bio exhibition held on February 5, 2013 at the Lalit Ashok Hotel. The

exhibition was on different types of biotech related companies and instruments. Companies like Biocon, CFTRI, Biocenter etc. were present in full force.

• B.Sc Biotechnology students under the guidance of Mr. Adil Khan were taken for an industrial visit to Bangalore Dairy on February 20, 2013, Mr. Srinivasa Murthy, Dy. Manager, Marketing, explained the complete milk processing from procurement from the rural areas till it reaches the mega dairy in Bangalore.

guesT leCTureT. John College, Department of Biosciences and Susplex Bio & Clinical Solutions jointly organized a Guest Lecture on ‘Scope of Clinical Research & Career Aspects’ on January 25, 2013. Guest Lecturer Mrs. Sri Vigjnya from DHRC Cancer Research center explained about clinical Research and its applications.

fDP ProgramDept. of Bioscience faculties and HOD Mr. N. Babu attended a hands on training program on ‘Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Techniques’ conducted by Oxford College of Science in collaboration with Aristsogene and Vision Group of Science and Technology in three different batches from Jan 9 – Feb 8, 2013.

seminars• 2012 MCA alumni Ms. Archana Sinha working in Symphony, Whitefield

addressed the IV Sem MCA students on March 23, 2013. She shared her experience of working in the IT industry.

• Seminars on ‘Green & Nano Technology’, ‘General Packet Radio

DeParTmenT of ComPuTer aPPliCaTions Service’ and ‘Code Division Multiple Access’ was conducted for the students of IV Sem MCA on February 19, 2013

• A seminar on ‘Blended Technology- Multimedia’ was conducted for IV Sem MCA on March 3, 2013

guesT leCTures• Mr. Rathikanth from ‘Mainfold’ gave a guest lecture on ‘Java

Programming’ on March 2, 2013

• Mr. Anoop from ‘Educan’ gave a guest lecture on ‘Java Programming’ on March 5, 2013

Faculties in FDP Program

B.Sc. BT students in Bangalore DairyIII Sem MSc. BT students in the workshop

Mr. Suresh (HOD-BHM) at the Bakery Fest

A talk by Mr. Sandeepan

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SmiCrosofT inDia aPPfesTBCA & MCA students participated in the Microsoft India AppFest 2013 held on Feb 26 at SJB Institute of Tech. Febin of BCA II Sem is a Microsoft

Student Partner and was the co-ordinator for the event

sTuDenT PlaCemenT aCTiViTies• 5 students of VI Sem BCA were selected by IBM for interview held on

March 15, 2013

• Pannag of VI Sem BCA was selected by HP for interview held on March 18, 2013

• 7 students of VI Sem BCA were shortlisted by Trigent for final interview held on March 21, 2013

ms. PallaVi oVer ViDeo ConferenCeIV Sem MCA attended a workshop on ‘PHP & MYSQL’ conducted by Ms. Pallavi from IIT Mumbai through video conference and coordinated by Mrs. Jayaprabha

workshoPs aTTenDeD by faCulTies• Mrs. Jayaprabha M attended a workshop on Teachers Are Thought

Leaders of the Nation’ conducted by Amity Global Business School, Bangalore on February 15, 2013

• Mrs. BHUVANA V attended a workshop on ‘How to be an Effective Teacher’ conducted by TJCP on February 20, 2013.

aChieVemenTs by faCulTy• Mr. Jobin Scaria received Certificate of Appreciation from King Saud

University for ‘Web Development’

• Mrs. Bhuvana V and Ms. Nagaveena A received Appreciation Reward for achieving 100% results.

VTu sPorTs annual meeTing 2013-14Mr. Govinda Kumar B, Physical Education Director TJGI, attended VTU Annual Sports Meeting on January 18 & 19, 2013. In this meet, he interacted with the Vice – Chancellor and helped in preparing sports calendar for the academic year 2013-14.

T. John siXes - 2013‘T. John Sixes 2013’ was organized by

Sri Lankan students at T. John Group of Institutions on February 16, 2013. 12 teams from different colleges across Bangalore city which included Sri Lankan students as their team members participated in the tournament. T. John College A team won the trophy while T. John College B team was the first runners-up and Sambrama College team received the second runners-up trophy.

Best Batsman – Omal Rajapakse, BBM II Sem, TJC Best Bowler - Michel Canagasabey, BE IV Year, TJIT

lankan fooTball ChamPions -2013Sri Lankan students of T. John College participated in A B I M A N A - 2 0 1 3 , an event for Sri Lankan students organized by Acharya Institute on March 31, 2013. For the second time in a row TJC Sri Lankan students won the Football Championship Trophy in ABIMANA-2013. Kevinda Hettiarachchi BBM II Sem was chosen as the ‘Best’ football player.

TJC sTuDenTs win Chess ChamPionshiPMr. Salinda Dharmapriya, (BHM VIII Sem) from T. John College secured 1st place in the Chess Tournament held under KREEDA 2013, an intercollegiate sports fest conducted by the PES institute of Hotel management from January 17-18, 2013. The tournament was coordinated by Mr. Ravi Chander Reddy (Dept. of Hotel Management) and Mr. Govinda Kumar B (Physical Education Director, TJGI).

sPorTs uPDaTes• TJIT Table Tennis (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South

Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from March 5-6, 2013, at R. V. College of Engineering.

• TJIT Cricket (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held on March 6, 2013, at RNS Institute of Technology.

• TJIT Football (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from February 25-27, 2013, at Don Bosco Institute of Technology.

• TJIT Badminton (men and women) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from March 30-31, 2013, at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology.

• TJC & TIMS College Volley Ball (men) team participated in Bangalore University South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2012-13, held from February 5-6, 2013, at APS Arts and Com College.

Chairman awarding Salinda

TJC Sri Lankan Football Team

Mr. Govind Kumar in the meeting

Students in the AppFest