Mr. Srinivas Gowda R, IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mangalore City & Mr. Girish Shivanna, Founder & CEO, Test Yantra Software Solutions, were the guests for the Fresher’s Day held at Sahyadri on 24th Aug’19.
During the Inaugural ceremony, Chairman Mr. Manjunath Bhandary in his introductory remarks reiterated that students should enjoy 4 years of Engineering in a right direction in this institution. He stated, “Learning should be achieved through pleasure & not with pressure”. He highlighted about the Guests giving brief about how they have achieved heights of success in their life by adopting the working culture through dedication and commitment. The lighting of the lamp marked inauguration of the programme.
Mr. Srinivas Gowda R, is 2016 batch IPS officer, currently serving as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mangalore. He secured All India 105 Rank in UPSC Civil Service Examination & got into IPS borne to Karnataka Cadre. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication from Bangalore Institute of Technology.
He addressed the students about importance of being updated with the current affairs in this competitive world. He also encouraged them to have foresight of their career and excel in their particular field. He advised students to choose their peer group wisely. He concluded with a few success mantras to the audience.
Mr. Girish Shivanna, is seasoned executive, leader, founder & CEO of Test Yantra Software Solutions, QSpiders & JSpiders and Flagroot. Over the years Mr. Girish has played pivotal roles & has been instrumental in co-founding number of companies. He has trained lot of people under his leadership in IT services.
He portrayed his own life as an example of how a person can be successful. He mentioned students that getting good marks is as important as understanding subject. He appreciated Chairman for his thoughtful perception. He was also overwhelmed to see first year student’s projects.
Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, the Principal, gave away the presidential address.
Formal function was followed by cultural events by first year students. The students put up an energizing show with dance and singing performance.