CIE is very proud to share that a team of 6 Fifth semester PES students, were declared winners of the Smart India Hackathon 2022 for their problem statement category.

Smart India Hackathon 2022 has been considered the biggest hackathon in the world, with 15 lakh participants across the country, out of which 12,000 got selected for the Grand Finale, with less than a 1% selection ratio. It was held at 75 different nodal centers across the country, from J&K to Tamil Nadu. Its aim was to cultivate innovation among the students of India. There was a total of 476 problem statements in a variety of domains including health, aviation, agriculture, and others, with each domain awarding a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/- to the particular domain winner.

Students had to go through a rigorous selection process over the past 4 months to have their names on the Finale list. Ten teams are selected from each university, including PES University, to compete with other hundreds of teams from different universities and finally, a shortlist is prepared for the Finale.

This year two teams from PES University got into the Grand Finale, HACMAN being one of them. This team of 6 fifth-semester students from CS, ECE, and EEE, was led by Om Divyatej, a 5th Sem student from EEE. This team worked on the problem statement of "Improving fitness experience". They were called to Ernakulam, Kerela, one of the 75 Nodal Centers across India, for the 36-hours hackathon, that was held on the 25th and August 26, 2022. They were declared winners for their problem statement category, competing against the other final teams, and were awarded the cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 for their domain category. The team was elated to represent PES at SIH 2022 and made PES University proud. 

The Team details are given below:

1. Team Name: HACMAN
2. Team Members :

• Om Divyatej - EEE 5th Sem, Team Leader
• Pratyush Kumar - EEE 5th Sem
• Joseph Alwin Kulathara Ajimon - CSE 5th Sem
• Mohammed Anas Danish - CSE 5th Sem
• Sai Nagendran J - ECE 5th Sem
• Poorvi Raddi - ECE 5th Sem

At the outset, it gives us immense pleasure to announce the rank list of PESSAT-2022 entrance test conducted for admission to B.Tech programs of PES University for the academic year 2022-23. PES University successfully conducted PESSAT 2022 during June 20 – July 10, 2022. 

PESSAT-2022 witnessed a large turnout of candidates to take the test. Over 20,000 students from across the country applied for B.Tech Programs offered by the University, an unprecedented number till date. PESSAT-2022 was conducted in 44 centres across India.  

Dr. M R Doreswamy, Hon’ble Chancellor of PES University and President of PES felicitated the top rankers of PESSAT-2022 with appreciation certificates in the presence of their parents, the press and the media on 13th July 2022. 

The first rank was bagged by Mr. Nandan Manjunath Immadisetty, student of Naryana Junior College, Mehadipatnam, Telangana, the second rank was bagged by Mr. Atmakuri Venkata Madhava Sriram, student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Marathahalli, Bangalore, the third rank was bagged by Mr. Tanay Gad, student of National Public School, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, the fourth rank was bagged by Mr. Nitin Vetcha, student of Narayana E-Techno School, Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore, the fifth rank was bagged by Mr. MD Marufuddin Ahmed, student of Maria’s Public School, Guwahati, the eighth rank was bagged by Mr. Aditya Kishore, student of National Public School, HSR Layout, Bangalore, the ninth rank was bagged by Mr. C S Siddharth, student of Deeksha CFL PU College, Talagahattapura, Bangalore, the tenth rank was bagged by Mr. Jatin Vinod Kumar, student of RV PU College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. The first round of PESSAT counseling will be held on July 23rd and 24th at PES University. 

At the outset, it gives us immense pleasure to announce the rank list of PESSAT-2022 entrance test conducted for admission to B.Tech programs of PES University for the academic year 2022-23. PES University successfully conducted PESSAT 2022 during June 20 – July 10, 2022. 

PESSAT-2022 witnessed a large turnout of candidates to take the test. Over 20,000 students from across the country applied for B.Tech Programs offered by the University, an unprecedented number till date. PESSAT-2022 was conducted in 44 centres across India.  

Dr. M R Doreswamy, Hon’ble Chancellor of PES University and President of PES felicitated the top rankers of PESSAT-2022 with appreciation certificates in the presence of their parents, the press and the media on 13th July 2022. 

The first rank was bagged by Mr. Nandan Manjunath Immadisetty, student of Naryana Junior College, Mehadipatnam, Telangana, the second rank was bagged by Mr. Atmakuri Venkata Madhava Sriram, student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Marathahalli, Bangalore, the third rank was bagged by Mr. Tanay Gad, student of National Public School, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, the fourth rank was bagged by Mr. Nitin Vetcha, student of Narayana E-Techno School, Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore, the fifth rank was bagged by Mr. MD Marufuddin Ahmed, student of Maria’s Public School, Guwahati, the eighth rank was bagged by Mr. Aditya Kishore, student of National Public School, HSR Layout, Bangalore, the ninth rank was bagged by Mr. C S Siddharth, student of Deeksha CFL PU College, Talagahattapura, Bangalore, the tenth rank was bagged by Mr. Jatin Vinod Kumar, student of RV PU College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. The first round of PESSAT counseling will be held on July 23rd and 24th at PES University. 

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Inauguration and orientation of First Year Classes for B.Tech/B.Arch/B.Pharma programs 2021-22 was held at the PES University campus. Dr. Pradipkumar Thaker, Country Head and Vice President, Marvell Semiconductors inaugurated the program. Dr. Kumar while addressing the students stated that success for achieving in life is different for different people. The students should hear to their inner voice. He said that the world is in a challenging situation, with Covid19 pandemic having affected everybody at a different level. The positive side of the crisis is the transformation of the virtual platform and digital connection. In the coming days, there will be more of artificial intelligence and machine learning that will facilitate everything. Innovation can facilitate the execution of business realities and it is the key to success to entrepreneurship. A relentless mission is important to fulfill the vision. Students and professionals should have the integrity to succeed in their life.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar lauded the city of Bangalore for its salubrious climate and the people which it is attracting from all parts of the country. It is also called the Silicon city as it houses a vast number of industries. He said that among 200 nations in the world, India stands out for its culture. Even during COVID India was able to produce its own vaccine to protect the citizens which is a remarkable achievement.

In his presidential address, Dr. M.R. Doreswamy, Chancellor of PES University spoke on the need for industry professionals joining academics and involving teaching activity in the New education policy should attract talented people to teaching and a closer relationship between industry and academia is the need of the hour. PES built a tradition of recognizing merit. And has so far has given Rs. 35 Crores as scholarship since the inception of the University. remembering that PES stands number one in placements in Karnataka amongst 210 Engineering colleges. 1458 students are placed already from the eligible list of 1550 students with the highest compensation being Rs. 1.5 Crore/annum. Dr. Doreswamy added that the new students should have Sir M. Visvesvaraiah as their role model to achieve success in life. Every student should be an asset, not only to his family but also to the nation. He urged students not only to be job seekers but also job providers or entrepreneurs. PES through its PESU venture labs is funding Close 1.5 Crores for those passionate in becoming entrepreneurs and start their new venture.

PES University Vice-Chancellor Dr. J. Suryaprasad welcomed the dignitaries and audiences. The dignitaries distributed the CNR Rao merit scholarships to the awardees. Dr. K.S. Sridhar, Registrar of PES University rendered the vote of thanks. Prof. D. Jawahar, Pro-Chancellor of PES University, and Prof. Ajoy Kumar, COO of PES University were also present on the Occasion.

The inauguration saw enthusiastic students and parents on the campus. Addressing the students, Mr P.R. Devaraj, Global Head, IT Infra, Cognizant Technology Solutions said that they should be thankful to their parents and teachers for their sacrifice and support for preparing them for their academic future. He urged the students to make their parents proud with their achievements. He emphasised on the importance of values in life and upholding them. He pointed that the world is changing, technology is all pervasive as a part of every change and wanted students to accept the change. Mr Devaraj said that Bangalore is the fourth largest technology hub in the world and wanted students to be proud of their city. In his presidential address, Dr. M.R. Doreswamy, Chancellor, welcomed the aspirant engineers and their parents. Dr. Doreswamy said that the meaningful education can be provided by an institution through the support of management, teachers, students and the parents. He recalled that PES started with 60 students and 12 teachers in 1972 and has grown to become a large educational institution with over 24000 students and 2500 faculty members. Karnataka State Higher Education Council Survey ranked PES as the number one private university in Karnataka. Recently concluded Outlook survey placed PES as the 6th top ranked state university in India. He felt that PES is synonymous with quality education and values and an institution that expects the students to follow the Sir M Visvesvaraya as the role model. He observed that this motivates the students to aim beyond being job seekers and emerge as entrepreneurs. He wanted students to remember and be proud of their Mother, Mother Tongue and Mother Land to understand the essence of life. Prof. D Jawahar, Pro Chancellor, delivered the orientation lecture and outlined SPIRIT a unique process framework put into practice successfully by PES University that enables the students to realise their potential. Dr. K.N. B. Murthy, Vice Chancellor welcomed the guests and audience. Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Registrar of PES University rendered the vote of thanks. Dr. Suryaprasad, Director, PES Electronic City Campus was present on the occasion. The inauguration of First year B.Tech (CSE), B.Arch and B.Des programs was held at the PES University campus on August 2, 2019.

The Electrical and Electronics Department held technology intensive interactions that provided students with hands-on experience of some of the industry leading technologies. Guided by staff members, students actively participated also in the planning, logistics and live demonstrations. Arudino Projects: Students got an opportunity to build a moving robot with wheels and control its direction and speed using hardware and software. The 6 day workshop conducted by faculty members guided students in using a low cost and simpler methods to build devices that interact with their environment using sensors and actuators. Participants built devices using sensors for temperature and humidity, ultrasound, IR and motion. Date: 20 June – 25 June For details download: Arduino Session Planning Event Report Applying Verilog and FPGA: The 20-day summer course on VERLOG coding and FPGA gave students the confidence to take up practical challenges facing real time applications. Rajendra Prasad from ESA highlighted the importance of FPGA in the current trends. Selva Kumar from Synopsys explained the practical viewpoint of the real time architecture. Kaushik from Technovention Labs guided the hands on experience of real time projects. Ashwin from GE, shared his insights into current scenario of embedded systems. Bhavana and Meghana won the contest for designing a UART Transmitter. The other projects included building Electronic Voting Machine. Date: 15 June – 2 July For more details download: Event Report Time Table for Verilog summer course Workshop on Photovoltaics: As India is working on various projects and schemes that will contribute to target of 100GW of solar power by 2022, Photovoltaics is a key area of study and research. The 2 week hands-on workshop on Power Converters for Photovoltaic Applications was conducted by faculty members. The event helped students understand the challenges in practical implementation, controller programming and product design issues. The comprehensive coverage of topics ranged from simulation and modelling, practical measurements of characteristics to assembly and winding. Date: 20 June- 2 July For more Details download: Event Report Workshop Photovoltaics Schedule