The Annual TCS Tech Bytes event conducted by BITES and TCS was held recently at SJB Institute of Technology. The event was hosted by renowned quizmaster Giri “Pickbrain” Balasubramanium and the Bangalore regional round was attended by over 400 participants from various colleges across Bangalore. The competition was a solo participant event this year, unlike the usual format of teams consisting of two participants. There was a written preliminary round consisting of 20 questions. The top 8 high-scoring participants proceeded to the final round. The finals consisted of 4 rounds consisting of questions related to all facets of Science and Technology. The first place was bagged by Chandrachud J from PES University and received a prize money of rupees 15,000. The winner of the Bangalore regional round proceeded to the state-level round and competed with regional winners from other cities of Karnataka. The state finals also consisted of 4 rounds of quizzing and PES University once again bagged the first position and Chandrachud received a scholarship of 85,000 rupees.

Tata Consultancy Services conducted the 14th edition of their prestigious Tech Quiz - TCS Tech Bytes in association with the Board of IT Education Standards (BITES) hosted by PickBrain.

Quiz Quotient Club QQC participated in the event and in a display of absolute domination, Chandrachud, PES1UG19EC080, student of ECE 8th Semester, bagged the 1st prize at the Regional level and followed it up with a 1st at the state level too, taking home a total prize of Rs 1,00,000 and an internship opportunity.

The University takes pride in congratulating Chandrachud and QQC on their stupendous achievement.

Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿಬಾ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಭವನದಲ್ಲಿ ದಿನಾಂಕ 23.4.2023 ರಂದು, ಬಸವ ಜಯಂತಿ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ವಿಶ್ವಮಾನವ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನವು ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಡಿದ್ದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ “ಬಸವ ಚೈತನ್ಯ” ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಹಾಗೂ “ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿಬಾಯಿ ಫುಲೆ” ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ 2023 ಮತ್ತು ಆಯ್ದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ “ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ“ವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಪಿಇಎಸ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕರಾದ ಡಾ. ನಂದ ಎಂ. ಎಲ್. ರವರಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಸೇವೆಗಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಟ್ಟದ ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿ ಬಾಯಿ ಫುಲೆ 2023 ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಬಿ. ಟಿ. ಲಲಿತ ನಾಯಕ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಗಣ್ಯರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಿದರು.  ಪಿಇಎಸ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಂತಿಮ ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರಿಂಗ್ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಾದ ಶಿಶಿರ್, ಅಭಿನವ್ ಆನಂದ್, ನಿರಂಜನ್, ಅಂತಿಮ ಬಿಕಾಂ ವಿಭಾಗದಿಂದ ವರ್ಷಿತ, ಅಂತಿಮ ಬಿಬಿಎ ವಿಭಾಗದಿಂದ ನವನೀತ್, ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿಯುಸಿ ವಿಭಾಗದಿಂದ ನರೇನ್ ರವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಪತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದ ಗಣ್ಯರ ಮೂಲಕ ನೀಡಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

The students of PES PU College have achieved outstanding results during the 2022-23 Board Examinations as announced on 21-04-2023. The overall pass percentage has been recorded as 98.5 percent and 95 percent in the commerce and science stream respectively. The pass percentage in the II PU exams shot up by 6% from the previous year in Commerce Stream and 4% from the previous year in Science Stream. This year too, the pass percentage of girls is higher than boys.  

Commerce Stream

Of the 265 students who registered for the exam, 261 attended and 257 have successfully passed. declared pass in this year’s Class 12 exams. 58 students of PES PUC College have scored centum (100/100) with the subject break up as follows: Business Studies (14), Accountancy (08), Economics (01), Basic Maths (07), and, Statistics (27). A total of 100 students got distinction (above 85%), 121 students got first class (60% to 85%), 27 students got second class (50% to 60%) and 9 students secured more than the minimum marks to pass (35% to 50%).

Science stream

310 out of 328 students who took the exams have passed. 68 students have scored above 90%. 44 students have scored centums (100/100) in various subjects, Sanskrit (12), English (05), Mathematics (11), Physics (02), Electronics (02), Chemistry (03), and Computer Science 09). A total of 106 students got distinction (above 85%), 175 students got first class (60% to 85%), 24 students got second class (50% to 60%) and 5 students secured more than the minimum marks to pass (35% to 50%).

Dr. M. R. Doreswamy, Hon’ble Chancellor of PES University, and Founder Chairman PES said I extend my heartiest congratulations to the toppers of PES PU college from both science and commerce streams for their exemplary performance in II PU examinations The vision of PES management in imparting quality education along with dedicated faculty team, hardworking students and supportive parents have led to this success I once again congratulate student, teachers and parents on this achievement”

Hackathon brings together students with similar skills as well as those with multiple interests and skills, with all collaborating to tackle a problem. The time constraints makes the task more exciting and brings out the best in students. The 24 hour hackathon on hotel and event management was conducted in partnership with Ibis hotel group, part of the french Accor chain and EventURox, South India's popular event company. The event was enriched by interactions with twelve experienced industry professionals, mid-night guest speakers and alumni judges. The first and second prizes were won by Christ University and third by PES university at the 24 hour hotel and event management hackathon on March 28-29, 2023 at RR campus.

The IEEE Robotics and Automation Student Chapter of PES University, in association with cRAIS (Centre for Robotics Automation and Intelligent Systems), has established ‘ReRo Lab’- India’s first 24/7 remote robotics lab by an educational institution. It offers students and researchers remote access to real robots, allowing users to upload code and perform tests in a safe, controlled environment. The lab is equipped with the latest hardware and software required for remote programming, and a web platform that provides clear visual representation of the robot's movements and actions during the programming process.

Prof. D. Jawahar, Pro-Chancellor, PES University, inaugurated the lab on March 27, 2023. Prof. D. Jawahar in his address praised the efforts of the student and faculty team in establishing the lab and suggested developing the lab to global standards. He extended support and motivated the team to make the most out of the funding and all necessary resources provided by the university. He spoke about opening the lab to school students for learning. The stage was a space for conversations on potential opportunities and collaborations.

Dr. Amit Kumar Pandey, Chief Robotics and AI Officer at Rovial and ex-President, CTO, Chief Science Officer at Hanson Robotics, attended the event virtually. The live demo of the fully functional lab was showcased to everyone.

Model United Nations is a popular activity for those interested in learning more about how the organization operates. PES MUN Society won the coveted best delegation award with 14 of its members figuring in the 24 exceptional delegates at Birla Institute of Technology and Science KK Birla Campus Goa Model United Nations 2023 held from March 24-26, 2023.

Shreya Verma won the first prize followed by Prerana S and Athula Chandrashekar in Paper Stash Busting contest by creating eye-catching forms using crumbled tissue and paint, organized by Shringaara club on March 23, 2023 at RR campus.

PES Badminton (Mens) Team of Saketh CS, Sumukh, Shresht and Anirudh secured first place in Revels National Sports Fest organized by MIT Manipal from March 18-21, 2023. 

At the Inter-College Sports Fest MAGNUS 2023 held at O.P Jindal University from March 17-19, 2023, PES University’s Badminton Women's Team bagged the silver medal and Pruthvik S secured silver medal in swimming in the 50 meters freestyle and 50 meters breaststroke.

A Students team from PES University wins a cash prize of Rs one Lakh in the Police Hackathon organized by IIIT, Bangalore.

The students developed Fraud app detection that could detect Fraudulent apps in areas such as betting, investment, loan fraud, and fantasy sports on the Google Play Store.

Using Microsoft Azure for compute power, we collected various information from the Google Play Store using a scraper and developed a host of 8 models to detect fraudulent apps, including sentiment analysis, RC analysis, version tracer, description model, developer record analysis, and metric analysis, most of which were based on machine learning and other heuristic algorithms and were trained on data from official sources.

The hackathon saw a massive turnout, with over 14,000 registrations, including 3,000 from startups. With 9,900 registrations from Karnataka and over 1,000 from IITs, NITs and IIITs, the competition was fierce. Our problem statement (Fraud App Detection) received a whopping 1,000+ registrations and we are thrilled to have come out on top.

We would like to thank our University, teachers, mentors, and family for their guidance and encouragement.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

Ms. Manasa S M, student of 8th semester of Computer Science and Engineering at EC Campus secured Gold medal in all India Inter University Rowing (Women) Championship 2022-23.

 Bangalore, India - In a stunning display of technical prowess and dedication, PES University's Student Technical Team achieved a podium finish in the highly competitive BAJASAE India 2023 event held at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.

The team's unwavering commitment to teamwork, coupled with their diligence and dedication, enabled them to secure a spot on the podium in the 2023 season of BAJASAE India. The team's impressive performance earned them an overall rank of 17 out of a field of 116 participating teams from across India.   

The Maneuverability Event tested the team’s ability to maneuver their vehicle through tight turns and obstacles while maintaining control and speed. With their precise handling and expert driving skills, the team was able to secure a podium finish with an outstanding 2nd place overall India in this event. Similarly, in the Acceleration Event, the team’s vehicle displayed remarkable power and speed, allowing them to achieve a highly commendable 12th rank overall in India and 1st in Karnataka.

But perhaps the ultimate test of a vehicle’s capabilities came in the form of the four-hour Endurance Race, which saw the top 42 teams qualify Technical Inspection rounds out of 116 teams and battle it out on a grueling 4km off-road track. Team Haya Off-Roading was among the standout performers, who managed to achieve an impressive overall ranking of 12 out of 42 teams that qualified for the Endurance Event.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

Amisha Mathew, Ananya Jandhyala and Anshu Sandur of the 6th semester, EC campus bagged the & Special Diversity Award & along with a sizable cash prize in the Hero Campus Challenge organized by Hero MotoCorp for best practices and ideas to promote diversity and inclusion the topic.

The problem statement for the E-Track was to address the issue of rider safety through innovative technologies and ideas, thereby saving lives on the road.

This statement was further emphasized upon and immortalized through the challenge that was hosted by Hero MotoCorp during its 8th season. This challenge was conducted in two tracks, B-Track and E-Track targeting business and engineering students respectively. A total of 75,378 students registered for this event from all over India where the top 11 teams were invited to the Grand Finale held in New Delhi on 28th February 2023.

The idea focused on reducing two-wheeler accidents and increasing pedestrian safety with the usage of radar, camera sensors along with LiDAR sensors and cloud based collision warning system, focusing specifically at the low-cost ownership of Hero Motors.

The entire trip to Delhi was funded, including the visit to the Research and Development (R&D) center of Hero in Jaipur, the home of HERO Motosports which is a world-class facility spread across 250 acres known as the Hero Global Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT).

Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

Team from PESU ECC:

Ananya Jandhyala – +91 79755 07886

Anshu Sandur – +91 80733 61935

Amisha Mathew – +91 95914 70082

Ms. Manasa S M secured silver medal in Women Pair 500mts event at the 40th Senior and 24th Open sprint National Rowing Championship held at Army Rowing Node, Pune from February 20-26, 2023. Manasa is a student of 8th CSE at PESU EC Campus.

Questions centered around trivia and happenings related to popular movies and TV series met with enthusiasm, cheering and sighs of frustrations. First position was bagged by Shreshta Srinivas and Sumukh Marathe, second by Rohan Ravi Prasad and K S Bharadwaj and Ritunjay Rao came third in Showtime quiz held on February 16, 2023 on RR campus.

Interviews are interactions wherein the candidate needs to stay calm and shine while sticking to the customary code of polite behavior. The event Wise Cracker had the teams enact the do’s and don’ts of an interview in a funny and engaging manner. Dr Jayashree Sapra shared tips on the importance of body language and behavior skills during interviews. Prof. Nikhil Manikandan highlighted the importance of knowing the organization and oneself, discipline, consistency, and reflecting and reviewing, learning from mistakes and embracing change. Incorates, the official communication club of the department of BBA conducted Wise Cracker event on February 8, 2023 at RR campus.

Developing innovative solutions to resolve human resource related issues and communicating them with clarity is important for all companies. As part of the event focusing on this concept, each team was given a company and an HR related problem statement the company had encountered in the past. Each team was required to conduct research, present, and offer its own recommendations after discussing how the organization can choose to resolve the issue. Akshay and Vardhan won the first prize followed by Punya and Saryu, and Shreema and Sashwatha. Think Tank, People’s Partner Club, was organized by The HR club of the Department of BBA at RR campus on February 8, 2023.

The 24-hour health hackathon titled Heal-o-code 2023 aimed to increase awareness of a wide range of aspects of health among students and inspire them to develop innovative solutions for health problems. The hackathon focused on problem statements related to healthcare and technology in the context of rural and private healthcare regulation, and countering loneliness, anxiety, and stress. The first place was won by the team of Akhilesh. M. K, Likhith V Kunder, K S Shashank, K Mohammed Asbar and Anshul Baliga. The second place was won by Anoosh Damodar, Anirudh Revanur, Dhanush Kumar B, Anupama Kamath followed by the team of Akanksha P Mulgund, Shravani Hiremath and Sri Harshitha A. Heal-o-code 2023 health hackathon was organized by the WEAL Club on February 5, 2023 on EC campus.

EY announced the winners of the company’s 2022-23 “Enter the Metaverse” Competition in India. The winning teams developed innovative proposals for a range of technical challenges facing the construction industry. Team Phasmo Squad from PES University, Bengaluru who presented their solution on ‘Metaverse for Construction’ were judged winners of the challenge. A four-member team – Hari Ganesan, Karthik Nair and Sushanth Nair from the B. Tech 6 th semester Computer Science department and Aaryan Sandeep from B. Tech 6 th semester Electronics and Communication Department was awarded a cash prize of Rs 3 Lakh.

Team Phasmo Squad from PES University was among the top 6 teams from various colleges in this All-India challenge. The teams presented their solution to the grand jury consisting of industry leaders from Asian Paints, Adani group, Indian Oil company and EY. The final round witnessed tough competition from colleges across the country.

Team Phasmo Squad presented an Augmented Reality and Digital Twin based software solution to enhance the accuracy and quality of life of construction workers performing operations in heavy-duty construction sites. The proposed model uses an app which allows workers to overlay the blueprint in real life to make construction easier, as well as clear view of electrical and plumbing connections. The team developed a Digital twin so that remote maintenance and construction would also be possible.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

Divy Nandan secured second place in round 3 and 4 and two third place finishes out of 6 races in MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 held at the Chennai Madras Motor Speedway from Jan 17-28, 2023.

Mrs. Rachel Shetty, faculty of BBA Sports Management is the present manager of the Under 19 Women’s Cricket Team of India. The Indian squad won the match over England in the first-ever ICC U-19 women’s T20 World Cup final on January 29, 2023, to clinch the trophy.

Mrs. Rachel Shetty, BBA Sports Management faculty, is selected as the Team Manager for the Indian Women's Under -19 and is traveling to South Africa for the World Cup. She also works as the Administrative Head of Cricket Operations at the Karnataka State Cricket Association.

Aditya Swaminathan secured two podiums in the first round of Volkswagen Polo Cup in MRF- FMSC Indian National Racing Championship held on January 22, 2023 at Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai.

PES MUN Society, RR Campus won the Best Delegation Award at CMS Model United Nations conference, which is the fifth best delegation award for the team in a row, with eleven delegates winning top slots. A 28 member delegation participated in the CMS Model United Nations conference held at the Centre for Management Studies of Jain University conducted from January 19-21, 2023.

Wabtec Corporation announced the winners of the company’s 2022-23 “Exceed Campus Challenge” in India. The winning teams developed innovative proposals for a range of technical challenges facing the rail industry. Team Pastra from PES University, Bengaluru who presented their solution on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Safety in Industrial Sites’ were judged as the winners of the challenge. The three-membered team - Achal Shetty, Mohit Venkatesh and Alokpunj Bagrodia are students from the B.Tech 6 th semester Electronics and Communication Engineering department.The team was awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh.

Team Pastra from PES University was among 149 teams with more than 500 students from 36 colleges across India participating in the challenge. Of the 149 teams, eight qualified for the finale round and presented their projects to the leadership at Wabtec India Technology and Engineering Centre in ITC Green Centre Tech Park, Bengaluru. The finale round witnessed tough competition from colleges such as Cummins College Pune, PSG Tech Coimbatore, VIT Bhopal, KIIT Bhubaneshwar, SVNIT Surat, and NIT Calicut. The eight finalists also had an opportunity to visit various labs of Wabtec and understand the buzzing tech behind the railroad industry.

Team Pastra presented an Artificial Intelligence-based software solution to enhance and supervise the safety of workers performing operations in heavy-duty industrial sites such as railway yards and other manufacturing and repair units. The proposed model can be implemented with the existing surveillance cameras installed at workspaces. The team developed a website fully stacked with algorithms to detect the wearing of safety equipment such as safety helmets and reflective vests by the workers on a real-time basis and alert the supervisor in case of any non-compliance in the required safety norms set by the company.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the students on their achievement.

Jagruth EE secured second position in high jump event in the pre-university board state level athletic meet that got underway at Managal stadium, Mangalore on December 17, 2022.

Model United Nations is a deliberation competition in which students play delegates and simulate UN committees. Participants' policy making abilities and report writing skills, along with the analysis of important international documents, events and incidents are tested. Seven of the thirteen member delegation of PES MUN Society, RR Campus won individual awards thereby securing the Best Delegation Award at BMS College of Engineering Model United Nations conducted on January 7-8, 2023.

PES University Badminton Men's Team emerged as winners of BMSCE Kreedotsava 2022 held on December 26-27, 2022 at BMSCE Bangalore.

Naveen Venkatesh student from PES University’s B Com program has won a Gold Medal in 50m butterfly swimming and two Silver medals in the 100m butterfly swimming and 50m breaststroke swimming at the National Para-Swimming Championship 2022 event. Championship held at Guwahati, Assam.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor of the University heartily congratulated the student on his achievement.

Naveen Venkatesh, from PESU B. Com program has won silver medal for the 100m butterfly swimming competition at the XXI National Para Swimming Championship held at Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Chancellor of the PES University heartily congratulated the student on his achievement.

Speaking at the Valedictory of the Vijnana Mela 2022 organized for 2400 school students from government schools from Bangalore South District at the PES University campus, a visibly exuberant and happy Prof. Doreswamy, Advisor, Education Reforms, Government of Karnataka said that one of his long cherished dream to offer a full range of school educational services to government school students is fulfilled.  

 Providing opportunities to government school students in a range of experiential learning activities to ignite curiosity and professional ambition in their mind through lab experiments in physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology, quiz competitions with spot prizes, videos on history of science, Nobel Prizes, thematic posters and yoga practices – a balanced package of knowledge-Science and Skills – is a novel best practice introduced by him to contextualize school education in a contemporary yet the glorious historical settings of Indian contributions to science, Prof. Doreswamy observed.

Looking back to his early days as Adviser, Prof. Doreswamy recalled that from the beginning he was determined to reimage the school education services and align them not only to the National Education Policy (2020) but also on a path of growth and sustainability in terms of physical and academic infrastructure with pedagogic support for knowledge and skill development of students in government schools Prof. Doreswamy observed. He observed that suspension of educational services during COVID-19 viral pandemic was unfortunate but with commitment and innovative strategies to cover the academic loss, we can overcome all the deficiencies and deliver the expected services to government school students.

One solution was to enlist the support of Higher education institutions, particularly Universities to lend their academic expertise and resources to make good use of the academic losses and also expose the school students to the emerging trends in education and opportunities available.

In this context, Prof. Doreswamy lauded the dream Project of honorable Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi – VIDYANJALI – under which Universities are obliged to participate in academic development of government schools in their jurisdiction. The Science Fair organized by PES University has given a framework for the 70 Universities in the State to adopt with such improvements as they deem fit in the best interests of the students.

He pointed out that VIDYANJALI provides a dynamic framework to which new value additions could be made to expand the school education services and their impact by enlisting new players.

Accordingly, efforts have been made to involve all the Medical Institutions in the State Medical, Dental, Nursing and Pharmacy Colleges) to join the School Health Programme under the aegis of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and conduct free annual health checkups and offer primary healthcare reliefs to government school students in their jurisdiction.

Post Science fair and viewed from a broader perspective VIDYANJALI could be envisaged as a productive package for development of government schools, comprising:

1.   Academic empowerment by all universities

2.   Involvement of Medical Institutions for healthcare assistance

3.   Involvement of All universities to conduct Science fairs

Prof. Doreswamy requested the government to initiate steps in this direction and all universities to lend a helping hand to the government in the best interests of government school students.

‘I am also appealing to the Honorable Prime Minister to make it a national programme’, Prof. Doreswamy said.

Prof. Doreswamy sincerely acknowledged the help of Bharat Ratna Prof. CNR Rao, Dr. H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, S-VYASA University, Honorable Ministers, Government of Karnataka Sri R. Ashoka, Sri K.Gopalaih and Sri Ravisubramanya, MLA, Basavanagudi for their support.

My special thanks to Sri B.C. Nagesh, School Education and Literacy Minister whose help was invaluable for the success of the Science fair, he said.

I will be failing in my duty if I do not acknowledge the excellent support with dedication and hard work by the high officials, faculty and students of PES University. Similarly, the DDPI of Bangalore South and his staff have coordinated and helped to make the event a grand success. My sincere thanks and acknowledgements to them, Prof. Doreswamy added.

Shri Gopalaiah, Hon'ble Excise Minister of Government of Karnataka, who spoke before this, said that Doreswamy was the most qualified to lead the education reforms. He said that it is commendable that 2400 students have been shown the features of science through experiments in a simple way.

In my constituency, I have spent around 45 crores for school development and 130 teachers are being trained every month by expert subject experts, he said. The honorable Minister said that he is going to inaugurate a school where about 2600 students will study soon. About 730 young children are studying LKG / UKG in the 2 new schools in my constituency and behind all this is the influence of Dattu Abhiyan(school adoption campaign) of Sri Doreswamy, he said.

Mr. Ravisubrahmanya, MLA of Basavanagudi, said, "It is our good fortune that Doreswamy has extended his service to the entire education sector, not limited to the PES organization. He described the organized program as an innovative and diverse program, ranging from experiments to yoga practice.

He said that it is a historic thing that an educational institution of my constituency has spread to the world level.

The program started with a spectacular yoga performance by yoga experts from S-VYASA University. Registrar of PES University Dr. K. S. Sridhar welcomed the dignitaries and Dean of Student Affairs Dr. V. Krishna saluted. Senior Cardiologist Dr. Vijayalakshmi Balekundri and Bangalore South DDPI Sri Bailanjanappa were present on the dais.

Roshini was selected for Maharaja Trophy 2022 Women’s Exhibition Matches, and led the team as vice captain in BCCI Under-19 Women’s T-20 Trophy 2022-23 and as captain in BCCI Under-19 Women’s One Day Trophy 2022-23. Roshni is a student of first semester of BBA Sports Management Program.

Vishal Onat was selected to represent Karnataka in the Under -19 Men's Cricket Ranji Trophy 2022. Earlier, Vishal hit 296 Runs against the tough bowling attack of Mumbai and scored 575 runs in 5 matches with an average of 105 which is among the top five leading run scores in Cooch Behar cricket tournament, India's national four-day cricket tournament for under-19 players run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Vishal is a student of the first semester of BBA Sports Management Program.

FITTO, a patient management company in association with PES University Bangalore organised an International Conference on Clinical Innovations at PESU Campus. The Inauguration of the Conference was held on December 02, 2022. The conference aims to address the growing need for technological transformations in healthcare and bring together a group of like-minded peers to discuss the advancements in the various specialties.  

The inaugural ceremony was held on Friday, December 02, 2022 and was presided by esteemed guests and dignitaries. The chief guest Dr. Suresh Krishnamurty, Medical Director, PES Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kuppam, and Medical Director & Consultant Cardiologist at Excel Care Hospital addressed the gathering regarding current clinical research and the need for technological advancements. Some of the highlights of his address were regarding National digital health mission of India, role of technology in drug rehabilitation, the significance of Artificial Intelligence in management of diabetes, and the need to conform to the three Es – ethical practices, environmental sustainability, and equitability. He said that Health Care must be aptly named as Disease Care.

Mr. Bharat Kumar, Founder and President, AmberTAG Analytics, and Advisor, FITTO Patient Management Pvt. Ltd., and Mr. Amar Ray, CEO, FITTO Patient Management Pvt. Ltd. Provided a bird eye’s view of the conference.

Dr. K. Lakshman, General Surgeon at Shanti Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru, and The Chairman of the conference highlighted the need for social responsibility and the need for social innovations.

The Vice-chancellor of PES University, Dr. J. Suryaprasad, delivered the presidential address and emphasized on the need for social profiling of patient data. He drew a parallel between the Right to Education act which ensures that no child is left behind and inspired the delegates to work towards a society where no human is left behind in terms of primary medical facilities.

Present on the occasion were Dr. K.S. Sridhar, Registrar, of the PES University, Doctors and Faculty of the university.

Dr. Shylaja.S.S, Chairperson, Computer science and Engineering, delivered the vote of thanks.

The conference observed 100+ participants from the Medical and Engineering domain. Here are the highlights of the conference:

First day of the conference featured twelve events of type Lectures, Abstract presentations and Workshops.

Dr. Sujata Rane from Siemens India Ltd presented with occupational Health -Past, Present and its Future in medical services.

Dr. Nagaraju G, Professor and Head, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, BMCRI presented Artificial Intelligence in ophthalmology and emerging trends.

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging - An insight into the future was delivered by Dr. Arjun Prakash.

The other lectures on the day one was to highlight the recent advances in IVF industry, Revolutionizing Healthcare with technology at CMC, Vellore, abstract presentations by students of MBBS, BMCRI on “Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to analyse the cutaneous bacterial and fungal microbiome diversity in preterm neonates” and “Multi-Parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Clinical Diagnosis of de novo Glioblastoma; Innovation in Neuroradiological Evaluation”. With all these lectures and Presentations, the day ended with an ECG workshop.

Second day of the conference featured ten events of type Lectures, Abstract Presentations, Panel Discussion, David’s son Challenge and Workshops.

Dr. K. Lakshman, General Surgeon & Physician, delivered a speech on his journey in Laproscopy, technology advancement on the second day.

Dr. Deepthi N Shanbhag presented her experience during Covid -19 and technology support during access of children with disabilities to services using Tele- rehabilitation <Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital>.

A Panel of three eminent doctors Dr. B. L Prakash, Dr. P. C Jagadeesh and Dr. Raghu Venkatesh discussed the traditional surgical methods, advancements with AI based evolutionary surgical methods and its compensations in rehabilitation.

Dr. Gowri Srinivasa, Professor at PES University delivered a lecture on Machine learning approach to understand the sepsis.

The conference was concluded with valedictory session felicitating winner of the Abstract presentation and David’s son challenge.

In the recent event at Bangalore Tech Summit, one of the most reputed tech expos globally, PESU Venture Labs entrepreneurs demystified student entrepreneurship by sharing their journey and experience of becoming an entrepreneur and building a venture.

Pallavi Gopinath of Fond, Abhilash Madabhushi of Consuma, Yousha Mahamuni of Physi.fit, Ananya Mungara of Smart Chakra, Akshay SP of Zeru, Hritin Kedage of Assert, and Ajay Hegde of Greenifly participated in a panel discussion to share their experiences, learnings, and why they wanted to become entrepreneurs in the first place.

The audience was very impressed with the knowledge and passion these young entrepreneurs demonstrated. While each entrepreneur spoke about the problem they are trying to solve and how they are doing it, they also spoke about the immense opportunities present for student entrepreneurship and how pursuing entrepreneurship has positively impacted them. The event saw an extremely positive response from the startup community, academic circles, VC community and was powered by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

Earlier in the day, Suresh Narasimha, Managing partner of PESU Venture Labs and Cocreate Ventures spoke about the need to promote student entrepreneurship, especially in the higher education system in a fireside chat with Suresh B and Prof S Sadagopan. He spoke about how starting entrepreneurship early and the learnings from it is unmatchable. Even if the startup doesn’t succeed, the growth and experience from the startup journey add immensely to the entrepreneur. He highlighted the importance of entrepreneurial thinking in each and every person regardless of whether they are going to be an entrepreneur.

PESU Venture Labs has been on a pursuit to help bright students pursue their ideas and build them to scale and promote student entrepreneurship. There are many startups that have successfully reached the market and are generating revenue.

Team Srigandha bagged the top prize followed by team Miganta and team Sriganda was adjudged as best team in the fashion show in which participants dressed up like the legendary Sandalwood actors and actresses. The Kannada cinema themed attires impressed the audience at the Fashion Wood, the Sandalwood Saga event organized by department of BCom on November 24, 0222 at RR campus.

Team Bumblr of Dhruva G, Ishani Bhat, Harshitha Srikanth and K Anirudh emerged as the Asia-Pacific Champion in the 3M Inspire Challenge 2022, a global case study and pitching competition. Earlier, they were placed first in the country-level round and moved on to compete with country wise champions from 8 other countries in the Asia Pacific. Addressing the theme of Sustainable Materials, Team Bumblr reformulated traditional adhesives used in Post-it Notes, one of 3M’s most iconic products by replacing them with adhesives formulated from beeswax. This idea helped them pip eight other finalist teams and clinch the title. Following months of conceptualization and refinement under the guidance of 3M mentors, the victorious team vied against undergraduates from other countries in Asia-Pacific. The team won prize money of USD 7000 and bagged internship opportunities by 3M India. The team members are students of 5th Semester in the Department of Computer Science Engineering. more

GitHub Universe is Github’s annual conference for the global developer community, enterprises and GitHub customers. The conference timelines various speakers in tracks that center on Cloud, Security, Community, and AI. Taking place both virtually and in-person in San Francisco this year, Muskan Kothari, a student in the 7th semester in Dept of CSE, PES University was one among the 11 students selected globally to be given the prestigious opportunity to attend the conference in person at SFO, USA on scholarship and a sponsored trip this year.

She was given the chance to visit Github’s office at SFO, meet some wonderful people like Thomas Dohmke, CEO of Github, David Malan, Professor at Harvard University, network with employees from various MNCs and start-ups, attend sessions and workshops from companies and institutions like NYU, CMU, Harvard, receive hackable programmable badger, some goodies and represent, making it a great experience altogether.

Manasa S M, 7th-semester student of Computer Science Engineering at PESU EC Campus secured a Silver medal in 5th Indoor National Rowing Championship held from 11th-13th November 2022 at Chandigarh.

Students learnt the key aspect of how to conceptualize a sports tournament as a part of event planning practical. The box cricket and dodge ball tournaments branded as Afterburn helped students to learn working with local vendors, develop appropriate checklists and create marketing collateral. Atherburn sport event curated by the department of BBA-HEM was held on November 12, 2022 at RR campus.

The 36-hour hackathon that focused on skill development, provided a platform for the students to think in innovative ways and drive mainstream development of a new sustainable business. First place was bagged by Team INNIT of Neeharika Anand, Nimit Mann, Gariman Gangwani, Harikeshav Shekar, and Vandana S. Team Mission Possible of Pratham M, Sanjeev Prasad G Snehalatha A Patil and Disha Sahgal came second followed by Team HUMBLOT of Rohan Goud, Rohan Kumar, Rohan Prasad and Aryan Sharma. Mr. Sathya Prasad, in the opening session emphasized the consequences of climate change and suggested that opting sustainable lifestyle is the need of the hour. Mr. Suresh Narsimha introduced the participants to PESU Venture Labs and various technical aspects and budgeting of a business plan. Mr. Shashank Lokesh, co-founder of Teaminnup, interacted with the aspiring business leaders and provided them with information regarding the depth of the products and execution of business plans. A list of 20 problem statements was presented which the teams could choose from, or come up with a problem statement of their own. The teams were given an overview of the concept of Business Model Canvas by Mr. K.N. Vijaykumar. By the end of the event, the teams had to present their business plans and prepare a detailed report regarding their sustainable business solution. After a rigorous research and planning process, twenty teams were asked to pitch their B-Plans to the panel of 5 judges and the investors through presentations and detailed reports, in a 5-minute pitch. The panel included Mr. Shaman Gupta, Dr. Patidhan, Mr. Shankar Gopal, Mr. Chetan J Shirnali and Mr. Darshan. 2090 Business Hackathon was organized by the department of BBA on November 9, 2022 at RR campus.

Azeem Ali, represented Karnataka in the national training workshop for the youth at the Lok Sabha Assembly Hall. The topic was the participation of the youth of our country in paying homage to our national leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birthday with the theme of was sabka Sath, sabka Vikas, sabka Vishwas, sabka Prayas. Students were selected to represent their state in the Parliament of India. Azeem Ali being the state-level winner of the state declamation contest 2021- 22 on patriotism and nation-building as part of the Republic Day celebration, was selected to represent Karnataka. He got an opportunity to meet Loksabha speaker Shri Om Birla, central Minister Of commerce and industries Shri Piyush Goyal, and central Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. It was an occasion to know more about the contribution of our national leaders. The participants visited the Chambers of Parliament House, Parliament Museum, Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, and National War Memorial. The workshop was organized and participation was fully sponsored by the Parliamentary Research & Training Institute for Democracies, Lok Sabha Secretariat in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. Azeem Ali is a third-semester student of MCA at PES University.

Students of BBA HEM got an opportunity to assist one of India's leading event management firms in organizing Defence Expo 2022, held in Gujarat from 18 - 22 October, 2022. The students who were involved for a month and a half, right from the ideation stage, got the opportunity to learn hands-on about creating live immersive event experiences.

Medha Koppam, a 3rd year Computer Science & Engineering student at PES University (RR Campus) took part in the High Commissioner for a Day competition held by the British High Commission in India. The competition is held every year to mark the International Day of the Girl Child.

Medha Koppam was adjudicated as the winner of the Bengaluru leg and was the British Deputy High Commissioner for a day, where she attended meetings with the staff and had external meetings which included a visit to the home of centenarian environmentalist Salumarada Thimmakka (Medha’s inspiration in her video entry for the competition), meeting with Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) and finally meeting with Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Shalini Rajneesh. The objectives of these meetings were for her to meet women leaders working in public policy, environment, civic engagement and government.

The Management, Faculty and Students of PESU extend their hearty congratulations to Ms. Medha Koppam and wish her the very best.

The acting British Deputy High Commissioner in Bangalore, Dr. Andrew Fleming, visited PES University on the 11th of October, which is the International Day of the Girl Child, and handed over the DHC For A Day certificate to Medha Koppam in the presence of senior faculty of PES University.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Andrew spoke about how it is important to help the girl child find her voice and give her the confidence to handle critical responsibilities that come with public life. In her thanksgiving address, Medha recollected her meeting with Salumarada Thimmakka and Dr. Shalini Rajneesh and how she was inspired by their lives and work.

Dr. J. Suryaprasad, Vice-Chancellor and Dr. V. Krishna, Dean, Student Affairs participated in the function.

PES University kicked off the 7th edition of The People’s Conference, fondly known as PeCon, organized by the University’s own PES Model United Nations Society held on the 6th of October, 2022. The event was greatly anticipated since it was the first offline conference hosted by the PES MUN Society since 2019. The event had an overwhelming number of delegates in attendance, travelling from all parts of the country, making PeCon one of the most successful and eagerly anticipated MUN conferences across India. With a simulation of 7 committees and a stellar executive board, three days of intense debate and deliberation were bound to ensue.

PeCon ’22 was inaugurated with the invocation and ceremonial lighting of the lamp in the opening ceremony of the Conference. This was followed by a dulcet prayer song, sung by the University’s very own Ms. Shreya Adiga. The Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. V. Krishna addressed the gathering of delegates and expressed his love for the mania of MUNs and how it has developed from a niche concept to a widely renowned and accepted form of debate about issues that plague the globe.

The opening ceremony was presided over by the esteemed chief guest, Dr. Rajeev Gowda, a former Member of Parliament, representing Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha, and a distinguished academic. He addressed the crowd and imparted his valuable knowledge and experience to the gathering. He spoke at length about the importance of MUNs and the role it plays in the development of students in the modern age. The delegates were enlightened about the influence of social media and how it polarizes public opinion on various geopolitical matters worldwide. The delegates were inspired to have a fruitful conference ahead and put their best foot forward after listening to the words of the esteemed chief guest. The opening ceremony was also graced by Dr. Shailashree Haridas, Dean of Management and Commerce, PES University. 

Prof. D Jawahar, Pro-Chancellor, PES University, congratulated the organizing team of PeCon’22 and wished the conference the very best. Prof. D Jawahar presented a memento to Dr. Rajeev Gowda on behalf of the University.

The ceremony was concluded with a moving speech by the Secretary-General and President of the PES MUN Society, Tarun Aiyappa. The Secretary-General’s speech truly expanded the delegate’s prospects and expectations of the quality PeCon has to offer. The opening ceremony was brought to a close by the ceremonial handing over of gavels to the Executive Board members of the seven committees of PeCon ’22. The Conference was hence declared open with the resonating sound of the Secretary-General’s gavel with massive applause from the delegates in attendance.

ಪಿಇಎಸ್‌ ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಹಾಗೂ ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಮಟ್ಟದ ಕಬಡ್ಡಿ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯ ಉದ್ಭಾಟನೆಯು ದಿನಾಂಕ: 28-09-2022 ರಂದು ನಗರದ ವಿದ್ಯಾಪೀಠ ವೃತ್ತದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶಂಕರ್‌ನಾಗ್‌ ಆಟದ ಮೈದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು. 

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಉದ್ಭಾಟನೆಯನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದ ಬಸವನಗುಡಿ ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಲ್‌.ಎ. ರವಿಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯರವರು, ದೇಶಿ ಕ್ರೀಡೆಯಾದ ಕಬಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಬೆಳೆಸಬೇಕಾದ್ದು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಈ ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳು ಅವರ ದೈಹಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸಮತೋಲನವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಇಂತಹ ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳು ಬಹಳ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಪಟ್ಟರು.

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿಗಳಗಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದರಾಜ್‌, ಉಪನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು, ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಇವರು "ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಸೋಲು ಗೆಲುವನ್ನು ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಸೋಲನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು. ಆ ಧೈರ್ಯವು ನಿಮ್ಮದಾಗಲಿ. ನೀವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಮನೋಭಾವದಿಂದ ಸೋಲು ಗೆಲುವುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಎ. ಕುಮಾರ್‌, ಸಂಚಾಲಕರು, ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ವಿಭಾಗ, ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಪಿಇಎಸ್‌ ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ. ಎಂ.ವಿ. ಸತ್ಯನಾರಯಣರವರು, ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರಾದ ಡಾ|| ಸಿ. ನಾರಾಯಣರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಇವರುಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು. ದಿನಾಂಕ 29-09-2022 ರಂದು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ ಮೂರು ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯ ಸಮಾರೋಪ ಸಮಾರಂಭವು ನೆರವೇರಿತು.

ಸೇಂಟ್‌ ಆಂತೋನಿ ಪಿಯು ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಬಾಲಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ತಂಡಗಳು ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ವಿಜೇತರಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಬಿಇಎಸ್‌ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಬಾಲಕರ ತಂಡವು ದ್ವಿತೀಯ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಪಿಯು ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಹೆಚ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಆರ್‌ ಲೇಔಟ್‌ ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ತಂಡವು ದ್ವಿತೀಯ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.ಬಹುಮಾನ ವಿತರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ಸಿ. ರಮೆಶ್‌, ಭಾರತ ಕಬಡ್ಡಿ ತಂಡದ ಮಾಜಿ ನಾಯಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಅರ್ಜುನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ವಿಜೇತರು ಇವರು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದರು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಅತಿಥಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಂ.ಎಸ್‌. ವಿನಯ್‌, ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು, ಪಿಇಎಸ್‌ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಇವರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಎ. ಕುಮಾರ್‌, ಸಂಚಾಲಕರು, ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ವಿಭಾಗ, ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಪಿಇಎಸ್‌ ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ. ಎಂ.ವಿ. ಸತ್ಯನಾರಯಣರವರು, ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರಾದ ಡಾ| ಸಿ. ನಾರಾಯಣರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಇವರುಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

The team of K S Ramalakshmi, Kingshuk Karmakar, Krishna Bajaj and Kumar Abhimanyu bagged the first place with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 in the Microsoft Future Ready Applications Hackathon. Their entry, built and deployed using Microsoft Azure, was a product focussed on sustainability helping farmers in weed detection and crop recommendation in a given piece of land.

Akash Ravi Bhat won the first prize followed by Dhatri Vasishta and Urvashi in the Talk Rocks debating competition held on August 10, 2022, at the RR campus.

On the 30th of July, 2022, the Golden Jubilee celebrations of PES University commenced with the gathering of all the alums and the faculty of the university, in what was the first offline event of the celebrations. A concert “Retro to Metro” was held, featuring a delightful collection of retro hits and modern ones performed by the students. The event was initiated by addresses to the attendees by the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. V. Krishna, the Pro-Chancellor Prof D. Jawahar, and the Dean, FOMC.

The pro-chancellor welcomed everyone present and congratulated the alumni on their current positions and accomplishments. He also discussed their goals for the significant event scheduled for July 2023 and gave the alumni a warm welcome to all of the upcoming events.

We invited alumni from the 1992 batch and onward, as well as Professor D. Jawahar and the Dean, FOMC, for the cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate and officially inaugurate the event.

The event also saw impressive presentations by the students of the university which included musical acts in different forms including Carnatic and western, as well as dance performances comprising of individuals and teams, representing the institution in their respective fields. The evening also featured performances by alumni who have achieved success in music and the performing arts.

The university also announced two new curriculums for the new academic year, including psychology and a school of performing arts. The event concluded with the exchange of experiences and memories by the alums, reminiscent of their time spent within the walls of the classrooms and the gates of the campus. The momentous celebration came to the conclusion of its first installment with a promise of many more to come and the anticipation of increased participation and a larger network of alums joining for another successful event in the future.

The Dean of FOMC encouraged the alumni to participate in the 50 Golden Awards nomination process by using the alumni website's registration link, and also asked them to follow alumni engagements on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Register on https://alumni.pes.edu/ or mail at alumni.office@pes.edu.

We would like to express our gratitude to our Alumni for their enthusiastic participation, without which the event would not have ended up being such a huge success.

On the 30th of July, 2022, the Golden Jubilee celebrations of PES University commenced with the gathering of all the alums and the faculty of the university, in what was the first offline event of the celebrations. A concert “Retro to Metro” was held, featuring a delightful collection of retro hits and modern ones performed by the students. The event was initiated by addresses to the attendees by the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. V. Krishna, the Pro-Chancellor Prof D. Jawahar, and the Dean, FOMC.

The pro-chancellor welcomed everyone present and congratulated the alumni on their current positions and accomplishments. He also discussed their goals for the significant event scheduled for July 2023 and gave the alumni a warm welcome to all of the upcoming events.

We invited alumni from the 1992 batch and onward, as well as Professor D. Jawahar and the Dean, FOMC, for the cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate and officially inaugurate the event.

The event also saw impressive presentations by the students of the university which included musical acts in different forms including Carnatic and western, as well as dance performances comprising of individuals and teams, representing the institution in their respective fields. The evening also featured performances by alumni who have achieved success in music and the performing arts.

The university also announced two new curriculums for the new academic year, including psychology and a school of performing arts. The event concluded with the exchange of experiences and memories by the alums, reminiscent of their time spent within the walls of the classrooms and the gates of the campus. The momentous celebration came to the conclusion of its first installment with a promise of many more to come and the anticipation of increased participation and a larger network of alums joining for another successful event in the future.

The Dean of FOMC encouraged the alumni to participate in the 50 Golden Awards nomination process by using the alumni website's registration link, and also asked them to follow alumni engagements on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Register on https://alumni.pes.edu/ or mail at alumni.office@pes.edu.

We would like to express our gratitude to our Alumni for their enthusiastic participation, without which the event would not have ended up being such a huge success.

Dr. Annu Paallavi, Yoga Coach from BBA-Sports Management has secured a Gold medal in Professional group-Female (21-30 years) in Karnataka State Yogasana Sports Championship -2022. Live - Online conducted by Karnataka State Amateur Yoga Sports Association on August 6 & 7, 2022, and has been selected to represent Karnataka state in National Yoga Championship -2022 which will be held at Firozpur, Punjab. Prof. M R Doreswamy Chancellor of PES University, heartily congratulated on her achievements.

Saneeth Dayanand won the gold medal in the senior men’s single category in the 76th Yonex Sunrise South Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship 2022 held from September 5 -8, 2022 at Kochi.

The aero design Team Avions, students of 7^thsem Siddhant Baroth, Rahul C, and Mallika Sirdeshpande, under the guidance of Dr. S V Satish - bagged 1st place in overall performance under the Micro Class at the SAEISS Aero - Design competition, which saw over 60 universities from across the country participate in the final round which was held between the of September 1 and 3 at SRMIST, Chennai. 

Following the win across all 3 rounds I.e., Technical Inspection, Technical Presentation, and Flight Round - the Panel of Judges lauded the contribution of the student team at PES University’s EC Campus while also acknowledging the efforts of all participating universities for upholding the academic and industrial sophistication, the UAV design event has cultivated the years. The team acknowledged PESU Management for its constant support and encouragement.

Prof. M R Doreswamy Chancellor of the PES University heartily congratulated on the Achievement.

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

PES MUN Society, RR Campus sent a 21-member delegation to this year's Jain University's Jigyasa MUN (JUMUN). This MUN was conducted on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of August and had a competition of around 300 delegates from all of South India's biggest colleges!

During the 3 days of the MUN, our delegates experienced grueling and invigorating debates. Out of the 21-member team, 10 members won individual awards thereby securing the Best Delegation Award, and winning approximately ₹40,000 in total cash prizes out of a possible ₹78,000 along with a 4-foot trophy!

The delegates experienced a wide variety of debates, ranging across many geopolitical issues of our world and our nation and it showed the quality and calibre of the MUN Society. A huge congratulations to the PES MUN Society (RR Campus) for winning this award and making PES University proud!

The inaugural edition of the Grand Prix Badminton League (2022) - 12th of August to the 21st of August 2022 - was played at the Karnataka Badminton Association, Bengaluru. The eight teams competing at the GPBL are viz; Mandya Bulls, Mysore Panthers, Bengaluru Lions, Malnad Falcons, KGF Wolves, Mangalore Sharks, Bundipur Tuskers, and Kodagu Tigers consist of 8 players each. 

BBA Sports Management students of 1st semester had been to Karnataka Badminton Association on 16 August 18, 2022, and witnessed the tough match between Kodagu Tigers and Mandya Bulls. One of the players of

• Kodagu Tigers is represented by Saneeth S Dayanand,
• KGF Wolves is represented by Naren S Iyer
• Mysore Panthers is represented by Chiranjeevi Reddy

Who are pursuing 3rd semester in BBA Sports Management. Students viewed the smashing fight between the teams in singles & Mixed doubles. Two of our students Mahesh. G. (3 rd semester) and Hima Jyotsna (1 st semester) are Volunteers for the entire league and working with the core team and sponsors working on scores, matches, coordinating with players, assisting in Media updates, etc. They got an opportunity to watch and learn how sports events are organized, conducted, and hosted.

Students were accompanied by the Physical Education Director and Staff of the BBA Sports Management.

Pruthvik D. S. a student from the MBA department has secured a Gold medal in 50m Breaststroke, a Silver medal in 100m Breaststroke, and a Bronze medal in 4X100 Medley Relay in Senior State Aquatic Championship - 2022 organised by Karnataka Swimming Association at Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bangalore on August 12 & 14, 2022 and has been selected for National level swimming championship.

Dr. M R Doreswamy, Hon’ble Chancellor, PES University congratulated the student on his achievement.

Write Angle took part in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence by conducting an essay writing contest. It was held on an online platform and was open to all the students of PES University across all 3 campuses. A google form was sent out on the 10th of August and students were allowed to send in their essays through the google form before August 13, 2022, Students were asked to write an essay on one of the two topics presented to them, Role of women in India’s independence and Illusions of the British Raj. What British rule really did to India. Topics were selected with the aim of allowing the participants to delve deeper into the history of Indian independence, and enhance their own understanding of the events surrounding the struggle for independence.

We had a total of 7 participants. Out of these, Nihaal Kuchangi, a second-year student in the Department of Computer Science bagged first place for his essay on Illusions of the British Raj. Abhishek Kallolikar, a fourth-year student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Dhruva G, a third-year student in the Department of Computer Science came second and third respectively.

Winner details:

• First: Nihaal Kuchangi
• Second: Abhishek Kallolikar
• Third: Dhruva G

Organising Committee:

• Arjun V. Kowshik
• Ananya Jalan
• Umme Salma

PES PU College students participated in the Bengaluru South District Inter Pre-University college Yoga Sana Competition conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education, Bangalore organised by Arihant PU College on August 10, 2022, in which REVANTH A. S and S. THILAK (1st PU) are selected for State Level Yoga Sana Competition which will be held at Haveri in October 2022.

Ms. Sejal Jain student of the Department of Electronics & Communication has been selected for a space studies program hosted in Orais at Portugal and has been offered a Dr. Kalpana Chawla scholarship of 14500 Euros over a total fee of 18500 Euros. She is one among the 4 students from India to have been selected for this prestigious program to be held from June 27, 2022 to August 27, 2022.

The 34th Annual Space Studies Program (SSP) organised by International Space University (ISU) is a nine-week interdisciplinary immersion in the study of humankind’s evolving experience in space. Each year the SSP is held in a different location across the globe for a duration of about two months. Moving to a new city and country adds an exciting dynamic as well as new resources and expertise to the program. This year, it is hosted by the Portuguese Space Agency and Instituto Superior Technico, Lisbon, Portugal.

Any graduate and above, across the globe are eligible to apply with numerous scholarship facilities from various organisations in connection with ISU. Specifically, Indian female students are eligible for Dr. Kalpana Chawla foundation scholarship.

The applicant needs to submit his/her curriculum vitae, motivation letter, letter of recommendation, English Proficiency scores, and additional Essays. On the basis of these, the students are selected by the ISU committee. This year around 150-200 students were selected all over the world.

For additional information - https://ssp22.isunet.edu/index.php/the-space-studies-ssp/

The BBA Sports Management Program, under the Department of Management Studies and Commerce, PES University entered into an MoU with the association of Simply Sport Foundation(SSF) Bangalore and Collearn Education Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore on July 22, 2022, for enhancing skills amongst students.

Simply Sport Foundation was founded by Ankit Nagori, Co-founder of Curefit, in 2021, and is striving to support the grassroots sports ecosystem in India. The Team focuses on athletes striving to reach their full potential and can impact countless others to do the same and constantly impact success in the lives of athletes who & vigorously thriving to hit their goals in & Life and Sports.

Collearn Education Technologies Private Limited, founded by Srishti Jain in 2021, is on a mission to provide opportunities for pursuing passion through non-traditional cohort-based courses delivered by world-renowned industry experts. Their Focus ison Skill Acquisition and Lifelong Long Mentorship by Renowned Industry experts.

Dr. M R Doreswamy Hon’ble Chancellor, PES University congratulated the Department on the partnership with both Simply Sport Foundation and Collearn Education Technologies Private Limited, which allows students to have easy access to a global professional world of Sports.

Dr. J Suryaprasad -Vice-Chancellor, Mr. M S Vinay -Sports Director, and Mrs. Rashmi Ramachandra -Physical Education Director were present on the occasion.

The Karnataka Skill Development Corporation under the Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood department organized a “Skillathon” to commemorate World Youth Skills Day. The event was an initiative to promote problem-solving for contemporary challenges. The event was open to individuals from across the state, and the participants were given 3 problem statements to choose from, and create a roadmap for implementing a solution for the same.

A team from PES University (Ring Road) comprising Dhruva G, Harshitha Srikanth, Ishani Bhat, and Koti Anirudh, currently in their 5th semester pursuing their B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering, were placed third in the Skillathon. They worked on creating a sustainable market for products produced by self-employed & artisans engaged in traditional crafts.

They were felicitated in the Vidhan Soudha by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood, Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan. They were awarded a certificate and a cheque for Rs 15,000 by the Chief Minister.

The Hon’ble Chancellor of PES University, Dr. M R Doreswamy of PES University said I applaud the work done by our 5th Semester CSE students. It involves great technological innovation in the national interest, the work will benefit the self-employed artisans engaged in the traditional crafts sector. Dr. Doreswamy continued, PES University will provide whatever support is required for experimentation and innovation for the benefit of a larger cause that promotes nation-building.

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. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlyVwbfAXmY

The PES PU College achieved 100% pass percentage in PUC Examination 2021-22. The achievement was made possible by the commitment of the teachers and parents and dedication and hard work of the students.

PES University Men's Cricket Team clinched the runners-up position in an inter-university cricket tournament with Shivakumar B U recognized for most hundred's and as a most valuable player and Nishank L for best wicket-keeping in the tournament. The south zone inter-university men’s cricket was held at Hindustan University, Chennai from June 7-15, 2022.

Achintya Krishna won the Bronze Medal as member of Men’s Basketball Team Under-19, Karnataka at Khelo India Youth Games 2022 held from June 4-13, 2022 in Panchkula, Haryana

Saneeth Dayanand won the bronze medal in Men’s Singles Badminton at Khelo India Youth Games 2022, organized by the Government of Haryana in association with the Sports Authority of India from June 4 -13 at Panchkula, Haryana.

The talented dancing team performed in classical, folk, Bollywood and south Indian styles to bag the first prize in the group dance competition organized by NMKRV college of women. The team from Terpsichore, Desi Dance Crew of PESU ECC clinched the prize at Zealous Performance 2022 held on June 9, 2022.

Mr. Stephan Noby, B Tech, Mechanical Engineering from the class of 2019 batch of PES University has been awarded a merit scholarship of 50% fee waiver by the University of Texas at Dallas for his Master's Program. He receives this scholarship in recognition of his project work titled Design and Fabrication of Rotary Automated Bicycle Parking System Carried out during his final year.

Prof. M R Doreswamy Chancellor of the PES University congratulated.

Since its inception, PES has produced more than 200 civil servants, including many IAS, IFS, IPS, and IRS officers. Few alumni also take up civil services in the State including KAS and KSP. More than 50 alumni in every batch aspire to become civil servants. The civil services examination is not only considered to be prestigious but also the hardest competitive examination to crack.

This year too, three alumni of PES have cleared Civil Services Examinations (UPSC examinations).

Mr. Nikhil Basavaraj Patil

Rank: 139

Branch: B.E. - Mech. Engg

Ms. Savita Gotyal

Rank: 479

Branch: B.E. - CSE

Mr. Mohammed Siddiq Shariff

Rank: 516

Branch: B.E. - Mech. Engg

Dr. M R Doreswamy, Chancellor – PES University and Former Adviser to Government of Karnataka on Educational Reforms said “It is a great achievement of PES alumni. Apart from being successful in their dream to serve the nation, they have also brought laurels to the University. I congratulate every one of them and wish them all the success in the future. I only remind them to maintain values and national interest in their career.”

Aishwarya Rangarajan won the Mirchi music award for best upcoming female vocalist. Aishwarya is 4 th Semester MBA student.

We are glad to share with you, a student ACHINTYA KRISHNA of B.Tech-Computer Science is selected for the KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES, held in Panchkula,Haryana, Punjab from June 3 - 14, 2022.

It is organized by the Government of Haryana and Sports Authority of India and we wish him all the best for his game.

Dr.M.R.Doreswamy, Chancellor of PES University heartily congratulated the student.

Naveen Venkatesh won three gold medals, in 100 m Butterfly, 100 m Breaststroke and 50 m freestyle events at Karnataka State Level Para Swimming Championship held at Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre on March 6, 2022.

Srimukha Bhat, a student of final year BBA HEM was recognized and felicitated by the Oberoi Hotel, Bangalore as the best trainee. 

OxiPlant works on the principle of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA). The device consists of two specially fabricated stainless cylinders, each filled with a measured quantity of a specially made material called Zeolite. Dry, cooled and Pressurized air is alternatively passed through these cylinders. Nitrogen molecules get thermodynamically adsorbed by the zeolite crystals, allowing oxygen to flow out as a desired product. While this principle has been well known for over a century, the challenge lies in engineering a solution around the principle. Building OxiPlant involved mechanical design and fabrication, pneumatics circuits with proper understanding of pressure, temperature and flow controls, and more critically electronics which control, monitor, and automatically operate the entire oxygen production cycle.

Uniqueness of OxiPlant and its differentiation from commonly available concentrators lies in its Configurability, Flexibility, Scalability, and Monitorability. It is configurable to support many alternate processes such as PSA, VSA, VPSA etc. It is flexible to support production of Oxygen or Nitrogen or other gases. It is scalable to higher throughput up to about 20 lpm. It is monitorable as many temperatures, pressure and flow probes can be hooked up to provide valuable performance data that would form basis of plant tuning.

Prof. M R Doreswamy, Hon'ble Chancellor, has congratulated Tejas P Karanji on his achievement and encouraged him for more inventors.

At ROTA MUN, annual Model United Nations Conference, Harsh Somvanshi was adjudged as commendable delegate and Spoorthi Yandamuri won a special mention as members of model Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) committee and Abhiram Dasika won special mention as member of model Disarmament and International Security (Disec) committee. The model UN conference was hosted by the Rotaract Club of St. Joseph's College of Commerce on Jan 17-18, 2022

Venkat Tanmay Kumar of Amaatra Academy participated and won the Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education-Innovative Cell (Govt of India), Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This is a national level competition which tests the scientific temperament, computational and design thinking and coding skills in young minds.

He won the Young Builder’s Challenge 2021 for his innovative Intelligent Bus Lane Simulator App which featured in the Top 10 Projects nationwide in the Amazon Web Services (AWS). As many as ten schools across the country emerged as winners and were felicitated on 28th November 2021. Amaatra Academy was the proud winner from Karnataka.

Tanmay built an app to simulate an Intelligent Bus Lane, which only comes into being if there is a bus, ambulance or any other priority vehicle passing by.

When a bus or other priority vehicle approaches, the smart lane it switches colour and alerts motorists to clear the lane. The traffic temporarily slows down as it has lesser road space. Once the bus/priority vehicle passes, the lane switches back to a regular lane allowing other vehicles to utilise it, thereby restoring normal speed of traffic.

An observant student, Tanmay noticed that the demarcated bus lanes did not help in easing the traffic

blocks and rather added to the chaos. He developed the app as a solution to help in enabling prompt public transport and emergency vehicles while not slowing down regular traffic drastically, optimizing use of resources and saving time for everyone.

For his efforts the school won a virtual AI/ML lab for one year and an Amazon voucher of Rs.30,000/. Tanmay also received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of his innovative idea to address a real life problem.

It is indeed a proud moment for the nation that young minds are working towards finding solutions which will impact the future of the country. A diligent student, he has made the school, his parents and peers proud with this amazing accomplishment. His success will surely inspire his peers to participate in such competitions and be a stepping stone for many more successes to come his way.

Dr. M R Doreswamy Chancellor PES University and Founder President, PES extended hearty congratulations to Tanmay on his well deserved success.

On the occasion of 72nd Constitution Day, the Lok Sabha Secretariat organised a National Conference of Law Students in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in the Central Hall, Parliament of India. Students from Faculty of Law, Charvi Devprakash, Chiranjeev K G, Geetha Shree S, Spandana Reddy and Vaibhav Burad under the guidance of Prof. Udayasimha N.G represented PES University. Vaibhav Burad delivered a speech on Separation of powers as enshrined in the Indian Constitution in the Central Hall, Parliament of India. The dignitaries included Mr. Om Birla, Speaker, Lok Sabha, Mr. Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. PP Chaudhary, Chairperson of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs, Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice and Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, ICCR. The dignitaries addressed the students and spoke about issues ranging from the quality of legal education in the country, to the interdependence of Separation of Powers in the Constitution.

Naren, student of BBA program in sports management won the men’s singles crown at the Belgian Junior International Series in Herstal, Belgium.

Divy Nandan won second place in the Super Stock Category in MRF National Championship held at Madras Motor Speedway in Chennai from September 24-26, 2021.

Rakshit, third semester student of MBA program won first place in CVL Shastry Memorial Table Tennis state championship-2021 and third place in men’s state ranking table tennis Tournament. The tournaments were held in held at Malleshwaram Association, Bangalore in September, 2021.

SANEETH SHIMOGA DAYANAND, Student of 1st Sem BBA in Sports Management has emerged as a champion in the Under-19 International tournament, organized by the Federation Francaise de badminton under the auspices of the Badminton World Federation held at Voiron, France.

Date: 17 th , 18 th & 19 th September, 2021.

Prof. M R Doreswamy Chancellor PES University, heartily congratulated the student.

I PUC Classes was inaugurated for the academic year 2021-22 at Dr. M.R.D Auditorium, PES University. The event was inaugurated by Dr. M.R Doreswamy, Chancellor, PES University. II PUC toppers were felicitated with gold medals and certificate of appreciation. In his inaugural address he emphasized the need to mould students to become job creators and not job seekers. He stressed the need of imbibing ethics and values through quality education among students. He also pointed out the salient features of National Education Policy. He spoke about the importance of the role of teachers in nation building activity and advised students to always remember three ‘M’ (Mother, Mother Tongue and Mother Land).

The chief guest of the event, Dr Surya Prasad, Vice Chancellor, PES University, inspired the students with his motivational words. Prof. M.V. Sathyanarayana, Director, PES HN Campus and Dr. C Narayana Reddy, Principal, PES College HN Campus were present in the event.

Four final-year college students develop a portable device called Frizzle which can detect real-time weather conditions in 300-meter radius.

Saneeth Dayanand caused two upsets in a day to seal his place in the finals. His winning spree ended in the finals and he emerged as the runner-up in the under 19 men’s category in the Russian International White Nights 2021 held at Gatchina, Saint Petersburg, Russia from July 1-4, 2021. Saneeth will be joining the BBA in Sports Management program at PES University.

When computer science graduate from PES University on Saturday bagged a record offer from a global company there was more to it. Sarang Ravindran (22), an engineering graduate in Computer Science technology was hired by a pioneering global company that is reimagining business operations with digital and cloud technology. To meet the expectations of the fast-growing global businesses is made possible by the ability to solve real world problems with technology, innovation and hard work and PES University endeavours to prepare the students on all these fronts. A visit to the campus could prove it better than anything else. The campus is abuzz with technical events, advanced research infrastructure, enriching interactions with committed teachers, community outreach initiatives, industry academia collaboration and many such activities. The focus on all round development of the students gives them a head-start when they are ready for a professional career. The University is committed to providing education for the real world that inspires students to realize their potential.

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It gives us immense pleasure to inform that one of our graduating student Ms Garvita’s stupendous achievement for being listed in Forbes for her initiative and work on water conservation.

With this she joins the league of some of the most successful entrepreneurs of the country and listed in Forbes who have made huge success in their business ventures worldwide besides India.

Indeed a very proud achievement for PES University and another feather in the cap of PES University said Chancellor Dr.M R Doreswamy.

Every year Forbes recognises young entrepreneurs and trailblazers who are defying the norm and building businesses impacting the world.

Garvita Gulhati, a 21 year old Environmentalist and Changemaker is the youngest lister in the Forbes 30 under 30 category for Social Entrepreneurship.

Gulhati was inspired to start Why Waste?, a youth-led organization focused on water conservation, after learning that 14 million liters of water is wasted every year in India just from the amount people leave behind in cups in restaurants. Why Waste? changes mindsets and habits and promotes water conservation through campaigns, petitions and workshops. Since its launch in 2015, Why Waste? work has reached 10 million people and more than 500,000 restaurants, and has helped save 6 million liters of water. Apart from founding Why Waste at the age of 15, Garvita has pioneered various initiatives to help young people realise their potential to make a difference and use their voice to impact society.

Raghavendra J P from PES Degree College, Hanumanthanagar Campus has secured the Fifth Rank in B. Com in the final exam conducted by Bangalore University.

Prof. M.R. Doreswamy, Chancellor, PES University, heartily congratulated the student.

Shaswat Sundaram, 8th semester student of ECE, had a commendable academic record and participated actively in co-curricular activities. Currently interning with InMobi, during his earlier semesters, he participated as head of army permissions in Samarpana, won CNR Rao Merit Scholarship in semesters 2,3 and 4, MRD Scholarship in semesters 5 and 6, and distinction award in all semesters. He was among the top 15 percent of the batch in each of the semester maintaining a GPA of 9. In his words, “Coming from a humble background and switching from Ranchi (my native) to the silicon valley of India, Bangalore, I surely had big hopes and aspirations, and PES University was able to cater to much of those dreams of mine. The recent years were full of achievements that I couldn't even dare imagine earlier. I was able to score 99.23 percentile in CAT 2020 in the first attempt, thanks to the dedication and discipline I followed and support from PES. It's been a beautiful journey and I'm surely looking forward to what other things life has to offer.” He felt that his time at PES University was a rollercoaster ride during which he learnt that everything teaches something, and however small the thing maybe, when one puts in 100 percent effort, expectations would not be a factor and the result would just be an after-effect.

Anurag G from 1st Semester, B.Tech Student of PES University EC Campus has bagged prize at the United Nations Committee for Status of women under the agenda “Achievement of gender equality through the empowerment of women by inclusion in fiscal policy and promotion gender inclusive financing” held at 9th edition of, the School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) International Model United Nations (SLCUMUN) 2021 conducted from January 29th, 2021 to January 31st, 2021.

Garvita Gulhati, also a water conservation evangelist and co-founder of Why Waste was invited to be part of Mission Paani Waterthon organized by Network18 and Harpic India on this Republic Day to instill the values of better water conservation and hygiene in the national conscience.

Dipali Goyal bagged the first prize in the English poetry writing competition conducted online as part Republic Day Celebrations by Asmiti Academy.

Team XEREACE won the Community Choice Award at Singapore Space Challenge 2020. The winning team comprising of members from Equinox, the Space Club of PES included Amogh Ananth (Mechanical) Amit Gadag (CAD Models) Rashmi KP (Mechanical) Prithvi Monteiro (Mission ConOps) Sneha Raibagi (Mission ConOps). The Awards Ceremony which was initially planned to be held at the Global Space and Technology Conference in February 2020 was rescheduled due to COVID-19 to Sep 23. The theme for the contest was Space Debris which is a difficult problem to solve. The Singapore Space Challenge (SSC) is an annual prestigious national design competition that challenges student teams to design and develop realistic space-related projects. Organized by the Singapore Space And Technology Association, participants work on a variety of projects and complete theoretical models and design prototypes, judged by leaders from the space industry.

Ms. Priyanka Madane and Ms. Spandana Reddy S, students law program, won the Shankarrao Chavan National Legislative Drafting Competition. The draft Epidemic Diseases Bill 2020 seeks to remedy the unambiguity present in the existing Act and provide for a comprehensive framework that deals with the prevention, control and the management of epidemics. The draft will be forwarded by the organizers of the competition to the Prime Minister Office for the government’s consideration.

The current pandemic scenario has ushered in not only online modes of learning but also online hiring, training, joining and on-boarding. PES University students of BTech program from the graduating class of 2020 received 1185 offers with the highest compensation offered touching 49.75 lakhs per annum. 321 students secured compensation ranging from 12 lakhs per annum to 35 lakhs per annum. Microsoft, Atlassian, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Intuit, Morgan Stanley, PWC, Citrix, Mercedes Benz and other industry leaders visited the campus. The job offers to the batch of 2020, PESUians through campus drives do not indicate delayed joining dates. A leading global application performance management (APM) and IT operations analytics (ITOA) company was the first firm to start off e-hiring. Ms. Bharani Ujjaini Kempaiah, Mr. Viraj C Bukitagar and Mr. Akash Mukhopadhyay of Computer Science and Engineering bagged the offers with CTC of 39.2 lakhs per annum. They have also been offered internships with stipend of Rs. 75,000/- per month. PES University has been chosen by Mercedes Benz for a unique program titled “Mercedes in Mechanical” exclusively for girl students to encourage girls to enrol in Mechanical Engineering discipline. Under this program the selected girl students receive an annual scholarship of Rs 1 Lakh from the second year onwards. They are offered internships with the company during the final year leading to full time offers. PES University with a motto of Education for Real World and focus on academic excellence continues to be a preferred institution of leading global and Indian technology companies for recruiting engineering talent.

With his continued efforts and ambition to make significant and sustainable contributions to the industry globally, Raj Arjun has now received an offer to pursue his Master of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His master’s research thesis is focused on human wrist biomechanics and has secured a full funding of $24,000 CAD per year. 

Raj Arjun is a 2019 graduate student of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. He had worked under the guidance of his supervisor, Dr. Chandrashekara C V, Professor, Lead: Design Domain, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He has carried out extensive both Mechanical and interdisciplinary research in the virtual ‘Computational Vibration and Control Engineering Laboratory’. His final year dissertation is a comprehensive study on the issues related to lower back and neck pain among helicopter pilots arising from the helicopter rotor vibrations, which later received the award for the best project in the department. Subsequently, his team findings were published in several proceedings in national and international journals. Raj Arjun has presented his published research at scientific conferences held in Zittau, Germany in 2018, and Leipzig, Germany in 2019. He has also presented at national conferences held at the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar in 2018, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi in 2019. Raj Arjun is set to travel to Canada.

PES University emerged winners at Tech Bytes Quiz for the 2nd year in a row after defeating regional winners from Mysore, Tumkur, Mangalore, Bijapur and Belagavi. Earlier, in the Bangalore round, it was 4th year in a row for the university. The winners, Preetham Upadhya and Akhil Siddharth received a cash prize of Rs.75000/- and Lenovo Tabs each. The tough quiz tested the awareness of the participants about a wide range of topics: application of technology, emerging areas, world of internet, websites, IT buzzwords and acronyms, IT Personalities, IT and communication companies, software products, brands and history of IT and areas where IT has made an impact. The Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) conduct the Engineering IT Quiz. The eleventh edition of Tech Bytes Quiz was held on 11 March, 2020 at SJBIT.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering emerged as winners in the The Inter-Department Throwball competition was held at the Electronic City Campus on Feb 6-7.

The department of hospitality and event management secured fourth position from among 32 colleges at WGSHA Quest. Dhanyajeeth and Gaghan Lokesh won silver medal in the WoW at Every Moment event. WGSHA Quest is Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration’s annual collegiate hospitality competition. It is a platform for young professionals across the country to showcase their fineness in hospitality-related skills. The event was held on Feb 28-29 at Manipal University, Udupi.

Taran Thrivikraman and Animesh built Doctor's Scribe that supports the doctor by reducing the time they spend on writing patient reports and reading long patient histories. The software application was adjudged as the best student project in the Student Project Showcase at 9th IEEE International conference on cloud Computing in Emerging Markets. The workshop offered an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to do more effective and impactful student projects as part of their requirements of an academic degree in areas of applying these technologies in assuaging problems in contemporary emerging markets. The workshop as a prelude to the conference was held on Feb 29, 2020 at The Oterra, Electronics City, Bangalore.

The 25 th anniversary of Uday Shankar Ballet and Dance Festival was organised by Shruthi Mandal at Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 26 th February 2020. The event was organised in memory of Sri. Uday Shankar, the legend of Indian Dance and choreographer, Padma Vibhushan awardee and Sangeet Nataka Akademi award winner. It is our pride to announce that, Ms. Chaitra, from 2 nd semester MCA, presented her Kuchipudi dance performance during the event, representing Shambhavi School of Dance Ensemble. Ms. Chaitra is practicing the art for 15 years.

Inchara Narayan won a gold medal in 10 km category at 3rd SFI National Open Water Swimming Championship 2020. The competition is a qualifying event for world junior open water aquatic championship conducted by FINA, the world swimming federation. Inchara is a second semester B.Tech (ECE) student. The contest was held in Shivamogga, Karnataka on Feb 15-16, 2020. 

Roshini Pushparaj secured first place in the short essay category for her essay titled The Evolution Scandal. The article was also published in Architecture + Design, an Indian Journal of Architecture, February 2020 issue. Roshini, 8th sem student of Architecture received the certificate and a cash prize of Rs.25000/- from Habeeb Khan, President of the Council of Architecture and Yatin Pandya, architect, author and activist on Feb 21, 2020 at an award function held at Century Club, Bangalore. The essay writing competition, Essays in Architecture - Analyzing, Imagining and Re-inventing, was organised by Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture.

Nitish, Team captain says being a member of Team ENIGMA from 3 years; I have led the team for the project BAJA 2020. SAE BAJA is an off-road buggy design event where colleges all over India participate and design a buggy to drive over rough terrain. The span of project has been 6 months including design and manufacturing phase. The project commenced with the design phase in July 2019 with 20 members in the group, sub categorized into five departments viz. Transmission, Suspension, Steering, Brakes and Roll cage. The team participated in SAE Virtual BAJA where it presented its design and approach to building the vehicle for BAJA 2020, and secured qualified with good results out of 200 teams. The manufacturing phase comprised of conducting market surveys, procuring materials, and manufacturing of parts, marketing through sponsorships and finally assembling the vehicle and testing. The project has provided us students with a platform for learning leadership skills, team spirit, finance management, practical fabrication skills, marketing and a full-fledged exposure in industrial sector. The team cleared all the technical tests and was approved with the certification. Previous year BAJA students are very well placed in Mahindra GE, L&T, Quest and Reliance companies with a pay package of 4.5 to 8.5 lakh annual packages.

Aditi – Female Driver says, my journey, being the only female member of Team Enigma was really exciting. Being an automobile enthusiast, I am so happy to get a hands-on experience of building a car. And that's not all.. There are all-girls teams, where the drivers are obviously girls. But being the only one in the team, and still to be chosen to be one of the two drivers of our Team, how cool is that!! Just thinking of driving the car, always gave me an Adrenaline rush. So I was really eager to get on with the project to build the car asap, so that I'll get to drive it one day soon! 

As the manufacturing phase began, all of us geared up, building our own sub systems. I belonged to the Steering Department and all I had till then, was theoretical knowledge. I hadn't imagined that, one day, I would apply that and build a steering system for a car. The practical knowledge we get cannot be matched with our classroom sessions; you get so happy to see your hands dirty with grease and dust. Especially, being a girl with no clean, soft hands, makes others look at you in awe. When I told other people that we were building a car and that I was the driver, that proud expression they always had on their faces made me proud of myself! 

Working in Team ENIGMA, not only did we learn a lot of technical aspects, but also learnt to deal with the situations when we went through a lot of hardships, be it the poor coordination sometimes between the team members. We learnt that, no matter what happens, work must go on and on, because Time stops for none. 

Once the car was built, I felt emotional when I first saw the car running, just like a mother and father when they see their child's first baby steps. I felt really proud to have built a car from scratch; it was just nuts and bolts and pipes a few months ago, but not anymore! I remember jumping around the field when I first saw Sneh, my co driver perform some super stunts with the car. And when I first sat inside the car, and the engine was cranked, I felt the car's vibration and my heartbeat resonating within me, Oh My God!! I cannot explain in words. I was even more thrilled when my fellow teammates complimented me for my driving skills, yes! I performed quite some stunts too, during the testing phase. 

I am so grateful to my college and especially to Satish sir, to have given me such a wonderful opportunity, where I learnt that one should never give up, whatever the situation may be and to never forget your goal and strive towards it. 

Also, it's given me a taste of being in a male dominated field, which is definitely a stepping stone for my future endeavors, and breaking the society stereotypes. 

Most importantly, on behalf of our entire team and our faculty advisor Dr. SV Satish, I would like to thank The Organic World and Invitro Research Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for so kindly sponsoring our team. If not for their contribution, we wouldn't have been able to build a much better car this year. Thank you so much and we hope you continue to support us the same way in the near future as well.

The technical paper “Design & Fabrication of Rotary Automated Bicycle Parking System” by Department of Mechanical Engineering, PES University Electronic city campus was selected and presented at 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Engineering CMECE held during 25-27- August, 2019 Hong Kong . Rotary Automated bicycle Parking System (R.A.P.S) is a smart and flexible parking system aimed to make maximum utilization of the available space. The parking system currently available does not efficiently make use of the available space and does not have adequate automation features. To overcome this, a smart and flexible system needs to be designed. The vertical rotary mechanism is favored over the horizontal setup as it requires lesser space and can accommodate more number of bicycles in one unit. In this project we have designed and developed a rotary automated bicycle parking system with the use of a rotary mechanism. The system can hold a maximum of 12 bicycles at a time. It consists of 4 docking stations, supporting frame, drive mechanisms, PIN code Reader and PLC. The work space of the system is 4m in width, 4.8m in height and 4m in length. The system is fabricated using Mild Steel which is treated and powder coated to avoid corrosion. Using Mild steel reduces the cost factor and improves the overall strength of the structure The rotary docking stations are rotated about a fixed axis and are driven by a motor of 31 HP. Each docking station has the 3 inbuilt cycle stands. A PLC and a PIN code reader are used to collect Input from the user and process the same information into memory locations of the cycles. When the user inputs his/her PIN code the PLC detects the empty docking station in the system and allots that space to the user. Now the user places his bicycle in the docking station. The system locates the specific memory location when the user inputs the same PIN code again and rotates the system based on the memory location to the exit point. The team constituted Stephen Noby, Sai Mahesh M. S., Sumanth Ashok Habib, and Vaibhav Gowda B. under the mentorship of Dr.S. V. Satish.

The participants performed dances in various styles that included ballet, hip hop, Bharatanatyam. The dance competition was aimed at encouraging them to express themselves in the art from of their choice. The contest was won by Poorvi (first), Girish G N (second) and Sachin Nayak (third). Team Sanskrithi, Team Encore and Team Trance organised the event at OAT on Jan 30, 2020.

PES University’s Badminton women’s team emerged as the winner at Riviera 2020. The other games in which PES University registered impressive wins included third place in women’s basketball and throwball and men’s table tennis and chess. Riviera 2020, the international cultural and sports fest of Vellore Institute of Technology, saw participation in over 129 events by 38,000 students from 700 universities and colleges from 30 countries in Asia, Europe and Africa. The four day annual cultural extravaganza got underway on February 14, 2020 on the VIT campus in Vellore.

Team Haya, focused on designing, fabrication and testing of race cars started the year with stellar performances in BAJA SAE 2020, Enduro Student India 2020 and Formula Bharat 2020. The BAJA SAE 2020, Natrax, Pithampur held from Jan 22-26 inspired brilliant minds to come up with mind boggling innovations and developments to create a better version of vehicles. Team Haya bagged 19th overall all India ranking, 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka. The team bagged all India rankings of 5th in Manoeuvrability, 8th in Endurance, 10th in Design and 34th in Virtuals. Enduro Student India 2020, an off-road student design competition that tests engineering students on practical aspect of building something with their own hands and team management was held at Talegaon, Pune from Feb 6-10. Team Haya put up top-notch performance to emerge all India 1st in SprintX, was adjudged all India 2nd in cost with 1st in South India; all India 3rd in Business with 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka; all India 4th in Endurance with 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka; all India 4th in Acceleration with 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka; all India 6th in manoeuvrability with 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka. Formula Bharat 2020, the engineering design competition in which students from colleges and universities all over the country, compete with a life-size formula-style vehicle was held at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore from Jan 22-26. Team Haya logged impressive leads to come 5th pan India out of 56 teams, 2nd in South India and 1st in Karnataka; came 3rd in Cost and Manufacturing event with 1st in South India; came 4th in Business Presentation with 3rd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka; came 4th in Endurance with 2nd in South India and 1st in Karnataka; came 4th in Autocross with 2nd in South India and 2nd in Karnataka and also pocketed the Best Driver Award. Team Haya is geared to raise the bar on innovation in design and excellence in fabrication in the upcoming competitions.

Formula Bharat 2020 is a Formula SAE event, which is an intensive student design competition. The electric category of the contest covered mechanical inspection, accumulator inspection, electrical inspection, and brake test. The teams were entitled to points from static events such as presentation on costs, business plan presentation and design. Of the Seventeen teams that were eligible to participate in the event after the completion of reports submission phase, Vega racing electric was ranked 9th overall in the electric category of FB2020 held from January 21-27, 2020. 

The Students of Hospitality and Event Management won multiple prizes at Outlook 2020 organised by Oriental School of Hotel Management, Waynad. Ghagan was declared best manager, Pooviah won first prize in flower arrangement, Sandeep and Pooviah won second place in vegetable carving, Krithi and Dhruva won second place product marketing, and Vijaylakshmi, Keerthana, Sandeep, Gynanesh and Dhruva won second place in culturals.

The Fashion Team of PESU-ECC put up an impressive performance at Saarang, the annual cultural festival of IIT Madras. Siri Jarmale bagged the Best Female Model spot and received prize money of Rs. 45000 in the festival held from Jan 8-12, 2020. The team was led by Bhakti Sheth and Soniya Naik under the mentorship of Dr. S.V.Satish, Cultural Convener PESU - EC Campus.

In the Bangalore edition of the Tata Crucible quiz, India's largest business quiz, PES University students walked away with winner and runner up prizes. This is the first time the same college emerged winner and runner up in Bangalore. Final year students Preetham and Akhil came first, followed by first year students, Sucheth and Chandrachud in the contest held on Feb 1, 2020.

The Department of Civil Engineering conducted a detailed study and field work on Managing Traffic Congestion On High-density Corridor of Six-route stretch over a period of three months. The final report was handed over by Dr. Suryaprasad, Vice-Chancellor, PES University to Dr. Soumyalatha S. K., DCP -Traffic West Division, Bengaluru City. The report is a result of extensive analysis and evaluation by the consulting team of Dr Chandramouli S V, Technical Project Director; Prof J S Vishwas, Technical Project Expert and Coordinator; Prof Ramesh B V and Prof Basavaraj Dhannur, Project Site Incharge and Prof Ramachandra P, Financial and Treasury officer. 56 undergraduate students from PES University Central Campus were part of the project. The report covered road inventory survey, field data analysis, conclusions and recommendations for six-routes: Guruguntepalya-KempegowdaArch, RajajiNagar to Orion Mall, RajajiNagar-DhobhiGhat, Guruguntepalya- Sandal Soap Factory, Verabhadra Signal to Bendre Underpass, RajajiNagar-Sandal Soap Factory. The report on the social development project titled Managing Traffic Congestion On High-density Corridor (Six-route stretch) allocated by Traffic Police Department, Government of Karnataka was handed over on Jan 21, 2020 in an event on PES University campus.

Abhishek S and Rahul Krishna of 8th sem Mechanical Engineering, PES University, under the guidance of Dr. Jessy Nair, Associate Professor, Dept of MBA, presented a paper titled "Millennial State of Mind : Testing perceptual factors of aspirational luxury products among urban millennials in India" and won The best student research paper award at the International Conference On Marketing - MARKCON 2020 hosted by Indus Business Academy.

Garvita was featured on Water Heroes, a Republic TV series that brings to light motivational stories about people who have been working tirelessly towards water conservation. Garvita co-founded Why Waste, an organisation that is working towards effective conservation of water. Garvita is a student of sixth semester in the department of electronics and communication engineering. The other students who are part of Why Waste include Richa Kumar, Sanjana Shekhar, Abhinandan Singla, Neelkanth Kirloskar, Gaurav Jain, Aakash Tomar, Akshay Kanive, and Gaurang Rao.

Karthik won silver medal in Moscow Wushu stars 2019 representing India and bronze medal in the 28th Wushu senior nationals championship 2019 held in Jammu. Wushu or Chinese Kungfu, a sport, is a hard and soft and complete martial art, as well as a full-contact sport. Karthik was a student in department of hospitality and event management during 2010-13.

Varsha N student of PES Degree College secured 6th rank in B Com examination of Bangalore University held during 2016 to 2019.

Veda Earth Lounge Spa and Store was awarded the prestigious Emerging Concept of the Year 2019 by the Indian Salon and Wellness Award. The enterprise is run by Ms. Divya Dinesh of the 2011-14 batch of BA-IHA program.

Miss Deepika P Karanji, 5th semester Computer Science Engineering student of PES University battled away and won the coveted first prize in the prestigious and premier debate contest conducted by Federal Bank in association with The Times of India and Vijaya Karnataka at Bengaluru. Eight finalists battled on ‘Speak for India (Karnataka Edition) 2019, a state level inter-collegiate in the fiery debate contest held at the Sheraton Grand, Rajajnagar. Deepika P Karanji of PES University was crowned the winner with a trophy. Merit certificate and a Cash Award of Rs. 1.5 lakh. A total of 38,000 students were screened hailing from 1,200colleges across Karnataka. 124 speakers were selected at zonal level, 30 could make to semi-finals and among them only 8 were selected for finals on Thursday,the 12th Dec 2019.  Deepika finally emerged as the winner endorsed byeminent three-member jury that included Govindaraj Hegde of NLSIU, Kavitha Lankesh, noted film director and Ruthuparna Sharma, a youn writer. Deepika spoke impressively on the debate of impact of artificial intelligence. She propounded that the fear of jobs being taken away existed in during the Industrial Revolution as well, so reskilling people is important. On winning, Deepika said that she is lucky to have won this massive debate during her very first attempt and was owes the prize to her parents and to the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of PES University who facilitated her participation in the contest. Dr. Doreswamy, the Chancellor of PES University showered praise, appreciation and congratulated Deepika on this memorable feat. He recalled her parents meeting him during Deepika’s admission to National Public School and said that the University is proud of her laudable achievement.

Team Aeolus secured second place in the design proposal phase of the AIAA-DBF 2019-20 competition to be held in Wichita, Kansas, USA. The DBF (Design/Build/Fly) is an international aero-modelling competition conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and sponsored by the Cessna Aircraft Company, Raytheon Missile Systems and other premier organisations. This year's challenge required the designing of a banner towing bush plane which can also be repurposed as a charter aircraft. In response to this, 141 teams from reputed universities across the world submitted their design proposals. 113 teams were shortlisted for the subsequent stages. Team Aeolus improved upon its effort in last year’s competition by gaining 37 places to reach the 2nd place globally at this stage of the competition. Team Aeolus is the aeromodelling and aerial robotics team of PES University.

The creative talent of the students from PES University, EC campus made its presence felt at Cobalt Skies inter college festival. Team Mangobites, the theatre group of the campus, won first prize in Mime and second runner-up prize in Mad-Ads events, competing against the participants from leading colleges of the city. Cobalt Skies inter-college festival was organised by Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, on October 17-18, 2019.

PES University awarded scholarship amounting to Rs 3 crores and 15 lakhs to 4,558 meritorious students pursuing undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, design and business administration and postgraduate programs in engineering. The university considers scholarships as an important source of motivation for continued excellence. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Jawahar, Pro-chancellor felt that the event was a celebration of merit which is nurtured and cherished by the university since inception. He gave an overview of scholarship initiative at the institution, starting from an amount of Rs 14,000 to 14 students in 1991. Today, the awards include Prof CNR Rao Merit Scholarships, Prof MRD Merit Scholarships, Distinction Awards, Rural Student Scholarships, Huawei Scholarships, Higher Education Scholarships and Travel Grants. Travel grants are given to students for participation in conferences and technical competitions. Higher education scholarships that are given to top 10% of students within 24 months of graduating demonstrate the institution’s commitment to excellence in education. He announced that the university has budgeted for Rs. 10 crores of scholarships for the next academic year. Dr M R Doreswamy, Chancellor observed that the purpose of education is about being good human beings. He pointed out that 70 students scored 10/10 and commended the faculty members for their efforts in guiding the students to excel. He reiterated the university’s commitment to the society and nation and shared the university’s undertaking of the renovation of 12 government schools in flood affected districts of Bagalkote, Chikkodi, Gadaga and Haveri. Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. T.G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati reflected on the changing face of research with inter-disciplinary approach and blurring of distinction between work of scientists and engineers becoming key to solving problems we face today. He opined that teachers are facilitators in the outcome based education that we see today. He looked forward to active role of engineers in enabling India to achieve developmental goals identified by United Nations. Sri S. R. Umashankar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Primary and Secondary Education, GoK was felicitated by the university for his guidance and contribution to able administration of education in the state. Sri Umashankar in his address called upon the students to pursue their passion, and being involved in what they do irrespective of the field, sector or job they choose. Distinguished guest, Sri Hari Vasudev, Country Head & Vice President - Technology, Walmart Labs applauded the efforts of the faculty in inspiring the students to excel in their field of study. He underscored the role of technology which he felt is not just about improving speed and capability but about improving lives by empowering people. According to him one should learn to learn and stay equipped to deal with the fast paced changes and innovations. Empathy is a quality that students should nurture he felt, as that would help them create great customer experiences as professionals and understand the needs of the society to be good human beings. Dr K N B Murthy, Vice Chancellor in his welcome address introduced the dignitaries on the dais. Dr. V Krishnamurthy, Registrar and Dr. R Vasudevan Iyer, Controller of Examinations, presented the awardees. The occasion was a moment of pride for the meritorious students who were felicitated by the honourable guests and the management of the university.

“Learning gives Creativity, Creativity leads to Thinking, Thinking provides Knowledge, Knowledge makes us Great….Quiz competitions are always interesting and informative, which provide excitement among the students and also make them aware of current affairs. A mega quiz competition was organized by PES University through Student affairs committee of HN Campus for students from PUC, commerce and Pharmacy departments on 27.11.2019 in the Kuvempu auditorium. Around 168 teams participated in quiz competition. Quiz master Mr. Preetham Upadhya a 4th year engineering student from PES university,current President of the Quotient Quiz Club & winner of 300 quizzes at national and international level conducted the quiz competition. The event was graced with the presence of Dr. M R Doreswamy, the founder Chancellor of PES University who encouraged the participants with his best wishes. Out of 168 teams; with 2 participants per team, had registered for the prelims test & 08 teams were selected for finals. The quiz comprised of oral questions, riddles, audio and visual rounds. Through various interesting as well as challenging rounds, the knowledge of the participating students was put to test in this quiz. The participants as well as the audience thoroughly enjoyed these rounds that tested how proficient they were. The quiz was of a great success. The winners of quiz competition - First Prize: Mr.Girish & Ms. Kalpitha ( 1 st B.Com), Second Prize: Mr. Kanishk Bhandari & Mr.Satyam Atal (4 th B.Pharm) Third Prize: Mr. Chetan H & Ms.Asima kubra (4 th PharmD)

Aditi Lakshmi S and Varsha Bhat won fourth place in the finals of Bioquiz 2019 held as part of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019. Students of PG Diploma in Clinical Research and Data Management, Department of Biotechnology of PES University presented 7 posters at the event. The summit organised by the Department of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka is a 22nd edition of flagship event that provides a global stage for innovation utilising technology as a tool. The three day event held from Nov 18-20, 2019 offered knowledge, networking and business opportunities for all participants and visitors.

Preetham Upadhya (7th Sem -CSE) and Akhil Siddharth (7th sem - ECE) have won the Rajagiri National Business Quiz, held in Kochi, for the 2nd year in a row, defeating over 2000 teams, in the process. This is one of India's largest business quizzes and features both colleges and corporates competing against each other

Students of PES College of Pharmacy secured top ranks in pharmacy examination conducted by RGUHS for academic year 2018-19. Mitesh Bhansali and Simran Singhal jointly stood first in fourth semester, Ruqia Khanum stood sixth in fourth semester and Bhavana B R stood third in first semester of BPharma program.

The annual space quiz ‘Houston, We Have A Question’ saw participation of over 200 students from colleges of Bengaluru including PES University. Eight teams qualified for the finals after the preliminary round. The fiercely fought contest with four rounds of tie breakers was won jointly by the teams of Sucheth Hegde & Chandrachud and Hrishikesh V and Anuj T. Equinox – The Space Club, in association with the Quotient Quiz Club (QQC) and Pixels Photography Club hosted the quiz on Oct 15, 2019.

Sports teams from PES University won in the women’s Badminton, men’s Table tennis, men’s Chess and men’s Badminton events and were declared runners up in men’s Badminton event at Kreedotsava 2019. The sports event was organised by BMS College of Engineering recently.

Preetham Upadhyaya and Akhil Siddharth won the Southern Region Round of NTPC Electron Quiz-2019. NTPC Electron Quiz 2019, predominantly a business quiz, held across six cities in India attracts some of the brightest minds from elite management and engineering colleges. The regional round of the quiz contest was held at Hari Hara Kala Bhavan, Secunderabad on Sep 18, 2019.

Swathi Suresh and Apeksha Rai interned with Walt Disney Florida and won the appreciation of the organisation for their performance and display of knowledge, skills and attitude in making a difference and helping Walt Disney create an unforgettable experience. Swathi was commended for her dedication in resolving issues, showing true concern for guests in various interactions. The officials were all praise for her teaching of Snake Charm, help during alpha call at Pirates and making sure a guest who was scared of fireworks was comfortable. Both the internees are students of BBA-HEM program.

Smaran Adarsh and Tanmay M won the AMD Best Student award 2018-19 for their project on Synthesis Techniques For Reversible And Quantum Circuits. The duo developed a synthesizer for realising Reversible and Quantum Circuits working over two months at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, under the guidance of Dr. Robert Wille, Professor and HOD, Integrated Circuit Design. On their return to PES University they continued their work under the guidance of Prof. M. S. Sunita. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25K. The paper titled Towards HDL-based Synthesis of Reversible Circuits with No Additional Lines, based on the project work has been accepted for publication in the 38th edition of International Conference on Computer - Aided Design ICCAD 2019. Smaram and Tanmay, students of final year BTech program with department of electronics and communication engineering plan to pursue master’s degree in Computer Engineering at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

The research paper titled Tribological Studies of High Surface Finish Ceramic Coatings for Low Friction and Adhesive Wear Resistant Applications was declared the best paper in the international conference on Materials and Manufacturing Methods 2019 held recently at NIT, Trichy. Zahid, Nabil and Avinash, students of final year B.Tech in Department of Mechanical Engineering carried out the research work under the guidance of Dr. Suneel Motru, Associate Professor, for their final semester project.

Team NIXAR presented an Augmented Reality platform which helps in making marketing immersive and interactive to win the top spot at Finnovatica 2018-19. The Final Arena Round had seven dynamic prototypes from six teams from premier engineering institutes competing closely, with use cases within the realm of financial services. The enthusiasm and determination of the students was a clear sign of the new age of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among young engineers in India. Team NIXAR comprising of Nikhil, Parth Sachdev, Prashant Verma, Kushal Agrawal and Lisa, from PES University Electronic City Campus won cash prize of 10 lakh rupees in finale. The team was mentored by Nitin from Fullerton India. Finnovatica programme seeks out ideas from talented students for developing innovative digital solutions that can be used to redefine the retail and rural lending landscape in India. The final round was held in Mumbai on June 4, 2019.

Bhaarat Chetty, a final year B.Tech. Computer Science student of PES University Ring Road Campus attends Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O - 2019, held at California, United States from May 7-9, 2019. He returned to India after his three-week long stay in USA. The conference provided him an opportunity to interact with some disruptive change-makers in technology including, but not limited to, the likes of Sundar Pichai (CEO, Google). According to Bhaarat, the reason technology fascinates him is that it has an answer to almost every problem the society faces today and it thrills him to be able to bring a change with his passion for science and technology. He is passionate about making tech more inclusive, especially for those from underrepresented backgrounds, and He wants to use design and technology for empowerment and accessibility. Bhaarat Chetty was the only student from the Developer Student Clubs 2017-19 INDIA to have made it to the annual Google I/O conference, California this May. Thrilled to have shared stage with global leaders and developers, he says the opportunity helped him engage in fruitful discussions on building applications with Google and many open source platforms (TensorFlow, Flutter, APIs, Google Web Toolkit, App Engine). “Travelling all the way to California to witness this landmark moment was nothing short of a life-changing moment for me. I would urge the other young students to realise that hard work can make dreams come true and take you places,” said Bhaarat. " Today, with technology at my fingertips, I keep updating my repertoire, with skills like ML and AI empowered apps, because there is no better way of implementing your idea than by doing it yourself. Learning something new everyday is a major means of my subsistence " The Google staff made sure we had enough opportunities to break ice — an AI Concert, a magic show, performances by a few international bands and a dinner with the Indian community. It helped us get to know each other better. It was nice talking to them about aspects that could enhance our career prospects.” He has been a part of the Machine Learning facilitator group with Google India, and has trained over 1200+ students through Google’s MLCC program. He currently leads the Google Developers Group (GDG) Bangalore chapter , as a part of the GDG program he helps evangelize technology. He is a tech speaker who loves, taking the stage on topics related to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. For those aspiring to make it to future Google I/O conferences, he suggests, “Enrolling in many community programmes beyond college is necessary. It will give you a direction. One must focus on academics, but shouldn’t compromise on their true calling.”

Best completed submission winners Anush Kini, Rajath S and Sumukh Aithal for their submission on ADAS Object detection in low light. Best completed submission runners-up Madhav Kashyap, Anuj Tambwekar and Rohit Menon for their submission on Q&A using NLP. Most Innovative submission winners Nandagopal Vinayak, Maanvi Nunna and Malaika Vijay for their submission on Drowsiness Detection.

Students of architecture program won prizes at Inspirit 2019. Roshini and Anagha won first place in Architectural Journalism. Shreya and Aditi won first place in Revive. Ritesh won first place in Shutterup. Ruthu and Mahima won first place in COLOUR MAKING. Akshatha and Akshara won first place and Mahima and Ruthu won runner up place in KNEADING COLOR. Arvind and Nishitha won first place in CHOP and POP. INSPIRIT 2019 - An Architectural Fest was organised by School of Architecture, RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY on 29-30 March, 2019.

Bhaarat Satish Chetty, Lead, Google’s Developer Student Club (DSC) at PES University, is invited to attend Google I/O in Mountain View, San Francisco, USA in May 2019. The conference will provide him an opportunity to interact with global change-makers in technology of the likes of Sundar Pichai. Google I/O will enable Bhaarat to network with the best developers, designers, Google engineers and experts. Bhaarat is happy that, “I will run into researchers, professors, entrepreneurs, founders, and other people I have only read about in tech blogs. We will be mentored by Google Experts and also attend Machine Learning office hours at Googleplex.” Bhaarat is a 8th semester student of CSE.

British Biologicals has been associated with the PES College of Pharmacy, Bangalore to support the economically underprivileged students by providing scholarships on an annual basis. 15 students were selected by PES Scholarship committee this year.

When Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched a fllock of 104-satellites in a single launch in 2017, buried in the flood of congratulatory messages, were some concerns over adding to the junk orbiting the earth. As space agencies across the world put their heads together to come up with a workable solution to manage space debris, a team of students from PES University, Bengaluru are planning to demonstrate a technology where a dead nano satellite or a micro satellite disintegrates into thin air. The technology involves a spool of carbon fibre wires measuring less than 15 microns in thickness (one micron = one thousandth of a millimetre) ballooning out into a spider web-like structure and pulling away a dead satellite from its orbit before sending it towards earth. The debris will disintegrate as it enters the earth's atmosphere due to the heat generated by friction. The entire process of triggering the wires, installed in a satellite, and creating favourable conditions for dragging the object can be done by activating an in-built generator to produce electric charges, the students said. "It takes about 60 to 70 years for a satellite in low earth orbit to de-orbit and disintegrate on its own. Our simulations have showed that with our system, it will take around 5.5 years or even lesser than that," said Sharan Asundi, a professor at Tuskegee University, who is guiding the students. "The same system can be used to remove the upper stage of a rocket." Students of team Aranea displayed their work at IIT-M's tech fest Shaastra, which concluded on Sunday. They are also preparing to demonstrate the technology 'Ultra-Thin Wires Drag Enhancement System' in PES University's second student satellite PiSat-2 likely to be launched by Isro. Apart from the spool of wires, the system has a generator for supply of power up to 10kv to create repulsion from electric charges and trigger the wires to form a web. Asundi, who is a visiting researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, said the system has been designed to exploit the forces created by charged wires and its interaction with space plasma. "The more the number of wires, the better the drag. The area the web of wires may occupy, the number of wires, the mass and the volume of the system will depend on the size of the satellite. We have to ensure we don't add unwanted weight," said Shrikanta Aradhya, a student member of the team. Nasa tracks more than 21,000 pieces of debris orbiting the earth. In June 2018, RemoveDebris satellite was deployed from the International Space Station to demonstrate three different technologies that can capture and de-orbit space junk. Space agencies have systems in place to monitor, catalogue and send alerts about approaching debris which can pose a threat to rocket launches. "As of now space agencies are independently doing research. Discussions are on for a collaboration. As of now we are trying to avoid debris," said retired Isro scientist and Chandrayaan-1 project director Mylsamy Annadurai.

Dr. M. R. Doreswamy heartily congratulates the excellent achievement by the QQC – Quiz Quotient Team, PES University for winning the Overall Championship in the recently held 6th Edition of CUIZ 2018 (The Annual National Quiz Championship), organized by Christ University Bangalore.

The Mind Install team from PES University devised the winning hack, Non Intrusive Self Sleep Monitor System using In Ear EEG to take home the first prize. The system keeps track of a person's sleep cycle to avoid problems like sleep apnea, depression and anxiety. It uses ear EEG which is more comfortable and cheaper than conventional EEG devices. An android app was developed to show results through which user can directly share the reports to a doctor with a single click. The team of Prasanna Venkatesan and Pavitra N, 7th semester students of ECE and Sameer Gadicherla and Akash Nagaraj. 7th semester students of CSE won the cash prize of Rs. 35000 at the hackathon conducted by RVCE Hacks on November 2-3, 2018.

The paper on Robust Voice Activity Detection Using Frequency Domain Long-Term Differential Entropy jointly authored by Debayan Ghosh was accepted for oral presentation at Interspeech 2018. He has also received the student travel grant registration, travel and stay. Debayan is a final year student of ECE. The conference with the theme of Speech Research for Emerging Markets in Multilingual Societies was held in Hyderabad from Sep 2-6, 2018. Interspeech is the world’s largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing.

At the world university rowing championship 2018, Keerthana bagged fifth position in single skull event. Keerthana, 5th sem CSE student participated in the event held in Shanghai, China from Aug 10-13, 2018.

A team of 25 students of PES University collaborated with students from universities across the world to design a vehicle for senior citizens for first and last-mile connectivity. They have won laurels for their efforts. This was part of an international mobility competition called the PACE Global Annual Forum, held at the GM Warren Tech Centre, USA, from July 22 to 25. Organized by General Motors, it is an initiative for the advancement of collaborative engineering education. The teams were required to develop a ‘personal urban mobility access’ (PUMA) using green and sustainable technologies.

Students of BBA-Hospitality and Event Management were invited to play with the team from Ritz Carlton as part of The Journey week organized by Marriott International in the cricket match. The academia-industry interface exposed students to people initiatives in industry and know what it takes to be part of the hospitality industry.

At the outset, it gives us immense pleasure to announce the rank list of PESSAT – 2018 entrance test conducted for admission to B.Tech programs of PES University for the academic year 2018-19. PES University successfully conducted PESSAT 2018 during April 20 – May 10, 2018. PESSAT-2018 witnessed a large turnout of candidates to take the test. Over 16,000 students from across the country applied for B.Tech Programs offered by the University. PESSAT-2018 was conducted at 37 centers across India. Dr. M R Doreswamy, Hon’ble Chancellor of PES University and Founder, PES Institutions declared the ranks of PESSAT-2018 on May 21, 2018 at 11:30 AM. He also felicitated the top 3 rankers with appreciation certificates in the presence of their parents, the press and the media. The first rank was bagged by Mr. R Muralekrishnan and the second rank was bagged by Mr. Nandagopal Vidhu, both being the students of National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore. The third rank was bagged by Mr. Pranav Kasetty, student of Chethana PU College, Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore. The first round of PESSAT counselling will be held on June 2nd & 3rd, 2018 at PES University for the selection of seats of all B.Tech programs (CSE, ECE, ME, EEE, CE and BT).

Many of us have parked our two-wheelers and cars on the road and have had them towed away by cops.Now, an MTech student from the city has designed an app that can give you a notification when this happens. Raghav S, who is from the PG Dept of Computer Science Engineering department of PES University has developed the soon to be launched app for the purpose. The framework for the app has been developed on the Google Navigation application “I have developed an admin app for the RTO or traffic cops and a client app for vehicle owners. The client app has three features one of which is the notification function,” says Raghav. As soon as the concerned authorities take down the number of a vehicle to tow, on the app, an automatic alert is triggered on a client app through a message. The feature has been achieved by collecting the users data such as vehicle number, phone number and other relevant information at the time of installation of the application, adds Raghav. “According to the rules the RTO has to issue an alert in loud speakers before confiscating vehicles. However many a times this does not happen or we do not hear such instructions. My own two wheeler has been towed a few times but I had no clue about it. So this is a feature in the app that will prevent such instances,” he adds. While the app is in the beta version, the finished product will be out within two months, says Jayashree Rangareddy, Professor at the Computer Science Engineering department, and a guide in the project. When asked about getting the RTO and traffic department on board for the project, Dr Jayashree adds, “That bit we have left it to the decison of University. We will also take it forward for the benefit of the public soon enough.” Other applications Another feature integrated in the app is a”live traffic junction” alert for users whereby instructions given out by traffic cops in crowded junctions automatically comes through the app. The alert is based on the distance and location of information of the user approaching the junction. Currently the messages are broadcasted up to a distance of 100 meters radius from the junction, says Raghav. “There is no need to roll down the window and struggle to listen to the loudspeaker or public system, while looking at a congested junction,” he adds.Another feature is to help cab drivers of cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola to get navigation instructions in Kannada rather than in English. They can choose one among the four dialects of Kannada which is supported by the application such as Dharwad Kannada, Mandya Kannada, Coastal Kannada and the Standard Kannada, says Raghav.

Mission Admission higher education expo 2018, organised by the Times of India witnessed the participation of 45 top educational institutions. Prof Jawahar Doreswamy, pro-chancellor, PES University, said “In our institution, we are teaching Internet of Things to architecture and hotel management students, as automation is now a part of all sectors,” he said.

Dream for every engineer is to create something of his own. Team Enigma the collegiate automotive club of PESIT South Campus, engineering college at Electronic City, built three cars this year. One was an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle), Hybrid car (runs on electricity and fuel) and a GO KART to represent PESIT-BSC at various National events. The BAJA division of Team Enigma, built an ATV which represented the college at the SAEINDIA BAJA 2018 event at Pithampur. BAJA is an internationally recognized event. The event is evaluated rigorously by eminent industrialists and experts from SAE on team engineering, design, marketing and management abilities. The Team qualified within the 100 teams out of 400 teams competing for the final endurance race. The final endurance race tests is all about the track event where the vehicles are tested to extreme limits on a challenging terrain. The Team managed to last for entire 4 hours of the endurance race, making it among the few to achieve this feat. Finally, team finished 2nd in the city and 57 place over all. The hybrid vehicle runs on both a 300 cc IC engine and a 2kW motor. As the world is moving towards hybrid technologies, these college students are making a mark in that direction. The hybrid vehicle is able to achieve speeds of up to 65kmph and boosts of various electronic innovative features. The Team also took their car to ISIE Hybrid Vehicle Challenge, held at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida, where they stood 12th overall on a national level. The Team Enigma was sponsored by PESIT Management and also our partners from industry include Tata Motors, Bosch, Brady Co others. The team also participated at International Series of Karting held at Vizag. It was an event where the team was supposed to design and build the GO-Kart. The team participating for the first time won best driver award where our driver Raghavendra Basmi demonstrated extreme caliper and also the team won star of the event award. The events were held in the second and third week of January. The Team had worked on the projects for almost a year. Himanshu Kumar and Anirudh Kashi were the captains for Baja and HVC respectively. The team was guided by faculty advisors; Dr. S V Satish and Mr. Varun Manujunath. The team mentor Dr. S. V. Satish said, “I am delighted by the Team’s performance this year. The team managed to handle the tough tasks of finding sponsors and developing the technical skills required.” Dr. J Surya Prasad , Principal and Director quoted clubs like Enigma encourages interdisciplinary concepts amongst the students and prepare them for real world problems when they enter modern industries. The team said “‘Never give up’ was the main motive of our team. Despite many hurdles we worked hard and it was not just about the event, it was the journey. The biggest achievement of the Team was completing the endurance.” The Team is looking forward for an even greater standing in future events, and shows no signs of losing momentum.

Ritvik Chattopadhyay, first at the India Quiz, runner-up in the Sci-Biz-Tech Quiz and the Major Quiz, and second runner-up in the Magnum Open at the recently-held Under the Peepal Tree labeled Asia’s Largest Quiz Fest was quoted in an article on Karnataka Quiz Association in Bangalore Mirror.

At the inter-collegiate competition for hotel management colleges prizes were won by Franklin and Avinash in Photography, Apeksha and Aishwarya in Face Painting, Dhanyajeeth and Tanzil and Gaurav in Entrepreneurship Challenge and Ghaghan was adjudged Best Manager.

The students of PES University are proud winners of three awards in the YuvaratnaNXT, 2017 national competition. The awards are constituted to inspire budding architects to imaginatively present ideas from a range of versatile products manufactured by Birla White. Over 400 entries from around the world were submitted. The theme for this year was: Indian festivals and culture. The challenge was to design a wall surface of size six feet by four feet size in a novel way using Birla White cement and its value added products such as Levelplast, textura and GRC. Second and fourth semester architecture students won the first prize, third prize and the judges’ appreciation award. The assessment criteria included concept, composition, aesthetics, theme, originality of idea and finally the innovative usage of Birla White materials. The designs were highly appreciated for their unique and practically implementable solutions.

Keerthana received the prestigious Eklavya award for her outstanding performance in Rowing competitions. The national rowing champion is a proud recipient of an impressive trophy from Karnataka state Youth Empowerment and Sports Department and a cash prize of Rs two lakhs. Keerthana is a student of fourth semester of Computer Science and Engineering program.

PES University students secured first place in men’s Badminton and men’s Chess events at Kreedothsava 18 organized by BMSCE on March 9-10 2018. They secured first place in men’s football, second place in women’s tennis and men’s basketball and third place in men’s chess events at Revels-18 organized by MIT, Manipal University from March 7 to 11, 2018.

The results for the GATE 2018 entrance examinations held for admissions to post-graduate Engineering courses in IITs, NITs and IISc have been declared on Saturday. Two students of PES University, Bengaluru, have bagged first two ranks at the all-India level in GATE XE, Engineering Sciences. Rahul Kashyap a final year B.Tech student in Mechanical Engineering has bagged first rank and Manoj N Dixith from the same class bagged 2nd rank. The test was held online on February 3, 4, 10 and 11th in various cities across the country.

Shreedhar Hegde reached the Top Eight in Speak for India, Karnataka edition to win the title of Debate Jewel of Karnataka. He qualified for the finals from among 40,000 contestants proving himself to be a vibrant, confident and persuasive debater. The evaluation criteria included style, clarity and conviction of thought and lucidity of articulation. Speak for India is an initiative by Federal Bank in association with The Times of India Group to encourage young, dynamic and enthusiastic minds across the nation to raise their voice on pertinent issues and play the role of change maker in society. The final round was held at Sherton Hotel, on February 22, 2018 and winners took home cash prize of Rs.25,000/- each. Shreedhar is a student of MCA program.

Team Aranea from PES University works on novel de-orbiting mechanism for Micro and Nano satellites in low and medium altitude Earth orbits (LEOs & MEOs) in the project called Ultra-thin Wires Drag Enhancement System (UWDES). Ten members of the team attended the International Astronautical Congress (IAC)-2017 held at Adelaide, Australia from Sept 25th to 29th. IAC is the largest annual space tech conference attended by scientists, industry and academia worldwide. The team presented a paper on the UWDES concept, titled “Drag Enhancement for Spacecraft using Numerous Ultra-Thin Wires Arranged into Drag-Wire Webs of Various Configurations”. Earlier, the project reached the Top 10 Innovations of the IIGP 2.0 (India Innovation Growth Programme) 2017, University Challenge competition jointly organized by Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Lockheed Martin (LM) and Tata Trusts. A grant of Rs. 10 lakhs was awarded for the project as part of Phase A of the competition. During IAC-2017, the team met and Dr. Robie Roy, Vice President, Technology Strategy & Innovation, Corporate Engineering, Technology and Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA to discuss the prospects of the UWDES project. Dr Robie Roy conveyed to Dr Sharan Asundi, mentor for the project and adjunct faculty at CORI, PES University, that he was deeply impressed by the team’s work. Prakash M. Sesha, Lockheed Martin Fellow considered the presentation by team Aranea as one of the best student led presentations during the down-select at IIT Bombay and looked forward to collaborating as the concepts develop into a demonstrable prototype.

G. Radhika, a computer science graduate from PESIT, a 2012-batch IPS officer, assumed charge as Superintendent of Police of Mandya.

Shrikant converted an old motorbike which was out of use into a racing bike which could easily clock speeds in the range of 130 km per hour. Riders would be surprised by the speeds the bike could attain with hardly any jerk or vibration. The engine, gear box, forks, disc brakes and suspension were modified for racing conditions. The tank, kicker, case side lamps and other parts were designed by Shrikanh using CADD and fabricated using lathes and laser cutting machines. A mobile phone with a customized app doubles up as a speedometer showing accurate time and distance. Shrikant is a final year diploma student at PES Polytechnic college.

The recently held competition to recognize students of architecture who showed creativity and excellence in designing on a predefined theme saw participation from across the world. The team from PES University comprising of Rishab Chandra, Roshni Pushparaj, Sneha Baid, Srishti Ekanth and Supreeth S Kumar secured third place in Birla White Yuvaratna NXT award category from among 700 entries. The team conceptualized, detailed and executed the mural depicting the theme on a 6.0 x 4.0 feet area of wall. Titled ‘Nirvana’ the mural portrayed the theme, ‘Chaos to Peace’ creatively using the concepts from abstract geometry and iconography. Originality of idea and proficiency in working with the medium impressed the judges. The award vindicates the university’s emphasis on nurturing imagination and practical skills in students of design and architecture programs.

The recently announced results of B Com examinations of Bangalore University saw Shalini Prasad and Vishnu Prasad bagging second and sixth ranks. With the changing business landscape in our country the need for professionals with a strong understanding of the complexities of trade and commerce is essential for growth and competition. The achievement strengthens PES Institutions’ commitment to pursuit of academic excellence. The management, students and staff take pride in the success of the achievers and wish them a great career ahead.

Team Aeolus, the aero-modelling club of PES University bagged sixth place in the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) 2016 held at held at Georgia Tech, USA. The project involved construction of an autonomous multi-rotor capable of solving the dynamic maze herding the ground bots towards the finish line without the use of GPS. IARC is the longest running collegiate aerial robotics challenge in the world, in its third decade of advancing the state of the art in autonomous aerial robotic behavior. The competition sees participation of leading universities from around the world. Team Aeolus was placed first among the Asian institutions, and was ahead of teams from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, BITS Pilani among others. The winning team form PES University comprised of: Sushanth M.P., Sovan Das, Siddharth R N, Akshay Kalkunte, Pranav Singhania, Anush S. Kumar, Hashmath and Venkat.

PISAT was successfully placed into polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) orbit today by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty-seventh flight (PSLV-C35). Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweeted “I applaud the industrious and innovative students of PES University, Bengaluru for creating PISAT that was launched successfully today”. The launch vehicle, carrying multiple satellites including PISAT lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:12 am. The team on the PES University campus is preparing to receive data from the satellite. PISAT was shipped to Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) rocket launch centre on 11th September 2016 in the presence of Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, SSS PD Mr. Amareshwar Khened, and other officials. A team of 11 from PES University were present at SHAR for pre-launch activities of PISAT from 11th to 17th September. During the period PISAT was interfaced with ejection mechanism and integrated with the launch vehicle. Earlier, after stringent performance and quality tests by expert committee, the nanosatellite was formally handed over to ISRO at a function on the campus attended by top officials from the government and ISRO on April 20, 2016. The University takes pride in enabling students to get hands on experience and understand critical space technology and quality requirements. The joint initiative of ISRO and PES University and five other colleges proved to be a great opportunity for students to work on space research, analyze launch readiness and related activities. As a policy ISRO extends support to technical institutions and student missions. After extensive technical evaluation by ISRO scientists, PES University was given the responsibility of leading design, development, fabrication and testing of student nanosatellite, PISAT. Four other engineering colleges collaborated on the project. The University established Electro Static Discharge Room and Satellite Control Facility on campus. PISAT is a three axis stabilized imaging nanosatellite weighing about 5 Kg and generates 13 watts power with S-band RF communication. The major subsystems are: an imaging camera to provide earth imageries with 80 meter resolution, On Board Computer (OBC), Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS), RF communication system with S Band frequency, telemetry, telecommand, thermal system, structure and Electrical Power System (EPS). The ground software was developed for on-ground orbit determination essential for mission operations. The University appreciates the commitment and diligence of the students and staff members who guided the students, Dr. V.K.Agrawal, Dr. V.Sambasiva Rao, Divya Rao A, Prof. Mahendra Nayak, Dr. S. Venugopalan, S. Nagabhushanam, and Shanmugham C N. The experience of working on a challenging assignment is sure to inspire the students to persevere and pursue excellence. The University will continue to actively support interdisciplinary projects that bring together students and staff from various streams to come up with solutions for real world problems.

Congratulations to Asim Anwar (Rank 149) and Pavan Kumar (Rank 420) who successfully cleared the Civil Services Examination. Best wishes from PES as you begin the journey to serve the nation.