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15Th Annual Convocation of Our Institute FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONVOCATION October 28, 2017 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (An Institute of National Importance established by an Act of Parliament) Mangalore - 575 025, India www.nitk.ac.in Fifteenth Annual Convocation National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Mangalore-575 025, India Board of Governors Ms. Vanitha Narayanan, Honourable Chairperson Chairman - IBM India Private Limited Embassy Golf Links Business Park Block A, Off Indiranagar Koramangala Intermediate Ring Road BENGALURU – 560 071 Members Shri R. Subrahmanyam, IAS Ms. Darshana M Dabral Additional Secretary (TE) Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor Ministry of Human Resource Development Ministry of Human Resource Development Dept. of Higher Education Dept. of Higher Education, Technical Education Bureau Technical Education Bureau 118-C, Shastri Bhavan 120-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi New Delhi-110 001 New Delhi-110 001 Dr. (Ms.) Anju Chadha Dr. (Ms.) Lalitha R Gowda Professor, Department of Biotechnology Chief Scientist Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Central Food Technological Research Chennai-600 036 Institute (CFTRI) Mysuru-570 020. Dr. Shanth Averahally Thimmaiah Shri Mudda Kedarnath Managing Director Advisor – Aditya Birla Group M/s. METAMORPHOSIS Project Consultants #17, Shankar Nilaya Private Limited 8th Main , 18th Cross “PRAKRUTI BHAVAN” #200, 2nd Floor, 1st Cross, Upper Palace Orchard 40th Main, Behind Central Silk Board, Sadashivnagar BTM Layout 2nd stage, Bengaluru – 560068 Bengaluru - 560080 Prof. M. K. Nagaraj Dr. Udaya Bhat K. Department of Applied Mechanics & Hydraulics Department of Metallurgical & Materials NITK, Surathkal Engineering, NITK, Surathkal Prof. K. Uma Maheshwar Rao Shri K. Ravindranath Director Registrar, NITK, Surathkal NITK, Surathkal (Secretary) NITK, Surathkal 3 Fifteenth Annual Convocation EDITORIAL TEAM U. Shripathi Acharya Professor and Head (Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering) Vidya Shetty K Associate Professor (Department of Chemical Engineering) Arun M Isloor Associate Professor (Department of Chemistry) Shashikantha K Associate Professor (School of Management) Rajesh Acharya H Assistant Professor (School of Management) B R Jayalekshmi Associate Professor (Department of Civil Engineering) Gaurav Chowdhury Assistant Registrar (Academic) Iranna M. Shettar Assistant Librarian 4 Fifteenth Annual Convocation Fifteenth ANNUAL CONVOCATION Welcome Address and Institute Report Prof. K. Uma Maheshwar Rao Director, NITK, Surathkal Esteemed Chief Guest of the Convocation function, Dr. Ganesh Natrajan, Honourable Chairperson of the Board of Governors Ms. Vanitha Narayanan, members of the BOG, members of the Senate, degree recipients, distinguished guests, proud Parents, members of the media and my dear faculty and staff colleagues of NITK, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me an immense pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you to the 15th Annual Convocation of our Institute. Today we are privileged to have with us, Dr. Ganesh Natrajan, Chairman of 5F World, Skills Alpha and Global Talent Track, who has been enough to accept our invitation to be the Chief Guest on this ceremonious occasion. Dr. Ganesh Natrajan has succeeded in the corporate and social sector, having built two successful listed companies, APTECH and Zensar and changed the lives of millions of youth through provision of employment and enabling employment through training. He is recognized for exceptional entrepreneurship by the Government of India, Ernst & Young and various forums in the Asia Pacific. He also lectures at various international forums and has spoken regularly at INSEAD, AESE and the Harvard Business School. On behalf of the institute and on my personal behalf I extend a warm welcome to Dr. Ganesh Natrajan. We are also happy to have with us our Chairperson, Board of Governors, Ms. Vanitha Narayanan, the Chairman of IBM India Private Limited. I on behalf of the institute and on my personal behalf extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Vanitha Narayanan. I once again extend you all a very hearty welcome on this solemn occasion of the 15th Annual convocation of our institute. I am delighted and feel privileged to be amongst the august gathering of so many eminent persons, visionaries, men and women, parents and the grauands. I especially welcome all our graduands of the year 2016-17 batch, the future of the country. I welcome all the members of the NITK family — the faculty, staff and students to this solemn ceremony. Introduction NITK is committed to creating excellent human resources to meet all round needs of the country in the areas of Engineering, Sciences, Social Sciences and Management. While our vision is to transform our students into good human beings, responsible citizens and competent professionals focusing on assimilation, generation and dissemination of knowledge, our mission is to impart high quality education, develop talented and committed human resource that will serve society with distinction, facilitate interaction 5 Fifteenth Annual Convocation amongst the various stakeholders and promote the highest level of professional culture. Our sincere efforts to fulfill all the commitments envisaged by NITSER Act and NIT Statutes are being fully supported by our own BOG, the Government of India, the Government of Karnataka and all other key partners and agencies. Over the years, NITK, Surathkal has achieved significant growth in various spheres of its activities. Our efforts in teaching, infrastructure building, Research and Development, Testing and Consultancy, developing entrepreneurship, and student training and placement have been responsible for NITK being placed amongst the top technological institutions in the country. I wish to place on record our deep appreciation for all the contributions of the members of our faculty and staff in imparting quality education, R&D efforts and Testing Consultancy initiatives. We also wish to acknowledge the strong support we receive in all our activities from our distinguished alumni who occupy coveted positions in the Industry. It is now my pleasant duty to place before you, a brief report highlighting our significant achievements during the year 2016-17. I wish to place before you, some of the new initiatives being taken at NITK so as to scale greater heights in teaching, research and outreach activities and get recognized as ‘A National Institute with International Recognition’. Governance NITK, an Institute of National Importance, is governed by the Board of Governors, under the NITSER Act 2007 and Statutes laid down by the Govt. of India. The present Board is chaired by Ms. Vanitha Narayanan and consists of representatives from Govt. of India, Govt. of Karnataka, Industry, Educationists and the Institute Senate. The Director is the executive head of the institute. The day-to-day activities are carried out by the Director, with the support of Deans, Heads of Departments, Professor In-charge of various activities, Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars. A number of committees have been formed to facilitate the decision-making processes. Faculty and Staff Availability of high quality human resources has been the major factor contributing to the success achieved in different spheres of activities at NITK, all these years. The institute is making concerted efforts to fill up all the vacant positions, both in faculty cadre as well as Non-teaching staff. Four - Tier flexible faculty structure has already been adopted for filling up the vacant faculty positions. One round of faculty selection under four-tier structure was carried out in 2015. A Special recruitment drive (faculty position) for Persons with Disability (PwD) was carried out in March, 2016. The process of recruitment of personnel to non-teaching positions has been taken up. The entry level qualification for faculty members desiring to join NITK is a Ph.D degree with relevant post doctoral experience. In addition to the teaching and administrative responsibilities, the faculty and staff members of the Institute are continuously involved with R&D activities, out-reach work and training programs. Our faculty and staff members have been bestowed with honours, awards, recognitions and assignments by external agencies for their research and outreach activities. Quite a few of our faculty members have received honours such as Fullbright Scholarship to visit US Universities, secondment by the Govt. of India to teach at the prestigious Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, opportunities to visit laboratories abroad under their R&D projects, etc. During 2016-17, a total of one hundred and forty seven (147) faculty members have visited leading universities all over the world for research interaction. A batch of forty seven students 6 Fifteenth Annual Convocation from all disciplines along with 15 faculty members travelled to Kagoshima University, Japan for spring internship in the month of March 2017. Several faculty members from these institutes have in turn visited NITK and have held meaningful interaction with faculty members and students. This has opened up a new world of opportunities for both faculty members and students. A number of joint research projects are being planned with leading universities in USA and Europe and Asia. Under the cumulative professional development allowance scheme, the faculty members are being provided financial support for membership of professional societies, purchase of books, attending training programs, national and international conferences
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