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P R E FA C E his Annual Report for 2014-15 highlights the current state of PES University and achievements over the past Tone year. We are happy with the progress made and towards the priorities set in the PES University's Strategic Plan, 2012-2015. As we near the end of the life of this Plan, activities across campus continue to push us towards our goal: to be the top university in the State of Karnataka for those seeking an intimate and supportive environment, excellence in research and creativity, an engaging and challenging learning experience, and respect for diversity. The PES University fosters an environment that emphasizes student engagement in learning and research in all disciplines and levels of instruction, from undergraduate to graduate. The end result is a personalized and interactive learning environment combined with engagement in creative activities and research. The University reposes belief in immersive and inclusive programs of study. Enumeration with elaborative narration of all the events that are by gone would result in a long list. However, in this Annual Report, we have in given a glimpse of the events that have happened and are happening at the University. The release of the first Annual Report has given senseof happiness, well- founded in the PES University. Dr. K N Balasubramanya Murthy Vice-Chancellor, PES University MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR Annual Report 2014 MESSAGE FROM VISITOR Annual Report 2014 Message from Vice Chairman - UGC Shri R V Deshpande, Hon'ble Higher Education Minister, Government of Karnataka The higher education system is the engine of the knowledge ecology – it is central to the generation, dissemination, and application of knowledge. In this direction, the contribution by PES in the field of education has been considerable right from its inception. I am happy to note that PES has taken several initiatives for betterment of society PES University is releasing its first Annual Report and I am very happy that PES is known for its quality education. I have been updated about good academic initiatives taken up this year by the University. PES has always aimed at establishing itself as a globally acclaimed institution and leaves no stone unturned when it comes to identifying future critical research areas, exploring innovative curriculum and educational opportunities, academia-industry partnerships, students exchange programmes and the like. I appreciate the dedication of the management, staff and students for their enthusiasm constant efforts in bringing accolades to this University as well as the State of Karnataka Annual Report 2014 Message from Chancellor Dr. M. R. Doreswamy Ex-MLC (GOK) Chancellor, PES University "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself" says John Dewey. At PES, we believe that rigors of the contemporary world require professionals not to end their quest for knowledge along with their stay in the campus. The dynamics of the fast- changing world urges the academicians to give the right impetus for making life-long learners out of students. Thus, academia is expected to sketch the outline of this future society and mark the path to reach that goal. At the PES University, students enjoy personal attention, state-of-the-art technology, quality classes and faculty who truly care about the quality of education each student receives. The combination of high quality curriculum and cutting- edge technology makes for satisfied students with high job placement rates.PES's founding principles – Perseverance, Excellence and Service – have remained strong through the years as our academic focus has expanded from teaching-learning to research. PES University's fundamental mission, in addition to education and research, is to ensure that our scholarship, when appropriate, can be brought to bear on the complex challenges facing society. In addition to creating fertile young for professional and personal success we have committed ourselves to create responsible citizens with ethics and good social conduct. This has been laid out in the vision of PES University “To create professionally superior and ethically strong global workforce”. I congratulate the efforts of all stakeholders on successful completion of first year of PES University and brining out its First Annual Report. Annual Report 2014 Message from Pro Chancellor Prof. Jawahar Doreswamy Pro-Chancellor PES University The establishment PES University provided us with a unique opportunity to design something special, a contemporary, vibrant university of these times and for the future. We bring to life the University's important mission of inspiring and challenging every undergraduate and graduate student to a life of leadership and commitment. Serving as educators, facilitators, motivators and mentors, PES University faculty and staff nurture and challenge the spirit of our students and guide them on their journey to become world changers, discoverers and explorers. PES University has a special commitment to experiential learning with the provision of international internships which enable students to experience areas of work related to their academic subjects and to explore possible graduate career opportunities. Students are both intellectually challenged and enabled to be active global citizens through the development of service learning and via a curriculum which encourages an awareness of globalization, international relations and cultural diversity. Our students gain valuable and enjoyable learning experiences both within and beyond the classroom. Thus, PES University is home to an environment that fosters creativity, scholarship, teamwork, innovation, and leadership. We have completed climbing the first step in our PESU journey. Our team is hoping to climb further steps with great success in years to come. Annual Report 2014 I N D E X S H E E T Content Page No. Vision, Mission, Quality Policy and Core Values 1 Pes University - A Brief Profile 2 Programmes of Study 7 Enrollment Details 8 Academic Calendar 14 Faculty and Art at PES University 19 Research at PES University 24 Annual Report 2014 VISION, MISSION QUALITY POLICY AND CORE VALUES V I S I O N To Create Professionally Superior To develop highly skilled human and Ethically Strong resources with the ability to adapt Global Workforce to an intellectually and technologically changing environment with the participative efforts of the management, staff, students and parents M I S S I O N To provide students with a sense of history, an understanding of values and ethics, a commitment to law and Core Values: morality, an appreciation of human creativity and an analytical inquiring P Perseverance mind. E Excellence S Service Annual Report 2014 PES University A Brief Profile Peoples Education Society (PES) founded in 2013. The campus of the university is at 100 Feet the year 1972 has strived incessantly for Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bengaluru - imparting quality education in the fields of 560 085 where PESIT existed and it is spread s c i e n c e , m e d i c i n e , e n g i n e e r i n g a n d over an area of 25 Acres 26 Guntas that is highly management. The infrastructure, faculty and conducive to learning. It is a green campus teaching-learning processes are in sync to make located right in the heart of Bangalore, the student capable to the future pursuits of life. p rov i d i n g n u m e ro u s l o c a t i o n - b a s e d The unwavering commitment to the quality advantages. education in PES Institute of Technology The vision of PES University is to create (PESIT) facilitated easy evolution of PES professionally superior and ethically strong UNIVERSITY (State Private University) in the global workforce. The intent and belief of PES State of Karnataka vide government notification University is that professionalism should be No. ED 85 UNE 2013 dated 19-11-2013. built on strong ethical foundation. All PES Government of Karnataka published PES University programs shall strive to create UNIVERSITY ACT-2012 of Karnataka Act 16 of professional manpower with global perspective 2013 (which received the assent of the Governor and the university has been established to serve on the fifth day of February 2013 and first the educational needs of the country through published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra- comprehensive programs of education and ordinary on seventh day of February 2013) research. The University has come up as an under clause (3) of article 348 of the extension of PESIT which has set high standards Constitution of India in the Karnataka Gazette of technical education in the country. PESIT is for general information on Thursday, May 16, Annual Report 2014 Annual Report 2014 one of the most sought after technical region. These centres shall germinate institutes by students, parents and innovative ideas on the campus to blossom as employers. Most of the seats get filled up on start-up companies which help the innovators Day-1 of the Karnataka state's admission focus on the technology while the university process. More than 70% of the eligible takes care of infrastructure and establishment candidates are placed within 3 days of the overheads. We believe that this is a very strong start of the placement season every year. commitment by the university to encourage PESIT was granted autonomy by University innovation. Grants Commission (UGC) in 2007 following SPIRIT Framework: PES University has the recommendation by Government of developed SPIRIT framework (acronym for Karnataka and Visvesvaraya Technological Students, Processes, Identity, Research, University (VTU), Belgaum. The institute has Infrastructure, and Teachers) for continual utilized the autonomy granted to it effectively improvement in the university. by initiating comprehensive academic and non-academic reforms. These programs are Students - Methods to attract quality getting into a phase of maturity and now students year after year, mechanisms to poised to scale these programs to increase enhance the learning experience of existing the quality and quantity of education and students and ways as well as means to engage research.