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TJIT BAGS ExcEllEncE AwArd

Another academic year has passed with many achievements and sweet memories for the members of TJGI. We have forged ahead and achieved new heights whether in academic excellence or extra-curricular

achievements. The stage is set for us to strive harder and keep up the good work. This is also the time when we have had new additions to our T. John Group of

Institutions. I welcome all the new members to our family. We provide ample opportunities for academic and extra-curricular excellence and I urge all the new members to make use of the opportunities to the best of their abilities. Time runs fast and the best way to make it count is not only working harder but also smarter to achieve your goals within the given time frame.

Wg Cdr (Retd) P. Sambasivan

Message from the Chairman

Message from the Campus DireCtor

niju abraham, a B.A (JEP) IV Sem student of TJC has made a Tele Film in Malyalam named GREEN. The story goes through the perspective of a girl who came to a typical Kerala

country side village from a metro city to spend her summer vacation with her grandfather. Niju is the scriptwriter, editor and director of the forty minutes short film which was released on June 15, 2013.

t. John institute of technology has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence as A+ Category Engineering College of India for the year 2013 for being in the 10th Place under the Students Admission Category by the Business & Management Chronicle. This brilliant achievement was also published in the May 2013 (Vol. 17) edition of the magazine.

It is the start of a new academic year and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new batch of students who have joined T. John family this year. T. John Group of Institutions is a centre of learning excellence and our achievements stand testimony to that. I hope that the new batch would emulate their seniors and make use of all the opportunities that are provided here and go further than their predecessors in their academic and extra-curricular achievements. Our faculties and staff are here to prepare you to face the challenges ahead, guide you in your academic journey and get you ready for all walks of life. I wish all of you an enriching learning experience ahead and strive for the best in whatever you do.

Dr. Thomas P. John

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sports newsAmrutha Dhanakumar

(VI Sem, ECE, TJIT) has been selected for Masters Program at Georgia Institute of Technology,

Atlanta, USA in ECE for Fall 2013. T. John Group congratulates her

and wishes her all the best.

Congratulations

sunil Kumar of T. John College of Pharmacy secured an All India Rank of 80 at the recently held Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test 2013, conducted by AICTE, New Delhi. TJCP wishes him all the best!

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Umadanthi Dais (20022005 Batch), Designer in MAS Holdings, Srilanka.

Chanika Praba Daulagala (20072010 Batch), Development Merchandiseri at Hirdaramani Group, Maharagama

Taruna Ram Kurrun (20092011 Batch), Garment Technologist in Compagnie Mauricienne De Textile, Mauritius.

Anoop Nair (20052009 Batch),

Pharmacist in GSK & Aster Pharmacy, UAE.

Syed Nizambuddin (20062009 Batch), Clinical Pharmacist in Lotus Labs Pvt. Ltd. Dubai.

On 27 May 2013, the official website of T. John Group of Institutions www.tjohncollege.com was officially launched by Wg Cdr (Retd) P. Sambasivan in the presence of Dr. Shikha Tiwari (Principal, TJC), Dr. Padmanabha S (Principal, TJIT), Prof. Neelavathi (Principal, TJCN), Dr. G P Prabhukumar (Dean, TJIT), Sri. Joseph Vaseegaran (Academic Administrator, TJGI), Sri. Rajesh Naik (Head Marketing, TJGI), Ms. Vijaya Sriram (Admission Officer) & Prof. Krupanidhi (TJCP).

The first website of the college www.tjohncollege.com was launched on 24th September 2002. As early as

2002, T. John were the pioneers to use internet as a medium for spreading the awareness about the college and its courses, with features such as online application, student grievances, video and blog. The website was initially developed using traditional php language which is having limitations for todays growing needs of website content, hence a need was felt to switch over to a more versatile and flexible open source platform.

The new website is based on Content Management System (CMS) and is developed using Joomla, the worlds most popular CMS platform.

Group Event

Career GuidanceDr. Ruby John and Jyothi R., faculty of TJCN conducted career guidance in Loyola PU College at Kalainagrahara, Bangalore from May 78, 2013. Sixtynine students and parents attended this session and learnt about many options available for their future.

Occupational Health and Safety Training ProgrammeTJCN conducted an Occupational Health and Safety Training Programme June 24, 2013. Dr. Dinakar, Director and trainer from Vitals Health Care was the resource person. It was attended by all staff and students of M. Sc (N), B. Sc (N) and PB B. Sc (N).

International Mothers DayOn June 10, PBBSC Nursing students from OBG Nursing Department organized International Mothers Day at Aeraka PHC. The students

organized an interactive session talking on health issues and creating awareness amongst the mothers at the PHC under the guidance of HODS Monica Paul and GT Sartaj Fathima.

Family Planning ProgramObstetric and Gynecological Nursing Department of TJCN organized a family planning programme in Jayanagar General Hospital on May 11, 2013. It was organized by the students of II Year M.Sc Nursing and I yr P.C.B.Sc Nursing students were guided by Sartaj Fatima (HOD, OBG Dept.), Jayanthi G (Assistant Professor), Silvester Sugirtha (Assistant Lecturer) & Nalini (Assistant Lecturer).

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingOn the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which is June 26, the Department of Psychiatric Nursing of TJCN organized an awareness programme for the housekeepers of TJGI on drug abuse and illicit trafficking. Students of III Year B.Sc (N), II Year PB BSc (N) and II Year M.Sc (N) arranged power point presentations, skit, videos, myme and dance on the ill effects of alcohol, smoking and drug abuse. 28 housekeepers participated and gained information regarding the ill effects of using drugs.

Students Spreading Awarness through mime

Paper PublicationsSl.No Title Journal Name Author

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Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Microbial Activity of some Heterocyclic Compounds containing Benzothiazole Moieties

Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics

Rekha, et.al.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Benzimidazole Derivatives and Evaluation of their Antibacterial Activities

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Letters

3Comparative Study of Memory Enhancing Property of Modafinil and Cissampelos Pariera in Mice

Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics

Prateek Bisht,

et.al.

Visit to Dr. Agarwals Eye HospitalFirst year Pharm. D students of TJCP visited Agarwals Multispecialty Eye Hospital, Bangalore on May 31, 2013. Students got to know sophisticated medical instruments such as LASIK, laser instrument, eye refractometer, eye angiography unit etc. The hospital displayed a live laser operation too.

Guest Talk by Dr. SriharshaDr. Sriharsha, Senior Manager from Biocon, Bangalore delivered a guest talk on Drug Discovery Process and Technology Transfer in Pharma Industry on June 22, 2013. The session delved on the research status of anti-HIV and anti-cancer drugs, overview of chemotherapy of drugs and their mechanism.

Easter Day CelebrationStudents of TJCP conducted belated Easter Day Celebration on April 4, 2013. It was an occasion for students of different communities to know the importance of Easter Day and to be a part of its celebration.

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Dr. Ruby During Career Guidance Program

TJCN students conducting the program

Students interacting with mothers

Dr. Dinakar Conducting Training Programme

April 27, 2013. 250 participants from 18 different colleges from around Bangalore showcased their talents and skills in front of a jam packed auditorium. There were 12 fashion teams, 10 group dance teams and 20 solo dance contestants in total.

Competition Winning Team Position Cash Prize (Rs.)

Fashion Anuththara and team (TJC) First 10000

Fashion Madhu Harsha and team (TJCP) Second 5000

Fashion Dream Zone Third 3000

Group Dance Mamta and group (SSMRV) First 5000

Akshaya and team (TJCP) Second 3000

Solo Dance Pradeepa (TJCP) First 2000

Solo Dance Mamta (SSMRV) Second 1000

Special Thanks to our Facultya) Heartfelt thanks to Khalida Khanum, Professor,

TJCP, who invited His Excellency Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India to TJGI.

b) Thanks to Madhu A, Sr. Lecturer, TJCP for his efforts in ensuring Memorandum of Understanding with Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.

PlacementSl.No Student Name Designation Placed at

1 Peter Deepak KondaAssociate,

Pharmacovigilance Quintiles, Bangalore

2 V Pramoda Associate, Pharmacovigilance Quintiles, Bangalore

3 Manne Ravi Research Associate Thomas Reuters, Chennai

4 P. Prabhakar Reddy Production ChemistMedopharma,

Chennai

5 Santhosh KumarResearch Analyst,

Pharmaceutical Data Management

Cognizant, Hyderabad

6 J.V. Kumari Research Associate Thomas Reuters, Chennai

Participation in National Workshop Final year students of TJCP along with staff attended a national workshop on Packaging Materials, Machines and Packing Process from April 4-6, 2013. The workshop was organized by The Indian Pharmaceutical Association in association with Acharya and B.M. Reddy College of Pharmacy and Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers Association, Bangalore.

Staff & Pharma. D Students at Agarwal Eye Hospital

Guest talk by Dr. Sriharsha

launch of renovated Website

Launch of the new website

Talent Show

t. John College of pharmacyIntercollegiate Fashion & Dance Competition TJCP organized Estilo Y Moda (fashion and dance competition) on

Cake cutting during Easter Celebration

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Mime Performance by TJC The Drama Club Nautanki under the Literary Club presented a mime performance, The Hero on April 19, 2013. The mime was organized by Niji Nelson with assistance from Nagarathna M.L. and Mariamma John. It was directed by Akshay from IV Sem B.A. (JEP). The mime was based on the life of an Indian soldier who sacrifices his comforts to save the lives of the millions of Indian people and finally gets martyred for his motherland.

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Keshav from Edukart explaining the various factors of getting an value added program MBA Students at Valediction

Participants with Dr. Chitra Devi making cards

Pharma anchored the occasion and spoke about Prophet Hazrat Ali, who is admired for his wisdom and virtue.

Final year students rocking at Farewell Party

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PublicationCongratulations to Dr. Chitradevi for her new book titled Accounting for Managers, published by Thakur Publication, Bangalore. This book is a text book for MBA I Sem students.

Valediction for MBA (2011-2013 Batch)MBA II students organized a valediction for the outgoing seniors on June 21, 2013. Campus

Director Wing. Comdr. Retd. P Sambasivan, HOD of TIMS Bindiya Gadiyar and all faculties attended the ceremony and wished the students a bright future.

Management ActivityDr. Chitra Devi arranged a team building exercise with the aim to bring forth the creativity of students and make them value the aesthetics of team work. Students were divided into groups and were tasked with creating an innovative greeting card using any theme for any occasion. Every team was given a blank but colored card on which they had to portray their creativity after deciding on the theme unanimously. The event saw many creative ideas and thoughts brought forward and the winning team was the one that displayed the best creative team work.

Farewell Party Farewell party was organized by III B. Pharma students of TJCP for IV B. Pharma students at Radiant Resort, Bangalore on June 29, 2013. It was an occasion for the seniors to share their views and experience with their juniors. Cultural events and games were organized by juniors for the seniors. A token of love and remembrance was given to each of the IV B. Pharma students on this occasion.

Students celebrating Birthday of Prophet Hazrat Ali

t. John CollegeInduction ProgrammeThe Induction Programme for the UG students was held on 19th of June, 2013 in TJC. The programme was attended by revered Fr. Eldho, Dr. Thomas P. John, Wg. Cdr. (Retd) P. Sambasivan, Dr. Shikha Tiwari, Dr. Nilanjana Basu, HODs of various departments, faculty members, students and their parents or local guardians. The programme began with an address from Fr. Eldho. All the dignitaries

participated in the lamp lighting ceremony. The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Shikha Tiwari. Dr. Thomas P. John and Wg. Cdr. (Retd) P. Sambasivan addressed the students and made them aware of their role and responsibilities as students. A brief introduction regarding T. John College was given followed by various departmental presentations, a presentation on students welfare and grievances, club activities as well as on the rules and regulations of the college. The vote of thanks was given by Dr. Nilanjana Basu. The programme ended on an optimistic note with the message that students have to make the utmost of the opportunities that are given to them for which they will have to work with great sincerity and dedication.

Dignateries, Parents & Freshers at TJC Induction Program

Students Conducting MIME

Lecture Sessions by the Faculty Members of TJC The lecture sessions by the teaching staff of TJC started on April 8, 2013 through which the faculty members shared the knowledge that they had gained by attending or participating in several conferences, seminars and faculty development programmes. The sessions were presided by the Principal of TJC, Dr. Shikha Tiwari and the Vice Principal Dr. Nilanjana Basu. These sessions were organized by Dr. Sindhu from the Department of Biosciences.

The first session began with Pooja Basnett from the Department of Languages who shared her knowledge regarding Journalism and film making. Nagarathna M.L. from the Department of Languages shared her knowledge regarding Positive Psychology and means of spreading happiness and positivity around us. Satish Kumar from the Department of Hotel Management shared his knowledge regarding wine making, storing, serving, smelling and tasting with the audience.

The second session was held on April 9, 2013. It began with Jayaprabha from the Department of Computer Applications as she shared her knowledge regarding the developments required in a modern day teacher to cater to the demands of the new generation students. Suresh from the

Department of Hotel Management spoke at length on the same topic and made the audience aware of the sweeping changes that are required in the mind-set of modern day teacher in order to keep pace with the modern day students. The final presentation in the session was done by Jyoti Byaratti from the Department of Management Studies on a research paper jointly written by her and her colleague Charul Aggarwal. The presentation was based on Ambush Marketing as a marketing technique borrowed from the field of military tactics and used by corporates in order to market their commodities.

Mr. O.L Ameer Ajwad addressing Sri Lankan Students

TJC Faculty Members Attending Popular Lectures at TJC Campus

Birthday Celebration of Prophet Hazrat AliIraqi students of TJCP celebrated birthday of Prophet Hazrat Ali, cousin of Prophet Mohammed Ali on May 24, 2013. Faraz of III B.

3-Day Intensive Workshop on Human Resource PracticesTIMS MBA students participated in a workshop on HR practices which was conducted from May 14-16, 2013 by Anand Hengal. The topics covered were competency mapping, performance management system and compensation and benefit planning. It was an interactive session complemented with role-plays which had to be done by the participants.

Cyber Security and Ethical HackingAnkit Fadia is an independent computer security consultant and author. Fadia describes himself as an ethical hacker, and has written several books on the topic of computer security. Ankit conducted a seminar on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking on April 26, 2013 for the students of TIMS. He spoke on how companies like Google collect users personal information, search patterns and store them on their servers. He also spoke on the topic of proxy servers which are used to mask an individuals IP address and ways to trace another persons IP address. Ankit also delved on the malicious Trojan viruses and methods used by terrorists to encrypt messages onto a picture and transmit it.

TIMS Bags Second Prize in Cacciatore EventTJIT organized management fest ESPIRIT for all MBA students across Bangalore colleges from May 21-22, 2013 on the 21st and 22nd of May 2013. The fest consisted of the following events such as Cazador (Marketing), Venator (Finance), Jager (Human Resource), Lovec (Business Quiz), Artemis (Best Manager) & Cacciatore (Cricket)TIMS students were the runners-up in Cacciatore event.

A Seminar on by Keshav from Edukart.ComTIMS organized a seminar on May 24, 2013 conducted by Keshav whos a Lead Executive in Edukart.com, one of Indias leading education company. Keshav explained the various factors of getting an value added program where they offer a number of programs to mould ones skill sets and knowledge. Edukart offers

online programs on a wide range of subjects with certification. Its most popular programs include post graduate certificate course, telecom management certification, project management training, digital marketing certification, retail certification, financial certification and skill development.

Industrial Visit to Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd.TIMS had organized an industrial visit to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd, Bidadi on June 9, 2013. MBA II Sem students were accompanied by faculties Jabez and Dr. Chitra Devi.

The Bidadi centre is a manufacturing unit for Coca Cola, Thumps Up, Fanta and Limca. The students were shown the different processing units, their unique functions, the automation of processes as well as quality monitoring standards. The visit was an eye opener for many as the unit showcases the work that goes behind into making the worlds favorite beverage drink.

II Sem MBA Students at Coca-Cola Beverages

O. L Ameer Ajwad Interacts with Sri Lankan Students Following the Graduation Day Ceremony on April 20, 2013 the Chief Guest Mr. O.L Ameer Ajwad (Actg. Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka for Southern India) interacted with the Sri Lankan students of TJGI along with Dr. Shikha Tiwari (Principal, TJC) and Dr. Nilanjana Basu (Vice Principal, TJC). Sri Lankan students did a presentation about their achievements in the institution followed by a speech by the Chief Guest. Mr. Ameer Ajwad appreciated the Sri Lankan students for their achievements in T. John Group. He stated that this was his best interaction with the students of Sri Lanka in India and thanked T. John College for providing him this opportunity.

Graduation Day 2013 Graduation Day 2013 was celebrated on April 20, 2013 in TJC and TJIMS. The occasion was graced by the presence of the Chief Guest Mr. Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad who is the Actg. Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka for Southern India, the Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P. John, The Advisor to TJGI Retd. Wg. Cdr. D.A.K. Yohan, the Campus Director of TJGI Retd. Wg. Cdr. P. Sambasivan, the Principal of TJC Dr. Shikha Tiwari along with the Vice Principal of TJC Dr. Nilanjana Basu, HODs and other faculty members. The students were there for the occasion with their parents and well-wishers.The Principal administered the oath to the students. The students with outstanding academic performance Juhi Verma from BBM (TJC), Reshma Dev from BBM (TIMS), Thejaswini M.C from BCA (TJC), Johny Kiran from BHM (TJC) and Umanga Nathali Galaitiyawa from B.Sc. FAD (TJC) were awarded by the Chief Guest. The Popular Teachers Award was given to M Sridhar Krishnan from the Department of Hotel Management by the Chairman of TJGI. Febin John James from II Sem BCA was awarded for his laudable achievements in the field of Computer Applications. All the final year students

were called up on the dais and given their college leaving certificates by the dignitaries. This was followed by a cultural extravaganza for

the entertainment of the guests.

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RJ Sri Ram at T. John Campus

The Popular Lecture Sessions The Popular Lecture Sessions was organized in TJC on April 10, 12 & 13, 2013 and was presided over by Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Vice Principal of TJC. On April 10, 2013 Arun Kumar from the Department of Management Studies initiated the session and delivered a lecture on Investments in Stocks in India. His lecture was followed by a presentation on Flower Arrangement by Bandana Singh from the Department of Hotel Management. The session ended with a knowledge sharing lecture by Niji Nelson on Teaching A Mixed Ability Class of Students.

On April 12, 2013, Nagarathna M.L. from the Department of Languages presented on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Anxiety and Weight Management in Obese Women. Her presentation was followed by Dr. K. Nithyas presentation from the Department of Biosciences. The topic of her presentation was Mycotoxins and their Chronic Effects on the Human Body.

On April 13, 2013, the session began with a presentation by Mohana from the Department of Quantitative Techniques on the Theory of Golden Ratio which is found in human beings, animals, plants and architectural structures such as the ancient pyramids. It was followed by a presentation on Fashion Accessories by Yashaswini.

Rock the Campus by Radio Indigo 91.9 FMRock the Campus hosted by RJ Sriram of Radio Indigo 91.9 FM in association with Mega Mart, rocked the campus of T. John College with the participation of students from both TJC and TIMS on June 27, 2013. The students enjoyed the event by dancing, singing, taking part in competitions such as: Dress the Mannequins, Fact or Bull-crap, Battle of the Sexes and JAM. The program not only laid a platform for the hidden talents for TJohnites but also marked a memorable moment in TJC. The program was co-ordinated by the Bioscience Department under the guidance of Babu N.

Department of Computer appliCations

Placement News: PlacementwasarrangedforstudentsofVI

Sem BCA and VI Sem MCA on April 7, 2013 with Aricent and on April 14, 2013 with IBM

VISemBCAstudentswhogotsuccessfullyplaced are:

1. Midhun Krishna Cognizant 2. Pannag HP 3. Ashritha and Thajudeen Wiprowase

Student Achievements: PresentVISemMCAstudentsscored90%

in their V Sem exams Thejaswini M.C. from BCA was awarded

for her outstanding academic performance on April 20, 2013 at the Graduation Day ceremony.

Seminars: IV Sem MCA attended a seminar on

Microsoft Certification on April 26, 2013 and on Ethical Hacking on April 26, 2013 conducted by TJGI

II and IVSemMCAattendeda seminar onBuilding Leadership Skills conducted by Retd. Group Captain Vijay Kumar from Indian Air Force, organized by Dept. of Computer Applications, TJC.

Guest Lectures: Retd. Group Captain Vijay Kumar from Indian

Air Force gave a presentation on Building Leadership Skills for II and IV Sem MCA students on April 19, 2013

Faculty Workshop/Presentation: Senior lecturer Jayaprabha participated

in a placement meeting organized by HP, Bangalore on June 18, 2013

Senior lecturer Jobin Scaria attended aworkshop on Agile Project Management Design Thinking Business Model by SAP Labs, Bangalore held from June 12-13, 2013.

Industrial Visit to ISRO

Industrial Visits: II and IV Sem MCA along with the HOD Mohini

Bhat and senior faculty Jayaprabha from the Department of Computer Applications visited the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Bangalore on May 17, 2013. Students got an opportunity to know more about Supercomputer PARAM and some technical aspects of its server and its current applications.

IV Sem MCA along with senior lecturersJayaprabha and Jobin Scaria visited ISRO on April 1, 2013. Students were able to view satellite models such as Aryabhatta, PSLV, GSLV and the various subsystems used in making a satellite.

Department of managementHuman Relations Practices in the Industry Aravind Warrier, Senior Manager, HR, Timkens India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore delivered a talk on Human Relations Practices in the Industry for II Sem MBA students on May 3, 2013. It was organized by Department of Management Studies in connection with Workers Day, celebrated on May 1st every year. Aravind stressed on what is expected from management students in the current market like the importance of statistical analysis, MS excel, communication skills and inculcating good habits such as watching business news channels and reading business magazines. Other topics were projects that they should take up during the course, to develop innovative and creative thinking among

Guest Talk Mr. V. Nagaraj interacting with Students

the students. The programme was organized and coordinated by Dr. Loganathan, Director of Management Studies and Manohar Ramesh of the Management Dept.

Human Resource Practices in Production OrganizationTJC conducted a guest talk on May 02, 2013 on Human Resource Practices in Production Organization. The resource person for the event was V Nagaraj, Vice-President, HR (Retd.), TTK Prestige Ltd, Bangalore. Nagaraj is an HR veteran with more than 30 years of industrial experience and he covered HR related topics in its micro and macro aspects. The session was made interesting with anecdotes, interaction, live stories etc. He spoke on 5Ds-Direction, Dedication, Determination, Discipline,

and Deadlines to succeed and manage better. Management students from TJC and TIMS, TJC Management Director Dr. Loganathan and faculty members from various institutes participated in the session.

Human Resource Practices WorkshopDepartment of Management Studies organized a 3-day intensive workshop from May 14-16, 2013 focusing on the various dimensions of human resource management. The resource person was Anand Hengal with more than 14 years

Mr. Anand Hengal Conducting the workshop for MBA Students

of experience in the field of HR. In his career, he has been the HR Consultant with many national and international clients. The workshop was coordinated by Manohar Ramesh.

Day 1 Competency MappingThe first two sessions had introduction to the concept and practical implication of the concept.

The third session had role play in which the students participated.

Day 2 Performance Management SystemConceptual clarity was mixed with practical aspects bringing out a wholesome view of PMS. Role-plays and live examples made the session interactive.

Paper PublicationsBioscience department is proud in having published three international papers in renowned journals. The work carried out was in the field of Biotechnology, applied Medical Biochemistry and Industrial Biotechnology. The papers were as follows:1. Babu N, Amirtham D, Rajesh Ramachandran and

Purnima on Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of anon chitinase protease producing bacteria, its biodegrading effect on shell fish waste and its enzyme kinetics Elixir Bio Tech. 55:13116-13119.

2. Sathiya G on Production of protease from Bacillus subtilis and its application in leather making process International Journal of Research in Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 3(1): 7-10.

3. Sindhu S and Babu N on Analysis of anti oxidant status in varying age groups of hypothyroid patients in Bangalore Elixir Appl. Biology 58: 14739-14743.

Project ReviewBioscience final year students have been placed across reputed research institutes and industries in India for three month projects in various fields of Biosciences. A discussion forum was organised for the students on May 17 and from June 18-19, 2013 to present their individual projects. This has also allowed many students to obtain industrial exposure and in turn has increased their potential in scientific research. Group Photo of MSc Bioscience Dept Graduating Students

Department of Bio sCienCes

NRCLPIStudents of M.Sc. Biochemistry IV Sem and M.Sc. Biotechnology II Sem attended a training program on X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and Lead analyser (Lead care II) for their project work at National Referral Centre for Lead Projects in India (NRCLPI), St. Johns Medical college, Bangalore under the guidance of Dr. Venkatesh Thuppil, Director of NRCLPI, held from May 14-15, 2013.

Seminar on Biology 21st CenturyMSc Biochemistry II and IV Sem students along with Shiva Sharma attended the Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Biology 21st Century held from May 24-25, 2013, organized by SRN Adarsh College, Bangalore in association with Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad. The sessions focussed on the emerging fields in

Students along with Mrs. Shiva Sharma at the Seminar

Bioscience like Epigenetic and cancer: role of microsRNAs and DNA methylation in brain tumour development, advances in Human Genetics and traditional, modern and futuristic vaccines.

Bioscience Department Graduation Day 2013Graduation Day was celebrated on May 18, 2013 and the Chief Guest for the event was Karnvir Mundrey, Director of Atharva Life Sciences Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Vice Principal of TJC Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Head of Department N. Babu and faculty members of the department were also present. Vilish Intwala from M.Sc Biotechnology and Niranjan R. Ashtekar from M.Sc. Biochemistry were awarded for their outstanding academic performance by the Chief Guest.

Day 3 Compensation and Benefit PlanningThe session focused on compensation survey, fixation of salary, income tax, different components of salary and various benefits for employees. The students had to compute salaries for various levels of executives.

Goal-Oriented Approach to SuccessOn May 9, 2013 Campus Director of TJGI Mr. P. Sambasivan Wg. Cdr. (Retd.), interacted with the management students of TJC on their goals and the time-line to achieve these goals. The focus of this discussion was on having SMART goals in personal life and as well as professional life. The programme was organized by Dr. Loganathan, Director of Management Studies and Gopan.

Department of fashion & apparel Design

Placement News:The following students from the Dept. of FAD have been successfully placed:

Sl. No. Name of the Student Company Name Designation

1 Srikruthi Red Cherry Entertainment Event Organiger

2 Almas Raakhis Fashion House Assistant Designer3 Jayshree Indo-Afra Clothing Merchandiser4 Nimisha Indo-Afra Clothing Merchandiser5 Bijitha Indo-Afra Clothing Merchandiser6 Arun Kumar

Shoppers Stop Assistant Visual Merchandiser

7 Spoorthy8 Karthik9 Monisha

10 Ichan

Department of hotel management

Workshop on Tea TastingBHM department of TJC organized Taj Tea Trail, a tea tasting workshop in the Prerana Restaurant on June 28, 2013. It was conducted by Hemanath, an expert in tea training programs for hotels and bars across the world. The program was done under the guidance of Sathish Kumar (faculty of BHM department), it involved sessions on preparing different types of tea, flaring apart from tea tasting.

BHM Students at the Tea Tasting Workshop

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Visit to SOS Childrens VillageII and IV Sem BA (JEP) students were taken to the internationally renowned NGO SOS Childrens Village at Hulimavu, Bangalore on April 2, 2013. They were accompanied by Psychology lecturer Nagarathna Dewakar and Language department faculty Mariamma John. The students were taken around the serene premises by the officer of the organization who helped in clarifying the doubts of the children and in providing a better understanding about it. The students were all overwhelmed by the experience they had in the facility and appreciated the intense work done by the NGO.

Publication TheSubversionofPanopticism inA.S.P.AyyarsBaladityaandThree

Men of Destiny. The Journal of Indian Writing in English 41.1 (2013): 19-33.

TheInterfacebetweenMythandHistoryinASPAyyarsBaladitya & Three Men of Destiny. The Literary Criterion 1 (2013): 51-61.

Department of languages

Graduation Day 2013Graduation Day 2013 was celebrated on May 16, 2013 at TJIT. Dr. H G Shekarappa, Registrar of VTU was the Chief Guest of the day. He was accompanied by Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal TJIT, Campus Director of TJGI Wg Cdr (Retd) P. Sambasivan, Dr. G P Prabhukumar, Dean Academics and Advisor to TJGI Retd. Wg. Cdr. D.A.K. Yohan.

The day had a project exhibition by final year students and a farewell party for them. The Dean of Academics administered oath to the students followed by an award ceremony in which students with outstanding academic performance across all departments and the winners from project exhibition were awarded by the Chief Guest. This was followed by the distribution of Course Completion Certificate to all the final year students batch wise.

Project Expo 2013 Project Expo 2013, Indias first campus show for final year engineering students organized by M/s Globals Research Innovation & Development in association with TJIT, was held from June 22-23, 2013. M. B Jayaram, Chairman Emeritus & Chief Mentor, PRCI was the Chief Guest for the event. S. S Prasad, CEO of M/s GRID, Dr Thomas P John, Chairman, TJGI, Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal TJIT, Dr. G P Prabhukumar, Dean Academics and Wg Cdr (Retd) P. Sambasivan, Campus Director TJGI, graced the occasion with their presence.

Graduation DAY 2013 TJIT

BA Students at SOS Village with Faculty Members

NAMAK ka Daroga screening

Delegates at Project Expo 2013

1. GRID (Globals Research Innovation & Development) conducted Indias first campus show Project Expo 2013 in TJIT, and awarded 3 prizes to the projects done in the Department:

1st Prize: Leaf Sensor with DataLogger, a student project funded by VGST for IV Sem students

2nd Prize: Design and Fabrication ofMagnetic Coolant Filter, final year project done by VIII Sem students

Consolation Prize: Design andFabrication of Hover Craft, final year project done by VIII Sem students.

2. Results for VIII Sem students of ME has been announced, following are the significant achievements:

100%resultsin5subjects 25 students secured First Class with

Distinctions out of 30 students.

Department of meChaniCal engineering

Dept of eleCtroniCs & CommuniCation/teleCommuniCation engineering

3. Project titled Leaf Sensor with Data Logger, funded by VGST for IV Sem students has been completed and submitted to VGST.

4. A national conference paper titled Conceptual Design of Leaf Sensor was presented by faculty Mr. Nagamadhu M

and IV Sem Mechnical Engineering student Manoj Kumar C & Kenneth Rohan Kotian at Sri Krishna Institute of Technology (SKIT), Bangalore on April 10, 2013.

5. A national conference paper titled Automatic Irrigation System with Data Logging has been accepted for presentation and publication in the conference at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Technology, UJIRE-574240 to be held from September 27-28, 2013. The paper is by faculty Mr. Nagamadhu M and IV Sem mechanical students Manoj Kumar C, Kenneth Rohan Kotian and Vijay S.

6. A national conference paper titled Time Based Irrigation System has been accepted for presentation in NCMTCST- 2013 at Ellenki College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. The paper is by faculty Mr. Nagamadhu M and IV Sem mechanical students Manoj Kumar C and Kenneth Rohan Kotian.

Kenneth Rohan Kotian at the National Conference at Sri Krishna Institute of Technology (SKIT), Bangalore

CongratsSuccess is delivered only to the deserving. Also, Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts. Congratulations to all students of ECE and TCE Dept. who have scoredanoverallof90%inECEand95%inTCE.

Guest LectureDepartment of ECE/TCE together with MBA of TJIT organized a guest lecture on IPR-Intellectual

Property Rights by KSCST, Bangalore. Students from both the departments along with the faculties participated in the talk.

Industrial VisitDepartment of ECE emphasizes on overall development of students and as part of this, VI Sem ECE students were taken to Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. on April 5, 2013 accompanied by faculties, Karthik and Kanakaraju. BHEL was established in 1964 and is engaged in the design,

engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz. power, transmission, transportation (railway), renewable energy, oil & gas and defence. Students could gain an overall idea about how transmission system works and how power is distributed to the houses.

On the same day, M-Tech students went to IISc, Bangalore accompanied by two lecturers Arjun and Drakshayini.

CEO-Shadowing ProgramOn May 9, 2013, a group of 9 students from IV and VI Sem Computer Science & Engineering, TJIT visited SAP India, Bangalore to attend the CEO-shadowing program organized by Global Shapers Karnataka. It was addressed by Mr. Shashi Kumar, Managing Director of SAP India.

In his speech, Mr. Shashi Kumar shared experiences from his IT career that spanned almost 22 years. His views, ideology and principles helped the participants to gain new insights into the life, career and challenges that an IT professional faces.

Computer Science & Engg Students at the CEO Shadowing Programme

Inauguration of Forum of Computer Engineers (FORCE)

Department of Computer sCienCe & engineering

Movie Screenings AnimationfilmShakuntalawasscreenedforIVSemesterBCAandFAD

students by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee on April 5, 2013. The animation film is related to a novel called Apsara ka Shaap which is a part of their syllabus for Hindi. The film was screened with the purpose of providing knowledge to the students regarding Indian Mythology.

The story NamakKaDaroga byMunshi Premchandwas screenedon April 3, 2013 for IV Sem BBM and BHM students by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee. The story which forms a part of the students syllabus is about an honest inspector who faces many difficult situations but remains on the path of righteousness despite the odds.

Sankalpa Second EditionThe second edition of psychology magazine Sankalpa was released on April 4, 2013 by the Psychology Club of TJC. The II and IV Sem Psychology department students were present on the occasion. Principal Dr. Shikha Tiwari, HOD of Language Department Panchali Mukherjee and the Club Co-ordinator Nagarathna Dewakar attended the occasion. Club President Alfred gave the welcome speech and Dr. Shikha Tiwary motivated and inspired the students to move forward and to make the magazine more successful.

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Participants from various engineering colleges namely PESCE Mandya, Coorg Institute of Tech, Madikeri, Sahyadri College of Engg., Sreenivasa Institute of Tech, St. Joseph College of Engg. Mangalore and many others exhibited their projects. Top officials from M/s Jenpact, Mahindra Satyam, One Degree North, IZEE Manpower, Lara Trias Global Career Services, ITC Pvt. Ltd., Gati Kwe, Grass Roots and other consultancies were present as well.

Project Expo 2013 was grouped into three streams IT Stream (CSE, ISE & MCA), ME Stream (Civil & ME) & Electrical Stream (ECE & TCE). Dr. Chaitanya Kumar Principal KNSIT, Dr. T N Srinivasan Principal AMCEC, Dr. V N Kamalesh Former Director KSOU, Dr. M Puttaraju Professor, DSCE, Prof. Arvind Rao Director, HKBK, Dr. Badrinarayan Principal, MVJCE and Ms. Prajoona Valsalan, Associate Prof., MVJCE were the panel of experts.

Stream Project Title College Prize

IT Intelligent Human Computer InterfaceAMC College of Engineering First

IT Message Bee (Android Application) PES Mandya Second

IT Intelligent Online Student Mentoring ApplicationHKBK college of Engineering Third

IT Secure Data Sharing System TJIT (MCA) Consolation

ME Leaf Sensor with Data Logger TJIT (ME) First

ME Magnetic Coolant Filter TJIT (ME) Second

ME Conceptual Car HKBK College of Engineering Third

ME Design and Fabrication of a Single Seated Hovercraft TJIT (ME) Consolation

Electrical Stream

Two Wheeler Vehicle Security System TJIT (TCE) First

Electrical Stream

Transition Mechanism for IPv6 Host and Routers TJIT (ECE) Second

Electrical Stream

Development of Wireless Controlled Robotic Palm

KSIT Engineering

CollegeThird

Electrical Stream

Breaking Level Indicator and Rating System

Dayanand Sagar College Consolation

Microsoft Ed-Vantage Faculty SummitOn May 16, 2013, Dr. T.R Mahesh, HOD of CSE and Dr. A.M Nageswara Yogi, HOD of MCA, TJIT attended Microsoft Ed-Vantage Faculty Summit at Hyderabad. The summit started with a session on Microsoft Academic initiatives and MIC Next Steps and Best Practices by Mr. Phani Kondepudi, Director of Academic Initiatives, Microsoft. Post lunch session saw Mr. Sridhar Poduri, Program Manager, Microsoft give an insight into the Windows 8 platform along with the deployment of several apps. Then it was followed by a session on Windows Azure by Mr. Perraju Bendapudi, Founder & Faculty, Mission R&D, Partner Architect Microsoft India Development Centre. The final session was on How to leverage Ed-Vantage on Campus and Moving forward with Ed-Vantage by Mr. Raj Katari, Director Geo Expansion, Microsoft. At the end of the session, Mr. Sridhar Poduri gave a copy of his book on Modern C++ and Windows Store apps to TJIT team for being judged as the Best Interactive Team during the entire session.

Time Talent SearchAs part of an initiative towards preparing students for placement and providing them with an insight into higher education opportunities, the TIME group held an orientation session and aptitude test on April 20, 2013. The Time Talent Search was organized by the Department of CSE. The aptitude test was followed by a one hour presentation on how students could prepare for the GATE examination.

Windows 8 App Development WorkshopA Windows 8 App Development Workshop was held in the Department of CSE on April 18, 2013. The trainer for the session was Ms. Prachi Seth, Director, Trainedge. The workshop included a brief overview of Windows 8 platform, applications that can be developed by students and career opportunities as a Windows 8 Developer.

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Inauguration of FORCEThe FORum of Computer Engineers, a student forum organized by the Department of CSE was inaugurated on May 3, 2013. Dr. Rajanikanth K., former Principal, MSRIT, Bangalore was the Chief Guest for the occasion. Dr. S. Padmanabha, Principal, TJIT, Wg. Cdr. P. Sambasivan, Campus Director TJGI were also present for the inaugural

function. The inaugural function commenced with a brief introduction about FORCE which included a description of its aims, objectives and activities. This was followed by the unveiling of the Forum Logo and a technical quiz which was won by Qubin Jose and Prabhakar Poduel of II Sem. Mehul and Koustav Mukhopadhyay of IV Sem CSE were declared as the runners up.

Department of information sCienCe engineering

Dept of mBa Department of mCa

Dept. of ISE congratulates the followingstudents who got placed:

Name of the Student (USN) Name of the Company

Lakshmee M (1TJ09IS012) IBMRamya V (1TJ09IS020) IBM

Muthamma (1TJ09IS013) IBMRavina Agarwal (1TJ09IS023) IBM & HP

DeptofISEcongratulatesfinalyearstudentsfor securing Distinctions.

VIII Sem Toppers

Name USN PercentageVidya K P 1TJ09IS037 82.8%

Lakshmee M 1TJ09IS012 82.6%

Ramya V 1TJ09IS020 82.2%

Dr. Ravindranath M has joined as HOD of ISE Department with

effect from June 5, 2013. He is specialized in the field of computer networks and possesses vast experience in the field of Electronics and

Computer Science Engineering.

Heartiest congratulations to faculties Sowmya G, Meena R C and Janaki Ramulu for managing 100%resultsintheirrespectivesubjects

20parentsoutof25attendedtheParents-Teachers meeting on April 4, 2013.

E-Certificate from Microsoft9 students from VI Sem ISE have successfully built Windows 8 App for Microsoft Corporation through Trainedge, a Microsoft partner. The name of the APP and their release date is given below:

Student Name App Name Release Date

Pradhanvi.T.R English Quiz Board 22/4/2013

Suma M KidZone 23/4/2013 Raksha S WOW World 24/4/2013

Meghana B TIP TO TOE-DANCE 1/5/2013

Anusha Venugopal

NaturO BeautY CarE 1/5/2013

Bhuvana D.M YOGIC

MUDRA KRITHI

2/5/2013

Akhila V Success of life 3/5/2013 Syeda Farheen

Fathima Fotooz 5/5/2013

Gladvi Sowmya Jennifer

FAT-to-FIT 23/5/2013

PROJECT EXPO 2013The following students projects (from ISE Dept) were exhibited in Project Expo 2013 held in TJIT from June 22-23, 2013.

Sl. No USN

Title of the Project Name

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1TJ09IS010Android

Controlled Robot

Jinju Joby B1TJ09IS019 Ramya N P1TJ09IS020 Ramya V1TJ09IS021 Ranjeetha N

21TJ09IS032 Trust Based

Adhoc Routing in Manets

Sowjanya B1TJ09IS028 Shilpa C1TJ09IS037 Vidhya K P

3

1TJ09IS029Health Monitoring

Systems

Shreyas Somayaji1TJ09IS027 Sachin Somarajan1TJ09IS033 Srinath N1TJ09IS024 Rodney Pinto

4

1TJ08IS400 New Visual Stenography

Scheme for Secured Banking Application

Sudharshan C.V1TJ07IS004 Akshay T.G

1TJ08IS034 Nitesh

5

1TJ09IS001 Automated Student

Attendance System

Adarsh H B1TJ09IS017 Purnesh Rao M

1TJ09IS015 Mohammed Khalid Nehan

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1TJ09IS031 Fast Data Collection i-Tree-Based Wireless

Sensor Networks

Smera Ranjini B K1TJ09IS004 Badarinath C D

1TJ09IS003 Ayeesha Tabassum

Campus Recruitment Drive for MBAs at TJIT Trump Trainers & Consultants

May 29, 2013Trump Trainers & Consultants, counted among the fastest growing human resource consulting firms in the country organized campus recruitment in TJIT. Students were provided with a brief about Trump Trainers & Consultants recruitment process and career growth process which was followed by interviews. 60 students of TJGI and 25 students from AMC and City Engineering College attended the drive. 12 students were selected from TJGI for the final round.

IndusIndBankMay29,2013

IndusInd Bank, which commenced its operations in 1994, caters to the needs of both consumer and corporate customers with representative offices in London and Dubai. Students were provided with a brief introduction about IndusInd Bank recruitment process followed by interviews. 15 students were selected from TJGI and AMC College for the final round.

ESPIRIT 2013Department of MBA, TJIT organized Management Fest ESPIRIT-2013 from May 21-22, 2013 under the guidance of Dr. G. Nagarajan, HOD of MBA Dept. The dignitaries were Dr. Thomas P John, Chairman, TJGI, Retd. Wg. Comdr. P Sambasivan, Campus Director, TJGI, Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal TJIT and Chief Guest, Dr. Mathirajan, Professor, IISc, Bangalore. Students from various colleges participated in the event. The fest had six events namely Marketing, HR, Finance, Business Quiz, Best Manager and Cricket and the respective faculty coordinators were Madeswaran, A. Asif Ali, Roopa Rani, Ashwini, Sathyanarayana and Kantesha. V S. Vipul was the chief student coordinator ably backed by other student coordinators who were the backbone for success of the event taking care of sponsorship, food, hospitality, accommodation, anchoring, discipline, branding and advertising.

PhD Course Work Results 2013Following research scholars of TJIT, MBA Dept. have successfully completed the course work examination held by VTU in April 2013:

Sl. No

Research Scholar Name Guide Name

Year of Registration

1 Asif Ali Dr. G Nagarajan 20122 N Sathyanarayana Dr. G Nagarajan 20123 Roopdarshini Dr. G Nagarajan 2012

4 Kantesha V S Dr. A Satya Nandini 2012

Research Paper Presentations/Publications by Faculty:Sl. No Title Authors Journal/Conference

1Effectiveness of Bank Performance Using Camel Model with Special Reference to Syndicate Bank

Kantesha V SN. Sathyanarayana

(International Monthly Journal) Indo Global Journal of Applied Management Science (ISSN 2320 - 7892), Vol-1, Issue-1 April 2013

2Comparative study on the ULIPS performance of selected insurance companies A study on Indian capital Markets

Kantesha V S(International Monthly Journal) Asia Pacific Journal of Research (ISSN 2320 - 5504), June 2013, Vol-2, Issue-4

3 Analyzing Reliability in Indian Banking Sector: A CAMEL ApproachDr. G. Nagarajan

Kantesha V SN. Sathyanarayana

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Management 2013 will be held by JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore from July 4-5, 2013

4Analysis on the Performance of Non-Performing Assets in India A Comparative Study of Public and Private Sector Banks

Dr. G. NagarajanA. Asif Ali

Kantesha V SN. Sathyanarayana

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Management 2013 will be held by JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore from July 4-5, 2013

5A study on investors awareness towards derivatives trading with special reference to Bangalore

Dr. G. NagarajanKantesha V S

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Management 2013 will be held by JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore from July 4-5, 2013

6Effectiveness of Employee engagement towards organizational development with special reference to private hospitals in Bangalore

Dr. G. NagarajanA. Asif Ali

Roopa Rani VAshwini S

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Management 2013 will be held by JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore from July 4-5, 2013

7Comparative study on the ULIPS performance of selected insurance companies A study on Indian capital Markets

Kantesha V SPresented in National Conference on Emerging Trends in Management 2013 held at East West Institute of Technology, Bangalore on May 30, 2013

8 A study on Job Enrichment at Apollo Hospitals, BangaloreDr. G. Nagarajan

Ashwini SNational Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Management 2013 will be held by JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore from July 4-5, 2013

9 A study on Hedging Strategies as a Risk Management Tool using FuturesKantesha V S

Presented in National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Global Business 2013 held at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore from May 9-10, 2013

10A study on the Implications of Risk Management on Performance of Micro-Finance Institutes - An Empirical study with Special Reference to Karnataka State

Kantesha V SAccepted for the Presentation in International Conference on Emerging Trends in Finance and Accounting to be held by SDMIMD, Mysore from August 9-10, 2013

11EVA: Are Firms with higher EVA translating into maximizing returns for Shareholders - A study of Manufacturing Industry in India

Kantesha V SAccepted for the Presentation in International Conference on Emerging Trends in Finance and Accounting to be held by SDMIMD, Mysore from August 9-10, 2013

Workshops/Conferences/FDP attended by Faculty:Sl. No Workshops/Conferences/FDP Name of Participants

1 Participated in a National Seminar on Recent Trends in Supply Chain Management conducted by JSSATE, BangaloreDr. G. Nagarajan, A. Asif Ali, Kantesha V S, Nandini M, N. Sathyanarayana, Ashwini S

2 Attended FDP on Data Analysis Using Advanced Statistical Tools conducted by BMSCE, Bangalore Kantesha V S

Seminar on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Department of MCA, TJIT in association with IndiaCan, Bangalore organized a seminar on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking conducted by Mr. Ankit Fadia, a certified ethical hacker and worldwide recognized computer security guru for the students of TJGI on April 26, 2013. Dr. A M Nageswara Yogi, HOD, MCA along with his faculty members welcomed the Guest

of Honour Mr. Ankit Fadia and Mrs. Shobha Chandrashekar, Centre Head, IndiaCan. Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal, TJIT, presided over the function which was also attended by Wg Cdr (Retd) P. Sambasivan, Campus Director and G P Prabhukumar, Dean.

Mr. Ankit Fadia spoke on the many ways in which computers connected to the internet are hacked, illustrating them with many case studies. 522 students from TJIT, 80 students from MCA (BU) and 56 students from TIMS attended the seminar.

Project EXPO 2013Department of MCA participated in Project Expo 2013 organized by TJIT by showcasing 37 projects completed by VI Sem MCA students in partial fulfillment of their MCA degree. The project Secure Data Sharing System, an intranet project for BHEL developed by Ms. Simi Koshy,

student of VI Sem MCA under the guidance of Dr. A M Nageswara Yogi, Professor and HOD, MCA got a cash award of Rs. 1000/- from the panel of experts.

Visit to IISc, BangaloreDepartment of MCA organized a visit to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on May 24, 2013 for the students of II Sem, MCA to familiarize themselves on the latest innovations and research done at IISc. The students visited the Super Computer Centre where they were given a demonstration on computer technologies and later they were taken to the library. Mr. Joseph Vashegharn, Administrator arranged transportation for this visit. Mr. Sunil Kumar M, Associate Professor, Mr. Vineet MK, Assistant Professor, Ms. Roopa LC, Assistant Professor and Mr. Channabasava, Assistant Professor accompanied the students.

Inauguration of Forum of Computer Engineers (FORCE)

Projects Presented at KSCST Nodal CentreThe following projects were submitted by the Department of CSE, TJIT at KSCST Nodal Centre at RVCE Bangalore for their 36th Series of Student Projects Programme.

Visualization of Users Web-Browsing Behaviour from WebData Usage Mining Techniques by Ms. Sejal Nimbhorkar (Asst. Prof, CSE), Mr. Bipin Shetty, Mr. Srikanth J., Mr. Sujay S. and Mr. Satyendra Kumar Verma (VIII CSE)

AGeneralizedRecognitionSystemforHandwrittenCharacterRecognition by Ms. Shelda Mohan (Asst. Prof, CSE), Ms. Madhuri Prasad, Ms. Anusha Kamath, Ms. Vinutha S.K. and Ms. Shruthi H.S. (VIII CSE).

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Graduation and Farewell Day AnithaJ,Asst.Professorwithher

batch of 2013 on Graduation Day

Students of I, II andIII Year organized Farewell Party for final year students on May 16, 2013

Espirit 2013 Team

Dr. S Padmanabha lighting the lamp

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VTU I/C Basketball Tournament 2013-14 TJIT basketball (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from April 22-23, 2013 at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.

TJCN Students collecting winners cricket trophy from TJIT Mech Dep HOD. Dr Shanta Kumar

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TJCN Cricket Champions T. John College of Nursing Cricket (men) team won the trophy in ESPIRIT-2013 cricket tournament organized by the department of MBA from May 21-22, 2013.

TIMS Cricket Runners-upT. John Institute of Management Sciences Cricket (men) team was the runners-up in ESPIRIT-2013 cricket tournament organized by the department of MBA from May 21-22, 2013.

TJC Cricket Tournament 2013 Department of Physical Education & Sports, TJC conducted inter class and inter departmental cricket tournament from April 16-17, 2013. The inauguration function was attended by Dr. Shikha Tiwari, Principal of TJC, Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Vice Principal of TJC and Joseph Vaseegaran, Administrator of TJGI. The inter departmental cricket tournament saw 16 teams participating. MBA team from TIMS was the winner and was awarded the championship by Dr. Shikha Tiwari. MBA team from TJC was the runners-up. Hearty congratulations to Mr. Govind Kumar (Physical Education Director) and his team for creating a wonderful platform for the students to exhibit their sporting skills.

International Soccer League 2013TJCP organized International Soccer League 2013 from April 13-15, 2013. More than 20 colleges participated in this event. The Chief Guest for the programme was Arumainayagam, an Asian Gold Medalist and Guest of Honour was Sampath K, Asian Bronze Medalist and former goalkeeper of India. In the finals, the Sudan Association beat Ankle Breakers by 4-2. The winning team went home richer by Rupees 25,000 along with a trophy and the runnersup received a cash prize of Rupees 10,000. Free styling football was performed by Peter and Yogendra, Indian Olympic Football team participants.