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Congrats to Dai-Un-Ifnan of BBM III Sem, TJC. He has been selected as the Captain of Bangalore University Softball Team and will play in the All India University Championship.

Congratulations to Mr. Anand Bhartee, MBA student, TJBS for being

promoted as Deputy General Manager in “Square Foot Developers.” Best wishes

for his new assignment.

Congratulations to Mr. Joseph Vincent of TJCP, who has been selected to represent the RGUHS team in Inter University Chess Tournament and also hearty congrats to Pharmacy students who secured 3rd place in Inter–Zone RGUHS Chess Tournament held at Belgaum.

Congratulations

Message from the Chairman

Message from the Campus Director

During the quarter July-Sep 2011 new students were inducted in various courses, facilitated to settle down quickly and brought into the academic rigour of I semester/year course. The task of senior students of semester/year courses were redefined to make them aware of the progress they have already made. New goals and standards were set for them to achieve in the next semester/year course. Many sports activities, value added courses and co-curricular activities were conducted to supplement the academic progress of the students. I urge all the students to leave no stones unturned in putting their best foot forward while preparing for odd semester exams. Let the festival season enrich their outlook towards life and strengthen their focus towards their studies.

It is that time of the year when the air is fllled with joy amidst the aura of different festivals; all symbolizing the victory of good over evil in different ways. Education is such a vital cog in the underlying message of all the festivals. Education is the light, the ray of hope and a nurturer of civilization. It is the

foundation stone of our temple of learning that we all know as the T. John Group of Institutions. Here in our esteemed institute, providing quality education remains and will always be our primary focus. So as we traverse through these festive months, I wish all the staff and students

a happy festive season ahead and wish the light of education travels far and wide with all of you.

Congratulations to Pharmacy students who won the RGUHS inter–zone football tournament for the second time in a row.

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In the Alumni Meet held on July 23, 2011 90 alumni participating shared their experiences of good old student days and were pleased to see the college grow in terms of infrastructure, facilities, number of faculties and students.

The event was inaugurated by Dr. Thomas P. John, Chairman, T. John Group of Institutions and presided over by Wg. Cdr. (Rtd.) D. A. K. Yohan, Advisor to Chairman & Campus Director Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) P. Sambasivam. Dr. George Easaw, Principal of T. John College gave the vote of thanks.

Alumni 2011 was organised by Mr. Rajesh Naik, Head of Marketing, Prof. Arun Nathaniel (BHM Dept., TJC) and Mrs. Shikha Tiwari (Dept. of Languages).

T. John Group of Institutions has been practicing RH for the past 1 year. Rockefeller Habits is a managerial practice which helps the supporting departments of an organization to align their goals to the organizational goal to help in the overall growth of the organization.

On August 27, 2011 a half day Symposium on Internal Quality Assurance: Implementation of RH was conducted to review the targets achieved and the goal setting for the forth coming year. All the staff from 4 Colleges namely T. John College, T. John College of Pharmacy, T. John College of Nursing and T. John Institute of Management Sciences participated in the conference.

At the opening session, Mr. Rajesh Naik, Marketing Head, TJGI invited all the staff members of 4 Colleges and the guest of the day, Dr. Thomas P John, Chairman TJGI, Wg. Cdr. Retd. P. Sambasivan, Campus Director TJGI, Mr. Anil Shivadasan, CEO Enventure Technologies, Mr. Ravishankar Achar, CEO Reliabl Solutions and all the Principals to the conference. Dr. Thomas P John, Chairman while presenting the overview of RH emphasized on the importance of its practice for the long term growth of the Institute. Mr. Ravishankar Achar reviewed the

Alumni Meet 2011

Half Day In-house Symposium on Internal Quality Assurance: Implementing Rockefeller Habits

Events of T. John GroupEvents of T. John Group

RH practice and rated the participating colleges on the basis of their performance. He also stressed on the appraisal of employees and staff on the basis of ownership of set targets and their achievements.

The second session of the day saw presentations by the Principals of participating colleges who displayed their achievement data for the past 1 year.

The next session was a panel discussion. The panel comprised of Mr. Thomas P John, Wg. Cdr. Retd. P. Sambasivan, Mr. Anil Shivadasan and Mr. Ravishankar Achar in which it was pointed out that RH is of long term beneflt to the organization for which achievement of short term goals is essential. The discussion also pointed out the need for sharing of analysis data on a monthly basis with all staff for introspection by huddle leaders and due course corrections.

It was an effective session and open forum for the TJGI Management and the participating colleges to discuss the challenges faced in practicing RH and the promises it holds in the future.

T. John Business School conducted an Induction Program for the students of I Sem MBA under Gulbarga University from August 25-27, 2011. The objective was to provide the students a brief on the subject content which will help them in preparing for future sessions.

T. John College of Pharmacy (TJCP)T. John College of Pharmacy (TJCP)• On September 15, 2011 Mr. Chandramohan. P gave a motivational

talk to the I Sem. B. Pharma students

• On September 15, 2011, outgoing students of B. Pharm (2007- 2011) gave a party to thank the Pharmacy Staff at Confldent Cascade, Bannerghatta Road.

• On September 24, 2011, Mrs. Jnanamba. P, Manager Q.A, Tejkamal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore delivered a guest lecture on “Microbiological contamination in pharmaceutical products”.

Guest talk by Mrs. Jannanmba

Party to B.Pharm Staff

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T. John Institute of Technology (TJIT)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Dept. of Computer Science Engineering and Information

Science Engineering

T. John Institute of Technology (TJIT)

• III Sem and V Sem Mechanical Engineering students attended a Seminar on Cadd Technologies, conducted by Mechanical Engineering department on September 30, 2011. The Speaker was Mr. Ananta Ram of Cadd Technologies

• III Sem and V Sem Mechanical Engineering students attended a Seminar on Six Sigma and its applications in today’s corporate world on September 30, 2011. The Speaker was Mr. S. Venkatesan of BIZards

Industrial Visit to HAL Engine Division, Bangalore

Students of third year Mechanical Engineering visited HAL Engine Division, Bangalore on September 29, 2011. 35 students were accompanied by the HOD and a Professor from the department for the visit. The students got to see the process of manufacturing of turbo engines. Post lunch, AGM Mr. Lean met the students and the faculties. He spoke on various aspects of HAL engine division and advised students on the value of time and preparing for the future. It was once in a lifetime opportunity for most students to get to visit such a prestigious defense establishment.

Engineer’s day was celebrated in the CSE Department on September 15. Elocution and quiz competitions were held to commemorate the event. The participants for the elocution competition spoke on the topic “Me as an engineer”. Raveena Aggarwal of V semester ISE bagged the flrst prize and Blezy Sam of VII semester ISE came second in the competition. The quiz competition focused on both technical questions as well as general topics. Shilpa B and Blezy Sam of VII semester ISE were declared the winners and Manohar Kerai and Akash Kumar Sinha of VII semester CSE were the runners up.

Fresher’s Day Young Tech IndiaOn September 24, 2011, T. John Institute of Technology welcomed the freshers for the 2011 B.E. programs. Dr. Thomas P. John, Chairman, T. John Group of Institutions was the Chief Guest and Campus Director Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) P. Sambasivam was the Guest of Honor for the occasion. The function was presided over by Dr. A. N. N. Murthy, Principal, T. John Institute of Technology.

The fresher’s and their parents were given an overview of T. John Group of Institutions with particular focus on T. John Institute of Technology by various speakers that included Dr. Thomas P. John, Wng Cdr. (Retd.) P. Sambasivan, Dr. A. N. N. Murthy as well as current students of TJIT. Students of T. John Institute of Technology attended a one

day convention called Young Tech India on September 05, 2011 at Koramangala Indoor Stadium. Jointly organized by Shruth & Smith Foundation and Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), the purpose of this meet was to provide encouragement to young professionals through direct interaction with eminent personalities who have excelled and achieved big in their professional flelds. The convention also included a felicitation ceremony for professors who have made outstanding contributions to the fleld of engineering.

Ms. Anusha Kamat of V semester CSE was selected as the student speaker for the Young-Tech India convention. She spoke on the aspirations of young engineers.

Engineer’s Day

PlacementTJIT served as the venue for campus placement conducted by LG Soft, C2C and T’Sawrs IT in September. Students from TJIT as well as neighboring colleges participated in the campus recruitment drive. The recruiters were extremely pleased with the arrangements and the talent on offer.

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Industry Interaction

IEEE Continuation activities

In-Campus Activities

Off-Campus Activities

Dept. of Electronics & Communication/Telecommunication Engineering

• VII semester students of ECE and TCE attended a seminar by Mr. Shiva Kumar , Product Manager at ECAD on ‘VLSI and Product Development thro’ ORCAD’ on September 26

• Mr. Gurjeet Singh from Gill Instruments delivered a lecture on Building Real Time Systems using MSP 430 Microprocessors on September 16

In an effort to introduce professional membership for students and staff, it was decided to open a student chapter of IEEE, an international body of engineers in TJIT. Student membership was initiated and 21 students have enrolled so far. As part of this initiative, IEEE chapter and lecture programs will be held on a regular basis.

• Newly introduced M. Tech degree classes in VLSI and Embedded Systems started on September 26

• 1 week soft skills program was conducted for the flnal year students from Sept 19-24 on communication skills, teamwork, resume writing, interview preparation and corporate behavioral skills

• First year B. Tech classes started on September 5. An orientation program to introduce the students to professional education and life on the campus was conducted on September 24

• Engineer’s Day was celebrated on September 26

• Faculty members Ms. Maheshwari, Mr. Guruprasad, Ms. Laksmi Priya and Ms. Swetha Rao of ECE and TCE dept. participated in two separate workshops on ‘Analog System Design’ and ‘LabView and its Applications’.

PlacementThe following students from the 2011 batch have been placed in various companies:

Aishwarya TR Siemens

Ashita Malli, Ramya R, Ankit Soni, Kartheek GCR, Prakruthi Kashyap MphasiS

Sandhya Venkatesh, Neema Kakkar, Jessia N, Veena G, Chanchal Kaur, Radhika GM, Raghavendra Prasad

HP

Shruthi Sasidharan Cisco

Adarsh P. G IBM

Reshma T. P. Daemon Solutions

Tushar Asthana Dell

Pramod Bhatt Novell Networks

Madan A Toyota

Ajay Safran

Deepti Sharma Safran, LG Soft

Sandeep Jaiswal, Anjali Kumari Wipro

Rajiv Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar T’SawrsIT

Sanoj Mohan Logic Microsystems

Onam Celebrations

Department of Computer Science celebrated Onam on September 10, 2011. In the true spirit of Onam, all staff members were dressed in traditional Kerala attire. Onam speciflc dish ‘Sadhya’ was also arranged during the lunch break.

Teacher’s DayOn the occasion of teacher’s day, the students of III semester CSE hosted a small reception for the teachers. The program started with a felicitation by the students, followed by cake cutting and snacks.

Soft Skill TrainingTo ensure that the students of TJIT are well prepared individuals possessing both technical and personal skills, a week-long soft skill training program was conducted for the flnal year students. Students were trained in various aspects like resume writing, interview handling and group discussions. The training program also included sessions that focused on quantitative analysis and logical reasoning problems.

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Dept. of Mathematics and Basic Sciences• Six students have registered for Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr.

S.R. Sudheendra for VTU• Dr. S.R. Sudheendra, Professor and Head attended a VTU sponsored

“Young Tech India 2011” on September 5, 2011 at Koramangala Indoor Stadium

• Dr. S.R. Sudheendra’s research paper got selected for publication in the International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Applications entitled “A Solution of the differential equation

Seminar on Effective Communication Management

Mr. Shavine and Mr. Nagaprasad, Sales Heads visited TJIT for delivering an interactive session for MBA students. Dr. Nagarajan, Prof & Head, Dept of MBA-VTU organized the program.

Seminar on Leadership in Management

Seminar on Competency Mapping

Ms. Raga, corporate trainer from Shri Ram Chandra Mission which has collaborated with the UN Information Center, New Delhi came to TJIT on August 26 to give a lecture on ‘Leadership in Management’. Dr. Nagarajan, Prof & Head, Dept of MBA-VTU organized the program. Topics discussed were related to Change: How the world changes for you and Success must bestow humility. It was a healthy interactive program and most of the students participated in the interaction. Students were very happy and found it very useful for their future carrier growth.

Dept. of MBA

Mr. Dinesh. C, National Manger for Learning and Development, Britannia industries Ltd. Bangalore visited TJIT as a resource person for a seminar on ‘Competency Mapping’ organized and conducted by MBA Department of VTU on August 13. Mr. Dinesh spoke on HR’s activities in corporate sector, competency measurements in companies, psychological understandings and knowledge development areas. Breast Feeding Week Celebration

On August 4, 2011, T. John College of Nursing, Dept. of Pediatrics and Dept. of OBG conducted breast feeding week program at Begur PHC. I year M. Sc (N) students of OBG and Pediatric department prepared models on breast feeding techniques, proper latching and videos related to breast feeding methods. Students were given health education on new born care and breast feeding techniques. They were accompanied by Mrs. Fathmia, HOD Dept. of OBG, Mr. M. P. Venkatesan, HOD Dept. of Pediatric, Ms. Umamaheshwari, Lecturer Dept of pediatric & faculties of OBG and Pediatric departments.

T. John College of Nursing (TJCN)

T. John College of Nursing (TJCN)

of longitudinal dispersion with variable coefflcients in a flnite domain”

• Mrs. Vidya, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Mathematics has submitted her Ph.D. thesis and waiting for the viva-voce

• Ms. Anitha, Mr. Binoy Anto, Ms. Latha, Ms. Shwetha, faculty members of Basic Sciences attended a one-day work shop on “Mission 10X Conclave 2011” organized by Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering on August 10, 2011.

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Industrial visit to Infosys

Teacher’s Day Celebrations

Inauguration of B. Com., B.B.M. Programs

III Semester BBM students of TIMS along with Prof. Sunil B Rao visited Infosys on July 9, 2011. Infosys conducted a workshop on Project Management for our students. It helped the students to understand Project Management and corporate responsibility.

As part of the academic curriculum, TIMS organized an Industrial visit on Aug 9, 2011 at Parle Products Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore for I Sem B. Com & BBM students. The offlcial organizers were Prof. Sunil B Rao and Ms. Debasree Sen from TIMS College. During this visit students went through the production unit in detail starting from mixing of raw materials till packaging of the products.

Research Paper Presented at UGC sponsored National SeminarProf. Sunil B Rao, HOD-TIMS, presented a Research Paper in a UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Sept 8, 2011. He participated and addressed the conference on Women Entrepreneurship and the strategic options available for them.

His address has been discussed in the panel of Ms. Usha, Bangalore University BBM Examination Chairperson, Mr. J R Bangera, President FKCCI, Mr. Surya Narayan, ICFAI and Mr. Charan Singh, Deputy Gen. Manager, Bank of India.

The latest research results had been shared in the forum for upbringing Women Entrepreneurs. The board has decided to re-form & discussion the same in December 2011.

Workshop on Business Etiquette: All students of TIMS attended a program on “Business Etiquette” on Sept 20, 2011. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Roushnee Executive of Brright Consultants, Bangalore.

Program on Placement opportunities in banking sector: Students of TIMS attended a program on “Placement opportunities in banking sector” on Sept 26, 2011. The program was conducted by Mr. Vikrant Reddy, executive of learnwithflip.

Orientation on Enterprise resource planning: Students attended a program on “Enterprise Resource Planning” on Sept 26, 2011. The program was conducted by Mr. Sangram, Executive of Greet Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. He shared his knowledge on the subject.

TIMS students organized Teacher’s Day Party on Sept 5, 2011.This party was graced by TIMS Principal Dr. G.B.S. Johri, HOD Prof. Sunil B. Rao and all the faculty members.

TIMS inaugurated I B.Com. and B.B.M. programs on July 18, 2011. Prof. Ranganathan Bharadwaj was invited as the Chief Guest for this occasion.

Induction Program for I SEM. MBA: Induction program was conducted for I Sem. MBA students on Sept 28, 2011. The session was addressed by TIMS Principal Dr. G.B.S. Johri and he give a brief idea about personality development program in TIMS.

Business Consultation Program: Mr. Sunil B Rao, HOD-TIMS, has been invited for the Business Consultation for Girahsys Software Services, Inc., a software company based out of Bangalore and having clients all over the world. Mr. Sunil B Rao has been an advisor to the board of directors of this company. Girahsys Software Services is in the fleld of Medical Transcription, MS-Offlce Automation, Multimedia and Software, and also in education and training services.

Industrial visit to Parle Products Pvt. Ltd

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T. John College (TJC)T. John College (TJC)

Ethnic Day Celebrations Ethnic Day was celebrated on August 27, 2011. The programs which were held on that day were Taal Dance, a group dance called “The Colour of Kerala”, a group song by “Milestone”, a Sri Lankan dance, a group song representing “Kerala Culture”, an “Introductory Speech” regarding Africa’s history and culture. There was also an African song, a Bengali song and dance, a song by the TJC Principal, a Nepali song by students of BHM and an “Ethnic Parade” by the students.

Talk by DCP Dr. Harsha The Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Bangalore, Dr. Harsha paid a visit to the College Campus on invitation by the management on July 21, 2011. The DCP addressed students and the faculties.

Post event, BA students pursuing Journalism interviewed the DCP as part of their course curriculum:

Q. Sir, as students of Journalism, we would like to know, what contribution does the Police Service provide regarding the security of journalists?

Ans. As we all know that, journalists are the fourth pillar of democracy and they are considered very important in a democratic society. In any public event, where journalists show up, the police are there to provide everyone security. But in some instances due to the over-enthusiastic behavior of journalists, there were some incidents that were regrettable. As long as the ethics of journalism is followed by journalists, the police can assure a safe environment for them in any event.

Q. Sir, is there enough facilities provided by the police for foreign students to extend their VISA in case of any emergency? For example, if any of their exams get postponed?

Ans. Yes! Now this has been taken into consideration and more facilities are provided for foreign students. At present, this whole process of attaining Residential Permit and Extending VISA is handed over to the FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registrations Offlcer) whose offlce is in Indiranagar. They can always approach for help regarding VISA extension from the FRRO offlcer.

Q. Sir, in case of any serious conflict among students in the college campus premises, can they directly approach the police?

Ans. We’ll take it into consideration. As long as the incident took place inside the college premises, the management of the college will be dealing with it. But, if the conflict exceeds limits and any harmful incident takes place out of the college premises, it becomes a general case like any other, so the police will take it into consideration.

Q. Sir, according to you, what is the main reason behind lot of youngsters getting involved in crime during college life?

Ans. I would say, it is mainly because of their consumerist approach. If any person is spending more than what he earns or receives, obviously he or she may have to get familiar with other ways of earning money. According to me, this is the main reason for most youngsters to get involved in crime.

NSS Program at Bannerghatta National Park

T. John College organized an NSS program at Bannerghatta National Park on July 30, 2011 for cleaning the park premises. Around 25 students representing all the departments of the college along with faculties Mr. Muridhar Reddy NSS Coordinator, Mr. N. Babu, Mr. Thirumorrthy, Mr. Sanoj Nair, Mr. Shirdhar, Mr. Govind Kumar and Mr. Chinni Shridhar participated in the program.

Drops of Blood that Makes a Difference

On September 14, 2010, Ms. Shikha Tiwari from the Dept. of Languages, TJC organized a blood donation camp in association with Lions Club of Bangalore and Victoria Hospital. Mr. Chinni Sreedhara from the Dept. of Physical Education also played a very important role by organizing all the logistics needed for the camp to be successfully carried out. Staff and students flocked to the venue to donate the most precious lifeline − BLOOD. In all, 225 units of blood were collected in the day, breaking all previous records of blood donation camps conducted in TJC. A special award was given to the Dept. of Hotel Management for having the highest number of donors.

TJC and TIMS celebrated 65th year of Indian Independence. The program started with the unfurling of the Tricolour by the Campus Director of T. John Group of Institutions. Students of TIMS and TJC had organized a colourful cultural programme which reinstated the feeling of patriotism in all. The flnal rounds of inter-department “India Quiz” were held in which BBM was declared as the winner; with BCA being the runners up. Inmates of Asha Jeevan Old Age Home were also invited to be a part of the Independence Day celebrations.

65th Year of Indian Independence Day Celebrations

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s A workshop on accessory making was conducted on August 29, 2011 with the help of resource person Ms. Surekha. Attended by III Sem and V Sem students, the workshop focused on designing of accessories keeping in view the latest market trends.

s I Sem and V Sem students along with faculties Ms. Hemalatha and Ms. Tejaswini, visited the Silk Weave Exhibition on July 15, 2011. India is the second largest manufacturer and exporter of silk in the world and this exhibition showcased silk based products from across the country

s Fresher’s Party was organized on July 22, 2011 to welcome the new batch of FAD students

s FAD students attended fashion show by ace designer Sanjay Chola who showcased his designs as part of the Bangalore Fashion Week at Crown Plaza Hotel in July 2011

Dept. of Fashion and Apparel Design

Workshop on Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Development Cell of T. John College organized a workshop on “Entrepreneurship” for faculties of TJGI on July 15, 2011. Professor Nandini Vaidyanathan of Carma Connect conducted the workshop. She emphasized on the need to think out of the box, innovate and be positive in supporting students with entrepreneur-ship plans.

Orientation Program for Foreign Students of TJC Orientation program for foreign students of TJC was conducted on July 15, 2011. Students were given a quick overview about the country, the city, academic rules & regulations of the college and that of Bangalore University. It was conducted by foreign student coordinator Ms. Jyothi Saundatti under the guidance of Vice Principal Dr. Nilanajana Basu.

Dept of Management Outbound On August 12, 2011, V Sem BBM students went for an outbound activity along with faculty members. Activities included mountain trekking and Go Karting.

Seminar on Entrepreneurship On September 13, 2011, the department conducted a seminar on Entrepreneurship Development for students. Professor Nandini Vaidyanathan, Managing Director of Carma Connect was the Chief Guest for the seminar. She inspired all the students to come out with innovative and creative ideas for becoming an entrepreneur.

There was also a session for distributing Certiflcates of Appreciation to BHM, Fashion Designing and Management students by NEN for their efforts at E-Week conducted during February 2011.

Introduction on IFRS to Management Students Jayashree P K, CA, the promoter of iBAS Consulting Pvt. Ltd. delivered a guest lecture on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard) to management students on September 20, 2011. She stressed on the fact that India is moving towards IFRS convergence with a view to bringing uniformity in reporting systems globally and all students should be geared up to face the new challenges as they step on the practical arena.

Infosys Industrial Visit BBM I Sem students went on an industrial visit to Infosys Campus, Bangalore on August 27, 2011. The visit was a part of the SPARK event conducted by Infosys for the beneflt of college students.

s III Sem and V Sem students along with faculties Ms. Hemalatha and Ms. Tejaswini visited Nature Bazaar on August 13, 2011. The purpose of the visit was to study and know about arts, crafts and textiles based on nature theme.

s III Sem and V Sem students participated in a fashion show held on August 18, 2011 at the Baldwins Methodist College for boys.

s III Sem students participated in a fashion show held on September 3, 2011 at Dayanand Sagar College.

s III Sem students participated in a fashion show held on September 9, 2011 at the Manpho Convention Centre which was organized by the Baldwins Methodist College for boys.

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Housekeeping Value Added Training Program Housekeeping value added training program was conducted for all the housekeeping staff of T. John Group of Institution by BHM faculty Ms. Bandana Singh and Mr. Sridhar Krishnan on June 30 and July 7, 2011. Topics that were covered in this training were: basic procedure of cleaning class rooms and staff rooms, technical aspect of cleaning lawn areas, ways to maintain personal hygiene was discussed and explained, tips on how and where work can be improved with respect to inspection of work done and reporting to supervisors & efflcient time management

Table Mannerism and Dining Etiquettes

Food and Beverage Service Dept. of BHM organized a presentation for staff and students of T. John College on Table Mannerism and Dining Etiquettes.

Industrial VisitI Sem students visited Hotel Crown Plaza on August 5, 2011 to learn about the different departments in a hotel namely the restaurant, bar, kitchen and front offlce.

Seminar by Yum Food Restaurant ChainOn July 5, 2011, BHM Dept. conducted a seminar on ‘Growth inQuick Service Restaurants (QSR)’. Mr. Francisco Pereira (Training Manager) and Mr. Gautam Saraf (HR Manager) from the world’s largest QSR restaurant company Yum! Brands, Inc. were the Chief Guests.

Presentation by Delegates of ‘Crown Plaza Hotel’On August 13, 2011 delegates from Hotel Crown Plaza delivered a session on latest hotel software operating systems such as Opera, IDS, Micro’s and 3M prevalent in luxury hotels today.

Different Types of Bed MakingOn August 18, 2011, Mr. Praveen Kumar (Executive Housekeeper) from Crown Plaza Hotel visited BHM Dept. to conduct hands on training on different types of bed making to I Sem & III Sem students.

Dept. of Hotel ManagementPresentation on Higher Education Abroad‘The Chopras’, a consultant for Comprehensive Services for Global Education made a presentation for VII Semester students on the opportunities and formalities involved in studying abroad on August 24, 2011.

Flower Arrangement

On September 12, 2011, BHM Department conducted a flower arrangement workshop for III Sem students on different kinds of flower arrangement.

Presentation on Hygiene and SafetyMr. Sandeep, Hygiene and Safety in-Charge at the Crown Plaza Hotel visited I Sem BHM students on August 24 to deliver a lecture on the different aspects of hygiene and safety.

A Session from Oakwood Premier PrestigeOn September 14, 2011, Ms. Gunjan Vasudeva, HR Manager and Ms. Ujwala Ramesh Modekurthi, Assistant Manager-Training of Oakwood Premier Prestige conducted a session on the growth prospects in the hospitality sector.

Pre-Placement Talk

On September 15, 2011, BHM Department organized a pre-placement talk by Ms. Manjula, HR Manager, The Golden Palm Resorts.

Guest LectureOn September 20, 2011, BHM Department organized a guest lecture on ‘Food Safety and Management System’ by M R Sarath Kumar H.S, auditor with ‘Intertek’, Bangalore.

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v Mr. Prabhath S. R, HOD, conducted orientation classes for flrst year BBM students on ‘Quick Mathematics’ in August 2011

v Lecturer Ms. A Usha attended UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Parameters of Excellence in Higher Education’ at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce from September 15-16, 2011

v Lecturer Ms. Mohini Bhat conducted orientation classes for flrst year MBA students on ‘Business Mathematics and Analytics’ in September 2011

v Mr. Prabhath S. R, HOD, conducted orientation classes for flrst year MCA students on ‘Basic Mathematics and Statistics” in September 2011

v Department of Quantitative Techniques conducted ‘QT Quiz 2011’ for under graduate courses on August 25, 2011. 15 teams participated in the event. First prize was won by III Sem BBM students, Mohammed Hisham, Swapnil and Shabaaz. Second prize was taken by I Sem BBM students, Plabitha Medhi, Aakshi and Niraj Thakur.

s Orientation for flrst year UG students was held on July 7 and was conducted by BCA students under the guidance of Ms. Manjusha and Ms. Jeny

s On July 9, an Infosys visit was arranged for BCA students along with faculty members Ms. Jeny and Ms. Neena

s A seminar on “Why animation is a career?” by Mr. Prabuth was arranged for BCA students on July 27 to encourage students to take up animation and graphics as a career option

s A seminar on “Mac OS X” was conducted on July 23 by Mr. Vinod for BCA students

s A grand welcome party was arranged for BCA flrst year students by the seniors. Principal Dr. George Eshaw added color to the event with his presence

s Mr. Anand Pandey (a core member of My SQL team) took a session on “My SQL and the LAMP”. Principal Dr. George Eshaw TJC, HOD of Mechanical engineering Mr. A.K Nayak, TJIT, MCA students and faculties of TJIT and TJC attended the session

s Inauguration for I MCA students was organized on September 5. Inaugural session was followed by a 12 day program which

Dept. of Bio Science

Dept. of Computer Applications

Dept. of Quantitative Techniques

encompassed sessions by eminent people from various disciplines

s IT Fest “InfoVista 2011” was held on September 16. 250 Students from 25 different colleges participated in the fest. The guest of the day was Mr. Sharavana Rajan, CEO, Celestial Systems. Chairman, Campus Director, Principal and Vice Principal of TJC

were also present. ‘The Oxford College of Engineering’ won the overall rolling trophy.

Prizes won by students1) Midhun and Chetan, III BCA got third prize in IT Quiz competition

held at KLE College.

2) Pranit and Rohit got flrst prize in Web Designing Event held at Christ University on September 7.

E B.Sc V Sem students attended a hands-on-workshop on “Handling of Analytical Instruments” in Azymes Biosciences, Bangalore from July 30-31, 2011

E B.Sc I Sem students along with 4 faculties Dr. Anuradha Arya, Ms. Sharon, Mrs. Shiva and Mrs. Rashmi visited Bannerghatta National Park for an Awareness Camp on ‘De-forestation and Poaching’ on July 30, 2011

E Faculty Ms. Rashmi attended a 2 day workshop from August 10-11, 2011 on “Mushroom Cultivation” at Biotechnology Centre, Hulimavu

E Students of MSc BT I Sem and B.Sc BT V Sem accompanied by 2 faculties Ms. Sharon K and Mrs. Shiva S visited St. John’s Research Institute on August 25, 2011 for a workshop on ‘Karyotyping’

E Dr. Nilanjana Basu attended Curtain Raiser for Bangalore Bio on August 25, 2011

E MSc BT I Sem students put up an exhibition on ‘Blood borne disorders and their treatments’ during the Blood Donation Camp organized at TJC on September 14, 2011

E M.Sc III Sem student Mr. Shaheer Konian has completed her project from M. S. Swaminathan Research Institute, Chennai

E M.Sc III Sem student Ms. Neha Varshney has completed her project from Biotech Park, Lucknow.

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Screening of R. K. Narayan’s ‘The Guide’ On screen adaptation of R. K. Narayan’s novel ‘The Guide’ was screened for V Sem BA (English) students on Sept. 6, 2011. This literary activity was organi-zed by lecturer Mrs. Mariamma John.

Guest Lecture on Career CounselingA guest lecture on career counseling in Psychology was held for I & V Sem BA students. Shalini Santosh, a child psychologist spoke on the various career choices in the fleld of Psychology.

Social Activities Week‘Humanities Club’ of the Dept. of Languages organized a Social Activity Week from August 2-5. Through the week, BA students went on rounds to all classrooms and staff rooms and collected clothes, shoes, unused blank paper, bags and stationery from students as well as staff. The items collected were then given to an NGO, ‘FSL – India’ to help in their ‘Tent School Project’. On August 5, Oscar winning movie ‘The

King’s Speech’ was screened in the BHM Seminar Hall. Rs.4650 was collected through the sale of movie tickets and the amount was given to FSL India to support their ‘Tent School Project’.

Inter-Departmental India Quiz Languages Dept. organized an Inter-Departmental India quiz on the August 13, 2011. BBM Team came flrst followed by the BCA team in second place.

BA Student’s Day Out with BooksB.A students of TJC attended the International Book Festival organized by Bangalore University at Palace Grounds.

Dept. of Languages Guest Lecture on the Changing Face of JournalismOn September 12, 2011 Mr. Verghese P. Abraham gave a two hour lecture to BA (JEP) students on the changing face of journalism. Mr. Verghese having worked in CNBC and TV9, gave the students a practical picture on media scenario and spoke at length on the nuances of news coverage.

Inter Department Hindi Debate Department of Languages of organized an Inter Department Hindi Debate on August 19, 2011. The motion of the house was: “Is Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption constitutional?” “kya bharsthachar ke viruddh Anna Hazare ka sangharsh Samvidhanik hai?”

Inter Departmental Debate The Humanities club of the Languages department organized an Inter-Departmental Debate on the Topic “Cell phones should be banned in Colleges” on July 30, 2011. Ms. Tejaswini from III Sem BCA won the prize for the Best Speaker.

Workshop on Broadcast JournalismOn September 3, 2011, I & V Sem BA students participated in a seminar on Broadcast Journalism organized by IndiaCan Bangalore in association with NDTV. The workshop was conducted by three prominent journalists namely Mr. Prakash Belawadi, Ms. Madhumita Ghosh and Mr. Mubarak Ahmed.

WeblogOn September 12, 2011, I & V Sem BA students of TJC attended a workshop on BLOG organized by Ms. Pooja Basnett from the Dept. of Languages. For the flrst hour Ebenezer (V Sem. BA Student, TJC) gave an introduction to blogs and its uses. Ebenezer himself has two prominent blogs to his name where he writes diligently. The two blogs are http://ebisinspirations.blogspot.com/, http://www.ebiphotoebi.blogspot.com/

The guest speaker for the workshop was Dr. George Easaw (Principal, TJC) who himself is an ardent blogger. His blog http://george-easaw.blogspot.com/ has 27,000 followers and he updates it daily. Dr. George gave more details on the history of blogging and the changing technology from web 1.0 to web 2.0.

Value Added ClassDept. of Languages organized a value added class for both I and V Sem B.A students. The class was conducted by Mr. Benjamin Folk. The classes focused on training the students on topics like review writing, flction writing and communicative writing skills. The aim was to prepare the students to strengthen their skills in speaking and writing.

Congrats! Mr. Arvind Venkat of TJIT III Sem TCS participated in VTU single zone swimming & water polo competition. He has been selected in the University team and he will be participating in the All India University Championship.

Sports NewsSports News T. John College Inter Department Sports Activities Department of Physical Education & Sports conducted T. John College Inter Department Football Tournament from August 2-12, 2011 in its campus under the guidance of Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Vice-Principal of T. John College.

The flnal was played between BBM & BCA. The guest for the match was Mr. Joseph Vaseegaran, Administrator, TJGI and Dr. Rajashekar, HOD Department of Computer Science accompanied the Guest.

Laurels to T. John College of Nursing Football Team

TJCN Football Team secured Third Place in the RGUHS Bangalore Zone Football Cup held from July 14-15, 2011. TJCN defeated M S Ramaiah Medical College and Maruthi Dental College in their march to the Semi-Finals where they were halted by TJCP. For the third & fourth place match they defeated M V Jayaram

Medical College to secure third place.

T. John College of Nursing Volleyball Team T. John College of Nursing Students participated in RGUHS Bangalore Zone Inter–Collegiate Volleyball Tournament conducted by Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore from July 8-9, 2011.

T. John College hosted Bangalore University Netball Tournament 2011-12

Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Net Ball Tournament (M & W) was conducted by T. John College on August 17 & 18, 2011 at T. John College Campus Ground. A total of 16 teams in both the categories of men and women participated in the tournament. In the Men Section: BNES College, Bangalore emerged as Winners and Sri Gokul College, Kolar was Runners

Up. In the Women Section: BMSCW College, Bangalore emerged as Winners and Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College bagged Runners Up position.

Prize Distribution was organized by the Department of Physical Education & Sports. Wing Cdr. (Retd.) Mr. P. Sambashivam, Campus Director TJGI, Dr. George Easaw Principal, TJC, Mr. Rajesh Naik (Head of Marketing, TJGI) and Mr. S. Joseph Vaseegaran (Administrator, TJGI) handed over the prizes to the Winners & Runners Up.

The Net Ball Tournament was a great success. First time in Bangalore University Sports history, Live Streaming was done by T. John College. Dr. R. Munireddy, Director of Physical Education, Bangalore University appreciated the team behind Live Streaming.

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Techcil and T. John Group Join Hands for Cricket Match with Samarthanam The CSR team at Techcil has been evaluating options since June for their project (after the Rotary blood donation camp) to volunteer or fund. A visit to ‘Samarthanam Trust for Disabled’ helped understand the range of activities they are involved in - from hostels for disabled, to education for visually impaired and mid-day meals for thousands of children. They have recently inaugurated a 100-seater BPO in Bangalore for the physically challenged.

During discussions it was realized that more than funding, help was needed to volunteer and spend time in some activity. A Cricket match was suggested with their visually impaired team which is also the offlcial Indian team and has played across the world. They are currently preparing

for the next World Cup for Visually Impaired in 2012.

The match took place on July 16, 2011 at T. John Group of Institutions Campus. The event was organized by Mr. Rajesh Naik, Marketing Head, TJGI & Dept. of Physical Education and Sports, TJGI.

T. John Group is proud to be associated with Samarthanam. With this match, TJGI hoped to have helped create awareness and drive misconceptions present in the society towards visually impaired people.

Sports Quarterly Details;’ Mr. Chinni Sreedhara, Physical Education Director was nominated as an

University Observer and Selection Committee member for RGUHS Inter Zone Chess Championship held at Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences from September 21-24, 2011

; TJC Table Tennis Team participated in Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Table Tennis tournament from August 17-19, 2011 at SJRC, Bangalore

; TJC Chess Team participated in Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Chess Tournament 2010-11 held from August 24-26. Mr. Salinda Dharmapriya of V Sem BHM Secured 9th place and got selected in Bangalore University team. He will be taking part in the All India University Chess Tournament at VIT, Vellore

; TJC Softball Team represented Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Tournament for the very flrst time held at SFS College, Bangalore from September 5-6, 2011

; TJC Swimming Team participated in the Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Swimming Competitions on September 14, 2011, conducted

by Directorate of Physical Education, Bangalore University at Basavanagudi Aqua Center

; TJC Athletic Team participated in the Bangalore University 47th Annual Athletic meet at Sri Kanteerava Stadium held from September 8-10, 2011

; TJC Basketball Team participated in the Bangalore University Basketball Tournament held from September 15-17, 2011 at National College, Bagepalli

; TJC Shuttle Badminton Team participated in Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Badminton Tournament held from September 13-15, 2011 at Rural College, Kanakapur

; TJC Football Team participated in Bangalore University Inter Collegiate Football Tournament held from September 19-22, 2011 at Directorate of Physical Education, Bangalore University

; Mr. Chinni Sreedhara, Physical Education Director has been nominated as a Selection Committee member for Netball and will represent the BU Netball Team to participate in the All India Inter University Tournament to be held in Bilaspur.