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Febin John James, BCA I Sem, TJC took part in the ‘App Innovation Contest’ conducted by Intel for developing applications for their new

device, Ultra Book. He got through the fi rst round of the contest and won a pre-release Ultra Book as well as a cash reward of US $1000 for his App was chosen amongst the top 50 Apps. In addition to the rewards, Febin John James has also obtained special status as an MSP which stands for Microsoft Student Partner which enables him to represent Microsoft in various institutions. He will be trained by Microsoft after which he shall receive MSDN subscription from Microsoft which would entitle him to access softwares worth lakhs for free of cost.

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SPORTS NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS to theDEPT. OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Project proposal submitted by III Sem Mechanical Engineering students Kenneth Rohan Kotian, Manoj Kumar

and Vinay S has been selected for a grant by the Government of Karnataka, Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology for being one of the leading Technology Related Innovative Projects (TRIP- 2012-13). The title of the project is ‘Leaf Sensor with Data logger’. Hearty congratulations to Dr. Shanthakumar (HOD of Mechanical Engineering) and his team.

Message from the

CHAIRMAN

Message from the

A year with many achievements has passed and as we make our way into 2013, we look ahead to reach newer heights. We have

worked hard in 2012 and we will work harder in 2013 by setting higher standards. I advise our students to walk in the path of truth and focus in their fi eld of interest for it will lead you to success. If one is sincere in putting best efforts and hard working, he can confi dently march ahead with goal oriented behaviour without getting derailed from his track. Well qualifi ed and experienced staff are there to constantly further the progress of the students.

My best wishes to the staff and students of T. John Group. Happy New Year 2013.

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

A highly successful year ends and a new one begins. 2012 saw our institution reach many milestones and notch up numerous achievements

both in the fi eld of academics and in the fi eld of sports. As we step into 2013, this year brings forth a new beginning where we aim to reach greater heights and brilliance. T. John Group of Institutions is known for academic excellence and it is our constant endeavor to excel and improve, creating a benchmark for others to follow. I congratulate all the members of our institution for their dedication and efforts into making this institution what it is today and wish them all the happiness and success in 2013. May the light enlighten you and guide you on the path of accomplishment.

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Shinto Francis

(2004-08) BHM, TJC is currently

working as Chef at Al Murooj

Rotana Hotel, UAE.

Santosh Kumar(2007-11) TJCP is currently

working as a Research Scientist at Cognizant, Hyderabad.

Deepa Mohan(2008-11), TJC (FAD) is working as a Fashion Designer in Paris Costumes & Designers, Kottayam.

Jasmin Jobanputra(2007-11) TJCP is

currently working as a

Clinical SAS Programmer

at MMSH Research, Bangalore.

Manoj Choudary

(2007-10), TJC (FA

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as a Merchandiser and Senior

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Rajasthan.

T.JOHN COLLEGE

Christmas was celebrated by T John College students and faculties on Dec 22, 2012. The program was initiated by Campus Director Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) P Sambasivan. The students and faculties sang some melodious carols which were followed by sweet distribution by Santa Claus. Secret Santa was organised in which faculties exchanged gifts amongst each other.

TJC Choir Team with Santa

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS BY TJC

EVENTS OF T.JOHN GROUPGOVERNING COUNCIL MEETINGThe Governing Council Meeting for TJC & T. John Institute of Technology was held on December 14, 2012 under the chairmanship of Dr. Thomas P John. Members present:

TJIT1. Dr. Thomas P John, Chairman - TJGI

2. Dr. K Ramachandra, VTU - Nominee member

3. Wg. Cdr. David Ajit Kumar Yohan – Member

4. Wg. Cdr. (Ret’d) P Sambasivan- Member

5. Dr. Shyam Vasudeva – Member

6. Mr. Anil Shivadas - Member

7. Dr. Shikha Tiwari – Member

8. Dr. Prabhu Kumar - Member

9. Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal - Member secretary

TJC1. Dr. Thomas P John, Chairman - TJGI

2. Wg. Cdr. (Ret’d) P. Sambasivan, Campus Director - TJGI

3. Mr. C K Jagadish Prasad, Syndicate member - Bangalore University

4. Mr. T H Srinivasaiah, Syndicate member - Bangalore University

5. Wg. Cdr. (Ret’d) David A. K Yohan - Advisor to the Chairman

6. Dr. S Padmanabha, Principal - TJIT

7. Dr. Daniel Santhosh Raj, Principal - TIMS

8. Dr. Shikha Tiwari, Principal - TJC

9. Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Vice Principal - TJC

10. Mr. Ravishankar Achar, RH Consultant - TJGI

Gopi Krishnan

(2004-08) BHM, TJC is currently

working as a night auditor

at Voyage Hotels and Resorts.

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T. John College conducted its faculty seminars on November 26 & 27, 2012.

The following faculty members presented their papers during this session.

Hosted by the Dept. of Hotel Management, the Annual Cake Mixing Ceremony was a grand success. The chief guest on the occasion was Executive Chef Girish, Ibis Hotel, Bangalore. The spirit of Christmas was personifi ed with different types of dry fruits and nuts being mixed together along Department of

M a n a g e m e n t Studies of TJC organized a mentoring session on ‘Challenges for Human Resources’ for MBA III Sem students with HR Specialization on Nov 10, 2012. The session focused on roles, industry expectations, competencies and challenges that young HR professionals are expected to face. The event was conducted by Mr. Aravind Warrier, HR Business Partner at Timken India Private Limited.

Ms. C. Padma took part in a National Level Conference on ‘Recent Trends, Challenges and Innovations in Management’ held from Nov 8, 2012 at Community Institute of Management Studies. In the conference, she also presented a paper titled ‘A Study on Sales Promotion towards Life Insurance Products in Rural Areas’.

The II & VIII Sem BHM students watched a movie on the life of JRD TATA on Dec 13, 2012. The objective of the screening was to create awareness on developing one’s own business and entrepreneurship skills. The screening was organized by Mr. Ravichander Reddy, BHM faculty.

National President Mr. G .K Shrivastava of ‘Express Hospitality’ launched the “Indian Housekeepers Club - Bangalore chapter” on October 11, 2012 at Chancery Pavilion Hotel, Bangalore. The event was attended by Mrs. Bandana Singh, BHM faculty of TJC. The agenda of the meet was to create awareness on cleanliness for the common man and expose everyone to the latest technological developments in the housekeeping arena.

The seminar sessions were co-ordinated by Ms. Nidhi V Thanki.

TJC FACULTY SEMINAR

CAKE MIXING CEREMONY

GUEST LECTURE ON CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

CHALLENGES FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

CONFERENCE

MOVIE SCREENING - MY JOURNEY TO BILLIONAIRE (JRD TATA)

HOUSE KEEPERS MEET

DEPARTMENT OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

with different types of wines and spirits going into the making of the cake. This would enhance the smell and taste of the cakes made. The ceremony was attended by Campus Director Wing Comdr. (retd) P Sambasivan, Principal of T. John College Dr. Shikha Tiwari, Vice Principal Dr. Nilanjana Basu along with all the Principals and staff from different colleges under TJGI.

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Name of the faculty member Department Topic

1 Ms. Lakshmi S R Management Special Economic Zone - Accelerates India’s Economic Development

2 Ms. G Sathiya BioscienceVeratric Acid Amelorates Hyperlipidemia & Oxidative stress in Wister rats fed an Atherogenic diet

3 Ms. R Nirmala Quantitative Techniques

High Speed calculation using Vedic Mathematics

4 Ms. Nidhi V Thanki LanguagesIndian Mahakavyas as tools to interpret the Post Modern Western Literary Theories

5 Mr. Gopi Anand Hotel Management How wine is made?

6 Mr. Rajesh Babu Fashion & Apparel Design Silk -As fi ber and fabric

Mr. Rajesh Babu Presenting his Paper

Dr. Shikha Tiwari participating in the Ceremony

Mr. Aravind interacting with MBA students

MBA students from the T. John Group of Institutions c e l e b r a t e d K a n n a d a Rajyotsava on Nov 28, 2012 at the T. John College Campus. The programme commenced with fl ag hoisting by the Chief Guests Mr. Pundalika Halambi, President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Prof. Mallaya, Vice President of Vokkaliga Sangha, Karnataka. The chief guests addressed the students and enlightened them with inputs on how to preserve language and culture amidst the increasing cosmopolitan status of Bangalore and Karnataka. Chairman Dr. Thomas P John and Campus Director P Sambasivan also addressed the audience. The program concluded with honoring all the dignitaries and presenting them with mementos.

A guest lecture was arranged on Nov 3, 2012 for the students of I Sem MBA. The students were addressed by Prof. Dr. Doreswamy AG summarizing an earlier talk delivered by Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director of Tata Sons, where he had majorly focused on the overall personality development of individuals. He emphasized on grass root level experience by quoting his own example. He gave inputs on how to be in a win-win situation with fairness in the corporate fi eld. It was quite an encouraging session for each and every participant.

Mr. Pundalika Halambi hoisting the fl ag

NATIONAL LEVEL



DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCES

The Bioscience Department represented by Mrs. Purnima G.S along with selected students from I Sem M.Sc Biotechnology and Biochemistry took part in the 5th Annual Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) Conference held in Dayanand Sagar Institution from Dec 19-20, 2012. The conference provided a platform for students, academicians, offi cials and the entire scientifi c community from diverse disciplines to debate and deliberate on social change that have been brought about by science and technology.

A guest lecture for the students of Master’s program was organized on Oct 12, 2012 on the topic ‘Implementation of SAS in Clinical Research’. The resource persons were Mr. Rajesh and Mr. Krishna Kumar from Epoch Research Institute, Bangalore. Students learned about the overview of SAS, its importance and how it is implemented in clinical research.

Dr. Panchali attended a NAAC conference titled ‘Indian Higher Education in the 21st Century-Five Decades Ahead: Challenges and Prospects’ organised by the IQAC in Kristu Jayanti College from Nov 29-30, 2012.

Students of II Sem BA (JEP) were shown India’s offi cial entry to the Oscars this year – Barfi on Dec 17, 2012. The movie screening was done under the guidance of Ms. Nagarathna M. L, Psychology Lecturer of TJC. The movie is based on a psychological disorder, popularly known as Autism. The main motive behind screening the movie was to make the students aware of the symptoms of Autism

ANNUAL KARNATAKA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (KSTA) CONFERENCE

GUEST LECTURE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SAS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH

NAAC CONFERENCE

MOVIE SCREENING FOR BA II SEM

PUBLICATION

PRESENTATIONS

VISITS

Students of I M.Sc BT at DSI Conference

Mr. Babu published an international paper on the topic ‘Comparative Analysis of Anti-Microbial and Chromium Removal Properties of Chemically and Biologically Produced Chitosan from Shrimp Shell Waste’. (ISSN 2249–9695)

Mr. Rajesh of Epoch Biotech

delivering a talk

• Students of III Sem M.Sc Biotechnology and Biochemistry program visited the Indian Institute of Horticulture Research along with Ms. Sathya to learn about the latest technologies applied in the fi eld of horticulture and plant biotechnology

1. Mr. Adil Khan presented a talk on ‘Genes and their Relevance in Daily Life’ in a conference at TJCN on Oct 4, 2012.

2. Ms. Sharon Kitty presented a talk on ‘Genetic Disorders’ in a conference at TJCN on Oct 4, 2012.

3. Ms. Sathiya G presented a talk on ‘Atherosclerosis - Cardiovascular Diseases’ in TJC faculty presentations on Nov 24, 2012.

• Students of M.Sc III Sem (Biotechnology) along with HOD Mr. N. Babu had visited Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd. located in Electronic city on Nov 30, 2012. Natural Remedies deals with three types of products namely Animal health care product, Human health care product and Phyto compounds. The laboratories are equipped with state of the art technology and instruments like HPLC, HPTLC, GLC and UV Spectrophotometer. The students were also shown the tool and techniques used in the laboratories

• Students of M.Sc Biotechnology and Biochemistry I Sem visited Visveswaraya Industrial Technology Museum on Oct 31, 2012. Students were shown a science show, the biotech revolution gallery, space gallery, mechanic’s gallery and science fun zone. Students participated in the bio-quiz which was conducted with the aid of technology. They also visited ‘Taramandal’, the mini planetarium at the museum.

M.Sc Students at Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd.

Students of I M.Sc BT and BC at VITM

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES


M.Sc fi nal year students at the Indian Institute for

Horticulture Research

M.Sc fi nal year students at the Indian Institute for

Horticulture Research

BA students watching ‘Barfi ’with faculty Nagarathna


Emma (2009) is a four-part BBC television drama serial adaptation based on Jane Austen’s novel Emma (1815). The novel is a comedy of self-deceit and self-discovery. It focusses on Emma as a skilled matchmaker who attempts to arrange marriage alliances of friends and acquaintances but her interference has an adverse effect when she makes Harriet Smith as her protégé. The episodes of the television drama serial were written by the acclaimed writer of BBC costume drama Sandy Welch and they were directed by Jim O’ Hanlon. In this serial, Romola Garai played the role of Emma Woodhouse, Jonny Lee Miller played the role of her friend Mr. Knightley and Michael Gambon played the role of Emma Woodhouse’s father, Mr. Woodhouse. It was screened for the students of II Sem BA (JEP) on Dec 10, 2012 by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee. The novel Emma is in their Optional English course. The response of the students was good and they enjoyed watching it.

SCREENING OF EMMA FOR II SEM BA (JEP)

INTERVIEW UPDATES

SEMINAR AND PAPER PRESENTATION

DEPT. OF COMPUTER APPLICATION

i) On Nov 10, 2012, 18 students from V MCA attended scheduled interviews at Goldman Sachs and 3 of them got shortlisted. (Nirav, Ruby and Ronen)

ii) On Dec 7, 2012, 11 students from VI BCA attended scheduled interviews at Tech Mahindra and 3 students got placed. (Ashritha, Vivek and Panag)

1. III MCA students Majunath, Jincy, Sumaiya, Rohith and Sreenivas conducted a seminar on Nanotechnology and E-waste on Oct 13, 2012.

Sl No Date Company Eligibility Course Students

attendedStudents selected

1 20-Nov-12

Goldman Sachs

60% thruout MCA 18 4

2 7-Dec-12 Tech Mahindra

60% thruout BCA 21 4

3 10-Dec-12 IBM 50 + 50+

60BCA & MCA 18 3

4 19-Dec-12 CTS 50 +50

+ 60 BCA 6 1

5 22-Dec-12

WIPRO WASE

40 + 40+ 60 BCA 20 -

Sl no Date Topic

1 13-Oct-12 Nano Technology & E- Waste

2 15-Oct-12 3G Television

3 6-Nov-12 4G Technology

4 10-Nov-12 Gesture Recognition

5 12-Nov-12 Zigbee Technology

6 7-Dec-12 Wonders of Mathematics

Ms. Baseera (Sr. Lecturer, Dept. of Comp App) has participated as “Domain Expert Committee Member” for creation of courses for “Establishing e-Training Environment for Training Technical Teachers and Students” in National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Chennai on Nov 28, 2012. The courseware was to be designed to provide detailed information for learning the content. The content was to be presented with a combination of various multimedia elements (Text, Graphics, Animation, and Audio & Video).

GUEST LECTURES

DOMAIN EXPERT COMMITTEE MEMBER

Sl No

Date Topic Guest

1 10-Sep-12 Tips for Interview Mr Santosh Katti

2 10-Nov-12 Android Technology Mr. Suresh

3 17-Nov-12 Java J2E- Lara Technology Mr. Ramesh

IV semester MCA students secured 100% 1st Class Results in the university exams.

ACHIEVEMENT

Ms. Baseera presenting her points in the meet


III Sem MCA students who participated in the seminar

presentations were judged by

• Ms. Swapna, M. Sc., Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics, TJIT

• Ms. Anitha, M. Sc., Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics, TJIT

• Ms. Raji. M. Sc., M. Phil., Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics, TJIT

The following emerged as the winners:

• Biplab Mondal & Debi Prasad Basik of III Sem MCA won the First Prize.

• Vishnu & Favaz of I MCA won the Second Prize.

• Shehnawaz Ahmad & Deepak Sonil of I MCA took the Third Prize.

2. Ms. Mohana K published a paper in the International Journal of Algorithms, Computing and Mathematics titled ‘Remarks on Strongly(1, 2)*-πgα-Continuous Functions’, Volume-5, page number: 39-47, year 2012.

1. On Dec 7, 2012, Department of Q u a n t i t a t i v e Techniques, TJC, conducted a paper presentation session for PG students on the topic, ‘Wonders of Mathematics’. 12 teams participated in the event and the

DEPT. OF QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUESDebi Prasad of

III Sem MCA presenting a paper


DEPT. OF FASHION & APPAREL DESIGN STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

B Sc (FAD) faculties, Mrs. Hemalatha and Mrs. Thejaswini attended a NAAC seminar from Nov 29-30, 2012 on ‘Indian Higher Education in the 21st Century: Five Decades Ahead - Challenges and Prospects organized by Kristu Jayanti College, Hennur Cross, Bangalore.

Students of B. Sc (FAD) did a paper presentation on Fashion Clothing Categories for women, men and kids wear.

On Oct 17, 2012, B. Sc (FAD) faculty Mrs. Hemalatha attended a one day workshop on ‘Quality Assurance in Fabrics and Garments Through Inspection at Jayanagar, Bangalore.

GROUP STUDENTS TOPIC

GROUP 1

SPOORTHY

WOMEN’S WEAR

SONIYA MONISHAJAYSHREESHIPRAALMAS

GROUP 2

ARUN

MEN’S WEARKARTHIKABISHEKMANISHA RAWATSRIKRUTHI

GROUP 3

ASHWATHI

KIDS WEAR

NIMISHAJINCYAMRUTHASHIMNATESSYBIJITHA

ALUMNI ACHIEVERS

ADVAYA 2012 AT SHIRDI SAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Ms. Swetha Sunderan of B. Sc (FAD) 2009-10 batch has secured 10th Rank by procuring 81.19% in the Bangalore University UG Examinations

DEPARTMENT OF CSE

Dr. T. R. Mahesh, Professor & Head of Dept. of CSE was invited as Session Chair for Advaya-2012 at Shirdi Sai Engineering College on

Oct 18, 2012. Advaya 2012 is a national level technical symposium organized by the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering of Shirdi Sai Engineering College, Bangalore. The symposium includes various events like paper presentations, web designing, gaming etc.

ANDROID APP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

GAMING WORKSHOP AT ICAT

As part of familiarizing the students and faculty on the Android platform, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering held a One Day Workshop on ‘Android App Development’ in association with Nextify, Hosur. The workshop was attended by V Sem students and faculty members. The workshop was kicked off by instructors Mr. Avinash, Mr. Raghu and Mr. Naresh with an introductory session about the Android platform in general, followed by hands-on experience of application development.

Mr. Sujay S, Ms. Manjiri Singh and Ms. Hemalatha C of VII Sem Computer Science and Engineering, TJIT attended a three day workshop on Gaming at iCat College of Arts & Design, Bangalore. The workshop on ‘How To Create Games?’ was held on Nov 3, 2012 and started off with a brief overview of creation of games. It had a theoretical session in which the instructors showed demos of various gaming software. This was followed by a hands-on session in which the participants created a small game. The workshop gave the students an overview of how to create games and also provided an insight into current industry standards and best practices.

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY & SIMULATION WORKSHOPI Sem students of M. Tech (CSE) attended a workshop on ‘Wireless Technology and Simulation-2012 organized by Department of Information Science and Engineering in AMC Engineering College from Dec 13-14, 2012. The workshop introduced them to various new tools like Qualnet, NS2, MATLAB and Latex.

Group 2 Presenting on Men’s Wear

Dr. T. R. Mahesh at Advaya-2012

I Sem M.Tech(CSE) students at the Workshop

T. JOHN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY



DEPARTMENT OF MBA

Dr. T. R. Mahesh, HOD of CSE, Mr. Srinivasa H. P, Associate Professor of Dept. of CSE, Mr. Anand, System Manager and Mr. Pradeep, System Admin attended Datacenter Dynamics Converged, The World’s Leading Peer-Led Data Center Conference & Expo Series on Nov 20, 2012 at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore. The conference aimed at the development and maintenance of datacenters and

An introductory seminar on Windows 8 development was conducted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering on October 4, 2012 for fi nal year and pre-fi nal year students. The

Ms. Neelu Jain and Ms. Ramya P. K. of V Sem participated in the Infosys visit organized by Global Shapers, Karnataka on Nov 17, 2012. The event was kick started by Senior Level Executive Mr Mukundam who briefed the students about Infosys’ core business and their marketing strategies. This was followed by talks from various members of the Infosys team like Mr. Raman Babu (IT Specialist), Mr. Sudheer Mishra from the HR department and Mr. Manoj who stressed on the need for soft skills, intelligence quotient and emotional quotient to survive and grow in the corporate world.

The Department of Computer Science celebrated Diwali on Nov 16, 2012. The celebrations started with a traditional ‘Lakshmi Puja’ and lighting of the lamp. This was followed by prasad distribution to faculty and students. Dr. S. Padmanabha, Principal TJIT also graced the occasion.

A one day workshop was held on Nov 2, 2012 for fi nal year students of Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, TJIT on Android Development. Titled ‘Beginners’ Android’, this workshop was conducted in association with iNurture Education Solutions, Bangalore. The instructors for the session

Under the supervision of Dr. G. Nagarajan, HOD of MBA (VTU) TJIT, an activity on ‘Creativity Management as a Team’ was conducted on Dec 3, 2012 for MBA Students. The main objective of the activity was to make the students more creative and innovative towards an assigned task and learn to coordinate better as a team. The task was on persuasive presentation using paper work and winning the audience response. All MBA students of VTU – TJIT were divided into 5 groups in which 4 groups were participants and 1 group comprised the audience. The program

Department of MBA (VTU) organized a guest lecture on Dec 10, 2012 on the topic ‘Leadership Qualities in Present Scenario’ by resource person Dr. GANESH BABU, Director of Archers and Elevators Publications Pvt. Ltd. He spoke on the leadership qualities in modern scenario. All MBA students attended the programme along with faculty members and it helped them to know about the leadership qualities that are needed

DATA CENTER DYNAMICS – CONVERGED

PRESENTATION & PUBLICATIONS BY FACULTY MEMBERS

GLOBAL SHAPERS INFOSYS VISIT

SEMINAR ON WINDOWS 8 APP DEVELOPMENT

WORKSHOP – BEGINNERS’ ANDROID

CREATIVITY MANAGEMENT AS A TEAMLEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN PRESENT SCENARIO

included talks by distinguished speakers from companies like Datacenter Dynamics, Cognizant, Intel, Schneider Electric, Sify Technologies, Citrix, ABB and U.S Department of Energy.

session was conducted in association with TrainEdge, Bangalore. The speaker Ms. Prachi Seth is the Director at Trainedge, Bangalore. She gave a brief overview of the Windows 8 platform and the various development opportunities available to students.

were Mr. Ramachandran Thencheri, Ms. Dhanya and Mr. Ashok. The workshop was organized to give the students an introduction to developing simple applications on the Android platform.

• Shelda Mohan and Dr. T. R. Mahesh presented a paper titled ‘Particle Swarm Optimization Based Contrast Limited Enhancement for Mammogram Images’, in IEEE sponsored International Conference of “Intelligent Systems and Control” (ISCO)

• Ms. Shelda Mohan, Lecturer from Dept. of CSE presented a paper on ‘Modifi ed Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization Based on Local Contrast Enhancement for Mammogram Images’ at the Second International Conference on Advances in Information Technology and Mobile Communication AIM 2012. The paper was subsequently published in Springer Digital Library. The paper was also published in the International Journal of Information Technology Vol. III, March 2012.

Christmas Party was organized by the Department of CSE in the last week of December. A Christmas tree, star and streamers adorned the halls of the department and a small party with Christmas cake, chocolates etc. was organized to mark the festive season.

was organized and coordinated by Prof. A. Asif Ali and other faculty members supported the program.

MBA students during the activity

Dr. Ganesh Babu speaking to MBA

Students, TJIT

Mr. Anand, Mr. Srinivasa & Dr. T. R. Mahesh at the event

Deepavali Celebrations

Windows 8 App Development Seminar

Ms. Dhanya conducting the workshop

which will help them in successful integration into a corporate environment.


DEEPAVALI CELEBRATIONS & CHRISTMAS PARTY


Under the supervision of Dr. G. Nagarajan, HOD of MBA (VTU) TJIT, an activity on ‘Demand Forecasting with Good Presentation Skills with Special Reference to a Product’ was conducted on Dec 19, 2012 for MBA students. The main objective of the activity was to make the students prepare a presentation as a team thereby enhancing their skills towards economical concepts, market analysis and communication

Mrs. Shilpa R and Mr. Kantesha Sanningammanavara, Asst. Professors from Dept. of Management and Research presented a paper on ‘A Study on Value as a Performance Driven Strategy – Productivity, Growth and Sustainability of Private Hospitals with Special Reference to Bangalore City’ and was chosen as the best paper presented at the ‘International Conference on Challenges of Sustainability and Growth In Indian Industry’ which was held at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore from Dec 20-21, 2012.

Department of MBA, TJIT and TJBS visited Parle-G Company Ltd. Bangalore on Dec 21, 2012. The fi rst year MBA students of VTU along with faculty members were part of this visit. During the visit students were taken through different processes such as manufacturing, production, marketing, inventory and were also given a tour of the plant by Mr Reddy. Mr Reddy explained the entire process of manufacturing and answered students’ queries.

Mr. N. Sathyanarayana, Mr. Asif Ali and Mr. Kantesha Sanningammanavara, Asst. Professors from the Dept. of Management and Research presented a paper on ‘A Comparative Study of Public and Private Sector Banks – Growth and Sustainability with reference to Indian Context’ in the ‘International Conference on Challenges of Sustainability and Growth In Indian Industry’ which was held at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore from Dec 20-21, 2012

Mr. Kantesha Sanningammanavara, Asst. Professor from Dept. of Management and Research presented a paper on ‘Economic Factors and Stock Performance - an Empirical Testing – A Study in Indian Capital Markets’ in the ‘International Conference on Challenges of Sustainability and Growth in Indian Industry’ which was held at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore from Dec 20-21, 2012.

DEMAND FORECASTING WITH GOOD PRESENTATION SKILLS WITH A COMPANY’S PRODUCT ANALYSIS

BEST PAPER AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO PARLE-G AND KSDL

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED

and presentation skills. Students of VTU – TJIT formed into groups presented detailed analysis on products by Airtel, Pulsar, Reva, Nokia amongst others. The program was coordinated by Prof. A. Asif Ali and Prof. N. Sathyanarayana.

Participants at the event

Mr. Kantesha S V & Mrs. Shilpa R receiving Best Paper Award from the Chief Guest

Mr. Asif Ali

Mr. Kantesha Sanningammanavara

Mr. N. Sathyanarayana

Dr D. Vijay Rao, Scientist F (Associate Director), Institute of Systems Studies and Analyses, DRDO Delhi delivered a lecture on ‘User-centric

Mr. Sourav Howlder from Foiwe Info Global Solutions, Mainfold, delivered a seminar on ‘Androids’ for MCA students on Nov 17, 2012. Mr. Sourav Howlder is a Sun Certifi ed Java Programmer and has been working on Android development for 3 years. Students of III and V Sem MCA attended the seminar. The speaker dwelt on android technology, its scope and job opportunities in the next fi ve years.

GUEST LECTURE ON USER-CENTRIC DESIGN AND ADAPTIVE AUTOMATION

SEMINAR ON ANDROIDS

DEPARTMENT OF MCA

On the same day, fi rst year MBA students of VTU visited Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. Bangalore. The company is situated on 42 acres of land, employs 3000

people and is a Govt. of Karnataka undertaking. The staff and students were received by Mr. Krishnappa at the plant. He explained the company’s business portfolio which includes soaps, sandal oil, sandal powder, perfumes and incense sticks. This was followed by a visit to the manufacturing plant where the attendees were shown the steps that go into the making of soaps and other products. The visits were organized under the supervision of Dr G. Nagarajan, HOD of MBA. Both the visits were coordinated by Mr. A. Madeswaran and Mrs. Nandhini, faculty members of MBA Department - VTU, TJIT.

The fi rst year MBA students of VTU at Karnataka Soaps and Detergents LTD

Design and Adaptive Automation’ to MCA students on Nov 17, 2012. 300 students from the Department of MCA, TJIT, Department of MCA, TJC and fi rst year students of BE attended the lecture. The speaker highlighted the problems associated with levels of automation in various fi elds of technology and suggested adaptive automation as an important area in this direction to overcome the various problems like allocation concept, design failures, human-machine interface development problems.

Students listning to Dr. Vijay Rao’s Lecture


The fi rst year MBA students of VTU at Parle-G


Prof. Sujith Prasad E, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TJIT, presented a paper related to his research work titled ‘Steady State Characteristics of Non-Newtonian THD Journal Bearing Considering Fluid Inertia and 3D-Surface Roughness Effect’ at the 8th International Conference on Industrial Tribology, held from Dec 7-9, 2012 at The Westin Koregaon Park, Pune.

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL TRIBOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGG

Prof. Sujith Prasad E received the Best Research Paper Award at 8th ICIT-2012

Students of III, V and VII Sem Information Science and Engineering celebrated Ayudha Pooja on Oct 20, 2012. The staff of Information Science department had organized the ceremony.

STAFF ACHIEVEMENT

AYUDHA POOJA CELEBRATION

DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE ENGG

Staff Members of ISE Department

International Conference & Journal Publications• J. Anitha, HOD of ISE Department published a paper titled ‘Solving

Job Shop Scheduling Problem using Sequence and Parallel Pheromone Updating Strategy in Ant Colony Optimization’, Journal of Applied Sciences Research

• J. Anitha, HOD of ISE Department presented a paper in an International Conference on ‘Intelligent Systems and Control – ISCO 2013’ held at Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore (IEEE Xplore)

• J. Anitha, HOD of ISE Department presented a paper in an International Conference - ICETEEEM 2012, Department of EEE held at Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai

• Sowmya. G, Lecturer of ISE Department presented a paper in an International Conference ‘Green Ajax Implementation Using Comet Technology’–ICODC 2012 at The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore.

• Prof. Ramalingam Narayanan joined ECE/TCE department this academic year. He has more than 20 years of R&D experience mostly at DRDL, Hydrebad and Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam and around 15

ECE &TCE DEPARTMENT

years of teaching experience. He has published papers at national and international conferences and was the Professor and Dean of Academic at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.

• M. Tech course on ‘Digital Communication and Networking’ was started in October 2012. The objective of this course is to introduce concepts of computer network technology and the principles that make it work. These will be illustrated by studying technologies used in wide area networks, metropolitan area networks and local area networks. Students will also be introduced to fundamental network protocols and how to use simple network diagnostic software tools.

• Ms. Electa Alice attended a week long faculty development program on ‘Digital Image Processing’ at Anna University Regional Centre, Thirunelveli, Tamil Nadu sponsored by Anna University, Chennai.

• Mentor Graphics International User Conference was held at Vivanta by Taj on MG Road, Bangalore on Dec 14, 2012. M.Tech students and staff members attended the conference. The speakers at the event included Walden C Rhines, Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Mentor Graphics and Dr. Keshab Panda, Chief Executive of L&T Technology Services.

FDP program at Anna University Regional Centre, Tamil Nadu

• TIMS organized an industrial visit for MBA I Sem students on Dec 8, 2012 to L&T-Komatsu Ltd located on Bellary Road, Bangalore. Students were accompanied by TIMS faculty Mr. Sheshgiri Kulkarni

and Mrs. Sree Latha. General Manager Mr. Upendra Bhide gave a short briefi ng on the company’s establishment, manufacturing, sales process, share holder pattern, product portfolio along with its fi nancial position and the activities taken as part of Corporate Social Responsibility.

• TIMS organized an industrial visit for MBA I SEM students on Dec 19, 2012 to Lazza Frozen Pvt. Ltd. located at Hosekere Halli, Bangalore. Lazza is an international brand in the business of ice creams, frozen desserts and syrups. Students collected information on the branding, organizational structure, marketing, management and organization structure. Mr. Reddy Kumar C V and Mrs. Seema Begum accompanied the students.

• MBA fi nal year students organized a fresher’s party for MBA I Sem on Dec 17, 2012. The program was inaugurated by Campus Director Retd. Wng Cdr. P Sambasivan. The party had a business quiz, fashion

T. JOHN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & SCIENCE• Dr. Daniel Santhosh

Raj, Principal of TIMS organized a guest lecture on September 23, 2012 by Mr. Muthu Gopala Krishnan, a trainer acclaimed

Fresher’s Party by MBA III Sem

MBA I Sem students of TIMS at L&T-Komatsu

by SEBI (Securities & Exchange Board of India) on the topic ‘Financial Planning for Investment’. This tutorial presented various aspects of fi nancial planning for the college students.

show and balancing act apart from other interesting activities.

Students of I & III Sem MBA attending a Guest Lectureon Financial Planning

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• A management activity was conducted by TIMS faculty Mrs. Debasree Sen De on Nov 10, 2012 called KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati). It was a group activity consisting of 6 groups with 8 members in each. It was conducted to develop group coordination and to improve decision making skills of management students.

• TIMS organized an industrial visit for MBA III Sem students on Oct 4, 2012 to Image Labels Pvt. Ltd. Students were accompanied by faculty members, Mr. Reddy Kumar C V and Mr. Sangram Kumar Baral. The

• Campus Director Retd. Wng Cdr. P Sambasivan conducted a program on Personality Development on Dec 7, 2012 for MBA I Sem students. The program was aimed at making the students realize their potential, judge self-confi dence levels and to learn ways of boosting the same.

• Dr. Daniel Santhosh Raj organized a pre-placement activity on Nov 13, 2012 by the CEO of MyDeals247, Mr. Venu Somineni. He explained the company’s profi le and details on the internship provided to students. MYDEAL247 is an MNC whose main business is e-commerce.

• Dr. Daniel Santhosh Raj organized a pre-placement activity

A Pre-Placement Talk by Mr. Venu Somineni with MBA I & III Sem TIMSA Pre-Placement Talk by Mr. Venu Somineni with MBA I & III Sem TIMS

Pre-Placement Talk by Ubergrad for MBA I Sem

on Nov 8, 2012 by Ms. Mary, Asst. Manager of Ubergrad. She explained the company’s profi le and detailed out opportunities for students to work while they study and gain additional exposure. Ubergrad is into chain networking.

Ms. Sushma APharmaceutics

Ms. K. NikhilaPharmaceutics

CONGRATULATIONS TO M. PHARMA DISTINCTION HOLDERS

T. JOHN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Mr. Manne Ravi Pharmaceutics

Mrs. J.V. KumariPharmaceutical Chemistry

Ms. V. PromadaPharmaceutics

T. John College of Pharmacy secured 100% results in PG course. Staff and Principal of TJCP congratulates M. Pharma students of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics department for successful completion of their PG course 2011-12.

100% RESULT IN TJCP

The following faculty members presented at the 64th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held from Dec 7-9, 2012 at Chennai. The event was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and was a platform for pharmacy professionals to meet and interact.

STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS

Title : Hepatoprotective activity of Cassia occidentalis and Withania somnifera against carbon tetrachloride-induced Hepatotoxicity in rats.Presented by Mrs. Khalida Khanum, et. al.,

Title : Pharmacological screening of root tubers of Asparagus gonoclados

Baker. for in-vivo anticancer activity.

Presented by Mr. Ranajith D.T, et. al.,

PAPER PUBLICATIONTitle Journal Name Author

Development and Validation of Rp-Hplc Method for the Estimation of Ceftazidime in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Formulations

Contemporary Investigations and Observations in Pharmacy (CIOP)

Ms. Anusha Chowdary N, et. al.


MBA I Sem students attending personality development program

company was established in the year 1996 as a manufacturer of specialty labels specifi c to electronics, electrical and a u t o m o b i l e industries. The products manufactured are Automotive Decals, Auto Instrument Dials, Barcode Labels, Membrane Overlays, PU Dome Labels, Insulators & Gaskets, Aviation Labels, Brand Logos and Nameplates. Students were able to witness fi rsthand the various technologies and processes involved in the manufacturing of industry grade labels.

MBA I Sem Involved in Group Activity with Prof. Debasree Sen De


As per the tradition of TJCP, Fresher’s Day celebrations have been conducted at different resorts every year since 2007. This year too, Fresher’s party was organized at Radiant Resort, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore on Dec 5, 2012 by senior students of

FRESHER’S PARTY FOR I YR B. PHARMA AND PHARM. D STUDENTS

Prize winners for their performances

FRESHER’S PARTY FOR I YR B. PHARMA AND PHARM. D STUDENTS

Students of T. John College of Pharmacy in association with Novo Nordisk participated in a diabetes awareness program at Palace grounds on Nov 11, 2012. The event was inaugurated by Former

On Dec 8, 2012 Mr. Vishwanatha M, trainer of Tulip Medcom, Bangalore, delivered a guest talk on Medical Writing to B. Pharm and M. Pharm students. The talk was informative and benefi cial regarding skills required for being a successful medical writer.

GUEST TALK IN TJCP

Justice N. Santosh Hegde. The program included screenings to educate people about the origin of diabetes, medication, treatment and also ways to prevent it.

VISIT TO TJCP BY A BUREAUCRAT

FROM IRAQ

TJCP students at Diabetes Awareness Walk

TJCP staff and students at IPC

Medical writing session by Mr. Vishwanatha

List of title of posters presented by M. Pharma Students of TJCP at 64th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, Chennai

Sl No Title Presented by

1 Preparation and Validation of Herbal Formulations.

Mr. Dhabi Harsh, et. al.,

2Novel Extend Release Formulation of Matrix tablets of Metronidazole for Colon drug delivery.

Ms. Sushma Aitha, et. al.,

3Design and Evaluation of oral dispersible tablets of Anti - hypertensive drug Atenelol.

Ms. Divya Karapu, et. al.,

4 Compulsory Licensing in India– A Boon or A Bane

Mesa Royal Kalyan Das, et. al.,

Interaction of Dr. Khamis with the students

TJCP for I year B. Pharma and Pharm. D students. It was an occasion for the seniors to interact with their juniors. Staff and Principal of TJCP also attended the programme.

As part of the curriculum, students posted in community area, B.Sc Nursing IV year students conducted a school health program in

SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM

T. JOHN COLLEGE OF NURSING

Students of primary and higher secondary school attending

School Health Program

primary and higher secondary school at Begur community on Nov 30, 2012. Physical assessment was undertaken and health education given on personal hygiene and fi rst aid to the participants.

Students of B.Sc Nursing IV year participated in an Immunization Clinic drive held in Begur PHC, Bangalore. They participated in activities like oral polio administration and assisted in vaccine administration. Regular physical assessment was done by the students.

IMMUNIZATION CLINIC

A personality development workshop was conducted by an in–house trainer Dr. Ruby John & assisted by Ms. Suma and Ms. Sugirtha from TJCN from Dec 4-6, 2012. Students of B.Sc (N) I year & PB. B.Sc (N) I year & B. Sc (N) IV year attended the workshop.

The workshop included various topics like social skills, time management strategies, body language, conversation & etiquette, goal setting, presentation skills, how to handle criticism, interview skills, team building, assertive skills, leadership skills, develop confi dence, stress management & laughter therapy.

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Dr. Rubi John interacting with students

WORLD ACTIVITY RECORD - WAR ON DIABETESMedical and surgical department of TJCN collaborated with Nova Desk to set a new world activity record declaring ‘Beat Diabetes’ on Nov 11, 2012. The event was organized with the aim to create

awareness about diabetes in line with world diabetes day. 45 students from M.Sc, B.Sc & Pb. B.Sc had participated in the program. The event was guided by Mrs. Gladish George, Mr. Saju John, Mr. Baiju Joseph and Mr. Praveen.

Participants of war on diabetes


On Dec 6, 2012, Dr. Khamis H Alsaad, Deputy of Ministry of Health for Administration Affairs, Iraq addressed B. Pharm and M. Pharm students. It was an interactive session.

DIABETES AWARENESS WALK BY TJCP STUDENTS


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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Medical and Surgical Nursing Department joined for a walkathon on diabetes awareness starting from Kanteerava Stadium to Cubbon Park along

TJCN celebrated World Mental Health Day on Oct 12, 2012. The program was conducted by the Psychiatric Department. III year B.Sc Nursing, II year PB. B.Sc and PG students participated in the program. The World Mental Health Day slogan was ‘The Depression – A

A team of thirteen students from T. John College of Nursing participated in RGUHS 14th Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet held at College of Dental Sciences, Davanagere from Nov 24-26, 2012. 60 Colleges under RGUHS across Karnataka participated in this event. Jince James, IV Year B.Sc Nursing student won 2nd place in the 20km Walking Race. Saroon Nayer, IV Year B.Sc Nursing student participated in Hammer Throw (earned 5th place), Shot Put (earned 5th place) & Javelin Throw (earned 5th place). Mr. Govinda Kumar, Physical Education Director, T. John Group of Institutions assisted the students.

The students were congratulated by the Chairman, Campus Director, Principal, Administrative and Marketing head, staff and students of TJCN for winning the events and bringing credit to the institution.

A team of seven students from TJIT participated in the VTU 15th Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet held at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur from Nov 1-4, 2012. 123 Colleges under VTU across Karnataka participated in the event. Ranjith Kumar T K from MBA III Sem VTU student won 3rd place in the Hammer

Jince James, IV Year B.Sc Nursing student won 2nd place in the 20km Walking Race

TJCP COMES SECOND IN RGUHS NETBALL TOURNAMENT-2012TJCP organized RGUHS Netball Tournament on Nov 20, 2012. Students of TJCP secured the runners-up position in this tournament. Five students from the team were selected to represent RGUHS Netball team at the All India Netball Tournament to be held in Feb 2013. Management, Principal and staff congratulated the team.

Children’s Day & Childhood Diabetes Day 2012 program was conducted by the Department of Pediatric Nursing on Nov 17, 2012 at the Govt. primary school, Chikkakamanahalli. Health education was given to the children regarding personal hygiene, prevention of accidents and childhood diabetes and its prevention. Small group activities and cultural program was also arranged for the children. Nearly 800 children participated in the event. The program was led by Ms. Ramalakshmi, Ms. Uma Maheshwari, Ms. Smita Mathew and Ms. Jisha Ajo.

Pediatric Nursing Department conducting health awareness program

As part of community health fi eld visit, the Community Health Department comprising of IV year and II year B.Sc Nursing students conducted a visit to the Family Planning Association of India on Nov 3, 2012.

As part of community health fi eld visit, the Community Health

VISIT TO FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

CHILDREN’S DAY & CHILDHOOD DIABETES DAY 2012

Global Crisis’. The students explained various aspects of depression through mime, role play and skit.

ATHLETIC MEET 2012-13 AT RGUHS

Appreciation by chairman to TJCP netball team

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Ranjith Kumar T K from MBA III Sem VTU student won 3rd place in the Hammer Throw event with 30.04 meters distance

Throw event with 30.04 meters distance. Mr. Govinda Kumar, Physical Education Director, TJGI assisted the students.

TJCN students performing on the occasion of World Mental Health Day

B.Sc Nursing Students along with faculty members in FPA India

with thousands of participants from different fi elds of health on Nov 17, 2012. 90 students from TJCN along with 7 faculty members participated in the walkathon.

TJCN participants of walkathon on Diabetes Awareness

WALKATHON ON DIABETES AWARENESS

VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC MEET 2012-13 VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC MEET 2012-13

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