Another Feather in the Cap! Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management gets National Board of Accreditation
Mangaluru: Addressing the media persons during a press meet held at Mangaluru Press Club, Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal Sahyadri College said, “Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management has added another Feather to its cap by accomplishing accreditation of all the five Under Graduate (UG) Engineering Programs by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi for a period of 3 years (2020-2023). National Board of Accreditation – NBA, New Delhi, has accredited all the Five UG Programs, namely- Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Science & Engineering; Information Science & Engineering; and Electronics & Communication Engineering”
He further said, ” The Expert Team from New Delhi visited Sahyadri during 31st January to 2nd February 2020 and conducted the evaluation all the five Engineering departments. The Advantages of NBA Accreditation are- The Outcome Based Education (OBE) processes measures the practice of Teaching Learning Processes and attainment of Program Outcomes for the successful completion of Graduation in Engineering; The degree obtained by the student from the NBA Accredited programs, will be recognized globally; Students have higher preference job opportunities in premier companies and pursuing higher studies in reputed international universities; Quality education provided by the accredited programs helps the student to hone up their skills and gain knowledge across the streams; and it Enhances the research capability by attracting funding from the various agencies.
Prof. S. S. Balakrishna, Vice-Principal also speaking said, “The College has been accredited by NAAC ‘A’ Grade in 2017 and the current achievement will further strengthen the commitment towards delivering quality technical education. The Expert Team appreciated Outcome Based Education (OBE) practices, best practices and initiatives adopted for holistic education in Sahyadri College”.
The other members seated on the dais during the press meet were- Dr. Rajesha S, Dean-Academic, Dr. Ravichandra K R, Dean Industry Connect & Head-Mechanical Dept., and Dr. Shamantha Rai B, Head-IS Dept. Media-coordinator of Sahyadri College, Vasanth Kedige was also present.
