Mangaluru: Yuvalakshya - 2015 an Under Graduate Level Fest held at St Joseph Engineering College

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Mangaluru, 26 Feb 2015: Yuvalakshya 2015 - an UG Level Fest was organized by the Departments of Business Administration (MBA) and Computer Applications (MCA) of St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru on 25th February, 2015. The fest was organized for the students of BCA, BSc, B.Com. and BBM Students from in and around Mangaluru.

The inaugural ceremony of Yuvalakshya 2015 was held at 9:30 am with the lighting of the lamp by dignitaries, which include, Mr Subodh Shetty, Managing Director, Prasanna Technologies Pvt. Ltd,  Mangaluru, who was the Chief Guest of the ceremony. The other dignitaries present on the dais were Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes - Director In-charge, SJEC, who presided over the ceremony, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa - Assistant Director - SJEC, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis - Principal - SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza - Vice Principal - SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto - Dean-MBA and Ms Anushree Raj - HOD-MCA.

The Chief Guest, Mr Subodh Shetty, in his address, stressed the importance of excelling in the field of an individual’s choice. He gave several examples to prove that the people who chose their career path had ended up being successful. He also voiced his opinion on the concept of “Make in India” which is the dream venture of the Prime Minister of our country. At the end, he wished that Yuvalakshya 2015 would become a grand success and appreciated the organizers for organizing an event of this nature.

 

 

Then vote of thanks was delivered by Ms Crystal Mathias, I MBA, thereby declaring the fest open to all. The MC’s role for the inaugural ceremony was donned by Ms Audrey Lobo from I year MBA.

The Inaugural programme was followed by a talk from Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal - SJEC, who presented a brief overview of SJEC. Dr Prakash Pinto - Dean MBA and Ms Anushree Raj - HOD-MCA, also gave a short description of their respective Departments.

The events in  Yuvalakshya are conducted by the students of MBA and MCA with the judges being invited from in and out of the college. All in all, 30 teams from 21 Colleges comprising more 200 participants took part in the Fest.

The Fest included 8 events: Ashwamedha (Business Quiz), Padmavyuh (Mad Ad), Akriti (Painting) and Koshadhyaksh (Treasure Hunt), which were conducted by the Department of MBA for the students of B.Com. and BBM, along with Smritizastra (Coding), Jaalakara (Web Designing), Kalakumbh (IT Dumb Charades) and Dyuta (Gaming) which were conducted by the Department of MCA for the students of BCA and BSc. The events were designed to test the management and technical mettle of the participants.