Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at T.

John Campus
A life time opportunity was created by T. John College of Pharmacy by organizing a motivational interactive session with Former President of India and a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, for the students of T. John Group of Institutions. (Cont. on Pg 6)

Chairman
e are nearing the end of another successful academic year for some courses in T. John Group of Institutions. This is that time of the year when final semester students are getting ready to face their final exams and step into the big world outside. My prayers and best wishes are with you and wish all of you taste success and glory. Looking back, this year we have achieved more and progressed ahead as compared to last year whether in academics or extra-curricular activities and this is immensely heartening. I extend my greetings to the entire family of TJGI for having put their best efforts forward with dedication and we look ahead to continue in the same vein creating new frontiers in the field of educational excellence.

Message from the

Message from the

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

s another academic year draws to a close, it is a heartfelt feeling to see the institutions excel in all the fields year on year. Whether it is academics or sports, students have set and achieved high standards in both. This year saw many more activities in the form of national and state conferences and seminars, presentations, industrial visits and placements have also begun on a war footing. I wish all the even semester students score high marks in their forthcoming exams and a successful life ahead wherein they enter into the strata of real life challenges. I ensure that they are well prepared to cope with any unfamiliar situations and emerge with great success. I also appreciate all T. John Group staff for their continuous contribution in shaping students future.

CONGRATULATIONS

Quarterly Newsletter

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Amrutha Dhanakumar Swathy Nandakumar (VI Sem, ECE, TJIT) has been (II Sem, BA (JEP), TJC) selected for Masters Program at achieved stellar marks Georgia Institute of Technology, creating a record of sorts by Atlanta, USA in ECE for Fall 2013. securing 99% in Psychology T. John Group congratulates her for I Sem BU Exams. T. John and wishes her all the best. Group congratulates her.

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Prasad Das (2006-10) TJCP, is presently working as a Business Executive with Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. in Bangalore.

Chairman Dr. Thomas P. John joined the Congress Party on February 18, 2013. He was welcomed by the Karnataka State Congress President, Dr. Parameshwar, at the party office on Queens Road. Present on the occasion were Sri. H. Vishwanath, Member of Parliament, Sri. N.A. Haris, MLA, Sri. T. John MLC, Sri. M.M. Nanaiah, Ex-Minister, Smt. Rani Satish, Ex-Minister and many others.

Dr. Thomas P. John Joins Congress Party

Kashif Ahmed (2006-10) TJCP, is presently working as a Pharmacist with ASTER in Abu Dhabi.

T. JOHN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

TJIT Tarang 2013
Talent Search Event Tarang-13 was inaugurated at TJIT on March 14, 2013. The fest began with an inaugural function which was attended by Wg. Cmdr. P. Sambasivan, (Campus Director), Dr. S. Padmanabha, (Principal, TJIT) and Mr. Joseph Vaseegaran, (Administrative Officer, TJGOI). The focal event for the day was the Talent Show. On March 15, 2013, various sports events were held and the winners were Cricket - CSE Team, Cricket (Faculty) ECE Team, Volleyball Mechanical Team, Football Mechanical Team, Throwball First Year BE Team. The event owes its grand success to the hard work and dedication of the cultural coordinator Mr. Narayanaswamy (Associate Professor, ECE Department) and sports coordinator Mr. Govind Kumar (Physical Education Director) and their teams which included faculty members and student volunteers.

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Prem Sudhakar (2004-08) TJCP, is presently working as a Therapy Manger with Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Celebration of 150th Birthday of Swami Vivekananada

TJIT celebrated the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, 2013. The occasion was graced by the Campus Director, Dr. S. Padmanabha, (Principal,TJIT) and Dr. Prabhu Kumar (Dean, TJIT). The Campus Director enlightened the gathering about the life and ideals of Swami Vivekanada through a wonderful presentation. This was followed by a motivational speech by Dr. S. Padmanabha. He quoted real life examples on how we can emulate Swami Vivekananda. The next speaker was Dr. Prabhu Kumar. Through his speech he stressed on the need for changing our attitude.

Dept of Information Science Engineering Guest Lecture

Guest Lecture on Open Source Software was held on March 22, 2013 by Mr. Prabodh C.P from Free Software Movement, Karnataka. The talk was on the Mr. Prabodh C.P delivering a talk importance of free software utilization.

Students of TJIT performing at TARANG

Student & Staff Achievements

J. Anitha, HOD of ISE Department published a paper on Solving Job Shop Scheduling using Ant Colony Optimization in IEEE Xplore Ms. Pradhanvi T.R of VI Sem ISE built a Windows 8 App for Microsoft Corporation through Trainedge, a Microsoft partner Mr. Adarsh H B of VIII Sem ISE appeared for GATE exam and has secured a Gate Score of 332.

DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING Talk on University of Leeds

Dr. Andy Bulpit, from the Department of Computer Science, University of Leeds addressed postgraduate students from CSE on January 21, 2013. The talk focused mainly on the opportunities and courses available for students at the University of Leeds. He was accompanied by Ms. Anuradha Ajit, (Dean, The Chopras) as well as Ms. Sujatha (International Officer for the University).

Rate 2013
The 2nd National Conference RATE 2013 (Recent Advances in Technology and Engineering) was organized by TJIT from March 27-28, 2013. It was aimed at bringing together researchers and experts across Dr. Thomas P. John & Dr. Shreekrishna emerging fields of science and Kumar at RATE Inauguration technology. The conference covered a broad spectrum of topics such as wireless systems, mobile computing, cloud and grid computing and artificial intelligence. Over a hundred papers from all over India were presented at the conference. Dr. K Ramchand, Chief Controller, R&D, DRDO (Retd), Bangalore was the Chief Guest. Dr. Shreekrishna Kumar, Director, AICTE - South Western Regional Office and Mr. Ganesh Shenoy, Vice President of HR Dept., HSBC were the Guests of Honour. Dr. Thomas P. John, Chairman, T. John Group of Institutions presided over the conference.

TCS TechBytes IT Quiz

TCS TechBytes IT Quiz first level was organized by the Dept of CSE on March 15, 2013. Dr. T R Mahesh, Professor & Head, CSE was the Chief Coordinator. More than 44 students from different engineering disciplines (CSE/ISE/MECH/ECE) took part and 10 best teams (2 members each) were selected for the regional level IT Quiz which will be held at SJBIT on April 9, 2013.

IDA Connect
India Didactics Association (IDA) in collaboration with Academy for Creative Teaching (ACT) organized IDA Connect The Education and Training Forum on January 17, 2013 at Hotel Lalit Ashok. Dr. G P Prabhu Kumar, Dean, TJIT, Mr. Srinivasa H.P, Dept of CSE represented TJIT at the forum.

Industrial Visit to CDAC

VIII Sem CSE students visited CDAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing) on March 1, 2013. There was a presentation on supercomputer PARAM PADMA developed by CDAC. Mr. Soundary Rajan, CDAC Technical Engineer explained the working of the supercomputer.

Workshop on Ethical Hacking and Cyber Forensics

A two day ethical hacking and cyber forensics workshop was organized by the Dept. of CSE, TJIT on February 22, 2013, in association with Tech Bharat Consulting, New Delhi. Mr. Kislay Bharadwaj from Tech Bharat Consulting participated in the inaugural ceremony. The workshop provided an overview of the Dr. T R Mahesh introducing the event fundamental principles of ethical hacking, network security, web application security, vulnerabilities of security aspects and developing solutions for them.

DEPARTMENT OF MBA Campus recruitment by Tafe Skoda Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Kishore Kumar S, HR Manager from Tafe Skoda Pvt. Ltd. conducted the campus interviews for the MBA students of TJIT on February 27, 2013. MBA students Chinmoy Santra, Hemanth C T, Hemavathi K C, Misha S Kumar, Narendra K P, Priyanka S, Sr. Arun Prawin, Veena S. were selected by the company.

Recruitment by Zycus Procurement and Performance (P) LTD.

MBA students attended the campus recruitment organized by Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Technology, Bangalore on March 7, 2013. Interview was conducted by Zycus Procurement and Performance (P) Ltd. Dr. G Nagarajan, Director, MBA Department and Mr. A Madeswaran, Asst. Prof, TJIT were actively involved behind the initiation of this program.

Projects Approved by KSCST

The following projects submitted by the Department of CSE, TJIT have been approved for sponsorship by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST) for their 36th Series of Student Projects Programme: Visualization of Users Web-Browsing Behavior from Web Data Usage Mining Techniques - By Ms. Sejal Nimbhorkar (Asst. Prof, CSE, Mr. Bipin Shetty, Mr. Srikanth J, Mr. Sujay S and Mr. Satyendra Kumar Verma (VIII CSE) A Generalized Recognition System for Handwritten Character Recognition - By Ms. Shelda Mohan (Asst. Prof, CSE), Ms. Madhuri Prasad, Ms. Anusha Kamath, Ms. Vinutha S.K. and Ms. Shruthi H.S (VIII CSE).

Presentation on Union Budget: 2013-14

Presentation on Union Budget 2013-2014 was conducted on March 20, 2013 for MBA students. The main objective of the activity was to make the students prepare a presentation analyzing the Indian Budget, economical concepts, conduct market analysis as well as showcase their communication and presentation skills. It was coordinated by Prof. Nandini, Prof. A Asif Ali and Prof. N Sathyanarayana.

Seminar ON ICICI DIRECT-FINANCIAL CAREERS

ICICI Direct Financial Careers was organized on March 20, 2013 for MBA students of TJGI. Ms. Swagata Padmapati, Business Development Executive, Product Advisory Group, Mr. Amar Gupta speaking on finance Learning ICICI Direct and Amar Gupta, Regional Manager for Institutions, Product Advisory Group spoke on financial markets and career.

Bharatiya Sansad

Chhatra

Prajwel B K, Sujay S and Vinutha S K of VII Sem CSE, TJIT attended the 3rd Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad organised by MIT School of Government and Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation at Pune from January 10-12, 2013.

Employability Student Toppers Skills

MBA students of TJGI attended a guest lecture on Employability Skills on March 23, 2013. Group MBA students in GD discussion and team building games were organized and the discussion was on domain knowledge and soft skills in todays corporate world. Dr. G Nagarajan, Director, MBA Department along with Mr. A. Madeswaran, Asst. Prof. TJIT and Ms. Ashwini Sindgi coordinated the event.

Prasanth Ramakrishna VII Sem (79.55%)

Sujjad Ali Khan V Sem (80%)

Pradeep M III Sem (77.44%)

DEPARTMENT OF MCA Faculty Development Programs

The following faculties from the Department of MCA, TJIT attended the faculty development programs as listed below: Name of the faculty Mr. Yaswanth Rao G, Asst. Prof. Mr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof. Dr. A M Nageswara Yogi, Prof and HOD FDP Usage of LaTex and SciLab Usage of LaTex and SciLab Case Study on Teaching Methodology Organized by RNSIT, Bangalore RNSIT, Bangalore IBS Business School, Bangalore Dates Jan 23-24, 2013 Jan 23-24, 2013 March 16, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF Mechanical Engineering Project

Project proposal titled Direct Extrusion Compression Moulding of Long Natural Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites and Characterization submitted to Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for financial support has been approved and sanctioned to Dr. Shanthakumar G.C. (Principal Investigator) and Mr. Somashekar S (Co-Principal Investigator). The total cost of the project is Rs.68.8 lakhs.

Forum of Mechanical Engineers

The forum for Mechanical Engineers was started by the Dept. of Mechanical Engg. The office bearers for the year 2013-2014 are Rector Dr. S. Pa d h m a n a b h a , Principal, TJIT President Dr. Shanthakumar G.C, HOD Dept. Of Mechanical Engg. Staff coordinator Somashekar S. (Staff Secretary) Bommanna (Treasurer) Student co-ordinators are Pavan S Pai, Bhavesh K Suriyala, Manish Choudhary, Prakash Muttagi, Debmallya Marik, Pradeep M, Nitesh Kumar, Kumar Eshan D. Inauguration of ME Forum

Guest Lecture
A talk by R Venkatesha Babu

Department of MCA, TJIT organized a guest lecture on Mission and Safety Critical Software Development by R Venkatesha Babu, Deputy Head of L&T Technology Services-SEZ Unit. The guest lecture was attended by 80 students and 12 faculties from the Departments of MCA, ECE, TJIT and MCA, TJC.

TJIT Awareness Program

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Associate Professor and Mr. Vineet M K, Assistant Professor of MCA department went to Bidar for promoting TJIT on March 5, 2013. The program was conducted in four degree colleges through technical talk on Logic Development by Mr. Sunil Kumar followed by a presentation on TJGI by Mr. Vineet M K. Brochures of TJGI were distributed to all the students in four colleges.

Guest Lecture on Micro Machining

Dr. G.L. Samuel delivering a talk Guest lecture by Dr. G. L. Samuel, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT Madras, Chennai was organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 21, 2013. The lecture was on Micro Machining.

Award of PHD by Anna University

Dr. A M Nageswara Yogi, Professor and HOD, MCA, TJIT successfully guided Mrs. Mala V Patil, Professor and Head of ISE, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, who was awarded Doctors Degree on March 8, 2013.

100% result
Dr. S. Padmanabha, Dr. G. C. Shanthakumar, Prof. Satishkumar S., Prof. Krishnakumar Rao, Prof. Avinash, Prof. Sujith Prasad achieved 100% results in the departments. 19 students out of 30 got first class with distinction in VII Sem results.

Research Papers Presented AT RATE-13

Authors Dr. AM Nageswara Yogi, Prof. and HOD Ms. Gomathi Prathima E, Asst. Prof. Mr. Sunil Kumar M, Asso. Prof. Mr. Yaswanth Rao G, Asst. Prof. Mr. Vineet M K, Asst. Prof Mr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof. Mr. Vineet M K, Asst. Prof Mr. Channabasava, Asst. Prof. Android Application Development (APD) Tool: Better Understanding for Learning Application and Challenges of Grid Computing Title of the Papers Analysis of Life Cycle Cost of Hardware and Software Products

ROBOZEST13
Department of Mechanical Engineering organized ROBOZEST13 which is Indias biggest workshop series cum championship in collaboration with Robo-species Technologies Pvt. Ltd from March 25-26, 2013. 185 delegates attended the workshop. Top 3 groups qualified to attend the ROBOZEST13 finals to be held in August 2013 at IIT Guwahati.

ME students at ROBOZEST13

Dept. of Eletronics & Communication/ Telecommunication Engineering Department Advisory Council

In order to improve the students overall performance both in academic and placement activities, Departmental Advisory Council (DAC) was formed on February 23, 2013 in HOD Chamber, ECE Dept with the following eminent personalities as external members: 1. Dr. N. Ramanathan (Former Group Director, DRDO Laboratories) 2. Dr. M. M. Nayak (Professor at National Nanosciences & Technology, IISc) 3. Prof. Y Gopala Rao (Professor at RVCE, Bangalore) 4. Dr. Lokesh Gowda (Technical Engineer, Honeywell India) 5. Dr. Mahabaleshwara R Bhatt (Chairman of DAC, Head of ECE Dept. TJIT) 6. Dr. Sathyanarayana Rao (Convener, Professor of ECE Dept. TJIT) The prime aspect of DAC meetings is to benefit the students in terms of Industrial visits, Expert lectures, Placement opportunities, Updated curriculum in sync with industry requirements, Guidance for their PHD programmes, Industry Institute interactive programmes under MOUs.

Measurement in IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Point-ofCare Healthcare Technologies from January 16-18, 2013 at Sheraton Bangalore. Dr.P V Rao of Telecom Engg. Dept. was a subject expert in the Doctoral programme of Jain University in Electronics Engineering. He also took a special session for PHD students on March 23, 2013. Dr.P V Rao of Telecom Engg. Dept. delivered a talk on Need of Low Power in Current Technologies on March 1, 2013 for UG and PG students of Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering of Francis Xavier Engineering College.

Placement
TJIT is pleased to announce that final semester ECE & TCE placements have started off on a bright note. So far, the following students have received offer letters:

ECE - Mr. Victor Stanley-SAP Labs, Ms. Jeena K Jose-Unisys, Mr. Abdul Rasheeq-ORACLE, Ms. Andria Sharon Manohar-Unisys, Ms. Shravan C Dev-HP, Ms. Namitha NUnisys, Ms. Dyuthi S Varier-HP. TCE Ms. Shamili Shetty-HP, Ms. Sini Sasi-HP, Ms. Manasa K-HP, Ms. M A Muthamma-HP, Ms. Madhu N-HP.

Staff Achievements
Dr. Mahabaleswara R Bhatt (Professor and HOD of E&C Engg) presented and published a research paper co-authored with Dr. Shyam Vasudeva Rao, (TJIT Governing Council member) titled On Imaging Based Non-Contact Tonometer for Intraocular Pressure

Blood Donation Camp

Prof. Dr. P V Rao together with 9 students participated in a blood donation camp on February 28, 2013 as part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration at IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) Center, Bangalore.

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TJCN Staff Development Programme
Staff Development Programme was organized in TJCN on March 13, 2013 by Mrs. Ramalakshmi R, HOD of Pediatric Department under the guidance of Dr. Ruby John. Group of professionals met as part of the journal club TJCN staff at the FDP where recent nursing research articles were critically evaluated in five different specialties of Nursing. All the PG and UG faculties attended the programme.

ACADEMIA 2013 - A SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION

TJCN conducted Academia 2013, a Fr. Henry S.J & other scientific exhibition from dignitaries at the exhibition January 18-20, 2013. An Inter Departmental Scientific Model Competition was conducted for post graduate and under graduate students by Prof. Sreedhar, Principal and Mrs. Gowri, HOD of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Department from Fortis Institute of Nursing.

PROGRAMMES BY OBG DEPARTMENT

OBG Department from TJCN visited Gunasheela Infertility Hospital on February 2, 2013. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Mrs. Jayanthi G, Associate Professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department OBG Department from TJCN conducted Antenatal Programme in Gunasheela Hospital on February 16, 2013. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Mrs. Jayanthi G, Associate Professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department OBG Department from TJCN conducted Post Natal Programme in Jayanagar General Hospital on March 23. The visit was organized by Mrs. T Sartaj Fatima, HOD, Students conducted Post Natal Programme Mrs. Jayanthi in Jayanagar General Hospital G, Associate professor, Mrs. Sugirtha, Assistant Lecturer and Ms. Nalini G, Assistant Lecturer of OBG Department.

VISITS
The Pediatric Dept. conducted an observation visit to juvenile home and mentally retarded childrens home for III Year B.Sc (N) and M.Sc (N) students on February 2013. Ms. Uma Maheshwari and Ms. Smitha Mathew, lecturers from the department accompanied the students. As a part of the curriculum, Pediatric department of TJCN had conducted an observation visit to kidzee International School (Day Care Center and Pre-School). The programme was conducted on February 28, 2013 by 31 III Year B.Sc (N) students under the support of faculties Ms. Jisha Ajo and Ms. Suma. As part of the curriculum, students of TJCN PB B.Sc II Year, B.Sc III Year and M.Sc I Year visited Nightingales Centre for Ageing and Alzheimers on February 19 and 27, accompanied by Ms. Josephine Cynthia, Mr. Rejith Kumar Students & staff in Nightingales and Ms. Yaga Jeyanthi. A brief orientation and a class on Dementia was taken by Ms. Shruthi, Psychologist from Nightingales.

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Pride of Pharmacy Distinction Holders in RGUHS annual exam Sep / Oct - 2012

His Excellency Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Visits T. John College of Pharmacy on Feb 20, 2013
Former President of India, a recipient of Indias Highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna and a Chief Architect of Indias Integrated Guided Missile Development Program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam visited T. John College of Pharmacy on February 20, 2013 for a motivational His Excellency Dr. APJ presenting interactive session his books to Dr. Thomas P John with the students of T. John Group of Institutions. A visionary who has donned many a hats in a glittering career of technological and social achievements, Dr. Kalam floored the students with his talk. Highlights of Dr. Kalams talk were: Recitation of a poem named I will fly and fly His walk down memory lane as a student and the scientific temper at those times when the technology was still in developing mode Motivating students across professional lines to collaborate and involve in innovative work for the society His achievements in Biomedical Field Development of Kalam-Raju Tent and Light Weight Caliper (LWC) Oath for the students: * I will have a goal and work hard to achieve that goal. I realize that small aim is a crime

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I will work with integrity and succeed with integrity I will be a good member of my family, a good member of the society, a good member of the nation and a good member of the world I will always protect and enhance the dignity of every human life without any bias I will always remember the importance of time. My motto will be Let not my winged days be spent in vain I will always work for clean home, clean Planet Earth and clean energy As a youth of my nation, I will work and work with courage to achieve success in all my tasks and enjoy the success of others I am as young as my faith and as old as my doubt. Hence, I will light up then, the lamp of faith in my heart My National Flag flies in my heart and I will bring glory to my nation.

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The event began with a welcome speech by Principal of TJCP, Dr. Vineeth Chandy followed by an introductory speech by the Chairman of T. John Group of Institutions, Dr. Thomas P. John, address by Shri. T. John, MLC and Founder of TJGI and concluded with the vote of thanks by Campus Director of TJGI, Wing Commander (Retd) Shri. P. Sambasivan. Apart from TJGI students, students from other colleges across Bangalore such as Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Acharya BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, PES College of Pharmacy, Hill Side College of Pharmacy, Oxford College of Pharmacy, East point College of Pharmacy, Dayanand College of Health Sciences, Islamiah Institute of Technology attended the session. Scientists of Raman Research Institute were also among the attendees. Before departure, Dr. Kalam planted a tree sapling in the T. John Campus premises symbolizing Go Green and Save the Planet mantra of his. He also presented his new book to the Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P . John. Pictures of the visit and the entire text of the speech given by Dr. Kalam can be found on the website www.abdulkalam.com under Top News Headlines. The college is thankful to Mrs. Khalida Khanum, Prof. of Pharmacy for inviting Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to the college.

Naveen Kumar, 1st Yr. M. Pharma student at Mycure Pharma Pvt Ltd

VISITS

M. Pharma students of TJCP visited Mycure Pharma Private Limited, Bangalore on March 11 & March 30, 2013. The company formulates Nutraceuticals like protein powders and multivitamin powders. PG research students of Pharmaceutics Department received huge quantities of blend mix for their research work ahead. Mrs. Khalida Khanum, Dr. Sandhya and Mr. Ranajith, staff of TJCP attended the International Conference held under India BIO 2013 from February 4-6, 2013 at the Lalit Ashok Hotel. It was an opportunity for the staff to get exposed to various sophisticated and improvised equipments exhibited by industry leaders like Biocon, CFTRI and Biocenter. Students of TJCP visited Sagar Multispecialty Hospital, Bangalore on March 19, 2013. The visit was to familiarize the students on use of sophisticated medical instruments and the functioning of different wings such as Dialysis Unit, Blood Unit, CT & MRI Scan Dept. in a multi-specialty hospital.

Talk by Dr. Vineeth Chandy

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Dr. Vineeth Chandy, Principal of TJCP, delivered a talk on How to be a Better Teacher on March 20, 2013. The talk focused on the enhancement of teaching skills, qualities of a good teacher and the need for teachers to understand the responsibilities that come with this noble profession. The session was attended by Campus Director, P. Sambasivan, Principals, Vice Principals, HODs and faculty of TJGI.

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GUEST LECTURES
B.Com IV Sem students of TIMS attended a guest lecture organized by Mr. Kamesswaran, a chartered accountant. He spoke on the Union Budget, its expenditure for 2013, FDI, FII etc. On March 19, 2013, TIMS organized a guest lecture by Professor Vijaykumar, Chief Mentor of Mindkap Career Solutions on behavioral skills for MBA II and IV Sem students. This was held to hone the students as future managers with a focus on developing their soft skills.

TJCP staff and students at Sagar Hospital

TJCP has been permitted for one year (monthly visit) to access Library of Regional Research Institute, Bangalore. This development presents a unique and invaluable opportunity for Pharmacy Dept. students to avail the mammoth literature surveys available at the library for their herbal drug formulations. An enormous development was the authentication of many a medicinal plants from TJCP garden by the research scientists of RRI for better research. TJCP takes this opportunity to congratulate all its faculty members and staff for their efforts.

A talk by Professor Vijay Kumar

Papers Published
Sl No. 1 Title Pharmacognostical, Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Studies on Syzygium Densiflorum Leaves. The Dilemma of Scientific ReasoningA Pharmaceutical Perspective. Fast Dissolving Oral Films: A Novel Drug Delivery System for Diclofenac. Journal Name Contemporary Investigations and Observations in Pharmacy International Journal of Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharma Science Monitor Author Mrs. Agilandeswari

TIMS organized a guest lecture on January 18, 2013 by Mr. Shiva Raj accompanied by Mr. Krishnan from Mukesh Info Serve who delivered a presentation on SAP course. The main purpose of the lecture was to enhance education by enabling students through SAP course. They have offered a certified course for interested students.

Seminar on Indian & International Markets

TIMS organized a seminar on Indian and International Markets on March 9, 2013 which was rendered by Satish K N, Manager of Operations from Money Market Academy. He conducted a 2 hour seminar for UG and PG students on financial literacy. Orientation was provided to the students on various aspects like Forex and Insurance.

Mrs. Agilandeswari

Mr. Naveen Kumar and Mrs. Agilandeswari

GROUP DISCUSSION
TIMS conducted a group discussion for UG and PG students from January 21-22, 2013. Under UG, 5 groups from BCOM IV and BBM IV Sem and under PG, 9 groups from MBA TIMS students in GD I Sem competed. This enabled the students to develop their leadership quality, get rid of the stage fear and develop communication skills.

National Seminar
M. Pharma students participated in a one day National Seminar Invitro Invivo Correlation organized by JSS College of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu on February 16, 2013. Eminent speakers and dignitaries at the seminar spoke on various Invitro Invivo techniques and patents.

Ifran, Chandra Nayak, Naveen Kumar, 1st Yr. M.Pharm students in one day National Seminar at JSS Ooty

Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Kamala S Iyer conducting a workshop

Mr. Sudheendra talk on accounts

GERMAN COURSE WORKSHOP

ORIENTATION PROGRAM
TIMS arranged an Orientation Program for B.COM and MBA students on March 23, 2013 which was rendered by Mr. Sudheendra from Greet Technologies Pvt. Ltd. He explained about the basic accounting features like types of accounts, types of financial reports, features and functions of TALLY and technical aspects of TALLY amongst other aspects. languages for all UG students TJC Rural Development Program TJC students and the NSS Unit visited schools in the rural areas of Ragihalli on January 17, 2013. The students sensitized the young school children on aspects of environment conservation, pollution and importance of education Blood Donation Camp - TJC conducted a blood donation camp on January 18, 2013 in co-ordination with Lions Blood Bank and Victoria Hospital. In all 136 units of blood was collected.

TIMS students attended a German course workshop on February 18, 2013. Conducted by Ms. Ritu Suri and Ms. Kamala S Iyer, the workshop involved a presentation for students willing to learn German in order to improve their employability and the importance of learning it.

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CAMPUS INTERVIEW-INFOSYS
Infosys Technologies Ltd. visited TJC on January 8, 2013 to conduct campus interview. The process commenced with a brief presentation about the company followed by G D and P I. Mr. Sheikh, Mr. Prathyaksh Raj from HR Dept. of Infosys conducted the interviews and 10 students were issued Letter of Interest.

NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK

TJC celebrated the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Week from January 12-18, 2013. Dignitaries comprised of the Campus Director, Wg. Cdr. (Retd) P . Sambasivan, Guest of Honor, Mr. Tapas Datta, the Principal, Dr. Shikha Tiwari and the Vice Principal, Dr. Nilanjana Basu. The guest speaker Mr. Tapas Datta, is a scholar in the sphere of Swamijis ideals and teachings and is also responsible for an International Film Project on Swami Vivekananda. He enlightened the audience regarding Swamijis life and his philosophy. An exhibition was also held on Swamijis pictures and quotations, done by the students of TJC. Mr. Tapas Datta along with Dr Shikha Tiwari & Dr. Nilanjana Basu at the exhibition The following events were organized in the National Youth Week Vaag Samavesh - a speech competition on the different facets of Swami Vivekananda Essay Competition on January 16, 2013 in English and Hindi

TJC PTA MEETING

As a part of the academic calendar, PTA Meeting of all the UG courses was held on January 12, 2013. Principal, Vice-Principal and Campus Director of TJC addressed the issues raised by parents. Suggestions from the parents would be incorporated in the functioning of the college.

TJC STAFF MEETING

Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P. John and the Campus Director Wng. Cdr. (Retd.) P. Sambasivam met the teaching faculty of TJC on February 6, 2013 in a staff meeting organized by the Principal Dr. Shikha Tiwari. In his talk, Dr. Thomas P. John congratulated the efforts of the teaching faculty in bringing great improvement in the functioning of the college and the Campus Director, appreciated the discipline exhibited by the students.

TJC CLUBS
Cookery Club - TJC has started a Cookery Club fully equipped with a professional functional kitchen and assisted by senior BHM students led by Chef Sridhar. The objectives of the Cookery Club are to learn basics of cooking, to become more creative in the kitchen, to increase interaction of various departments for events involving BHM & party planning Literary Club For the students of Literary Club has been opened where the club is subdivided into Dramatics, Debate & Quiz section. The club is led by Dr. Panchali from the Dept. of Languages Cultural Club A club for students interested in dance & music has been opened in TJC which is led by Ms. Shiva from BT Dept. Under this club TJC has also formed its first band with Denil Limbu (IV Sem, BCA) leading it.

TJC TOPPERS

Zainab H Rupawala I SEM B.Sc FAD (79%)

Mithila S Amarasekara U Nathali Galahitiyawa Swathy Nandakumar III SEM B.Sc FAD (81.6%) V SEM B.Sc FAD (87.33%) I SEM BA (JEP) (77%)

Raveena Rajan III SEM BA (JEP) (70%)

Sulu Sara I SEM BCA (76.5%)

Denil Limbu III SEM BCA (78.6%)

Thejaswini M.C III SEM BCA (81.17%)

Nimsith Ekanayake I SEM BBM (72%)

Plabita Medhi III SEM BBM (73%)

Shankar Singha V SEM BBM (75%)

B. S Serge Sabin D. G Kalpani Yaso I SEM B.Sc BT (76%) III SEM B.Sc BT (73%)

Ausmita I SEM BHM (83%)

Deepak III SEM BHM (75%)

Utsab V SEM BHM (85%)

Irslan VII SEM BHM (79%)

Vijaya Bopanna along with Principal & Campus Director in the Womens Day function

WOMENS DAY CELEBRATION

AWARD CEREMONY 2013

An award ceremony was organized on March 9, 2013 in which Ms. Shwetha Sundaram, a student from B. Sc. Fashion and Apparel Design, TJC was felicitated by the Chairman of TJGI, Dr. Thomas P. John, for having secured the 10th rank in the BU Examination. During the award ceremony, faculty members of TJC who had achieved 100% pass percentage in the courses taught by them were also awarded by the management. Students & Staff on a trip to Belur and Halebidu

The Women Cell of TJC celebrated International Womens Day on March 8, 2013. Ms. Vijaya Bopanna, Head HR from Reliance Retail was the Chief Guest. She shared her experiences and gave an insightful talk on Work Life Balance for Todays Working Women. A quiz was organized on Women of Past and Present by MBA students. BBM team won the first prize.

Department of Fashion & Apparel Design

CAMPUS INTERVIEW
Tammana Design Studio, a leading manufacturer of customized bridal and ethnic wear at Commercial Street, Bangalore. 5 students from VI Sem B.Sc FAD attended the interview Indo-Afra Clothing, a leading buying house having various branches across the world. 9 students from VI Sem B.Sc FAD attended the interview. 2 students have been shortlisted for Sri Lankan operations & 2 students have been shortlisted for Indian operations Yashram Life style, a leading manufacturer of medical textiles situated at Kormangala, Bangalore. 1 student was shortlisted Decathlon, B.Sc (FAD) TJC - On February 19, 2013 multinational France based company Decathlon, having their branch office in Bangalore visited TJC and conducted the first round of campus interview for VI Sem B.Sc FAD students. 19 students attended this first round of interview.

INDUSTRIAL VISIT
Department of FAD organized a one-day trip to Belur and Halebidu on March 15, 2013. This one-day trip was organized as part of their curriculum with respect to the subject historical costume, fashion accessories and fashion illustration. Faculties Mrs. Hemalatha, Mrs. Yashaswini, Mrs. Thejaswini and Mrs. Heena accompanied 51 B.Sc FAD students for this trip Department of FAD organized a visit for VI, IV & II Sem students to Weavers Service Center on January 11, 2013. Students were accompanied by FAD faculties, Mrs. Thejaswini, Mrs. Yashaswini and Mrs. Hemalatha B. Sc (FAD) VI, IV & II Sem students along with faculties Mrs. Thejaswini, Mrs. Heena & Mrs. Hemalatha visited Harshakala Exhibition held at RBNS Grounds Commercial Street on February 9, 2013.

Defil d Mod - The Fashion Show

Fashion Show was organized by the Department of Fashion and Apparel Design on March 9, 2013. It was a Portfolio Presentation by the VI Sem students from B.Sc. Fashion and Apparel Design. Ms. Hiruni Pereira won the first position and the second position was shared by two participants Ms. Anuththara and Ms. Nathali and again the third position was shared by two participants Ms. Monisha and Ms. Jincy. Hiruni Pereira receiving an award from the Chairman

MANTHANA 2013
FAD students participated in a fashion show competition on March 20, 2013, at Bangalore Institute of Technologys annual cultural fest MANTHANA. Final semester FAD Designers Mr. Arun, Ms. Shipra and Ms. Spoorty with the support of II and IV Sem FAD students presented their bright collection of garments. A talk by Dr. Aninda Bhattacharya

Department of LANGUAGES
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALFRED
Alfred Kariuki Ndegwa of BA IV Sem TJC took part in Colossus 2013 held at Presidency College, on March 1, 2013. He emerged as the first place winner in Debattio- debate competition.

GUEST LECTURE
Guest Lecture on Science Fiction - A guest lecture titled Science Fiction: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before was organized by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee on March 9, 2013 for BA (JEP) and BCA students. The resource person for the guest lecture was Dr. Aninda Bhattacharya who is a Lead Scientist in GE (General Electric). Ebenezer Breman Veerasingam, alumni of TJC from BA (JEP) conducted a guest lecture on February 15, 2013. He introduced the world of blogging and how a blogger can get exposure to the world and vice versa.

SEMINARS/FESTS
Akhyana Media Fest 2013 - BA (JEP) students along with faculty Ms. Pooja Basnett attended Akhyana, a media and communication fest organized by Jyoti Nivas College on January 16, 2013. Expressions 2013 - Seminar on Journalism and Mass Communication - BA (JEP) & BBM students of TJC along with faculty Ms. Pooja Basnett attended Expressions 2013, one-day seminar on journalism and mass communication conducted by Commits on February 9, 2013.

Visit
Industrial Visit to All India Radio - BA (JEP) students were taken for an industrial visit to All India Radio on March 7, 2013. Sr. Journalism Lecturer Ms. Pooja Basnett organized the visit and accompanied the students.

BA students in All India Radio

Departmental Club Activities

Awareness Campaign by Humanities Club - Humanities Club conducted an Awareness Campaign focusing on the issues of drug abuse, tobacco addiction, bird flu and swine flu on February 25 & 26, 2013.

Happy Day - Students of II and IV Sem BA under the guidance of Psychology Lecturer Mrs. Nagarathna Dewakar observed Happy Day on March 8, 2013 by Manokendra Club. The students explained the emerging trend of upcoming field of psychology-positive psychology

BA students on Happiness Drive

Movie Screening
Aisha - Hindi romantic comedy movie Aisha (2010) starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol was screened for II Sem BA (JEP) students on March 28, 2013. by Dr. Panchali Mukherjee MBA students participated and presented the Impact on Union Budget covering problems in economic development, society, enterprise levels and individual levels. Shri Kameshwarn, Auditor of major reputed companies in Hosur of Tamil Nadu state was the Chief Guest who delivered the pros and cons of the Union Budget.

Department of MANAGEMENT
Session on Equity Savings Scheme
Ketki Khedkar talking to final year BBM students A Guest Lecture on Awareness of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme on February 14, 2013 for final year BBM students was organised by MBA Dept. The students were addressed by Ms. Ketki Khedkar, Assistant Manager from NSE, Chennai. The session had a presentation on RGESS, its features, benefits especially tax benefits.

PRE-PLACEMENT TRAINING
Department of Management Studies organized an interactive session on Logical Reasoning and Comprehensive Problem Solving Ability for MBA IV Sem students as a part of pre-placement training activity. The event was conducted by subject matter expert Mr. Srinivas Belvi on February 22, 2013. Mr. Manohar Ramesh and Mr. Arun Kumar coordinated the session.

WORKSHOP
A half-day workshop on Micro Analysis of Financial Statements - A Unique model and Exercise Based session was conducted for I Sem MBA students on January 24, 2013. The workshop was handled by resource person Mr. S Chandra Shekar, Managing Director of Empower HR Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. The session included Comparative Statement Analysis and Banking Regulations applicable to funding assistance.

INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO KS&DL

BBM IV Sem students were taken for an industrial visit to Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (Mysore Sandal Soaps) on February 19, 2013. There was a presentation on the manufacturing of different kinds of soaps by Head of HR Unit Mr. Balakrishna. He explained the students the process of sandal wood soap making. The students were accompanied by faculty members Ms. Lakshmi, Ms. Padma and Mr. Arunkumar. Management students at KS&DL BBM IV & VI Sem students were taken for an industrial visit to Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (Mysore Sandal Soaps) on Feb 25 & Feb 26, 2013. There was a presentation on the manufacturing of different kinds of soaps by Head of HR Unit Mr. Balakrishna. He explained the students the process of sandal wood soap making. The students were accompanied by faculty members Mr. Arunkumar, Ms. Shatana and Ms. Jyothi.

IBM CAMPUS INTERVIEW

IBM visited T. John College on January 15, 2013 to conduct campus interview. The process commenced with a brief presentation about the company followed by G D and P I. Mr. Kethan Bansal, Mr. Satyesh Pati, Mr. Vishal and Mr. Vijay S of Gurgaon Recruiting Team conducted the session and 19 students were issued Letter of Interest.

Department of Hotel Management

Visits
On March 23, 2013, II Sem students of BHM Department went on an industrial visit to The Park Hotel at MG Road, Bangalore. Mrs. Sweety provided BHM II Sem students in Park Hotel valuable inputs on various operational aspects of the property. The visit was organized by Mr. Sathish Kumar and Mr. Khalkho. For the visit, we sincerely thank Mrs. Sweety, H R Manager of Park Hotel Students of IV Sem B.H.M visited Heritage Winery in Channapatna on January 22, 2013. They got to know the whole process of wine manufacturing and were accompanied by faculty members Mr. Gopi Anand and Bandana Singh.

PROGRAMME ON IMPACT OF UNION BUDGET

A programme on the impact of the Union Budget was organized by the Department of Management Studies on March 4, 2013. Principal of TJC Dr. Shika Tiwari gave the welcome address to the gathering. Dr. D. Loganathan, Director Dr. D. Loganathan giving introductory address of Management studies gave the introductory address and Campus Director Wg. Com. P Sambasivan delivered a special address for this occasion. The IV-Sem

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A talk by Mr. Sandeepan

Guest Lectures

Bakery Fest
A bakery fest was conducted by the members of Apperette Club. It portrayed a huge variety of cakes, cookies, pastries and rolls. The main patron of the event was Chairman of TJGI Dr. Thomas P John.

Mr. Sandeepan, Director of Sales and Marketing of JustFood.in spoke on entrepreneurial skills which one can develop if a person wants to start his own establishment. It is an online food ordering source through which guests can conveniently sit at home and order the food they like which will be later delivered at their door step. Mr. Vineeth Menon, Senior Trainer from Cafe Coffee Day gave a guest lecture on February 9, 2013.

Mr. Suresh (HOD-BHM) at the Bakery Fest

Flower Arrangement
A flower arrangement workshop was organized by Ms. Bandana Singh and Ms. Nishi Priya as part of the curriculum for the final year students who are specializing in Housekeeping.

FDP Program CFTRI

Mr. Sathish Kumar R, Sr. Lecturer from Department of Hotel Management attended a five day workshop on Alcoholic Beverage Quality & Safety Aspects, which was organized by CFTRI Mysore from February 18-22, 2013. He learned the various techniques involved in the preparation of beverages such as wine and fenni. He also had an opportunity to learn the quality and safety aspects behind the processing and bottling of various beverages. On March 16, 2013, he conducted a very informative session for students of II, IV and VIII Sem BHM based on his learning at CFTRI.

Workshops
A front office workshop was conducted by the final year students for II and IV Sem BHM students which envisaged the importance of the front office department in a hotel A workshop was organized by the Food & Beverage Service Culto Club on February 8, 2013. A team of students presented a mock setup of various sections of the Food & Beverage Service department of a hotel. They were guided by Mr. Sathish Kumar, Mr. Suresh N and Mr. Gopi Anand. exhibition was on different types of biotech related companies and instruments. Companies like Biocon, CFTRI, Biocenter etc. were present in full force. B.Sc Biotechnology students under the guidance of Mr. Adil Khan were taken for an industrial visit to Bangalore Dairy on February 20, 2013, Mr. Srinivasa Murthy, Dy. Manager, Marketing, explained the complete milk processing from procurement from the rural areas till it reaches the mega dairy in Bangalore. B.Sc. BT students in Bangalore Dairy

Department of BIO SCIENCES

CONFERENCE AND WorkshopS
Animal Cell Culture Workshop was conducted by Biozone Research Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Chennai. 32 Students of M.Sc Biotech III Sem along with HOD Mr. N Babu participated in the Workshop from January 25-28, 2013. Training was mainly based on MTT assay, NO assay and DNA fragmentation technique.

III Sem MSc. BT students in the workshop

IV Sem M.Sc BC students attended the seminar along with faculty Dr. Deepa Gopinath attended two day Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Progress and Challenges in Medical Biotechnology held from February 15-16, 2013, organized by the Dept of Biotechnology, Christ University, Bangalore. Department of Bioscience along with M.SC Biotech and Biochemistry students attended an International conference on Increasing Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability in India held from January 8-9, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Science Campus.

Guest Lecture
T. John College, Department of Biosciences and Susplex Bio & Clinical Solutions jointly organized a Guest Lecture on Scope of Clinical Research & Career Aspects on January 25, 2013. Guest Lecturer Mrs. Sri Vigjnya from DHRC Cancer Research center explained about clinical Research and its applications.

FDP Program
Dept. of Bioscience faculties and HOD Mr. N. Babu attended a hands on training program on Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Techniques conducted by Oxford College of Science in collaboration with Aristsogene and Vision Group of Science and Technology in three different batches from Jan 9 Feb 8, 2013.

Faculties in FDP Program

VisitS
Students of B.Sc Biotechnology II Sem and IV Sem visited Indian Institute of Science along with two faculties Ms. Purnima and Dr. Nithya on February 1, 2013. Students got to see sophisticated analytical instruments such as Spectropolarimeter, Sonicator and Scintillation Counter. Students of M.sc Biotechnology IV Sem visited Bangalore Bio exhibition held on February 5, 2013 at the Lalit Ashok Hotel. The

Department of COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Seminars
2012 MCA alumni Ms. Archana Sinha working in Symphony, Whitefield addressed the IV Sem MCA students on March 23, 2013. She shared her experience of working in the IT industry. Seminars on Green & Nano Technology, General Packet Radio

Service and Code Division Multiple Access was conducted for the students of IV Sem MCA on February 19, 2013 A seminar on Blended Technology- Multimedia was conducted for IV Sem MCA on March 3, 2013

Guest Lectures
Mr. Rathikanth from Mainfold gave a guest lecture on Java Programming on March 2, 2013 Mr. Anoop from Educan gave a guest lecture on Java Programming on March 5, 2013

A talk by Ms. Archana Sinha

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MICROSOFT INDIA APPFEST

BCA & MCA students participated in the Microsoft India AppFest Students in the AppFest 2013 held on Feb 26 at SJB Institute of Tech. Febin of BCA II Sem is a Microsoft Student Partner and was the co-ordinator for the event

Ms. Pallavi over Video Conference

IV Sem MCA attended a workshop on PHP & MYSQL conducted by Ms. Pallavi from IIT Mumbai through video conference and coordinated by Mrs. Jayaprabha

Workshops Attended by Faculties

Mrs. Jayaprabha M attended a workshop on Teachers Are Thought Leaders of the Nation conducted by Amity Global Business School, Bangalore on February 15, 2013 Mrs. BHUVANA V attended a workshop on How to be an Effective Teacher conducted by TJCP on February 20, 2013.

Student Placement Activities

5 students of VI Sem BCA were selected by IBM for interview held on March 15, 2013 Pannag of VI Sem BCA was selected by HP for interview held on March 18, 2013 7 students of VI Sem BCA were shortlisted by Trigent for final interview held on March 21, 2013

Achievements by Faculty
Mr. Jobin Scaria received Certificate of Appreciation from King Saud University for Web Development Mrs. Bhuvana V and Ms. Nagaveena A received Appreciation Reward for achieving 100% results.

VTU Sports Annual Meeting 2013-14

Mr. Govind Kumar in the meeting Mr. Govinda Kumar B, Physical Education Director TJGI, attended VTU Annual Sports Meeting on January 18 & 19, 2013. In this meet, he interacted with the Vice Chancellor and helped in preparing sports calendar for the academic year 2013-14.

TJC Students Win Chess Championship

Mr. Salinda Dharmapriya, (BHM VIII Sem) from T. John College secured 1st place in the Chess Tournament held under KREEDA 2013, an intercollegiate sports fest conducted by the PES institute of Hotel management from January 17-18, 2013. The tournament was coordinated by Mr. Ravi Chairman awarding Chander Reddy (Dept. of Hotel Management) and Mr. Govinda Kumar B (Physical Education Director, TJGI).

T. John Sixes - 2013

T. John Sixes 2013 was organized by Sri Lankan students at T. John Group of Institutions on February 16, 2013. 12 teams from different colleges across Bangalore city which included Sri Lankan students as their team members participated in the tournament. T. John College A team won the trophy while T. John College B team was the first runners-up and Sambrama College team received the second runners-up trophy.

Salinda

SPORTS NEWS

Best Batsman Omal Rajapakse, BBM II Sem, TJC Best Bowler - Michel Canagasabey, BE IV Year, TJIT

SPORTS UPDATES
TJIT Table Tennis (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from March 5-6, 2013, at R. V. College of Engineering. TJIT Cricket (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held on March 6, 2013, at RNS Institute of Technology. TJIT Football (men) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from February 25-27, 2013, at Don Bosco Institute of Technology. TJIT Badminton (men and women) team participated in VTU Bangalore South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2013-14, held from March 30-31, 2013, at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology. TJC & TIMS College Volley Ball (men) team participated in Bangalore University South Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2012-13, held from February 5-6, 2013, at APS Arts and Com College. Editorial Team: Staff Editor - Ms. Pooja Basnett (Language Dept., TJC) Student Members (III Sem B.A, T.John College) - Ajay. T., Niju. A & Nimesh Puri. Our sincere thanks to all the Institutions for their valuable support and assistance in providing necessary information and photographs Book - Post

Lankan Football Champions -2013

Sri Lankan students of T. John College participated in ABIMANA-2013, an event for Sri Lankan students organized by Acharya Institute on March 31, 2013. For the second time in a row TJC TJC Sri Lankan Football Team Sri Lankan students won the Football Championship Trophy in ABIMANA-2013. Kevinda Hettiarachchi BBM II Sem was chosen as the Best football player.

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