SRM University AP is a Deemed University that was established in the year 2017. The University is a part of the SRM Group and is situated in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. SRM University has collaborated with the University of California Berkeley, MIT USA and EFREI France. Some of the recent happenings are:
SRMAP professors meet ISRO chairman, Dr S Somnath
Date: March 9, 2022
Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, Professors Ranjit Thapa and Prof GS Vinod Kumar met Dr S Somnath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bangalore. The ISRO Chairman was briefed on some of the research proposals that SRMAP wishes to carry out at the University in collaboration with ISRO.
Rockets and satellites used for space launches require materials to operate under adverse conditions. At Low Earth Orbits (LEO), atomic oxygen at altitudes between 200 km and 700 km causes metal and polymeric surface erosion. In such cases, unenvisaged problems may arise for spacecraft and space missions. Materials with Self-Healing Capabilities, Anti Oxygen Erosion Materials, High Energy Density Materials are very much required in this context.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Narayana Rao requested the ISRO Chairman to provide the necessary scientific and technical collaboration to develop the required Space Materials. The team led by Prof Narayana Rao discussed Additive Manufacturing (AM) and requested collaboration with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of ISRO for setting up a Centre for Additive Manufacturing (3D) at SRM University-AP for developing some of the critical components required for Space Missions. The Chairman, in principle, agreed to the requested collaboration.
'Super Randonneur' title for SRM AP student, Saiprasad Koneru for remarkable talent in cycling
Date: February 17, 2022
SRM University-AP’s Computer Science Engineering student Koneru Saiprasad won the 'Super Randonneur' title for his outstanding talent in cycling. Saiprasad recently set a new record for the longest distance cycling organized by Adaxi Club India with its headquarters in Guntur, shortly after reaching the target.
Saiprasad elaborated his quest with a beaming note, “On November 6, we cycled from Vijayawada to Nallajerla for 13 hours and then back to Vijayawada (200 km). Similarly, on November 27, he cycled from Vijayawada to Suryapeta on the Hyderabad route for 20 hours and then back to Vijayawada (300 km). He cycled from Vijayawada to Nakrekal for 27 hours on December 18 and back to Vijayawada (400 km). A week ago, he cycled from Guntur to Ramoji Film City and back to Guntur (600 km) in 40 hours, setting a record.”
Saiprasad won the ‘Super Randonneur’ title reserved for those who complete these four events. Saiprasad informed that he has loved cycling since he was a child and focused on long-distance cycling during lockdowns. He dedicated his achievement to his parents and university professors for their support and encouragement in all possible ways.
SRMAP establishes Thought Laboratory in collaboration with RERF
Date: February 16, 2022
SRM University-AP is establishing a 'Thought Laboratory' as part of the Indian Immersion Programs, an initiative by the Office of International Relations and Higher Studies. A memorandum of understanding in this regard has been signed between SRM University-AP and Raj yoga Education & Research Foundation (RERF), Mt Abu, on February 15, 2022, at the SRM University-AP campus. Bk Pandiamani Bhai, Director of Value Education, Bk Jaya Kumar, Assistant Director of Value Education, Bk Padmaja, State Co-Ordinator of Value Education, Andhra Pradesh, Bk Sirisha, Assistant Co-Ordinator of Value education, from RERF and Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Premkumar, Registrar, Dr. Naga Swetha Pasupuleti, Associate Director, International Relations, from SRMAP were among the august gatherings.
Prof V S Rao fondly recalled his association with the RERF. He was appreciative of the noble and selfless services that RERF provides for the benefit of society and humanity. Prof Rao mentioned that it was another feather on SRM University's cap to have this value education center established on the campus.
Representing RERF, Bk Pandiamani Bhai explained how the Thought Laboratory had helped students immensely, catering to their mental health. Through several meditation processes, it allows people time to introspect by creating an ambiance to reflect on themselves. Bk Padmaja further asserted that through this MoU, they had further plans to offer certificate programs on Value Education, Spirituality, Yoga and Meditation with provision for students to do internships. In the future, practical/refreshment programs will be administered at various retreat centers of Brahma Kumaris in all major cities of India wherein students and faculty of SRM AP will be able to actively participate. Various lectures, seminars, conferences with national/international speakers will also be organized.
Prof Rao concluded that it was indeed a noble venture initiated by the university. As a multidisciplinary, research-oriented, diverse university, SRM AP has always looked for holistic and inclusive education for its students. The addition of Value Education to the curriculum will help students reap the benefits of traditional Indian methods to develop an improved life and lifestyle.
Dr Jagadish influenced the young brigade of SRMAP on the making of self-reliant India
Date: January 24, 2022
“Using Light to Sense and Interface humans could be the 4th Industrial Revolution,” said Dr Chennupati Jagadish, a distinguished professor in Physics in the Research School of Physics and Engineering at the Australian National University in his talk on “Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications” in the fourteenth edition of the University Distinguished Lecture Series conducted by SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh on December 22, 2022.
The event was inaugurated by Prof V S Rao, esteemed Vice-Chancellor (SRM University-AP). The revered Pro-Vice-Chancellor (SRM University-AP), Prof D Narayana Rao powerfully emphasized on event’s motives, vision, and outreach, "Universities are creators of new knowledge, innovative ideas, and providers of talented and skilled manpower to the world."
Dr Jagadish was honoured as Champion of the Order of Australia for his eminent contributions to Physics and Engineering at the Australia Day Honours 2016. He has acquired the IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology (2015), the Walter Boas Medal from the Australian Institute of Physics (2013) and the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science (2019).
Dr Jagadish has led the Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group as its head since its establishment in 1990 by him. He believes that in the fourth industrial revolution, the digital and the biological will merge and, as 90% of our information is received by light, optical, and photo-electronics based trillion-dollar industries will double in their value by 2030. He addressed the growing interest in research and analysis on key nanowires in the field of electronics and communications, which could have far-reaching benefits. He noted that the development of nanowires could address a wide range of challenges in science and technology.
The developing research in Augmented Reality, Wearable Optical Sensors, Holographic Displays, etc and the people working on it as the students and staff at SRM University-AP stand to enhance the market and build upon the vision of a self-reliant India, according to Dr Jagadish.
His talk elaborated on the ongoing research, challenges and possibilities of development in this sector, and he concluded on the optimistic note that more and more researchers would come up with new ideas or world-changing solutions.
The event series was attended by over 2300 members from varying walks of the science field from IITs, NITs, IISERs, Universities and Institutions, CSIR, DST, DBT, DRDO, DAE, ISRO, NARL, MoES and several others from different parts of the country.
President-New York University joins SRMAP 1st Convocation
Date: December 29, 2021
The first Convocation Ceremony of SRM University-AP is set to take place on December 01, 2021, at 8.30 pm IST. 228 undergraduate students from Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences will be conferred degrees in the august presence of New York University President Dr Andrew D. Hamilton as the chief guest and Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation, US, as the guest of honour.
The solemn ceremony will be presided over by Dr TR Paarivendhar, Chancellor, Dr P Satyanarayanan, President, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and Dr R Prem Kumar, Registrar will also participate in the ceremony to present degrees and medals to the students. Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation, will be conferred Honorary Doctorate by SRM University-AP on this occasion.
SRM University-AP was inaugurated in July 2017 with an aim to match the top institutes of the world in terms of quality education and research. The University is currently an abode for 4500 students exploring their expertise in Engineering, Management, Science and Liberal Arts. The campus is adorned with acres of greenery, state-of-the-art laboratories and modern facilities.
SRM University-AP is devoted to providing holistic education to students. Research-based curriculum, course project, opportunities for corporate internship and semester abroad are a few features of the undergraduate programmes. The University highly encourages students to unleash their inner potential. The faculty of SRMAP is internationally recognized with high expertise in their subjects. The University has earned numerous acclaims and accolades for its research, faculty and students' academic achievements, extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
Jairam Ramesh’s virtual interaction "On the Journey of Writing” at SRMAP
Date: November 29, 2021
SRM University - AP, the multidisciplinary research-intensive university located at the heart of Amaravathi, initiated another unique programme titled “University Eminent Lecture Series today with Jairam Ramesh - Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Mr Ramesh participated in a vigorous interactive discussion “On the Journey of Writing”. Ramesh shared his process of and insights into writing and interacted with the members of the audience comprising faculty, students, scholars and attendees across the country. His generosity in terms of sharing tips for better writing, developing principles of writing, being well-disciplined about writing, and persisting and being patient with the process inspired others.
Jairam Ramesh also spoke about his latest book The Light of Asia: The Poem That Defined The Buddha sharing that it was written during the lockdown period. His daily routine of sticking to a certain number of words or any other form of goal had made it easier for him to produce the work. This particular book is quite different in nature from its predecessors and reflects the same positive mindset that is an attribute of the author’s persona itself.
Regarding rejections of writing, he advised that failure should never be seen as something that deters a writer. He shared that his own journey began quite late and that his own writing goes through at least three drafts before it gets published. He emphasized that it happens because writing is an iterative process, in engineering terminology, and not a linear process, and that is what makes it a process full of surprises. He put a great emphasis on reading as well. To be a great writer, first, one needs to invest one’s time in order to be a good reader. He further shared his thought that this generation lacks the discipline of writing. It is never easy to communicate with readers until one is able to understand the mass psyche as writing is not only about expressing one’s point of view but also understanding the psychology of the intended readers.
The universities need to establish a system whereby they can encourage students to read a body of work from disciplines other than their own and produce a paper at the end of their reading, Ramesh argued. The engineering students need to know what is happening in economics or literature, for instance. Similarly, students studying literature should know what is happening in the sciences. This cross-fertilization would help students get exposed to thinking in general.
The audience asked him several questions about the sources that can be consulted for getting better at writing, ways of integrating feedback into writing, means to writing with objectivity, balancing conscious effort with spontaneity and so on. His ideas inspired students and faculty alike.
Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor of the University, welcomed Ramesh and the audience enjoyed interacting with him throughout the program. He extended an invitation to Ramesh to visit the university early next year to motivate the students in person. The event ended with a vote of thanks by Faculty Coordinator Dr Supriya Daniel.
SRM University-AP joins in One Nation, One Day, One Million Blood Sugar Tests
Date: September 27, 2021
SRM University-AP organized a medical camp, "One Nation, One Day, One Million Blood Sugar Tests", to spread awareness on Diabetes on World Heart Day on September 29, 2021. The camp was conducted in collaboration with the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI).
Every year on September 29, World Heart Day is observed to raise public awareness about heart disease. One of the primary causes of death from a heart attack is diabetes. India is considered the "Diabetes Capital of the World" since it is home to an estimated 74 million diabetics. Prediabetes affects almost the same number of persons as diabetes. According to various studies, 50 percent of Indians are undiagnosed, and only 25% of those who are diagnosed are adequately regulated.
Research Society for Study of Diabetes (RSSDI) in India has attempted for the Asia Book of Records for the largest number of blood glucose testing in one single day on September 29, 2021, as a diabetes awareness drive named ONE NATION, ONE DAY, ONE MILLION TESTS. As a part of this, the medical team of SRM University-AP conducted a Diabetes screening test for all the staff, faculty and their family members from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm on the day. Dr. Ch Lakshmi Rajyam, Medical Officer of the university, commenced the camp
Integration of Science, Engineering and Technology is the key to sustainable development
Date: September 27, 2021
The 12th edition of the widely popular University Distinguished Lecture Series delved into the pertinent relationship between Science, Engineering and Technology. During the distinguished lecture, "Science-Engineering-Technology Synergy for Sustainable Growth", Prof Indranil Manna well explained the correlation between the streams and how scientists, engineers and industry experts should work together for maximum societal benefits.
Prof IndranilManna, a JC Bose fellow of DST, is currently the Vice-Chancellor of BIT Mesra. The event took place on September 24, 2021, in virtual mode.
In his address, Prof Indranil Manna asserted that India is no longer a poor country but a mighty economic power with a 3 trillion dollar economy. "We are considered as one of the strongest nations of the world today, not because of the population or because of the youth living in the country, but we are the ones who could send mission to mars at the cheapest cost, and also successfully identified the existence of water on the surface of the moon. Further, we are one of the very few nuclear harnessing nations of the world," said Prof Manna.
Science began its journey in order to find out the truths of nature. "Why?"- this question is the driving force behind Science. Though Science unravels nature and truth primarily through curiosity or need inspired acts, and the occasional outcome is significant earth-breaking discoveries, sometimes it needs technology to prove it. On the other hand, Engineering deals with "How?" and for Technology, the question is "What?". Engineering produces certain products and devices by specific designs and inventions. However, what is absolutely essential for the society is Technology, knowledge through the path of knowing 'why' and 'how' to know 'what' sells. Thus, Prof Manna prescribes SET, a conjugation of Science+Engineering+Technology, as the way forward for maximum societal benefits.
Prof Manna explained that innovation means new ideas, creative thoughts, new imaginations in the form of a device or method. It is incremental, cross-disciplinary, directed and translational. Innovation matures itself via Engineering or Technological interventions. Further, sustainability is a composite concept that means the ability to maintain the desired rate or level, avoiding depletion of resources, energy or disturbing the related ecosystem.
"Engineering and Technology are the key factors to sustainability. Engineers are not technicians meant only for routine production, maintenance or testing. Instead, Engineering applies the principles of science and logic to develop viable solutions to societal aspirations and challenges. The core of engineering lies in the translation, fundamental concepts to design, develop, fabricate, exploit, analyse, model, stimulate and predict," Prof Manna elaborated.
Government of India's Technology Vision-2035 focuses on developing the quality of life of each Indian. Science is pursuing the truth relentlessly regardless of its necessity or immediate scope of application. It provides clues, if not answers and extends as far as imagination goes. Engineering is all about enabling and providing solutions borrowing from the fundamentals of science. Technology is the last mile for societal benefit, based on scientific discovery and engineering inventions and innovations.
India is a great innovator and showcasing continuous gradual progress in it. In the Global Innovation Index (GII), India ranks 48 (2020), making it into the top 50 for the first time. Prof Manna believes that India has enough talent and potential to make it into the top 10. "Let us ensure that Science-Engineering-Technology in India complement each other and flourish together so that our society soon achieves the desired culture, growth and prosperity," Prof Manna Concluded.
In his welcome address, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, said that the development and use of Science & Technology are critical for the achievement and sustenance of various sectors. The importance of Science and Technology to modern society and the role of the technologically educated population in promoting social and environmental developments have long been recognised. Science and technology are considered the most effective means to enhance the growth and socio-economic developments of nations. Moreover, the universalism of science and the globalisation of technological production and trade offer unprecedented opportunities for focused cooperation for scientists, engineers and the institutions that employ them to further progress in sustainable development. Even, National Education Policy-2020 advocated multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research for sustainable development.
In his concluding remarks, Prof V S Rao, Vice-chancellor, SRM University-AP, congratulated Prof Indranil Manna on delivering such a motivating lecture. He further honoured him by presenting a memento.
SRM University-AP develops sustainable transparent “biofilm” to replace plastic cuvettes
Date: September 20, 2021
Dr Anil K Suresh, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, and his team from SRM University-AP recently developed a see-through transparent (with 85% above transmittance) biotemplate which they derived from the fish scale wastes to substitute the extensive usage of eco-unfriendly disposal plastic cuvettes for UV-Visible Spectroscopy measurements in the spectrum of 350-900 nm. UV-Vis spectroscopy is a versatile analytical tool used to examine the nature of various synthetic, biological and clinical molecules for pharmaceutical and environmental applications. The team members demonstrated the practical on-biotemplate analysis of diverse analytes such as DNA, proteins, nanoparticles, organic dyes, bacteria, BSA assay and dye-degradations.
Dr. Anil claims that the large-scale development of the biotemplate can resolve several issues in performing sustainable research; for instance, generates huge demand for fish scales as a resource stratagem otherwise causative of foul smell and disease propagation when discarded. Second, the use of non-biodegradable plastic cuvettes can be minimized for routine analytics and third, unlike plastic cuvettes that demand 500-fold analyte our biotemplate allows the analysis at a very low 10 microlitre volumes, making it feasible to analyze expensive, rare, and high-risk analytes. Dr. Anil K Suresh owns the copyrights for this pathbreaking invention by being granted an Indian patent. This work is accepted for publication in the prestigious Journal of “Green Chemistry” by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Adding to the mechanistic, Dr. Anil said, “naturally acquired droplet retaining ability for over 30 minutes against gravity while vertically positioning the biotemplate supported such ultra-low volume measurements and monitoring of chemical reactions in-situ”. Interestingly, the same ability allows the retrieval of the analytes after completion of the analysis, crucial for precious analytes. Dr Anil says the best part is that the transparent biotemplate can be discarded back into the environment post-usage without any hesitation as the bio template is completely biodegradable.
Further, the research group demonstrated ease in large-scale production by generating ~3000 bio templates at an affordable price. Dr. Anil emphasized that this low-cost, plastic-free, use-and-throw biodegradable transparent biotemplate stemmed from food waste as a bioresource stratagem has huge potential in routine scientific and pharma UV-Vis analytics and he will very soon bring this product to the scientific community as a sustainable science solution.
Dr. Anil Suresh concluded that this breakthrough conception would not have been possible without the rigorous efforts of his team and the continuous support from the university management, who are also encouraging and willing to support Dr. Anil to establish his own start-up within the University. Dr. Anil Suresh thanked his group members Ms. Divya Parimi, Mr Chandra Bhatt, Mr Tharun Bollu and Ms. Madhura, his collaborators Dr Malli and Mr Jacob. Dr Anil’s team especially thanked the management of SRM University-AP; the President Dr P. Sathyanarayanan for his generous support, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for his constant untiring encouragement, motivation and support in all his scientific endeavours, and the Vice-Chancellor Prof V S Rao for his kind support.
Patent granted to SRM University-AP for a novel processing of Magnesium alloy foams
Date: September 17, 2021
Prof G S Vinod Kumar and the PhD scholar under his supervision Mr. Dipak Nandkumar Bhosale from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have brought the first granted patent to SRM University-AP. The patent titled “A Process for Preparing Magnesium Foams” is on the novel processing of Magnesium alloy foams via molten metal route. Metal foams are the class of novel ultra-lightweight and high strength materials used for engineering structures. Under the light-alloy category, Magnesium alloys possess greater challenges to foam and the inventors Mr. Dipak Bhosale and Prof Vinod Kumar have come up with a novel process to foam Magnesium alloy effectively. The patent was filed on January 14, 2020, and granted on August 16, 2021.
_The patent relates to a process for the preparation of closed-cell Magnesium foams using dolomite [CaMg (CO3)2] as a blowing agent (gas source), through a liquid metal route. The inventors have demonstrated economical and naturally occurring mineral dolomite to be an effective blowing agent for preparing magnesium foams and in-situ formed MgAl2O4 (spinel) particles as the stabilizing agent during stabilization of foams.
_Even though the Indian Patent Office, as well as patent attorneys and agents, can assist in navigating the legal procedures to see if innovation is patentable; filing and obtaining a patent is a time-consuming and complicated legal process. The Indian Patent Office takes a long time to issue or deny a patent application after it is filed. “It indeed gives a great sense of contentment that the patent grant is obtained in just 16 months from the date of application”, says Prof Vinod sharing his mirth on the achievement. Vice-Chancellor V S Rao and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof D Narayana Rao laurelled Prof Vinod and Mr Dipak for making the research prospects of the university soar higher.
SRM University-AP research student gets prestigious scholarship from IRRI
Date: September 14, 2021
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student of the Department of Biological Sciences at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, Faraz Azeem, has been awarded a prestigious scholarship by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines. The scholarship will enable Faraz to carry out a part of his PhD research under the supervision of Dr Jauhar Ali, Senior Scientist-II, Head - Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC), Leader - Hybrid Rice Breeding Cluster, Rice Breeding Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines, for a period of one year and four months.
Faraz joined SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, in January 2021 and is working on "Understanding the genetics and molecular biology of nitrogen-use efficiency in rice" under the guidance of Prof Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, HoD, Department of Biological Sciences, SRM University-AP. Dr. P Sathyanarayanan, President; Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor; Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of SRM University-AP congratulated Faraz for this accomplishment.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is a global agricultural research and training organization with offices in seventeen countries and headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. IRRI is well-known for its role in producing rice varieties that contributed to the 1960s Green Revolution, which helped Asia avoid famine. The CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres, a global alliance of institutions involved in food security research, includes 15 agricultural research centres worldwide. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is one of those. In addition, it is Asia's largest non-profit agricultural research facility.
SRM University-AP provides a wide array of opportunities and benefits along with its PhD Programmes. The nascent university has more than 150 PhD students to date in various departments of Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts, Business Administration and Social Sciences. SRM University-AP university has a vibrant research environment with state-of-the-art facilities along with attractive fellowship, nominal tuition fees and complimentary food and accommodation at the university campus. The faculty advisers have paramount knowledge and experience in research along with international exposure. The university also provides support for journal publications, patent filing, and attending national and international conferences.
SRM University-AP further has MoUs with reputed universities abroad for Student Exchange Programme. In addition, the university is conducting research projects funded by prominent organizations, industries and the Government of India. Research projects sponsored by DST, DST-NSM, DBT, DBT-Wellcome Trust, UGC-DAE, ARBL, Titan industries, etc are a few of the current ongoing projects.
Prof U Ramamurty, renowned researcher from NTU Singapore, visits SRM University-AP
Date: September 07, 2021
An interactive session between Prof U Ramamurty, President Chair Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and the faculty members of SRM University - AP, Andhra-Pradesh was held on Monday.
During the discussion, Prof Ramamurthy emphasized the importance of research collaboration between faculty members from different research areas and about utilizing expertise to achieve significant scientific output.
Dr Pardhasaradhi Maram from the Department of Chemistry, Dr Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay from the Department of Physics, and Prof G S Vinod Kumar from the Department of Mechanical Engineering presented their detailed research areas that focus on storage devices, catalysts for value-added products, energy and sensing devices, novel metallic materials, additive manufacturing of metals and Bio-implants, and industry collaborative research work.
Prof Ramamurthy said that he is glad to see that productive science is being done at SRM University-AP. “Given that the University has started only 4 years ago and been functioning amidst a pandemic for more than one and a half years, the progress in research is significant and very impressive. Interdisciplinary efforts between various departments in the University will give effective results”, he added.
Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University - AP expressed his interest in establishing NTU - SRM joint Centre for Advanced Research in functional and structural materials at SRM University campus to Prof Ramamurthy. The centre that Prof Rao envisions will provide an opportunity to synergize the expertise and resources of NTU, Singapore, and SRM University – AP to carry out front-line research in the area of novel materials, self-healing materials and also additive manufacturing (3D Printing of metals and bio-implants).
SRM University-AP inaugurates Freshmen Orientation Programme-2021
Date: August 25, 2021
The grand virtual inauguration of the Freshmen Orientation Programme-2021 took place on August 25, 2021, at 2.30 pm. Dr P Sathyanarayanan, President; Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor and Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, welcomed the freshers into the university. The Orientation Programme will be continued till September 07, 2021.
In the Presidential address, Dr Sathyanarayan asserted SRM University's latest achievements in Placement, Higher Studies and Entrepreneurship. Unlike many other universities, which concentrate on producing job-seeking graduates, SRM University-AP prefers to deliver job providers. Thus, this university gives grave emphasis on Entrepreneurial and Innovative activities. The university is proud of its budding entrepreneurs, founders of OurEye.ai, who secured an angel investment of $120000. SRM University-AP is unique in many ways, and that is one of the reasons that attract meritorious students to the university. SRM University-AP further offers special scholarships for brilliant students. The university gives equal importance to Placement-Higher Studies and Entrepreneurship to support the students in realizing their dreams and potential. Dr Sathyanarayan believes that talent, discipline and opportunity can change a student's future, provided he/she makes good use of it. "Stress on the hardwork, capitalise your talent with SRM University-AP's experiential Programme to find success at your doorstep," said Dr Sathyanarayanan.
In his address, Prof V S Rao emphasised on the transition from the School to the University system. The known world is going to change, many of the things students will be experiencing for the first time - be it hostel living or continual internal evaluation instead of annual exams. Prof Rao further explained the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in education and research. Following the recommendation of National Education Policy-2020, SRM University-AP highly stresses on interdisciplinary learning. Time management is another critical factor that is going to affect the students. With the aim to provide holistic education, the university also puts an emphasis on extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. Starting from various clubs and societies to the learning of international languages, SRM University-AP provides many opportunities to the students. One of the distinctive features of the university is that the students can design their future here. From the choice of courses to the choice of careers, SRM University-AP provides support at every level to the students.
In the concluding remarks, Prof D Narayana Rao delved into the importance of innovation and research. Every nation, who aspires to acquire global leadership, has to be very sound in science and technology. India is now one of the top 5 emerging economic power in the world. The responsibility lies on the shoulders of the next generation of students to take India to the top. With immense passion and willpower, it is possible to witness that achievement.
During the Orientation Programme, eminent personalities from different spheres will be inspiring and motivating students. Prof K N Satyanarayana, Director-Indian Institute of Technology-Tirupati, Dr Jaya Prakash Narayan, Former Secretary to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Mr VV Lakshmi Narayana, former JD-CBI, Dr Hanuman Chowdary, Director of Centre for Telecom Management and Studies and Chairman of Pragna Bharati, Padma Bhushan Dr K Varaprasad Reddy, Ms Koka Vijayalakshmi, Prof B S Murty, Director-IIT Hyderabad, will be addressing the students in the fortnight-long programme.
Beyond the motivational lectures, SRM University-AP has organised sessions on Yoga and Meditations in collaboration with Heartfulness Institute to provide holistic development to the students.
SRM University-AP initiates Prerana Vanam on Founder’s Day
Date: August 24, 2021
SRM University-AP celebrated the birthday of Founder Chancellor Dr T R Paarivendhar as Founder’s Day on August 24, 2021. Dr M Malakondaiah IPS, former Director-General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, was the chief guest of the day. The inauguration of Prerana Vanam, a week-long (Aug 24-29) event of planting trees across the university is being held as part of the celebrations. Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao, Vice-Chancellor; Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Dr Vinayak Kalluri, Registrar; and Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM addressed the gathering.
In his address, Vice-Chancellor Prof VS Rao commended the services rendered by Dr T R Paarivendhar for the progress of the education sector. He advised the students to move forward by taking inspiration from the Chancellor. In his keynote address, Dr M Malakondaiah praised the management for establishing a university with world-class standards in a very short period of time and providing first-class engineering education. He also appreciated the Prerana Vanam endeavour that aims to promote greenery on the campus. “We all have a responsibility to protect and nourish the environment and I am glad that SRM AP is showing the appropriate way”, he added. Speaking on the occasion, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao paid tributes to the leadership of Hon’ble Chancellor. He further explicated the benefits of growing trees and how that sustainably contributes to the oxygen level in the atmosphere.
Prerana Vanam is an initiative by SRM University-AP to fundamentally raise awareness among people about the importance of ecosystem preservation. This dream project of growing a diversified genus of trees across the university campus was named by Mr SP Sesha Sayee Kumar, General Manager, GPEMC. The formal event held in the university was attended by staff and faculty of the university and the distinguished guests inaugurated Prerana Vanam by planting tree saplings on the campus.
The celebration continued with SRM AP staff visiting the elderly at nearby Old Age Homes in Mangalagiri. Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao lauded the gesture of the university that extends services to society. Dr Sivakumar, Deputy Dean Academic Affairs; Dr K Mohan, Director, ITKM and Corporate Communications; Dr Ch Lakshmi Rajyam, Medical Officer; and Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director- Student Affairs; Mr Venugopal, Media PRO were present on the occasion.
SRM University-AP observes Research Day to promote research among students
SRM University- AP celebrates Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav
Date: August 16, 2021
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, India celebrates its 75th Independence Day across the country. SRM University-AP joined the virtual celebrations through the Zoom platform at 9.00 am on August 15, 2021.
After the Flag hoisting and National Anthem which elicited patriotic fervour, the message for Independence Day was delivered by Vice-Chancellor Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao. “The selfless sacrifice of freedom fighters has gifted us with a vibrant and strong democracy than other democratic nations. We must also take the path of selfless service and do whatever we can for the progress of our country,” Prof V S Rao said. “It is indeed our pride to say that our students are achieving greater heights through 100% placements, highly advanced research and starting their own companies through innovations”, he added. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Student Affairs Assistant Director; and Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM; were present on the occasion. The event moved on to cultural performances by the students of the university.
India’s freedom warriors fought a long and arduous battle for the country’s independence from the British Empire. Their countless contributions and sacrifices are to be remembered forever. Commemorating the glorious lives of freedom fighters on “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav”, SRM University celebrated this year’s Independence Day celebrations on the theme “Nation First, Always First.”
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" with 'Fit India Freedom Run
Date: August 13, 2021
SRM University-AP organized a 'Fit India Freedom Run' on Friday, August 13, 2021, to partake in the nationwide celebration of India's 75th anniversary of independence. Vice-Chancellor, Professor VS Rao, inaugurated the ceremony as part of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", adhering to the call of the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Professor VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor and Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, waved the flag to initiate the Freedom Run, which was attended by a large number of students, professors and employees. Dr Vinayak Kalluri, Registrar-in-charge; Mr Sivakumar Raghavan, Director-Human Resources; Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director-Student Affairs, Wg Commander Venkatachalam, Director-Campus Life Maintenance, Mrs Suma N, Chief Finance and Accounts Officer and others were present. Research scholars and employees of various departments marched forward with slogans expressing the integrity of the country.
The FIT INDIA Movement was launched on August 29 2019, by the Honorable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi to make fitness an integral part of our daily lives. The mission of the Movement is to bring about behavioural changes and move towards a more physically active lifestyle.
Interaction meeting with Dr Sateesh Reddy, Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Date: July 26, 2021
A discussion meeting was held with Dr. G. Sateesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO on Sunday, 25th July 2021. Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University – AP has highlighted the outstanding achievements of Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO during the last one year. Prof. V.S. Rao, Vice Chancellor and Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor felicitated Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO for his glorious technological contributions to India.
Then, Prof Ranjit Thapa made a presentation on Computational Materials Genome project to Dr Satheesh Reddy. He emphasized the importance and significance of Computational Materials Genome project and how it is useful to accelerate the design, development, discovering of new functional materials many times as fast and at a fraction of cost compared the existing traditional methods. During his presentation, he explained development of catalyst using QM/ML approaches, development of explosophores, computational fluid dynamics on external aerodynamics on Earth and Mars. Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO, impressed with the presentation and he suggested them to contact DRDO-Young Scientist Laboratory related to Smart Materials in Hyderabad for experimental collaborations. He advised Dr Sathya Pramod to discuss about computational models with the Scientists who are working on hyper sonic wind tunnel deployed in DRDL, Hyderabad.
Prof Vinod Kumar has presented the proposal on foams based on Aluminium and Magnesium. He has explained processing, structure, morphology, and applications of these metal forms. Dr Satheesh Reddy advised him to look into titanium-based metal forms also. Later, Dr Jasvider Singh presented his work on cardiovascular stents fabricated by solvent cast 3D printing. Dr Satheesh Reddy has shown keen interest and he asked to send him the copy of the presentation and other details for further study.
Dr Satheesh Reddy, explained following initiatives of DRDO.
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DRDO will fund for the incubation centres which work on defence related problems by freshly graduated BTech students with a financial assistance of up to Rs 1 crore. Further, if the freshly graduates could rope in an industry, as a partner, then DRDO could provide a financial assistance of upto 10 Crores of rupees.
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DRDO has also started joint PhD programs with the universities/institution in India. DRDO scientists will be acts as co-guides and registered PhD students will get an opportunity to work in DRDO labs during the tenure.
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DRDO has also started MTech programs in Defence Technologies jointly with the universities. In this program, students will complete the course work in the university and in the second year, students can do their project work in the DRDO labs.
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DRDO is also interested to support Long-term projects with the Universities under the Directed Research program which could be supported by DRDO for a long-term of two or three decades.
Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University – AP said that Dr. Sateesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO assured collaboration with SRM University – AP on a few projects that are relevant to the needs of DRDO.
NEP-2020 to provide Holistic, Student – Centric, Flexible and Multidisciplinary Education
Date: July 26, 2021
On July 29, 2020, the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), came into force by the Government of India. SRM University-AP organised a sought after webinar titled "Creating a Vibrant Knowledge Society – An Indian Strategy for 21st Century" on July 24, 2021, as a part of its University Distinguished Lecture Series. Padma Vibhushan Dr K Kasturirangan, Chairman, National Education Policy-2020 (NEP), expounded the salient features and importance of the National Educational Policy. Dr Audimulapu Suresh, Hon'ble Minister for Education, Andhra Pradesh, and Prof Vijayalakshmi Saxena, General President, ISCA, delivered special addresses.
Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University – AP in his welcome address said that the NEP – 2020 laid the foundation for a new India of the 21st Century. He said that NEP is poised to yield out standing results in the fields of Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science & Technology Development in the country. Prof. Narayana Rao said that NEP 2020 is a game changer for the education in the country. He also opined that no country has achieved self-reliance without education of high quality.
In his Presidential Address, Dr Adimulapu Suresh expressed his happiness to share the various initiatives that Government of Andhra Pradesh is taking towards implementing National Education Policy-2020. Dr Suresh said that the Government of Andhra Pradesh, under the leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, has accepted the concept and recommendations of National Education Policy-2020 that it has envisaged. He agreed that education should have equality, accessibility, affordability, accountability and reachability among all. In the 21st century, poverty can no longer be a barrier to education. Hence, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has introduced several novel programmes and schemes to bring education to everyone, and NEP-2020's recommendations have aided to take their schemes forward.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh believes that mothers are the key to an educated family. Therefore, the Government has introduced an incentive programme for mothers. Every mother who sends her child to a school will get 15000 rupees from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Government has further introduced Full Fee Reimbursement for the students below poverty level. Dr Suresh proclaimed, "People who were denied education for centuries now can find their voices. Not a single child will be denied education. Hence, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has allocated 17% of its budget, i.e. nearly thirty thousand crores, for education. We are currently spending 2-3% of GSDP for education which is very close to what has been prescribed in the NEP-2020. Following the recommendation of NEP-2020, The Government of Andhra Pradesh is also introducing Academic Banks of Credits (ABC) and Choice based credit system (CBCS) to provide students with freedom and flexibility in education." Dr Suresh further mentioned that NEP-2020 emphasises Higher Education but does not enlighten much on Primary Education. CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken revolutionary steps to reconstruct Primary Education, developing the common curriculum and language training. Along with that, The Government is also putting an emphasis on Communicative and Soft Skill Training. Therefore, the Government of Andhra Pradesh can proudly say that that they have been the first state in the nation to imbibe the recommendations of National Education Policy-2020.
Dr Vijayalakshmi Saxena, in the Special Address, further elaborated that the previous policy on education was decades old. With the changing time, the policy also needs to be improvised. NEP-2020 has filled the void and came up with suggestions for the making of the 21st century. She said, "As educators, it is our duty to bring youngsters to take up new challenges. The vision of Indian Education, as mentioned in the policy, is to touch everyone's life, consistent with their needs and necessities. she concluded.
In his Distinguished Lecture, Dr Kasturirangan asserted that over the next decade, India would have the highest population of young people in the world, more than 50% below the age of 35 years aspiring for high-quality education.
"How to learn? Moreover, how to become lifelong learners?-This is a critical question that needs to be addressed appropriately. Furthermore, the education of the future generations needs to be reconfigured to meet the targets of the sustainable development goals set for the year 2030. Especially goals for quality education seek higher inclusion, equitable quality education and promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all," explained Dr Kasturirangan.
Dr Kasturirangan further delineated, "India now needs an education system aligned with the aspirational goals of the 21st century while remaining rooted to India's values, systems and ethos. NEP-2020 is crafted to provide an integrative yet flexible approach to education, keeping the interconnections of various phases of education. NEP-2020 is an end-to-end educational roadmap for the country with a broad view of encompassing holistic development, kindling the true potentials of the individuals. The policy is designed in accordance with developmental, cognitive and educational psychology, indicating that 5+3+3+4 design is better suited to a child's learning trajectory."
Dr Kasturirangan further explained the role of universities, degree colleges, the importance of open and distance education and the role of teachers. Teachers are the pillars of the successful implementation of NEP-2020. The new policy has facilitated the teachers and revised their roles to achieve the goal.
The major emphasis given in the policy is to the aspect of holistic and multidisciplinary education as the fundamental component of every level of education. Universities are perennial sources to generate and disseminate new ideas and knowledge. These are the effective eco-systems for interactions among diverse disciplines. He further requested SRM University-AP to consider setting up a Centre of Excellence in Education to offer B.Ed and M.Ed courses to prepare teachers. Dr. Kasturirangan said that the teachers trained in universities amongst the passionate and high profile Professors, they will be excellent teachers and excel in teaching. Thus, the Universities need to take the initiative of setting up Centres of Excellence in education. At the Post-graduation level, one of the key recommendations of the policy is the strengthening of the research at the university system. The policy recommends the creation of a National Research Foundations for the purpose. National Research Foundation came into being with the vision of increasing the quantum and scope of quality research across all disciplines, creating a much larger workforce in the country. It also aims to promote Indian Art, Culture and Languages. The policy also highlights the critical need to manage research at all levels- pure, applied, transactional, and research addressed to specific needs of the industry and social objectives. The primary role of the National Research Foundation will be to nurture a vibrant research eco-system through adequate funding, mentoring and support of multidisciplinary research in Arts and Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, including educational technology. Dr. K. Kasturirangan emphatically mentioned that India will be the skill capital of the world. He also mentioned that India must lead in emerging technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Additive Manufacturing, Neurosciences, e-mobility etc.,
Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor presented the book – Space and Beyond: Professional Voyage of K. Kasturirangan, to the Hon’ble Minister, and mementos to all the speakers.
SRM University AP collaborates with Harvard Business School Online
Date: July 17, 2021
SRM University, AP a top-notch and new age university situated in the heart of Andhra Pradesh, collaborates with Harvard Business School Online to offer high-impact online courses to its students. Eliminating the difference between borders and nations, the university is focused on providing global exposure to the students and opportunities to upskill themselves with a gamut of courses to stay relevant in the ever-changing economy. Students already enrolled in flagship programs and courses of SRM University, AP such as School of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies will now have an added advantage to enhance their calibres with the global association.
The collaboration with Harvard Business School Online reflects international unison in these unprecedented times and is further offering different programs such as Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, Financial Accounting, CORe(Credentials of Readiness) and others. These programs are integrated with the regular courses of SRM University, AP such as BBA, MBA (General), MBA (Business Analytics) and MBA (Banking and Financial Services).
Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. The online certificate and credential programs are offered via HBS On line’s innovative online platform and are designed to bring the Harvard Business School classroom experience to life. The HBS Online courses put participants at the centre of the learning experience. The learning model is built around three key characteristics: active, case-based, and social learning.
Dr Satya, President of SRM Group of Institutions, says that all HBS Online courses are led by industry experts and international faculty and align smoothly with global standards of excellence. Encouraging students to have multi-disciplinary skills and motivating them to upgrade themselves while getting additional support from global peer learning groups, SRM University, AP, is preparing them to become industry-ready professionals.
Commenting on the collaboration, Prof. V.S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University, AP said, “We are focusing on collective growth and success of our students, alumni and faculty. SRM University, AP has curated a gamut of courses supporting their educational aspirations by providing them with Scholarships and Financial aid programs and this will help the learners to enrol for their desired courses without having to miss out on the opportunities due to monetary constraints.”
The focus of Harvard Business School Online courses, according to Prof. AVS. Kamesh is to enhance student’s proficiency and skillset in various verticals and this collaboration will help SRM University AP participants to engage in Real-World Learning with a global community of peers.
Maiden Batch of SRM AP Students Create Record with Incredible StartUp OurEye.ai
Date: July 15, 2021
It is indeed the first-ever Indian Private University where the maiden batch of graduating students successfully launch a startup- OurEye.ai. Sourav Sanyal, Miran Junaidi, and Saurabh Ghanekar, Computer Science students of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, are the Co-Founders of OurEye.ai.
OurEye.ai is all about creating a whole new world of remote auditing and monitoring with pre-existing CCTV-IP infrastructure. It is a Real-Time video analytics platform that enables enterprises to supercharge their business with video analytics. This transforms and solves numerous operational problems across a variety of sectors such as F&B, Hospitality, Workplace safety and Manufacturing. The virtual video auditing solution provides data on certain critical metrics on Hygiene / Safety & Quality. OurEye.ai, since its inception, has analysed more than 5000 hours of video feeds across enterprises in India and the US. OurEye.ai has also successfully raised $120,000 from top venture capitalists and high-ranking angel investors. OurEye.ai has a variety of industry partners such as Microsoft for Startups, NASSCOM and AWS for Startups. Poised for growth OurEye plans to scale up its current team and expand into new markets helping enterprises adopt path-breaking technology to reduce operational challenges and expenses.
Miran says, “SRM-AP is a place that provides an exciting world of opportunities and an amazing learning experience. This was something that truly helped me discover and define my future. The Semester Abroad Program to UC Berkeley on Entrepreneurship is something so unique, to me, a life-changing opportunity. In fact, the idea of OurEye.ai was born when I lost my mobile in a park and waited for more than 10 days just to receive a reply on the camera footage. Upon further research, we realised that enterprises around the world have over a billion cameras that are placed on walls solely recording data to hard drives and that data is used only for analysing events after they happen. This put into motion the formation of a business idea of foraying into an AI-based real-time virtual video auditing solution. We’ve presented this project on a multitude of global hackathons and have won many awards against the likes of MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and many more in the US”.
“The Next Tech Lab, is an amazing place to work round the clock as we’ve had access to the lab 24/7, ‘You become who you are with’ is the community approach and culture at NextTech Lab. Imagine what the world can be and must be. Adithya and Anshuman, returning from MIT founded the lab, taking inspiration from the MIT Media Lab a place they had spent time working and building projects. OurEye was developed at NextTech- we built the best projects, had fun exploring and innovating with technology every single day. NextTech Lab is the first-ever lab in India to be awarded the prestigious QS Award by the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania” said Sourav
The Co-Founders say “ Now OurEye.ai, having launched with $ 120,000 from top venture capital firms and leading angel investors, is on its way to expand the business globally across sectors and is working on an aggressive growth plan to further raise $ 1 million and more down the line.
President Dr P Sathyanarayan said “SRM-AP has a clear charter to advance and promote entrepreneurial and start-up ecosystem and culture to transform the state and the country. It is gratifying to see that we were the first in the country to strike an alliance with UC Berkeley, SECT and Jacobs, for Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. “Our vision is that SRM AP should become the pride of Amaravati like what UC Berkeley and Stanford are for Silicon Valley. With immense pleasure, I recognise and award Sourav, Miran and Saurabh, the Co-Founders of OurEye.ai, the start-up an award of ₹ 5 lakhs”, he added.
“Miran, Saurabh and Sourav, students of the maiden batch of SRM-AP, are not only setting an example to fellow students but will be quite involved with the University in establishing and creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Such successes certainly reaffirm our commitment to entrepreneurship and the idea of promoting start-ups, which are so critical to define the character and future of the university, region and the nation” expressed Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor of the University.
Twins get ₹50 lakh pay package each in SRM University AP campus selections
Date: July 01, 2021
Twins Saptarshi and Rajarshi Majumdar, students of SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh, received a pay pack of ₹ 50 lakh per annum each with PVP Inc, a strategic partner of Google Japan. They were selected during the campus placement. This is perhaps the highest pay package for students graduating from Andhra Pradesh so far. Also, for the first time in the state twin brothers got placement in the same company with an equal pay package.
Saptarshi and Rajarshi are from the first batch of engineering students of SRM University – AP campus. The average annual package of the first batch was ₹ 7 lakh per annum. The university on Saturday the 26th of June, 2021 felicitated the twins. SRM University – AP was one of the educational institutions of higher learning of set up in Amaravati, which was planned as an education hub for Telugu students. SRMAP Vice Chancellor, Prof VS Rao praised the students who excelled in the placement drive and gave them a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh each.
Saptarshi and Rajarshi thanked their parents and the university faculty for their success. “We never imagined we could achieve such big placements. We schooled together and grew together with similar thoughts. We worked with a motive of getting a job in the same sector and we have achieved it,” Sapthagiri said. “Thanks to SRMAP for the incubation center and the placement cell for guiding and motivating us,” Rajarshi said.
We are working with a vision to offer quality engineers, entrepreneurs, and professionals to the country. In our maiden placement drive, our graduates have made the university a favourable destination for top industrial recruiters. SRM University-AP is proud of its first graduating batch with a 100% Placement record, with most students getting multiple offers from reputed companies. 71% of students got Marquee, Super Dream, and Dream offers of ₹20+, ₹ 10+ and ₹ 5+ lakhs, respectively; and 600+ companies visited the university for recruitment. Top recruiters include Amazon, PayPal, Barclay, American Express, Bank America, Walmart, AB InBev, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, L&T, AIS, JSW and Adani. The students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering have bagged an attractive average salary of ₹ 8 lakh per annum.,” Prof Rao said.
SRM University-AP sets new records on pinnacles of excellence
Date: June 28, 2021
The maiden graduating students of SRM University-AP unleashing the power and setting records - Incredible Placements, soar higher to International Universities, and Entrepreneurial Ventures and Start-Ups. SRM AP is the first private university in India to achieve twin placement of ₹ 50 lakhs with PVP Inc., a strategic partner of Google Japan, SRM University- AP equips and provides world-class opportunities to its graduates to pursue their career across India and abroad.
"Every moment at SRM-AP was so defining. Academics and research, 24×7 student-run Next Tech Lab, Semester Abroad and Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley, USA and winning Hackathon in Bay area competing with MIT, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon gave us the wide exposure of the real world, which would not have been possible without the continuous support of our faculty and university management. Now, it is time that we start our life in Japan, and we are very much looking forward to the new chapter" says Rajarshi and Saptarshi, students from B.Tech-CSE.
The maiden batch creates a record of 100% placement with most students getting multiple offers. 71% of students got Marquee, Super Dream, and Dream offers of ₹20+, ₹ 10+ and ₹ 5+ lakhs respectively; and 600+ companies visited the university for recruitment. Top recruiters include Amazon, PayPal, Barclay, American Express, Bank America, Walmart, AB InBev, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, L&T, AIS, JSW and Adani.
The entrepreneurial ecosystem of the university with 200+ mentors and venture capitalists, seed-funded incubators and accelerators, UC Berkeley Collaboration for Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship, helped the university mark the record of being the first-ever private university in India where the maiden graduating student start-up, OurEye, gained angel funding of $120,000
Dr P Sathyanarayanan, President of the university, expressed, "It is indeed a very proud moment for us, seeing so many achievers in the maiden batch. This reaffirms our commitment in creating icons, not just graduates, making the university to become the first choice for engineers and entrepreneurs to pursue their passion and realise their dreams”.
And, a good number of graduated students are admitted to global top universities for higher studies with half of them awarded impressive scholarships up to $ 52,000. This includes, amongst others, the University of California Berkeley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Illinois Institute of Technology, New York University, and King's College London.
"SRM University-AP is founded with the vision to offer quality engineers, entrepreneurs and professionals to the country. In the Maiden Placement Drive itself, our graduates have shown predominance making the university a favourable destination for top industrial recruiters," said Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP.
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao said, “SRM University – AP is established as a world class multi stream University to provide quality education such that the students excel in their chosen career paths : Placements in the prestigious companies in India and abroad; higher education in highly reputed global universities; and to become entrepreneurs. We are proud that our first batch itself achieved the set goals and vision of the University”.
Mr Vivekanandan, Assistant Director, Corporate Relations and Career Services, said that the department always looks for the best opportunities for the students, India and abroad. The excellent performance of students, be it academics, research, internships, projects, and extra-curricular endeavours naturally drew the attention of best recruiters to SRM University-AP.
SRM University-AP, Undergrad physics student files patent
Date: June 19, 2021
Ms Sreelekha Bhuvaneswari, a B.Sc physics final year student in SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, filed a patent for her work titled "A fibre material with moisture retention capacity with thermal tolerance and a method for manufacture" under the guidance of Dr Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, SRM University-AP.
The project develops a methodology to design a fabric cloth that would replace the use of air conditioners. This cloth design is inspired by Saharan silver ants which regulate their body temperatures in the scorching desert heat and also from the cooling properties of clay. This research would significantly scale down the usage of AC and other cooling devices in warm places, thus reducing the use of electricity and emission of greenhouse gases to the environment. As this cloth would be environment friendly with long durability and cost-efficiency, Sreelekha hopes that this research would bridge the socioeconomic divide of haves and have-nots between communities.
"I am grateful to Dr Sabyasachi sir for his constant help and guidance along the way. There were several failed models, but he believed in the concept and that inspired me to go forward with the project," said Ms Bhuvaneswari. "The facilities at the University made the process seamless; once the proposal was made, the procedure was automated. I thank the officials of SRM University-AP for believing in my proposal and helping me get through the procedures smoothly. If it were not for the facilities available at my university, I could not have finished the design," She added.
SRM University distributes essential food commodities among the poor
Date: June 09, 2021
A food distribution drive among the villagers was held on Sunday at SRM University, AP. The distribution of goods was carried out with the support of SRM Trust. Prof VS Rao, University Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. B Sivakumar, Deputy Dean, Department of Academic Affairs handed over several commodities like rice, condiments, sugar, and wheat flour to the poor. In his remarks on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Prof VS Rao stated that the program was established with the good intention of assisting the poor during the trying times of Corona. We will continue to carry out similar community service programs in the future. Later, the beneficiaries thanked SRM University President Dr. P Satyanarayanan, Vice-chancellor VS Rao, and Puthaiya Thalaimurai CEO Venkatagiri. The event was attended by University Campus Life Director Venkatachalam, Maintenance Manager Maria Leon, and Manager Chandra Prabhu.
Chairman-AICTE elucidated the changing scenarios of the education sector in the Post COVID era
Date: June 05, 2021
The Tenth edition of the University Distinguished Lecture (UDL) Series, organised by SRM University-AP, expounded on a pertinent problem of the current time, "Higher Education in India in the Post-COVID-19". Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), delivered the Distinguished Lecture, and Shri Satish Chandra, IAS, Special Chief Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, gave a special address.
In his welcome address, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of SRM University-AP, set the context of the event, emphasising on how the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the temporary closure of about 1000 Universities and about 40,000 Colleges in the country, severely disrupting the teaching and learning process and research activities. The transition to "Learn From Anywhere (LFA) happened overnight and people had to get used to it. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recognises the importance of leveraging the advantages of technology while acknowledging its potential risks and dangers. Online education calls for carefully designing and appropriately scaled studies to determine how the benefits of online/digital education can be reaped while addressing or mitigating the downsides. There is a need to establish a "Digital and online Wing" in the Departments of Education in different states of the country.
Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe in his Distinguished Lecture, delineated that the use of technology in the education environment has been initiated in the Pre-COVID days. Platforms such as Swayam, National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) came into existence to digitally bring quality education to everyone. Digital education carries a boon that no one can ignore, i.e. making physical distance irrelevant in education. Digital education has the ability to reach students anywhere and everywhere provided they are equipped with gadgets and internet connectivity. Thus, the Government of India has undertaken a nationwide project under Bharat Net, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan to connect every corner of India through the internet.
Prof Sahasrabudhe accepted that all subjects cannot be taught online, especially lab-based practical courses that will have the need to attend physical classes. Music, Drama, sports, other performing and fine arts, which are an essential part of a pedagogical system, cannot be studied online. Moreover, a digital class can never replace the bonding humans tend to develop while working in close proximity. However, it cannot be debated that the education system as we know it has changed. The future of education comes with a blended environment. Fortunately, National Education Policy-2020 envisioned the change long ago and introduced a relevant policy to ensure the educational growth of the country. Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERU), Academic Bank of Credits, National Academic Depository are some of the revolutionary changes that are going to benefit the next generations in the post COVID days. The government has already established National Research Foundations to support mega research projects, which may need several crores of rupees. Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe emphasised that studying in one's native language is an essential requirement that NEP looks into. Prof Sahasrabudhe asserted that proper administration, governance and autonomy are some of the deciding factors for the education sector in the coming days. While concluding his speech, he further elucidated AICTE's initiatives towards the advancement of the education sector-Curriculum Revisions, Project-Based Experiential Learning, Faculty Training, Industry Internships, Students Internship Programmes are soon to be inseparable aspects of the changing education sector.
Shri Satish Chandra highlighted the challenges associated with online education in respect to the state of Andhra Pradesh. 3000 colleges and 17 universities with 12 lakhs students in Higher Education Sector have got affected because of the pandemic. However, the future of education brings a blended environment with both online and offline teaching-learning options. He opined that LMS, Online Platforms, gadgets such as desktops, laptops or tablets are going to be a part of the new normal of the education sector. The Government of Andhra Pradesh strives to help economically backward students by providing the gadgets at an affordable cost under various scholarship schemes.
SRMAP organizes International conclave of Agriculture sustainability
Date: June 05, 2021
Department of Economics, SRM University-AP organised the International Conclave on "Transition towards sustainability of Agriculture: Role of Technology in Agriculture Supply Chain" recently. Prof Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman, Commission for Agriculture Costs and Price (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, GoI, India, was the chief guest of the event. The tope agricultural economist from India and abroad from the reputed institutions, i.e., Arizona State University, USA; Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh; ICAR-NIAP; IFPRI South Asia Office Delhi; JNU, IIMA, IIMB, IGIDR Mumbai, Delhi School of Economics; Institute of Economic Growth; Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune; Central University of Punjab; Central University of Jammu; Sharda University, Noida; Amity University, Noida; PAU, Ludhiana; AN Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, Patna; Centre for Development Studies; Thrivanthapuram delivered lectures and participated in Panel Discussions in the two-day event.
The event started with the welcome address of Dr Ghanshyam Pandey, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Economics and the opening remarks were delivered by Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP.
"The agriculture and food sector are facing multiple challenges. With the global population projected to grow from 7.6 billion in 2018 to over 9.6 billion in 2050, there will be a significant increase in the demand for food. At the same time, the availability of natural resources such as fresh water and productive arable land is becoming increasingly constrained. Production is not the only concern; although agricultural output is currently enough to feed the world, 821 million people still suffer from hunger. Processes such as the rapid rate of urbanisation also have important implications for food production patterns and consumption patterns. This will require an urgent transformation of the current agri-food system. Digital innovations and technologies may be part of the solution. In the agriculture and food sector, the spread of mobile technologies, remote-sensing services, and distributed computing are already improving smallholders' access to information, inputs, market, finance, and training. Digital technologies are creating new opportunities to integrate smallholders into a digitally-driven agri-food system," said Prof Rao.
In the first Keynote speech of the conclave Prof Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman, Commission for Agriculture Costs and Price (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, GoI, India, explained all the aspects of the agriculture sector to achieve sustainable growth. He started with agriculture production shifted from supply-driven to demand-driven, filling the yield gap between the states and moved on to the right kind of government intervention to improve the farmers' welfare, shortage of labourer and mechanisation, technology, credit infrastructure, public investment, and climate change and variability.
Prof R S Desh Pande, a renowned economist, pointed out that we are at a stagnant point in agriculture, and the sustainability of agriculture would be very challenging. He mentioned that commercialisation (cropping method) and greed are the two major enemies of sustainability. He mentioned that largely we are getting the technology which is cost increasing techniques rather than cost-saving which ultimately leads to the decline of the net income of the farmers from the last two decades.
Advancing into the event, Prof P S Birthal, National Professor, ICAR-NIAP, PUSA Delhi, India, illuminated the audience with his strategic discussion on Agricultural Technologies and Supply Chains for Sustainable Agricultural Development. He discussed that in all revolutions in agriculture and allied activities in India, a common element had been the technology, although it was driven by different agents. He mentioned that technology is a key source for agricultural growth. Investment in research and development has increased but much less than the several developing and developed countries globally. He also mentioned that growth in agricultural markets had not kept pace with growth in agricultural production. Markets are inefficient because of poor infrastructure and communication networks that result in the higher cost of trade to sellers and buyers, along with asymmetric information between them. He has given some suggestions for farmers to benefit from, i.e., doorstep offtake of the produce, access to improve technology, quality inputs, access to credit insurance against market price, and diversification from water-guzzling crops like rice.
Prof Prem Vashistha from Sharda University highlighted the research innovation done by IFCO for liquid urea. A bottle of 5 ml urea is equally effective to one bag of urea, which is economical and reduces the burden of subsidy from the government. He mentioned this kind of revolution we required in all the areas for sustainable agriculture reducing subsidies. He also gave stress on linkages between institutions with the market are very important.
While talking on the role of technologies for sustainable agriculture, Dr Anjani Kumar, a senior fellow from International Food Policy Research Institute, South Asian Office, Delhi, mentioned how research is essential. Dr Kumar indicated that marginal returns to agricultural R&D expenditure are low for high-income states while more for low-income states. His research shows that R&D significantly impacts reducing poverty and inequality. He also mentioned that the seed replacement rate is frequently high in developed states while very low in underdeveloped states.
Almost 20 distinguished panellists and 20 presenters, along with more than 100 participants, attended the event. Dr Ananda Rao Suvvari, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, SRM University-AP, cordially thanked all the speakers and panellists for their efforts to make the conclave a grand success
100% placement in the first CSE batch of SRM University-AP with the highest offered salary of 29.5 LPA
Date: May 31, 2021
While the maiden batch of the nascent SRM University-AP is ready to set foot for the next venture, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) proudly announces 100% successful placement for its students. The first-ever placement drive in SRM University-AP began last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, overcoming all the difficulties, the talented engineers of the CSE department found their passion and a job offer according to their will. The brilliant students of CSE bagged envious offers with the highest salary of 29.5 LPA and an average salary of 7.05 LPA. 71% of the students are placed with Super Dream and Dream offers, which is highly commendable.
Amid the unprecedented crisis, the hiring process was a difficult task to be performed for both the students and the recruiters. Corporate Relations and Career Services (CR&CS), the placement team of the university, has done an excellent job by conducting the placement drive with passion and dedication. The students were provided with every support they needed during these trying times. During their internships and projects in reputed companies, the students had hands-on experience, industry exposure, and became aware of the expectations of the corporate world. This experience helped the students to prepare for the job interviews. The numerous training sessions arranged by the CR&CS team for core and soft skill development brushed up their knowledge and personality. The mock interviews, sessions with corporate experts also assisted the students in their preparation. The interdisciplinary modernised curriculum provided the students with in-depth knowledge in their domain, strengthening their basic skills. Sri Ritika Katragadda, who has been offered the highest package of 29.5 LPA, opined, "The selection process was tough, but with the extensive knowledge we gained in the classroom studies, I cleared it with ease."
"The support I received from my professors and CR&CS team is unforgettable. I am forever grateful to their guidance, for being able to secure such a good offer," said Sai Krishna Rohith, who bagged an offer of 20 LPA.
"Prof Ragunathan is like a father figure to me. I can reach him anytime without any hesitation, even in case of the smallest doubt. All other faculty members were equally supportive," asserted Venkata Sai Nikhith Nagamlla. Venkata also received an offer of 29.5 LPA, the highest pay package that was offered this year.
Mr Vivekanandan, Assistant Director, Corporate Relations and Career Services, said, "We always looked for the best opportunities for our students. The talent exhibited by the CSE students during the internships, projects, curriculum and extra-curriculum activities naturally drew the best recruiters to SRM University-AP."
"SRM University-AP has made its name as a reputed tech hub to the recruiters who are searching for the best engineers to recruit. We are certain that in the coming years, the number of top offers will further increase, creating a record in the country," shared Professor Ragunathan, Associate Dean in the School of Engineering and Basic Sciences and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
"SRM University-AP was founded with the vision to offer quality engineers, entrepreneurs and professionals to the country. In the First Placement Drive itself, the university has proved its mettle and has become a favourable destination for top recruiters," said Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP.
P Mohan Aditya, student of SRM University, AP granted copyright for Design of Face Shield
Date: May 29, 2021
SRMAP student P Mohan Aditya awarded with copyright for the design of Biodegradable "Face Shield for Humans" When the Covid-19 outbreak crippled the world, P Mohan Aditya, a 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering student from SRM University, AP, took giant steps into developing the highly useful face shield made from biodegradable substances. He named it "Facial Shield 2.0, as it was an improved version of the ordinary face shields. The innovative features added to it helped him to earn the copyright to his credit. On May 16, 2020, Aditya filed an application on the face shield design under the IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) with Indian Patent Office located in Kolkata, India. In 2021, a copyright was granted for the '' Face Shield for Humans' ' with a Design Application Number of 329364 – 001.
The face shield 2.0 serves as the outer defence to the mucous membranes (nose, eyes, and mouth), come with a transparent visor made of the thin layer of 175-micron reusable plastic and a highly durable headband made from 3 ply corrugated cardboard. The cardboard's bursting strength is 16kg/sq.cm, which is quite durable yet lightweight. Due to the use of biodegradable materials, the price of the face shield at an affordable cost of INR 15. The face shield 2.0 is adjustable and suitable for all head sizes made with firm elastic for comfortable wear without hurting the head.
Shri Adimulapu Suresh, Minister for Education, State of Andhra Pradesh and MP, appreciated the student’s efforts in the Secretariat's premises. Aditya received high accolades from the guests present on his first successful invention. They also distributed face shields among state police officers, paramedics and other frontline workers deployed in the containment areas.
In conversation with P Mohan Aditya, he says, "With an increasing environmental degradation, we should move to the eco-friendly alternatives to develop products/services. Therefore, I thought to develop the face shields from reusable plastics and cardboard, which is easily degradable. He also corrugated, "After discovering a shortage in the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) globally, an idea struck my mind. Immediately I started researching on developing a piece of standard equipment to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. I am thankful Mr. Ravi, attorney of SRM-AP who supported me throughout the tough times by answering all doubts amidst challenging circumstances.”
Aditya's invention turned out to be a successful project both for the University and the public. Leadership team of SRM University, AP – Dr P Sathyanarayanan, President, Prof V S Rao, Vice Chancellor, and Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor celebrated Aditya's rousing success by congratulating him on developing the face shield by making use of new technology.
Using the CAD software, Aditya designed the transparent visor of the face shield and manufactured the remaining headband using the CNC machine. The CAD model was used as the input to the CNC machine, Following the design, the CNC machine analysed and cut the cardboard and transparent sheet accordingly.
P Mohan Aditya’s another innovative design on “building block for bed” was applied for copy right on 09-08-2020. The building block for bed is again an innovative work of making beds using reusable materials for COVID 19 patients. He and his team also successfully created an electric bicycle using a 24V 250Watt DC motor powered a 12V and 12Ah battery in the previous team assignment. Aditya desires to be a successful engineer and create such inventions for the betterment of society.
SRM University-AP receives oxygen concentrators from collaborator TEC-NTHU
Date: May 27, 2021
As the famous saying goes, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Bearing the signature of a true friend, Taiwan Education Centre - National Tsing Hua University (TEC-NTHU) has presented five oxygen concentrators to SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh. The powerful and lightweight oxygen concentrators can run around the clock with a maximum flow of 5 litres/minute. The Programme Office for Taiwan Education Center in India handed over the oxygen concentrators to the Medical Centre, SRM University-AP, recently.
SRM University-AP has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwan Education Centre - National Tsing Hua University (TEC-NTHU) for bilateral exchange of knowledge and wisdom. TEC-NTHU is in the process of opening a TEC-SRMAP centre on the university campus to provide certificate courses on the Chinese (Mandarin) language. The centre will also assist the students towards the academic opportunities and scholarships available in Taiwan. An instructor in this regard has already been recruited by SRM University-AP.
A well-populated country like India has been hit hard by the repeated waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis for oxygen and other medical supplies are very much evident throughout the nation. SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, sincerely expresses gratitude towards Taiwan Education Centre - National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) for their kind gesture in the trying time.
Dr Vajja Sambasiva Rao, the Vice-chancellor of SRM University - AP, thanked Prof. Wei-Chung Wang, Program Office Director for TEC-NTHU for their very generous support at this juncture. The oxygen concentrators are currently used by the faculty members and their families who require oxygen support due to COVID19 infection.
SRM University-AP celebrates the exorbitant success in Maiden Batch Placement 2021
Date: April 30, 2021
SRM University-AP initiated its journey in the year 2017, and now it is time to bid farewell to the maiden batch of students. The university is proud to share that 92% of the graduating students are placed successfully. About 500 companies visited SRM campuses during the Placement drive, including Amazon, Adobe, Infosys, HealthRx, Bank of America, Standard Chartered and many more who have offered exhilarating opportunities. Students of the founding batch have received one or more job offers in reputed companies with the highest CTC of ₹29.5 LPA an average salary of ₹6.2 LPA, and over 57% offers were Super Dream and Dream offers. The Campus Placement drive is still on and best efforts are put in to ensure that all the students are placed.
Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Founder and President, established this university with a vision of providing quality education to the students who will not only be able to secure a position of their choice but also add value to society. It has been an incredible journey so far, and the students made the university proud with their excellence in academics and extracurricular activities. "Acknowledging the needs of the hour, SRM University-AP is dedicated to devising strategies to mould students to become global leaders," said Dr Sathyanarayanan.
The university took it as a challenge to find the best job offers for its deserving students. The Department of Corporate Relations and Career Services (CR&CS) was deeply involved in providing students with the best training and placement opportunities. SRM University-AP believes that every student is filled with numerous possibilities, and they can scale greater heights if their potentials are explored wisely. The students of the maiden batch proved the vision.
"We always bring the best to our students when it comes to their training and personality development. The thoughtfully crafted training sessions, in close coordination with industry and corporate experts, rigorous aptitude tests, mock interview rounds help students to excel in the interviews and placement rounds", informed Mr M S Vivekanandan, Assistant Director, CR&CS.
Sri Ritika Katragadda, a final-year student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, secured the highest pay package. She expressed her joy, saying, "Though we were the first graduating batch of SRMAP, the outstanding experience in the past four years in academics and placement training made us so confident that we cracked the long hiring process with ease".
Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, opined, "Our university is the flag-bearer when it comes to inculcating quality, value and excellence among the students in order to make them an asset to the society. The maiden batch placement programme was bound to be a success as it was not a job hunting for our students, rather, finding opportunities to contribute to the society, putting into use their intellect and innovative ideas".
Prof Lakshmi Kantam speaks on “Catalyst for Sustainable Chemical Industry” at SRMAP
Date: April 19, 2021
In her address at SRMAP University Distinguished Lecture Series, Prof Lakshmi Kantam quoted “We have to think about sustainable development and chemists have to play a major role in this.”
Observing the ninth edition of University Distinguished Lecture Series, SRM University, Andhra Pradesh invited Prof Lakshmi Kantam Mannepalli, the Dr B P Godrej Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai to address a captivating speech on “Design and Development of Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Industry”. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-chancellor inaugurated the talk with a welcome speech. Also attended by Prof VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor SRMAP and Dr S Mannathan, Department of Chemistry. Prof D Narayana Rao expressed that “Industrial collaboration is very much necessary in the context of self-reliant India (Atma Nirbhar Bharat)”.
Advancing with Prof Lakshmi Kanam’s presentation, she added “Global and Indian chemical industry estimate 5.1 trillion and 108.4 billion USD in 2021. Catalysis is a highly demanded technology for sustainable society and drives innovation in many other fields. Achieving the high catalytic selectivity is the aim of catalysis science in 21 st century”.
She also stated in her presentation “The catalysis of organic reactions by homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts remains a diversified field of scientific inquiry. It attracts a large group of scientists with specialties spanning synthetic organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, surface science, material science, reaction engineering and computational modeling”.
As a part of Prof Lakshmi Kantam’ s research study, she briefly explained “Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a hydrated calcium phosphate material, which is an important biomaterial because of its similarity to the mineral component of mammalian bone. We have utilized these materials and their metal exchanged materials as catalysts for C-C and C-N coupling reactions. Similarly, hydrotalcites, anionic clays have been exchanged with different metal ions and successfully applied in a number of organic transformations”. An overview of the work on the design and development of catalysts for sustainable, economical process and technologies for the chemical industry was introduced.
Noted personality in the field of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Prof Lakshmi Kantam holds esteemed titles of FNA, FTWAS, FNASc, FRSC. Her fields of expertise are Catalysis, Materials and Process Chemistry. Prof Lakshmi Kantam served as the Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. Prof. Lakshmi Kantam is Non-Executive Independent Director of Godavari Bio Refineries Ltd, Indo Amines Ltd, Vinati Organics Ltd and several others.
Faculty members of SRM University-AP awarded separate research grants by NSM Government of India
Date: April 03, 2021
The project titled “Catalysts for CO2 Reduction to C2 Product: Descriptor to Database” has been sanctioned to Prof. Ranjit Thapa, Professor of Physics, SRM University – AP by National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), supported by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy), Government of India. The first-year grant of 28 Lakhs of rupees has been received for implementation of the project. Prof. Ranjit Thapa as the project leader has started the work to search for the best catalyst to convert CO2 into useful products and hence solving the problem of climate change due to large production of CO2 through different sources.
CO2 is a known greenhouse gas and key reason for global warming and climate change. Can we challenge mother nature by converting CO2, a greenhouse gas into energy with required efficiency? This is a mystery and a mammoth problem and a much-needed problem to be solved with a fundamental approach. Prof Ranjit Thapa believes that metal nano catalysts on support materials can solve the problem and can increase the efficiency of CO2 reduction to C2 products, viz., ethylene (C2H4) and ethanol (C2H5OH). Experimental approach to find the best catalyst for CO2 reduction needs enormous funds and trials, and a long time is required to develop the exact catalyst for industry application.
The mammoth task is to find the suitable composition, shape, and size of metal nanoparticle (MNP) on an appropriate surface for the catalytic reactions. Prof. Ranjit proposes that this can be achieved by computational modelling using Density Functional Theory (DFT) through finding and estimating the electronic descriptor and revealing active sites through structure-activity relations. Recent progress in Machine Learning (ML) for materials with DFT modelling drives towards rational design of catalysts. The electronic descriptor, storage of MNP/support information in the database followed by prediction using Machine Learning (using predictive model equation) will help to narrow down the search for the best catalyst for CO2 reduction to C2 species.
Dr. Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, SRM University - AP, received Rs 19.92 Lakhs as the first instalment from DST-National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). The project's main aim is to understand the critical factors that influence the performance of organic solar cells. Using the supercomputer, his research group will model the electronic process that occurs during solar cell operation. The outcome of this project will guide experimentalists to develop organic solar cells with higher efficiency. Organic solar cells are flexible, lightweight, and low-cost and have many exciting applications in wearable electronic devices, smart windows, etc.
Prof. V.S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University – AP and Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University – AP congratulated Prof. Ranjit Thapa and Dr. Mahesh Kumar Ravva. Prof. Narayana Rao said that necessary facilities and support will be provided by the University to effectively carry out the two projects.
Prof C Durga Rao receive a grant to enhance vaccine efficacy at a reduced cost
Date:April 01, 2021
Prof C Durga Rao (Principal Investigator), Professor, Department of Biology, and Associate Dean, Sciences, Department of Biology, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh has received a total outlay of Rs. 1,10,52,941/- from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, to work on the project titled "Understanding the molecular basis for the extreme differential level of expression of genes from human and animal rotaviruses in gene-transfected cells: Implications for improving the growth of human vaccine strains". Using the grant, the professor will be spawning the appropriate facilities to perform cell culture and virus-related research at SRM University-AP.
Understanding how a virus overpowers the host resistance mechanisms and seizes the host cellular processes for its own growth is very challenging and is essential for the development of not only efficient viral vaccines but also for antiviral therapeutic strategies. Prof Durga Rao informs, “Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe and acute dehydrating diarrhoea in infants and children below 5 years of age. Efforts by us and Dr Bhan, former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, led to the discovery and development of the first made in India rotavirus vaccine, produced by Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad.”
In the earlier project, Professor Rao observed that while some human rotaviral proteins could be expressed at high levels when the cloned genes were introduced into mammalian cells, other proteins could not be expressed at detectable levels. However, the virus expresses copious amounts of all its proteins when it infects the cells. Prof Durga Rao further shares, “Within a few hours of infection, each virus employs several ploys in the infected cell to subvert the cellular defence and regulatory mechanisms and captures the host for its own progeny production.”
Based on the earlier observations, this project will advance to unravel the tricks employed by the virus, and viral transactions in the infected cells. The outcome of the project will have implications for genetically engineering the poorly growing human vaccine strains for their efficient growth in cell culture, leading to reduced cost of not only rotavirus vaccines, but also other viral vaccines.
SRM University-AP launches MBA in Data Science with specialization in Business Analytics
Date: March 15, 2021
Apprehending the need of the hour, SRM University-AP unveiled an MBA in Data Science with a specialization in Business Analytics, a 2-year full-time classroom programme that provides a unique offering for business professionals by blending Business Management with Analytical Skills. The glorious presence of the maestros from the industry and academia Ms Sarita Digumarti, Co-Founder and COO, Jigsaw Academy, Dr Randhir Mishra, Digital Learning Design Expert & Professional Performance Coach, Digital Transformation Evangelist, Mr Gaurav Baidyasen, Vice- President and Head, Data Science, SRM Group, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and Prof AVS Kamesh, Head- Department of Management graced the inauguration ceremony. Leveraging on their vast experience spanning across decades, the experts shared insights pertaining to the industry, market, and businesses to assist the audience in comprehending the significance of Data Analysis in modern business operations, strategy building, and designing impactful marketing initiatives.
The intensive course involves innovative learning techniques, including case-based learning, experiential learning, supplementary learning, industry learning, and one-on-one mentorship-based learning. This programme intends to give a holistic understanding of the domain, along with enhancing cross-functional management skills amongst learners. "The business professionals will need to be 'Digitally Enlightened' to exploit the unprecedented career opportunities opening up in the future. Aligned with the core philosophy of SRM University AP - 'Graduating Future relevant professionals', I am convinced that the MBA Data Science program would emerge as a preferred choice by the aspirants who are committed to being digitally proficient future-ready business professionals," opined Dr Randhir.
For efficient decision making, industries are employing the emerging discipline of Data Analytics. Unleashing the power of Data Science, Predictive Modeling, and Business Analytics, businesses thrive in the modern world by achieving an edge over their peers. A Data Analyst's prominent role is to uncover the patterns from data and develop various statistical models to predict future trends. "We are in the age of information where the applications of high-tech tools, business analytics and machine learning are considered to be the significant assets. Organisations are developing a data-driven culture and looking for skilled professionals," asserted Mr Gaurav.
The MBA programme is designed by industry experts, aligned to industrial needs, and is delivered by the best of industry practitioners as well as faculty from IITs and top-notch institutions across the globe. The internship embedded in the programme will enable the students to gain valuable work experience, develop a network, and assess specific techniques learned in the classroom. "The MBA in Data Science program launched by SRM University is an excellent and timely program that will help bridge the data science and analytics skill gap in India. The programme is a blend of core business knowledge along with data skills, and the combination will help graduates be ready for a wide variety of strategic business roles," concluded Ms Sarita.
SRM University-AP, launches MBA in Data Science with specialization in Business Analytics
Date: March 15, 2021
In the presence of delegates and esteemed guest speakers, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh is unveiling MBA in Data Science with a specialization in Business Analytics on March 15, 2021. The maestros in the industry such as Sarita Digumarti, Co-Founder and COO, Jigsaw Academy, Dr. Randhir Mishra, Digital Learning Design Expert & Professional Performance Coach, Digital Transformation Evangelist, and Gaurav Baidyasen, Vice- President and Head, Data Science, SRM Group, will be gracing the inauguration with their presence. Leveraging on their vast industrial experience spanning across decades, the experts will share insights pertaining to the industry, market, and businesses to assist the audience in comprehending the significance of Data Analysis in the modern business operations, strategy building, and designing impactful marketing initiatives.
The intensive course - MBA in Data Science with specialization in Business Analytics involves innovative learning techniques including case-based learning, experiential learning, supplementary learning, industry learning, and one-on-one mentorship-based learning. It is a 2-year full-time classroom programme that provides a unique offering for business professionals by blending Business Management with Analytical Skills. This programme intends to give a holistic understanding of the domain along with enhancing cross-functional management skills amongst learners.
For efficient decision making, industries are employing the emerging discipline of Data Analytics. Unleashing the power of Data Science, Predictive Modeling, and Business Analytics, businesses thrive in the modern world by achieving an edge over their peers. A Data Analyst’s prominent role is to uncover the patterns from data and develop various statistical models to predict future trends. The MBA programme offered by SRM University-AP is designed by industry experts, aligned to industrial needs, and is delivered by the best of industry practitioners as well as faculty from IITs and top-notch institutions across the globe. The internship embedded in the programme will enable the students to gain valuable work experience, develop a network, and assess specific techniques learned in the classroom.
SRM University-AP and GWFM organised National Human Resource Conclave-2021
Date: March 04, 2021
SRM University-AP organised the grandest National HR Conclave-2021, the grandest conglomerate of Human Resource experts in association with the Global Workforce Management Forum. The theme of the conclave for this year was "Leading the Disruption- The HR Agenda for 2021 ". Senior Human Resource Leaders from reputed companies such as KPMG, Airbus, IBM, Informatica, Standard Chartered Bank, Flipkart, Shriram Bio-seeds, NCC Ltd, NOKIA, Infosys BPO, Volvo Group, Reliance Jio, Western Digital, Visa, Accenture, Grant Thornton LLP, Xperi Corp, Western Digital, Kromozones Software Pvt. Ltd, Shriram Bioseeds, SS&C Technologies delivered keynote speeches and participated in Panel Discussions in the daylong event.
The event was started with the opening remarks of Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP. "Covid-19 has provided us with many opportunities. Post-COVID era is the era of changed perspective and innovation, enabling the commoners to reap the benefits of technology. As for the SRM University-AP, we always encourage our students to think beyond what has already been anticipated," said Prof Rao.Advancing the proceedings of the event, the founders of GWFM gave a brief understanding of their organisational structure and operations. Global Workforce Management Forum, founded in June 2014 by Dr Shiva Kumar and Partho Ganguly, is the world’s first WFM Forum. It is a non-profit professional organisation comprising a group of Senior WFM & HR professionals committed to promoting the WFM movement on the global platform.
In the first Keynote speech of the conclave Mr Unmesh Pawar, Partner – People Performance & Culture- KPMG India, explained how workforce reshaping is going to be a key element as we move forward. “New Age India is really about pushing the entrepreneurial journey. But it needs to be done in a manner where we can understand our relationship with the world," opined Mr Pawar.
Advancing into the event, Mr Suraj Chetri, Director HR Airbus India illuminated the audience with his strategic keynote on The Future of HR. “Start-ups are the future. Larger conglomerates will break into smaller companies with the abolishment of hierarchy. A lot of focus will be in healthcare and safety with special emphasis on mental health,” said Mr Chetri. According to him, a smart workplace is going a play a major role in the future. Technology will support employees to carry out several activities in a seamless way.
While speaking on the Future-proofing workforce 2020: Upskilling employees for future-oriented career trajectories, Mr Augustus Azariah, Human Resource Leader IBM mentioned “If we walk through a journey of how HR has evolved over the years, we will find that it used to be process-driven, but now it is experiential and result- oriented. Conversion of data into actionable insights, design thinking, awareness of market trends, proactive learning and upskilling are the tools that employees of the future will need."
Almost 25 Human Resource experts joined the conclave to share their view and usher in the way forward for the students. The conclave provided food for thought for the fellow recruiters as well as the students were highly motivated to listen to the experts speaking on real time problems with a solution. Mr Vivekanandan, Assistant Director-CR&CS, SRM University-AP, cordially thanked all the speakers and panellists for their efforts to make the conclave a grand success.
“Jumbo Catalyst” to resolve real-time catalytic challenges: SRMAP conceded the patent
Date: February 16, 2021
Dr Anil K Suresh is a renowned scientist in the area of Bio-Nanotechnology . The prestigious Ramalingaswami Fellow is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, SRM University-AP. He recently developed an innovative catalyst that he named "Jumbo Catalyst'' to address the demanding challenges in heterogeneous catalysis. This 3D-megacatalyst generated using “intact eggshell” food-waste is hand-removable with an overall surface area of ~ 78 cm2, featuring wide catalytic support and is highly stable in polar and non-polar solvents for ultra-efficient heterogeneous catalysis. This megacatalyst can overcome the existing limitations such as cost, time, labour, sustainability, mechanical stability, diverse-reactions, large-volumes, aggregation, recyclability and precursor recovery. Dr Anil K Suresh owns the copyrights for this pathbreaking invention through a published patent.
Catalysis is widely used in various industrial processes to produce desired end products. Research in this area substantially evolved from using organic reagents and metals to the adaptation of metal-based nanoparticles. Supported catalysis is a fast-emerging class of catalysis using inert and supportive frameworks with a potential for efficient reuse and recovery of the catalyst. Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks, fibres, polymers and hydrogel-based catalytic nanoparticle loadings are being reported. However, these are associated with intrinsic complexities and are produced using toxic ingredients, ecologically benign and are expensive.
The megacatalyst, generated by Dr Anil and his team using eggshell food-waste in the process, is autogenic, facile, cost-efficient and entirely biodegradable. Dr Anil strongly believes that theirs is the biggest catalyst developed so far. The intact eggshell provides an extensive support area for ultra-efficient catalysis. Applicability of this megacatalyst is so simple that even a layman can use it with ease. Moreover, this supported megacatalyst can be effortlessly removed from the reaction mixture post application as it can be recovered by hand. Catalytic reactions using the megacatalyst can be controlled as the tuff, and uniform coating protects the shedding of nanoparticles. Dr Anil Says, "We presume that the mega-size of the catalyst could be instrumental in several challenging applications. As a proof of concept, we selected three eclectic applications including- 1. Large volume sewage dye degradations, 2. Gram-scale hydrogenation of nitroarenes and 3. Transesterification of used oil to biodiesel- which are all difficult to achieve, highly challenging but are now practically feasible using our megacatalyst."
"Keeping in mind the ultra-catalytic proficiency of our catalyst that can be simply resourced from continuously available eggshell waste, with minimal maintenance for the large scale practical implementation, we welcome interested beneficiaries from diverse heterogeneous catalysis sectors for bringing this innovation to execution," Dr Anil asserted.
The team is currently investigating to design and fabricate other species of megacatalyst using other significant metal precursors and earth-abundant metals to expand the applicability in allowance of diverse reactions such as oxidation of CO, Methane, Mono/Polyhydric alcohols, hydrogenation of alkynes, Nitroaromatics and CO2.
Dr Anil K. Suresh concluded that this breakthrough conception would not have been possible without the rigorous efforts of his team and the continuous support from the university management. Dr Anil Suresh thanked his PhD students Chandra Bhatt, Divya Parimi, Tharun Bollu and Madhura. Dr Anil especially thanked Professor D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP for his extensive support in all his scientific endeavours since his association with the university.
Research Day Celebration 2021 at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh
Date: February 01, 2021
Research Day 2021 ceremony at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh encompasses various endeavors aimed at appreciating and encouraging scholars to carry out extensive research works to enrich the society. Applauding the initiative, Dr P Sathyanarayanan, President, SRM AP stated “Research Day is when SRM University-AP commemorate the faculty and students for their outstanding research contributions. This university, though just a three-year-old one, has grown leaps and bounds in research and is now clearly the front runner among all the universities in the region.”
Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM AP welcomed the Chief Guest Sri S Somanath, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, and other revered audience. Prof V S Rao highlighted, “Research day brings an excellent opportunity for the scientific community to showcase their accomplishments and impactful research works.”
Advancing the celebration, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, SRM AP took the virtual podium to comment “Science and Technology is the driving force for the economic development of India. We need to encourage young scholars by providing a vibrant and conducive research environment. Expanding the frontiers of knowledge by triggering interest among students must be the priority of the institutions. Also, focus should be on translational research with societal applications through collaborative research to make our nation a global leader.”
During his motivating speech on “The Indian Space Enterprise Achievements & New Directions”, Dr S Somanath interpreted the complexities of Space Engineering by describing details pertaining to space infrastructure, and technology elements in rocket production involving the development of space vehicles capable of operating for years unattended in the space. He further informs, “The high cost and low volume production remains the challenge associated with Space Engineering.” He also stated that there are increasing demand and scope for satellite startups and the export potential is on the higher side for satellites in India.
Dr S Somanath proceeded to illuminate the audience on the changing horizons of the space industry, contributed by the emerging technologies such as integrating satellites, drones, and terrestrial imagery. In addition, he addressed the disruptive technologies that led to reusable rockets, space technology-driven drones, etc., enhancing the market substantially for the satellite production and reducing the market for the launching vehicles.
Consequently, Dr S Somanath accentuated that the government bodies such as ISRO, IN-SPAC, and NSIL should remodel its direction of operation. He suggests, “Government of India should be opening the space sector and assist the new participants by sharing technological expertise. Startups and government bodies must be complementing one another to steer this industry towards excellence.”
Progressing with the celebration, eminent scientific works and contributions of various faculty, research scholars, and undergraduate students were rewarded. As part of the research day programme, the students and faculty were urged to submit abstracts of their research. Among 176 submissions from students and 40 from the faculty community of SRM AP, 20 were awarded with gold medals while 6 were presented with silver medals. Further, a special issue of abstracts was unveiled during the Research Day celebration that comprised of all the submitted abstracts for public consumption.
SRM University-AP observed 72nd Republic Day
Date: January 27, 2021
Republic Day is observed in SRM University-AP to commemorate the day on which the Constitution of India came into effect, in the year 1950, and the country became a republic. Like every year, this year too the faculty, staff and students of SRM University-AP gathered around to honour the day. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the university celebrated Republic Day by following the safety rules and regulations. The Celebration started with a Rangoli Competition, in which our neighbours from the surrounding villages joined us. This was followed by a flag hoisting ceremony and march past of the staff. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, did the honour of hoisting the National Flag. Mr Ernest Samuel Ratnakumar, registrar; Ms Revathi B, Assistant Director-Student Affairs, Mr Abdul Mohimin, Assistant Director-Sports were among the dignitaries.
In his address, Prof Narayana Rao briefly explained India's progress since independence in the fields of Education, Industry, Healthcare, Agriculture, Information Technology and others. “At the time of independence, India was a poor country with 12% literacy rate and 35-40 years of average life expectancy. In the past 70 years, India has emerged as one of the world's leading knowledge superpowers. Many other countries also earned independence at the same time as India's. But only India has been able to utilise its human resources and wisdom to achieve greatness. In the following years after independence, India did not even have enough food grains to feed a country of 30 crores people. Food grains had to be imported from other countries like Myanmar. However, today, India not only is solvent enough to feed its 130-crore people but also exports food grains to other needy and poor countries. Be it agriculture, education or healthcare, India's progress so far has been remarkable. The reputed institutes such as IITs, IISERs, NITs, IISc, ISIs, AIMs are performing beyond expectations educating the people of this country. Leading research organisations and regulatory bodies such as CSIR, ISRO, DRDO, DST, DBT are rigorously working to make this country do big and achieve big.”
He continued by saying, “These organisations came into being with great vision, and we feel very proud to say that they are on par with any other organisations of the leading developed countries. COVID-19 pandemic brought an unprecedented crisis all over the world. But Indian biotech companies were able to make the COVID vaccines within a very short span of time. It is a moment of pride for every Indian that India has become the world's vaccine factory. No other country has the capability to produce vaccines in such a large number", asserted Prof Rao.
Adhering to the spirits of patriotism, Mr Raviteja Reddy, Mr A Chaitanya, Mr P M Aditya, Mr K Praveen, K Yeshashwini, A Sravya, K Vasu, G Priyanka, students of mechanical engineering, demonstrated their eco-friendly bike which was made recently by converting IC Engine bike to electric bike, under the mentorship of Dr Venkata Nori and Dr P Jayaprakash Sharma. Their successful venture was highly praised by the dignitaries present in the event.
The event concluded with the Prize Distribution Ceremony. The Winners and Participants of Rangoli Competition and Fancy-Dress Competition for Kids were congratulated by Prof D Narayana Rao, Mr Ernest Samuel Ratnakumar and Smt Priya. Prof Rao felicitated Dr Sutharsan Govindrajan, Department of Biology; Dr Manhattan, Dr Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Dr Nimai Mishra, Department of Chemistry; Dr Jatis Dash, Dr Siddhartha Ghosh, Department of Physics for their research contribution in Nature Index Ranking-2020.
National Voters' Day: Awareness Programme at SRM University-AP to ensure participation
Date: January 27, 2021
SRM University-AP organised a Voter Awareness Programme today on National Voters' Day to inspire voters to enhance their participation in the electoral process. Guest of Honour, Shri G V Ram Prasad, M.R.O. and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer-Mangalagiri explained why it is crucial for people in a democracy like India to take part in the Electoral Process. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Mr Ernest Samuel Ratnakumar, Registrar attended the event along with the faculty and staffs of SRM University- AP.
In his presidential address, Prof D N Rao explained why we have this need to celebrate National Voters' Day. The main objective of the Voters' Day is to ensure the facilitation of new voters and encourage their participation into casting votes. To understand this power of Democracy, one must be aware of this nation's history. The journey from Monarchy to Democracy was arduous. In previous days, to change one's king or leader, the people have to go through a violent process such as revolt or execution of the king. Now the process is much easier. One only needs to cast his vote to the person he prefers. In this way, only those who are chosen by the people of the country will be elected to run the nation. Therefore, it is essential to cast one's vote. Votes are the voices of people in a democracy. In the absence of votes, the nation might not get the leaders it needs.
Shri Ram Prasad further added that the Voters' Day was initiated by Mrs Pratibha Patil, former President of India, on the 61st foundation day of Election Commission. He said, "It is unfortunate to note that, in this largest Democracy of the world, only 50-60% of the votes are being cast in an average. It clearly shows that many people of this great country still unaware of the great power that Democracy provides them. The concept of celebrating Voters' day came into being with this goal to make these people understand their power in deciding the nation's future. He also informed that this year, the Government of India has agreed to launch e-EPIC card for voters' benefit. e-EPIC is a portable document format(PDF) version of the EPIC which can be downloaded on mobile or in a self-printable form on the computer. A voter can thus store the card on his/her mobile, upload it on Digi locker or print it and self-laminate it. This is in addition to PCV EPIC being issued for fresh registration. Mr Earnest Samuel concluded reminding the audience that in or after 1947, several countries got their independence. But none carries a legacy as ours. It is each and every one of our duty to carry forward this legacy so that India can be Democratic in its true notion.
SRM University, AP – Andhra Pradesh Registration for Admission 2021 Opens for B. Tech and Other Programs
Date: December 24, 2020
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh announces Admission 2021 for B. Tech in Engineering and Undergraduate degree courses in Basic Sciences, Management and Liberal Arts. To Apply Online, visit www.srmap.edu.in.
Admissions to the popular B. Tech program is only through the common entrance exam, SRMJEEE 2021, which is scheduled to be held in the second week of April 2021 in 127 Indian cities and 5 countries abroad - Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Candidates applying should have secured a minimum aggregate of 60 percent in Maths, Physics, Chemistry. The admissions would be based on SRMJEEE rank list subjected to eligibility criteria. Last year an overwhelming 1.52 lakhs candidates participated in the exam with aspiration to gain entry into India’s premium SRM group of Universities.
NRI can also appear for SRMJEEE to avail domestic fee with an option to switch over to International Category with applicable fees just in case of not getting the desired course. They also have the option to apply under the International Admission Category without taking SRMJEEE. SRMAP offers programmes in various disciplines from Engineering, Management, Sciences and Liberal Arts:
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B. Tech - Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
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B.Sc / B. Sc. (Hons.) - Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Economics, Integrative Biology, Physics and Psychology
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B. A./B. A(Hons.) – English, History and Liberal Arts
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BBA (Hons.)
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B. Com/B. Com (Hons.)
Ample opportunities are provided to students to pursue their passion, choosing their Majors, Specialization and Minors across various Schools and Disciplines. Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), Semester Abroad Programmes and Research Intern in MIT, Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison, NUS and NTU are avenues for students to participate in.
SRMAP Faculty receieves DBT/Wellcome Trust Grant of 1.24 crores
Date: December 22, 2020
Dr Sutharsan Govindarajan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, SRM University-AP has been granted the Early Career Fellowship by DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance. An award of Rs. 1.24 crores has been provided to Dr Sutharsan for 60 months for the comprehensive study on "Jumbophages as ancient models for cell organization."
DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance) is an independent, dynamic public charity that funds research in health and biomedical sciences in India. India Alliance is funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and the Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom.
DBT/Wellcome Trust award is a very prestigious award which is given to faculty members of the premier and highly established institutions such as IISc,Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). Though SRM University-AP is a nascent university, Dr Sutharsan Govindarajan's transformative ideas and outstanding publications in the world's most prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Microbiology, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) have brought him this recognition. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP congratulated Dr Sutharsan in a brief ceremony on Dec 22, 2020. Professors of SRMAP, Prof Ranjit Thapa, Dr Vinod Kumar, Dr Mahesh Ravva and others attended the ceremony.
J Ernest Samuel Ratnakumar takes charge as new Registrar at SRM University, AP
Date: December 09, 2020
Mr Ernest Samuel Ratnakumar has taken charge as the Registrar of SRM AP. Mr. Samuel is professionally qualified and holds first class Master’s in Commerce, Management and Law with Rankings in respective specifications. Mr Samuel comes with rich and diverse experience in Senior Academic, Legal and General Administration for more than three decades apart from Industry experience. Mr. Samuel is a recipient of various awards for his meritorious service and outstanding contributions.
Spanning across three decades of rich experience, Mr Samuel has handled diverse areas of senior academic administration of - Academics, Legal and General Administration, apart from vast industry experience. Mr. Samuel has held different senior leadership positions as Deputy Director and Northern Regional Head ICAI New Delhi, Registrar of Institution of National Importance (NITT), Institution of Eminence (BITS, Pilani) and Shiv Nadar University (Noida), Central University (IGNOU), Thapar Deemed University, Thapar, Punjab, State University (AUD, Delhi) and State Private University (Mody, Rajasthan) before joining as Registrar, SRM AP. SRM University-AP. Mr. Samuel was awarded the Vedant Excellence Award 2020 by Vedanta Foundation, Rajkot on 15th October 2020 for his exceptional contribution in Administration.
In this assignment, Mr. Samuel will be accountable to the Vice Chancellor and responsible for leading the Team of Registry and other offices, ensuring compliances of various Statutory Bodies, Liaison with Government Departments. Mr. Samuel will be assisted by various Directors in functional areas of HR, Campus Life Administration, Liaison and Public Relations to support the growth of the university and build a high-performance driven organisation. Mr. Samuel will work closely with the Vice Chancellor in establishing the strategic leadership team for the university, and help him in defining a talent strategy, faculty recruitment, training and development, in addition to managing the statutory compliances and liaising with government departments.
On this occasion, Prof V S Rao, Vice Chancellor said, “I am happy to have Mr Samuel on board with us, and I am sure with his rich experience in academic administration, he shall contribute his best to the growth of the SRM University- AP.”
Prof Ashutosh delivers lecture on “Art of Science in the Time of Virus and Beyond: The Brave New World” at SRM University AP
Date: December 05, 2020
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh invited Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to deliver the University Distinguished Lecture. Prof K Hema Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Council Of Higher Education, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, faculty members, and more than 700 participants attended the lecture on “Art of Science in the Time of Virus and Beyond: The Brave New World”. For the first time, SRM AP presented a welcome bouquet and virtual memento to Prof. Ashutosh Sharma. The virtual avatars were created by SRM AP students who used applications developed by them such as character creator and bundle software. Further, Prof D Narayana Rao extended the warmest welcome to the guests and commenced the programme. He informed, “DST has taken up the daunting task of making India as one of the world leaders in science and technology with several projects aimed at motivating and harnessing talent to be better equipped to face future challenges”.
Hema Chandra Reddy delivered a brief speech on research initiatives in science and technology introduced by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He informed, “The Government of AP is planning to establish an AP state research board to promote multidisciplinary quality research and coordination among the universities.” Further, Prof Ashutosh Sharma took the virtual podium to speak about science, technology, and innovation. Picturesquely, he explained, “Innovation pertains to visual imaginations and thinking. Knowledge becomes sustainable when invention and innovation is balanced. Invention uses resources to produce knowledge, whereas innovation deploys knowledge to generate economic resources”
Prof Sharma accentuated that Covid-19 taught us the lesson that sustainable development, which as a result of sustainable knowledge, can address major challenges. Urging everyone to do their individual job well, Prof Sharma informed that the capacity of learning is the most prized possession. He said, “Capacity to adapt to change, learn new things, and lifelong learning is paramount to thrive. The convergence of multiple disciplines has an instrumental role in solving crucial problems. Our education system must have parallel structures for multidisciplinary knowledge creation and research. We should be crossing borders of knowledge and expanding the boundaries of disciplines.”
Prof Sharma suggested the scientific community to become self-reliant. He said, “Quality, relevance, and appropriate direction of knowledge will lead the world. Coupled with it, cultural aspects such as self-confidence, and self-respect makes up the art of science.” Emphasizing on the importance of collaboration, Prof Sharma concluded, “Covid 19 spontaneously spurred the spirit of collaboration with a clear and shared purpose. Researchers should have a scientific temper which entails rational analysis of situation, positivity, optimism, and cooperation. The scientific community should critically challenge views, be inquisitive, and be able to engage people in purposeful conversation.”
Prof Ashuthosh Sharma said “the scientists of the country need to be leaders and not the followers.
Some of the faculty members of SRM University-AP interacted with the DST Secretary and made a brief presentation about a few flagship projects of the University viz., “SRM – Amara Raja Centre for Energy Storage Devices”, “Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Based Train in association with the Ministry of Railways”, 3-D printing of Gold Jewellery in association with Tanishq Jewellers”. Prof Ashthosh Sharma commended the outstanding research initiatives of the University and said that DST will be happy to extend the support.
SRM University, AP Undergraduate Student creates Guinness World Record
Date: December 01, 2020
Who could have thought of implementing Blockchain in order to enhance cybersecurity before Ms Vyshnavi Garipelly? The answer is simple- No one. That is why Ms Vyshnavi has been able to secure a Guinness Record with her pioneering research “Using blockchain technologies implemented on cybersecurity”, which was published on International Conference on Recent Challenges in Engineering and Technology (ICRCET). Ms Vyshnavi is currently in the final year of her Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate degree.
Blockchain enables security systems, deployed in organizations, to use distributed key public infrastructure to authenticate devices and users. Blockchain’s robust DNS entry approach can improve security by removing a single target that can be compromised. At the same time, it provides the ability to resolve single attack points and multiple targets, such as a database, network, or data centre, at a single access point, and provides the ability to resolve a single point of attacks while simultaneously resolving multiple target attacks, such as a server-sided attack. She has explored the possibility of Blockchain Technology into two significant areas of Cyber Security
- Implementing Security in Private message
With the internet shrinking the world into a global village, more and more people are joining social media. The number of social media platforms is also on the rise. More social apps are being launched with each dawn as conversational commerce gains popularity. Vyshnavi’s research has a massive impact on society, as in the recent past, numerous attacks have been executed against social platforms like Twitter and Facebook. These attacks resulted in data breaches with millions of accounts being hacked and user information landing into the wrong hands. Blockchain technologies, if well implemented in these messaging systems, may prevent such future cyberattacks.
- Transaction security developed by COIN APP
COINAPP is an easy-to-use cryptocurrency application for resource-constrained businesses, that are not currently equipped to handle the ledger information securely. COINAPP replaces third-party transaction vendors, and it keeps all ransactional data between two peers encrypted. The boosted level of security helps companies to keep transparent records in a public sphere.
Students of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh become successful young entrepreneurs
Date: November 24, 2020
With the vision of bringing surveillance cameras to life, Sourav Sanyal, Miran Junaidi, and Saurabh Ghanekar, 4th year, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, founded OurEye.ai, an automated, end-to-end video intelligence solution for enterprises to monitor surveillance camera recordings, leveraging pre-existing CCTV-IP infrastructure. The young entrepreneurs extend their gratitude to SRM AP for shaping their career from the inception of their erudite journey with the university. Miran says, “The pioneering active learning pedagogy at SRM AP in place of a memory-based rote learning method enabled us to evolve as learners. Also, the approachable management at SRM AP supported and encouraged our ideas, steering us to the path of success. Today we feel honoured for achieving the ability to give back to the university that made us. We have the best talent at SRM AP and have employed 6 students in a part-time role.”
The idea of starting a company infused with innovative technology was instilled among the students by the student-run technological club of SRM AP, Next Tech Lab. Miran narrates, “ SRM AP gave us something that no other university has, which was Next Tech Lab. I met my batchmates, the co-founders of OurEye, at Next Tech Lab, where we built so much every day round the clock while having fun with technology. We could not be more grateful for the opportunity and freedom that we got at the lab. Also, SRM AP has Introduced us to mentors like Adithya and Anshuman, founders of Next Tech Lab, who have been there for us every single day and helped us in developing a problem solving and curious mindset.”
Along with sponsoring over 5 international conferences, SRM AP enabled the brilliant students to study a semester at the University of California, Berkeley as part of the Semester Abroad to broaden their horizon of knowledge. The trio envisioned this start-up while they were pursuing their semester at UCB. Miran remembers that when he lost his mobile phone in a park, they had to wait for 10 days for the CCTV supervisor to analyze the cameras. The three students identified that capital expenditure by businesses on setting up cameras is huge and return on investment is low. This drove them to ideate a platform that will send real-time notifications to the supervisors through embedded Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. OurEye enables businesses to deploy a remote auditor/quality controller through existing cameras. Based on industry requirements, the platform is programmed to observe and monitor, producing actionable insights to improve the business operations and scale.
Initially, the students commenced their journey by showcasing their platform in international hackathons. Recalling, Miran says, “The biggest challenge was to raise funds as it entails the daunting task of sharing your idea and vision with the rest of the world.” OurEye received $35000 from Sanjay Mehta led 100X.VC, and currently comprises 23 team members including the 3 co-founders. Being used by 11 companies across 17 outlets, the start-up generated a revenue of Rs. 1.7 million in the recent financial year. The students inform, “We're learning so many new things and growing so very fast. We also plan to add more features to the platform, hire a sales team to expand the client base to hospitals, schools, and commercial spaces. Very soon after the pandemic, we would be opening an office in Bangalore that would house 35 engineers, and other employees.”
Faculty of SRM University-AP recognised by Stanford University
Date: November 23, 2020
Dr Imran Pancha from the Department of Biology, SRM university - AP is recognised in Biotechnology among the top 2% scientists/researchers across the world By Stanford University Researchers. Recently an article has been published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University Researchers on the highly cited researchers in 22 different fields and their subfields. In the Biotechnology field, 1,074 scientists/faculty members were identified, and Dr Imran Pancha is one amongst them. From India, only 77 scientists/faculty members could achieve this honour, and Dr Imran Pancha is one among them. This is an admirable achievement for a young faculty from a nascent University to be in the top 2% scientists of the world. Dr P Sathyanarayanan, the President of SRM University-AP honoured Dr Pancha for bringing this scientific laurel to the university.
Overall, of the top 160,000 scientists from different fields of Science & Technology, India hosts 2,313 scientists/faculty members. This list comprises the prominent and illustrious scientists from India. Dr Imran Pancha is a young researcher working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology in SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh. He has obtained his doctoral degree from CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute-Bhavnagar after graduating from Bhavnagar University. He has also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, Japan before joining SRM University-AP.
Dr Pancha's primary research focus is to produce renewable energy from microalgae. His team is trying to develop integrated microalgal bio-refinery to produce high-value compounds like phycobiliproteins, carotenoids along with biofuel and bio-fertilisers from microalgae. Apart from this, he is also interested to understand algal-bacterial interaction, particularly isolate and characterise the microalgae associated bacteria and finding their role in growth enhancement and inhibition in microalgae.
Minister of Education applauds the Research Focus of SRMAP
Date: November 18, 2020
SRM University-AP has been honoured with the gracious presence of the Hon’ble Minister of Education Dr Adimulapu Suresh, when he came to inaugurate the sub Post Office at the SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh Campus. He visited the campus and appreciated its infrastructure, and discussed the future plans and goals of SRMAP with Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor. In his welcome address, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor expressed his gratitude to the Minister for finding some time to visit SRMAP. With a well-documented presentation, he narrated how SRMAP has embarked upon the vessel of excellence and innovation within a meagre span of just two years. The three-year-old university has already published almost 300 papers in reputed journals, has 27 projects with an outlay of 14 crores and 17 patents.
In his message, the august guest of the day, Dr Suresh expressed his joy to see a university achieving such great heights within two years in the realms of research and education. While presenting the offer letters to the placed students, he was enraptured to see that SRMAP provides such quality education that not only students from engineering, but also the students from other general degree courses were able to bag desired packages from reputed companies like Deloitte etc. According to Dr Suresh, Hon’ble Minister, the greatest predicament of the country is not unemployment but unemployability as most educational institutions fail to deliver a proper and complete education that can satisfy the demands of the present world and make the students job-ready. He was delighted to know that SRMAP, since its inception, always strived to make curriculums industry-oriented, put particular emphasis on the placement training to make students interview-ready, encouraged the students for research since their undergraduate studies, helped them to grow and know the world with the Semester Abroad Programme. Among the maiden batch of SRM University-AP, 40% of students have bagged job offers with packages of 10 lakhs per annum or higher, with the highest offered salary of 29.5 lakhs per annum. The Minister of Education was greatly satisfied with SRM University’s vision and progress so far and wished for further marvels to be created.
The Minister later met with the DEANS and HODs and the reputed Ramalingaswami Fellow, DST-Inspire Fellow and faculty members who are rigorously working on several projects. The Minister was pleased to see the focus on research. He said, “The Govt of Andhra Pradesh is against commercialization of education, but we are not against private educational institutes. It is very encouraging to see how SRM University, following the footsteps of the government, has embedded complete and inclusive education that supports equity, equality, and affordability. Industry-Academia interaction is a weak point in our pedagogical system, but it is good to see that SRM University is moulding students in a proper way to make them market-ready. The advancement of the Education sector is the dream of our Chief Minister, and many pedagogical and educational reforms are being done in order to the standardization of the Education Sector. The Management of SRM University-AP has opted for a student-centric education that follows the mandates of National Education Policy-2020.”
Inauguration of Sub-Post Office at SRM University-AP campus
Date: November 18, 2020
India Post inaugurated its new sub post office at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh campus recently. Sri Adimulapu Suresh, Hon’ble Minister of Education, graced the ceremony with his presence and performed the inauguration rituals. Sri M Venkateswarlu IPoS, Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh Circle; Smt T M Sreelatha, Postmaster General, Vijayawada Region, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor SRM University-AP were among the other dignitaries.
Smt Sreelatha delivered a speech along with a well-crafted presentation to show how much a modern post office has to offer. In his speech, the Hon'ble minister expressed his joy upon seeing such an ultra-modern post office being established on the SRMAP campus with all the amenities that can fulfil today’s needs. Paperless services, Dakpay, Savings and PPF accounts, PM Schemes, Doorstep services, ATM Withdrawal are some of the new age and necessary services that the post office offers apart from delivering parcels and letters. Hon’ble Minister Mr Suresh was excited to be a part of this inauguration programme which belongs to a hundred- and fifty-years old government organisation that has transformed itself according to the changing scenario of the world.
Later Prof V S Rao, the vice-chancellor himself expressed his joy on this auspicious occasion. He was very surprised to see how post offices have evolved with changing time. He has been presented with a Life Certificate. Another Life Certification was done on the spot for Hon’ble minister Mr Suresh himself that shows the remarkable progress of the Post-Office services. Later, the Hon'ble minister presented account details along with passbooks to the new account openers. The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks by Mr Ranganathan, Director, Vijayawada Post Office Circle.
SRM University-AP launches Postgraduate programmes in Engineering
Date: November 09, 2020
SRM university-AP, Andhra Pradesh is all set to launch unique, innovative and research-oriented M. Tech programmes in Engineering disciplines such as Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering.
The curriculum is designed and developed keeping in view the industry needs, and latest trends in these disciplines for the holistic development of students. The enriching curricula with Core and Elective subjects, fine-tuned at par with top International Universities, will enable the students to emerge as innovative global professionals.The students will be able to follow the multidisciplinary approach in design and development of new systems. Students will be imparted with knowledge in latest aspects and technologies through introductory and advanced level courses followed by hands-on experience in their areas of specialization.
The Programmes are aimed at addressing the industry-academia skill-gap in new-age technologies including Internet of Things, E-Mobility, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Materials and Manufacturing, among others. Students will be provided with adequate training, research and internship opportunities to groom themselves to meet the challenges of the real world. The M. Tech programme at SRM AP is designed to empower students to innovative products and services across various domains in these disciplines. The programme will provide an in-depth understanding of various processes, heralding the learners to fully contribute to the construction of a digital society.
Above all, as SRM University-AP believes in the definitive creation and dissemination of knowledge, and thus, no tuition, transport or accommodation fee will be charged to the student for pursuing M. Tech programme. In addition, a stipend of Rs. 60,000 per annum will be awarded to the students.
SRM AP welcomed Prof N Balakrishnan at the University Distinguished Lecture Series 02
Date: November 04, 2020
Prof N Balakrishnan, Honorary Professor, SuperComputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, delivered an enthralling talk on “Data to Discovery in Information Security” under the auspices of University Distinguished Lecture Series organized by SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh. Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, along with Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, and the conveners welcomed him. Extending his warmest welcome, Prof V S Rao emphasized on the significance of Data and Information Security and the great interest and concerns it imposes in recent times as well as the future. He says, “In the last two decades, data security concerns have increased exponentially along with emerging data reserves. Abundance of data without proper security with pose more threats than solutions.” On that note, he requested Prof N Balakrishnan to enlighten the audience on various issues pertaining to raw data security.
Prof T Ragunathan, Head of the Department of Computer Science introduced Prof N Balakrishnan to the participants.
Prof N Balakrishnan's lecture encompassed the explosion in data and the “Revenge of Silicon”, which made the emergence of Artificial Intelligence inevitable. He emphasized on the storage revolution which is reflected in the smaller systems comprising more complex networks, as compared to the earlier version of computers which were used primarily for computing and processing. He enlightens, “Characterized by explosion in velocity, volume, and variety, the data generated by humans and machines coexist in the big data scenario. Earlier, we spoke of the convergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and now we have moved ahead with Nano, Bio, Info, and Cogno (NBIC) convergence.”
Prof N Balakrishnan dedicated the second half of his lecture by explaining the “Revenge of Silicon”. He used the periodic table to explain that although Carbon and Silicon belong to the same 4th group in the periodic table, mankind preferred Silicon over Carbon. Further, the paradigm shifted with the advent of computers which were programmed to mimic humans. In addition, the communication revolution resulted in its enhanced capability along with numbers. Presently, 1.72 billion websites are operative, there are billions of mobile phone users, the Internet of Things (IoT) have been established, wireless networks, and other complex systems. Dr N says, “Technology has become an integral part of the society with emerging Cyber-physical systems, and social networks. In the near future, computers would begin behaving more and more like humans, which is referred to as the Revenge of Silicon. Further, NBIC will enable biological complex systems (human body parts) to be replaced by silicon engineered parts, heralding towards a new doctrine.”
Drawing examples from his research sprawled across four decades, Prof N Balakrishnan expressed concerns about the tremendous data being stored and used across networking platforms. He explains, “Data storage speed doubles every 9 months. All the information known to mankind since the beginning of civilization can be stored in a single computer. The social network of computers has its negatives in the form of terrorism which has recently entered the computer world. Security of such a world is an important issue.” Prof N Balakrishnan concluded his lecture by stating that mathematical predictive models can be used for a better understanding of the data attack detection. He established that Community Detection based BOTSPOT will provide a faster detection algorithm to estimate attacks thereby aiding concerns of data attacks.
Initiation of FDP on “Recent Advancements in AI & ML” at SRM University-AP
Date: November 04, 2020
Faculty Development Programme (FDP) orchestrated by the Department of Computer Science Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Prof VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor. The ten-day special programme is designed to provide insights on the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology. Prof VS Rao said, “AI is the emerging branch of science which has its application in the fields of healthcare, entertainment, banking and finance, and marketing. The country's progress would be accelerated due to the advent of AI that is so closely linked to human life.”
Similarly, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice Chancellor spoke of the immense opportunities provided by the emerging AI technology. He said, “AI will be impacting human life in more ways than comprehendible. Considering its growth, demand for AI skills will continue to rise exponentially. As AI will continue to act as a technological innovator in the foreseeable future, there will be immense opportunities and prospects for the young professionals in this domain.”
The guest lecturer of the inaugural programme, Prof V Masilamani, Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India, discussed the importance of Machine Learning for digital image quality assessment. The other technical session was conducted by Prof Dipti Prasad Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, who demonstrated how computer vision problems can be solved using machine learning techniques.
Further, the event was graced by the presence of Prof T Raghunathan, Professor, and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, along with other faculty members, and students as the audience. In addition, the technical sessions were coordinated by Dr Manikandan V M and Dr Sobin C C, Assistant Professors, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh.
SRM-AP Professors receive a total outlay from DST, Government of India
Date: October 08, 2020
DST, Government of India, sanctioned the research work of three professors of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh in the field of Science and Technology. Dr. Imran Y Pancha, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, received a total outlay of Rs.27 lakhs for his research work on "Chemical modulator based microalgal biorefinery for the production of biofuels and bioproducts".Further, Dr Writoban Basu Ball, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, will be pursuing research on "Targeting Kennedy pathway of cellular phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis as a common therapeutic strategy against protozoan parasites like Leishmania donovani, Trypanosoma brucei and Entamoeba histolytica." With the sanctioned outlay of Rs.26.34 lakhs.
In addition, Dr Tapan Kumar Hota, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, will be working on "Mathematical analysis and Adjoint Based Stability for a Coupled Convection-Diffusion equation in Miscible Displacement" using the total outlay of Rs.14.63 lakhs sanctioned by DST, Government of India. Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan, President, Prof VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, congratulated and applauded the perseverance of the professors in pursuing excellence in the field of science and continues to contribute to the improvement of the nation, and society at large.
Students of SRM University-AP, attend session with Sri V.V. Lakshmi Narayana, CBI Ex-JD
Date: September 25, 2020
Sri V.V. Lakshmi Narayana, Former CBI Joint Director, addressed the Freshmen 2020 of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh during the Orientation Programme on September 24, 2020. He initiated the session by suggesting that knowledge attainment should become the goal of engineering students. Recognizing the fact that nothing is impossible, he directed the students to persevere and excel in academics and research.
Lakshmi Narayana further said, “Students should not step in with the desire to get a job after graduation so that they can settle down financially in life, instead, they should be willing to change the future and serve the nation in its quest to progress.” He advised the young minds to aspire for a brighter future by making good use of the knowledge that they acquire in the university.
Lakshmi Narayana mentioned that reading inspiring books leads to wisdom along with knowledge gain. He also said that respectful attire and polite words would be the steppingstone for elevation. Towards the end of the session, Lakshminarayana gave inspiring answers to the questions asked by many students on the occasion. Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, thanked Lakshmi Narayana for gracing SRM AP with his prestigious presence.
The event was also attended by Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM, and Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director, Department of Student Affairs, among many others.
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh inaugurates Orientation Programme 2020
Date: September 16, 2020
The inauguration of the Orientation Programme organized to welcome the fresh batch of students at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh was preceded by an introduction of the various aspects of the university by the management. The dynamic leaders motivated the Freshmen by revealing the differentiating factor of SRM AP that endorses the excellence of the university. Upon invoking the blessings of the Almighty by a prayer, the occasion commenced with an address by Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Founder, President & Chairman. He highlighted his vision of learning beyond the classroom, fostering wisdom and knowledge of the students through a holistic interdisciplinary approach.
Further, Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, acquainted students with the various processes of SRM AP. He informed students regarding his revolutionizing plans for the students of emphasizing on research from the first semester. He states, “Research should be seamlessly integrated with academic boundaries”. He also inspired students to realize the excitement of science, joy in engineering, and academic rigour. In line with his vision, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, emphasized on the contribution of science and technology that led to the progress and superiority of India across nations. Further, he assures quality education to motivate students and urges them to contribute to the development of the nation.
To continue with the orientation programme, eminent personalities have been requested by SRM AP to initiate motivational discussions. Dr. Jaya Prakash Narayana, Former Secretary to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Dr R A Mashelkar, FRS, Former Director General CSIR & Chancellor-JIO University, Padma Bhushan Dr. K. Varaprasad Reddy, Chairman Emeritus-Shantha Biotech, Mrs Saritha, IPS, Additional SP-CID, Dr MC Das, Management Consultant-Vijayawada, and Head of the Dept. of Commerce (Retd.)-Loyola College, Mr Vivek Bhide, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, and Managing Director-TSL Consulting Pvt Ltd, VV Lakshminarayana, Former Joint Director- CBI, Karuna Gopal, President-Foundation for futuristic cities, Mr Ramesh Loganathan, Professor Co-Innovation/Outreach at IIIT Hyderabad, Ms. Anitha Sakuru, Chief Marketing officer-Platifi Solutions will be delivering lectures during various sessions sprawled across the 2 week programme organized to encourage Freshmen.
SRMAP's liaison with Northeastern University to encourage impactful education and research
Date: September 14, 2020
SRM University-AP now has formed a liaison with Northeastern University, Boston, USA, with a vision of mutual endeavours towards the advancement of education and research. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed recently in this regard between the two universities. This is a significant venture to collaborate with top universities such as Northeastern University, which will lead the university to the path of advanced research and educational programmes.
The MoU committee of the SRMAP is working aggressively to bring top universities across the globe for the students to get the benefit and enhance their career. Northeastern University is part of the world's top 5% of universities, and this collaboration will provide a possibility for our students to visit, learn, and explore from a top reputed university of the USA.
Our students are the primary beneficiaries of this MOU as it provides a platform for them to explore a study abroad programme there, including getting a UG degree from a top-ranked US university. Other beneficiaries include faculty members and scholars, for whom joint research programs could be enabled in the future.
The first MoU that has been signed is a generic MoU that helps SRM University-AP to talk with Northeastern University on the possibilities of collaboration. The following activities are possible with the current MoU that has been signed-
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Mobility of faculty, scholars and students between Institutions
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Joint teaching, research, or cultural activity
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Student services and support
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Professional development programmes for faculty and staff.
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Program based partnerships
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Joint development of ongoing and new curricula and academic projects
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Collaboration in academic publications and other materials of mutual interest
The MoU Committee of the University will further enhance the collaboration with specific departments. The university is already in the process of extending the collaboration to the department level, including Computer Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, to start with. Later, other engineering, science and management streams will be included in the alliance. SRMAP is also exploring opportunities on internships, semester abroad programs and other educational and research activities that will greatly benefit our students.
SRMAP's liaison with Northeastern University, Boston, USA to encourage impactful education and research
Date: September 10, 2020
SRM University-AP now has formed a liaison with Northeastern University, Boston, USA, with a vision of mutual endeavours towards the advancement of education and research. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed recently in this regard between the two universities. This is a significant venture to collaborate with top universities such as Northeastern University, which will lead the university to the path of advanced research and educational programmes.
The MoU committee of the SRMAP is working aggressively to bring top universities across the globe for the students to get the benefit and enhance their career. Northeastern University is part of the world's top 5% of universities, and this collaboration will provide a possibility for our students to visit, learn, and explore from a top reputed university of the USA. Our students are the primary beneficiaries of this MOU as it provides a platform for them to explore a study abroad programme there, including getting a UG degree from a top-ranked US university. Other beneficiaries include faculty members and scholars, for whom joint research programs could be enabled in the future.
The first MoU that has been signed is a generic MoU that helps SRM University-AP to talk with Northeastern University on the possibilities of collaboration. The following activities are possible with the current MoU that has been signed-
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Mobility of faculty, scholars and students between Institutions
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Joint teaching, research, or cultural activity
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Student services and support
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Professional development programmes for faculty and staff.
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Program based partnerships
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Joint development of ongoing and new curricula and academic projects
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Collaboration in academic publications and other materials of mutual interest
The MoU Committee of the University will further enhance the collaboration with specific departments. The university is already in the process of extending the collaboration to the department level, including Computer Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, to start with. Later, other engineering, science and management streams will be included in the alliance. SRMAP is also exploring opportunities on internships, semester abroad programs and other educational and research activities that will greatly benefit our students.
A humble celebration at SRM AP on 'Founders' Day'
Date: August 25, 2020
SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh celebrated ‘Founder’s Day’ on the propitious occasion of the birthday of Dr. T.R. Paarivendhar, Founder Chancellor of SRM Group and Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Perambalur Constituency, Tamil Nadu. Soon after, as part of the occasion, jute bags were distributed among the dwellers of Neerukonda and Kuragallu, encouraging them to quit using plastic products. Further contributing to the environment, Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, planted saplings around SRM AP campus.
The celebration continued with SRM AP staff visiting the elderly at the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Old Age Home, Mangalagiri. Chief Guest of the event, Ram Prasad himself rendered a hand in the noble gesture of distributing fruits to the elderly. Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao lauded the gesture of the university to extend services to the society. SRM University-AP Seva Programmes were also appreciated and attended by Dr. B. Sivakumar, Deputy Registrar, Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM, and Ramesh Babu, Chief Liaison Officer, among others.
Independence Day celebrations at SRM AP
Date: August 17, 2020
On the occasion of Independence Day, Prof. V. S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor hoisted the national flag and addressed the employees and students. During his address, Prof V. S. Rao remembered all the freedom fighters and emphasized on how non-violence freedom struggle set an example for the entire world to imbibe. Dr. D. Gunasekaran, Registrar, Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM, Ms. Revathi Balakrishnan, Assistant Director-Student Affairs and others participated in the ceremony.
Ph.D. students of SRM AP, D. Lenin Babu and Yarramsetti Saisrinu who nobly served the needy during the pandemic were praised by Prof. V. S. Rao and Dr. D. Gunasekaran. During the lockdown, the two students distributed free essentials such as rice and condiments to the poor. They were honored with shawls and were presented the “Care Humanity” award along with mementos. Further, cultural events were organized where students participated in dance and song performances through an online platform.
SRM AP Faculty receives the prestigious grant by DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Date: August 04, 2020
Dr. Sutharsan Govindarajan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, SRM University-AP has been awarded the prestigious ‘Early Career Fellowship’ grant by DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom. The fellowship supports outstanding young scientists to pursue high-quality research in the field of biomedical science and establish themselves as independent researchers in India. Dr. Sutharsan sought a total research grant of 1.1 crore for a period of 5 years as a DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Early career fellow. The India Alliance grants are highly competitive and is based on the profile of the applicant and the novelty and the importance of the proposed research. Nationwide only less than 10 Early Career grants are awarded every year. Dr Sutharsan is a highly accomplished scientist, having published research articles in highly reputed journals, including the most prestigious Nature and Nature Microbiology. Through this fellowship, Dr. Sutharsan will establish an independent research laboratory at SRM University – AP with the support of Prof. Jayaseelan, Head, Department of Biology, and the fellowship supervisor of the project.
In this project, Dr. Sutharsan plans to venture and explore the biology of a novel class of bacteriophages called Jumbo-phages. “Bacteriophages, which are the most abundant biological entities on the planet, are viruses that infect bacteria but do not harm humans. Jumbo-phages, as the name suggests, are giant viruses with large genome. A sneak peek into their lifestyle during my postdoctoral research led me to realize that these phages build fascinating complex structures inside the bacteria they infect. Such complex structures are well known to be formed in eukaryotic cells like human cells but were not thought to be made by bacteriophages, which have evolved billions of years before eukaryotes. Thus, studying how such cellular structures are formed by jumbo-phages provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of complex life” informs Dr. Sutharsan. He also explains that the proposed research has several biotechnological applications such as phage therapy and synthetic biology.
Dr. Sutharsan further shares, “This is one the best fellowships a young scientist can obtain in India. It is an honour, prestige and a recognition for the scientist as well as to the University. In the next 5 years, I anticipate major fundamental discoveries in the field of bacteriophage biology and evolution”.
State Education Minister Praises SRM AP Students
Date: July 30 ,2020
The leading performers of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh- Pesala Sai Tanmayi , Sri Harsha Tavidisetty Rajendra, Gude Abhin, and Talari Hrisheekesh, who received exceptional job offers in the recent campus recruitment drive, visited Adimulapu Suresh, Hon’ble Education Minister, Andhra Pradesh, along with Dr. D. Gunasekaran, Registrar. The students are placed in top-notch software and multinational companies by exhibiting their mettle and flair for technology and science. Dr. D.Gunasekaran explained to the minister the details of the jobs secured by the students in the esteemed companies and the CTC packages that they are offered.
The delighted students expressed their gratitude when the Minister greeted and honoured them with shawl coverings over their shoulders. The Minister advised the engineering students to aim and persevere for a goal that would contribute to the development of the country and the welfare of the society. Further, they were urged to acquire the technological skills to ensure an enviable career for themselves which in turn would enable the state to continue to take pride in their achievements.
SRM AP Students Lands Up with excellent Job Offers to Initiate the Campus Recruitment Drive
Date: July 27, 2020
SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh has commenced its journey to secure a better future for the first batch of students. Promising students of SRM AP have grabbed excellent job offers in the Campus Recruitment Drive for Class 2021 B.Tech students. Anheuser-Busch InBev offered a 6 months internship, followed by a job offer to outstanding candidates. The company shortlisted Pesala Sai Tanmayi, Sri Harsha Tavidisetty Rajendra, Tuhin Sarkar, and Koushik M Bhargav. Anheuser -Busch InBev SA/NV, commonly known as AB InBev is a Belgian multinational drink and brewing company. The company has offered an internship stipend of 30 thousand per month and a CTC of 12-17 LPA to the candidates who will join the company after successful completion of their internship.
Another renowned company Health Rx, A health - tech start-up from Bajaj Finserv group has offered Technical Internship with a stipend of 35 thousand per month, and post that a confirmed job offer with CTC of 12 LPA to Talari Hrisheekesh, and Gude Abhin. Further, VIRTUSA Corporation, an American IT service provider, offered a position in the company with a CTC of 4.5 LPA to Yallammagari Rachakada Poojith Reddy, Nagamalla Venkata Sai Nikhith, Chattala Vasundhara, Rampati Venkat Tarun, and Sai Rishvanth Katragadda. The other company which conducted the recruitment drive at SRM AP, Sahaj Soft, selected Sri Ritika Katragadda and offered her a CTC of 10 LPA. Sahaj Soft is a software services and consulting firm which provides simple solutions backed by their time-tested methodology and engineering practices.
As the recruiters shortlist the best young talent who are enthusiastic, devoted to learning and brimming with fresh and creative ideas, SRM AP placement team have thoroughly trained the students both in terms of technical expertise and soft skills. The rigorous training that the students underwent since the beginning of their B. Tech course, coupled with their talent and motivation, has enabled them to succeed in recruitment drive with flying colours. SRM AP believes that this is merely the beginning of the placement season, and many more brilliant students are waiting to showcase their mettle to land up with excellent job offers in top-notch companies.
Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Healthcare in India
Date: July 27, 2020
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh organised an insightful workshop on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Healthcare" in collaboration with IEEE-SRM AP Student Branch. Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, inaugurated the session. Dr Muralikrishna Voonna, Managing Director, Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, and Dr Rajiv Janardhanan, Director, Amity Institute of Public Health, Professor ACVB participated in the technical presentation. Dr Voona delivered a lecture on "Impact of AI in Clinical Healthcare" whereas Dr Rajiv Janardhanan spoke on "Sustainable Healthcare: AI-enabled platforms for Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Solutions".
Eminent panellists such as Padma Shree Awardee Prof. Upendra Kaul, Dr Pooja Ramakant, Dr Sunil Taneja, Dr Muralikrishna Voonna, and Dr Rajiv Janardhanan interacted on "Impact of Covid-19, AI on Healthcare" during the second half of the session. Prof. Priya Ranjan, Department of ECE, SRM-AP, acted as the moderator of the session.
In his opening remarks, Prof. D. Narayana Rao asserted that healthcare in India faces significant challenges on quality, accessibility and affordability for a large section of the Indian population. "The shortage of doctors, lack of infrastructures, different mindset about the urban and rural population of the country and low government spending on healthcare are very much motivating India towards innovative and sustainable and affordable technology to improve the quality of life," said Prof Rao. AI is being extensively used in six healthcare segments such as hospital administration, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical equipment and supplies, medical insurance and telemedicine. "Moreover, The Government of India also shows its keen inclination as in the past week, the Hon'ble prime minister Shri Narendra Modi had a discussion with the CEO of IBM regarding the development of AI-enabled medical instruments for healthcare in the country. Needless to say, there are a plethora of opportunities for new engineers and doctors," opined Prof Rao.
In his talk, Dr Murali Krishna Voonna confirmed that Artificial intelligence has a huge potential to become a transformational force in healthcare. It allows humans to gain unprecedented insights into diagnosis, care process, treatment variability and patient outcomes. Dr Voonna further informed that there is a huge scope for development in the segments such as brain-computer interface, next-generation radiology tools, creation of precise analytics for pathology images, expanding access to treat underserved regions, clinical decision support etc. to name a few. "NITI Aayog is working with Google to develop artificial intelligence ecosystems in India both in training and research. They have started a National Research Strategy for Artificial Intelligence recently. National Digital Health Authority has been formed as a regulatory body which is going to make the regulation in the Artificial Intelligence in start-ups and business and commercialisation of the products," explained Dr Voonna.
In the opinion of Dr Rajiv Janardhanan, the healthcare disparity continued because the investments of the government in the years after independence was less than 2 %. COVID-19 has turned out to be a blessing for health care as it made people, especially policymakers to realise that the healthcare infrastructure needs to be improved drastically. The AI-enabled intelligent support system is required because of budget constraints, rising costs of advanced medical treatments, increased complexity and cost of delivering healthcare, as well as increased expectations and demand for quality patient-centred healthcare. “India comprises a healthcare ecosystem where 80% of the healthcare is expensive, and 70% of the population is living in rural areas with marginalised and inaccessible healthcare. This makes the rationale to develop tools which are community empowering,” asserted Dr Janardhanan. AI-enabled tagging of data can convert precision medicine to a community-centric new system which is called precision public health. This conversion has to be technology-enabled with support from the engineering fraternity to make it affordable and accessible.
During the second half of the session, the panel discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the health immunity system. Padma Shree Awardee Prof Kaul explained in detail how COVID-19 disease affects the human body and the process of vaccination. He gave a detailed overview of how vaccines are prepared and the process of a clinical trial. He further shared the updated information on the COVID-19 vaccine with particular focus on India's progress in making the vaccine. Dr Taneja and Dr Ramakanth expressed their views on COVID situation based on their daily experience at the hospitals. The panel agreed that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare system enables healthcare services, delivered at a lower cost with increased efficiency and emphasis on the diagnostics. AI should be encouraged to be used in machines to predict, comprehend, learn and act. It has the ability to play the role of game-changer in the areas of wellness, early detection, diagnosis, decision making, treatment, end of life, research and training. However, some concerns related to the safety, data quality, accountability, transparency, legal aspects etc. still persists.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy extends his support towards the development of SRM University- AP
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Date: July 27, 2020
SRM University-AP has been creating marvels since its inception in 2017 in order to reach its goal of becoming a multidisciplinary research institute of international repute. SRMAP thrives on bringing quality education within reach of our students to lessen the dependability on international institutions for quality education and research. SRMAP believes that our meritorious students can do wonders if they are given proper support and guidance. The University is already known for its modernised and innovative curriculum, state-of-the-art infrastructure and research opportunities.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, acknowledged the efforts of SRM University-AP and extended his full cooperation and support in the development and future plans of SRM University-AP. During a meeting with Dr TR Parivender, the Founding Chancellor of SRM University-AP and MP, Perambalur Constituency, Tamil Nadu; Dr P. Sathyanarayanan, President of the University; Dr VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor; Dr D. Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; and Dr D. Gunasekharan, Registrar at the camp office, on Thursday evening, CM Reddy affirmed his stand on the expansion of the Education sector. He said that his government attaches great importance to the advancement of the education sector and is ready to provide full support to higher educational institutions.
Dr Parivender, the Founder Chancellor of the University, invited the Chief Minister to visit the campus of SRMAP to inaugurate the newly built complex of research laboratories and auditorium of international standards on the university campus. He further requested the CM to help in the creation of roads and other infrastructure required for the development of the University. CM Jagan Reddy has assured that the growth of education sector is one of the top priority works for his government. The Chief Minister mentioned the request to Mr Dhanunjaya Reddy, Chief Secretary to the CM, for improving the road connectivity to the University and facilitate other infrastructure development aspects, as requested by the University.
SRMAP's exclusive liaison with APSSDC to provide quality training to the students
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Date: July 06, 2020
Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) has provided an exclusive opportunity for our students at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh with the Online Internship Programme of one Month to forty-five days. The programme exposes, engages and educates students through real-world experience and live projects by utilising latest industry tools such as Android, web development using React JS & Django, Python, embedded printed circuit board, AWS Cloud etc.
Around 1140 students of B.Tech first, second and third year of SRM University-AP have registered for the Online Internship Programme in different areas as per their choice. Furthermore, out of the total 1140 registered students, 821 students are doing Online Internship in Phase-I, and the remaining others will get a chance at the Phase-II of the programme. It is an amazingly great opportunity that APSSDC has provided for the students. The Online Internship Programme is curved out to play a pivotal role for our SRM University-AP students with the experience needed to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Simultaneously, it will help students to enhance their ability and confidence to secure their dream job in IT and Core sectors. SRM University-AP profoundly appreciates the motivating initiative by APSSDC for our students and other technical institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SRMAP welcomes Prof VS Rao, as Vice-Chancellor
Date: July 01, 2020
SRM University- AP, Andhra Pradesh welcomes its new Vice-Chancellor Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao. Prof V.S. Rao is joining the University from July 1st 2020.Prof V. S. Rao is an eminent academician who has been the vanguard of leading excellence in higher technical education in India. An alumnus of BITS, Pilani and the University of Bielefeld, Germany, Prof V. S. Rao previously served as the President of NIIT University and Acting Vice-Chancellor and Director at BITS, Pilani.
Dr P. Satyanarayanan, the President of the SRM University-AP, shares in his welcome note, "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor V. S. Rao as the new Vice-Chancellor of SRM University-AP. Dr VS Rao is a renowned academician with over four decades of experience in Academics and Administration. I am optimistic that his strategic and operational skills combined with his deep knowledge in academic research, will help SRM AP scale greater heights in its pursuit to be a truly global research-intensive educational institution."
Prof D. Narayana Rao, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University, cordially welcomed him on campus saying, "Prof VS Rao, an institution builder, has developed BITS, Hyderabad as a highly reputed institution in a short time. With his rich and vast experience at BITS - Pilani and also as the Director, BITS Hyderabad, I am sure that he will take SRM University - AP to greater heights." Dr D. Gunasekaran, the Registrar of SRMAP, opined, "Prof V S Rao's joining the SRM University AP is wonderful news for us. We are certain that his values and collaborative leadership approach will help the University to make a visible difference to the world. The faculty members, students and staff of SRM University AP welcomes the Vice-Chancellor, Prof V S Rao."
As the University embarks on an exciting period of development in an immensely challenging and competitive environment with an ambitious strategy that builds on the well-established reputation for ground-breaking research, innovation and cross-disciplinary academic activity, it is the high time to demonstrate the capability to make a difference to the lives of individuals, communities and societies in the region and around the world.
Prof V. S. Rao, the man of the hour himself supported the notion asserting, "I am looking forward to contributing to the internationally acclaimed SRM Group, through my best efforts. We at SRMAP would like to see that every student graduating from here would be industry-ready, and get numerous opportunities during their career. I consider myself fortunate to have this opportunity to be part of such an excellent institution in the sphere of higher education, that has been delivering quality teaching and learning, and research relevant to the society."
During his career spanning over forty-two years, Prof V. S. Rao has made significant contributions in the arena of education. As the President of NIIT University (NU), Neemrana, Rajasthan, he has led many initiatives at NU starting from curriculum innovations, faculty expansion and development to the introduction of new Programmes and digital learning. He apprehended the importance of Industry linkage with academia and committed to upholding it. Prior to joining NU, Prof V. S. Rao had a vigorous association with BITS, Pilani for over 44 years including six years of his Graduation.
He played a crucial role in the establishment of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus in terms of strategy and conception. He worked very closely with Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, the then Chief Minister, in realising his vision of establishing BITS Pilani campus in Hyderabad, a state-of-the-art campus with innovative ideas.His research interest included synthetic organic chemistry, natural product research, green chemistry etc. He has guided four PhD students and published several research papers in reputed journals. His passion for teaching has earned accolades from several batches of BITS students.
Prof. V. S. Rao obtained his M. Sc and PhD degrees from BITS Pilani. In 1998, at the invitation of the German Foundation for International Development, he attended a four-month training programme on Educational Economics & Educational Research at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. His philosophy and utilitarian standpoint as an educator have been moulded by his pragmatic ideology and productive wisdom as an administrator.Prof V.S. Rao is on the advisory board for various colleges, institutions and universities across the country. He is also an avid explorer who has extensively travelled across the globe to visit international universities of repute.
Department of ECE, SRM AP to organize 5G workshop
Date: June 25, 2020
Department of ECE, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh in partnership with IEEE SRM Student Branch and IEEE Guntur Subsection will be conducting a 5G Workshop on 27th June, 2020 at 2.15 p.m. The workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of 5G services for future generations. Dr. V. Udaya Sankar, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE informs, “During the workshop, the experts with a gamut of experience will deliberate on the benefits of the revolutionary changes presented by the 5G technology and its consequences in the field of wireless communication.”
Prof. D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice Chancellor of SRM University-AP, will be inaugurating the event. Dr. M H Kori, a retired technical director of Alcatel in the field of communication will be speaking on Evolution of Wireless communication & Overview of 5G. Dr. Aloknath De, SVP/CTO-Samsung India, will be addressing the audience with insightful information on AI for 5G, and Dr. Dilip Krishna Swamy, VP (New Tech R&D), Jio, Reliance will spearhead the session on 5G Virtualized Infrastructure and Applications.
SRM University-AP invites participants to attend the workshop on the pathbreaking technology that possesses the capability to alter the face of the world in the future.For registrations click here
Extensive oral cancer patient gets cured at SRMKDC
Date: June 19, 2020
It was a moment worth remembering for SRM Oral Cancer Centre at SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital (SRMKDC) when it successfully treated a 53 year old male patient affected with an advanced case of oral cancer. SRMKDC is one of the few dental colleges in the state operating on cancer patients at the most affordable cost.According to doctors, a patient who came from Kanyakumari had approached many other hospitals only to be denied the treatment before he approached SRMKDC. One of the most recognised referral centres. So far 153 cases have been diagnosed in the last three years and nearly 56 cases have been operated.
The 53 year old male had a large tumour on his lower lip. The tumour was huge in size and was growing rapidly for the three months. His condition compelled him to avoid social life.
The patient also stopped going out of his home. And, that was when one of his well-wishers referred him to SRMKDC.
Soon after the admission the team of Surgeons Dr Vivek N, Head, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Saravanan. C, Dr. Karthik R, Dr. Prashanthi G. and ably assisted by the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology headed by Dr.K.T.Magesh. The CT Scan report revealed that the disease had spread to the neck lymph nodes.The test results were evaluated and discussed among the team members and an appropriate treatment plan was decided. Operation was performed for eight hours and tumour was removed, even the disease in the neck was also removed.
The tumour removed measured 8x4 cm. However, this surgery left a big hole on his face and his lower jaw. The patient then underwent a modified technique where his own tissues were used by rotation and advancement to achieve a functional cosmetic result.The adjacent healthy tissue was perfectly rotated to close this gap. After the surgery, the patient’s face looked almost similar to the one before the onset of the disease. The patient now is comfortable and leads a normal social life.
SRM University, AP – Andhra Pradesh 2020 E- Counselling Admissions Begins
Date: June 15, 2020
E- counselling and Interview based admissions has started at SRM University, AP – Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, for School of Management - BBA (Hons.) and School of Liberal Arts & Basic Sciences - B. Sc (Hons.) in Integrative Biology, Economics, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and B.A.(Hons.) in English and History due to COVID 19 pandemic. Aspiring students can Apply and fill Application online visiting www.srmap.edu.in
The online process is made simple for candidates to upload all the required documents through the application portal. Selection would be based on eligibility, ZOOM or Tele Interview by faculty experts. On selection, the candidate can remit the Fee online and download the Provisional Admission Letter (PAL). Scholarships will be offered to meritorious and deserving students in line with the University policy. The classes for the fresher’s are scheduled to commence in September 2020, as per Government guidelines.
This year, SRM AP progressed well on placement, India and global, conjointly with SRMIST which has created an incredible record in placement with 8500+ job offers, 625 + companies recruiting, and Rs. 41.6L top salary, the highest ever by any university in India. In case of B. Tech program, Admission is only through the common entrance exam, SRMJEEE, to be held from 30th July to 4th August 2020, in 127 Indian cities and 5 countries abroad, in Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The joint Counseling is slated to be held in the 2nd or 3rd week of August, 2020. The students will be chosen based on their SRMJEEE rank.
SRM University- AP students supply essentials to villagers
Date: June 11, 2020
The students of SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh have given a helping hand to many destitute families suffering from hunger due to the lockdown caused by coronavirus. The students visited the villages near their hometowns and distributed essential supplies to the impoverished. With the cooperation of the supervisors and friends, many villages were given respite by the students.
SRM AP Ph.D. students D. Lenin Babu and Yarramsetti Saisrinu possess the mindset to serve the people from scratch. They conduct service programs for the poor caught up in various distressed situations. Due to coronavirus, the poor families who have been suffering from a lack of housekeeping and medical facilities were the worse impacted. The students took the help of their acquaintances and friends to offer service during the pandemic. University professors, Dr.T.Srinivasulu and Dr.M.Pardha Saradhi, came forward to offer funds for the noble cause. In addition to the essentials, financial assistance was also provided to the villagers for the month.
Yarramsetti saisrinu, accompanied by his friends, visited the villages of Pendurru, Bantumilli, in Krishna district and distributed supplies to 50 households. 5kg of vegetables, 10 kg of rice, and sugar was given to the families living in the fields. In addition, vegetables were distributed to 20 families in the villages of Gayapadu, Urivi, and Reddipalem in Pedana Zone. Another student, D. Lenin Babu distributed vegetables, rice, and condiments in the Kakumanu, Bramhana Koduru, Nedubrolu, and Ponuuru villages in Guntur district. He also visited ICDS centers and distributed books to children dwelling in Mandal Tahsildar Venkateswarao and SI Sundararajan.
Students were applauded for participating in the programme by Dr. P Sathyanarayanan, President of the SRM University-AP. Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, congratulated the students for empathically helping the poor with the perspective of alleviating their dismal situation.
Nature Index 2020 ranks SRM the No.1 private university in India
Date: June 03, 2020
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur has been ranked No.1 private university in India and 21 among Indian universities by the Nature Index 2020. The ranking was done based on Nature Index data from April 1st 2019 to March 31st 2020.Among the four broad subject areas, SRMIST ranked 19th in India for Chemistry and 28th in Physical Sciences. The Nature Index also ranked SRMIST 5th in India among Nature and Science journal groups.
Nineteen research articles were published by the faculty members of SRMIST and its sister institutes between April 1st 2019 and March 31st 2020. These articles were compiled into a database by Nature Research to create the Nature Index rankings. Out of these nineteen articles, twelve were published by the Faculty Members of SRMIST, KTR Campus. One article was published by a faculty member of SRM University – Sikkim. The rest of the six articles were published by faculty members of SRM University- AP, Andhra Pradesh : Dr Sutharsan Govindrajan, Department of Biology; Dr Nimai Mishra, Dr S. Mannathan, Dr Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Department of Chemistry; Dr Siddhartha Ghosh and Dr Jatis Kumar Dash, Department of Physics have made significant scientific contributions in achieving the honour for SRM University.
Some of the top articles by an altmetric score in the current window are: 'The Genome Asia 100k Project enables genetic discoveries across Asia' published in Nature (December 2019), and 'A bacteriophage nucleus-like compartment shields DNA from CRISPR nucleases' published in Nature (December 2019). Apart from this SRMIST's overall publications has reached 22,000 as on date (put together in all Indexing Databases). Our university's h-index stands at 83 (Scopus based).
The nature index (21) of SRMIST is well above that of some of the IITs and many established Universities in the country. The Nature Index is a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The index tracks contributions to research articles published in 82 high-quality natural science journals, selected by an independent panel of active scientists. The Nature Index provides a close to real-time proxy of high quality research output from an institution/region/country. This Index provides absolute and fractional counts of article publication at the institutional and national level and, as such, is an indicator of global high-quality research output and collaborations.
SRM AP students exhibits illustrious achievements at LA Hacks 2020
Date: June 02, 2020
Amid the unparalleled catastrophe in the form of widespread COVID-19, SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh students, Vyshnavi G and Padmateja, 3rd year, Computer Science and Engineering, during their Semester Abroad Program presented two projects at LA Hacks 2020, Southern California, and won accolades galore. The virtual hackathon is one of the largest in the world, which was held recently. SRM AP students submitted two projects in this hackathon as a single team and emerged as a finalist in the “Best Overall Hack”. The students developed Safely, the project title sponsored by Facebook as “Best Collaboration Hack”, and also worked on Go Farm which was sponsored by Honey as “Best Consumer Hack”. The team coordinated through Slack as the hackathon was turned into a virtual competition with the unfortunate outbreak of COVID-19.
Safely is a society-based pandemic monitoring application for reporting and tracking precise geolocations of COVID-19 cases. Safely allows users to report their own condition along with their geolocation. The application enables users to identify areas around them on a map. Areas with symptomatic users display lighter shades on the map, whereas locations with diagnosed patients and regions with a high concentration of affected users, show up as darker shades. “With COVID-19 spreading rapidly, there are not enough resources to find or report the exact geographical information of new cases. Also, it enables ‘help agencies’ to recognize areas where resources are required to be sent.“, Vyshnavi G explains.
GoFarm primarily benefits the farmers and improves consumer satisfaction. It is an application where a farmer can post information regarding harvested crops including vegetables, pulses along with quoting the price of the products. The customer can search for nearby farms using google maps and purchase through this platform. Padmateja says, “In India, farmers are suffering because of high debt burdens, corruption in subsidies, and crop failure. Eliminating third parties and connecting farmers with customers would be helpful in upgrading the agricultural sector.”
In the future, the team wants to add a crop recommendation system for the farmers in the platform based on weather conditions. The students also plan to expand the availability of the application to many farmers and consumers across the nation.
SRM AP Next Tech Lab student excels at ETH Denver Hackathon 2020
Date: May 26, 2020
SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh Next Tech Lab student churns out the opportunity to exhibit her acumen at ETHDenver Hackathon 2020. Vyshnavi G, 3rd year, Computer Science and Engineering student, nurtures her coding skills, and emerged triumphant by winning the ETH Denver Hackathon 2020. This hackathon focuses on supporting and building the future technology. The hackathon was conducted at Denver with 500 participants. Vyshnavi G also received a bounty of $500 from SKALE and $500 from Chainlink for the project. The project provides value to Dapp creators by improving understanding of their position and deploying inexpensive ways to gather competitive intel. This application ensures security and is developed using blockchain technology.
Vyshnavi G explains, “A Dapp stores data in a decentralized database and uses decentralized computing resources to work. In a trustless environment, the user needs to be able to verify the kind of application and its working to prevent scam and malware, as well as to protect personal data and assets. Therefore, companies such as Chainlink and Skale that uses blockchain technology, provided the user analytics of their Dapp and expected participants to generate ideas to improve the companies’ market strategy. Our application collects information about the users, and the application can be implemented by any Dapp creator in every industry, be it gaming, exchanges etc.”
The project of Vyshnavi G provides Dapp creators with important metrics about their users. It gives information regarding the time spent by users on competitors’ app, contacts that the users are interacting with, count of unique users, and the count of loyal users of the competitors. “There are many Dapps in the market which offer information about the user analytics of Dapp. However, they restrict to presenting data pertaining to a single industry whereas, our app mitigates this limitation by offering data sources to be used by multiple industries.”, Vyshnavi G explains the uniqueness of the project. When asked regarding her take away from the Hackathon, Vyshnavi G says, “ The ETH Denver Hackathon 2020 gives a brilliant opportunity to work alongside the developers, thought leaders, advisers, and companies who are making the infrastructure and applications that will empower the industries in the future.”
Research by SRM AP faculty receives prestigious APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award
Date: May 22, 2020
SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh faculty, Dr. Tousif Khan N, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, is to present a paper “Laguerre Neural Network Driven Adaptive Control of DC-DC Step Down Converter” in the renowned International Federation for Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress to be held in Germany during July 12-17, 2020. Further this research article is also selected for the prestigious APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award by the Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Society (ACDOS) chaired by Professor Ravi Gudi of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
The research work of Dr. Tousif proposes a novel Laguerre neural network estimation technique for the approximation of unknown and uncertain load function, followed by its subsequent compensation in the adaptive backstepping controller. A detailed design of the proposed estimator and adaptive backstepping controller along with closed loop asymptotic stability have been presented. Further, the proposed control mechanism is evaluated through extensive numerical simulations while subjecting the converter to input voltage, reference voltage, and load resistance perturbations. Additionally, the results are verified by testing the proposed controller on a laboratory prototype with DSP based TM320F240 controller board. The analysis of results reveals that the proposed control methodology for DC-DC step down converter offers a faster transient output voltage tracking with smooth and satisfactory inductor current response over a wide operating range. Dr. Tousif informs, “Under the class of DC-DC converters, the dynamics of DC-DC step down converter are nonlinear in nature and are largely influenced by both parametric and unanticipated external perturbations. In its closed loop operation, obtaining a precise output voltage tracking besides satisfactorily inductor current response is a challenging control objective. Hence, in this regard, this article proposes a solution.”
Dr. Tousif further adds, “The primary objective in DC-DC converters is to transfer the energy among different DC circuits functioning at a specific voltage and current levels. This process of energy transfer is performed by temporarily storing the energy from the input source in an operating mode, followed by releasing it in the other operational mode of the converter. Thus, one level of DC input voltage is converted to another level of average DC output voltage at the load end. Meanwhile, the converter being ideal is expected to consume no energy. Any consumption of energy in the converter interface amounts to direct power loss in the overall supply system. Typically, converters render high input-output conversion.”, His notable research work offers to mitigate these issues, leading to the venerated APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award. Advancing his work in the future, Dr. Tousif will be closely working on the society's activities with ACDOS as a member for mutual benefit.
SRM AP student’s endeavour to fight COVID-19: Develops Face Shield 2.0
Date: May 21, 2020
During the unprecedented crisis, when the world is slowly falling into despair, the talented students of SRM University- AP are using the time for brainstorming and innovation. It is believed that a safe face shield is the need of the hour for people to valiantly engage in their work without being infected by the coronavirus. Attesting the signs of a true researcher, P. Mohan Aditya, a 2nd - year Mechanical Engineering student, represents the future generation well by developing a highly useful face shield that costs less than a plate of snacks.
Mr Aditya has named it "Face Shield 2.0". The face shield is very lightweight, easy to wear, comfortable yet durable. It protects a person's entire face from hazards with a thin layer of transparent plastic film that serves as an outer defence. It is a piece of protective equipment to guard the face against exposure to potentially infectious materials. This face shield is biodegradable as the headband is made of cardboard(paper) which is 100% degradable material and the plastic can be reused.
The Face Shield 2.0 was manufactured using the CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) machine through which Aditya designed a headband, and the shape of the transparent plastic film was created using CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software. "I gave this CAD model as an input to the CNC machine. Now the CNC machine software analysed the CAD model and started to cut the cardboard and transparent sheet according to the drawing provided as an input. Thus, I managed to bring down the production time for manufacturing and assembling the Face shield in less than 2minutes," explained Aditya. A 3 Ply Corrugated Cardboard Sheet had been used in making the headband so that the headband becomes durable, comfortable and lightweight. The Bursting Strength of the Cardboard sheet is 16kg/sq.cm. A thick 175-micron transparent plastic sheet has been placed over the headband to protect the person against the virus. This also forms a barrier that keeps people from easily touching their faces. The transparent film also helps in allowing the visibility of facial expressions and lip movements for speech perception.
The other innovative features of the face shield are - a cushioning type of structure has been attached to the headband so that the person wearing it for a long time does not get strained. This structure helps the person to wear the face shield comfortably. By providing the elastic band to this face shield, any person with different head circumferences can wear it easily.Wearing this 'Face Shield 2.0' will help the police, medical personnel, municipal workers, people working in sanitizing department, people working in the essential goods sector by not getting infected by the virus. It can also be used by virus-infected patients so that the chance of spreading the virus to a healthy person can be decreased. Moreover, several lakhs of students of schools, colleges and universities could use the Face Shield 2.0 when they come back to the educational institutions after the lockdown is lifted.
This Face Shield prepared by Mohan Aditya was unveiled at the Velagapudi Secretariat on Tuesday evening, where the student was seen wearing the Face Shield and preparing them. The Sophisticated Corona Face Shield was handed over to Adimulapu Suresh, the Minister of Education, Andhra Pradesh, and Nandigam Suresh, MP from Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh. The masks were circulated among the police and paramedics, who appreciated Mohan Aditya for this initiative. The management of SRM AP applauded the research work of Mohan Aditya, praising his new and inspiring invention that is useful to the society. Dr. P Sathyanarayanan, President, SRM University-AP, and Prof. D Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM University-AP, celebrated the commendable intelligence of the student and congratulated him for developing the face shield using new technology.
Mohan Aditya always wanted to make a difference. So, when he read in many articles and newspapers that there is a huge shortage of the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in the world, the idea of making a face shield crossed his mind. "I thought to make a face shield which is 100% biodegradable, low in cost and also gives protection to the facial area and associated mucous membranes (Eyes, Nose, Mouth) which are the possible entries for a virus to infect people," said Aditya.
Mohan Aditya wants to be a successful engineer in life. He is very passionate about making useful gadgets. His previous endeavour with his team successfully ended up in making an Electric bicycle by using a 24V 250Watt DC motor powered a 12V and 12Ah battery. At present, they are working on the retrofit of an old IC Bike into brand new Electric Bike. Our young engineer P. Mohan Aditya truly one of those people whom the future world can rely upon.
SRM-AP Bags Laurels on BlockChain Technology at the International Hackathon in ETHDenver
Date: Mar 11, 2020
Innovations of SRM University-AP’s Students were acknowledged and rewarded on ETHDenver, an International Conference organised by Ethereum Foundation. Ethereum Foundation is the largest platform for blockchain technology development. In this conference, they arranged for an US Blockchain Technology Hackathon, the biggest challenge on blockchain technology developments and applications. Approximately 2000 students across the world registered for the conference. Students of SRM-AP presented their innovative ideas with prototypes and secured bounty of total 3000 us dollars for their projects called URBANBOWL and SECURENOTE. They were also awarded the Community Prize for being on the Top 5. As a part of Global Scholars Programme supported by Ethereum Foundation, the students represented SRM University-AP in the conference.
URBANBOWL was developed by Koushik Bhargav, Pushyamitra, Srinivas Teja and Rohit, four students of 3rd year, Computer Science and Engineering Department. This project was about making cities self-sustainable by urban farming on rented places. Considering the American societies, where people have unused places like the backyards, the students developed prototype of Urbanbowl, a decentralised urban farming platform where people can lease out empty spaces like backyards or basements. This platform was developed using blockchain technology. Their project also satisfied 5 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): End Hunger, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Reduction in Forest Loss and Land Degradation, Climate Action and Sustainable Production Pattern. The students received a bounty of $500 from SKALE and $500 from DAPPHERO for their project.
SECURENOTE, the second project from SRM-AP, was also highly praised in the conference. Yoganand and Nikhil, 3rd year students of Electronics and Communication Engineering along with Chaitanya and Abhin, 3rd year students of Computer Science and Engineering were the brains behind the project. They have developed a platform where people’s complaints will not be unnoticed. The present scenario in Indian Police Station shows that people register their complaints manually, and afterwards, most of the times, those complaints gets lost or no action is taken. Students of SRM-AP has developed such a platform where such complaints will be registered and digitised in such a way that cannot modified later without bringing it into notice of all the concerned authorities. This will make the process more secure as none will be able to alter or modify to complaints without notifying the authorities. They also received a bounty of $2000 from DAOSTACK for their project.
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