On May 22, 2025, the PG Department of Commerce at MMK and SDM College hosted a one-day state-level workshop on "Research Methodology for Project Work." The event aimed to enhance students' understanding of research design and report writing, providing valuable insights from esteemed experts in the field. The inaugural ceremony was led by Prof. N. Bharathi, Principal of the college, and featured distinguished resource persons, including Dr. Usha K., retired Associate Professor from Vivekananda Degree College, Bangalore, and Dr. Kamachi P., retired Research Consultant and Motivational Speaker from NMKRV College, Bangalore. The workshop was attended by 52 MCom students, along with 15 students from other colleges, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Faculty members Dr. Devaki K.K., Head of the MCom Department, Amritha P. Nayak, Assistant Professor, and Kavya, Assistant Professor were also present, contributing to the successful organization of the program.
On May 17, 2025, Smt. Sukrutha K S, Head & Associate Professor of Computer Science, Smt. Ramya S K, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and Smt. Jyothilakshmi G Java, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, participated in a one-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Machine Learning Using R for Beginners." This event was held at the prestigious SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM IMD), Mysuru.
The session was led by the distinguished resource person, Dr. Anand Ellur, Associate Professor in Operations and Quantitative Methods Area, and a Placement Committee Member at SDM IMD, Mysuru. His expertise and engaging instructional approach enriched the learning experience, equipping attendees with valuable insights and practical knowledge essential for implementing machine learning techniques effectively.
The FDP provided an insightful introduction to machine learning concepts using R Studio, catering to beginners eager to explore the field. Throughout the session, participants engaged with various fundamental aspects of R, including database management, graph creation and visualization, analytics, and logistic regression techniques. The program covered numerous essential topics designed to build a strong foundational understanding of how R can be leveraged for data-driven decision-making and predictive analysis.
The Computer Science Department of MMK and SDM MMV successfully conducted the Final Lab and Theory Exam for the 32-hour Add-On Course on Programming Skill Using C++ on May 16, 2025. The Lab Exam followed by the Theory Exam was scheduled. This specialized course aimed to enhance the programming proficiency of students by providing hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge of C++, a foundational language in software development and competitive coding.
Out of the 23 enrolled students from the II Semester B.Sc. PCM, 19 students actively participated in the final assessment, showcasing their grasp of key programming concepts and practical implementation. The Add-On Course, which commenced on September 4, 2024, spanned over the academic year 2024-25, concluding with this evaluation. The curriculum was carefully designed to introduce students to object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and debugging techniques, equipping them with essential industry-relevant skills. The initiative provided students with an additional certification, enriching their academic profiles and boosting their career prospects in the field of software development.
MMK & SDM Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Mysuru, and Prerana Hospital for Neurocare & Psychiatry, Mysuru have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This collaboration is designed to enhance the physical and mental well-being of the college’s students, faculty, and their families, as well as to foster awareness and support programs within the community. The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. N. Bharathi, Principal of the college, IQAC Coordinator Smt. K.S. Sukritha, Prerana Hospital’s General Manager R. Kulkarni, Public Relations Officer Mrs. Yashaswini T.H., and Assistant Professor of Kannada Sri Maruthi Prasanna.
On the occasion of National Science Day, as part of I-TECHNARY 2025, on 12th May, Department of Commerce and Business Administration organized a one-day state level workshop on Business Analytics and FinTech, aimed at equipping students with insights into emerging trends in finance and data analytics. Principal Prof.N Bharathi presided over the workshop and it was inaugurated by Dr. Dharma Prasad, CEO and Chief Scientist of Prosetta Bioinformatics Pvt. Ltd., who highlighted the growing convergence of technology and finance.
The technical sessions featured Prof. Kiran Kumar K V, Founding Director of The FinTech School and expert in financial analysis, and Dr. Sreenivasa K M, Head of the Department of Commerce at Govt First Grade College, Honnali. Their talks provided valuable perspectives on the evolving fintech landscape.
The workshop was led by Mr. Prashanth Jain H V, HOD of Commerce, and Mr. Shivbeerappa M, HOD of Business Administration. Coordinators Mr. Niranth M R and Mr. Mahadevswamy S, along with faculty members from both departments, ensured the smooth execution of the event. The workshop saw active participation and was well-received by students and attendees.
ಎಂ ಎಂ ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಮಂಜುನಾಥೇಶ್ವರ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಸಹಾಯಕ ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕ ಬಿ ಎನ್ ಮಾರುತಿ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಜಸೇವೆ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮಟ್ಟದ ೨೦೨೪-೨೦೨೫ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಭೂಷಣ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಗೌರವ ಸಾಧನೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಲೇಜು ನಿರ್ವಹಣಾ ಮಂಡಳಿ, ಪ್ರಾಚಾರ್ಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಅವರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಎಂ.ಎಂ.ಕೆ. ಮತ್ತು ಎಸ್ಡಿಎಂ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ "ಕನಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಸಂಚಲನ-ಕನಕ ನಡೆ-ನುಡಿ" ಉತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಓದು-ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಯುವಜನರನ್ನು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಪರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ತೊಡಗಿಸುವ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕಾಯಕ್ರಮ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ ಕನಕದಾಸ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಕಾ.ತಾ. ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣ ಅವರು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು. ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವು ಪರಂಪರೆ, ವರ್ತಮಾನ, ನಂಬಿದ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಯುವಜನರಿಗೆ ಈ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವುದು ಮಹತ್ವದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ, ಕನಕನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಜನರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸಲು ಕರೆ ನೀಡಿದರು.
ಕನಕದಾಸರು ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತೇಜನ ನೀಡಿದರೆಂದು ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರಾದ ಡಾ. ಪಿ. ಬೆಟ್ಟೇಗೌಡ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕನಕನ ಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಅವರು "ನಂದಾದೀಪ" ಮತ್ತು "ದರ್ಪಣ" ಎಂಬ ಮಾತಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.
ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲೆ ಪ್ರೊ. ಭಾರತಿ ಎನ್ ಅವರು ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಸಹನಶೀಲತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಇಂದಿನ ಯುವಜನರು ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಸಲಹೆ ನೀಡಿದರು.
ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದು, ಸಂವಾದ, ಗಾಯನ, ರಸಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಪ್ರಥಮ ದರ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಸಿದ್ದಾರ್ಥನಗರ, ಎಸ್ ಡಿ ಎಂ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕಾಲೇಜು , ನಟರಾಜ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಶಾರದ ವಿಲಾಸ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಮೈಸೂರು, ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಹುಣಸೂರು ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಿಂದ 200 ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಭಾಗವಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾಲಕರಾದ ಡಾ ತ್ರಿವೇಣಿ, ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರಾದ ಡಾ ವಿನೋದ, ಡಾ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಡಾ ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕೆ ಎನ್ ಅವರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿರಿದ್ದರು.
ಎಂ ಎಂ ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಮಂಜುನಾಥೇಶ್ವರ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಭಾಗ ಹಾಗೂ ನುಡಿರತ್ನ ಕಂಡ ಸಂಘದ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಮಾನಸ ಗಂಗೋತ್ರಿ, ಗಾಂಧಿ ಭವನಕ್ಕೆ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಭೇಟಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯರು ಗಾಂಧಿ ಭವನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಬರಮತಿ ಆಶ್ರಮ ಮಾದರಿ, ಗಾಂಧಿ ಜೀವನದ ಛಾಯಾಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರಾದ ಡಾ. ವಿನೋದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಾಯಕ ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕರಾದ ಬಿಎನ್ ಮಾರುತಿ, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ, ಅರುಣ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಕೆ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು. ಪ್ರಥಮ ಮತ್ತು ದ್ವಿತೀಯ ಬಿಕಾಂ ವಿಭಾಗದ 59 ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯರು ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದರು.
On May 9, 2025, the Department of Biotechnology at MMK and SDM MMV, Mysuru, organized Biozone – One Day Hands-on Workshop on Computational Biology Basics for first-year B.Sc. Life Sciences students as part of its MoU program. The event was initiated by IQAC and was graced by Prof. Bharathi N, Principal of MMK and SDM MMV, and Prof. Satyamoorthy, Director of SDMU Dharwad.
Dr. Shwetha S coordinated the program, with Mr. Abhishek S serving as co-coordinator. The workshop featured resource persons Dr. Jagadeesha Poyya, Assistant Professor at SDM RIBS, SDMU Dharwad, and Mr. Pradyumna Jayaram from CCMS, SDMU Dharwad, Karnataka. Participants received hands-on training in sequence alignment techniques, molecular phylogenetic analysis, pathway network analysis, and drug design methods. Additionally, Prof. Satyamoorthy provided career guidance on Bioinformatics, emphasizing experience-building, networking, and continuous learning. Upon completion of the workshop, certificates were awarded to all participants, marking a valuable learning experience in computational biology.
MMK and SDM MMV, Mysuru, hosted a felicitation ceremony for the distinguished Dr. Raja Ramanna Prestigious Awardee, Dr. K Satyamoorthy, during his visit to the college on May 9th 2025. The event, led by Principal Prof. Bharathi N, honored Dr. Satyamoorthy, who serves as a Professor and Research Director at SDM University Dharwad. He was conferred the prestigious award in the category of Science Education and Research by the Government of Karnataka on September 26, 2024, receiving it from Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah at a ceremony in Bengaluru, which was attended by Bharata Ratna Prof. C N R Rao. During the event, Dr. Satyamoorthy highlighted recent advancements in research, article publications, journal platforms, and collaborative initiatives between SDMU Dharwad and SDM Mysuru. The ceremony was attended by several esteemed faculty members, including office Superintendent Shri Yogesh and various Heads of Departments—Smt Malathi, Shri Prashanth Jain, Smt Brunda, Dr Wethroe, Dr Devaki, Smt Atiya Sameen, Shri Shivabeerappa, Smt Chaithra, and Smt Anita Jayaram. The program was coordinated by Dr. Shwetha S, with Mr. Abhishek serving as the co-coordinator.
On 06/05/2025, Mr. Niranth M R, Assistant Professor of Business Management, MMK and SDM MMV was called as a resource person for the special talk in Christ University, Mysore on the topic "Raising capital and managing finance" for startups for all BBA students, where he spoke about the various sources of how a startup can raise funds. Be it in by government grants, venture capitalists, angel investors, series funding, family, friends etc.
He also highlighted the need for managing finance so that it helps you to generate funds and as an startup initiator it is equally important to ensure that you save adequate funds so that it helps you at times of distress or adversity. Sri Robin, HOD and Sri Manoj, Assistant professor were present on the occasion.
The Svasti - Farewell Day event, an IQAC initiative, was held on May 3, 2025, at MMK and SDM MMV, Mysore, offering a heartfelt send-off to final-year students.
Chief Guest, Professor Nayana Kumari, PU Principal, emphasized the importance of aiming high and excelling in competitive exams to achieve success in various fields. Prof. Bharathi N, Principal of the degree college, inspired students by stating, "Habits build character, and character leads to destiny," encouraging them to pursue consistent determination and contribute meaningfully to society. IQAC Coordinator, Smt. K S Sukrutha and Smt, Jyothi lakshmi G Kava, Student welfare officer, graced the occasion, extending good wishes to all the students.
A highlight of the celebration was the Miss SDM competition, where final-year students showcased their talents across three rounds. The winners included Nruthyashree (III BCA) as Winner, Ms. Deepu (III B.Sc) as Runner-up, Ms. Muktha (III BCA) for Best Smile, Ms. Spoorthi (III B.Com A) for Best Confidence, and Ms. Aishwarya Prasad (III B.Com A) for Best Attire.
Adding to the joyous atmosphere, second-year and first-year students entertained the audience with vibrant cultural performances, including dance and singing, making the event both memorable and celebratory.