Skill Development Program on the Topic “REAL-TIME MARKET RESEARCH”
2020-10-19 - 2020-10-24
BNMIT in association with Skill Genix conducted a Skill development program from 19th to 24th October 2020 for the III sem MBA students. Market research is a powerful marketing tool. Today, there is a growing demand to carry it out in an intelligent, innovative and faster way. Consumers communicate at breakneck speed. With mobile phones in hand they immediately let you know what they think and experience. Creating campaigns based on a traditional market survey done months ago may be of little use today. The real-time market research is the one that would help the brand to react quickly and according to the needs of its customers.
TOPICS COVERD

Introduction to Market research
How to write business overview
Making of company snapshots
Ways to collect the information about companies
Types of company strategies
Understanding SWOT analysis

MORE INSIGHT ABOUT TOPICS

Why research? to understand the market trends like restraints, challenges where you can overcome within short period of 3-5 years, drivers like persons, tools required for the smooth running of business.
To understand the impact of the new government regulation and pandemic. Yes, pandemic has affected the economy. Increase of unemployment, supply chain problems, etc.
The market research is done in every domain like ICT, Food & Beverage, Semiconductor & Electronics, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense, etc.
You can become a researcher, research associate, senior research associate, research analyst, etc.
We cannot just add any sort of information while writing the company profile/business overview, right? yes, first we should mention the official name of the company, mention the business segments the company operates, if this information is not available, we can write the revenue of the company. Mergers / acquisitions if any. The service provided if it is a service company, the brands of the company.
Company snapshot is an overview of financial analysis at least of three years, the business revenue mix, geographic revenue mix. How to gather this financial information? If it is a public company use. gov is a website where later you can type the company name and check for annual reports. If it is a private company you can check in owler.com
There are organic and inorganic strategies. Mergers & acquisitions come under inorganic strategies. How to write a company strategy? Mention the company name, kind/type of company, what is the strategy & why it is done. Now how to gather the information about strategy? one thing is you can google it , but for more appropriate information we can check in press release section in the company website. It might be at the top right corner/downside. Most of the private companies, small companies might not have this press release section.

Learning OUTCOMES

The SDP gave more insight about how to find the appropriate information related to the company.
How important to write a business overview.
How market research will help us to plan the strategies for the companies.
The importance of market research in setting up a new business.
Opportunities in this particular field.

Five-Day Online Faculty Development Program on New Generation Solar Cells
2020-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Resource Persons during FDP on New Generation Solar Cell

Number of Participants: 140
Number of Speakers : 04

Invited talk on “Campus2Corporate” by Mr. Sandeep Agarwal organized by ISTE Student chapter
2020-10-23

Two Days Workshop on ‘Recent Trends in IoT and Robotics’ organized by IEI Student Chapter-ECE
2020-10-27 - 2020-10-28

Report on “E-Quiz Competition (Know the Unknown)”
2020-11-11
An Inhouse “E-quiz competition” was organized by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering on 11th November 2020 at 2:00pm to encourage the students and widen their knowledge. The event was organized in association with ISTE Student Chapter – BNMIT. It was an individual event with three rounds which covered the basic knowledge of electrical engineering. The quiz was conducted online via microsoft teams. 59 Students from third and fifth semester of EEE participated in the quiz. The preliminary round was started at 2:10pm and was open for 10mins. 18students were selected for the second round. The second round was started at 2:30pm and was open for 10mins. 6students were qualified for the final round. Top two were awarded as winners. The first prize winner was Aditi D Sagar of 3rd semester and second prize winner was Manjesha K of 5th semester. Overall, the Quiz competition was a huge success.

Two Days’ Technical Webinar
2020-11-12 - 2020-11-13
Participants: Members of the Institution of Engineers (India) Students’ Chapter, Dept. of EEE, BNMIT.

Two days Virtual Webinar on “Research & Advancement in Electric Vehicle Technology”

Description: A two-day webinar on “Research & Advancement in Electric Vehicle Technology” was organized by the Department of EEE under Institution of Engineers (India) Students’ Chapter, BNMIT on 12/11/2020 & 13/11/2020. This workshop was an opportunity for the second year, pre-final year and final year students to enrich their knowledge and skills in developing various engineering solutions in the field of Electric Vehicle Technology.
The resource person for day-1 was Dr. Saikrishna Gaud, Professor, MIT, Manipal. He delivered technical talk on “BMS in Electric Vehicles”. He shared information about chemistry of battery, Estimation of state of charge, battery capacity, efficiency calculation of battery, cell equalization, battery management system, adaptation of BMS in electric vehicle technology.
The resource person for the day-2 was Dr. Sanjeev K Naik, Project Manager, L&T, Bangalore division. The topic for the second day webinar was on “Interdisciplinary Approach to Electric Vehicles”. The major topics covered were evolution of EV technology, Comparison between Gasoline and full electric vehicles, power train, mathematical calculations of force, torque, battery size, motor specifications, BMS, charging types, advantages of DC over AC charging, smart charging, advancement in EV technology, Off board charger benefits and role of digital controllers & Power Electronic converters in Electric vehicle technology.
The participants were able to gain knowledge of Battery size, Motor specification, BMS, power train, role of power electronics in EV, research openings and advancement in EV technology. The two days’ webinar was quite useful for the participants to do better projects in future endeavors in the field of Electric Vehicle Technology.

IE(I) Coordinator
Dr. VENKATESHA K
Professor, Dept. of EEE, BNMIT

Webinar on “Career Paths In Mechanical Engineering”
2020-11-12

One day Student Workshop on “Aircraft and Aerospace Engineering”
2020-11-14
The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized one day workshop on the topic “Aircraft and Aerospace engineering” under the banner of BNMIT Association of Mechanical Engineers (BAME) on November 14, 2019. Dr. K Badari Narayana, subject expert from the Aerospace & Defense, Centre of Excellence, VTU, R.O, Bengaluru conducted demonstration on modelling and analysis of aircraft components in the morning session. The topics covered were on air craft structures, materials used in air crafts, avionics systems and aerodynamics”. In the post lunch session, Chetan Rao S, another subject expert from the same Centre of Excellence demonstrated the usage of CAD tools in the product design and He also delivered a talk on the topic “’System Design & Process”.

Online Authors Meet organized by IEEE-BNMIT
2020-11-18 14:00 - 16:00

Tech Talks organized by IEEE-BNMIT
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-20

Tech Talk on Smart Nanomaterials & Pequeno Emano
2020-11-20 14:00 - 15:00

Mechanical Quiz
2020-12-04

Invited Talk on Product Management 101
2020-12-18 11:00 - 12:00

Admission Open
2020-12-26
Admission Open from — 26 December 2020

Virtual webinar Connect Alumnus
2020-12-26 18:00 - 19:00
Speakers : Mr. Nitin Nadig , Ms. Darshini, Mr. Sarthak Surekha, Ms. Sanchitha Thanay

Orientation Report MBA 2020-2022
2021-01-18 18:00 - 2021-01-22 19:00
BNMIT, Department of MBA, had organized an orientation program for the new batch of MBA from 18th January 2021 to 22nd January 2021. The objective of the orientation was to provide the newly joined students a glimpse of activities, facilities available, action plans, skill sets expected from them etc. About 107 students attended the program.
Three external guest speakers were invited to orient the students on the roles and responsibilities of MBA students through a few soft skill areas such as Motivation and goal setting, Transformation (Parivarthan) and Expectation management.
The brief profiles of the external speakers are as mentioned below:

Jayasimha has a rich experience of over 25 years in conducting experiential and life improvingworkshops to participants from different walks of life,Corporates, Colleges, Schools and many more.He specializes in an area that dwells on managingone’s mind and attitude, a key attribute to anindividual’s success. He has delivered more than8600 Presentations, Workshops, Seminars andMotivational Talks all over the country. He has beencontributing to the NIEedition of Times of India for over 13 years.
PreejaSreedharis aLeadership Coach at Mu Sigma Inc., Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, and is specialized intraining Corporate in the area of BEHAVIORAL SKILLS for the past twenty-two years. She has been instrumental in conceptualizing and conducting quality programs for the entry level, middle and top-level professionals. She is associated with a leading Organization as a capability development Coach. She is also a certified PoSH Trainer. (Ministry of Women and Child development)
Adarsh Basavaraj popularly known as “The Coach” because of his column, “Coach Calling” with the New Indian Express (edex) is one of the youngest motivational speakers with a rich experience in the field of life coaching, behavioural training and assessment. He comes with a decade of experience handling different roles as a behavioural coach, Management development consultant, Instructional design expert, Learning and development consultant, Psychotherapist to renowned organizations like Randstad, Jones Lang Lasalle, BHEL, Power grid corporation, New Indian express group, Yokogawa, Titan industries, Danlaw and many more.

While the external guest speakers highlighted the importance of the course through topics such as motivation, goal setting, transformation, managing expectations etc., the In-house faculty oriented the students about the academic requirements of the course as per VTU, curriculum contents, rules and regulations, training and placements, cocurricular and extracurricular activities, Clubs and Committees, infrastructure facilities available for the students etc.
Inaugural program(23-01-2021):
To welcome the new batch of MBA and M Tech, an inaugural program was organized on 23rd January 2021, Saturday.
Shri. PB Kotur, who is currently working as Head – Global Freshers Engagement Program at Wipro Limited was invited as the chief guest. He is also a Global Goodwill Ambassador, Author, Educationist, Global Talent Transformer, Motivational Speaker, Keynote speaker and a corporate leader.
Shri. Narayan Rao R. Maanay, Secretary, BNMEI, Shri Ashok R. Maanay, Joint Secretary, BNMEI, Prof. TJ Ramamurthy, Director, BNMIT, Dr. SY Kulkarni, Additional Director, BNMIT, Prof. Eshwar N Maanay, Dean, BNMIT, Dr. Krishnamurthy GN, Principal, BNMIT, Heads of various departments, teaching and non-teaching staff witnessed the program along with thefresh batch of students and their parents. The program was conducted following Social distancing protocols of Covid 19.
The program began with an invocation song performed by “Team Kalabhageerathi”, the cultural club of BNMIT.
Dr. L Vijayashree, Prof.& Head, New Gen IEDC delivered the welcome speech, after whichthe dignitaries formally inaugurated the program by the traditional lighting of the lamp.
Shri Ashok R Maanay, Joint Secretary, BNMEI congratulated the students for choosing BNMIT for their professional study and wished them all success to not only gain knowledge, but also to contribute to the society as citizens of the nation.
The program was interspersed with a medley ofmusical performances bythe team “Kalabhageerathi” who performed a melodious group song and Ms. Bhuvana, student of 1st Semester, MBA who rendered a soothing performance of Angklung, an Indonesian instrument.
The Presidential address was given by Shri Nararayan Rao R Maanay, Secretary BNMEI. Sir emphasised on enjoying the learning process and skilling oneself not just to secure jobs, but to create employment for others and contribute towards nation building.
Dr. Mukund Sharma, Prof. & Head, MBA department, introduced Mr. PB Kotur, the chief guest of the program, who was then felicitated by the dignitaries on the stage.
Mr. Kotur advised the students to use technology for knowledge acquisition, collaboration and communication. He congratulated the students for choosing BNMIT as their place of study where the leadership demonstrates values and ethics through their actions. Mr.Kotur highlighted the three I’s highly appreciated in the corporate- Initiative, Innovation and Integrity. He also emphasised on the need for having excellent communication skills whereby one can communicate both the content as well as the intent.
All the dignitaries addressed the gathering highlighted the importance of Management education in present day and the need for developing their skills to reach greater heights.
The program concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Dr. P A Vijaya, Prof. & Head, ECE Department, and the National Anthem after which the students and parents were invited to partake the refreshments arranged for them.

Inauguration of 1st Sem PG classes
2021-01-23 18:00 - 19:00
Sri. P B Kotur, General Manager, Wipro Technologies Ltd. was the chief guest for the offline inauguration of MBA and M.Tech programs at BNM Institute of Technology. He congratulated the management and students for their courage in organizing the inauguration program. Sri. Kotur advised the students to use technology for knowledge acquisition, collaboration and communication. Education 2.0 is all about having passion to learn, passion to accept, will to win and power to change you. He congratulated the students for choosing BNMIT as their place of study. The leadership at BNMIT demonstrates the values and ethics through their actions. Through such powerful communication, the students are given the opportunity to imbibe these etiquette. Listening and communicating effectively are very important skills. Learn to communicate the intent as well as the content. The three I’s highly appreciated in corporate are Initiative, Innovation and Integrity. Sir, paid rich tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose by hailing him as the true icon of all young Indians who stand up for the cause of the country.

Analysis of Union Budget 2021
2021-02-05
The “Analysis of Union Budget 2021” session was organized by the department of MBA BNM institute of technology on 05 February 2021 at the auditorium of BNMIT, Bangalore between 10:00 am to 11:15 am, to understand the key highlights of union budget 2021. Resource person was CA.N.NITHYANANDA who is a well-known Chartered Accountant and founder of NITHYANANDA AND CO.

The session gave the overview of the project to be undertaken by the government and the related finance deficit and tax structures. The budget emphasis on the economic reforms which encompasses on pillars which is a major sector of economies.

Health and Wellbeing :- Has been taken a major portion of the budget this year with an incremental of 137% to the previous year budget.

India will spend 23 lakhs crore on health care. An amount of Rs 35000 crores will be spent on covid – 19 vaccines as a part of above.
The new centrally sponsored scheme “PRADHAN MANTRI ATMANIRBHARSWASTH BHARAT YOJANA” with an outlay of INR 64,180 crore over 6 years will be running alongside the National Health Mission.
To strengthen the nutritional content the supplementary nutrition program and the “Poshan Abhiyan” and the launch of “Mission Poshan 2.0”.
Urban Swachh Bharath Mission : focus on complete sludge and waste water management, segregation of garbage, reduction in single use plastic, etc., with a total financial allocation of Rs.141678 crores over a period of 5 years from 2021- 2026.

Capital and Infrastructure Reforms:-Budget secondly concentrate more on infrastructure reforms

Atmanirbhar bharat – PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE(PLI) scheme is proposed to launch to provide an employment opportunities.
MEGA INVESTMENT TEXTIAL PARKS( MITRA): Will be launched to setting up 7 textile parks .
NATIONAL MONETIZATION PIPELINE AND NATIONAL RAIL PLAN FOR INDIA 2030 : To create future ready railway ready system by 2030.

Financial Reforms:

SECURITIES MARKET CODE: Proposed to be introduced to conflate SEBI Act.
FDI limit in insurance sector increased from 49% to 74%.
ASSETS RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED AND ASSETS MANAGEMENT COMPANY is proposed to be setup to takeover stressed debts and dispose it to the suitable investors.

Other Reforms:

AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND will be made available to APMC’s
Fresh and substantial investments in developing modern fishing harbours.
National Education Policy will be continued.

Budget also made an amendment to “DIRECT TAX LAWS” –

Exemption for senior citizens (75 years or more) from filling income tax returns having income from pension and bank interest.
National Faceless procedures proposed for income tax Appellate Tribunal and dispute resolution committee.
Deduction towards interest paid on loan availed for purchase of affordable housing projects extended till 31 March 2022.

Budget also propounded a key amendments made to the “Companies Act and LLP “:-

Small company are amended to increase the share capital to Rs.2 crores
NRI arepermitted to open one person company with a condition to stay in India for a period of 120 days in a year or more.

Introduction to Product Management & Entrepreneurship
2021-02-06 18:00 - 19:00
A guest lecture on “Introduction to product management & entrepreneurship” was conducted for 1st semester MBA students on 6th Feb 2021. The speaker Mr.Kartik Suryanarayan, a Product Manager, experienced in B2B, Enterprise Tech, Product Strategy, and a model gave an insightful session to the students.
The curtain raiser was with a video of Beethoven’s 9-Chicago symphony orchestra- Riccardo; to explain how Mr. Riccardo had multi- sync with all the musical instruments to create a beautiful melody similarly product managers sync departments to achieve the goal.
The speaker decides to conduct an activity; The topic was “know your product.” Then he divided the whole class into 5 groups and asked for volunteers from each group, instructed the group to discuss and select the problem which common people face in their day to day life. He also mentions elements which should be discussed among the members of the group, they are: – solutions of the problem, advertisement, channels, customer segments, cost structure and finally revenue of product and services.
The topics chosen by students were; traffic problems, misuse of technology, pollution, the rise of petrol prices, and garbage issues.
He asked students to brainstorm within the group and present their ideas. He listened carefully to the presentation; on the spot, Mr. Kartik explains the positive and negative aspects of the product and services.
He started to note down the points in the lean canvas model where he was jotting down the problem and possible solutions. Lean canvas model is feasible for new products and to develop new markets for existing products business canvas model can be used.
He conducts this activity, so the student can understand the way, the product manager or entrepreneur should plan to succeed. Students were very enthusiastic and energetic throughout the session.

Alumni Series Virtual Webinar Hustle-The Force
2021-05-07 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker: Mr. Nitin Nadig

Alumni Series Virtual Webinar Interview 2.0
2021-05-15 18:00 - 19:00
Speakers : Ms. Divya Gadhaiya

Technical Webinar
2021-05-21 10:00 - 19:00
Participants: All the faculty members of BNMIT.
webinar on “Sustainability Engineering” was organized by the Department of EEE, BNMIT on 21/05/2021. This workshop was an opportunity for all the faculty members of BNMIT to enrich their knowledge in field of Clean Power.
The resource person was Mr. K P Murthy, member, National Governing Council, Bamboo Society of India. He delivered technical talk on “Sustainability Engineering”. He shared information about various projects that can be carried in the field of Bio-Fuel for synthetic gas production, Organic Silica for semiconductors and Bamboo Bicycles.

Writing And Publishing A Technical Research Paper
2021-05-29 15:30 - 2021-05-30 17:30

Webinar on Gender Bias and Gender Equality
2021-06-03 16:00 - 17:30

Webinar on Managing One’s Emotional Wellbeing
2021-06-08 16:00 - 17:00

Project Based Learning Using Raspberry PI
2021-06-12 14:30 - 2021-06-13 16:30

MATLAB Programming
2021-06-15 15:00 - 2021-06-16 16:30

Stay Fit and Stay Safe
2021-06-18 16:30 - 2021-06-19 18:00

guest lecture - “Networking and negotiations"- 2nd semester MBA students
2021-06-19 10:00 - 19:00
A guest lecture on “Networking and negotiations was conducted for 2nd semester MBA students. The speaker Mr.Yogeshvaran brings in diverse commercial experience from strategic sourcing, procurement, consulting, negotiations, contract management.
Currently, he is working in NAM, a Shell Joint Venture as Supply Chain Lead for Completions and Well Interventions based out of Netherlands and responsible for strategic contracts, driving creative solutions that deliver value across the Supply Chain.

The speaker started with the introduction and explained the process as follows

What is a networking ?
How do I start networking?
How to negotiate with the people?
How do I manage the networking?
What makes a good networking?
Wrap up

He related the topic of everyday examples where students could understand it easily by using terminologies related to networking and negotiations even he gave many examples of real life situations, stories and scenarios. Later the speaker asked students about the opinion about networking and negotiation. Many of our seniors shared their own experiences about how important networking is especially after the MBA.
He conducts this activity/polls, on metimeterso the student can understand how to handle people about networking and negotiating. Students were very enthusiastic and energetic throughout the session.

Virtual webinar on "Patent/Paper submission what all you need to know: Ideation, format and evaluation" under ISTE Student chapter
2021-06-19 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker: Mrs. Chethana HB,
technical manager, Khoros India R&D
