Civil Services exam passed by Mr Prajwal, a graduate of Mech Engg dept 2009-2013 batch .
‘A unique opportunity to serve the Nation’
Prajwal, a 28 year old Mechanical Engineering graduate from the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, who recently cleared the UPSC exam with a rank of 636 has some valuable tips for youngsters aspiring to join the Civil services. ‘Plan your work & work your plan’ is his mantra for success. He insists that he was complacent in the beginning and focused too much on reading rather than writing, which resulted in him clearing prelims regularly but failing in the main examination. When asked for his advice for UPSC aspirants he says ‘Ask yourself why civil service? What is it which drives you? Keep your preparation discreet so that you can avoid distractions. There will be failures, don’t lose hope. Learn from your mistakes, always improve, no matter the field. Be thankful for all your life experiences. Finally stay motivated, perseverance is the key, and give always your best.’
>Prajwal firmly believes that UPSC is a unique opportunity for a patriot to serve the Nation. This impressive achievement is a result of continuous and determined effort since 2015. He says that his training as an engineer, while not being a distinct advantage, has provided him with a multidimensional approach to solve problems. He fondly remembers his time at NIE when the idea of pursuing UPSC germinated. His discussions with classmates &Professors about the role of an engineer and a citizen in the society sparked a train of thought ending at the footsteps of the Civil Services.
Ever since graduating in the year 2013, Prajwal has also been employed in the private sector balancing his work & exam preparation with aplomb. He credits this to his experience in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIE, as a trainer/teaching assistant where he was responsible for training his juniors. He highlights the significance of cutting down on any and all distractions he faced. Devoting time & energy on a consistent basis is key, he says. Teachers at NIE remember him to be an inquisitive, determined and accomplished student.
His ambitions and goals for the future are focussed in his mind. ‘Clearing civil service is but the starting point of the journey. I wish to accomplish few things. Contributing my bit towards the society in the service I am appointed to. I want to make sure that the policies reach the people of our nation without any hiccups.’
Dr.N.V.Raghavendra
Vice Principal, NIE, Mysuru
NIE Mysore opens centre of excellence in association with SIEMENS
Mysore, 11th March 2019: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, inaugurated the NIE-Siemens Technical Centre in collaboration with German major Siemens on 10th MArch at their campus. Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Director, NIE Management Committee, inaugurated its Centre of Excellence while Mr Srinath Batni, President, NIE Management Committee, presided the event.
The centre of excellence aims to train students and working professionals with the latest and futuristic industry-relevant skills. The initiative will improve employability and assist in better placements for students.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Director, NIE Management Committee, and Infosys co-founder, said, “Automation is the future for engineers, not just Mechanical but all other streams. The colleges in the country must prepare our students for the future. The students must be able to challenge their teachers and the teachers must be able to rise and meet these challenges. So, its crucial that, students should carry out projects in companies like SIEMENS to understand the practical aspects of any software.”
Speaking of the collaboration, Mr Rahul Sehgal, Director-Business Development, Siemens Industry Software (India) Pvt Ltd, said, “companies like Siemens are putting in efforts to aid colleges like NIE to connect with the Industry and the world market to achieve its goals”.
Dr. G. Ravi, Principal, NIE Mysore Dr. M. V. Achutha, Professor & Head, Mechanical Engineering, NIE Mysore for were also present at the occassion.
The “Siemens Technical Centre” is an interdisciplinary, industry-backed centre focused on developing excellence in skills for the Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Industrial Machinery, Marine and Factory Automation Industry Sector. Through training and implementation of Industry–relevant technologies and processes, the centre aims to facilitate a multi-disciplinary learning environment across Science, Technology, Engineering and Management faculties. It is designed to meet the demands of the industries’ ever-changing processes and help build skills around collaborations and innovations. The centre will leverage Siemens’ integrated platform to draw upon expertise from various industries and provide its partners with knowledge and tools.
The centre will soon start training students and professionals from numerous colleges and industries in the area of Automation Technology.
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About NIE
The princely city of Mysore, in Karnataka, plays host to the National Institute of Engineering, fondly called NIE. Established in 1946, the institute has been granted autonomy in 2007 from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Currently the college offers, 7 Bachelor, 11 Master’s and 5 Post-graduate Diploma programmes and has 13 Centres of Excellence.
NIE envisages its journey of excellence on three strong pillars:
- Intellectual infrastructure creation
- Courses/services offerings
- Institution building
NIE Mysore joins hands with Mysuru City Corporation and National Institute of Urban Affairs to restore Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Mysore, 22nd February 2019: National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi has jointly established the WASH Innovation Lab at NIE under IHUWASH supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under this initiative, a consultation workshop for WASH Forum was held on 20th February 2019, at Sarvapalli Radhakrishna Hall, NIE, Mysuru between 9.30 am to 2 pm.
The Guests of Honor included Mr. G R Suresh, Deputy Commissioner (Development), MCC, Dr. D G Nagaraju, Health Officer, MCC, Mr. Anand Rudra, Senior Advisor WASH, USAID.To initiate the dialogue on the formulation of the WASH Forum; a panel discussion was held with various experts.
Speaking about the collaboration of NIE with MCC and NIUA in the WASH sector Dr. G Ravi, Principal, NIE, spoke and said ‘we intend helping these two organizations in developing and dissimilating knowledge as well as technologies, which will enable and make our city more efficient in WASH sector’.
Mr. T K Chittaranjan, Director, NIE highlighted the work done by the NIE CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies) in the field of Renewable Energy to Mysore which includes Rain Water, Solar energy projects, Solid waste Management etc.
The main aim of the WASH Forum is to create a platform to meet, discuss, share and resolve WASH issues of the city without any bias and act as an independent advisory support to the MCC. The WASH forum will be a network of representatives from government, academia, private sector, industries, entrepreneurs, civic societies and also general public who wish to contribute in improving the WASH related issues of Mysuru city innovatively.
National Institute of Engineering Launches Free Yoga Center
Mysore, 18 January 2019: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore, has launched a ‘Yoga Centre’ in association with Sri Pathanjali Yoga Shikshana Samithi® and Pathanjali Yoga Foundation (PYF), Mysuru at NIE DJISC.
The free of cost yoga classes will be held every day from 5-00pm to 6-30pm and is open to all. Interested yoga enthusiasts are requested to register at the centre.
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About NIE Mysore –
The princely city of Mysore, Karnataka plays host to the National Institute of Engineering, fondly called NIE. Established in 1946, the institute has been granted autonomy in 2007 from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Currently the college offers, 7 Bachelor, 11 Master’s and 5 Post-graduate Diploma programmes and has 13 Centres of Excellence.
NIE envisages its journey of excellence on three strong pillars:
- Intellectual infrastructure delivering contemporary knowledge
- Courses offered in partnership with employers
- Grooming students with a passion to achieve
Unilog’s chairman returns favour to alma mater NIE-Mysore
Sets up incubation centre for budding entrepreneurs
Mysore, 17th September, 2018: Achuta Bachalli, an alumnus of NIE-Mysore and Chairman of Unilog Content Solutions, has found a way to return the favour to his alma mater. He has entered into an MoU with his alma mater National Institute of Engineering, Mysore (NIE-Mysore) to create the Unilog Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will help young budding entrepreneurs to fuel their ideas into proof of concept (POC) and far.
Unilog, which has contributed INR 20 lakh towards setting up the center, is a story any institution would be proud of. The entrepreneurial bug bit him a little late in life, yet he has made a mark for himself. Achutha is about 70 years old today, and it was 18 years ago that he set out on an entrepreneurial journey by starting the Unilog Content Solutions. Achutha took the path at an age when many people start planning for their retirement.
From a family of teachers
Hailing from a middle class background he led a protected life, and his family was mostly into teaching, He studied at the NIE-Mysuru.
He did his post-graduation from NITIE, Mumbai, which opened his eyes to a world of opportunities and possibilities. With table tennis at 2 am, to rubbing shoulders with IITians, Achuta got to experience a cross-cultural atmosphere which had a profound impact on him. A month into it, and he was up to speed with the best. It is here that he developed self-confidence.
A career not ordinary
He then got into a chemical company followed by an electric insulation company. Most of his work was to do with technology and research and development. So exposure to technology helped him grow his confidence. He was always working to get stuff from lab to pilot project to commercial production.
Achuta had reached the top echelons he could in his organisation. On the numerous trips he made abroad, he helped his company win over USD 15 million through a deal of licensing, commissioning and engineering. “Customer thought I was the owner of the company, and when they came to India to sign the contract I was not even there in the photographs. So I was young enough to go on an ego trip and the entrepreneur bug bit me,” says Achuta unapologetically. This raw confidence and an appetite for risk lay the foundation of Unilog Content Solutions, a data management, product cataloging and e-commerce product firm.
When he started Unilog, he did the basic data entry for a US client, who ensured he never made money by continually changing the price. Then LG sub-contract happened and they got some traction. They got into cataloging, taxonomy, schemas and classification. They discovered a niche in transacting the data. Slowly they stood for the highest quality global cataloging services mostly for B2B clients. Their customers were industrial distributors.
One of their clients paid the cost to develop a product CIMM2. This was PIM (Product Information Management) product with many additional features of CM (content management system), search, integration with ERP and payment gateway. This is a SaaS product and all of their clients are based out of the US. They are mid-sized companies from $50 million to $500 million. That was a game changer. Today, it has over 200 customers using the product. In a way they have empowered smaller distributors with same tools which the big ones have.
Today Unilog employs about 900+ people with majority of them in Mysuru and in USA.
He says “Entrepreneurship is a bed of thorns. You are always surrounded by fear. But you need to persevere.”
About NIE
The princely city of Mysore, in Karnataka, plays host to the National Institute of Engineering, fondly called NIE. Established in 1946, the institute has been granted autonomy in 2007 from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Currently the college offers, 7 Bachelor, 11 Master’s and 5 Post-graduate Diploma programmes and has 13 Centres of Excellence.
NIE envisages its journey of excellence on three strong pillars:
• Intellectual infrastructure creation
- Courses/services offerings
- Institution building
About Unilog
Unilog develops a web-based e-commerce software that offers Big Data analytics and product data management solutions for the e-commerce distributors. Unilog’s headquarters is located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. Unilog’s top competitor is SAP Hybris, led by Alex Atzberger, who is their President.
