With the idea of promoting Science to young minds, this year as part of Gramaseva, the students of SSSIHL decided to conduct science demonstrations at the Govt. High School, in Muddenahalli. This was done with help and collaboration from the Muddenahalli campus of SSSIHL.

A 26-member team (22 students, 1 Research Scholar & 3 Faculty Members) from the Departments of Biosciences, Chemistry, and Physics came together and demonstrated over 17 science experiments for the students of Classes 8 and 9 at the chosen school that was well received by both the students and teachers at the school.

Here is a detailed report on the activity along with a few photos from the event.

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Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh signed an MoU with All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, Karnataka on 20 November 2023 to further common academic interests through collaborative research and exchange of expertise, resources, and related information. One of the key areas is to address congenital problems in children with speech and hearing impairment, leading to learning disabilities.

This includes the exchange of faculty and researchers to promote research & development activities, student exchange programs including Internships and projects, and conducting seminars and lectures that further research collaboration between the two Institutions. Some of the areas of interest in the fields of Speech and Hearing include using Genetics and genomics, Big Data Analytics, Biomedical image, Signal processing, and app development for assessment and assistance to therapeutic and remedial measures.  Similarly, the therapeutic use of Music & Veda, Analytical studies for developing policy guidelines, linguistic studies to identify the cause of disabilities and remedies, and Nutritional dietary supplements for the target population are the other areas of proposed collaborative research. Students Internship/Projects for Management Students is an important aspect of this MoU.

The MoU was signed by Dr. M Pushpavathi, Director of AIISH, and Dr. Srikanth Khanna, Registrar of SSSIHL. Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL, Dr. Ramkumar, Chief Administrative Officer, AIISH, Mysore, Prof. Pallav Kumar Baruah, Dean of Sciences, SSSIHL, Dr. P Sujith Kumar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biosciences, SSSIHL and Sri Nishikant Barodekar, Asst. Professor, Music, SSSIHL were present at the event.

The Vice-Chancellor announced the MoU during his welcome address at the 42^nd Annual Convocation of the Institute on 22 Nov 2023, in the presence of the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

Prasanthi Nilayam, 22 November 2023:

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) (Deemed to be University) held its 42^nd Annual Convocation at the Sai Hira Global Convention Centre, Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh, on 22 November 2023.

Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu graced the Convocation as the Chief Guest and also delivered the Convocation address. The Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sri S Abdul Nazeer was the Guest of Honour. Additionally, the event was graced by Smt. K V Usha Sricharan, the Minister for Women, Children, Differently Abled, and Senior Citizens Welfare from the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

On their arrival at the venue, the women’s brass band of the Anantapur campus accorded a ceremonial welcome to the Chief Guest, the Guest of Honor, and the Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, where they were received and greeted by the Chancellor Sri K Chakravarthi IAS (Retd.), and the Vice-Chancellor Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad and Sri R J Rathnakar, Managing Trustee, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust.

The Chief Guest along with the Guest of Honour, the Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Controller of Examinations, Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning Public Charitable Trust (PCT), the Board of Management, and Deans advanced towards the dais in a ceremonial procession with the Registrar of the Institute carrying the ceremonial mace.

The event commenced with the National Anthem upon the arrival of the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour, the Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, the Chancellor, and the Vice-Chancellor onto the stage, which was followed by the invocatory Veda chanting from the Taittriya Upanishad.

The Convocation was then declared ‘open’ in the Divine voice of the Revered Founder Chancellor Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at the request of the Vice-Chancellor.

In his welcome address, the Vice-Chancellor Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad took great delight in welcoming the Hon’ble President of India, the Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, and the Minister for Women, Children, Differently Abled, and Senior Citizens Welfare, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, to the 42^nd Convocation of the Institute.

Sharing a summary of the activities by the various departments and by the Institute during the previous academic year and to date, he highlighted the implementation of the new four-year programmes in alignment with the NEP 2020, the institute’s focus on emerging technologies such as Deep Learning, Cyber Security, and Quantum Computing, strides made on the Industry-academia connect, the establishment of the Centres for Excellence in Actuarial Data Sciences, and another in Mathematical Biology reflecting the institute’s commitment to academic excellence in interdisciplinary domains.

Highlighting the recent ‘Gold Level’ conferred by the CAS University Recognition Program for the Actuarial Science Programmes offered by the institute, he said, SSSIHL is the only Institute in Asia to have received this honor thus far.

The Vice-Chancellor then highlighted an important MOU signed with the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Govt. of India, Mysuru, that he said will promote collaborative research to address congenital problems in children with Speech and Hearing impairment, leading to learning disabilities. This involves Genomics, Big Data Analytics, Bio-Medical Image Analysis, and Therapeutic use of Music and Veda, signifying a great blend of Vidya, Vaidya, and Veda. He then gave a glimpse of the high-quality research carried out for societal benefit by leveraging the world-class Central Research Instruments Facility (CRIF) and the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) at SSSIHL. In addition to academic achievements, he highlighted the active participation of the institute in national campaigns like the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav and India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.

This was followed by the felicitation of the Chief Guest, the Guest of Honor, and the Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. The grand ceremony then saw the Hon’ble Chancellor, Shri K Chakravarthi, IAS (Retd.), admit 503 candidates to their degrees followed by the convocation pledge administered by the Vice-Chancellor.

President Droupadi Murmu then conferred the 21 Gold Medals on the qualifying students who achieved distinction in various disciplines.

The Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sri S Abdul Nazeer in his address said “The Institute is a beacon of light for value-based Integral education in this country”. Congratulating the students, he said he believed the values imbibed here are making a positive impact on society and that the students have a greater responsibility to live the message of true education as they step out into the world. He said ‘the culture of Bharat is based on the eternal truth which is unaffected by time and place, unshaken by circumstances, unchanged by historical changes, and untouched by natural calamities”. The Governor exhorted students to imbibe qualities of courage and valor and emulate those who have striven for Indian Culture and must resolve to adhere to and uphold Dharma and work for the welfare of the country.

In her convocation address, President Droupadi Murmu paid her respects to the founder chancellor Bhagawan Baba on the occasion of His 98^th Birthday on 23^rd Nov 2023 and said that she was indeed fortunate to have come today to the abode of greatest peace.

Highlighting the motto of the Institute, ‘Sathyam Vad, Dharma Char’ (Speak the Truth and Walk on the Path of Righteousness), the President spoke on the importance of Truth and Righteousness in Indian Culture and practicing and upholding them in our daily lives.

Sharing her personal experience of teaching at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Center in Rairangpur, in Odisha, the President said that “teaching life values and morality is the real education. Just as a strong foundation is necessary for the construction of a building, similarly the foundation of morality and life values is also essential for the construction of life. The main goal of Integral Education is to try to transmit the life values of truth, good conduct, peace, affection, and non-violence in the life of every student”.

Quoting the scriptures, she said knowledge is that which provides liberation and instills humility in students, and the Institute in the true sense is a Modern Gurukula imparting human and spiritual values to students along with regular education. “I am very impressed by your institution’s overall vision towards education. Instead of education, you have used a completely new concept like Edu-care. It is very useful and meaningful to call Integral Education based on human values as Edu-care”, she said.

The President then spoke on the role of women in Indian society and spiritual tradition and the need for more opportunities for Girl students. Speaking of the high ideals and values the Institute was founded on, the President said ‘This idealistic thinking of your institute cannot be praised enough”

Congratulating the graduates, the president was confident that the students would spread eternal life values ​​in accordance with the ideals taught at the institution.

The event concluded with the National Anthem and Mangala Aarati.

Later this evening, as part of the 42nd Convocation, a Drama entitled “Divya Prema” will also be streamed live from the Sai Kulwant Hall, Prasanthi Nilayam, on the Prasanthi Mandir Live YouTube Channel.

View the recording of the 42^nd Annual Convocation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhhNv1ziXs

About the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) (Deemed-to-be-University), Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, is one of the few institutions in the world offering values-based education to students at the University level. Ethics and morals form the undercurrent of every subject taught at the Deemed to be University, providing a holistic framework of inter-personal development for its students combined with academic excellence. SSSIHL follows a merit-based open admissions policy for all irrespective of income, religion, or region and provides quality education free for all students.

The Deemed-to-be university hosts students from across the country at its four campuses in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India and provides free education to all programmes of study. The programmes offered include undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and research. It has a merit-based open admissions policy for all, irrespective of income, religion or social status.

SSSIHL also provides a strong research environment, with exceptional academic practices, that has resulted in the growth of national and international collaborations. The Central Research Instruments Facility (CRIF), based at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of the SSSIHL, is one of the few facilities in the country that houses advanced Characterisation / Analytical Tools to carry out Translational Research in various areas of Science and Technology.

For further information, visit: sssihl.edu.in

Media contact: media@sssihl.edu.in. Tel: +91 8555 287239

Prasanthi Nilayam, 19 November 2023:

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) (Deemed to be University) will hold its 42^nd Annual Convocation at the Sai Hira Global Convention Centre, Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh in the Divine Presence of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 3:20 p.m.

The Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu has graciously agreed to be the Chief Guest and will deliver the Convocation address. The Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sri S Abdul Nazeer will be the Guest of Honour.

The grand ceremony will see the Chancellor, Sri K Chakravarthi, IAS (Retd.), admit candidates to their undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, and doctoral research degrees.

The event will be streamed live on: https://www.youtube.com/@SriSathyaSaiOfficial

This will be followed by a convocation drama titled ‘Divya Prema’ in the evening, which will be streamed Live from the Sai Kulwant Hall, on the Prasanthi Mandir Live YouTube channel.

Full release to follow the events.

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For further information on the event, and the schedule, visit: sssihl.edu.in
 

About the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) (Deemed-to-be-University), Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, is one of the few institutions in the world offering values-based education to students at the University level. Ethics and morals form the undercurrent of every subject taught at the Deemed to be University, providing a holistic framework of inter-personal development for its students combined with academic excellence. SSSIHL follows a merit-based open admissions policy for all irrespective of income, religion, or region and provides quality education free for all students.

The Deemed-to-be university hosts students from across the country at its four campuses in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India and provides free education to all programmes of study. The programmes offered include undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and research. It has a merit-based open admissions policy for all, irrespective of income, religion or social status.

SSSIHL also provides a strong research environment, with exceptional academic practices, that has resulted in the growth of national and international collaborations. The Central Research Instruments Facility (CRIF), based at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of the SSSIHL, is one of the few facilities in the country that houses advanced Characterisation / Analytical Tools to carry out Translational Research in various areas of Science and Technology.

For further information, visit: sssihl.edu.in

Media contact: media@sssihl.edu.in. Tel: +91 8555 287239

The importance of Science and its contribution to Human development has been phenomenal over the last century.

In 1986, the Govt of India declared Feb 28 as National Science Day (NSD) to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by prominent physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery in 1930. Since then, NSD has been celebrated across the country to highlight the significance and role of Science in everyday life, on February 28.

On this occasion, theme-based science communication activities are carried out all over India. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) has been celebrating National Science Day every year on all its campuses. This year, SSSIHL is jointly organizing and celebrating National Science Day 2024 (NSD – 2024) in collaboration with Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Smt Eswaramma High School, Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini & Nexus Consulting.

As part of these celebrations, multiple competitions such as Essay, Painting, Science Quiz, and modeling competitions will be conducted inviting school students (Class 8 to Class 12) from across India to participate. The registrations for these different competitions will start on 10th November and close by 30th November 2023.

The finals for these competitions will be held In Person from February 27th – 28th, 2024 @ Prasanthi Nilayam (PSN) Campus, SSSIHL, A.P.

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Click on the links below to Register by 30 November 2023:

• For Essay Competition (https://forms.gle/M2UMQcvNuFgXf3nFA )
• For Painting Competition (https://forms.gle/gu77ZqQxD7ZoCTpk9 )
• For Science Quiz Competition (https://forms.gle/GYxoM3yzedmjbxQt6 )
• For SSSIHL UG Students (https://forms.gle/NnCUF2TCMJJ11eZM7 )
• For SSSIHL PG Students (https://forms.gle/gKKDeeJykP4V7X4r9 )

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The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, (DHSS), Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam organized a 5-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Academic Ethics, Scientific Writing, and Unit-Level Data” from October 25th – 29th, 2023. This FDP has been delivered in two significant segments that are of great relevance in the present social science research domain. In the first segment, participants were ably guided on topics like ethics in academic communication, scientific writing, and techniques of research publication followed by issues in secondary research. The participants were also acquainted with the elements of survey research.

In the second segment, the scholars discussed various large-scale survey datasets like NFHS, IHDS, and NSSO that are freely available on public platforms. The FDP specifically trained the researchers to handle large-scale complex health survey datasets (i.e., NFHS) for detailed analysis. It covered obtaining the publicly available NFHS dataset, managing the data, and conducting basic data analysis to draw useful insights. The widely used statistical software Stata was used for data management and data analysis. The FDP has guided participants in importing NFHS data to Stata, data management, data manipulation, and reshaping datasets, and introduced them to visit and regression analysis.

The FDP Resource Persons were:

1. Abhishek Singh, Professor, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
2. Ashish Singh, Associate Professor, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, I.I.T. Bombay
3. Kaushalendra Kumar, Assistant Professor, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai
4. Ajit Kumar Kannaujiya, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT), Bengaluru
5. Debarshi Dey, Head of Bio-Statistics and Data Management, MorphoSys, Munich, Germany

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On November 3, 2023, the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) announced the recipients of the CAS University Recognition Program, aimed at acknowledging academic institutions that demonstrate a strong commitment to preparing future property and casualty actuaries through their educational offerings. The program offers three levels of recognition: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

We are delighted to announce that Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) has been honored with the Gold Level, which is the highest level among these three categories. This prestigious status places us among the ranks of other top universities globally and distinguishes us as the sole recipient from Asia thus far.

The esteemed universities that have achieved the distinguished Gold Level status include Arizona State University, Brigham Young University, Bryant University, Georgia State University, Illinois State University, McMaster University, Middle Tennessee State University, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Temple University, University of California – Santa Barbara, University of Connecticut, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas at Austin, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

This achievement represents a significant opportunity for the SSSIHL Center of Excellence for Actuarial Data Science (CADS) to further expand its educational and research initiatives.

Read More about recent achievements:

CAS 2022 University Award

CAS  2022 Individual Research Grant

SSSIHL Student Achievements

About CAS:

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is a leading international organization for credentialing and professional education. Founded in 1914, the CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property and casualty risks and serves over 10,000 members worldwide. CAS members are experts in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management. Professionals educated by the CAS empower businesses and governments to make well-informed strategic, financial, and operational decisions. (https://www.casact.org/about)

CAS Student Central: Summer Program 2023

Congratulations to Srinand Hegde and Sumanth Chebrolu from the I M.Sc. (Math) batch, Prasanthi Nilayam campus, on their successful completion of the CAS Student Central: Summer Program in 2023.

CAS Student Central Summer Program is an eight-week interactive professional and educational experience offered by the Casualty Actuarial Society. This includes successfully completing all modules of the program including Property and Casualty Basics, Excel, Data Visualization, Ratemaking, Reserving, Predictive Modeling, Soft Skills, and a Property and Casualty Case Competition. The program was developed by practicing actuaries who are subject matter experts in the field of property and casualty insurance.

CAS Student Central: Independent Summer Program 2023

Congratulations to the students from the Brindavan campus, on their successful completion of the CAS Student Central: Independent Summer Program in 2023: Arrnav Dutta, Shashi Kumar, Hursh Gupta, Saiprasanna G, Sathya Sai Sri Charan, K Damodar Reddy, KVSS Kasyap, and V Ram Sai Deep.

CAS Student Central Independent Summer Program is a six-week self-paced professional and educational experience offered by the Casualty Actuarial Society. This includes successfully completing all modules of the program including Property and Casualty Basics, Excel, Data Visualization, Ratemaking, Reserving, Predictive Modeling, and Soft Skills. The program was developed by practicing actuaries who are subject matter experts in the field of property and casualty insurance.

Actuarial Exams (July & October 2023)

Congratulations to the students for successfully passing the Actuarial exams administered by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and The Society of Actuaries (SOA): Swayam Kumar Patro (Exam FM), C Sai Kartheek (Exam FM), Manan Luthra (Exam FM), KVSS Kasyap (Exam FM), K Damodar Reddy (Exam P) and C Sai Yashwanth (Exam P).