DR S.M. SHASHIDHAR
Dr. S.M.Shashidhar,
Principal of PDIT has always been a very proactive academician and
administrator. He has always evinced great involvement with the PDIT and V.V.
Sangha family. He displays a keen interest in the development of the
institution and being a student-friendly person, is avidly interested in the
academic progress of every student and staff member.
Dr. S.M.Shashidhar, as a
diligent scholar, has excelled in studies from his childhood. His dare to
dream, to work smart, strive for excellence and to enjoy the journey every step
of the way, made him scale greater heights. He has obtained his Bachelor’s
Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Mysore University. He
has obtained his Masters in Power Electronics from PDA College of Engineering,
Kalaburagi during 1990 and stood First to the university. He holds a PhD in the
field of Power Electronics and VLSI design from the auspices of SV University
Engineering College, Tirupati. Also, he has studied a Diploma in Journalism
& Mass Communication from Mysore University.
Dr. S.M.Shashidhar has
attained 2 Patent Rights for his Technological Innovations. He is guiding 6
Scholars. He also has over 100 research publications on an assortment of topics
in reputed National & International Conferences and Journals. He has served
in the editorial boards of reputed International journals and as a member of
Advisory Committees for Conferences.
He took up an
educational pursuit and has more than 30 years of Academic, Research and
administrative experience. He served in an array of designations like
Professor, Head of Department of EEE and ECE, Dean (R&D) and Principal.
Above all, he took up a mission to ignite the young minds to nurture the
students with the potential to reach greater horizons. He strongly believed in
himself, his mentors, peers and team.
He is a self-starter,
an administrator who embraces new ideas and create innovative methods for
implementing them in an institution-wide setting. He is always on the quest for
better and more effective ways to implement his student-centred activities to
empower students to be independent and lifelong learners.
He has initiated student
database management and campus automation through ERP software. ‘My PDIT’
android app was designed and implemented by him is helpful to all students and
their parents. His initiative to plant over 500 trees on PDIT campus is widely
acclaimed. He initiated Civil Engg consultancy services and MoU with NHAI for
the betterment of stretches of National Highway 50. He also took initiative to
develop an eresources repository (esiri) for all engineering subjects. He
represented PDIT in World Education Summit held at Hyderabad as a panel
speaker. He is nominated as Governing Committee Member of GM Institute of
Technology, Davangere as a VTU nominee. Under his strong guidance since 2014 PDIT
is continuously progressing ahead to great heights of success in Academics,
Infrastructure, Facilities, Teaching-learning Processes, Value Added
Certification Courses, Training Programs and Placements, setting the
benchmarking standards for all others.
He is the Member of IEEE
& and Life Member of Institution of Engineers & ISTE. He served as an Executive
Committee Member of IEEE Comsoc Society, Bengaluru and Managing Committee
Member of ISTE Karnataka Section. He has established IEEE, ISTE, IE(I) Student
Professional Chapters and has convened more than 100 events; Conferences,
Workshops, seminars for the benefit of students and staff on a variety of
themes.
Dr. S.M.Shashidhar, with
his inspirational role in the field of education, has received prestigious
awards like “Most Admirable Principal Award” from Golden Aim (Achievement
Innovation & Motivation) Awards, 'Best Principal Award' from the 'Institute of Scholars' and conferred with “Best Teacher Award”
from many educational institutions. He is the recipient of Marque’s Lifetime
Achievement Award-2018.
A good human
in nature, a helping hand in any situation, Dr. S.M.Shashidhar finds happiness
in the growth of the students and the institution.