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St Philomena College was founded by Msgr Antony Patrao who felt that a College in this part of the state would save the people of the inconvenience of moving to distant places for higher education. He set out to realize his dream and the mission was accomplished in the year 1958.

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Since its inception, the Institute has lived up to societal expectations, turning out consistent and appreciable results in academic and non-academic fields. The institution does attempt to treat the primary stakeholders in 5 UG programs and 5 PG programs with a rewarding educational experience.

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The Quality Assurance Framework of the institution has been developed to assure academic standards and enhance the quality of education. It underlines the institution’s commitment to excellence and improvement.

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Varija M
Assistant Professor
M.Phil.
M.Sc. (Physics)
M.Sc. (IT)
Experience
27 Years
Joined
1998
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[email protected]
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Academic Responsibilities
  • Time Table Committee : Convener
  • Internal Complaints Committee : Presiding Officer
  • Criterion 4- Infrastructure and Learning Resources : Member
  • Anti Ragging Committee : Member

    • Courses Taught: BSc, BCA, MSc[Phy]

    Area of Expertise: Electronics, Networking, Programming Languages C, C++, C#, Java, VB, VB.NET, Python &  R Programming, Digital Fundamentals, Data Structures, Discrete Maths, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Operating Systems, DOS, Windows, Unix, Linux, RDBMS, Oracle, Microprocessor 80×86, Network simulations, Web Development using HTML, PHP, mySQL, Servlet & other Script Languages,

    Academic Experience: 26 Years  (+1 year service at Govinda Dasa College, Surathkal)

    Awards and Achievements: Completed a course on Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching offered by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India which was held from December 2020 to March 2021.

    Course Name : Pedagogical Innovations and Research Methodology (interdisciplinary)

    Research Details:MPhil dissertation on the topic Graphics in User Interface Design

    Papers Presented1.Wireless Sensor Networks
    2.Real-time Embedded Systems
    3.Ambient Intelligence- a Study

    Participation in seminars/workshops/conferences:
    1. One day National Level Conference on Recent Trends in Computational Sciences and Engineering held at KVG College of Engineering, Sullia on 12th February 2011.
    2. One day seminar on Current Trends in Electronics held St Aloysius(autonomous) College, Mangalore on 15th December 2011.
    3.UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Recent Trends in Communication NSRTC-2011 held at Milagres College, Kalyanpur, on 16th& 17th2011.
    4. Two days’ Workshop on LAMP Technology held at St Agnes(autonomous) College, Mangalore held on 9th& 10th October 2012.
    5.Two days’ Workshop on Advanced Computing held at St Aloysius (Autonomous) College of PG Studies, Beeri , Mangaloreon 7th& 8th March 2013.
    6. One day UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Data Mining for Computer Securityheld at SDM College of Management, Mangalore, on 2nd August 2013.
    7.One day National level Conference on Recent Trends in Computing& Information Technology held at Srinivas Institute of Management Studies, Mangaloreon 9th August 2014.
    8.One day National level Workshop on Digital Communication and PCB fabrication held at St Philomena College Puttur, on 1st April 2014
    9. One day UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Parallel & Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications in 14th February 2014
    10.UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Emerging Technologies in Computer Science & Information Technology in 11th September 2015.
    11.UGC sponsored Two-day National level Workshop on Quantum Mechanics and Applications held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 20th& 21st October 2015.
    12.One day National Level Seminar on Current & Future Trends in Cloud and High-performance Computing in 29th January 2016
    13.One day National level Seminar on E-Resources, Intellectual Property Rights and Plagiarism- Issues and Challenges held on 29th September 2018.
    14.Regional Meeting cum Workshop on All India Survey on Higher Education organized by Mangalore University on 13th February 2017.

    15 . One day Seminar on Importance of Linux Environment Systeheld at St Philomena College Puttur, on 21 February 2015

    1. UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Emerging Technologies in Computer Science & Information Technology in 11th September 2015.

    2. UGC sponsored Two-day National level Workshop on Quantum Mechanics and Applications held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 20th& 21st October 2015.

    3. One day university level Workshop on Choice Based Credit System in BCA, BSc[CS],BCom[CA],BA[DP] Degree held at Canara First Grade College, Mangalore on 5th July 2019.

    4. College level workshop on IoT, and Python Programming held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 25th November 2019

    5. Regional level Orientation programme on State Scholarship Portal to e-attestation officers held at Manipal Institute of Educations, Manipal on 22nd November 2019

    6. National level (Ministry of HRD, Government of India) Award Ceremony 2019 Swachh Campus Ranking 2019 held at Prajnan(Auditorium) AICTE, New Delhi on 3rd December 2019

    7. National level Endowment Lecture-2020 On the topic Ongoing Revolution in Information Science: from Bits to Qubits held at St Aloysius (Autonomous) Mangalore on 29th February 2020.

    Resource Person / Guest Lectures delivered:
    1.Guest lecture on Sequential Circuits for BSc students at Govt First Grade College, Bettampady
    2.Guest lecture on Socket Interface for BCA students at SDM College, Ujire
    3.Guest lecture on Fortron Programming for MSc[PHY] students at St Philomena College of PG Studies

    4. Resource person in an FDP on Online Tools in Teaching (topic-Google Class Room) held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 13May 2023

    Refresher Courses/Short Term/Orientation Courses attended:

    1.Quality Enhancement Programme Effective Teaching Modalities held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 11th October 2013.

    2.Role of Teachers in Students’ Progression held St Philomena College, Puttur on 25th January 2012
    3.One day Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology held at SIMS, Manglore on 20th March 2010.

    1. College level Workshop on Effective Teachingheld at St Philomena College, Puttur on 29 July 2017.

    2. College level Workshop on LMS Management held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 24 August 2020

    3. College level Workshop on E-content creation, Video class creation & content uploading held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 17 August 2020

    4. College level Orientation on Mentoring held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 5 February 2022

    5. College level one day FDP on Online Tools in Teaching (topic-Google Class Room) held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 13 May 2023

    6. College level three days FDP on the topic Navigating the Transition; From Affiliated to Autonomous Institution held at St Philomena College, Puttur on 26th June, 9th & 12th July 2024

    Membership on Societies/Academic/Professional Bodies:
    1.BOS member of Mangalore University CS/CA/DP Examinations from 2013-2015
    2.BOE member of Mangalore University CS/CA/DPExaminations during the years 2005,2010, 2014, 2016, 2017-2018,2020-2021
    3.Practical Coordinator in 2009,
    4.BOE Chairperson in 2017
    5.BOE member of Mangalore University BCA & PGDCA degree Examinations during the years 2008 & 2009.

    6.BOE member of St Agnes(autonomous) College, BSc, BCA degree Examinations during 2015
    7.BOE member of St Aloysius(autonomous) College, BSc, BCA degree Examinations during 2016-2018

    Other Details:
    1. Nodal Officer of AISHE for St Philomena College Puttur from 2016 to 2019

    1. e-Attestation officer of SSP portal for St Philomena College, Puttur

    2. Convenor of Students’ Council for 2 years

    3. Convenor of Fine Arts Association for 5 years

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