Mangaluru: Bearys Institute of Technology, Innoli, Mangaluru, celebrated the Graduation day of its final year batch of 2016 at its campus on May 15, 2016. The program started with an unveiling of the timeline of 110 years of Bearys education by former justice of the Supreme Court of India N Santhosh Hegde.
N Santhosh Hegde, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Former Lokayukta, Karnataka state was the chief guest, Prof Gopal Mugeraya, Director, National Institute of Technology, Agartala and Faizal Kottikollon, Founder and Chairman, KEF Holding, Dubai, UAE along with his wife Shabana Faizal were the guests of honour. The function was presided over by the chairman of Bearys Group Syed Mohammed Beary, the trustee of Bearys Group Mazhar Beary, Senior Advisor Dr S K Raikar.

The Principal of BIT, Dr Palakshappa K, welcomed the guests, parents and students. The Chief Guest N Santhosh Hegde, touched the hearts of the audience by his motivational speech. He encouraged the students to build a society which boycotts corruption. He advised them to achieve contentment by avoiding greed. He reminded the audience that acquiring humanism is the way to enlightenment. He pointed out that, greed is the reason for all modern day maladies and it has chased away the humanity in human beings. Hence, creating a greed-free society is the need of the hour. N Santhosh Hegde also shared his real life experiences while working as the Lokayukta of Karnataka.

Syed Mohammed Beary expressed his gratitude to all the people who contributed for the successful completion of Bearys’ 110 years in field of education. Beary also advised students to focus on civil service exams and reminded how a good civil service officer can bring changes in the society. He advised the students that it was more important for them to have values and to be good to the society than aim for mere success.

Faizal Kottikollon in his speech told to become happy we must know how other people are being happy. He reminded the audience the quote, “Attitude determines the Altitude”. He also reminded us how modern technology can be used to curtail corruption and pave way for the government facilities to reach the masses.

Prof Gopal Mugeraya unveiled the BIT Memoire. He extended his support to BIT whenever it is needed. In his speech he told the engineering graduates to strive hard to become job creators not only job seekers.

Prizes were given away to the best outgoing students of various departments. Students dressed in their best formal attire and all the graduating students were felicitated with an annual memoire book and memento. Heads of various departments like Prof Mustafa Basthikodi, Prof Abdul Rahiman and Prof Rounaq Ahmed were also present to share the details of graduating students.

The programs concluded with the rendering of vote of thanks by the coordinator Dr Aziz Mustafa.

A sumptuous lunch was arranged for all the guests, faculty, staff and students who had attended the function.