“Kshanashaha kanasashchaiva vidyam arhtancha sadhayeth
Kshana thyage kutho vidya kana thyage kutho dhanam”
The benefits of education are well known: Education is the key to improve livelihoods, healthcare, nutrition and the exercise of civil and political rights. Ideally, education includes all forms of schooling. At their best, Colleges can be safe spaces where young people can forge identities, clarify values and develop critical thinking skills, while also learning to exercise their rights. Even though education begins before and goes beyond schooling, a new paradigm of ‘life-long learning’ in the colleges, emphasizes the transformative synergies that can occur between educational institutes, family, community and cultural experiences. It encompasses the acquisition of relevant capacities – the knowledge, marketable skills, social capital and values that enable individuals to function effectively in a range of adult roles, including worker, household provider, parent, spouse, family caretaker, citizen and community participant.
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a learned man came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the man laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the man picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The learned comprehend what many others never understand.
A. Shama Rao Foundation’s Srinivas Group of Colleges is a historic endeavor built to establish the best engineering college in Mangalore. Serving as a top-ranked centre of excellence, we impart the best quality education to generate elite competence and highly sought-after technical skills to confidently meet modern scientific, technological, managerial, and socio-economic challenges. The Foundation, in its prestigious bi-decennial milestone of serving mankind, manages a plethora of the region's best educational institutes and top social service organizations.
Outstanding academic excellence is the hallmark of the Srinivas Group of Colleges. As the top engineering college in Mangalore, we are committed to delivering the best professional manpower to the IT industry and the nation at large. The Group has constantly strived to provide the absolute best faculty members and state-of-the-art campus facilities. Our visionary approach ensures students are encouraged and supported not only to excel in academics, but also to develop their leadership personality through co-curricular, extra-curricular, and industry-oriented activities.
The Srinivas Group of Colleges, the dream of an ideal teacher A. Shama Rao, was made a reality by his noble son CA. A. Raghavendra Rao. The foundation named after the great luminary A. Shama Rao was established by his son in the year 1988, officially laying the groundwork for the best technical institute in the region.
Education is not just providing the powerful tool of knowledge to the young, but also nurturing an ethical conscience in them to apply it constructively. Today, as the best engineering college network, about 12,000 students across the 18 colleges of the Srinivas group—spread across three cutting-edge campuses in Pandeshwar, Valachil and Mukka—are being prepared for incredible life careers by our highly qualified teaching and support staff.
