1st Alumni Meet – 12 and 13 of January 2013
1st alumni meet was inaugurated by Shri Vijay Shankar (Ex. Forest Minister) and in the presence of University officers, retired professors and teaching staff, students of COF Sirsi. More than 500 alumni participated in the Meet.
Winter Meet – 11th of January 2020
The winter alumni meet at the College of Forestry, Sirsi was conducted on 11th and 12th January 2020 in association with the ‘Karnataka State Forestry Graduates and Students Association’(KSFGSA) Sirsi. There was an overwhelming response to the call of the Alumni Meet with 286 registered alumni of CoF, Sirsi. The participants were from all sectors viz., entrepreneurs, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers, forest managers, bank managers, commercial tax officers, officers in line departments, etc. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. I. S. Katageri, Dean, College of Forestry, Sirsi. In his inaugural speech, he urged that networking with alumni is the critical key for success. Speaking on the occasion Mr. B. P. Ravi, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), Govt. of Karnataka stressed that the students should seek job creation as an important life goal.
A session on the role of alumni in strengthening the entrepreneurial skills of the students was held. Mr. Nithin Ayyanagoudar, a successful entrepreneur shared his thoughts with the students. Mr. Srivatsa Jois, a forest certification and lead forest certification auditor in Sweden, informed about job opportunities for the forestry students. Mr Rajendra Hegde, who is a successful farmer highlighted about the opportunities in the farming sector as a ‘cool career’.
2nd Alumni Meet- 24 and 25 December 2022
The second alumni meet was inaugurated by Dr. N Someswar renowned writer by watering the plants and the alumni logo was also launched by Dr. P L Patil honorable Vice-chancellor and in the presence of Dr. V R Kiresur and office bearers of the alumni.
On this occasion, interactive sessions were organised by the alumni working in various fields (Banks, Companies, National, and state government officials, NGOs, etc. ) and the achievements of various alumnus were showcased during the two day alumni meet. More than 600 alumni participated in the alumni meet.
Activities conducted under the Alumni association
S. No | Activities | Date | No. of Beneficiaries/Participants |
1 | Financial support to students | 2012-16 batch (semester fees) | 2 |
2 | 1st Alumni meet | 12th – 13th of January 2013 | 500 |
3 | Winter Meet | 10th of January 2020 | 256 |
4 | 1st Reunion Football Cup | 9th -10th October 2022 | 25 |
5 | Book release programme spiders of COFS campus | 29th September 2022 | 100 |
6 | Wildlife training (Wildlife ecology by KTR team) | 30th – 31st July 2022 | 100 |
7 | 2nd Alumni Meet | 24th – 25th December 2022 | 600 |
8 | Guest lecture by Tejaswi Naik, IAS, for Civil service preparation | 2nd January 2023 | 60 |
9 | Financial support to students(Rs. 10000 for All India tour) | May 2023 | 1 |
10 | Awareness programme on snakes | 7th July 2023 | 50 |
11 | CSAT Coaching to students (100 hrs Coaching) | October-December 2023 | 75 |
12 | Guest Lecture (Guest lecture by Dr. Sujeet Dongre, CEE Chairman Goa. Topic Importance of Biodiversity) | October 2023 | 60 |
13 | 2nd Reunion Football cup | 9 and 10th September 2023 | 30 |
14 | Alumni association is joining hands with KFGSA for Fixing BSc. Forestry as minimum qualification for all the officers post in the KFD |