CEO’s Message

The 21st century world is a knowledge-based society with multiple opportunities to grow. Global competitiveness is indeed a key ingredient of the 21st century educational/professional field. It comes from innovative thinking, a systematic approach, convergence of processes/technologies and above all, through effective dissemination of knowledge. In order to make these a reality, our academic institutions must become knowledge power houses, imparting value-added quality education and inculcating team spirit. The teaching-learning methodologies used must be modern and innovative so as to build these capacities in the young minds to make them to be considered as ‘world class.’ World class professionals are those who adopt creativity, innovation and continuous learning as the success tools to reach their goals, who keep pace with the knowledge explosion taking place around them and constantly update their skill sets and competencies. ‘Sode Educational Institutions’ make sincere efforts in developing such world class literates!

Ex-President of India, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan once said: “the very objective of education is to identify, bring out, nurture and promote hidden talents of the human being”. An institution of repute, established with this noble objective is none other than Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management (SMVITM)! Hats off to the President, His Holiness Shri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji and the entire Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt Education Trust, Udupi for their untiring efforts to propagate higher education in an exemplary way!

As present generation students are quite competitive, sharp, fast and creative; what needed further is proper direction, motivation, understanding, encouragement and backing in the institutes. Proud to inform that at our Institute, efforts are made to recognize, appreciate, mold and promote, their creative thinking and innovative ideas, as future of the country is in their hands. My compliments to all the present and past, dedicated teaching and non-teaching staff members for their sincere efforts towards providing holistic education at Sode Group of Educational Institutions including SMVITM. I assure the parents that all necessary facilities will be extended to the students here and that ‘we truly care for your children’.

Prof. Dr. Radhakrishna S. Aithal is currently the CEO of all educational institutions of Sri Sode Vadiraja Mutt Education Trust (SSVMET), Udupi including Engineering, Management, Allied Health and Nursing colleges. He has previously served as:

➤ Registrar of Manipal Skill Development Centre (2023-24)

➤ Director of Canara Educational Institutions, Mangalore (2022-23)

➤ Director of ICAS at MAHE, Manipal (2016–22)

➤ Principal & Director of SMVITM, Bantakal (2013–16)

➤ Joint Director, Associate Director, HOD & Professor at MIT, Manipal (1988–2012)

He is also honoured at present as the Chancellor’s Representative for the selection of Professors at prestigious Jadavpur University, Kolkata by the Governor of West Bengal.

Born in Mangalore, Dr. R S Aithal obtained his B.E. Degree in Electrical Engg. from B.V.B. College of Engg. & Tech., Hubli, Karnataka University, in the year 1984, First Rank in M.Tech. (Lighting Science & Engg.) from Mangalore University in 1994 and Ph. D.(Engg.) Degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in the year 2001. He had served at S. N. Mudbidri Polytechnic, Moodabidri for one year, The Mysore Kirloskar Ltd., Harihar for one year and N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte for two years prior to joining M.I.T., Manipal.

He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Jadavpur University (2001), M.Tech in Lighting Science from Mangalore University (1st Rank, 1994), and B.E. in Electrical Engineering from BVB College of Engineering (1984). He has over 38 years of experience in teaching and administration and has published 50 research papers.