Recognitions

List of awards received by SDM College

• Arboretum is recognised as the ‘Centre for Bio Diversity Conservation’ by Government of Karnataka
• ‘Best Vocational Educational Institution Award’ by Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Vocational Educational Center, Bhopal.
• ‘Best Career Guidance Center Award’ by Rotary International District 3,180 for 3 years.
• 4 National level , 14 State level and 20 Mangalore University level awards received by the NSS units
• The drama titled ‘Mahakaala’ (17 Sec) performed by the students has been awarded the shortest drama of the world by the ‘Golden Book of World Records’
• 3 NCC officers have received ‘Chief Minister’s Commendation Award’ by the government of Karnataka
• 4 NCC Navy cadets have participated in International Youth Exchange Programme
• 59 NCC Senior Division , 34 NCC Navy cadets and 10 NSS volunteers have participated in various National level events in the past 5 years
• 14 National level , 7 South zone interuniversity level , 5 State level prizes and 34 University level Championships in cultural and literary events in the past 5 years
• 2 International, 73National, 22 Interuniversity, 202 State and 151 university level medals in Sports and Games in the last 5 years
• Annual magazine Manisha secured 9 times Best College Magazine Award at the University level in the last 10 years

[ Before October 2018 ]

• Secured a place in the 2nd band (Rank between 151 and 200) by NIRF, MHRD, Government of India
• Secured A Grade consecutively for the Third time with CGPA 3.61/4 by NAAC
• Recognised as ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ by UGC
• Best National Institute Award by Federation of Jain Educational Institutions, Pune
• ‘Biodiversity Award’ by Government of Karnataka
• 3 programmes secured ranks within 25 and 4 programmes ranked within 100 out of top 100 colleges of the country in India Today Survey 2017-18
• Recognised as one of the Top Ten Colleges in Karnataka by ‘Career 360’ Magazine survey
• Arboretum is recognised as the ‘Centre for Bio Diversity Conservation’ by Government of Karnataka
• ‘Best Vocational Educational Institution Award’ by Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Vocational Educational Center, Bhopal
• ‘Best Career Guidance Center Award’ by Rotary International District 3,180 for 3 years.

[Outstanding Achievements in the past five years ( Till 2018 October)]

NCC – Navy

• 4 cadets have participated in International Youth Exchange Programme
• 10 cadets have participated in Republic Day Parade at New Delhi
• 22 Cadets attended All India Nav Sainic Camps held at various places
• 2 Cadets have participated in All India Sailing Regatta at Chilka

NCC

• 1 cadet has participated in Republic Day Camp at New Delhi
• 28 cadets have participated in National Integration Camps held at various places
• 12 Cadets have participated in All India Trekking Camps
• 2 Cadets attended All India Tal Sainic Camps held at various places
• 2 Cadets have participated in All India Leadership Camps
• 4 Cadets have participated in Basic Leadership Camps
• 2 Cadets have participated in Military Hospital Camps
• 2 Cadets have participated in Rock Climbing Camps
• 4 Cadets have participated in Army Attachment Camps
• 2 Cadets have participated in Rock Climbing Camps

NSS

• Indira Gandhi National awards to the college , 1 NSS officer and 2 volunteers
• 14 State level and 20 Mangalore University level awards
• 10 volunteers have participated in Republic Day parade at New Delhi
Cultural/ Literary
• The drama titled ‘Mahakaala’ (17 Sec) has been awarded, the shortest drama of the world by the ‘Golden Book of World Records’
• I Prize in SKIT at 29thAll India Inter University Youth Festival-Saraswathi Mahothsav2014 Kurukshetra University, Haryana
• I Prize in SKIT at 29th South Zone Inter University Youth Festival- 2013, Bengaluru University
• III Prize in Mime at 30th South Zone Inter University Youth Festival – Sambhrama 2014, Tumkur University
• III Prize in Drama at 33rd South Zone Inter University Yuvajanothsava 2018, Hindusthan University, Coimbatore
• I Prize in Drama 33rd All India Inter University Yuvajanothsava-2018, ,Ranchi, Jharkhand
• 14 National level , 7 South zone interuniversity level , 5 State level prizes and 34 University level Championships in cultural and literary events in the past 5 years

Sports / Games

• 3 students have been awarded with ‘Ekalavya’, the highest Sports award by the Government of Karnataka
• 2 International, 73National, 22 Interuniversity, 202 State and 151 university level medals in Sports and Games