NIT Calicut 1 Annual Report 2011-12 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.2 VISION
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 MISSION STATEMENT To develop high quality technical education and personnel with a sound footing on basic engineering principles, technical and managerial skills, innovative research capabilities and exemplary professional conduct to lead and to use technology for the progress of mankind, adapting themselves to changing technological environment with the highest ethical values as the inner strength. 1.2 VISION International Standing of the Highest Calibre 1.3 EDUCATION SYSTEM Institute offers technical education based on a state of the art curriculum. The syllabi are designed and continuously updated in consultation with the experts and with the approval of the Senate. To meet with national requirement of high quality man power, Institute is not keeping any fixed number of the Ph.D Scholarship but proactively encourage the enrollment. All Undergraduate and Post graduate programmes have been designed in line with the IIT System, giving appropriate weights for the theory and practice. 1.4 NEW INITIATIVES From 2002 admissions onwards, the curriculum & syllabi followed for the courses offered in the institute are framed internally. The institute of senate finalizes the curriculum, syllabi, ordinances rules & regulations of various programmes. Major initiatives are the commencement of an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programme in cutting edge technology fronts. 2.0 AN OVERVIEW 2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), originally established in 1961 as a Regional Engineering College and got transformed to NIT on 26th June 2002, is one of the 30 similar institutions in the country. It is fully funded by Government of India. It is an Institute of National Importance under NIT Act 2007. This Institute mentors the NIT Sikkim, which is one among the 10 new NITs added in the year 2009. 2.2 LOCATION The institute is located at Chathamangalam, 22 km east of Calicut city, along the Kunnamangalam- Mukkam road and covers an area of about 120 hectares, at the foot of the Western Ghats. The Calicut Railway Station and Airport are respectively 22 km and 45 km away from the Campus. 2.3 CAMPUS There are nine hostels for men, one hostel with four blocks for women with an attached recreational centre, and one International Hostel with twenty semi-furnished rooms is also available. The institute has a good number of staff quarters and a guest house with 20 rooms. Construction for adding 2500 seats in the hostels is in progress. The library, computer centre and laboratories are well equipped. The institute campus has all the essential amenities required. There is a campus school managed by a society formed by faculty members, a branch of State Bank of India, a Post Office, a Telephone Exchange and a canteen that function in the institute campus. The institute has a Health Centre to look after the medical needs of the students, the employees and their families. The institute has adequate facilities for indoor and outdoor games, recreation and co-curricular activities. 2.4 ADMINISTRATION 2.4.1 GOVERNANCE Institute is governed by the NIT Act 2007 and the statutes. Board of Governors and the senate are the authorities of the Institute. President of India is the visitor to the Institute. Chairperson of the Board of Governors is nominated by the visitor. 2.4.2 Institute follows the multi-tier hierarchical administrative structure, with proper delegation from top to bottom. Director appointed by the Government of India is at the helm of the affairs. Registrar is the head of administration. The Five Deans spearhead the consultative mechanism that assists the NIT Calicut 1 Annual Report 2011-12 Director in the administration and management. The academic units of Schools and Departments are headed by Faculty and the administrative sections are headed by the Officers of appropriate rank. 2.5 ACADEMIC PROGRAMME The institute imparts technical education at the degree and post graduate levels namely (1) Under- Graduate (UG) programme of four years duration leading to B.Tech Degree, (2) UG programme of five years duration leading to B.Arch. degree, (3) Post-Graduate (PG) programme of two years duration leading to M.Tech degree, (4) PG programme of three years duration leading to M.Sc.(Tech.), (5) a programme of three year duration leading to Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree (6) a two year MBA programme. All programmes are offered in Credit Semester Pattern. In addition, Ph.D. programmes in all disciplines are offered. 2.6 COURSES OFFERED B.Arch., B. Tech., M.Tech, MCA, M.Sc. Tech., MBA and Ph.D 2.7 ADMISSION PROCEDURE Admission to B.Tech / B.Arch. programmes offered at NITC is made to the following categories Sl. Quota Category Basis of Admission No. of seats 1 Candidates from Kerala state Quota † *AIEEE Rank 469 2 Candidates from All India Quota† AIEEE Rank 468 Marks in the Qualifying 3 Foreign Nationals $ 16 Examination Marks in the Qualifying 4 MEA Welfare Scheme # 2 Examination Direct Admission of Students from 5 SAT II Score 94 Abroad (DASA) scheme Total 1049 † Reservations as per Central Govt. rules. * All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. $ Nominated by Ministry of External Affairs (Students Cell). # Nominated by Ministry of External Affairs PG Programmes ~ The admission to PG programmes in Engineering and Technology with fellowship is based on GATE score. ~ The admission to PG sponsored seats are based on the written test/interview conducted by the respective departments. ~ The admission to PG programmes of M.Sc Tech and MBA without fellowship is based on Institution’s Criteria. Ph.D. Programmes The admissions to Ph.D. programmes are based on merit and the written test/interview conducted by the Institute. 2.8 STUDENTS The annual Techno-Management Festival TATHVA 2011 was successfully conducted in October 2011. The election of the Students Affairs Council 2011-12 was held in November 2011. For the year under report the number of branch councilors was 64 along with 09 Executive Committee Members. The annual Cultural Festival RAGAM 2012 was organized in March 2012. SNEHARAGAM was organised before RAGAM12 exclusively for Physically Challenged Students of different schools of Kozhikode District in which more than 150 students participated. As in previous years Onam, Diwali, Christmas and New Year were celebrated. A blood group identification camp was organized among the students in association with students of Calicut Medical College. Students have been donating blood in various hospitals in Calicut on emergencies. NIT Calicut was selected as the largest blood donor in Kozhikode District and honored by an award by National Blood Donors Forum. SPIC MACAY organised several music and cultural programmes, and many other programmes were conducted by different clubs for the development of physical, intellectual, cultural and leadership skills NIT Calicut 2 Annual Report 2011-12 of students. Aavishkar was one of the noticeable events initiated by Socio Engineering Forum inviting design and fabrication of innovative products to facilitate differently abled and bed-ridden patients and the best design was given award also. 2.9 EXAMINATION & EVALUATION All academic programmes of the Institute follow the credit - semester system. Minimum credits to be earned for the award of various degrees are specified in the respective curricula. The modalities for continuous evaluation of various courses being offered by the departments are decided by the Institute Senate from time to time and are followed scrupulously. Slow learners are given adequate chances to pursue the studies. 2.10 PLACEMENT During the session 2011-12, 105 companies visited the campus for recruitment as against 93 firms visited last year.105 firms made a total of 612 offers. The details are shown in Annexure I. B.Tech Programme : 445 out of 560 eligible B.Tech students (80%) got placed. The B.Tech placement details are shown in Annexure I. Bio Technology students got 10 offers, out of eligible 13 students Civil students got 57offers, out of the 86 eligible students Chemical students got 22 offers, out of the 55 eligible students Computer Science students got 92 offers out of the 100 eligible students Electronics students got 91 jobs out of the 97 eligible students Electrical students got 77 jobs out of the 86 eligible students Mechanical students got 78 jobs out of the 93 eligible students Production students got 18 jobs out of the 30 eligible students The highest salary (CTC) offered for B Tech is 18 lakhs by Amazon.com The average salaries for the various branches are as follows. Bio Technology 4.2L Civil Engineering 3.8 L Chemical Engg 4.2 L Computer Science Engg. 6.8 L Electronics & Communication 6.3 L Electrical & Electronics 5.2 L Mechanical Engineering 5.4 L Production Engineering 4.5 L B.Arch Programme: The placements for B.Arch students were not encouraging. Only 14 students registered for placement, others were not interested. Out of the 14 students only 6 got placed. Few architecture companies shown interest in recruiting, but the students did not show interest in those companies. The average salary is 3.3 L. M.Tech Programme: Out of the 273 M.Tech students 123 students got placed. Overall 45% got placed as compared to 42% last year. MCA Programme : Out of the 34 students 30 students got placed leading to 88% placement. The average salary is 5.9 L, highest 18 L and the lowest is 3.3L. NIT Calicut 3 Annual Report 2011-12 2.11 GAMES AND SPORTS 2.11.1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVES Unlike the REC days where physical education and sports was a voluntary activity and optional in the curriculum, the NIT scenario has physical education as a compulsory entity in the curriculum.