COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ROORKEE (COER) (Governed by Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust) 7th KM on Roorkee – Haridwar Road Vardhman Puram Roorkee (Uttarakhand) August 22, 2020

Minutes of the meeting of the BOG of College of Engineering Roorkee (COER) held on 21st August 2020 at 12.00 Noon in online mode due to prevailing COVID pandemic.

Following attended the meeting:

1. Er. JC Jain, Chairman, Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust Chairman 2. Mrs. Sunita Jain, Vice Chairperson, Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust Member 3. Dr. Subhash Jain, Secretary, Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust Member 4. Mr. Shriyance Jain, Managing Director, Member Texplas Group of Industries, Trustee, Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust 5. Mrs. Charu Jain, Trustee, Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust Member 6. Professor SP Gupta, Director General, COER Member Secretary 7. Professor D. Ghosh, Head, E & CE Department, IIT Roorkee Member 8. Professor RP Saini, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT Roorkee Member 9. Dr. BM Singh, Director, COER Member 10. Dr. Pankaj Chaudhari, Associate Dean (Academics) Special Invitee 11. Dr. Siddharth Jain, Dean Research Special Invitee

Nominations of two Members by the State Government are yet to be received. Dr. Anita Rawat, Member of the BoG and Registrar, Uttarakhand Technical University could not attend the meeting.

Hon. Chairman welcomed all the members and thanked them for their gracious presence in the meeting of the BoG. He said COER looks forward to guidance from the Honourable members of this apex body. The suggestions made in the BoG are valuable and all steps are taken to implement them. For example, in the last BOG it was suggested that we increase intake in B.Tech. (CSE). The same has been implemented. The COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges. The financial management, conducting teaching in virtual mode and maintaining safety standards in the campus are some of them. He sought guidance in these matters. The New Education Policy 2020 has been announced. How will it impact higher education and how should we act proactively to be ready for future. This issue may be discussed. He then asked the Member Secretary to proceed with the Agenda.

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The Member Secretary made a power point presentation covering all items of the agenda as summarized below:

GENERAL:

It was informed that the BoG of COER has been constituted as per AICTE guidelines and has 14 members. Two members are to be nominated by State Government. The names of such Hon‟ble members have not been received so far from the State Government, though requests are regularly sent to Deputy Secretary, Technical Education, Uttarakhand Secretariat, Dehradun. Out of 14 members, two members, namely Maj. Gen. Dr. OP Soni, DG. COER-SM and Mr. Dhaeshwar Kumar, Asstt. Professor have resigned from COER. There replacement will be made in due course of time.

ITEM 1: To Confirm the Minutes of the last meeting of BoG held on September 28, 2019. Minutes were circulated. No comments were received on the Minutes from Hon. Members. The minutes were confirmed. Following observations were made in the last meeting:

Hon‟ble member appreciated efforts made at COER and COER-SM to achieve excellence in teaching and research. Listed below are the suggestions made by Hon‟ble members and action taken on them: (i) Professor RP Saini suggested that in view of significant role of renewable energy in present times, special courses may be developed in this area. This may also enhance admission of students. Possibility of renaming the B.Tech course on „Plastic and Polymer Engineering‟ which is attracting low admissions as „Chemical Engineering‟ which more broad based may be explored. He appreciated the research achievements of the faculty members and suggested that they should be further intensified. Action taken: The above suggestions are in the process consideration for implementation.

(ii) Mr. Shriyance Jain opined that there should be a provision for expert from industry to be involved in curriculum delivery, to some extent. This is likely to improve industry readiness of graduating students. There is a need to update the course curriculum as well. Action taken: The above suggestion has been implemented.

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(iii) Mrs. Charu Jain laid emphasis on internship of students to be treated as an opportunity for in-depth understanding of industrial practices and should be handled by the Institute more professionally. She also suggested that incentives should be given to faculty members and staff for special achievements.

Action taken: The above suggestion has been implemented.

(iv) Professor D. Ghosh suggested that intake in courses such as Computer Science & Engineering be increased to meet the increasing need of human resource in this area. He also suggested that COER should take advantage of training opportunity offered by IITs through Faculty Development courses under Electronics & Information Communication Technology (E&ICT) Academy.

Action taken: The above suggestions have been implemented.

(v) Professor OP Soni suggested that Supply Chain Management be added as a specialization in MBA. Besides, a PG Diploma course on Industrial Safety Management may be started.

Action taken: The above suggestions are in the process consideration for implementation.

(vi) Dr. B.M. Singh suggested starting of Project Based Learning (PBL) methodology to enhance student‟s technical, ethical, social, collaborative working, and team building skills. There should be project implementation in Laboratory classes by the each student. He suggested that every student must include innovations in his/her projects during implementation. He also suggested that placement preparation classes must be organized just after the 6th semester examinations and participation of students be made mandatory. He further opined that students should be motivated to participate in technical exhibitions and hackathons.

Action taken: The above suggestions have been implemented

(vii) Mr. Dhanesh Kumar suggested that there should be a 6 month slot in B.Tech curriculum for industrial internship of students. With such internships the students will have a fair chance of placement in the industry of his/her internship. Dr. Anita Rawat opined that any proposal, such as this one, which requires approval of the University, should be sent to the University.

Action taken: The above suggestion has already been mandated by the AICTE. Page 3 of 72

ITEM 2: To report activities at COER since the last meeting of the BoG held on September 28, 2019

2.1 An International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (COER- ICAIA-2019) was held at COER on Nov. 20-21, 2020– A brief report

COER organized an International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (COER-IEEE--ICAIA-2019) jointly with Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere in association with IEEE UP Section on Nov, 20-21, 2019 at Roorkee.

The focus of the conference was on research and development in the area of Artificial Intelligence. The International Conference saw the participation of experts from different countries. About ten speakers from Universities of India and abroad and Industries addressed the delegates during the plenary and technical sessions of the conference and covered the diversified research applications of Artificial Intelligence in various fields of Engineering and Technology. This included the talks of Professor Gopal Gupta from University of Texas at Dallas who discussed on “Artificial Intelligence: The Road Forward”; Professor Kalyanmoy Deb and Professor Erik Goodman from Michigen State University, on “Evolutionary computation and Machine Learning reinforce each other”. Prof Nishchal Verma from IIT Kanpur delivered his talk on “Deep learning and its role in Artificial Intelligence”. Dr Harilal from ONGC delivered his talk on “AI in Petroleum Exploration”. Other renowned dignitaries and experts in the fields of Artificial Intelligence; Professor Manoj Tripathi, Professor Sudip Roy, Professor Jeevanand Seshadrinath and Professor Debidas Kundu, from IIT Roorkee also discussed different aspects of ArtificialIntelligence.

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The conference provided a platform which discussed around forty five papers in different technical sessions. The conference received papers from IIT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, Ecole De Technologie Superieure, Quebec, Canada, Pant Nagar University, ONGC, Gautam Buddha University and other institutes. A tutorial session on “Automating Common Sense Reasoning” by Professor Gopal Gupta had been planned one day before the commencement of the conference on 19 Nov 2019. The conference presented a big opportunity to share global experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence and drawn recommendations in the area of Artificial Intelligence.

House Recommendation: The house recognized the increasing importance of Machine Learning and Deep Learning and opined that an introductory course in this area be taught at an early stage in all engineering courses. In view of above the house recommended to “Introducing a full time compulsory course on Machine Learning and Deep Learning in the curriculum of first year of all courses”.

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2.2 Visit of two Professors from Russia

VISIT OF PROFESSORS IAKOV ILLCHENKO AND NIKOLAI KURCHENKO IN OCTOBER 2019

It was a historic occasion for COER to have entered in to a Memorandum of Understanding with a major Russian University Kuban State Agrarian University (KubSAU), Krasnodar, Russia on May 27, 2019. This cooperation was put into a useful interactive opportunity when the COER Management invited two Professors of KubSAU to Roorkee. Professors Iakov Illchenko and Nikolai Kurchenko visited COER for one month in October 2019.

Dr. Nicholai Kurchenko Dr. Iakov Ilchenko

They interacted with the faculty members and students for dissemination of their expertise in Internet of Things, Big Data, Robotics, Automation of Industrial Processes and Application of Drones and Sensor technology in Agriculture.

2.3 (A) Conduct of Academic Activities in the even semester 2019-20 in the wake of COVID-19 Online classes were held to deal with with the academic loss due to pandemic. About 100 faculty members who acted as Faculty advisors connected with students on one to one basis to disseminate all information related to online teaching. Various platforms were used, such as: WhatsApp, Zoom, Webex, emails etc to ensure that students get teaching material

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even if they missed online teaching due to poor internet availability at their end. COER has now procured a licensed version of „Microsoft Teams‟ for conducting online classes.

The academic activities in the even semester were conducted in conventional manner up to 22nd March, 2020. Thereafter, online mode was adopted in the locked down period due to COVID-19, as explained in Table 1.

Table 1: Conduct of teaching during Even semester 2019-20

ACTIVITY MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 - SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2020 Month No. of Sunday Holidays Net working Mode of Days days Teaching Jan 12 01 - 11 51 Days Feb 29 04 01 24 (In Person: Academic March 31 05 04 16 Offline) Session +08 42 Days April 30 04 02 24 (Online) May 14 02 - 12 Total 116 16 07 93 First Test March 5-7 , 2020 (Thursday – Saturday) Series

Note: A detailed statement of all students towards their internal assessment was sent to the Uttarakhand Technical University, as asked for.

In addition to the syllabi based teaching, a number of activities were conducted for the benefit of students, as listed in Table 2.

Table 2: Academic Activities (Even Semester 2019-20)

CS, IT & ME & SN Activity CE EN ET Mgt AGRI CA PP 1 Workshops 3 2 0 3 1 2

2 Hackathons 2 0 0 0 0 00 1 3 Seminars 1 1 6 3 2 50 2 4 Competitions 1 0 1 0 1 2

5 Alumni Interaction 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 Internships 3 1 3 1 0 1

Faculty Development Programs 7 2 0 0 1 2 2 (Organized by Departments) 8 Industry Visits 1 0 4 0 0 NA

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9 Exhibition Visits NA 0 0 0 1 NA

10 Placement Preparation Classes Quantitative Aptitude, and other related subjects

11 Career Counseling Related Lectures 3 0 3 0 1 1

12 Mock tests for competitive exams 2 0 1 0 1 0

CS: Computer Science Engineering; IT: Information Technology; CA: Computer Applications (MCA); ME: Mechanical Engineering; PP: Plastic and Polymer Engineering; CE: Civil Engineering; EN: Electrical and Electronics Engineering; ET: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering; Mgt: Masters of Business Administration (MBA); AGRI: BSc (Agriculture)

2.3 (B) Planning for conduct of Academic Activities in the Odd semester 2020-21 in the wake of COVID-19

As per practice an Academic Calendar is prepared in the beginning of each semester. For the Odd semester 2020-21, the salient features of the academic calendar are given in Table 3. The academic activities planned for this semester are listed in Table 4.

Table 3: Academic Calendar (Odd Sem 2020-21)

S N Activity Period Total Sun Holi Net No. da day Wor of y kin Day g Day Monday, Aug 10, 2020 - Saturday, December 12, 2020 Month Sunday Holidays Net working days Academics 1 August 03 01 18 125 17 08 100 Session September 04 01 25 October 04 01 26 November 05 05 20 December 01 0 11 Total 17 8 100

2 First Test Series October 8 – 10, 2020 (Thursday – Saturday) 3 Parent Day - I October 17, 2020 (Saturday) Second Test November 23 – 25, 2020 (Monday – 4 Series Wednesday) 5 Parent Day - II November 28, 2020 (Saturday) Page 8 of 72

Proposed 6 Preparation December 14 – 19, 2020 (Monday – Saturday) Leave Likely Commencement 7 December 21, 2020 (Monday) of Semester Examination HOLIDAYS Krishna 1 August 11, 2020 (Tuesday) Janmashtami 2 Anant Chaudas September 01, 2020 (Tuesday) 3 Gandhi Jayanti October 02, 2020 (Friday) 4 Dusshera October 25, 2020 (Sunday) Mid Semester 5 November 13 – 17, 2020 (Friday - Tuesday ) Break Guru Nanak 6 November 30, 2020 (Monday) Birthday

Table 4: Academic Activities planned for Odd Sem 2020-21

SN Activity CS, IT & CA ME & PP CE EN ET Mgt AGRI 1 Workshops 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 Hackathons 2 1 1 1 1 00 1 3 Seminars 1 1 4 3 2 50 2 4 Competitions 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 5 Alumni Interaction 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 Internships 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 Faculty Development Programs 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 8 Industry Visits NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 Exhibition Visits NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10 Placement Preparation Classes Quantitative Aptitude, and other related subjects 11 Career Counseling Related Lectures 3 0 3 2 4 1 2 12 Mock tests for competitive exams 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

2.4 Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) conducted at COER

As a part of continuing education, a number of knowledge enhancement activities such as Faculty Development Programs, Seminars, Webinars and Workshops were organized at COER. The resource persons from academia and industry provided wealth of knowledge in Page 9 of 72

their area of expertise to the participating faculty members and students of COER. Many of the activities were sponsored by the TEQIP, Uttarakhand Technical University. The details are given below:

TABLE 1: LIST OF SEMINARS/ WEBINARS/ FDPS SINCE SEPTEMBER 2019

Sr. Date Name of Activity Speaker No. 13 -17 Mr. Nitin Srivastava, Mappings Five Days Workshop on Machine 1 January, Skills Pvt. Ltd. Learning, Deep Learning& AI 2020 13 -17 Mr. Praveen Sharma, Five Days Workshop on Core Java with 2 January, SmartBrains Pvt. Ltd. Noida Android 2020 13 -17 Mr. Deepak Kumar, Softec 3 January, Five Days Workshop on ANSIS Technologies 2020 13 -17 Mr. Anand Pandey, Apex Five Days Workshop on Machine Learning 4 January, Technologies, Noida with Python 2020 13 -17 Mr. Shashank Kumar, Hertz Five Days Workshop on Solar Power 5 January, Electrical Technology 2020 13 -17 Five Days Workshop on Civil Structural Mr. Vickram Roy Chowdhury, 6 January, Design Engineering Morling Global Pvt. Ltd. Noida 2020 13 -17 Babita Bist, , MAHC 7 January, Five Days Workshop on Soft Skills

2020

Dr. Sunita Gupta, 24 Gynecologist, Sai Hospita One Day Workshop “ Gender Sensitivity 8 January, Laldhang, Haridwar Road, (Health and Hygiene)” 2020 Uttarakhand.

Prof Nagendra Kumar, 27 - 28 FDP on New And Innovative Teaching Professor, Department of 9 January, Techniques Humanities & Social Sciences , 2020 IIT Roorkee 30 10 January, One Day Workshop Work Life Balance Dr (Prof) V K Singh , COER 2020 25 Feb, Dr. Shifu Verma, Founder, 11 One-Day Seminar Career Options 2020 SSDN Global Education Page 10 of 72

Sr. Date Name of Activity Speaker No. Services, Civil Lines, Roorkee 28 Feb., Expert Lecture on Remote Sensing and Mr. Sachidanand Singh, Ms. 12 2020 GIS in Natural Resource Management Priti Padmaja 24 April, Dr. Gaurav Dwivedi, Dr. Shweta 13 2020 Webinar on IPR: Research And Invention Singh, MANIT Bhopal Ms. Shaifali Mahle, Global 25April, Webinar on Success in IELTS & TOEFL 14 Wings Education Abroad, 2020 Roorkee 29April, Webinar on How To Plan For Satrtup Dr Parikshit Kala 15 2020 Legal & Ethical Issues Himgiri Zee University Webinar on Challenges of Power Prof. Ramesh Bansal 1 May, Generation of Conventional and 16 University of Sharjah, 2020 Renewable Energy Sources United Arab Emirates

Dr. Aruna Kumar, VIT Vellore 2 May, 17 Webinar on Clean Energy Dr. Puneet Verma, ASK 2020 Consulting Engineers, Australia Webinar on Energy & Environmental Prof. D.P. Kothari Director (I/C), 7 May, Problems Facing The Third World And 18 IIT DELHI Former Principal, 2020 Their Probable Solutions For Sustainable VRCE, Nagpur Development Mr. Ajay Godara Founder & Director, 23 May, Webinar On Fight Covid-19 Using 19 Enovate Skill 2020 Robotics & IT Innovator & Mentor of Change NITI Aayog, Govt of India May 30, Webinar on CAREER AFTER DEGREE / 20 Mr. Ajay Tiwari 2020 DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 5 June, Webinar on Environment and health 21 2020 Dr Deepak Kumar During COVID-19

5 June, Webinar on Climate change and its impact 22 2020 Dr Deep Gupta on planet

5 June, 23 2020 Climate Change & its Mitigation By Mr Ashish Garg

16-20, Five Days Online FDP on Power 1. Dr. Premalata Jena, 24 June Electronics Applications in Smart Grid Associate Professor, IIT 2020 Technologies- Recent Advances Roorkee

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Sr. Date Name of Activity Speaker No. 2. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Professor, NIT Kurukshetra 3. Dr. Mukesh Pathak, Professor, IIT Roorkee 4. Dr. S. K. Jain, Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala 5. Dr. K. K Gupta, Assistant Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala 6. Dr. Mukhtiar Singh, Professor, DTU, New Delhi 7. Dr. Y. P Verma, Associate Professor, UIET Chandigarh

2.5 Honours /Awards

1. COER has received Best Engineering College -2019 in 2nd Divya Himgiri State Level Education Excellence Awards Uttarakhand on November 10th 2019 at Dehradun. 2. COER has received National Leadership Award 2019 as Best Technical College in Uttarakhand on November 17th 2019 at Kolkata. 3. Professor SP Gupta, Director General, was conferred the SSI Lifetime Achievement Award by the Systems Society of India for lifelong contributions to the systems movement including organization of NSC 2008 at IIT Roorkee. The Award was given on December 6, 2019 at IIT Roorkee at the hands of Mr. Benjamin Lionel, Outstanding Scientist & Director, Instruments R & D Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun. 4. Professor SP Gupta, Director General was nominated as member of the Academic Council of the Uttarakhand Technical University on July 20, 2020. 5. Professor BM Singh, Director, has been appointed member of a sub-committee of the Academic Council of UTU to prepare guidelines for opting Computer Science related subjects as Minor Electives by students of other branches. 6. Professor BM Singh was appointed Director of COER by the Management on 27th July 2020. Earlier he was Dean Academics 7. Dr. Siddharth Jain, was appointed Dean Research of COER by the Management on 27th July, 2020. Earlier he was Head, Research Cell. 8. College of Engineering Roorkee has been placed in Band B (rank 26-50) in the category of Private Colleges across the country for its performance in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). COER is the only Institute from Uttarakhand to get Page 12 of 72

this honour. The efforts of coordinator Dr Adesh Arya, Associate Professor and his team were appreciated.

ITEM 3: To report the University Examination Results of Odd semester 2019-20

UNIVERSITY END TERM EXAMINATIONS ODD SEMESTER 2019-20

At the end of each semester, the Uttarakhand Technical University conducts external examinations for all affiliated colleges where question paper setting, conduct of examinations and evaluation are all conducted externally by the University. In the following tables (1-9), the result of these end term examination for COER students is shown in Engineering stream (B. Tech. (4 years), M. Tech.(2 years)), Management (MBA)(2 years) and Computer Application (MCA) (2 years)streams.

Four other study programmes are run at COER: BCA (3 years), BBA (3 years), B. Com. (3 years) and B. Sc. Agriculture (4 years). They are affiliated to Shri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University (SDSUU). The result of these programmes is still awaited. RESULT ANALYSIS: ENGINEERING STREAM

TABLE 1: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020 B. Tech. 7th Semester

S. No. Details CS IT CE EN ET AEI ME PP TOTAL 1 Students Appeared 136 85 99 50 57 2 97 6 532 2 Result Declared 136 85 99 50 57 2 97 6 532 3 **Incomplete Result 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 132 84 57 47 35 2 88 5 450 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 8 1 1 4 0 2 0 16 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 47 14 9 4 3 5 2 84 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 51 38 8 10 12 1 19 2 141 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 28 32 43 19 24 1 60 1 208 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 3 0 25 10 16 10 64 10 CP-1 3 1 21 1 12 0 8 2 48 11 CP-2 16 2 9 0 0 27 12 CP-3 1 2 0 1 0 4 13 CP-4 4 0 0 4 14 CP-5 1 0 0 1 Page 13 of 72

TABLE 2: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020 B. Tech. 5th Semester

S. No. CS IT CE EN ET AEI ME PP TOTAL 1 Students Appeared 132 53 54 32 23 2 56 7 359 2 Result Declared 132 53 54 32 23 2 56 7 359 3 **Incomplete Result 2 1 3 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 114 48 17 16 15 2 26 7 245 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 9 1 1 3 0 3 1 18 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 29 7 1 2 0 1 1 41 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 28 13 2 4 4 1 3 1 56 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 45 23 11 7 7 1 10 4 108 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 21 7 12 8 10 16 74 10 CP-1 12 3 9 0 5 0 8 0 37 11 CP-2 4 1 9 0 0 0 10 0 24 12 CP-3 1 1 10 2 2 0 4 0 20 13 CP-4 6 0 1 0 4 0 11 14 CP-5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4

TABLE 3: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020 B. Tech. 3rd Semester

S.No. Details CS IT CE EN ET AEI ME PP TOTAL 1 Students Appeared 132 78 54 36 28 48 5 381 2 Result Declared 132 78 54 36 28 48 5 381 3 **Incomplete Result 0 8 1 5 14 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 104 32 26 13 12 31 0 218 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 6 1 2 1 0 2 12 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 13 3 2 0 3 5 26 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 33 7 3 3 4 5 55 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 59 17 16 10 5 23 1 131 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 21 29 23 15 8 9 1 106 10 CP-1 16 16 15 16 7 5 1 76 11 CP-2 7 17 5 5 4 4 2 44 12 CP-3 4 3 3 3 3 16 13 CP-4 4 3 1 1 0 3 12 14 CP-5 3 1 3 5 12

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TABLE 4: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020 B. Tech. 1st Semester

S.No. Details CS IT CE EN ET AEI ME PP TOTAL 1 Students Appeared 127 78 19 23 12 27 286 2 Result Declared 127 78 19 23 12 27 286 3 **Incomplete Result 0 0 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 91 37 7 12 5 14 166 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 4 0 1 1 6 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 13 1 0 1 2 17 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 15 2 3 3 1 5 29 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 62 24 6 5 5 10 112 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 33 51 3 9 4 10 110 10 CP-1 24 21 9 5 4 7 70 11 CP-2 8 12 8 2 3 1 34 12 CP-3 2 8 10 2 4 26 13 CP-4 1 7 0 2 1 11 14 CP-5 8 1 9

TABLE 5: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020 M. Tech. 1st & 3rd Semester (CS)

S. No. Details 1st 3rd Total 1 Students Appeared 1 8 9 2 Result Declared 1 8 9 3 **Incomplete Result 0 0 0 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 0 8 8 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 0 3 3 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 0 3 3 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 0 2 2 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 1 0 1 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 0 0 0 10 CP-1 1 0 1 11 CP-2 0 0 0 12 CP-3 0 0 0 13 CP-4 0 0 0 14 CP-5 0 0 0

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TABLE 6: Overall Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-2020

S. No. Details 7th 5th 3rd 1st M.Tech. Total 1 Students Appeared 532 359 381 286 9 1567 2 Result Declared 532 359 381 286 9 1567 3 **Incomplete Result 2 3 14 0 0 19 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 450 245 218 166 8 1087 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 16 18 12 3 3 52 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 84 41 26 7 3 161 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 141 56 55 27 2 281 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 208 108 131 108 1 556 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 64 74 106 116 0 360 10 Students secured <50% 19 62 49 25 0 157

RESULT ANALYSIS: MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER APPLICATION STREAMS

TABLE 7: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-20 (MBA)

S. No. Details I Year II Year TOTAL 1 Students Appeared 62 56 118 2 Result declared 62 56 118 3 Incomplete Result 0 0 0 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 55 56 111 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 2 4 6 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 4 16 20 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 4 15 19 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 23 18 41 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 21 3 24 10 Students secured <50% 11 CP-1 10 0 10 12 CP-2 1 0 1 13 CP-3 0 0 0 14 CP-4 0 0 0 15 CP-5 0 0 0 16 CP-6 1 0 1

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TABLE 8: Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-20 (MCA)

S. No. Details I Year II Year III Year Total 1 Students Appeared 3 13 22 38 2 Result declared 3 13 22 38 3 Incomplete Result 0 0 0 4 No. of Students Clear Pass 2 8 15 25 5 Students secured ≥ 80% 0 0 1 1 6 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 1 1 6 8 7 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 1 0 7 8 8 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 1 7 8 16 9 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 5 0 5 10 Students secured <50% 11 CP-1 1 1 7 9 12 CP-2 1 1 13 CP-3 2 2 14 CP-4 15 CP-5 1 1

TABLE 9: Overall Result Analysis, Odd Semester 2019-20

Students Appeared 156 Result declared 156 Incomplete Result 0 No. of Students Clear Pass 136 Students secured ≥ 80% 7 Students secured ≥ 75<80% 28 Students secured ≥ 70<75% 27 Students secured ≥ 60<70% 57 Students secured ≥ 50<60% 29 Students secured <50% 8

NOTE: Results of BBA, B. Com., B. Sc Agriculture & BCA courses not declared yet by the SDSU University

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ITEM 4: To report that Faculty members and students have added value in their knowledge in last one year through self-learning online certification courses of NPTEL/ Coursera

ONLINE SELF STUDY CERTIFICATION COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY FACULTY MEMBERS IN 2019-20

It is heartening to see that a good number of faculty members completed self-study online courses offered by NPTEL and Coursera from September 2019 onwards.

Details of the online courses completed are given below:

TABLE: LIST OF NPTEL/MOOC COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY FACULTY MEMBERS IN LAST ONE YEAR (2019-20)

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of course Date of Name of Page Member completed Award of Online Number Certificate Course Portal (NPTEL etc) 1. Mr Bhagwandas Medical Image Analysis June 2020 NPTEL 1. Patel Machine Learning June 2020 NPTEL 2. Manufacturing Automation Sep2019 NPTEL 3. Digital Image Processing Nov 2019 NPTEL 4. 2. Mr Rishabh Evolution Of Air Interface June 2020 NPTEL 5. Yadav towards 5G 3. Mr Akhil Digital Electronics Circuits June 2020 NPTEL 6. Dangwal 4. Ms Anuradha Introduction to Research June 2020 NPTEL 7. Electric Vehicle –I June 2020 NPTEL 8. 5. Mr Ashutosh Fuzzy logic & neural June 2020 NPTEL 9. Shukla networks 6. Mr Nitin Chand Electric Vehicle –I June 2020 NPTEL 10. Power System June 2020 NPTEL 11. Engineering 7. Mr Abhishek DC Power Transmission June 2020 NPTEL 12. Verma Systems Recent Advances In June 2020 NPTEL 13. Transmission Insulator 8. Mr Sandeep Electric Vehicle –I June 2020 NPTEL 14. Singh Page 18 of 72

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of course Date of Name of Page Member completed Award of Online Number Certificate Course Portal (NPTEL etc) 9. Mr Amit Kumar DC Power Transmission June 2020 NPTEL 15. Systems Introduction to IoT June 2020 NPTEL 16. Recent Advances In June 2020 NPTEL 17. Transmission Insulator 10. Dr. Aadesh Arya Introduction to internet of June 2020 NPTEL 18. things 11. Ms Isha The Joy of Computing June 2020 NPTEL 19. Bharadwaj Using Python Programming for June, Coursera 20. Everybody (Getting 2020 started with Python) Python Basics August, Coursera 21. 2020 12. Mr Himanshu The Joy of Computing June 2020 NPTEL 22. Gupta Using Python 13. Ms Swati Arya Data Analytics with June 2020 NPTEL 23. Python 14. Mr Maneesh Programming for June 2020 Coursera 24. Pant Everybody (Getting started with Python) 15. Ms Divya Mishra Big Data-AI and Ethics May 2020 Coursera 25. Network Security and June 2020 Coursera 26. Database Vulnerability Machine Learning June 2020 Coursera 27. Foundation: A Case Study Approach Cyber Security Roles, June 2020 Coursera 28. Processes and Operating System Security AI for Everyone July 2020 Coursera 29. Cybersecurity compliance Aug. 2020 Coursera 30. Framework & System Administration Page 19 of 72

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of course Date of Name of Page Member completed Award of Online Number Certificate Course Portal (NPTEL etc) Introduction to June 2020 Coursera 31. Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks Introduction to Machine April 2020 NPTEL 32. Learning 16. Ms Nilima Patel Introduction to Machine June 2020 NPTEL 33. Learning Computer Architecture June 2020 NPTEL 34. 17. Mr Sharad Kr Introduction to research June 2020 NPTEL 35. Singh Introduction to internet of June 2020 NPTEL 36. things 18. Mr Priyabrat Computer Networks and June 2020 NPTEL 37. Internet Protocol 19. Dr. Gunjan June 2020 NPTEL 38. Introduction to research Agarwal 20. Patent drafting for June 2020 NPTEL 39. Dr. Siddhartha beginners Jain Introduction to research June 2020 NPTEL 40. 21. Dr. Nitesh Dutt Introduction to research June 2020 NPTEL 41. 22. Kinematics of mechanism June 2020 NPTEL 42. Mr. Ravi Prakash and machine Laws of Thermodynamics June 2020 NPTEL 43. 23. Patent drafting for June 2020 NPTEL 44. Mr. Varun beginners Pratap Singh Introduction to research June 2020 NPTEL 45. Power Plant Engineering June 2020 NPTEL 46. 24. Introduction to research June 2020 NPTEL 47. Introduction to Operation June 2020 NPTEL 48. Research Mr. Ankit Kumar Concepts of June 2020 NPTEL 49. Singhal Thermodynamics Manufacturing Automation June 2020 NPTEL 50. Product Design Using June 2020 NPTEL 51. Page 20 of 72

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of course Date of Name of Page Member completed Award of Online Number Certificate Course Portal (NPTEL etc) Value Engineering 25. Dr Mridula Introduction to June 2020 NPTEL 52. Geographic Information System 26. Mr Virender Processing of Polymers June 2020 NPTEL 53. Kumar and Polymer Composites 27. Ms Akansha Processing of Polymers June 2020 NPTEL 54. and Polymer Composites 28. Dr Veeralakshmi Basic Statistics June 2020 Coursera 55. Managing the Company of June 2020 Coursera 56. the Future 29. Mr Amit kumar Marketing Management June 2020 NPTEL 57. Cost Accounting June 2020 NPTEL 58. Working Capital June 2020 NPTEL 59. Management 30. Dr Ashima Garg Basic Statistics June 2020 Coursera 60. Managing the Company of June 2020 Coursera 61. the Future Successful Negotiations: June 2020 Coursera 62. Essential Strategies and Skills 31. Mr. KR Ansari Basic Statistics June 2020 Coursera 63. Preparing to Manage June 2020 Coursera 64. Human Resource 32. Ms Chhavi A Language and Tool for June 2020 Coursera 65. Krishna Financial Analysis 33. Ms Renu Jakhar Basic Statistics June 2020 DataCamp 66. Managing the Company of June 2020 Coursera 67. Future Successful Negotiation: June 2020 Coursera 68. Essential Strategies and Skills 34. Mr Ravi Kumar Programming in java June 2020 NPTEL 69. 35. Dr Anju Malik Programming in java June 2020 NPTEL 70. Page 21 of 72

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of course Date of Name of Page Member completed Award of Online Number Certificate Course Portal (NPTEL etc) 36. Dr. Rashmi Effective Writing June 2020 NPTEL 71. Gupta Introduction to Research June 2020 NPTEL 72. 37. Enhancing Soft Skills and June 2020 NPTEL 73. Dr . Pinki Chugh Personality 38. Dr. Kamal June 2020 NPTEL 74. Fiber Optics Kapoor

ITEM 5: To report the Research achievements of the Faculty members in last one year

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS OF COER FACULTY MEMBERS

(September 2019 to July 2020)

 Number of International Journal papers: 20  Number of Conference Papers: 08  Book Chapters: 05  Editorial Activities/ Membership of Professional bodies: 05  Patents: 04 (Published), 10 (Communicated)  Sponsored Research Projects by TEQIP, Uttarakhand Technical University: 10 with a total grant of Rs. 22,76, 300/-  Publication of First R & D e-Newsletter of COER

TABLE 1: International Journal Publication (from Sep2019- July 2020)

S. Author name Paper/ Journal/ volume/ page Year of Journal Name Impact No. (COER number publicat Factor Faculty) ion 1 Dr Siddharth Response surface methodology 2019 Fuel 5.128 Jain based optimization of insitu transesterification of dry algae

with methanol, H2SO4 and

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S. Author name Paper/ Journal/ volume/ page Year of Journal Name Impact No. (COER number publicat Factor Faculty) ion NaOH 2 Dr Siddharth Study of Entropy Generation in 2019 Journal of Heat 1.479 Jain Heat Exchanger Tube with Transfer Multiple v Cuts in Perforated Twisted Tape Insert, 3 Dr Siddharth Prediction of Jatropha-Algae 2019 Energy 0.894 Jain biodiesel blend oil yield with the Sources, Part application of artificial neural A: Recovery, networks technique, Utilization and Environmental Effects 4 Dr Siddharth Overview of Municipal Solid 2019 Journal of 1.657 Jain Waste Generation, Composition, Environmental and Management in India Engineering (United States) 5 Dr Siddharth Effects of Double V Cuts in 2019 Heat Transfer 1.73 Jain Perforated Twisted Tape Insert: Engineering An Experimental Study, 6 Dr Siddharth Effect of V cut in perforated 2019 Experimental 2.0 Jain twisted tape insert on heat Heat Transfer transfer and fluid flow behavior of tube flow: An experimental study 7 Dr Siddharth Performance enhancement by 2020 Heat Transfer 1.199 Jain perforated twisted tape tube Research insert with single and double v cuts in a heat exchanger tube 8 Dr Siddharth A prospective utilization of the 2020 Mini-Reviews in 1.12 Jain biomass for the production of Organic the biodiesel Chemistry, 9 Dr Siddharth Municipal solid waste 2020 Social 1.84 Jain generation, composition, and Responsibility management: the global Journal scenario 10 Dr Siddharth Process parameter optimization 2020 Fuel 5.128 Jain of biodiesel production from algal oil by response surface methodology and artificial neural Page 23 of 72

S. Author name Paper/ Journal/ volume/ page Year of Journal Name Impact No. (COER number publicat Factor Faculty) ion networks 11 Dr Siddharth Optimization of low-temperature 2020 Fuel 5.128 Jain transesterification of low FFA blend of sunflower oil and algae oil 12 Dr Siddharth Experimental study on biodiesel 2020 ACS Omega 2.58 Jain production parameters optimization of Jatropha-Algae oil mixture and diesel engine coupled with generator performance and emission analysis fuelled with diesel/biodiesel blends 13 Dr DV Gupta A Survey on Routing Protocols 2019 International - exclusively for IoT Journal of Research in Electronics & Computer Engineering 14 Dr Rashmi Use of Innovative Methods and 2019 International - Gupta Practices in ELT Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills 15 Dr Rashmi Effective Business 2019 IJELLH, - Gupta Communication Skills for International Professional Excellence Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 16 Dr Nirvikar Internet of Things with Object 2019 IGI Gloabal, - Lohan Detection: Challenges, Applications, and Solutions, 17 Dr Nirvikar Performance analysis of moving 2019 Int. J. Spatio- - Lohan object detection using BGS Temporal Data techniques in visual surveillance, Science Page 24 of 72

S. Author name Paper/ Journal/ volume/ page Year of Journal Name Impact No. (COER number publicat Factor Faculty) ion 18 Dr Adesh Energy Saving in Distribution 2019 International - Kumar Arya System using Internet of Things Journal of in Smart Grid Environment, Computing and Digital Systems 19 Dr Adesh Energy Saving with D-FACTS in 2019 Jordan Journal - Kumar Arya Distribution System Using of Electrical Cuckoo Search Algorithm Engineering 20 Mr Ankit Design and facbrication of cost 2020 Journal of - Kumar efficient photographimetry 3-D Xidian Singhal scanner University

TABLE 2: Conference Publication (from Sep2019- July 2020)

S. Name Title of Paper Name of Conference Date No. 1 Dr Siddharth Jain Implantation of Adaptive International November, Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Conference on 20,2019 System and Artificial neural Artificial Intelligence Network for Biodiesel and Applications Production From Jatropha- (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- Algae Oil, 2019) 2 Dr B.M. Singh Language Recognition International November, and Mr Mayank System for Hearing Impaired Conference on 20,2019 Chauhan People Artificial Intelligence and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 3 Mr KK Verma, Dr 3D Human Activity International November, BM Singh, Dr Recognition in RGB Videos Conference on 20,2019 Devendra Kumar, using Convolution Neural Artificial Intelligence Dr Himanshu Network and Applications Chauhan (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 4 Ms Divya Painuli Approach to the Diagnosis of International November, Parkinson‟s Diseases Conference on 20,2019 Artificial Intelligence Page 25 of 72

S. Name Title of Paper Name of Conference Date No. and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 5 Dr Gunjan Energy Consumption in International November, Agarwal Machining Process-A Conference on 20,2019 Sustainable Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Approach and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 6 Mr Rishabh Thorax Disease Detection International November, Yadav Using Artificial Intelligence Conference on 20,2019 Artificial Intelligence and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 7 Mr Rishabh Cognition Based Adaptive International November, Yadav WBAN Architecture for Conference on 20,2019 Health Care Using Artificial Artificial Intelligence Intelligence and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019) 8 Ms Ashita Application of Artificial International November, Vermani Intelligence in Automobile Conference on 20,2019 Safety and Drunk Driving Artificial Intelligence Detection – A Review and Applications (IEEE-COER-ICAIA- 2019)

Book Chapters

1. Verma D, Fortunati E, Jain S, Zhang X, Biomass, Biopolymer- Based Materials, and Bioenergy, Elsevier,2019. 2. Jain S and Verma D, The consideration of economics during the processing of biofuels, Biomass, Biopolymer- Based Materials, and Bioenergy , Elsevier,2019. 3. Jain S, The current and future perspectives of biofuels, Biomass, Biopolymer- Based Materials, and Bioenergy , Elsevier,2019. 4. Jain S, The production of biodiesel using Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Oil, Biomass, Biopolymer- Based Materials, and Bioenergy, Page 26 of 72

Elsevier,2019. 5. Gupta D and Gaur SK, Carbon and biofuel footprinting of global production of biofuels, Biomass, Biopolymer- Based Materials, and Bioenergy, Elsevier,2019. Editorial Activities/ Membership of Professional bodies

1. Dr Siddharth Jain, Editor, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology Research,USA 2. Dr Siddharth Jain, Editor in Chief, The Engineering Journal of Application and Scope, India 3. Dr Siddharth Jain, Editor in charge of Special Issue, International Journal of Spatio- Temporal Data Science (IJSTDS), Inderscience,USA 4. Dr Mridula, Editor in charge of Special Issue, International Journal of Spatio-Temporal Data Science (IJSTDS) , Inderscience, USA 5. Dr Siddharth Jain, Life member: International Association of Small Hydro, India

TABLE 3: Patents published (from Sep2019-July2020)

Name of Patent Faculty Title of patent published Patent Journal Application member Number Dr Biodiesel composition and a Indian Patent Siddharth method of preparation 201911050683A Journal Jain thereof Dr Indian Patent Siddharth Water Purification System 201911050683A Journal Jain Motion sensitive device for Dr Nirvikar female security based on Indian Patent 201931029066A Journal sixth sense technology System And method for early Dr Nirvikar Indian Patent 201911045231A disease detection Journal

Research Grant from external agencies

It is heartening that this time 10 research projects have been granted to COER by UTU under TEQIP-3 Collaborative research scheme (CRS). The projects are under progress. Details are given in the R & D Newsletter (appended)

The list of the projects is mentioned below:

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TABLE 2: Sponsored Research Projects awarded to Faculty members

Name of Date of Duration Amount Faculty Title of project grant of project granted (Rs) member Dr Siddharth Low temperature 3,00,000/- 18.07.2019 1 year Jain transesterification of dry algae dry Jatropha seed and performance evaluation of IC Engine using that biodiesel Dr Himadri Development of a sustainable 3,00,000/- 18.07.2019 1 year Phukan model for innovation ecosystem of India Dr Ultrasonic and physio-chemical 2,00,000/- 18.07.2019 1 year Chandrakant study of biofuels Bhardwaj Ms Anuradha Hybrid renewable energy at 1,00,000/- 18.07.2019 1 year remote areas of uttarakhand- A techno-economic analysis Mr Varun Smart hybrid solar kitchen 2,66,300/- 18.07.2019 1 year Pratap Dr B.M. Robust sign recognition for 3,00,000/- 23.09.2019 1 year Singh hearing impaired in low resolution, variable lightening and variable background condition Dr Mridula Interlocking plastic pavement 2,00,000/- 23.09.2019 1 year block Dr Nitesh Multi parabolic fate plate 2,20,000/- 23.09.2019 1 year collector for space heating in Himalayan region Dr Swati Designing and 90,000/- 23.09.2019 1 year Yadav implementation of MIMO antenna for improved connectivity in Uttarakhand

Dr Rajesh Combustion, Performance and 3,00,000/- 23.09.2019 1 year Kumar Emission Analysis of Pine oil based Biodiesel Fueled DI Diesel Engine

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First Research E-News Letter (Annexure A)

This year in April 2020 COER has published its first research e-news letter under the supervision of Dr SP Gupta, Director General and editorship of Dr Siddharth Jain, Associate Professor & Head Research Cell. It is annexed at the end.

ITEM 6: To report the new initiatives of COER in recent past

6.1 Approval of Diploma Program EE-60, ME-60, Civil-60

In changing scenario of the industry, in addition to the PG and UG programs, Industry is also in urgent need of diploma holders to handle the operations of electricity, manufacturing and construction industry. To keep pace with the trends, COER has initiated the Diploma programs in Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Civil Engineering (CE) with 60 Seats in each. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi has also approved these courses. Diploma programs will be affiliated to Uttarakhand Board of Technical Education and a strong industry interface will be ensured for all diploma students from the beginning of the program.

6.2 Increased intake in Computer Science(CSE) from 120 to 180

One of the most sought after courses amongst engineering students, B. Tech. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) is an academic programme which integrates the basics of computer programming, networking, computation, algorithms, programming languages, program design, computer software, computer hardware, etc. Computer science engineers are involved in many aspects of computing, from the design of individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers to circuit designing and writing software that powers them. To keep pace with the trends, COER has increased the intake in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), from 120 Seats to 180 Seats. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi has approved above increase of intake. The intake in B. Tech. Electronics and Telecommunication and B. Tech. Plastic & Polymer Engineering have been reduced by 30 each.

ITEM 7: To present a five year Strategic Development Plan (SDP) of COER

A five year plan has been formulated for development of COER as an eminent institution of reckoning in India and abroad. The though process of this plan evolves around the following parameters of higher education in present times:

• Become an Institute of Repute (IoR) and a leading technological Institute in the nearby region ranked in the national top 100 in all disciplines Page 29 of 72

• To implement100 % online lecture delivering system in a situation like COVID-19 pandemic • Establish a track record in creating innovative technologies to meet the industrial challenges • Become known in the northern region of India for transformational technologies that impact lives of people • Be a model campus in terms of sustainability, usage of energy and recycling of materials • Be an institute that is sought for national and international collaborations leading to exchange of students and faculty and joint degree programmes

A detailed document of the SDP, as annexed at the end of the minutes, was presented, brain stormed and approved by the BoG.

The members made following suggestions/ observations:

1. Prof R P Siaini expressed appreciation for the achievements of COER particularly in the field of research done by faculty members. He suggested that the students of COER can join Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at IIT Roorkee for contributing in technology based development in rural areas. 2. Prof D Ghosh appreciated the all round achievements of COER in last ten months and wished this development to continue. 3. Dr Subhash Jain suggested that we should proactively go for creating facilities in the field of Liberal Arts in tune with the New Education Policy – 2020, for all round development of students. 4. Mrs Charu Jain suggested for greater emphasis on practical components in curriculum delivery for the students to be industry ready.

The Hon‟ble Chairman in his concluding remarks expressed thanks to all Hon‟ble members for their continued support.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.

Dr S P Gupta Director General Member Secretary

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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

(2020-21 - 2024-25)

College of Engineering Roorkee 7th K.M. on Roorkee- Haridwar Road (NH-58), Rehmadpur Vardhmanpuram, Roorkee, Uttarakhand- 247667

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Honble Governor Uttarakhand, Baby Rani Maurya at 14th Degree Distribution Ceremony at COER

Hon‘ble Chairman is with Hon‘ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat Ji

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Strategic Development Process

College of Engineering Roorkee (COER), founded by Seth Roshan Lal Jain Trust, was established in 1998 with a vision to impart knowledge to the diverse sections of the society. It was the first self-financed Engineering College in Roorkee, other than the famed University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). In the past 22 years under the visionary and dynamic leadership, COER grew by leaps and bounds. In the beginning 4 departments were set up. It was initially planned that approximately 300 students would be admitted annually to four-year undergraduate courses. Facilities were planned for admitting 500 students each year to B.Tech programs, and a student popula- tion of approximately 2000 was envisaged. The campus was to be residential for willing students and academic staff. The campus came up in a picturesque site of about 75 acres out of which 25 acres are the built-up area. Starting as an undergraduate engineering institution, COER has diversified its educational offerings and increased its focus on postgraduate education over the years. Today, the Institute is running 12 departments offering degree programs viz. M. Tech (CSE, ME), B.Tech (CE, CSE, IT, ME, EN (EEE), ET, ME, PPE), Diploma (CE, EE, ME), MBA (HR, Finance, IB, IT, Marketing), MCA, MCA(LE), BBA, BCA, B.Com (CFA), and B.Sc (Agriculture). Last two decades brought many technical advances in the lifestyle of the people. Gradually, the technology be- came integral part of the lives of the people in the nation for example using smartphones, electric appliances and social media. The Industry is gradually shifting to its 5.0 version whereas the daily life of the population become more technology driven with each passing day. All these dynamic changes have led to a redefinition of the role of technology in India. Being a technical institution, it becomes necessary for us to review the strategies periodically under these circumstances of change. In this context, the Chairman, Secretary, and the members of the Board of Governors (BoG) felt the need of a formal document of Strategic Development Plan for next five years. The mandate was given to the Director- General to develop a five-year Strategic Development Plan. The team under the leadership of Director General met several times and discussed the COER’s strategic goals to be achieved by 2025. and proposed a comprehensive Strategic Plan upto 2025. This enunciates COER’s aim of being recognized as a reputed institution in the region. This plan seeks to leverage the strengths that COER has developed over the past two decades and to build upon them and develop new strengths. In particular, the strategic plan proposes to nurture the large groups of faculty working on transformational technologies that have the potential to address the societal challenges faced in India today-specifically in areas such as water, energy, healthcare, and education. It outlines steps to increase the quality and quantity of research output through an increase in research intensive activities, faculty strength, PG students enrolment, infrastructure, engagement with industry and international collaborations. The targets of the strategic plan to be achieved by 2025 are the following: • Become an Institute of Repute (IoR) and a leading technological Institute in the nearby region ranked in the national top 100 in all disciplines

• To implement100 % online lecture delivering system in a situation like COVID-19 pandemic

• Establish a track record in creating innovative technologies to meet the industrial challenges

• Become known in the northern region of India for transformational technologies that impact lives of people

• Be a model campus in terms of sustainability, usage of energy and recycling of materials

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• Be an institute that is sought for national and international collaborations leading to exchange of students and faculty and joint degree programmes

The following Figure summarizes the whole Strategic Development Plan. Leadership at the COER believes that the improvement is an incremental and steady process. The Figure outlines the important steps such as the core activities, enablers and the outcomes.

What To become Institute of Repute

Why Meet national aspirations and objectives

practices

How

Process

Outreach resources

and Incubation

Entrepreneurship enhancement

Technologies Alumni engagement Alumni

Management of financial Managementfinancial of

Research and Innovation and Research

Best educational Besteducational Student profiling and and Skill profiling Student

Infrastructure of Adequacy ICT enabled Teaching Learning ICTenabled Frontier in CentresExcellence of

Enablers

Institute leadership FacultyInfrastructure and staff Students

Develop best in class Nurture Research, and Nurturing Integrity, Creativity, Industrial Consultancy and Values

Core Core Culture

Activities Human Resource

COER-VISION 2025

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Vardhman Auditorium at COER

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Chairman Message

It is heartening to note that the College of Engineering Roorkee has embarked upon a scientific way of formu- lating the SDP-2025. A progressive institution like COER must spell out and articulate vision, mission, and set the direction. COER has made its mark and is the most preferred institution in the state of Uttarakhand as well as at the National level. This is the right time that the institute decides its direction of growth for the next decade. I am confident that the distinguished faculty members under the leadership of Director General, Deans, and Heads have brought out a detailed vision, mission, goals, strategies, and implementation plan. Any good strategic plan will be successful when fully implemented and its outcomes are evaluated. I am sure that this leadership will implement the strategic plan in its total spirit. I take this opportunity to congratulate all the leadership team, HoD, Faculty, and staff who relentlessly worked towards bringing out this Strategic Development Plan document for the next five years.

Best Wishes Er. J.C. Jain

Hon’ble Chairman, Managing Director, COER

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Director-General Perspective

COER is one of the most admired institution in the state of Uttarakhand. The Institution has aimed at achiev- ing the centre of excellence status among contemporary institutions. COER plans to secure ranking at the national level by 2025. It is heartening to note that all the hard work by Deans, HODs, Faculty, and Staff has resulted in having a well articulated and clearly defined strategic plan document for next five years period (2020-21 - 2024-25). The theme for the Strategic Development Plan covers all critical aspects of the Institution. The imple- mentation in its full spirit is expected to lead this institution towards one of the preferred institutions in the India. The Strategic Development Plan (SDP) formulates a clear vision, mission, quality policy, core values, institu- tional strategic goals, strategies, and goals. The SDP-2025 document will serve the purpose of aligning all the stakeholders of the Institute towards a set of common goals so that the sum total of our efforts and achievements is much more than our individual contributions. I trust that COER will become the pride of our state and that each one of us will enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing our part to enable our Institute to achieve its rightful place among the best in state and the nation. The key aspect of the SDP is in its successful implementation and evaluation aspects. I have utmost confidence in my colleagues and management support for its implementation. My heartfelt appreciation to all the members who are directly and indirectly involved in making an implementable document.

Best Wishes Prof. S.P.Gupta

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Director Perspective

COER has an impeccable track record of being one of the preferred destination for pursuing quality techni- cal education among the students. The institution aims to provide support to faculty and students to attain the knowledge as well as the skills that they aspire for. Also, the institution aims at a good governance framework towards improving the quality of technical education to the next level. It is the reason that COER continuously enhances the existing capacities. COER is aligning itself with rapid economic and technological developments in new areas by emphasizing on the enhancement of postgraduate education and Research in addition to outcome- Based Education (OBE) for undergraduate programs. The mandate is also good governance at all levels focusing on the improvement of the quality of learning, teaching, and research outcomes. Good governance focuses on effective leadership, planning, ethics, responsibilities, and accountabilities, both within and outside the institu- tion. Towards achieving Good Governance, an attempt has been made with the involvement of management, all heads of department, and senior faculty members to prepare this SDP-2025. I am sure the SDP report will give us direction and confidence in accomplishing the vision and mission of our Institution.

Looking at a future with excellence! Prof. B.M.Singh

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Vision and Mission

Vision

Vision Statement

To impart technical education in Engineering and Management with training, skill up-gradation, and research in futuristic technologies and niche areas.

COER believes in the all round development of its students and leaves no stone unturned to achieve this. Every effort is made whether it is in the maintenance of the rich library, induction of highly qualified faculty, nurturing a healthy learning environment, and running rigorous personality development programs to improve the performance of students in placement related interaction with recruiters. COER stands out as a pioneer of engineering education in Uttarakhand for more than two decade and it has been successful in maintaining its reputation in the state. Our motive is to continuously keep a track of futuristic technology and keep our students ready to meet the changing industry requirement. Learning at COER is a transformative process; a developmental experience that combines intellectual growth with practical knowledge and sound judgment. This possibly is the reason that bright young talents with diverse backgrounds who desire to pursue a well-recognized career in engineering or management come to make a career at COER. The vision of COER is to be an institution of educa- tion par excellence in the contemporary context. COER provides a world-class global educational experience to students. It aims to come in the top 100 research institutions of India, providing technical education. To achieve these objectives it will strive to attract and sustain a cadre of faculty, who is committed to leadership, honesty, dedication, and excellence.

COER school of Management

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Mission

Mission Statement

COER mission is to contribute to the society through education, learning, and research at the highest levels of excellence with the following objectives: • To groom professionals with technical competencies so that they can serve the Society and Industry and face global challenges

• To impart education based on the latest knowledge, analytical skills, management competence through advanced methods of Training, Research, and Strong Institute-Industry interface

• To help create innovative and entrepreneurial professionals

• To inculcate strong moral values for disciplined professional growth

We strive to maintain an environment which encourages the students to develop competencies for lifelong learning with the following inputs:

• State-of-the-art infrastructure

• Industry-Academia Interface

• Faculty and staff development programs

• Moral values and ethical behaviour

• Research & Development activities

We maintain close interaction with the industries for on the job training of the students as well as for fine- tuning our academic programs in accordance with the industries. Excellence in teaching and molding the students for their all-round development has remained a hallmark of COER. We closely work with many industries such as IBM, Infosys Technologies, Microsoft Corporation, and Oracle Corporation where our students are provided with opportunities to learn and imbibe their work culture. The institute plays a vital role in strengthening their strategic thinking abilities and grooming them as future technologists and managers. COER’s mission is to provide 100% placements to the students in the companies of repute, all across India.

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Goals

Through this Strategic Development Plan, COER is aiming to

• Become an Institute of Repute (IoR) and a leading technological Institute in the nearby region ranked in the national top 100 in all disciplines

• To implement100 % online lecture delivering system in a situation like COVID-19 pandemic

• Establish a track record in creating innovative technologies to meet the industrial challenges

• Become known in the northern region of India for transformational technologies that impact lives of people

• Be a model campus in terms of sustainability, usage of energy and recycling of materials

• Be an institute that is sought for national and international collaborations leading to exchange of students and faculty and joint degree programmes

In addition to the broad range of activities that the Institute carries out in pursuit of its mission, the following activities are identified to be given special emphasis in the strategic plan: 1. Best Educational Practices

2. ICT based teaching learning process with special emphasis on web based learning

3. Management of financial resources

4. Adequacy of Infrastructure

5. Center of Excellence in frontier technologies

6. Research and Innovation

7. Incubation and Entrepreneurship

8. Outreach to Connect with Society

9. Student Profiling and Skill enhancement

10. Alumni Engagement

COER aspires to achieve the goal to be an Institute of Repute in this region by 2025 through performing these 10 activities. Each activity is separately discussed with key identifiers for successful implementation and current status at the COER campus.

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1. Best Educational Practices The practices which add commendable value to an institution and its various stakeholders are the best practices. As higher education is becoming an international service, quality and recognition of education become a growing concern. The best practices in education address this concern. This is the reason why the COER continues to adopt these practices. The key identifiers and the implementation steps for the best practices at COER are the following: Key Identifiers:

• Quality teaching to the students

• Professional skills and value-added programs

• Incorporating ethical values through various committees and NGOs

• Participation of faculty in Conferences, Faculty Development Programs, and symposiums

• Creating a culture of excellence in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship

• Developing relations with reputed national/international institutions through collaborations and stu- dent exchange programs

• Minimum (2-4) % of students developed as entrepreneurs on completion of the program

• At least one international academic activity of COER every year such as Faculty visiting abroad for conference, post doctoral work, students visiting abroad for internship, Experts from overseas visiting COER for lectures, conference etc.

Status of Implementation:

• Concepts are built in the lecture and practical classes through state-of-art pedagogy whereas technol- ogy updates in the subject area are met through workshops, guest lectures, and interaction at Centres of Excellence

• Value-added programs for various courses have been provided • Global Collaboration: MoU with Kuban State Agrarian University, Russia has been signed; Faculty exchange on short-time basis implemented • Professional training programs for students have been conducted

2. ICT based teaching learning process with special emphasis on project based learning: COER emphasizes on the smart classroom methodology and a project based learning (PBL) approach. During this COVID-19 pandemic, the web based learning became an indispensable need. At COER, we have Books, Journals, Periodicals, Magazines Online access to E-media and Departmental library books to facilitate Learning practice. Our plan is to complement contemporary classroom teaching-learning culture with the web based learning gradually. Though, all class rooms are equipped with projectors and internet connection, we are planning to make our classrooms capable of web based learning.

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Students in Lab Students in class

Key Identifiers:

• Establishing an effective online teaching learning infra structure

• Professional Training of faculty members on the usage of cutting-edge ICT Tools

• Promoting students to pursue MOOC courses

• Promoting use of virtual labs at least for one lab in each semester in every department as per NEP-

2020

• Promoting virtual conferences, workshops in every department

Status of Implementation:

• Concepts are built in the lecture and practical classes through state-of-art pedagogy whereas technol- ogy updates in the subject area are met through workshops, guest lectures, and interaction at Centres of Excellence • Value-added programs for various courses have been provided • Global Collaboration: MoU with Kuban State Agrarian University, Russia has been signed; Faculty exchange on short-time basis implemented • Professional training programs for students have been conducted.

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Students performing experiment NABL accredited laboratory Students in Library

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3. Management of financial resources: Financial planning plays an important role in the sustainability of self-financed Institution like COER. Funds are required for future growth and to increase the existing infrastructure. COER believes that the Institution itself should be self-sustained. Resource management and good financial planning is essential for the expansion of the Institution. We are targeting to become self-sustained Institution by 2025.

Key Identifiers:

• Outcome-oriented Budgeting: Department wise Budget planning of all heads of accounts.

• Fee collection (Major Source)

• Center for continuing education: Internal revenue through executive training programs, short term courses, consultancy, and sponsored research

Endowment fund generation through Alumni • Status of Implementation:

• Budget formulation and approval through Finance committee • Monthly Audit (Internal /External ) checks- balances • Devise a framework to invite donations for Institutions welfare

4. Adequacy of Infrastructure: Presently, COER has sufficient infrastructure required to cater the need of its stake holders. As the new programs would come up, we are committed to augment the existing infrastructure. Special emphasis will be given to the hostel area to make campus life of the student enjoyable and attractive. Existing facilities will be augmented for students’ participation in all major sports, including informal sports. Students will have increased access to training staff as well as to the teachers of music, dance and art. Hobby clubs and nature appreciation activities will also be fostered. Each student will be encouraged and provided opportunities to cultivate at least one interest in addition to academics. First year students in particular will be encouraged to take up new activities and nurture their innate talents.

Students playing Table Tennis Students in their Hostel Rooms

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We are planning to develop wellness centre for students which will provide essential aid support and coun- selling facility. All steps will be taken to ensure that timely, effective counselling is available to students in times of crisis. The scope of counselling will also extend to long term aspects such as career planning and building life skills. Counselling services will reinforce the point that extra-curricular activities need to be pursued as a part of all-round development.

Key Identifiers:

• To augment the existing waste water treatment towards zero discharge

• Energy conservation measures to be implemented

• Use of renewable energy sources will be encouraged

• Progressively, measures will be introduced to minimize energy consumption for air-conditioning Status of Implementation:

• Systems are being strengthened to improve waste disposal and handling processes and to ensure recy- cling of all materials

• Measures are being taken to dispose of hazardous waste safely • Land use is being optimized through full life cycle planning of built infrastructure • New indoors game facilities are being created

5. Center of Excellence in Frontier Technologies: The gap between industry and academic institutions in India, specially in our region, has been identified in surveys carried out by reputed corporate houses. COER perceives it as an urgent need and we are trying to bridge this gap by regularly inviting guest speakers from renowned industries and letting students interact with them and decipher the latest trends and challenges industry faces. Furthermore, there are a number of useful industrial visits to provide real knowledge of working and thereby making students more employable. Apart from maintaining a synergy between curriculum and the Industrial need through various value added programs, COER developed a vision to provide hands on industrial trainings to its students. Creation of Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a giant step in this direction which aims to prepare student industry ready just after graduating. These are capacity centres for multidisciplinary and cross functional integration to nurture the latest technological innovation with defined process management and experts with an arrangement of best tools and practices at its most matured states. Centre of Excellence is a separate department at COER premises under which various hands on practical industrial training programs are executed under one roof. Its benefit is that we provide students as well as industry people to undergo different training programs that are industry oriented so that people can walk in pace with the new advancement of technology.

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Key Identifiers:

• Encouraging experts from industry to visit COER to deliver lectures on current trends

• Participation of experts from industry in curriculum development, collaborative degree programs

• Arranging visits of staff members to various industries

• Professional consultancy by the faculty to industries

• Industrial testing by faculty & technicians at site or in laboratory

• Joint research programs and field studies by faculty and people from industries Status of Implementation:

• 15 Centres of Excellence (CoE) are created.

• Trained approx 500 students and 50 faculty members through faculty development and student devel- opment programmes in last one year. • Renowned Industrial personalities and the academicians in the vicinity have visited the CoE and de- livered the lecture viz. Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Plant Head ITC, Haridwar, Ms.Vandana Mohan, Director, Anuvidyut Pvt. Ltd. Roorkee and Prof A. Ramesh, Prof. Partha Pratim Roy, IIT Roorkee etc.

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6. Research and Innovation: To achieve goals related to raising the quantum of research output and improving its quality, COER will adopt a multi-pronged strategy addressing the issues of enhancing the number of Post Graduate research scholars and the faculty strength and of augmenting resources. Some measures are already being imple- mented. A number of measures are planned that are aimed at improving research.

Key Identifiers:

• Improving the research input in terms of both human and physical resources

• To strengthen the post graduate in Engineering (M. Tech.) program

• Creating a better ambience for research by providing greater flexibility to encourage performance of faculty members and scholars while continually improving research infrastructure

• A process for continuous performance improvement at the Institute, department, group and personal levels to achieve excellence.

• Publication in top journals and presentation at venues where the worlds leading researchers are present will be encouraged

• Research output will be assessed periodically, and early-career faculty members will be assisted in every way possible to enhance their productivity New gateways are being opened to attract the top M.Tech and M.Sc students from GATE/JAM to a career in research. Prospective research scholars will have more flexible options in accounting for their prior academic preparation, such as ease of credit transfer and waiver of courses. Status of Implementation:

• A dedicated research cell has been established to intensify research activities. • The COER Journal TEJAS is aimed to publish annually instead of existing Biannually • A fellowship of Rs. 10, 000/month is being offered to deserving M. Tech students admitted in 2020-21 • The Research Cell of COER is publishing an e R &D newsletter giving details of research achieve- ments

7. Incubation and Entrepreneurship: COER aspire to be known among the leading institutes for its strong industry linkages. Recently, COER has been Identified as Incubation Centre by the Uttarakhand Government. To promote Incubation and En- trepreneurship, a 24×7 Do-it-Yourself (DIY) lab has been set up. This lab acts as a playground for manifes- tation of ideas, where instruments, tools and consumables can be accessed in all engineering domains free of cost (No limit of funds on Research and Development of Innovative Projects). Students from different disciplines can create a product of their interest using the facilities of this lab. However, some of our stu- dents have started their own start-ups (Like implementation of CCTV camera commercially etc.). We would

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College bus running on Bio-Diesel prepared by COER students and Faculties

like to facilitate more such activities to promote Entrepreneurship culture among the young budding minds. Key Identifiers:

• More Start-ups to come up

• To enable all facilities for product development

• To help Students in documentation

• To help students with some amount as seed money

• Engage alumni in Incubation and Entrepreneurship Status of Implementation:

• 24 × 7 DIY lab in the premises

• Arrangement of guidance from the Industry experts • Gave business to the start up started by our students

8. Outreach to connect with society and industry Over the past two decades, COER has been proactively involved in outreach activities Viz. work-life bal- ance workshop, awareness about women empowerment in rural areas. The Institute will enhance its role in this regard in the coming years and actively contribute its expertise to help for improvement in the quality of life of the people nearby and speed up development through various Govt. schemes like Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, and Swatch Bharat Abhiyan etc.

Key Identifiers:

• Provision of informed technical opinion

• Offering short term courses and workshops for professionals, particularly in industry, to enable them to stay up-to-date and get qualified further

• Providing technical solutions to pressing issues of public importance

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The objectives of these outreach activities are to contribute directly to society at large and to spread aware- ness in the community about the important contributions of COER. Status of Implementation:

• Awareness about the COVID-19 was being spread in nearby villages with the help of Pradhan of Gram Panchayats • Activities under NSS to spread awareness on current issues are being carried out periodically • 4 villages viz. Narsan Kalan, Bajuheri, Brahmpur, and Badheri Rajputan have been adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) • PRAHARSH - an independent committee of the COERians - is working for promoting education in the deprived and under privileged

Glimpses of various outreach works during COVID-19 under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme

9. Student Profiling and Skill Enhancement: Professional courses generate impactful and fascinating career options. Young and enthusiastic profession- als are in high demand in Industrial revolution. Fourth industrial age established variety of career options and created numerous verticals of jobs categories. Core domain jobs are more in quantities but still less recruitment is resulted globally. By performing several analyses, surveys and introspections on this, COER identified the Problem Statement and designed the solution. The objective of proposed solution is to grow the Placement Band and Placement Quality by increasing Employability Index. This module is named as COER SSEP - Student Skill Enhancement Program. It is a module which takes student(s) as an input and to process them through specifically designed evaluation stages. After passing through these stages, complete data about student is gathered and pushed to evaluation stages for concluding decision on individual student or set of students.

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Student(s)

COER – SSEP Module (COER - Student Skills Enhancement Program)

Aim of this SSEP module is to prepare students for the career of their choice. Through this plan we are expecting to increase our existing placement percentage.

Key Identifiers:

• Identify the career options for the students in the field of their choice

Industry Ready Product • Counsel them about the current trends of the recruitment drives of reputed companies

• Train them for placement drives on/off campus

• Arrange mock tests for recruitment

Status of Implementation:

• This plan in all new form will be floated in this academic year (2020-2021).

Group photo after a successful placement activity

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10. Alumni engagement: COER will continue to build mutually beneficial relations with its alumni during 2020 - 2025 Alumni will be encouraged to support activities of COER in multiple dimensions: nurturing Institute - industry rela- tions, facilitating interactions between aspiring students, faculty entrepreneurs and alumni entrepreneurs, transforming fund-raising to a professionally managed development effort and, in the case of alumni fac- ulty members of foreign universities, catalysing collaborations. A range of modes of engagement can be explored to achieve this objective. Some of these are the following:

Key Identifiers:

• Increasing the presence of the Institute in social media to promote engagement between alumni, stu- dents and faculty members

• Telecasting and other personalized efforts to actively engage with alumni.

• Increasing the number of face-to-face meetings

• Creating more opportunities for alumni to spend time on campus and engage with students and faculty. Status of Implementation:

• Alumni meet is being organized annually. • Telephonic conversation is being carried out with the alumni. • Devise a framework to invite donations for Institutions welfare

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The College of Engineering Roorkee will have to be vigilant to maintain a strong connect with the society and industry. The recommendations made under the 10 activities would need periodic reexamination. It is expected that they may need mid-course corrections, if the national and international scenarios are different from what has been foreseen. It is recommended that the recommendations are revisited comprehensively once in a year. The system should be flexible enough to adapt to changing scenarios. This will ensure that COER moves with time and provide leadership role in higher education. It is hoped this document will be found useful as an instrument to monitor the progress of the Institute.

Arial view of COER

COER R&D E-NEWSLETTER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ROORKEE Volume1 April2020

Response Surface Methodology based Optimization of In-Situ Transesterification ofDryAlgae with Methanol, H2SO4and NaOH Rahul Chamola, Mohd. Fazil Khan, Anna Raj, Manthan Verma, Siddharth Jain

3D Response curve for Acid Catalyst Highlights  An investigation of in situ acid and base catalyzed transesterification of dry algae was carriedout.  Different experimental conditions were calculatedusing three independent process variables.  Three independent variables were methanol to dry algae ratio, catalyst andtime.  The maximum output yields of 89.58% and 87.42% were achieved for acid and base catalyst respectively.

Fuel(Elsevier) Volume239, 2019, Pages 511-520

Correspondence: Dr SiddharthJain, AssociateProfessor Dr SPGupta, Director General (Email: [email protected]) (Email: [email protected])

MESSAGE: Er. J.C. JAIN, CHAIRMAN

I am delighted to know that the Research efforts of the College of Engineering Roorkee and COER School of Management are presented in this R & D e-News Letter. Research is prime mover for the growth of academic excellence in an institution of higher learning. This effort of presenting the achievement of faculty members will encourage our students to carryout research oriented assignments and projects and will showcase our expertise to industries and research organisations. I compliment the Editorial team at the launching of the first issue of this e-News Letter and convey my best wishes for its success

(Er. J.C. JAIN)

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Editorial

Research and Development (R&D) activities are the backbone of academic life of any Institute. The initiatives of College of Engineering Roorkee are always in line with this objective. The basic aim has been to pursue knowledge through various programs for developing and training highly skilled technical manpower. The College of Engineering Roorkee has research programs aimed at advancing knowledge, improve our world, and shape the future. Scientific and technological innovation has always created social and economic transformation. But the past decade showed, as few others have, the speed and scale at which such change can happen. If it continues at the present rate, the shape of the next ten years — from information technologies to applied bioscience, energy and environment — looks ever more contingent on the discoveries made in thattime.

Multi-disciplinary research is key to our research vision and strategy to address the diverse, complex and demanding problems of today's society. Research activities are conducted collaboratively in our Expert Research Groups and in the College funded Centers of Excellence. Much of our research activities are sponsored by Government research funding as well as industries and help in strengthening the undergraduate and postgraduate research programs. We have close collaborations with other research and academic institutes across the globe and host research visitors from throughout the world.

To showcase and enhance the COER activities in this regard, research newsletter is designed to highlight the wide range of ongoing research activities within the institute. It also focuses on industry/ government funded projects, recently organized conference or symposiums, research papers/ patent published by the faculty members and students. The Research newsletter is a quarterly publication.

(DR SIDDHARTH JAIN)

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Title: Robust Sign Recognition for Hearing Impaired in Low Resolution, Variable Lightening and Variable Background Conditions

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3,UTU

Dr B M Singh Dr Mridula Professor AssistantProfessor CSE Department CE Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Principal Investigator Co-Investigator

Abstract: The objective of the gesturing hand out of the scene Outcome expected from the project is to develop a system during gesture, pause during the project for the Indian Sign Language gesture, and presence of other i. A prototype for the sign (ISL) recognition system for people or skin colored regions. gesture recognition service hearing impaired people in low Proposed system are based on for hearing impaired in low resolution and variable the seven steps i.e. capturing of resolution and variable lightening conditions. This images using mobile phone lighteningconditions. system is based on the capturing camera or web cam, pre- ii. Software for robust pre- of sign gestures such as processing of captured images processing of images or movement of finger, hand, arm, using binarization and noise videos captured in low face and body using web or removal approaches, hand resolution and variable mobile phone’s camera, and gesture area detection, lighteningconditions. thereby conversion into digital localization and segmentation iii. A software for sign text in the Devanagari language from the images, captured normalization format. gesture normalization such as iv. A software for Feature This project aimed to perform slant and size, contour Selection andExtraction sign recognition in some smoothing, next step after v. A framework for language uncontrolled situations such as normalization is gesture sign translation low illumination, presence of recognition, and final step is cluttered backgrounds, moving languagetranslation. objects in the background,

RegionsofInterest Image or video Detection (ROIs), Sign Normalization Conferencing using Coarse Localization and web cam or preprocessing segmentation mobiles

Sign Devanagri Language Feature Selection Recognition Text Translation and extraction

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Title: Low Temperature Insitu Transesterification of Dry Algae and Dry Jatropha Seeds and Performance Evaluation of IC Engine using Biodiesel

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr Siddharth Jain Dr Rajesh Kumar Dr M.P. Sharma Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor ME Department ME Department Department of Hydro and College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Renewable Energy Principal Investigator Co-Investigator IIT Roorkee Invited Advisor (External)

Abstract: The free fatty acids biodiesel viscosity with respect transesterification. The resulted of Jatropha curcas oil are very to time. Contrary to this algae oil will also have less high and therefore 2-step acid oil is highly saturated oil and unsaturated fatty acids which base catalyzed the amount of FFA is also very ultimately increase the stability transesterification technique is less which causes it to be of the biodiesel. One step used for biodiesel production converted into biodiesel using forward to this, the objective of which is time and energy single steptransesterification. the present work is to go for low consuming. On the other hand As a conclusion it is advisable temperature insitu the unsaturated fatty acids are to blend the Jatropha and algae transesterification of dry algae very high in Jatropha curcas oil oil in a suitable proportion so and dry Jatropha seeds and and biodiesel which cause it to that FFA would be optimized so performance evaluation of IC be highly unstablized and that one can convert the oil into Engine usingbiodiesel. responsible for increase in biodiesel using singlestep Jatropha Curcas Engine Performance and AlgalBiomass Biomass Emission Analysis

Insitu Biodiesel Transesterification

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Title: Title: Design and Implementation of MIMO Antenna for Improved Wireless Connectivity inUttrakhand

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr. Swati Yadav Dr. Pinku Ranjan Assistant Professor Assistant Professor ET Department Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information College of Engineering Roorkee Technology and Management Gwalior Principal Investigator Invited Advisor (External)

Abstract: Multiple Input implementation and research PI proposes a very Multiple Output (MIMO) is an integration in portable compact size multi band antenna design technology in devices to solve the main MIMO antenna for wireless which multiple antennas are problem of poor connectivity application. Hence the used on both transmitting and in hilly regions of contribution from the receiving side in order to Uttrakhand. Even through proposed research will increase the radio link capacity. In this technique, more than one MIMO antennas are in use advance the state-of-art of data signal is simultaneously for wireless application, in MIMO antenna as well as transmitted or received over a the present condition use of successful accomplishment of same radiochannel. MIMO antenna lacks because the goals of the proposal will The proposed research of its large size. Hence its have significant impact on develops the prototype of implementation with portable wireless industry. MIMO antenna and also its devices is difficult. Inthis

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Title: Smart Hybrid Solar Kitchen (for Households and Community Cooking in Uttarakhand)

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Mr. Varun Pratap Singh Dr Siddharth Jain Dr R.P. Saini Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor ME Department ME Department Department of Hydro and Renewable College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Energy Principal investigator Co-Investigator IIT Roorkee Invited Advisor (External)

Abstract: The proposed Sma1r.t 1. Working in diffused light or range should cater to the Hybrid Solar Kitchen can be innolightconditionforatleast cookingrequirements treated as a complete solution, 3 hours with an automat4ic. 4. Comfortable for cooking which can replace the current tracking system, integrated with personals, having good domestic kitchen and reduce the Solar Concentrator disk. ergonomic in design, could be cost of cooking in a significa2n.t 2. Working for all Indian style operated by one person from manner while maintaining all of cooking (boiling, steaming, one place and having better features, security and ergonomic frying, chapatti making,etc.) mountings for control andease comforts of the domest3ic. 3. Better heat transfer and of mobility kitchen with a smart control thermal efficiency, insta5n.t 5. Working in On-Grid and Off- panel The proposed system is heating and cooling, better Grid mood as a standalone unit covering below-mentioned temperature control, easy and in all-weather condition. objective: operation, and temperatu7r.e

Schematic Diagram of Hybrid Solar Kitchen

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Title: Hybrid Renewable Energy at Remote Area of Uttarakhand- A Technoeconomic Analysis

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3,UTU

Anuradha Dr S.P.Gupta Dr Sanjay Kumar Sinha Sr. Asst. Professor and HOD Director General Professor EN Department College of Engineering Roorkee Department of Electrical Engineering College of Engineering Roorkee Co-Investigator Amity University Principal Investigator Invited Advisor (External) Abstract: Demand of energy in technology for rural electric generator used as a backup isolated parts of India cannot be generation for a village area in system. The study is also solved by extension of grid Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The extended to analyze the effects power supply as it is neither solution obtained from using of selection of fuel in diesel economical at all as cost varies HOMER software presents the generator in Hybrid depending upon distance land economic feasibility of the Optimization Model for and load demand. In view of hybrid generation system for a Electric Renewable (HOMER) this problem supply of power to remote village in Chakrata in software tool on the remote area demands advanced Dehradun, with latitude performance indicators. A skill with updated technical and 30042’00’’ N and longitude sensitivity analysis is economical strategies. Because 77051’00”E.This paper contains demonstrated to examine the of that, expensive and four different type of Hybrid effects of various input cost insufficient grid power in rural configuration. The optimization parameters on the COE , NPC places has been replaced by result obtained by using a & emissions (in case of renewable energy sources. hybrid configuration composed biodiesel blending). Therefore, current work of a wind energy system, a solar investigates the besthybrid PV system and adiesel

Hybrid Energy System

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Title: Combustion, Performance and Emission Analysis of Pine oil based Biodiesel Fueled DI Diesel Engine.

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dr. Siddharth Jain Dr. Sudhakar Subudhhi Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor ME Department ME Department Mech. & Ind. Engg. Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee IIT Roorkee PrincipalInvestigator Co-Investigator Invited Advisor (External)

Abstract: Diesel engines are Pine trees can grow up to 40 heterogeneous combustion. widely used for transportation meters tall, have a flat crown Combustion depends on spray due to higher fuel efficiency. and a reddish-brown, deeply characteristics that can be Biofuels having the properties fissured bark, needle-like gray- improved by varying injection similar to diesel has been green leaves that grow in pairs, timing and injection pressure. proved a suitable alternative to orange-yellow flowers and In the present work experiments replace the petroleum diesel. pointed brown cones. Pine oil is will be performed with pine oil Due to its oxygen content, pale yellow in color with a and its blends with N-Butenol. biofuel leds to complete forest smell, alcoholic The results will be compared combustion in diesel engines. compounds and watery in with petroleum diesel. The Triglyceride oil (TG oils) and viscosity. The main chemical experiments will be conducted turpene oil (light oil) can be composition of pine oil is- according to layout suggested used for the production of turpene and3-carene. by Design of Experiments to biofuels. Turpene oils are The main objective of this reduce the number of available in some plant species project is to improve the experiments. Fuel blend ratio namely eucalyptus, pine tree, combustion, Performance and and engine parameters like etc. Pine trees are one of the Emission characteristics of pine injection timing and injection major causes for fire hazards in oil fueled small DI Diesel pressure will be optimized using hilly regions. Utilization of pine Engine. Combustion in diesel OptimizationTechniques. products can help in limiting the engine is a complex fire hazards in hillyregions. phenomenon due to

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Title: Interlocking Plastic Pavement Block

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3,UTU

Dr Mridula Mr Aman Kumar Mishra Assistant Professor CE Department CE Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Co-Investigator Principal Investigator

Abstract: The objective of this plastic waste as binder. The engineering properties of project is to develop the second stage of project work pavement block as like technique for preparation of will be focused of the durability, strength, adequate interlocking pavement block environmental impact during the friction, block life span, using the plastic wastage as a process of waste utilization, in aesthetic appearance, principle binder without which the project work will be ecofriendly, shape and size, creating any pollution in concentrated on the developing stability, easy installation and surroundings and also to the methodology of waste interlocking pattern, evaluate its engineering utilization without creating any manufacturing cost, easy properties. This project work pollution in the environment, transportation in bulk without will comprise with three stage during the process of plastic damage and the actual objectives; in first stage this waste conversion in to binder performance and feasibility test project work will be focused on many type of toxic gases of pavement block will be also the utilization of plastic waste in emitted, which will be utilized tested in applicationfield. the mix as complete binder with in secondary application. Third the help of chemicals to stage of project work will be improvise the behaviorof focused on the attainingthe

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Title: Multi-Parabolic Flat Plate Solar Collector for Space Heating System in Himalayan Region

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr Nitesh Dutt Dr Rajesh Kumar Dr Krishnan Murugesan Assistant Professor AssistantProfessor Professor ME Department ME Department Mechanical and Industrial College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Engineering Department Principal Investigator Co-Investigator IIT Roorkee Invited Advisor (External)

Abstract: It is planned todesign with the use of solar collector at conducted. Figure 1 shows the and fabricate the solar collector College of Engineering Roorkee layout of the experimental setup experimental setup at Institute. (COER). In second phase, in which solar collector and Two cases would be compared, experiment would be done at GSHP is integrated. Energy in which thermal performance IIT Roorkee, where IIT Roorkee from the ground and solar of solar collector with and has existing 120 m bore for collector would be absorbed without Ground Source Heat GSHP having 9 inch pipe through flowing fluid, which Pump (GSHP) would be done. diameter. A comparative study acts as heat exchanger for the In first case, experiment would would be done and electrical refrigeration system used for beconducted energy saving study wouldbe space heating in winterseason.

Schematic diagram of SAGSHP

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Title: Development of a Sustainable Model for Innovation Ecosystem of Uttarakhand, India

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr Himadri Phukan Dr Prof. Anil Kumar Associate Former Associate Professor Professor Management Department Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering Roorkee Department Principal Investigator Delhi Technical university (DTU) Invited Advisor (External) Abstract: The scope of the for sustainable innovation eco- Studies will be carried out to present proposal includes system in India; To outline align the Indian innovation collecting data on innovation future opportunities in India ecosystem with the global activities from various with an advanced innovation innovation ecosystem. government departments, eco-system. The obtained data Sustainable model Development industries, leading academic will then be analyzed to identify – A model will be developed institutions of higher learning, the challenges and limitations of based on the data and the leading R&D the present innovation prevailing socio-economic institutes/laboratories and ecosystem in India. The present system in India for developing a centers in India. The following models of innovation ecosystem sustainable innovation objectives will be targeted– practiced by some of the ecosystem that will be To study the present innovation developed counties such as sustainable. A proposed eco-system in India; To identify USA, UK, Japan, Germany etc. methodology of the model is the challenges to be addressed will be studied. The Indian shown in Figure1. for strengthening the innovation system will analyze vis-à-vis the eco-system; To develop a model performing innovationmodels.

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Title: Ultrasonic & Physico-Chemical Study of Biofuels

Funding Agency: TEQIP-3, UTU

Dr CK Bhardwaj Dr VK Singh Former Assistant Professor Professor CY Department CY Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Principal Investigator Co-Investigator

Abstract: As the state of compound. Ion-ion and ion – velocity, density, & viscosity Uttarakhand is rich in biomass solvent interactions play an have been determined by resources specially Algae which important role in deciding the measuring the thermodynamic is undiscovered and unused up structure and properties of parameters at 30oC, 35oC and to the mark therefore present different biofuels. Literature 400C. The solutions of various project is focused on different survey reveals that molecular concentrations of each Algae types of algae as a solute and it interaction between different were prepared by adding will be studied with the different types of Algae and alcohols weighed quantity of solute in solvents (ethanol, methanol have not been studied so far known volume of samples. The &propanol). By this study we through ultrasonic nine systems are so prepared can select the appropriate solute measurements. Therefore in our that entire range iscovered. and solvent for the production present project the interaction of of good bio fuel. Such type of alcohols with Algae will be study is very useful in giving studied ultrasonically. The insight into the structure,solute objective of the present study is –solvent interaction and to analyze the effect of bonding of associatedmolecular temperature onultrasound

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Title: Automatic Sketch Packing Station for Luxor Sketch for 2 Lakh Sketch Packet Packing Per Day

Funding Agency: Texplas Pvt Ltd, Haridwar

Mr. Varun Pratap Singh Mr. B D Patel Assistant Professor Associate Professor ME Department ET Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Principal Investigator Co- Investigator

Abstract: Texplas Private line operating in parallel mode annum. Currently company Limited having order of 5 lakh with 10 operator associated with applied zero automation in sketch pen production per day each line and having a packing packing facility which can be from Luxor company, which capacity of 8400 packets in 12 father improve to semi- will further increase up to 10 hours shift. To meet current automation to fully automation. lakh sketch per day. To meet demand company is operating in Objective: this demand company having 12-hour shift mode with one To develop Semi-automatic their own production facility as shift with 60 employees. packaging machine for Luxor well as a separate packing Currently company having huge sketch pens with production rate facility where 60+ employees operating cost due to manual of 2, 00, 000 Sketch pen per day are involved in packing process. operation in packing which is Currently Texplas havingfive more than 70 lakh rupeesper

Reference SetupCADDDesign Working Scale Model of proposedmachine

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Title: Design a Smart Energy Controller for Home Appliances using DR & IoT

Funding Agency: Seed Grant, College of Engineering Roorkee

Dr. Adesh Arya Mr. Dhanneshwar Kumar Associate Professor Former Assistant Professor EN Department IT Department College of EngineeringRoorkee College of Engineering Roorkee Principal Investigator Co- Investigator

Abstract: Now-a –days, the phenomenon the consumers 2. RAC and EWH. To electricity prices is varying at can be save electricity billand design a novel demand every 15 minutes interval at load management profile can response algorithm based on the whole sale market of be managed easily. The real time prices(RTP) electricity. Till date, the proposed smart energy 3. To implement the consumers is paying the fix controller will be helpful to optimization techniques and electricity price per unit in maintain the supply –demand interface to hardware retail market and continue energy gap. The proposed prototype received the electricity during research will be beneficial for 4. To implement home whole day in distribution consumers as well as utilities. area network (HAN) and IoT side. As per the Smart Grid The objectives of the for Smart Energy Controller technology, the electricity projectare: and householdappliances supply will be providing 1. To develop a according to real time prices mathematical model for (RTP) in future. Due tothis smart householdappliances

Smart Home System based on Internet of Things

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Title: Optimization of Process Parameters to Minimize Energy Consumption in Machining Process

Funding Agency: Seed Grant, College of Engineering Roorkee

Dr Gunjan Agarwal Associate Professor ME Department

College of Engineering Roorkee Abstract: Abstract: Machining surfacePrincipal finish Investigator and material consumption and less pollute is an important manufacturing removal rate. These days the environment. As 99% of process in which required environment protectionis an environmental pollution is due products are being obtained by important criteria. Products to energy consumption in removing excess material using should be produced using lesser machine tools so it should be cutting tool in the form of chips. resources and at the same time minimized. In the present Machine tool is being used to pollution should be less. problem, parameters are being obtain relative motion between Machining is producing lot of selected on the basis of cutting tool and work piece. solid, liquid , gaseous wastes. minimization of energy Performance of machining As machining is a very energy consumption in machining. At processes depends on many intensive process , lot of carbon the same time material removal process parameters. In which footprints are produced in rate should be maximum and speed, feed and depth of cut are energy consumption during surface finish at the required important process parameters. machining and in energy level.Experiments are being Initially these parameters are generation also. In Uttarakhand performed using Response being selected on the basis of where lot of CNC machines are surfacemethodology. minimum manufacturing cost being used in industrial areas,it and maximum productionrate is important to reduceresource

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Title: Performance Optimization of Pine Oil Based Biofuel Fueled Diesel Engine.

Funding Agency: Seed grant, College of Engineering Roorkee

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dr. Siddharth Jain Assistant Professor Associate Professor ME Department ME Department College of Engineering Roorkee College of Engineering Principal Investigator Roorkee Co-Investigator

Abstract:The main aim of this Optimization is fascinating tool (pure) pine oil and the project is optimization of to improve the performance of performance will be compared performance parameters of pine any system. Various with diesel. To find the oil based biofuel fueled small optimization techniques such as optimized percentage of pine DI diesel engine. The Taguchi method, Response oil, engine load and injection performance of diesel engine is surface methodology, artificial parameters experiments will analysed with Brake Thermal neural network, Genetic designed with design of Efficiency and Brake Specific algorithm and other nature experiments using Minitab Fuel Consumption. As the inspired optimization techniques software. Further, experiments performance of diesel engine is have been used for the will be performed according to entirely different when it is optimization. the layout given by DOE. fueled with biofuels other than In the present work, taguchi Analysis of variance (ANOVA) diesel. This variation in the technique with Artificial Neural will be used for optimization of performance in manly due to Network is proposed for the engine parameters. Once the variation in fuel characteristics optimization of biofuel fueled optimized combination is such as viscosity, density and engine operating parameters. obtained, confirmatory tests will calorific values of biofuels. The pine oil will be used as be performed on given Hence to improve the biofuel. The potential of pine oil combination to validate the combustion and performance of to replace the conventional optimizationresults. biofuel fueled diesel engine it is diesel fuel will be observed. necessary to operate the engine Various blends of pine oil with on optimized engineparameters. dieselwillbeusedupto100%

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Title: Title: Design and Implementation of MIMO Antenna for Improved wireless Connectivity inUttrakhand

Funding Agency: Seed Grant, College of EngineeringRoorkee

Dr. Swati Yadav Assistant Professor ET Department

Abstract: Multiple Input implementationCollege of Engineering Roorkeeand research PI proposes a very Multiple Output (MIMO) is an integrationPrincipal Investigator in portable compact size multi band antenna design technology in devices to solve the main MIMO antenna for wireless which multiple antennas are problem of poor connectivity application. Hence the used on both transmitting and in hilly regions of contribution from the receiving side in order to Uttrakhand. Even through proposed research will increase the radio link capacity. In this technique, more than one MIMO antennas are in use advance the state-of-art of data signal is simultaneously for wireless application, in MIMO antenna as well as transmitted or received over a the present condition use of successful accomplishment of same radiochannel. MIMO antenna lacks because the goals of the proposal will The proposed research of its large size. Hence its have significant impact on develops the prototype of implementation with portable wireless industry. MIMO antenna and also its devices is difficult. Inthis

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