Annual Report & Audited Accounts for the Year 2018-2019
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ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY Annual Report 2018-19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY KARAIKAL - 609 609 INDEX Sl. No. Topic Page No. 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Vision and Mission 2 2 Location 3 2.1 Registration 4 3 Administration 5 3.1 Board of Governors 5 3.2 Senate 7 3.3 Finance Committee 9 3.4 Buildings and Works Committee 11 4 Academics 13 4.1 Courses Offered 13 4.2 Fee Structure and Scholarship 13 4.3 Admission 15 4.4 Faculty 20 4.5 List of Publications 21 4.6 Details of the Approved Project 24 4.7 Workshop/Seminar Attended and Paper Presentation 25 4.8 Examinations and Results 26 5 Administration and Non-Teaching Staff 28 5.1 Joining of Registrar 28 5.2 Contribution for Relief Fund 28 6 Infrastructure 29 6.1 Land 29 6.2 Class rooms & Administrative Office 29 6.3 Laboratory Facilities 30 6.4 Library 31 6.5 Hostel Facilities 31 6.6 Hostel Fee 31 6.7 Mess and Transport Facilities 32 6.8 NITPY Health Centre 32 7 Events Organized 33 7.1 Workshop/Course/Conference Organized 33 7.2 Invited Talk 34 Sl. No. Topic Page No. 7.3 Innovation Club 34 8 Functions and Extra Curricular Activities 37 8.1 Sports Day Celebration 37 8.2 Ambedkar Jayanthi Celebration 37 8.3 Blood Donation Camp 38 8.4 Independence Day Celebration 38 8.5 Electoral Literacy Club 39 8.6 Gandhi Jayanthi Celebration 39 8.7 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 40 8.8 NSS Activity 40 8.9 Republic Day Celebration 42 8.10 Vigilance Awareness Week 43 8.11 Technical Fest 44 8.12 National Voters Day 44 8.13 Yoga Day 45 8.14 Swachhata Hi Seva 45 8.15 Literary Committee Activities 46 8.16 Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) Activity 46 8.17 National Fire Safety Week 47 8.18 Anti Terrorism Day 47 8.19 Induction Program for Freshers 48 8.20 Pongal Celebration 49 8.21 International Women’s Day 49 8.22 Tribute to The Brave Soldiers 49 8.23 Launch of Spic Macay- NIT Puducherry Chapter 50 8.24 4th Convocation 51 8.25 5th Convocation 53 9 Achievements of Students 56 10 Awards 57 11 Training and Placement Activities 58 12 Finance 60 13 Accounts 60 National Institute of Technology, Puducherry NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY KARAIKAL - 609 609 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 1. INTRODUCTION Nestled in the panoramic scenes of Karaikal - a coastal enclave in the Water Supply, Electricity etc. Further, owing to its prime location and basin of river Cauvery in the Union Territory of Puducherry - National leading industrial background, the Government of Union Territory Institute of Technology Puducherry, established in 2010 under the of Puducherry identified the land in Poovam and Thiruvettakudy Eleventh Five Year Plan, is one among the ten new NITs sanctioned village at Karaikal for permanent campus construction of NIT by the Govt. of India in 2009. The Institute is a rapidly growing Puducherry. educational institution of Technical education and is striding ahead The preliminary academic session commenced in June 2010 under in establishing its qualitative base in Research and Higher Learning the mentorship of National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government (NIT-T) and thereafter, since 2011, NIT Puducherry took control of its of India, New Delhi. The National Institute of Technology Puducherry own administration and management, and till date has created six is herewith submitting its 9th Annual Report 2018-19 to the successful pass out B.Tech batches (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & Parliament. 2019) and four M.Tech batches (2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019) of worthy Its functioning is in complete accordance with the directives of the technocrats with moral values and futuristic insight. The Institute Government requirements for the establishment of New NITs, such is now operational in its permanent campus situated at Poovam as minimum of 300 acres of Land, Connecting Roads, Continuous Village, Thiruvettakudy, at Karaikal. 1.1 VISION AND MISSION VISION MISSION To be among • To create the Infrastructure and Academic • To train young minds in Intellectual and Ethical leading Indian environment at par with best benchmarks. Strengths for developing their Capacity in the Institutes for • To offer Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and areas of Science, Engineering and Technology. Excellent, Relevant Doctoral Programs in the Technical Fields of • To relentlessly pursue professional excellence and Value based National Importance. with ethics. Technical Education • To collaborate for Research and Consultancy • To implement continuously improving models and Research. works with leading National and International of Comprehensive Education. Laboratories, Institutes and Industries. 2 Annual & Audit Report 2018-19 National Institute of Technology, Puducherry 2. LOCATION The Union Territory of Puducherry is constituted of the four connected by Rail from Ernakulum, Chennai, Velankanni, Bangalore, erstwhile French establishments of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe Mumbai and construction of Airport at Nedungadu is in progress. and Yanam. Karaikal region is embedded in the Nagapattinam and The campus is well connected with road transport. The geographical Thiruvarur Districts of Tamil Nadu state. Karaikal is well connected by demography of Karaikal district is10° 49’ 34” N South,11° 0’ 25” N Road network, 320 KM from Chennai, 130 KM from Puducherry, 16 North, 79° 43’ 15” E West and 79° 51’ 35” E East. KM from Nagapattinam and 160 KM from Tiruchirappalli. Also, it is Map showing the Karaikal Town along with Puducherry and Chennai Cities Map showing NIT Puducherry Annual & Audit Report 2018-19 3 The climate at Karaikal is tropical and it suffers with maximum A four-member team formed by the Ministry of Human Resource temperature in the month of May and June whereas minimum Development, New Delhi visited the site and accorded approval in during the month of October to February. On an average, 45°C is 2010 and subsequently by expert from Educational Consultant India recorded as maximum and 20°C as minimum. The maximum rainfall Ltd (EdCIL), Government of India Undertaking at Noida inspected is received from the Northeast monsoon during the month of the place. A land of area of 256.59 acres given by Government of October to December. Puducherry has scenic beauty of sea shore on eastern side and several water canals passing through. The presence of water bodies Apart from the Pilgrim centers, Karaikal Port, Oil & Natural Gas and greenery in the area provides pollution free and Eco-friendly Corporation and many large and medium scale industries like atmosphere, an apt place to establish an Educational Institution. Johnson Ceramic Tiles Industry, Henkel Chemical Industry etc. plays vital role for the selection of the location. Karaikal has number of English Medium and Tamil Medium private schools, Matriculation 2.1 REGISTRATION Schools etc. Apart from that Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodhaya School, Government Polytechnic, Industrial Training School etc. Initially, the Institute was registered as Society under Societies are also available. Arignar Anna Govt. Arts & Science College, Registration Act 1860 with the Registrar of Companies, Puducherry Avvaiyar Govt. College for Women, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar on 25.03.2010 vide registration No. 134/2010 during March 2010 Institute of Technology (Govt. Engg. College), Pandit Jawaharlal with members from Govt. of Puducherry, Ministry of Human Nehru Agricultural College (Govt. Agri. College), Perunthalaivar Resource Development, New Delhi and Mentor Institute. Kamarajar College of Education (B. Ed. College), Jawaharlal Institute In the year 2012-13, the Government of India, Ministry of Human of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Karaikal. Resource Development, Dept. of Higher Education, New Delhi have Two Self Financing Engg. Colleges, one private Medical College etc., brought all the ten new National Institute of Technology formed make Karaikal as education centre. Above said facilities made the during 2009-10 under the National Institute of Technology Act, 2007 Government of Puducherry to select Karaikal as an apt place for the (29 of 2007) passed by Parliament by NIT (Amendment) Act 2012 National Institute of Technology Puducherry. (28 of 2012) on 7th June 2012. This has been communicated by the Ministry vide its letter no. F.33-8/2012-TS III dated 12.11.2012. National Institute of Technology, Puducherry 3. ADMINISTRATION Administrative BODIES Dr. K. Sankaranarayanasamy, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli was As per the directives of NITs Act 2007, Govt. of India, Ministry of born in Tamil Nadu in 1959. He completed his doctorate degree in Human Resource Development, New Delhi had suggested the the area of gear manufacturing from IIT Madras, post graduate from following administrative bodies: department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras and Bachelor degree with Honours from PSG College of Technology. He started a. Board of Governors his career as a Deputy Engineer at Bharath Electronics Limited, b. Senate Bangalore in the year 1983. He is having 30 years of teaching c. Finance Committee experience including post graduate teaching and research. He entered teaching profession as a lecturer at prestigious National d. Building and Works Committee Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) formerly known as Regional Engineering College in the year 1989 and served as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITT from 3.1 BOARD OF GOVERNORS May 2000 to March 2018. He headed the Department of Mechanical The Director & Officiating Chairperson Engineering of NITT from 2000 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2010. He is currently the Director of NIT Puducherry. His area of interest lies In the Financial Year 2018-19, Dr. Sivaji Chakravorti, the Director in design and manufacturing processes and he has more than 90 of NIT Calicut, was the Incharge Director of NIT Puducherry from publications in international journals and 40 research publications 03.02.2018 to 04.04.2018 and Dr.