S.N.Mudbidri Polytechnic, Moodbidri (D.K) - 574197 Annual Report for the Academic Year 2017-18
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S.N.MUDBIDRI POLYTECHNIC, MOODBIDRI (D.K) - 574197 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-18. Esteemed President of our annual day celebrations, former Minister, Govt. of Karnataka and Chairman of our Governing Council Sri K.Abhayachandra Jain, our illustrious Chief Guest of this morning Principal of S.M.V.Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal, Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat, our distinguished Alumnus Sri Adarsh A. Phadke, Project Delivery Manager, I.B.M., Pune, Deputy Chairman of our Governing Council Sri Shirthady Sampath Samrajya, esteemed members of our Management, Heads and faculty members of all the Institutions in the campus, beloved colleagues, office bearers of the Students Council, office bearers and members of Alumni Association, my dear students, members of Press & Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I take this opportunity to present this brief Annual Report of our Polytechnic for the academic year 2017-18. S. N. Mudbidri Polytechnic, named after a great Philanthropist Late S. N. Mudbidri, was established in the year 1984 with a noble intension of providing technical education to the deprived youth of this region. This Polytechnic is managed by S.M.C Trust, Moodbidri and The Academy of General Education, Manipal. This Polytechnic is affiliated to the Board of Technical Examinations, Bangalore and is one of the reputed Polytechnics in Karnataka. All the Diploma programmes offered in this Polytechnic are approved by A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi. Our Polytechnic offers three year’s engineering Diploma courses in seven disciplines namely, Automobile, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Computer Science, Mechanical, Civil, and Mechatronics Engineering. Admissions: During this academic year the admission of students for the Govt aided courses, Govt surrendered seats of unaided courses, and admission of I.T.I. students under lateral entry scheme were made through our nodal Centre, i.e. Karnataka (Govt.) Polytechnic, Mangalore through online interactive (online option entry) counseling. The total strength of students for this academic year is 907. Staff Strength: We have well trained and experienced faculty members. At present 30 engineering graduates, 9 Post graduates, 1 Doctorate, 4 Diploma holders in the cadre of Lecturers, 7 Diploma holders in the cadre of Instructors, 2 Junior Instructors, 1 Mechanic, 1 System Administrator, 1 Librarian and 26 supporting staff altogether 82 permanent staff members and one part time Lecturer in Kannada are working here. Appointments / Resignations: On this occasion I would like to welcome faculty members Sri Prashanth Kumar, Ms. Rashmitha, and Sri Sandeep K., Lecturers in Computer Science & Engg, Sri Padeep Kumar C.S., Lecturer in Automobile Engg, Sri Prasad B.G., Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Sri Ravalanatha Prabhu M., and Ms.Thejaswini R., Lecturers in Civil Engineering who have joined our institution during this academic year. I recognize the services of Ms.Pooja, Sri Krishnaraja, Lecturers in Computer Science Engg, Sri Anudeep K.S., Lecturer in Mechanical Engg, Sri Ganesh Bhat P.V., and Uttam P.U., Lecturers in the Dept. of Civil Engineering who have left our institution during this academic year. Retirement under Superannuation: I also recognize the services of Sri Surendra Kava, Lecturer,Dept. of Automobile Engineering who was retired under superannuation on 30th June 2017. Laboratories & Workshops: We have well equipped workshops and laboratories in all the departments. All the necessary equipment has been procured. To tune ourselves to the changing technology our laboratories are updated and equipped by providing additional laboratory equipment worth Rs.12,55,553/- during the year under report. Language laboratory is set up for the use of both staff and students. We have received machine shop equipment worth Rs. 70,00,000/- and 8 LCD projectors from Manipal University during this academic year. All the heads of departments are provided with laptops. Library & reading room: At present we have 24,269 volumes of technical books. We have purchased text books worth Rs.49,865/- during this academic year. 25 national and international technical journals, several technical and non-technical magazines, Kannada and English newspapers and monthly/ fortnightly magazines are also provided for the use of our staff members & students. Students’ Council: To nurture leadership among the students the following office bearers of the Students Council for the year 2017-18, were elected on 10th August 2017. o President : Yogeesha Devadiga, III D.C.E. o Vice President : Kevin Rayan Santhumayor, III D.E&.E. o Secretary : Kiran, III D.E& C o Joint Secretary : Jason Leslie Menezes, III D.M.C o Sports Secretary : Chidananda, III D.C.E. o Cultural Secretary : Anup Kumar, III D.A.E. Students’ performance in the semester examinations: In the even semester diploma examinations held during the months of April/ May 2017: Out of 943 students appeared for the examinations 128 students passed with Distinction, 334 students passed in first class, and 85 students passed in second class 195 students were promoted. The overall percentage is 89%. In the odd semester diploma examinations held during November/ December 2017: Out of 889 students appeared for the examinations, 132 students passed with Distinction, 281 students passed in First Class, 136 students passed in Second Class and 340 students were promoted to their even semester classes. Achievements/ activities of staff members: Smt. Jyothi, Lecturer in E&C Engg, attended a short term workshop on “Authoring Tools in Multi Media” held at N.I.T.T.T.R., Chennai, from 27th February to 3rd March 2017. Sri J.J.Pinto, Principal, S.N.M.Polytechnic and Smt.Noronha Tarina Rita, Selection Grade Lecturer in E&E Engg attended a short term training programme on “N.B.A. Accreditation Procedures” from 21st to 23rd March 2017 held at N.I.T.T.T.R., Chennai. Principal Sri J.J.Pinto has attended a short term training programme on “ Life Skills and Counseling Services ” held from 10th April to 15th April 2017 at NIMHANS, Bangalore. Sri Dhavalakeerthi, Sl.Gr.Lecturer in Electrical & Electronics Engg was appointed by B.T.E., Bangalore as Chief Superintendent of Examinations to conduct Semester (April/May) 2017 examinations at this Centre. Sri R.Ganeshan, Sl.Gr.Lecturer in Automobile Engg, Sri Harish Tantri M., Lecturer inE & E Engg and Sri Sudarshan P. Kini, Lecturer in E&E Engg were appointed by B.T.E., Bangalore as Chief Observers to conduct Semester (April/May) 2017 Examinations at K.I.T.,Kundapura, N.R.A.M.Polytechnic, Nitte, and K.V.G.Polytechnic,Sullia respectively. Miss.Supriya S., Sri Krishnaraja, Smt.Jyothi, Sri Harsha, Sri Ramprasad M., Sri Anudeep K.S., Miss. Pooja were appointed by Board of Technical Examinations as Examiners to conduct Practical examinations of April/ May 2017. Sri Dhavalakeerthi, Sri R.Ganeshan, Sri Vinayachandra K., Sri Suresh D.B., Sri Gangadhara K.B, Sri Gopalakrishna K.S., Sri Gurudas S.P., Smt.Rajeshwari K.N., Smt.Vidya Y.M., Ms.Rashmi K., Sri Harish Tarntri M., Sri Kumareshwar Rathod, Sri Sudarshan P. Kini, Smt. Noronha Tarina Rita, Sri Kiran Y., Sri Sushanth G.Hegde K., Sri Arul Leonard Miranda, Smt. Divya Shenoy, Sri Udaya, Sri Rohith Kumar N., Sri Nagashayana S.H., Sri Suresh Bhandary, Sri Guruprasad Prabhu M., Sri Rajendra, Sri Venkatesh Prabhu M., Smt.Priya H.S., Sri Mallikarjuna G., Sri Rajendra K., Sri Pradeep Kumar C.S., were appointed by Board of Technical Examinations as Examiners to conduct Practical examinations of both April/ May 2017 and Nov/ Dec 2017 at various Polytechnics. Sri Harsha, Lecturer in E&C Engg, and Sri Ganesh Acharya attended a meeting at Directorate of Technical Education, Bangalore regarding the online admissions. Sri Gurudas S.P., Sri Harsha, and Smt.Shobha A., were assigned the duties related to the admission of students to our Polytechnic through online interactive option entry counseling, at Karnataka Polytechnic, Mangalore. Sri Mallikarjuna G., Lecturer in Science attended workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” held from 27th June to 1st July 2017 at N.I.T.T.T.R., Chennai. Sri J.J.Pinto, Principal attended A.I.C.T.E-British Council sponsored workshop-II on “ Further Education Leadership Development Programme ” under UKIERI Phase –III, from 29th July to 2nd August 2017, held at C.V.Raman College of Engineering, Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha. The “90th Birthday Celebration” of Dr. H.Shantharam, Administrative Officer, Academy of General Education, Manipal was organized by Sri Mahaveera College Trust on 26th August 2017 at Sri Sri Mahaveera College, Moodbidri. All the teaching & non-teaching staff members of our Polytechnic attended this programme. Sri J.J.Pinto, Principal has attended third workshop on Leadership and Management under A.I.C.T.E., UKIERI Phase-III held at Swami Keshavanand Institute of Technology, Management and Gramothan, Ramngaria, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan between 3rd to 7th October 2017. Smt. Sowmya M. J., Librarian, attended a short term training programme on “Open source Digital Software (OSPACE)” held at N.I.T.T.T.R., Chennai from 9th October to 13th October 2017. The Board of Technical Examinations, Bangalore has appointed Sri J.J.Pinto, Principal as Chief Superintendent of Examinations, to conduct the Semester Diploma (Nov/ Dec) 2017 examinations in our Polytechnic, from 7th November to 25th November 2017 (Forenoon). Sri Suresh D.B., Lecturer in Automobile Engg, was appointed by B.T.E., Bangalore as Chief Superintendent of Examinations to conduct semester (Nov/ Dec) 2017 Diploma theory examinations in our Polytechnic from the afternoon of 25th November 2017 to 21st December 2017. Sri R.Ganeshan, Sl.Gr.Lecturer in Automobile Engg is appointed as Chief Observer of Examinations to conduct semester (Nov/ Dec) 2017 Diploma examinations at K.V.G.Polytechnic, Sullia. Sri Venkatesh Prabhu M., Sl.Gr.Lecturer Science is appointed as Chief Observer of Examinations to conduct semester (Nov/ Dec) 2017 Diploma examinations at Kamath Polytechnic, Kundapura.