Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE
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Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE SELF STUDY REPORT FOR 2nd CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE MEPCO ENGINEERING COLLEGE POST VIA VIRUDHUNAGAR 626005 www.mepcoeng.ac.in Submitted To NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BANGALORE December 2019 Page 1/137 23-09-2020 10:22:35 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Establishment · Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi is one of the reputed private Engineering Colleges started under self-financing scheme on 17th October 1984 with 3 B.E. Degree Programmes in Civil, EEE and ECE. Now it is in 36th Year of existence for the cause of higher education offering 7 UG and 9 PG programs. · MEPCO refers to Metal Powder Company, Thirumangalam and Schlenk is the German collaborator of the company. The institution is sponsored and run by the Mepco Schlenk Charities, a social welfare organisation of the Metal Powder Company Limited, Thirumangalam, which has won many National Awards for outstanding performance in export promotion and R & D. Management · The Board of Directors are dynamic and philanthropic men with far sighted vision and wisdom, managing their own corporate businesses and also providing social services through many educational institutions in backward districts like Virudhunagar and Madurai. · Currently Shri Sv.K.M.Ramalingam, Sri.A.Tenzing and Dr.S.Arivazhagan serve as the President, Correspondent and Principal of the college respectively. Approval and Affiliation · Approved institute by AICTE, UGC and affiliated to the Anna University, Chennai · The college was affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai during the inception in 1984 and later affiliated to the Anna University, Chennai from 2001. · The Institute has been conferred Autonomous Status by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi from the Academic Year 2013-2014. Accreditation and Rankings · Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with A Grade with a CGPA of 3.14 on a four point scale in March 2015. Application is being made for 2nd cycle of NAAC Accreditation. · Ranked at 88th Position by National Institute Ranking Framework NIRF 2019 under MHRD, New Delhi. · All UG Engineering courses are accredited under Tier I by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. Have applied for accreditation to all eligible PG Courses. · An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution since the year 2000. Page 2/137 23-09-2020 10:22:35 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE Has a Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Industrial Safety inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam under TIFAC-CORE scheme of DST, New Delhi from year 2000. Vision VISION OF THE INSTITUTE " Envisioning a World Lead by our Engineers, holding a Beacon of Hope and Confidence for Generations to come " Mission MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE " To Produce Competent, Disciplined and Quality Engineers & Administrators Through Service par Excellence " MOTTO “Work is Worship” MAJOR OBJECTIVES Provision of higher education in Engineering, Technology and Management with quality and standard. Implanting quality, discipline and standard in every aspect of campus life and learning as an impetus to individual development. Making the Institute as the Centre of Excellence. 1.2 Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Challenges(SWOC) Institutional Strength STRENGTHS 36 years of existence with quality educational service offering Page 3/137 23-09-2020 10:22:36 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE Academic and Administrative Freedom to the Principal Magnanimous Management focusing their efforts for the cause of quality education Positive reputation in the external community Systematic and Disciplined approach in all activities Positive experience with those who interact with the campus Proactive partnerships with other universities, research organizations, premier institutes Past performance NBA Accredited Programs Successful graduation of 32 Batches of Engineers and 24 Batches of MBAs Faculty and staff supporting the college mission Blend of Academics and Research with 125 Sponsored Research Projects Student Centric Learning Focus on Innovation through Students Projects and Project Contests Proactive student support Access to services Faculty involvement with students Student leadership programs Learning communities developing to enhance learning and student-faculty interaction Campus characteristics Large size campus with small class size Facilities include new and well-maintained, attractive buildings and grounds with growth potential Potential for growth Friendly and safe Dedicated and Expert faculty Campus wide involvement in planning Healthy shared governance Strong Alumni Network Sustained Placement Performance Residential Campus Development Artistic and Cultural Performances (concerts/seminars/exhibits) Institutional Weakness WEAKNESSES Rural locale Less student diversity Institutional Opportunity OPPORTUNITIES Partnerships with other Foreign Universities Societal trends Page 4/137 23-09-2020 10:22:38 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE Increased value of Research, Innovation Growing demand for Specialized Courses Match between curricular & societal interests Increased demand for lifelong learning Increased interest in global initiatives Increased focus on Entrepreneurial culture among students and Incubation Contributing to Future Technology Creation of Commercial Patents Collaborative Research in emerging areas Institutional Challenge CHALLENGES Private, for-profit Deemed Universities Shift in focus on numerical achievement vs. qualitative achievement Development of new colleges and courses in the nearby location Eroding glamour of Engineering Education Changing interests, expectations and preferences of current generation 1.3 CRITERIA WISE SUMMARY Curricular Aspects CURRICULAR ASPECTS Curriculum Design and Development Institute offers 16 academic programmes including 7 UG and 9 PG programmes Regulations, Curriculum and Syllabi have been formulated and revised three times since the institute is given autonomy in 2013 Curriculum has been improved from Mepco R2013 to Mepco R2015 with Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in 2015 Now MEPCO R2019 regulation is in place with all necessary modifications for the today’s context Academic Flexibility 455 new courses out of 1213 courses were introduced among all UG and PG programs during the last five years Nearly 43.7% of the courses offered were revised to meet the local, national, regional and global needs with learning objectives An average of 41.48 % of the courses were focused on improving employability / entrepreneurship / skill development during the last five years The institute has introduced 47 inclusive courses relevant to Gender, Environment and Sustainability, Page 5/137 23-09-2020 10:22:39 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE Human Values and Professional Ethics in its Curriculum 51 value-added courses were added and offered within the last 5 years An average of 34.66 % students enrolled in these value-added courses which imparted transferable and life skills in them The Percentage of electives has been increased as follows: 1. B.E./B.Tech.: : 11.37 % in R2013 to 27.27 % in R2015 2. M.E./M.Tech.: : 40 % in R2013 to 46.67 % in R2015 3. MBA: : 38.1 % in R2013 to 43.47 % in R2015 4. MCA: : 16 % in R2013 to 30.76 % in R2015 An organized system of getting Structured Feedback from all the stakeholders in in place Teaching-learning and Evaluation TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION Student Enrolment and Profile Students Admission Demand Ratio is 1.5 : 1 Nearly 95 % reservation seats get filled Faculty student ratio is at 1:16.19 Learning Resources and Teaching Learning Methods State of art technology in Classrooms and Labs All faculty members do ICT enabled teaching From 2015 CBCS is in place 100 % Full time faculty members as per AICTE requirements An average of 33% of faculty members are with Ph.D.s during last 5 years 90 % of the faculty received awards and recognition Automatic Video Lecture Capturing System (LCS) facilitating to view class room discussions in leisure time. More student centric Teaching Learning Methods: Online courses under NPTEL / SWAYAM / IITB Spoken tutorial 7834 students registered NPTEL courses and 4087 students did IIT- Bombay Spoken Tutorials Moodle server (lms.mepcoeng.ac.in) is functional Industrial visits In-plant training Internship with leading corporate companies and premier institutes like IITs Mini Projects Some Course specific methodologies adopted “Design and Fabrication” kind of Projects “Construction Practice” session MBAs do Case Studies, do Selling practices and take Surveys. Page 6/137 23-09-2020 10:22:41 Self Study Report of MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE Idea Presentation Contest "Techno Innovate" and financial support under Student Project Scheme (SPS). Seminar Presentation, an integral part of learning process especially for PG courses. Night Lab Facility Learning of National languages like Hindi and foreign languages like German Evaluation 100% automation of entire Examination Management System (EMS) Average of one month to publish the results after the last exam Question papers in accordance with Bloom’s Taxonomy Academic audit by external experts Absolute Grading followed Research, Innovations and Extension RESEARCH, INNOVATIONS AND EXTENSION Promotion of Research Institute has a well defined Research Promotion Policy Provided nearly Rs.93 Lakhs as