Academic Annual Report 2019-2020 About KCT Business School Established in the year 2005, KCT Business School has evolved as one of the leading Business Schools in South India with a prominent presence in the nation. It is an integral part of Kumaraguru College of Technology(KCT), Kumaraguru Institutions, which is a vibrant unit of the large conglomerate – The Sakthi group in industries such as sugars, auto components, power, transport, soya, finance, wind mill, dairy and education The college, an autonomous institution is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and approved by AICTE. KCT Business School offers two programs- Master of Business Administration and Doctoral Program in Management Studies. The high level of expertise and quality in the MBA program is recognized by 2 national accreditations (NBA and NAAC). KCT Business School ranks 25 in South Zone in The Week B School Ranking 2019 and is placed among the Top 75 B Schools in India by MBA Universe. KCT Business School is rated AAA in the All India B School Survey by Career 360. At KCT Business School, MBA is not seen as just a stepping stone to the future, but rather as a process to experience, adapt and innovate - the disruptive cycle of life. The MBA program in KCT Business School focuses on building the next generation of leaders in corporate, business as well as in academia. The diversity in faculty experience contributes to the richness of the environment for teaching, research, productivity, and intellectual personality thereby generating impact in the student by reimaging methodologies to provide out- of –the –box education. Contents About KCT Business School 05 About KCT 06 Vision, Mission 07 Key Performance Indicators 08 Academic 09 Research 14 People 16 Industry Connects 20 Students 22 Placements 23 Global Connect 32 Alumni Connect 33 Parents Connect 33 Outreach 33 Founder Arutchelvar Dr.N.Mahalingam Arutchelvar Dr. N Mahalingam, was the Founder Chairman of Sakthi Group, 6,000 crore rupees industrial conglomerate operating in sugar, automobiles, finance, power and logistics. Dr. N. Mahalingam was a philanthropist, educationalist and statesman. He has established a number of educational institutions and known for his support to various spiritual and cultural organisations. He was born on 21 March 1923 in an agriculture family at Pollachi to P Nachimuthu Gounder, who started the Sakthi Group in 1921 by diversifying his traditional business of hiring out bullock carts to starting a passenger transport services. Nachimuthu Gounder’s only son Mahalingam joined the business in 1943 and helped grew the business to its current level. He was the founder of many educational institutions from schools to colleges. Some of his educational institutions are Kumaraguru College of Technology, KCT Business School, Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science , Nachimuthu Polytechnic college, Mahalingam college of Engineering, NGM College. He held several important positions and played major roles fostering the development of agricultural, industrial, human resource and institutional development at the State and National levels. He served as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from 1952 to 1967 and was on the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission for two terms. His social and humanitarian considerations took his journey beyond the boundaries of industries and scholarly tenets he nurtured. He received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2007 for his contributions to the nation in the field of Trade and Industry. His other honors include Honorary Consul from the Government of Mauritius during 1989 to 1992 and a number of other recognition and awards. The enigmatic life merged into the light on October 2, 2014, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Until the last moment, Dr. NM was doing what he believed and envisioned talking about Saint Vallalar’s philosophy. Throughout his life Dr. NM carried the twin torches of Gandhian values and Vellalar’s way of life. It is then divine grace that he was led into eternal light Your vision. on the day he celebrated both of them. Our path KCTBS Annual Report 2019-2020 6 About KUMARAGURU INSTITUTIONS KCT Institutions brings together technology, liberal arts, management and agriculture under a single banner. The flagship Institution of Sakthi group - Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore is an Engineering College started in 1984 under the auspices of Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable educational trust of Sakthi Group. It is situated in a sprawling environment friendly, green campus of 150 acres in the IT corridor of Coimbatore. Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), its magnificent campus and the edifice, signifying a temple of knowledge , enormous reputation, robust departments and more were all born out of the vision and dedicated efforts of the Founder Chairman Dr. N. Mahalingam .The institution is steered towards excellence and success by Dr. B.K.Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Chairman, Shri. M. Balasubramaniam, Correspondent and Shri Shankar Vanavarayar, Joint Correspondent. Over the last three decades, several new programmes have been introduced and the institution has emerged as a trusted destination for quality technical education and as a hub for research and innovation. Currently the college, as an autonomous institution affiliated to the Anna University, offers 14 under-graduate (B.E., B.Tech.) and 15 post-graduate (M.E.,M.Tech., MCA, MBA) programs of study. All the above programmes have the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and all the eligible UG programs have also been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). In addition, KCT has also been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). 10 of the 15 academic departments have been recognized as research centers permitting research leading to Ph.D. degree by Anna University. The Institute ranks as top 77 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the NIRF ranking KCTBS 7 Annual Report 2019-2020 KCT Business School KCT.BS aspires to become the Vision knowledge hive for managerial excellence. KCT.BS exists to make an impact on all its stakeholders through Mission advancement, integration and application of knowledge. The KCT.BS values Learning, Trust and Competence defines the DNA Values and is the compass for decisions and behaviour of the faculty, staff and students while dealing with each other and every one of the stakeholders. These non-negotiable core values defines KCT Business School Creative Continuous Shared Learning Enjoyable Trust Competence Honesty Pro-activeness Dignity Perseverance Belongingness Achievement Openess Recognition 2019 2020 Key Performance Indicators No. of applications No. of enrollment Percentage of Percentage of Engineers received women students 566 180 42% 55% No. of value added No. of Guest Lectures/Workshops/ No. of hours of professional No. of Faculty certifications Global Talks/Webinars skills training 5 50 454 19 Percentage of faculty Average years of No. of hours of faculty No. of grants received with Doctoral degree experience of faculty training for research and training 89% 21.8 495 6 No. of Research Papers from No. of Scopus papers No. of Books in the No. of Journals in the the Business School published Library Library 27 9 10493 4933 No. of companies on Campus Placement 85% 65 KCTBS 9 Annual Report 2019-2020 Academic New Program launch The Coimbatore Center for Weavers, Kumaraguru College of Technology is authorized by NSDC as a facilitating center to train and certify the weavers of Coimbatore and Samathur cluster. National Skill Development’s Council’s - Textile Sector Skill Council has granted Rs.6,50,000 /- to train the handloom weavers under the PMKVY’s Recognition of Prior Learning (Camp Mode) scheme from December 2019 to March 2020. Dr.B.Poongodi, Assistant Professor, KCT Business School and Dr.G.Ramakrishnan, Professor and Head, Department of Fashion Technology are the coordinators of this scheme and will coordinate training the weavers on skills gaps and orientation on Jacquard Weaving, Hank Dyeing and Textile Designing job roles in KCT between Dec 2019 to Mar 2020. KCT Business School launched and conducted a 10 month interest, Sensitization on ethics, values and social Diploma programme “Diploma in Banking” for students of responsibility. Wide choices of Electives have been Business School. The classes commenced on March 3, 2020. designed to enable students to choose courses based 20 students enrolled for the programme. The courses were on their interest and career opportunities. The Core handled by experienced faculty from the banking industry. The Courses were designed to meet the current needs Diploma program aims at providing a thorough understanding of the Industry. Students were involved in practical of basic and specialized knowledge on various facets of exposure to the industry operations through Projects banking.The diploma will be on semester basis spanning 10 and Internship. The students do Social Immersion months. Diploma certificate will be issued by KCT.BS. Students Projects to understand the need of social responsibility will get an additional benefit of receiving Diploma in Banking and to involve themselves in various societal and Finance offered by IIBF on clearing /passing the exam upliftment activities. As part of the Career Readiness conducted by the IIBF. Program, the Career Guidance Centre had initiated