DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL-131 039, SONEPAT. HARYANA UNIVERSITY BRIEF INTRODUCTION Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal was established on upgradation of the erstwhile Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering in November 2006 by an Act 29 of 2006 of the Legislature of the State of Haryana with the vision “to facilitate and promote studies and research in emerging areas of higher education with focus on new frontiers of science, engineering, technology, architecture and management studies, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields”. The University has taken up a mission to achieve excellence in education and research in main and related areas of Applied Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Management to occupy a place of pride amongst the most eminent organizations of the world. Under Amendment Act of 2009 the University was accorded status of teaching-cum-affiliating University. The University got affiliating status from the session 2011-12 and at present 24 colleges of Engineering, Technology, Management, Computer Science and Architecture, located in Sonepat District are affiliated to it. University had been declared eligible for grants under Section 12(B), of UGC Act, 1956, in March 2009. The University has 16 teaching departments/centres within its campus. It is the community that has been responsible for establishment of the erstwhile college upgraded to the University. The land area of 273 acres was donated by the community in 1987. The University is located in NCR on National Highway No. 1 (G. T. Road) about 48 kms from ISBT, New Delhi towards Chandigarh and 8 kms from Sonepat Railway Station. The location of the University is close to some of the growing industrial estates of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan with varied industrial and business enterprises. Besides presence of varied industrial estates, the region is going to transform into an educational hub with a number of educational institutions coming up in the vicinity, including Rajiv Gandhi Education City, National Institute of Food Technology and Management, Jindal Law University, Extension centre of IIT Delhi etc. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED Former college started with two programmes in Engineering and Technology with affiliation with another Technical University of the State, Guru Jambheshwar University, and later Mahrishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Programmes continued to be expanded both vertically and horizontally beyond Engineering and Technology. Details of the programmes taken up at different stages are indicated. College had eight UG and four PG programmes conducted at the time it was upgraded to the University. UG PROGRAMMES Year Courses Available Intake Intake at Started at Start present 2016-17 1 1987 Mechanical Engg. 30 72 2 1987 Electronics and Comm.Engg 30 72 3 1989 Electrical Engg. 45 72 4 1989 Comp.Sc and Engg. 30 72 5 1990 Chemical Engg. 15 72 6 1991 Architecture 30 80 7 2004 Bio-Technology 30 72 8 2004 Bio-Medical Engg. 30 72 9 2009 Civil Engineering 60 72 656 PG PROGRAMMES 10 2003 Electrical Engineering (I&C) 18 18 11 2003 M.Tech Mechanical 18 36 Engineering 12 2003 MBA 60 90 13 2006 Electronics and Communication 18 36 Engineering 14 2009 Electrical Engineering (Power 30 36 Systems) 15 2009 Computer Science and 30 36 Engineering 16 2009 Chemical Engineering 18 18 17 2009 Architecture 18 20 18 2009 Energy and Environmental 18 18 Studies 19 2009 M.A. (English) 30 30 20 2009 M.Sc. Chemistry 40 50 21 2009 M.Sc. Physics 40 50 22 2009 M.Sc. Mathematics 40 50 23 2010 Materials Science and Nano- 18 18 technology. 24 2010 Bio-Technology 18 18 25 2010 Bio-Medical Engineering 18 18 26 2011 M.Sc. (Biotechnology) 30 30 27 2012 Hospital Administration 36 36 28 2012 Urban and Rural Planning 20 20 29 2014 Construction and Real Estate 18 18 Management 30 2014 VLSI 18 18 31 2014 M.Tech. in Food Technology 18 18 32 2014 PG Diploma in Forensic 15 15 Biotechnology 33 2014 M.Tech. (Highway Safety and 18 18 Engineering) 34 2015 M.Tech. Renewable Energy 18 18 35 2016 M.Sc. (Environmental Science) 18 18 751 INTREGRATED PROGRAMMES 36 2012 MBA 60 90 37 2012 Mathematics 40 50 140 Career-Oriented Programmes Regular programmes are addressed adequately through curricular revision and the career options are made wider through Career-Oriented programmes conducted by the University. The programmes conducted are through assistance from the University Grants Commission. Three programmes being run at present are Energy Conservation and Use of Non-conventional Sources of Energy, Remote Sensing/ GIS and Repairing of Hospital Equipment. Looking to the demand in the marketplace University had started a number of Part-time programmes conducted through weekend classes. Besides higher coverage of the geographical area of the University it imparted professionalism to the programmes with working professionals forming major chunk of the persons taking up these courses. These had the advantage of higher contact hours for the students who invariably had long professional experience at their back obviating the need for exposure to industry etc. These programmes were not approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) on the plea that these did not fit into their format and had to be discontinued. Some of the programmes (marked *) were, later, converted to regular programmes. DEPARTMENT COURSE YEAR STARTED PRESENT INTAKE Electrical Engineering B.Tech. (Weekend) 2010 66 Mechanical Engineering B.Tech. (Weekend) 2010 66 Electronics and B.Tech. (Weekend) 2010 66 Communication Engineering M.Tech. (Weekend) 2011 36 Computer Science and B.Tech. (Weekend) 2010 66 Engineering M.Tech. (Weekend) 2011 36 Architecture MURP* 2010/ 2012 30 (WE)/20 (Reg) Civil Engineering B.Tech. Weekend 2010 66 Management Studies Hospital 2010/2012 36 Administration* Besides regular and other programmes, as indicated above, skill development programmes have also been taken up. University is registered as a Skill Knowledge Provider under the National Programme conducted under the aegis of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Janpath, New Delhi. With the expertise available University had registered for following of the programmes with corresponding Nodal Officers from faculty of the University. Details are as given below: Scheme Sub-Schemes Persons Nominated Automobiles Engine Testing Dr. Avadhesh Kumar Vehicle Testing Sharma Vehicle Quality Shri H.K. Agarwal Auto Electricals and Electronics Farm Equipment and Machinery Information Software Development Smt. Darshana Hooda Technology Telecommunicati Mobile Communication Shri Rajeshwar Das ons Agriculture Renewable Energy Dr. Anil Kumar Berwal Under the different Schemes launched separately by UGC and AICTE programmes being run for award of degree of B.Voc. are in five areas including civil engineering, marketing etc. INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES 273 acres of land in rural environment forms the base for high intellectual and physical development of the students. For ensuring development of all the faculties of the students it is imperative that curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are planned with the objective of overall development of the students developing in them qualities that help them face the world not only from competition in the technical field but with capacity to work under the circumstances found in diverse areas of industry, business, research etc. and with necessary implications of Corporate Social Responsibility. Details of the infrastructural facilities available in the University to deal with all these aspects are as under: Physical Infrastructure SERIAL BUILDING COVERED USE TOTAL PLINTH AREA AREA (Sq.M.) 1 Sarvepalli Administrative 3992 1996 Radhakrishnan Hall Block Ground floor 1996 First floor 1996 3992 2 J.C. Bose Block Teaching Block 6681 2227 Ground floor 2227 First floor 2227 Second floor 2227 6681 3 C.V. Raman Blosk Teaching Block 6081 2027 Ground floor 2027 First floor 2027 Second floor 2027 6081 4 Vikram Sarabhai Teaching Block 4056 1352 Block Ground floor 1352 First floor 1352 Second floor 1352 4056 5 M. Vishveshavariya Teaching Block 13820 3500 Block Ground floor 3500 First floor 3400 Second floor 3400 Third floor 3400 Mumty 120 13820 6 Workshop 5436 5436 5436 7 Library and 12479 3348.6 Computer Centre Basement 454 Ground floor 3348.6 First floor 2910.5 Second floor 2698.5 Third floor 2910.5 Terrace 156.91 12479.01 8 Auditorium 7470 2490 (Nearing completion) Ground floor 2490 First floor 2490 Second floor 2490 7470 9 Swagat Guest House 1670 710 Ground floor 710 First floor 480 Second floor 480 1670 10 Sushruta 630 Health Centre 630 630 11 Shopping Centre 796 398 Ground floor 398 First floor 398 796 12 K.S. Krishnan Hall Boys’ Hostel 5995 2599 Ground floor 2599 First floor 1698 Second floor 1698 5995 13 Chandrashekhar Boys’ Hostel 5995 2599 Hall Ground floor 2599 First floor 1698 Second floor 1698 5995 14 Hargobind Khurana Boys’ Hostel 5995 2599 Hall Ground floor 2599 First floor 1698 Second floor 1698 5995 15 Aryabhat Hall Boys’ Hostel 3448 1750 Ground floor 1750 First floor 849 Second floor 849 3448 16 Aryabhat Hall B Boys’ Hostel 2547 849 Block Ground floor 849 First floor 849 Second floor 849 2547 17 Gargi Hall Girls’ Hostel 7000 3500 Ground floor 3500 First floor 3500 7000 18 Gargi Hall Girls’ Hostel 6015 2343 (Extension nearing completion) Ground floor 2343 First floor 1836 Second floor 1836 6015 19 Kalpana Chawla Girls’ Hostel 7656 3163 Hall Ground floor 3163 First floor 2307 Second floor 2186 7656 20 Residential 15374 15374 buildings V.C. Residence 625 A-1 House (2160 201 Sq.Ft area)-1 B- Type House 2797 (1882 Sq.Ft area)- 16 C-Type House 8388 (1220 Sq.Ft area)- 74 D-type House (770 1717 Sq.Ft area)-20 E-Type House (660 669 Sq.Ft area)- 12 F-Type House (440 327 Sq.Ft area)-8 G-Type House (350 650 Sq.Ft.)-19 15374 21 Area added during 1000 1000 the period between December, 2011 and 2012.