AWARDS AND ACCOLADES • Think Odisha Leadership Award, The Times of India in 2009. • “Outstanding Engineering Institute of Eastern India”, Star News in 2011. • “Best Government Engineering College”, Star News in 2011. • Ranked 18th DQ CMR T-School Survey 2011. • Ranked 12th overall and 8th for academic, Data Quest Survey 2011. • 2nd prize in design category at the formula SAE-India Design Challenge – Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-India). • Ranked 1 by World Bank amongst all technical institutes of the country for project implementation. • “Outstanding Engineering Institute” (East), ABP News in 2012. • “Best Government Engineering College”, ABP News in 2012. • Ranked 19th by Outlook-MDRA Engineering Colleges Survey 2012. • Ranked 15th by DQ CMR T-School Survey 2012. • “Outstanding Contribution to Education” to Prof. S. K. Sarangi, Director. • The World Education Congress in 2012. • Ranked 5th among the best universities of the country and 1067th position among World Universities by Cyber metrics survey in 2012 a Spain based research group. • “Education Leadership Award” to Prof. S. K. Sarangi, Director, ET NOW in 2013. • Ranked 1 among NITs and ranked 7th among all India Technical Institutions in Academic Environment. • “Outstanding Engineering Institute (East)”, ABP News in 2013. • “Best Government Engineering College” – ABP News in 2013. • Ranked 11th by DQ-CMR Best Tech. School Survey 2013-14. • Ranked 7th by Global Human Resource Development Centre, CSR Engineering Institute Survey 2014. • “Outstanding Engineering Institute (East)” – ABP News in 2014. • Ranked 9th in DQ-CMR, Top T-Schools, 2015. • Ranked 13th in Careers 360, Outstanding Universities (Engineering Public), March 2015. • Ranked 7th among Top Engineering Colleges of Super Excellence by CSR-GHRDC Survey – 2015. • Ranked 12th in India (1st among all NITs) and 1621 Globally among overall Institutes of World in Webometrics ranking of world Universities. • Ranked 111 in QS BRICS ranking – 2016 (Institutional Ranking among BRICS countries constituting Brazil, Russian, India, China, South Africa). • Ranked 19th in NIRF 2016 ranking by MHRD. iv Annual Report - 2016-17 National Institute of Technology Rourkela Privileged information, such as question papers (before a Vision test), personal data and confidential information of other organizations kept at the disposal of the institute will, To become an internationally acclaimed institution of higher however, remain protected as long as such protection is learning that will serve as a source of knowledge and expertise necessary for welfare of the stake holder. for society and be a preferred destination for undergraduate and graduate studies. Guiding Principles Mission • Build an environment that is conducive to academic pursuit, nurturing creative thoughts and inculcating a spirit To advance and spread knowledge in the area of Science of inquiry. & Technology leading to creation of wealth and welfare of humanity. • Promote free exchange of knowledge and experience with others, while respecting each other’s right to intellectual property. Quality Policy • Ensure quality, speed, economy and transparency in all Every student and employee of NIT Rourkela as well as all spheres of our activities. external agencies providing service to the Institute shall • Create a truly multicultural community and promote strive to achieve quality, speed and economy (in that order cultural bonding and teamwork among all. of importance) in all their endeavors. They will employ and • Provide opportunity to every member of the Institute for create TECHNOLOGY to enhance productivity, protect the achieving academic excellence, developing all round environment and uphold human dignity. personality and realizing his or her full potential. • Adopt state of the art technology in all endeavors. Transparency • Serve the society around, using the knowledge and Policy expertise of the Institute. Every faculty, officer and staff of the institute shall perform his duties with complete transparency and will voluntarily share all information available to him with all stakeholders and the public. NIT Rourkela Producing Technology & Technologists for the nation. Contents VISION AND MISSION iv LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES INTRODUCTION 02 Historical Background Location Campus Infrastructure THE BOG AND OTHER COMMITTEES 03-06 Board of Governors Finance Committee Building & Works Committee Members of the Senate DEANs AND HODs 07 EDUCATION SYSTEM 08-13 B. Tech. / M. Tech. Dual Degree / Integrated M. Sc. Degree Postgraduate Courses (M. Tech. / M. Sc. / MA / MBA – 2 Years duration) Admission Procedure Programme Structure Registration Research programmes (Ph. D. and M. Tech. (Res)) Results M Sc, MA and MBA Programmes ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES / COURSES OFFERED 14-19 B. Tech. Course offered at NIT Rourkela M. Tech. Course offered at NIT Rourkela Post Graduate Specialization in Business Administration Post Graduation in Science and Arts M. Tech. Dual Degree (B. Tech. and M. Tech. in 5 Years) Course-wise Enrolment with Reservation Category (UG and PG) Post Graduate Courses TRAINING AND PLACEMENT AT NIT ROURKELA 20 Training and Placement Centre DEPARTMENTS AND ACADEMIC UNITS 21-185 DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL ENGINEERING 21-30 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Books / Book Chapter Patent Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty By Students Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Consultancy Services Institutional Programme Support / Centre of Excellence List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING 31-42 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Books / Book Chapter Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty By Students Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Consultancy Services Institutional Programme Support / Centre of Excellence List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department M. Tech. Research Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 43-49 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Books / Book Chapter Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Students Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department M. Tech. Research Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING 49-55 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Patent Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Institutional Programme Support / Centre of Excellence List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department M. Tech. Research Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 55-65 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Books / Book Chapter Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty By Students Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Institutional Programme Support / Centre of Excellence List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department M. Tech. Research Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 65-76 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Books / Book Chapter Patent Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty By Students Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Consultancy Services List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF EARTH & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 76-82 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Books / Book Chapter Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Consultancy Services List of Laboratories DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING 82-94 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication Books / Book Chapter Patent Awards Received / Distinction Achieved By Faculty Technical Association / Societies Seminar, Symposia, Summer / Winter School, Short Term Course / Workshops conducted by the Department, Participation by Faculty Members Research Projects Consultancy Services List of Laboratories Ph. D. Degrees awarded by the Department M. Tech. Research Degrees awarded by the Department DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 94-102 Faculty Publication Publications in Journals Publications in Conferences Papers Accepted for Publication