Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) PREFACE Dhanekula Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vijayawada, was established in the year 2009 founded by Sri Dhanekula Ravindranath Tagore, a renowned agriculturist and industrialist in the area, under Dhanekula Venkata Subbaiah Charitable Trust. Institution is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and is affiliated to JNTUK, Kakinada with a mission of Moulding Students as proficient, competent, and socially responsible engineering personnel with ingenious intellect. Institution is spread in 11.66 acres of land with state of art infrastructure and laboratories, in campus hostel facility for boys and girls separately, in a luster green grounds of serene natural surroundings, and has set a trend in and around Vijayawada in providing quality technical education with a sense of discipline and moral values. Institution started functioning from 2009 with four undergraduate course in engineering with an intake of 240 and is now offering undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Post graduate course in M.Tech VLSI Design, CSE and Diploma Level courses with total intake of 828. Institution is governed efficiently by the governing body and we feel privileged of having eminent personality Dr. T Hanuman Chowdary, Founding Chairman and Managing Director of VSNL and Padama Sri Award 2017 as member of the governing body. Through their guidance every effort is being made for overall development of the students, by creating opportunities to participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities through various indigenous committees with student members working in coordination with the regular curriculum of the programs offering in various departments. We strongly believe that the present success of the institution is because of the quality concern within the institution at every level and in view of the changing trends in the education systems at the national and international level, felt the need of getting accredited with prestigious accrediting body. As NAAC has developed certain measures for continuous improvements of Higher Education Institutions, hence to get accredited by NAAC. As part of the process college takes the privilege of submitting the FIRST cycle of Self Study Report (SSR) for accreditation. The SSR has been prepared as per the norms set by National Assessment and Accreditation council (NAAC), Bangalore, which gives an insight to our efforts and aspirations. We strongly believe that the quality inspection boosts the morale of the entire team of Dhanekula which in turn makes us serve the stake holders in a better way in future by getting accredited. We make humble request to accept the SSR towards your accreditation process. TABLE OF CONTENTS S. No. Description Page No. 1 Part – A Executive Summary 1-5 2 Part – B Institution Profile 6-13 Part – C (Criterias I – VII) Criteria I 1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation 3 1.2 Academic Flexibility 14-28 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment 1.4 Feedback System Criteria II 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile 2.2 Catering to Student Diversity 4 2.3 Teaching-Learning Process 29-50 2.4 Teacher Quality 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms 2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes Criteria III 3.1 Promotion of Research 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research 3.3 Research Facilities 5 51-136 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 3.5 Consultancy 3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility 3.7 Collaborations Criteria IV 137-174 4.1 Physical Facilities 6 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource 4.3 IT Infrastructure 4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities Criteria V 5.1 Student Mentoring and Support 7 175-216 5.2 Student Progression 5.3 Student Participation and Activities Criteria VI 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment 8 217-246 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) Criteria VII 7.1 Environment Consciousness 9 247-276 7.2 Innovations 7.3 Best Practices Department Evaluation Reports Department of Civil Engineering 277-296 Department of Computer Science & Engineering 297-314 10 Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering 315-338 Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering 339-351 Department of Mechanical Engineering 352-365 Department of Basic Science & Humanities 366-383 11 AICTE Approval Letter 12 JNTU Affiliation Letter 13 Declaration from Head of the Institution 14 Certificate of Compliance 15 LOI Acceptance PART – A EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dhanekula Institution of Engineering and Technology was established during the Academic Year 2009-2010 under Dhanekula Venkata Subbaiah Charitable Trust headed by Sri Dhanekula Ravindranath Tagore, Vijayawada. The college campus is spread over 11.66 acres of land and is a self-financing institution approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to JNTU (Kakinada). The Founder and Chairman of the institution is Sri Dhanekula Ravindranath Tagore, the secretary and correspondent Sri Dhanekula Venkata Bhavani Prasad and the Principal of the institution is Dr. Ravi Kadiyala. The institution is located on the Machilipatmam –Hyderabad Highway at the out skirts of Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh. Programs offered S.No Program Year of Starting Current Intake B.Tech 1 Civil Engineering 2010-11 120 2 Computer Science and Engineering 2009-10 120 3 Electronics and Communication Engineering 2009-10 120 4 Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2009-10 60 5 Mechanical Engineering 2009-10 120 M.Tech 1 Computer Science and Engineering 2012-13 24 2 Electronics and Communication Engineering 2012-13 24 In addition four Diploma Programs (EEE, Civil, Mechanical, ECE) is being offered with an intake of 240. The institute for all time seeks to enrich and cater courses to the students based on the global employment market. To achieve, the institution designs and develops a wide range of add on, skill development certification courses. The Internal Training Cell of the Institute also conducts an assortment of value added courses to the students. To uplift, the quality of affluent curriculum to the students, the IQAC team of the college plans and checks for the quality in course content, syllabus completion, course files, examination papers and assignments. The Academic Committee in every department review the curriculum prescribed by the university for the gaps and content to be taught beyond the syllabus and imparts knowledge to the students by uniting conventional methods of chalk and talk, seminars, guest lectures and digital classrooms. A number of co- curricular, extracurricular activities are conducted in the college under Department Associations, Dhanekula Samskruthi an Arts and Cultural Society, NSS, NCC and Games and Sport Committees. Feedback on the program curriculum will be taken periodically from stake holders and any suggestions forwarded to the university whenever has an opportunity. __________________________________________________________________________________ Dhanekula Institute of Engineering & Technology | Executive Summary | 1 Highlights of Self Study Report Criteria 1: Curricular Aspects • Self-financing institution affiliated to JNTUK offering 5 UG Programs and 2 PG Programs and 4 diploma courses. • Had clearly defined vision and mission of the institution and dissemination to all stakeholders • Well defined mechanism for planning, execution and monitoring of curriculum and value added courses to enhance the skills of students towards industry expectations and competitive examinations. • Effective use of feedback from all the stakeholders. • Introduction of new courses based on stakeholder’s feedback and market demand • Limited academic flexibility being an affiliated institution. Criteria 2: Teaching – Learning and Evaluation • Escalating number of meritorious students joining to the institution year by year. • Increasing number of placements provided to students year by year. • The utilization of NPTEL and other innovative methods by the faculty and students year by year. • Increasing a number of student’s participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. • IQAC constituted to improve the quality of teaching-learning process. • By the entry level assessment/Bridge courses/Orientation programs for the newly joined students. • Facilities for physically challenged students. • Additional support for advanced learner’s students and student centric learning environment that promotes in independent, interactive and collaborative learning. • Encouragement and support for all co-curricular and extracurricular activities to nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper. • Effective tutor ward system with informal and formal counseling for slow learners and failures. • Transparent faculty recruitment process and high faculty retention ratio. • Encouragement and support for faculty to attend faculty development programs. • Day to Day Assessments to enhance student learning process, Retest for the benefit of students in Day to Day Assessments. • Alumni association with active contribution of alumni in enhancing teaching learning process. • Work Force Development Program from Oracle Corporation in Computer Science & Engineering Department. • Intel Centre of Excellence in Electronics & Communication Engineering Department. Criteria 3: Research, Consultancy and Extension • 10 research scholars are working towards