SELF STUDY REPORT (SSR) FOR ACCREDITATION OF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL May, 2015 Submitted by College of Engineering & Technology Techno Campus, P.O.- Ghatikia, Kalinga Nagar Bhubaneswar- 751003, Odisha, India 1 I. To 11/05/2015 Prof. A. N. Rai Director National Assessment and Accreditation Council P. O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi Bangalore -560072 Karnataka, India Sub: Submission of Self Study Report for NAAC Accreditation Ref: Track id ORCOGN15123, ACCREDITATION, Cycle: 1 Sir, I am submitting the Self Study Report of College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar to be considered for assessment and accreditation. It would be convenient if your peer team can make arrangements to visit us on 3rd week of August, 2015 for accreditation. Yours sincerely, (Dr. P.K. Patra) 2 CONTENTS I. Cover Letter of the Principal II. Executive Summary- The SWOC Analysis of the Institution 05-07 III. Section A: Profile of the College 08-18 IV. Section B: Criteria-wise Analytical Report CRITERION I : Curricular Aspects 19-29 1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation 19-22 1.2 Academic flexibility 22-24 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment 25-27 1.4 Feedback System 27-29 CRITERION II : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 30-51 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile 30-33 2.2 Catering to Diverse Needs of Students 33-35 2.3 Teaching-Learning Process 35-41 2.4 Teacher Quality 41-44 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms 44-47 2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes 47-51 CRITERION III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 52-76 3.1 Promotion of Research 52-60 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research 60-62 3.3 Research Facilities 63-65 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 65-68 3.5 Consultancy 68-70 3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility 70-72 3.7 Collaborations 73-76 CRITERION IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 77-90 4.1 Physical Facilities 77-82 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource 82-86 4.3 IT Infrastructure 86-89 4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities 89-90 CRITERION V : Student Support and Progression 91-105 5.1 Student Mentoring and Support 91-97 5.2 Student Progression 98-99 5.3 Student Participation and Activities 99-105 CRITERION VI : Governance, Leadership and Management 106-118 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership 106-110 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment 111-114 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies 115-116 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 116-117 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) 117-118 3 CRITERION VII : Innovations and Best Practices 119 - 122 7.1 Environment Consciousness 119 7.2 Innovations 120-121 7.3 Best Practices (I & II) 121-122 V. Part III: Inputs from the Departments 123-186 Department of Biotechnology 123-127 Department of Civil Engineering 128-132 Department of Computer Science & Application 133-137 Department of Chemistry 138-141 Department of Computer Science & Engineering 142-146 Department of Electrical Engineering 147-156 Department of Fashion & Apparel Technology 157-160 Department of Information Technology 161-164 Department of Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering 165-174 Department of Mathematics & Humanities 175-179 Department of Mechanical Engineering 180-185 Department of Physics 186-188 Department of Textile Engineering 189-191 VI. Certificate of Permanent Affiliation / Extension of Approval from AICTE VII. Certificate of 2 (f) and 12 (B) VIII. Undertaking by the Principal 4 II. Executive Summary – The SWOC analysis of the Institute. STRENGTHS College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar, is the only Government Engineering College in the capital city of Bhubaneswar and is the prime constituent college of the State Technical University of Odisha i.e. Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. It is the third technical institution of Odisha having more than 34 years of excellence in technical education and research having an annual intake of 1346 students. The college is a recipient of World Bank project TEQIP–II (sub component1.1) through MHRD, GOI, New Delhi and has secured 10 points out of 12 points at all India survey based on its performance. The college offers QEEE live classes of GOI, New Delhi organized by IIT, Madras. Adequate infrastructure spread over 100 acres of land in terms of laboratory, class rooms/smart class room, library, administrative area, student activity area and residential area for student, faculty and other supporting staffs. The entire campus is Wi-Fi connected with 1Gbps leased line from NIC, Bhubaneswar through NKN scheme of GOI, New Delhi. Availability of required number of laboratories and important equipment/ instruments required for engineering & science education. Most of the UG courses of the college are ready for accreditation by NBA. Highly experienced faculty members with vast experience in teaching, research and industrial consultancy All faculty members are having PG or Ph.D. degree. Ongoing research activities like guiding many scholars for PG and Ph.D. degrees and publishing research papers in various National and International Journals/Conferences of repute. Many MOUs have been signed with different industries for collaborative innovative /research activities in advanced areas. The student input to the college is of top order from the OJEE / JEE (main) merit list. The college has created a brand name in the employment sector as a result of performance of students in On – Campus / Off-Campus selection process. Academic calendar is strictly as per University calendar (BPUT). The results of all examinations are declared well in time. Pass percentage of students is more than 95%. Most of the gold medalists of the University are from this college. Sufficient experience in executing large number of sponsored projects funded by AICTE (MODROBS, TAPTEC, R&D), DST, AERB, etc. 5 Varieties of consultancy works are executed by the faculty member i.e. PMGSY, AIRTEL Towers, KBK Roads, NALCO Ash Pond, Campus Connect Programs, SC/ST Graduate Engineers Employability program). Two Centers of Postgraduate studies of the University (BPUT), viz. (i) Centre for Microelectronics and (ii) Centre for Mechanics with M.Tech programs established in the college to carry out research in cutting edge areas. Strong Alumni network helps in resource generation, placement activities and knowledge dissemination. Provision of deputation of faculty to other reputed institutions like IITs for obtaining higher qualifications. College is the recipient of the best Engineering college award from ISTE. WEAKNESSES Insufficient regular faculty members and supporting staff (Technical and Ministerial) in all the Departments due to delay in creation and filling up the posts. Insufficient funds restricts from being 100% residential institution. Inadequate space for departments and faculty chambers. Lack of Autonomy (Academic, Administrative and Financial) of College. OPPORTUNITY Being in the capital city of the state, the college is well connected by Road/ Rail/ Air which allows creating growth opportunities in form of industry-institute interaction and potential for research and consultancy. Vicinity of national academic institutes like IIT, IIIT, IIM, NISER, Institute of Physics, IISER, IMMT, OUAT, NITTTR, AIIMS, NIFT, etc. offers scope for academic collaboration. Existence of the college within the hub of technical education creates opportunities for faculty and students to have better interaction and creative competition with counterparts in the form of seminars/ quizzes/ robocoms for technical growth. The institute is surrounded by number of industries such as INFOSYS, Tech Mahindra, WIPRO, TCS, STPI, OCAC, NALCO, NTPC, CIL, EMAMI, a number of steel and power industries and organizations like CTTC, CIPET, CIFA, ILS, thus posing opportunities for technical collaborations. Future expansion may be easier and possible due to availability of free Govt. land in the periphery. 6 CHALLENGES Inadequate funding for rapid and successful growth of the college. The grant-in-aid provided by the State Government is insufficient for growth of infrastructure and other amenities To upgrade the college to a Technical University . To bring up the college to a National Level institution. Based on SWOC analysis, provide the “strategic plan” developed for institutional development. The strategic plan that has emerged from this reflection aims at making CET more able to serve identified national priorities. These include a vast increase in human resources capable of undertaking focused research and development for the industry in support of increased cost-effectiveness, international competitiveness, energy efficiency, environmental management, and the development of rural populations, disadvantaged sectors of the population, and the large non-formal sector of the economy. In light of these priorities, CET has decided to realign its program and focus its energies on the development of research and educational excellence in a broad domain and on developing its capacity. This requires the development of new physical and human capacities and adjustments to the curriculum, both in its technical aspects as well as in its human, management and service aspects, to create complete professionals capable of a high level of technical competence and innovation and a high capacity for responsible and committed social action. These ambitions outward thrust must be accompanied by a no less ambitious program of internal