ANNUAL REPORT 2014 -15 * 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 1among 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 Careers360, 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 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES AWARDS overall Institutes of World in Webometrics ranking of world Universities. Think Odisha Leadership SAE India Outstanding Engineering Institute Best Government Engineering College ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 Vision To become an internationally acclaimed institution of higher learning that will serve as a source of knowledge and expertise for society and be a preferred destination for undergraduate and graduate studies. Mission To advance and spread knowledge in the area of Science & Technology leading to creation of wealth and welfare of humanity. Guiding Principles • Build an environment that is conducive to academic pursuit, nurturing creative thoughts and inculcating a spirit of inquiry. • Promote free exchange of knowledge and experience with others, while respecting each other’s right to intellectual property. • Ensure quality, speed, economy and transparency in all spheres of our activities. • Create a truly multicultural community and promote cultural bonding and teamwork among all. • Provide opportunity to every member of the Institute for achieving academic excellence, developing all round personality and realizing his or her full potential. • Adopt state of the art technology in all endeavors. • Serve the society around, using the knowledge and expertise of the Institute. Quality Policy Transparency Policy Every student and employee of NIT Every faculty, officer and staff of the Rourkela as well as all external agencies institute shall perform his duties with providing service to the Institute shall complete transparency and will voluntarily strive to achieve quality, speed and share all information available to him with economy (in that order of importance) all stakeholders and the public. in all their endeavors. They will employ Privileged information, such as question and create TECHNOLOGY to enhance papers (before a test), personal data productivity, protect the environment and and confidential information of other uphold human dignity. organisations kept at the disposal of the institute will, however, remain protected as long as such protection is necessary for welfare of the stake holder. Contents VISION AND MISSION 1 LIST OF FIGURES 9 LIST OF TABLES 10 INTRODUCTION 13 Historical Background Location Campus Infrastructure THE BOG AND OTHER COMMITTEES 15 Board of Governors 15 Finance Committee 17 Building & Works Committee 17 Members of the Senate 18 DEANs AND HODs 19 EDUCATION SYSTEM 21 B. Tech / M. Tech Dual Degree/ Integrated M.Sc. Degree 21 Postgraduate Courses (M. Tech / M.Sc. / MA / MBA -2 Years duration) 23 Admission Procedure 23 Programme structure 24 Registration 24 Research programs (Ph.D. and M. Tech (Res.)) 25 Results 25 MSc, MA and MBA Programmes 27 ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES / COURSES OFFERED 29 B.Tech Course Offered at NIT Rourkela 29 M.Tech Courses Offered at NIT Rourkela 30 Post Graduate Specialization in Business Administration 30 Post Graduation in Science and Arts 31 M. Tech Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech in 5 Years) 31 Course-wise Enrolment with Reservation Category (UG and PG) 32 Post Graduate Courses 34 TRAINING AND PLACEMENT AT NIT ROURKELA 37 Training and Placement Centre 37 DEPARTMENTS AND ACADEMIC UNITS 39 Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering 41 Faculty 43 Publications in Journals 43 Publications in Conferences 47 Books/ Book Chapter 47 Awards Received/ Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 47 Research Projects 47 Consultancy Services 48 Department of Civil Engineering 51 Faculty 53 Publications In Journals 54 Publications in Conferences 56 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 57 Research Projects 57 Consultancy Services 58 Department of Chemical Engineering 61 Faculty 63 Publications in Journals 65 Publications in Conferences 66 Research Projects 66 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 67 Department of Ceramic Engineering 69 Faculty 71 Publications in Journals 71 Publications in Conferences 74 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty 75 Research Projects 75 Department of Computer Science Engineering 77 Faculty 79 Publications in Journals 80 Publications in Conferences 83 Book or Book Chapter 92 Research Projects 92 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 93 Department of Chemistry 95 Faculty 97 Publications in Journals 98 Paper accepted for Publication 100 Books/Book Chapter: 100 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 101 Research Projects 103 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 103 Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences 105 Faculty 107 Publications in Journals 107 Publications in Conferences 108 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 108 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 109 Research Projects 109 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering 111 Faculty 113 Publications in Journals 114 Publications in Conferences 116 Books/ Book Chapter Publication 119 Research Projects 119 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 120 Department of Electrical Engineering 121 Faculty 123 Publications in Journals 124 Publications in Conferences 126 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 128 Research Projects 129 Department of Food Processing Engineering 131 Faculty 133 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences 135 Faculty 137 Publications in Journals 137 Publications in Conferences 138 Books/Book Chapter 138 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 139 Research Projects 141 Department of Industrial Design 143 Faculty 145 Publications in Journals 145 Publications in Conferences 145 Consultancy Projects 146 Department of Life Science 147 Faculty 149 Publications in Journals 149 Publications in Conferences 153 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short- term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 156 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 156 Research Projects 157 Department of Mathematics 159 Faculty 161 Publications in Journals 162 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 168 Research Projects 169 Department of Mechanical engineering 171 Faculty 173 Publications in Journals 174 Publications in Conferences 180 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty 184 Research Projects 184 Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 187 Faculty 189 Publication in Journals 190 Publications in Conferences 192 Awards Received/Distinction Achieved By Faculty: 194 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 194 Research Projects 195 Department of Mining engineering 199 Faculty 201 Publications in Journals 201 Publications in Conferences 202 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 204 Research Projects 205 Consultancy Services 205 Department of Planning & Architecture 207 Faculty 209 Department of Physics 211 Faculty 213 Publications in Journals 214 Publications in Conferences 216 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 216 Research Projects 216 School of Management 219 Faculty 221 Publications in Journals 221 Research Projects 222 Seminar, Symposia, Summer School, Winter School, Short term courses/ workshops Conducted by Department: 223 ACADEMIC CENTREs 225 Computer Centre 227 Hardware purchased 227 Software Purchased: 227 Workshops