7.2 Best Practices
7.2.1 Describe at least two institutional best practices (as per NAAC format given in next page)
Response: Yes
Best Practice (I)
1. Title of the practice:
Promotion of High Quality Research and innovation by concerted efforts
2. Objectives of the practice:
The main objectives of the practice are to create required infrastructure and
mentors for research and to promote research culture among faculty and
students. The institute strives to support an environment of research excellence
and celebrate the achievements of researchers and research teams and also to
uplift research work to the level of patenting.
3. The context:
Mentors are identified and students and faculty are motivated through
mentoring and exposing them to new areas and challenges. Encouraging
interdisciplinary research and industry interaction. Provision of seed money and
research grant.
4. The practice:
Centre for Innovation and Institution Innovation council has been started with the objectives to
impart and encourage creativity and innovation among students and faculty. To conduct
motivational programmes and skill development programmes on innovation. To encourage
innovation by introducing awards at various levels and to create awareness about IPR and
provide guidance. The Institute created the following centres to promote research in thrust areas
like: Disaster Management, Advanced materials, Nanotechnology, Sophisticated Analytical
Instrumentation facility, crystal growth facility and advanced manufacturing equipments and
CATIA software. Additionally, Faculty have been identified as mentors and encouraged to apply
for funding, and a Workshop on Research Methodology was conducted freely every year for
research scholars. Motivational lectures on preparation of research projects, funding of projects,
creativity and innovation. The institute conducted guest lectures, workshops, research training
programmes and seminars in latest topics, and introduced Students’ Project Exhibition and Best
Project prize. MoUs were signed with national research laboratories and industries for research
collaboration and internship, Faculty of Ph.D. and Ph.D. Graduates are encouraged to attend and
present papers at national and international conferences in order to be exposed to recent and
emerging trends in their fields of interest. In order to facilitate this, the management extends
financial assistance to TA, DA and registration fees at a rate of 50 per cent. Teachers may make
use of duty leave for such participations. These provisions are also extended to students for
participation in seminars / symposia / project competitions, etc. Seed money is given to carry out
the requisite preliminary work to improve the likelihood of receiving funding.
5. Evidence of success:
1. SAIF is being utilized by several research scholars of our
universities and other academic institutions. This has helped in high
quality publications and useful research outputs. The number of
technical papers published in journals increased from 118 in 2013 to
264 in 2016.
2. Centre for disaster management has motivated students and faculty
to work in this important area. Elective course in disaster
management has been introduced in B.E. (Civil Engineering).
Search and rescue robot has been designed by ECE students and
tested in the laboratory. A project proposal has been sent to BRNS
for prototype development. An international conference and
workshop on disaster management was conducted in 2014. Value
added courses on embedded systems, biomedical instrumentation,
software testing etc. were conducted which are useful for students in
their projects.
3. The quantity and quality of PhD and paper publications improved
over the years.
4. Generally the thesis submitted by Ph.D. scholars is recommended by
examiners for viva voce examination without delay. This ensures
speedy completion of evaluation.
5. Ten technologies/products were successfully developed through
SPIHER – MSME Business Incubator with a grant of Rs. 51.552
lakhs from the Ministry of MSME. Four patents have been filed.
Proposal for scaling up of SPIHER – MSME Business Incubator has
been submitted to NitiAyog for a grant of Rs. 10 crores. The
proposal has been short listed and presentation was made in Delhi. It
is under process.
Siemens Healthcare – MoU
Red Hat Linux – MoU
MoU with IBM
MoU with Taylor’s University, Malaysia
National Conference on “Innovations in Civil
Engineering”, March 19-20, 2019
International Conference on Cognitive
Computing and Big Data Analytics
ICCCBDA’19
One Day Workshop and Hands on Training on
“STADD Pro and TEKLA”on 26.3.19
PMKVY Course on “Construction laboratory and
field technician” 09-01-2019 to 09-03-2019
Workshop on “Micorsft Project “ in association
with i-3 Design Technologies” on 07.08.18
Certificate Course on “Modern Project
Management” in association with IIPM August
29-30, 2018.
Value Added Course on Quality Control,
January 22-24, 2019
St.Peter’s Hackathon Meet 2K19
Certificate Course on Software Testing in
association with Bita Code Academy
PMKVY program on Junior Software Developer
Seminar on Internet of Things in association
withPantech Solutions, September 18, 2018
Photoshop training conducted for Computer
literates, February 17, 2019
Guest Lecture
Hackathon 2018
Cyber-Tech Club
Cyber-Tech Club Valediction
Stuents Participation
Industrial Interaction
UGC- NET Training to Faculty
IBM Visit and interaction
Faculty Development Programme
Counseling to Parents in School- Extension
Activity
Research Methodology Workshop
ICT Enabled Education for Teachers- Extension
Activity- 27-4-19
ICT Enabled Education for Teachers- Extension
Activity- 27-4-19
Award of Appreciation
Outcome Based education –Workshop- 10-2-19
International Conference –QuaideMillad Men’s
College, Medvkkam, Chennai-18-2-19
Workshop on Articifical Intelligence,Machine
Learning and Deep Learning
Students Participation in Workshop
Participation in Technical Lecture
Certificate Course-Dept of Tamil
Workshops Conducted
Commerce Incubators–Start Ups and Push Ups
Mobile App Release Programme
Best Practice (II)
1. Title of the Practice:
Teaching Learning Process
2. Objective of the Practice:
1. To make the teaching - learning process effective.
2. To monitor the academic performance of the students by continuous
evaluation by conducting slip tests, unit tests, model exams and
assignments.
3. To conduct seminars, specific assignment writing, group discussion and
quiz competition to improve student’s performance.
4. To develop value added skills and knowledge in students to improve their
employment in industry.
5. To implement digital learning through NPTEL and SWAYAM courses to
enrich the knowledge of students and faculty.
6. To develop a global mindset of the students and staff members in their
teaching learning process
3. The Context:
1. To make the teaching - learning process meaningful and efficient.
2. To make remedial measures to make the students understand the fundamentals.
3. To motivate the students to give their best performance in higher
education/research and hence in employability skills.
4. To develop learning opportunities that are flexible to support their learning
patterns.
4. The Practice:
1. Academic calendar and Question Bank made available to all students.
2. Access for digital learning through NPTEL lectures and SWAYAM
courses and to the National Digital Library.
3. Value added, employment oriented and skill development courses are
conducted.
4. Maintain a logbook for each subject separately containing details
of attendance, unit test and model examination marks and coverage
of syllabus for each hour.
5. Maintain the course file, which includes the syllabus, lesson plan,
course material and question bank.
6. Unit test cell has been created which conducts CIA (Continuous
Improvement Assessment) and model examinations at the end of
the semester on the same pattern as Institute examinations.
7. The performance of the students in the above tests are discussed
with the students and periodically sent to the parents as progress
reports.
8. Faculty counsellors for every 15 to 20 students are nominated to
counsel the students on all matters including academics and regular
class committee meetings are conducted by them.
9. Parents are constantly updated about their ward’s disciplinary and
academic performances through SMS.
10. Special efforts are taken to identify slow learners from advanced
learners and they are given bridge courses and orientation
programmes for development.
11. The Centre for Staff Development conducts special lectures to
improve the teaching – learning process.
As part of the initiative for digital learning, the following measures were taken by
the institution to enrich students and faculty with latest the knowledge.
1. Digital library has been started with numerous computer systems.
2. NPTEL modules made available in library and departments.
3. SWAYAM courses were introduced in 2017 with the approval of
Academic Council and Board of Managment.
4. E-journals, e-books and data bases are made available in the library.
5. Evidence of Success:
1. The confidence level of students and faculty, and the academic
performance has clearly improved by the above process.
2. The counselling has helped in the overall improvement of the
behaviour of the students.
3. Strong basics in subjects have helped the students in taking up useful
projects to the industry and the society.
4. The orientation programmes specially conducted for first year
students are helping them to be stress-free.
5. Interaction with parents has shown positive improvement in their
wards for overall development.
6. Digital learning has improved productivity in students and faculty.
Profile Book
Academic Performance of the Students (Log Book)
Webinar by Mr, Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group, 8th January 2019.
Webinar by Dr.Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of Presistant Systems Ltd., 24 th January 2019.
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