BoG pointed out that at this point only BoG was informed about the change in Project Implementation Plan permitting students to present papers in conferences with in India. BoG accorded sanction for reimbursing the expenses (except item no.13).
BoG also granted permission to the principal to give approval to student’s whose net expense is below Rs.10,000/-. It is decided only one person can attend the conference for a paper.
B 5.Students attending Workshops/ competition
B 5.1 Request has been received from students for attending workshops. Details are given below. BoG may accord sanction to students for attending the same under TEQIP.
Sl No
|
Name of Student
|
Dept.
|
Topic
|
Institution
|
Date
|
Amt
(Rs.)
|
Remarks by BoG
|
1
|
Rohit Raj
Jino Mathew
Nikhil Babu
Nidhin Raj P
|
S8 CE
S8 ECE
S8 ME
S8 ME
|
To attend Indian Student Parliament
|
Pune
|
27-30 Jan 2016
|
16000
|
Not Permitted for only attending the programme
|
2
|
Vaisak Shanmughan
Arun Ignatius
Kavya Krishnan
|
S5 ECE
S5 EE
S3 EE
|
To Attend All India Computer Society Student Young Professionals Congress(AICSSYC 15)
|
NSIT New Delhi
|
20-22 Dec 2015
|
21600
|
Not Permitted for only attending the programme
|
3
|
Sebastian Thomas Thekkekara
Rinu S Mariam
Sachindas
Chikku John George
( Accompanying Teacher :
Anju Jolly, Asst. Prof. , EEE)
|
S8 EEE
|
To attend project exhibition competition to be held at ‘Bangalore International Exhibition Centre’ (BIEC)
|
Bangalore
|
12-17 February 2016
|
25474
|
Permitted as they got selected in the competition.
|
B 5.2. Students of S4 B.Tech Mechanical Engg. have registered for Electric Solar Vehicle competition hosted by Imperial Society for Innovative Engineers. The competition involves design and fabrication of vehicle. The estimated cost is Rs.1.86 Lakhs. Students have requested for financial support from TEQIP. Team Captain is Jeswin Vinod ,S4ME
Detailed proposal is hereby submitted before BoG. BoG may accord sanction for providing financial support from TEQIP.
BoG recommended that projects with research content have to be critically evaluated by internal Committee and with their recommendations it has to be placed before the BoG. BoG noted that as per TEQIP norms expenses for participating in Technology Exhibitions and competitions only can be given and student projects cannot be funded.
The proposal was not approved by the BoG
B6. Other Programmes to be conducted within the Institution
Sl No
|
Topic
|
Name of Coordinators
|
Details of Experts
|
Prob Date of Pgm.
|
No of Days
|
Target
|
No of Participants
|
Appro.Amt (Rs.)
|
Expected Outcome
|
Remarks by BoG
|
1
|
Data Analysis using SPSS Software
|
Swapnesh. S
Asst. Prof
Dr. R. Rajesh
Asso. Prof
|
Prof. (Dr.) K. Kalyanaraman
(Former Professor & Head,
Dept of Statistics, Kerala University)
|
23/02/16
&
24/02/16
|
2
|
M.Tech Students
|
33 nos
|
35000
|
Participants learn how to analyze and interpret research data with
appropriate statistical methods using the
IBM SPSS Software
|
Approved.
|
2
|
Psychological Solutions to personal and educational problems
|
Mrs. Ambily P &
Mrs.Dhanya P S
Co-ordinators Counseling Cell
|
Mr.Anoop K V , Psychologist,Wellness Hospital Ernakulam,
|
27/02/15
&
19/03/15
|
1 day each
|
BTech/ M.Tech Students
|
70
|
14000
|
Students are expected to get an insight on how tackle some of their Psychological problems themselves
|
Approved.
|
BoG may accord sanction for conducting the same.
B7. Ratification of various academic activities permitted by the Chairman
STTP/Workshop Outside Institution
|
Sl No
|
Name of faculty
|
Desig.& Dept.
|
Topic
|
Institution
|
Date
|
Amt
(Rs.)
|
Remarks
| -
|
Dr.Ruby Abraham &
Dr.Leena Mary
|
Principal &
HoD ECE
|
Communication Skills for Managers
|
ASCI, Hyderabad
|
18-22 Jan 2016
|
183120
|
Attended
| -
|
Antony J K
|
Asst.Prof, ME
|
Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machine Elements
|
IIT Indore
|
21-23 Dec2015
|
57000
|
Attended
| -
|
Ramesh Krishnan
|
Asst.Prof, ME
|
Design and Fabrication of Parabolic Through Collector
|
TKM College of Engineering Kollam
|
14-16 Dec2016
|
3500
|
Presented Paper.
| -
|
Mary George
&
Dr.Vincent G
|
HoD
&
Asst.Prof, EEE
|
Power Industry Familiarization Programme
|
KSEB Training Centre Moolamattom, Idukki
|
11-13 Jan 2016
|
26000
|
Attended
| -
|
Dr.Vincent G
|
Asst.prof, EEE
|
Smart Grid
|
Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore
|
01-05 Jan 2016
|
45100
|
Attending (Ongoing)
| -
|
Dr.Leena Mary
&
Anu George
|
HoD
&
Asst. Prof
ECE
|
Winter School on Speech and Audio Processing (WISSAP 2016)
|
SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
|
08-11-Jan 2016
|
51000
|
Anu George –not attended.
| -
|
Dr.Leena Mary
&
Anu George
|
HoD
&
Asst. Prof
ECE
|
Workshop on Image and Speech Processing (WISP-2015)
|
IIIT Hyderabad
|
12 Dec 2015
|
50000
|
Attended
| -
|
Anish Babu
|
Asst. Prof., ECE
|
Recent Trends in Bio-signal Processing
|
NIT Calicut
|
13-18 Dec 2015
|
9000
|
Attended
| -
|
Rezuanabai J
|
Asst.Prof., ECE
|
Sensors and Signal Conditioning
|
IIT Madras
|
25-29 Jan 2016
|
16000
|
Attended
| -
|
Dr. Sobhana N. V
|
Prof.,
CSE
|
Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology Research(ICETTR 2015)
|
R L Jalappa Institute, Bangalore
|
17-19 Dec2015
|
11500
|
Presented Paper
| -
|
Tomy P.K
Vipin Raj
&
Usha Rani V R
|
LD Clerk
LD Clerk
&
Sel. Grade Typist
|
Residential Development Programme for Personal Assistants & Office Staff, Focus: e-Age
|
Jaipur Productivity Centre, Goa
|
18-22 Jan2016
|
141090
|
Attended
| -
|
Mr.Padmakumar P A
|
System Analyst
(CSE)
|
Cyber Defence and Digital Forensic tools
|
ESCI Hyderabad @ Shimla
|
01-04 March 2016
|
49190
|
| -
|
Ashik M
|
Computer Programmer
(CSE)
|
Cyber Defence and Digital Forensic tools
|
ESCI Hyderabad @ Shimla
|
01-04 March 2016
|
49190
|
| -
|
Dhanya P S
|
Computer Programmer
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 Administration
|
GCE Kannur
|
1-4 Feb 2016
|
10000
|
Attending
| -
|
Aruna G
|
Tradesman
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 Administration
|
GCE Kannur
|
1-4 Feb 2016
|
5250
|
Attending
| -
|
Dr.R.Sasikumar
|
Professor (ME)
|
Outbased Education and NBA Accreditation
|
CoE Kidangoor at Hotel Aida, Kottayam
|
10-12 Dec 2015
|
15488
|
Attended
| -
|
Mr. Rajiv Rajan
|
Asst. Professor in ECE
|
Winter School on Speech and Audio Processing (WISSAP 2016)
|
SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
|
08-11, Jan 2016
|
18000
|
Attended
| -
|
R.Sreekumar
|
Librarian
|
Management Training Pgm on Leadership & Performance Magmnt in Social Sector
|
ASCI, Hyderabad
|
18-22, Jan 2016
|
60000
|
Attended
| -
|
Ramesh Krishnan
|
Asst. Professor in ME
|
Paper: Experimental Analysis Through Collector
|
MACE, Kothamangalam
|
08-08 Feb 2016
|
5000
|
Presenting Paper
|
Conferences
| -
|
Dr.Raghunathan Rajesh
|
Assco. Prof.
ME
|
Paper titled on “Physiological Modeling for combined MMH tasks using weighted heart beat”
(13th Indian society of Ergonomics Conference on Humanizing aork and Environment 2015(HWWE 2015))
|
IIT Bombay
|
06-09 Dec205
|
39800
|
Presented Paper
Approved
|
BOG ratified the above 19 programmes and 1 conference
BoG made a note of the above and remarked that specific comment has to be given whenever faculty/Staff is not attending the programme.
Dr. Leena Mary HOD (EC) reported that Mrs. Anu George could not attend the programme, as she was admitted hospital for an urgent surgery.
B8. Constitution of Screening Committee for International Travel.
As per the circular from SPFU No.09/SPFU/GOK/2013 dated 07/12/2015, a screening committee must be constituted by the BoG of the institution consisting of Senior External experts for evaluating the proposal.
Details of the proposed committee is given below.
Sl No
|
Name
|
Designation
|
Institution
|
1
|
Dr. Leena Mary
|
Professor and Head Electronics & Communication Engineering
|
RIT, Kottayam.
|
2
|
Dr. Abraham T Mathew
|
Dean, Research.
|
NIT Calicut.
|
3
|
Dr. Syam Prakash. V
|
Joint Director
|
Directorate of Technical Education, TVPM
|
4
|
Dr. M. A. Joseph
|
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
|
NIT Calicut
|
5
|
Dr.Abdul Nizar.R
|
Professor, Computer Science& Engineering
|
College of Engg.Trivandrum
|
Prof. Rezuanabai J, Asst. professor in ECE has submitted a paper for the International Conference on Medical and signal processing at Italy.
BoG remarked that as per the direction from NPIU two committees has to be constituted, one internal committee and another External Screening Committee for evaluating the proposals.
The internal Committee is constituted with the following members.
-
Dr. Leena Mary – Professor in ECE
-
Dr. Shobana N.V. - Professor in CSE
-
Dr. G. Venugopal - Professor in ME
-
Dr. Vincent G. - Professor in EEE
-
Dr. Praveen A. – Professor in CE
The external committee will have three members with two fixed members and one member to be selected in each case depending on the stream in which the conference paper is submitted.
The following members were nominated to the external committee.
-
Dr. L.S. Ganesh – IIT Madras
-
Dr. Santosh Thampi – NIT Calicut
B9.Seed Money
Request has been received from Prof. Swapnesh S, Prof. Rajeev Rajan and Dr.Dinesh Gopinath for granting the seed money under TEQIP, details are given below.
Sl No
|
Name of Faculty
|
Design. & Dept.
|
Details
|
Amount
|
1
|
Prof. Swapnesh S
|
Asst.Prof,ME
|
Effectiveness of classroom interactions in Engineering Colleges
|
Rs.1.5 Lakhs
|
2
|
Prof. Rajeev Rajan
|
Asst.Prof,ECE
|
Music Information retrieval bases on melodic similarity
|
Rs.1 Lakhs
|
3
|
Prof. Dinesh Gopinath
|
Asst.Prof,EEE
|
Development of an adaptable harmonic elimination PWM control of inverters using Raspberry Pi as a supervisory controller
|
Rs. 1.65 Lakhs
|
BoG recommended that sub-committee may evaluate the proposal.
A Sub Committee is constituted with the following members
-
Prof. R.V.G. Menon - Chairman
-
Prof.Syamprakash - Member, Joint Director, DTE Office, Thiruvananthapuram.
-
Dr.M.Wilsey - Professor, Computer Centre,University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
B10. Equity Assurance Plan
|
Proposal for EAP upto October2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SI No
|
Subject
|
Sem
|
Branch
|
No of Hours Planned
|
No. of Students
|
Remuneration to faculty @Rs.600/hr
|
Refreshment
|
Study material @Rs200/student for S1S2 and @300 for higher semesters
|
Total
|
1
|
Engineering Maths-Batch1
|
S1
|
Common to all
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
2
|
Engineering Maths-Batch2
|
S1
|
Common to all
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
3
|
Engineering Graphics-1
|
S1
|
EC,CSE,EEE
|
30
|
36
|
18000
|
9000
|
7200
|
34200
|
4
|
Engineering Mechanics
|
S1
|
ME,CE
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
5
|
Engineering Maths-Batch1
|
S2
|
Common to all
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
6
|
Engineering Maths-Batch2
|
S2
|
Common to all
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
7
|
Engineering Graphics-1
|
S2
|
CE,ME
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
6000
|
31500
|
8
|
Engineering Mechanics
|
S2
|
EC,CSE,EEE
|
30
|
36
|
18000
|
9000
|
7200
|
34200
|
9
|
Engineering Maths
|
S3
|
Common to all except cse
|
30
|
36
|
18000
|
9000
|
10800
|
37800
|
10
|
Engineering Maths
|
S4
|
Common to all
|
30
|
40
|
18000
|
10000
|
12000
|
40000
|
11
|
Engineering Maths
|
S5
|
Common to all
|
30
|
30
|
18000
|
7500
|
9000
|
34500
|
12
|
Bridge course to Lateral Entry Studetns
|
S3
|
Common to all
|
24
|
30
|
14400
|
6000
|
9000
|
29400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
399100
|
BoG may please accord sanction for conducting the same.
BoG enquired about the impact of remedial classes. HOD’s presented the details of Remedial Classes.
BoG recommended that there should be a minimum of 10 Students for the remedial classes and the pedagogy should be different from that of a regular class. Get a report on how the classes are being conducted.
BoG Accorded sanction for the conduct of the classes.
B11. Conduct of Technical Exhibition and Tech Fest
B11.1. RIT EXPO 2016(Technical Exhibition and Open House)
As a part of Silver Jubilee celebrations, Technical Exhibition and Open House is scheduled from 10-13 February 2016. Proposals has been received from coordinators for financial support from TEQIP.
Details are given below.
-
Printing Expenses
Sl No
|
Item
|
Details
|
Estimated Amount (Rs.)
|
1
|
Brochure
|
500 nos x Rs.50
|
25000
|
2
|
Certificate
|
200 nos x Rs.10
|
2000
|
Total
|
27000
|
-
Department of Civil (Model Exhibition)
No
|
Title of Model
|
Team leader and Class
|
Approximate cost (Rs.)
| -
|
Model of Dynamic tower Dubai
|
Silpa S R, S6 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of Idukki hydroelectric power station and Mullaperiyar dam
|
Anantha Krishnan , S6 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of Floating bridge
|
Gresham Greens, S6 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of underground railway system
|
Megha C Manoj, S6 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of Dock and Harbour
|
Abu.B.Kurian, S6 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Working model of hydroelectric power Plant
|
Lithin Augustine, S6 Civil
|
2500
| -
|
Working model of Drip irrigation system :
|
Devipriya Anil, S4 Civil
|
2500
| -
|
Model of a tribal village
|
Sreerag R, S4 Civil
|
1500
| -
|
Model of Eiffel tower
|
Anuvind T P, S4 Civil
|
1500
| -
|
Model of freeway
|
Krishna Mohan, S4 Civil
|
1500
| -
|
Photography exhibition of ancient civil engineering structures of Kerala
|
Risma, S4 Civil
|
1500
| -
|
Model of Capital Gate of AbuDhabi
|
Sultan Abdul Salam, S2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model depicting basic Vasthu Principles
|
Arman Rasheed, S2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of suspension bridge
|
Aboobecker Sidhique , S2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of Trumpet Interchange
|
Sumesh Rajan, M2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of Clover leaf inter change
|
Hridya V, M2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of flyover at Kanjikuzhy, Kottayam
|
Arbin Raj, M2 Civil
|
2500
| -
|
Different types of road markings
|
Neethu T P, M2 Civil
|
2000
| -
|
Model of metro rail, Kochi
|
Mini mol Raju, M2 Civil
|
2500
|
Total
|
38000
|
-
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
-
No.
|
Item
|
Estimated Amount(Rs.)
|
1
|
Transporting Heavy Electrical Items from KEL Kundara
Such as, Power and Distribution transformers, Parts of Alternators including loading/ unloading charges (to and fro)
|
7000
|
2
|
Transporting Exhibition Items from KSEB Pallom Such as, Isolator set up, Circuit breakers, Insulators etc including loading/ unloading charges (to and fro)
|
6000
|
3
|
Tesla Coil Demo Project(Details attached)
|
30000
|
Total
|
43000
|
-
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (for making Robotic model room)
Sl No
|
Item
|
Qty
|
Rate
|
Estimated Amount (Rs.)
|
1
|
Robot chassis including motor
|
4
|
2000
|
8000
|
2
|
Bluetooth module hco5
|
4
|
400
|
1600
|
3
|
Motor driver l293d
|
6
|
60
|
360
|
4
|
Quadruped robotic kit
|
1
|
9600
|
9600
|
5
|
Image processing: pixy camera embedded with NXP LPC4330, 204 MHz, dual core
|
1
|
8500
|
8500
|
6
|
Creative coding : Embedded system plus python,Ultrasonic sensor
|
7
|
100
|
700
|
7
|
Micro servo
|
4
|
200
|
800
|
8
|
Industrial Automation: IOT
Ethernet shield w5100
|
4
|
500
|
2000
|
9
|
Zigbee module
|
2
|
1500
|
3000
|
10
|
Arduino uno
|
8
|
1400
|
11200
|
Total
|
45760
|
BoG may please accord sanction for financial support from TEQIP.
BoG recommended that for items in B11, clarification has to be obtained from SPFU whether the expenses are permissible under TEQIP-II.
B11.2. Tech Fest RITU-2016
RITU’16 Technical fest of the institution is scheduled from March 11-13. Request has been received from the staff coordinator for financial assistance for technical events from TEQIP.
List of Department wise technical events and estimated expenses are given in tables below
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Sl No
|
Technical Events
|
Estimated Expense(Rs)
|
1
|
Kart Rider
|
4300/-
|
2
|
Coil Gun
|
4700/-
|
3
|
Best Electrical Engineer
|
5100/-
|
|
|
Total = 14100/-
|
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sl No
|
Technical Events
|
Estimated Expense(Rs)
|
1
|
Samasya
|
5000/-
|
2
|
Dr. Drive
|
7000/-
|
|
|
Total = 12000/-
|
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sl No
|
Technical Events
|
Estimated Expense(Rs)
|
1
|
Robowar
|
2500/-
|
2
|
Masters of electronics/Quarantine
|
5200/-
|
3
|
IC War
|
1000/-
|
4
|
Crossword run/Labhunt
|
500/-
|
5
|
Arduino Master
|
4200/-
|
6
|
E-Games
|
2500/-
|
|
|
Total = 15,900/-
|
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Sl No
|
Technical Events
|
Estimated Expense(Rs)
|
1
|
404
|
700/-
|
2
|
Rapid Miner
|
1680/-
|
3
|
QuickFix
|
1140/-
|
4
|
Exhibition
|
1600/-
|
|
|
Total = 5120/-
|
Department of Civil Engineering
Sl No
|
Technical Events
|
Estimated Expense(Rs)
|
1
|
Mix & Match
|
2450/-
|
2
|
Suspension Bridge
|
1800/-
|
3
|
Survey Hunt
|
1000/-
|
4
|
Anthropometrist
|
700/-
|
5
|
Best Civil Engineer
|
1200/-
|
6
|
CADD Drawing
|
930/-
|
|
|
Total = 8080/-
|
General Expense for technical events
Item
|
Number
|
Unit cost (Rs)
|
Cost (Rs.)
|
Brochure printing
|
200
|
50
|
10000
|
Certificates
|
700
|
20
|
14000
|
File
|
700
|
50
|
35000
|
Pen
|
1000
|
5
|
5000
|
Tag
|
700
|
10
|
7000
|
Paper
|
5 bundle
|
150
|
750
|
|
|
Total general cost
|
71,750
|
Total Expenses : Rs.141530/-(Rupees.One Lakh Foury One Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty Only/-)
BoG may please accord sanction for financial support from TEQIP.
BOG informed to seek clarification from SPFU regarding the proposal B11.2. Accordingly, a clarification from SPFU is obtained and is given below.
Clarification by SPFU: As per project implementation plan expenditure for organizing Technology Exhibition cannot be met under the head IOC, but travel costs can be met from IOC to attend Technology Exhibitions within India. However, to enhance research interest of UG & PG students, purchase of consumables is permissible under the head Enhancement of Research and Development and Institutional Consultancy Activities by which exhibits (models in exhibition) can be fabricated.
Part C
Reports
C1. Status of fund position as on 31/12/2015
Fund Received – Rs.1000 Lakhs
Bank Interest - Rs.12.01Lakhs
TOTAL - Rs. 1012.01 Lakhs
No
| Activity | Budget Provision (Lakh) | Amount spent (Lakh) | 1 | Procurement of Goods & Civil Works | 550 |
547.11
| 2. | Teaching & Research Assistantship | 40 | 30.61 | 3. | R&D | 30 | 0.90 | 4 | Faculty & Staff Development | 140 | 96.12 | 5 | III Cell
| 40 | 16.09 | 6 | Management Capacity Enhancement
| 30 | 7.50 | 7 | Institutional Academic reforms
| 30 | 21.29 | 8 | Academic support for weaker students | 40 | 11.11 | 9 | Incremental Operating Cost
| 100 | 43.35 | TOTAL | 1000.00 | 774.09 |
Amount Spent as on 31/12/2015 - Rs.774.09 Lakh
BoG made a note of the report.
Part D
D1.Any other item with the permission of the Chair
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Prof. Kavitha N (Assoc.Prof) & Prof Nisha KK(Asst,Prof),of CSE department have reported for STTP on Cloud Computing scheduled to be conducted during 16-20 Nov 2015 at NITTTR Chennai and the course was cancelled due to flood. Each of them has incurred travelling expense of Rs.5551/-. BoG may accord sanction for refunding the amount from TEQIP.
Permitted to refund the amount as a special case by BoG.
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Revision of M.Tech Assistanceship
During the SSC meeting held on 17th November 2015, it was decided to enhance MTech Scholarship to Rs.8000/-
BoG may accord sanction for enhancing the amount for Non Gate M.Tech students in RIT.
M.Tech Scholarhsip for Non Gate students was enhanced to Rs. 8000/- as per the SSC decision from December 2015 onwards.
BoG remarked that agenda should be more explanatory.
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Date of next BoG meeting.
Next BoG meeting is scheduled to be conducted on 28/03/15. (Monday)
BoG wished all the best to Mr.M Sherif , Additional Secretary, Higher Education Dept. who is retiring from Govt. Service this March and thanked him for his guidance and contribution for the TEQIP project.
Meeting came to close at 2:00 PM with vote of thanks by Dr. R. Sasikumar, TEQIP Coordinator.
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