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Criterion II : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile 46-53 2.2 Catering to Student Diversity 53-58 2.3 Teaching-Learning Process 58-73 2.4 Teacher Quality 73-82 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms 83-91 2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes 91-101 3. Criterion III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 3.1 Promotion of Research 101-146 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research 146-161 3.3 Research Facilities 161-167 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 167-209 3.5 Consultancy 209-211 3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social 211-226 Responsibility 3.7 Collaborations 226-240 4. Criterion IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 4.1 Physical Facilities 240-257 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource 257-264 4.3 IT Infrastructure 264-269 4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities 269-272 5. Criterion V : Student Support and Progression 5.1 Student Mentoring and Support 272-324 5.2 Student Progression 324-326 5.3 Student Participation and Activities 326-329 6. Criterion VI: Governance and Leadership & Management 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership 330-336 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment 336-344 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies 344-349 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 349-351 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) 352-356 7. Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices 7.1 Internal Quality Assurance System 357-358 7.2 Inclusive Practices 358-366 7.3 Stakeholder Relationship 366-372 Evaluative Report of the Departments A. Electronics and Tele Communication Engineering 373-426 B. Computer Science Engineering Civil Engineering 427-455 C. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 456-467 D. Information Technology 468-479 E. Mechanical Engineering 480-493 Part-III F. Electrical Engineering 494-505 G. Civil Engineering 506-513 H. Master in Computer Applications 514-523 I. Master in Business Administration 524-531 J. Basic Science and Humanities-Physics 532-539 K. Basic Science and Humanities-Chemistry 540-552 L. Basic Science and Humanities-Mathematics 553-565 M. Basic Science and Humanities-English 566-573 Declaration 574 Ref. No.: TAT/NAAC/15-16/10229 Date: - 11/4/2015 To The Regional Coordinator, East & North East Region, Central Application Processing Unit(CAPU), National Assessment and Accreditation Board, Bangalore, Karnataka. Sub:- Submission of SSR to the NAAC Central Application Processing Unit. Ref: - (i) Our LOI bearing Track ID- ORCOGN22819 dtd. 20/09/2014. (ii) Your letter no.- NAAC/CAPU/ET&NE/ORCOGN22819/2014 dtd. 12/11/2014. Sir, Our LOI was accepted on 12/11/2014 and we have proceeded further as per your advice as under. (i). A soft copy of SSR complete in all respects has been uploaded today i.e. on 11/4/2015 (within 5 months from the date of acceptance of LOI) on our institutional website http://tat.trident.ac.in. After uploading of SSR we are hereby informing our regional coordinator (East & North East Region) by email today. A separate post copy will be sent. (ii). As advised, the uploaded SSR is not password protected and is accessible online to all stakeholders. (iii). The certificate of compliance and the declaration of the head of the institution complete in all respect are with the SSR. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Trident Academy of Technology, Prof. (Dr.) M. N. Dwibedi Principal (i) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (ii) LOI STATUS (iii) Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar Executive Summary 1. Introduction: An educational institution is not about its buildings but importantly about its students and faculty. To meet the competitive edge in the contemporary times, out technical education has a long way to go before we can say that we have reached a satisfaction stage. The technical education in our country is riddled with various problems in terms of quality, financing and research. We need to come together and work forwards improving the quality of our technical education to compete with the world’s premier institutions in today’s knowledge based economy. It is to be noted that technological advancement has always been innovative and explorative. Some men of such mettle who have assimilated the essence of educational philosophy established an educational empire. 2. The Progression: Trident Academy of Technology is one of the top-notch engineering college under BPUT in odisha. By virtue of providing technical education Trident Academy of Technology also ranked position in Data Quest. Trident Academy of Technology is accredited by big corporate like TCS, Capgemini etc. for placement and project activities. The college has association with BRFST (Board of Research in Fusion Science and Technology), Ahmedabad and with IISc, Bangalore for research &development activities. The college is running an IEDC (Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre) funded by DST, New Delhi. 3. Organisational Culture: This is the outcome of great visionaries, who have rich experience in research and education. The institution fast catered to bridge the gap of demand and supply of quality engineers. The envisaged vision of our institute is “undisputed leadership in sustained development of skilled human resources from Eastern India through excellence in educational practices”. The envisaged vision of the Institution is getting realized though: • Churning out quality disciplined engineers and managers. • Turnkey research for leading National & International level of organizations. • Academic achievements (University Results & Ranks, Co-curricular excellence and break through student projects). • International recognition of the institution (publication in International Journals / Conferences and collaborative research). 1 | NAAC SSR Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar 4. Work Force Profile: The academic programmes and all academic activities of the Institute are supported by a strong contingent of about 180 well-qualified and experienced faculty members. Out of the 180 faculty members, 17 have Ph.D degrees, 29 have M.Phil degrees and 134 have PG degrees. The college maintains a faculty student ratio of 1: 15 for B.Tech. and 1:12 for M.Tech. has adopted scientific methods of recruitment, appraisal & training of its faculty to ensure that this key segment of the institute is strengthened. 5. Students: 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 Categories Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 2 4 11 2 6 5 11 5 SC ST 3 2 4 0 4 1 0 2 OBC 12 4 4 2 4 1 0 0 General 206 66 366 191 372 208 307 173 Others 6. The Infrastructure: To ensure high quality technical education to the students, the college provides best possible infrastructure facilities in the campus. The college is located in serene atmosphere, in an area covering 10 acres (48,730 Sq. Mts.) and has a built-up area of over 34,700 Sq. Mts. Apart from regular class rooms, labs, auditoriums, waiting halls and other amenities, facilities are provided for sports activities like Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Basketball and Indoor Games. Library: The college has a central library with carpet area of 424 sqm. with all modern facilities. The library has 52235 volumes, 274 e-journals, 275 science direct and 25 IEEE articles. The library also provides e-learning facility, digital library, reading room and reference section. All the library operations have been computerized. Computerized Library Management for search, indexing, issue/return records. Bar coding used. The indexing, issue and return records of books and journals are 2 | NAAC SSR Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar managed through an in house developed library management package All books in the library (about 52,235 volumes) are bar coded and managed through bar code readers. The library service of the institution is managed through college intranet e-governance. We are scaling up the service to be accessed through internet as well. Through intranet the students and faculties can access digital resources from institution library server. Computers, LAN and Internet: The college has very good support facilities in the form of state-of-the-art computer laboratories, a campus-wide Local Area Network and a wireless internet connectivity of 30 Mbps (1:1). The college has 600 systems with a computer student ratio of 1:4 for UG and 1:1 for PG with internet facility. The college has its website, www.tat.ac.in designed by its own faculty members and in-house maintenance of systems. Hostel: College has three in-campus hostels (one girls hostel and two boys hostels) with capacity of 1200 inmates. Each hostel is having its own mess to cater to all inmates. There is a small library inside the hostel attached to common room with TV facility. There is a small computer room available with internet connection in each hostel. All hostels are under Wi-Fi coverage. Vision, Mission & Values: The purpose of education is much more expansive than finding a means of empowerment to sustain oneself and his or her family. Education is meant to prepare rational and aware citizens. One should always keep the bigger picture, the higher calling, and the greater good in mind. Education is potent tool for the development of the mankind. Any satisfactory system of education focuses on a balanced growth of both knowledge and wisdom. We believe our institute is a temple of learning and evolving as a model of an ideal institution. Vision “Undisputed leadership in sustained development of skilled human resources from Eastern India through excellence in educational practices”. 3 | NAAC SSR Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar Mission • To foster holistic excellence in the new generation of students. • To install in them, the power of aggressive positive thinking, insatiable desire for information and knowledge, a penchant for out-of-the box ideation and capacity of execution. • To aim at inculcating in the learners, a professional maturity with a benchmark of the practices from the best academia around the world to face the challenges of India Inc, looking beyond tomorrow… Objectives: • To provide innovative teaching along with creating awareness, learning personal growth as committed educational process. • Imparting training program to the students • Continual up gradation of Knowledge, Skills & Attitude of faculty by sending for training or arranging in house training. Effective Interaction with Industry by arranging talks by industry personal and taking students to industry visit. • To establish research and development infrastructure. 7. Organizational Structure & Governance System: Participative Management: Institute believes on the philosophy of obtaining ideas, suggestion and advices from diversified related directly or indirectly contributing to the growth and educational value system. Institute follows the culture of participative management by forming various committees consisting of faculty members, academicians, administrative executives, industry experts and alumni etc. In some of the committees, student representatives and supportive staffs are included. The Institute welcomes innovative ideas, concepts and thoughts from the employees and involves them in decision making process. E-governance System: To monitor and control academic and administrative activities with respect to quality college has one e-governance system is available, which is developed and maintained by in-house members. The features of e-governance system are like: Online Attendance, Course coverage, online tests, Accounts details, Academic performances. The e-governance system is accessible by members of faculty and staffs, parents, students and also by visitors. 4 | NAAC SSR