Self Study Report (SSR) - Guru Nanak Institute of Technology

194 Pages·2014·4.68 MB·English

Self Study Report (SSR)
For NAAC Accreditation of

GURUNANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Submitted To

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

Submitted by

Gurunanak Institute of Technology
157/F, Nilgunj Road, Sodepur, Panihati
Kolkata – 700 114, West Bengal
INDIA

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CONT ENTS

Page No
1. Covering Letter 2

2. Letter of Intention (Scan Copy) 4

2 Executive Summary 5

3 SWOC Analysis 9

4 Profile of the Affiliated Constituent College 11

5 Criteria-Wise Analytical Report
i) Criteria –I: Curricular Aspec ts 22

ii) Criterion –II: Teaching-Learning & Evaluation 33

iii) Criterion –III: Research, Consultancy & Extension 63

iv) Criterion –IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 101

v) Criterion –V: Student support and Progression 135

vi) Criterion –VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 162

vii) Criterion –VII: Innovations and Best Practices 186

6 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 194

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LOI Copy:

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Gurunanak Institute of Technology (GNIT) was established in 2003 by
the Gurunanak Educational Trust. GNIT is a unit of JIS Group Educational
Initiatives, a premier education service provider in West Bengal, having 30
Institutions, 25,000 students offering 72 academic programmes. JIS Group
Educational Initiatives started its journey towards fulfilling its mission – Igniting
Minds, Empowering Lives from the year 2000. The Institute has the Quality
Policy: Maintaining Excellence in Quality Education. The Institute started with
the approval of four B.Tech courses viz. Computer Science and Engineering
(CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Electrical Engineering
(EE) and Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (AEIE). During its
glorious journey, the Institute has strived towards excellence with the successful
addition of two more UG courses viz. Food Technology (FT) and Information
Technology (IT) and Five PG courses viz. Master in Computer Application
(MCA), Master in Business Administration (MBA) and PG (M.Tech) courses in
ECE (Mobile Communication and Network Technology), CSE and FT. All the
courses are approved by AICTE, Govt. of India and affiliated to the West Bengal
University of Technology (WBUT), Govt. of West Bengal.
The Institute is located at the industrial hub of Sodepur, well connected by
road and railway and in near proximity to Kolkata International Airport and to
Howrah, Sealdah and Kolkata railway stations, which are the gateway to enter the
city of joy. The Institute is surrounded by a lush green environment. The landscape
and garden are beautifully maintained to refresh the mind of the students and
teachers. The entire campus is smoking free & plastic free to ensure an eco-friendly
and pollution free environment. The college has an enrollment of 2000 plus
students pursuing various degree engineering courses.
The Institute is now in its eleventh year of dedicated service to the people
of West Bengal and other states in the field of Technical Education. Four
Departments, viz., CSE, ECE, EE and AEIE have been accredited by National
Board of Accreditation

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Programs Offered:
There are 11 programs offered and the programmes are:
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
B.Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
B.Tech in Food Technology
B.Tech in Information Technology

M.Tech in Mobile Communication & Network Technology
M.Tech in Computer Science Engineering
M.Tech in Food Technology

Master of Business Administration
Master in Computer Application

The Institute is governed by the Board of Governors (BOG) with Professor
(Dr.) S. M. Chatterjee, Former Vice Chancellor of Bengal Engineering and Science
University (BESU) as Chairman alongwith other Members including Director of
Technical Education (DTE), University nominee, Government nominee,
Industrialist and other dignified members. The Institute is headed and managed by
Prof(Dr.) Annapurna Das, an eminent educationist and Former Senior Professor of
Anna University, Chennai, with her extensive experience in academics and
research for last 28 years towards academic excellence.
As an exemplary Institute of learning, Gurunanak Institute of Technology
follows an admission policy governed by state government. The Institute is
dedicated to quality education for students belonging to all strata of the society and
the nation. Scholarship is given to the students based on their economical status.
The Institute has excellent teaching and learning process and the faculty members
possess necessary domain knowledge blended with adequate experience to improve
teaching excellence by adoption of a pedagogy that is application oriented. Synergy
has been reached by harnessing application oriented teaching along with strict
discipline thereby grooming students into industry ready engineers and inclination
to take higher studies.
The Institute understands that technological education is dynamic as
technology is changing every day. To meet the change in technological needs, the
Institute encourages its faculty and staff members to attend seminars, conferences,
workshops, faculty development programs, which help in continued growth
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through academic and professional development. The Institute promotes a culture
of research among the faculty and students by conducting research projects at
various levels. The faculty members are guiding students to do innovative research
based projects. The Institute encourages its faculty members to publish research
papers, books, articles in peer reviewed journals and participate in consultancy
work. The Institute has departmental R & D units which help development of
research/innovative projects attracting funds from statutory agencies such as
AICTE, DST, DRDO, UGC and industries. Recently, the Institute has received
grants for 16 Minor Projects from UGC during academic year 2013-14

The Institute has the very good infrastructure facilities and fulfills all
AICTE norms. The Institute provides well equipped and professionally managed
centrally controlled digital library with all basic requirements such as printing,
scanning, and DVD/CD writing facility. The Institute‘s digital library provides
support to both students and faculty to access e-journal and e-books for their
regular update in academic and research fields. The Institute has adequate number
of computers and licensed software. The campus is connected with Wi-Fi
technology for the open access of Internet.
The Institute strives to improve the socio-economic status of the
economically weak section by providing opportunities of education and distribute
engineering and technical education at affordable cost. The Institute has fair and
expeditious grievance redressal mechanisms that functions at all levels of the
Institute. The accounts are properly audited and follow up actions are systemized.
GNIT is committed to provide value based technical education by continually
improving the services to produce qualified and competent technologists and to
transform into a Centre of Global Excellence.
Criteria-wise documentation has been made for NAAC accreditation. The
seven criteria as per the NAAC format are presented explaining the core functions
and activities of the Institute focusing the issues, which have a direct impact on
teaching-learning, research, community development and the holistic development
of the students of the Institute.
Criterion I - Curricular Aspects
The document includes details of Curriculum Planning and Implementation,
Academic flexibility, Curriculum Enrichment and Feedback System
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Criterion II - Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
This part of the document includes details of Student Enrolment and
Profile, Catering to Student Diversity, Teaching-Learning Process, Teacher
Quality, Evaluation Process and Reforms, Student Performance and
Learning Outcomes

Criterion III - Research, Consultancy and Extension:
This part of the document includes details of Promotion of Research,
Resource Mobilization for Research, Research Facilities, Research
Publications and Awards, Consultancy, Extension Activities and
Institutional Social Responsibility, Collaborations.

Criterion IV - Infrastructure and Learning Resources:
This part of the document includes details of Physical Facilities, Library as
a Learning Resource, IT Infrastructure, and Maintenance of Campus
Facilities.

Criterion V - Student Support and Progression:
This part includes details of Student Mentoring and Support, Student
Progression and Student Participation and Activities.

Criterion VI - Governance, Leadership and Management:
This part includes details of Institutional Vision and Leadership, Strategy
Development and Deployment, Faculty Empowerment Strategies, Financial
Management and Resource Mobilization, Internal Quality Assurance
System (IQAS)

Criterion VII - Innovations and Best Practices:
Finally, this part of the document includes details of Environment
Consciousness, Innovations and Best Practices

The Institute is ready for NAAC accreditation process.

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SWOC Analysis

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The strategic plan based on SWOC Analysis developed for institutional
development

1) Learning Centric method of teaching
2) Faculty Development Training
3) Continuous evaluation of teaching learning process
4) Personality Development, Leadership Training and Soft Skill training to
students
5) Mentoring system for students
6) Training on ICT enabled teaching and learning
7) Focus on Research, Consultancy and Extension
8) Improved Industry Institute collaboration
9) Creation of modern teaching ambience

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