Department Of Instrumentation Technology
Department Profile :
Necessity has dictated many of the advances of technology. In no other field is this more apparent than the discipline known as Instrumentation, a word unknown 50 years ago. In this 50 years development period, instrumentation has evolved from a series of devices, developed to fill specific needs of measurement and control, to a science in itself, where the permises and economics of entire plants and processes are based on suitable control strategies and Instrumentaion systems.
THe department of instrumentation technology started functioning from
the academic year 1992 - 1993 with a sanctioned intake of 30 students.
Six batches of students have successfully passed ot under the Bangalore
University and three batches passed out under the Visvesvaraya Technological
University.
Why a student has to choose this field:
The word automation has become a familiar phrase to an average Indian. In the process industries, the some what synonymous term instrumentation is no less familiar. It is ironic that in a day of automation (or Instrumentation) there still exists a partial void in efforts to train people engaged in a field that involves both art and science. Formal education in the field has been nil; practitioners have come from other disciplines, primarily electrical, mechanical, and chemical. The training offered to those entering the profession has come through formal and informal communication within the small but closely-knit group. Trainees are often bewildered by the slow rate at which they grasp the entire field and achieve the level of competence and confidence of a professional.
Career options for Instrumentation Technology:
A growing and demanding population:
- Process Industry
- Petro Chemical Industry
- Large Scale Manufacturing Industries
- IT Companies
- R&D Organisations
- Educational Institutions
Current Research Efforts
Develop focused research and development strategy.
- An R & D strategy linked to instrumentation technology will bring an “added-value” focus to the graduate studies program. Full time and part time students will see the relevance and importance of their project, thesis work and be direct contributors to the added-value process.
- Establish and maintain network of experts and derive excellence.
- Establish expert network in key instrumentation engineering disciplines with the purpose of bringing focus to research activities, graduate training, world’s instrumentation engineering specialisation requirements, initiatives, and maintaining the appropriate levels of discipline knowledge and mastery.
- Establish part-time and full-time graduate studies programs with research projects and thesis.
- Graduate study program will be focused on substantially enhancing the knowledge and problem solving skills of students with outstanding academic records, excellent job experience and performance. Programs will be offered both full-time and part-time to suit individual needs.
Overcoming Challenges:
The faculty members are involved in: -
- Development work of laboratories like up gradation.
- Guiding students in their project works.
- Staff advisors for student counseling.
- Counseling for students club/association.
- Departmental library assistance.
- Instructional resources production and development.
- Alumni association activities.
- Proctorial System and Departmental Advisory Council.
- Arranging for Industrial visits and tours.
- Arranging for Calibration and Standardization of Equipment.
- Assistance for Conducting Workshop and Seminars.
- Evaluation of Students performance review and recommendation.
- Research and development.
Department Strengths
Placement
Placement coordinator of the Dept., assists the Centralized Placement cell
involved in the placement of students in the reputed
companies. The companies visit the college and conduct Written test, Interview,
Group discussion. The following Companies that visited the department for
campus recruitment.
WIPRO, INFOSYS, HP, DIGITAL GLOBAL SOFT, TCS, MBT.
No. of students placed
by the Institute through its Placement Cell in the previous academic year
| Sl.No | Companies Name | No. of students placed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wipro | 3 |
| 2 | I – Flex Solutions | 1 |
| 3 | Caritor | 1 |
| 4 | Infosys | 2 |
| 5 | Mahindra British Telecom | 3 |
| 6 | Satyam Computer | 1 |
| Total | 11 |
Infrastructure
Library Facilities
| Sl.No | Supporting Staff | Requirements as per norms | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of titles of the books | 452 | 876 |
| 2 | Number of volumes of the books | 1808 | 1429 |
| 3 | Number of Journals (National & International) | National – 4 International - 2 |
National – 13 International - 1 |
Area of Laboratories in Square Meters
| S.No | Course | Required | Available in the dept. | Lab Area shared | Total Area available | % Short fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEM | 600 | 326 | 938 | 1238.68 | NIL |
Industry Interaction
The Department arranges Industrial visit to place of interest. These visits are organized to enable students to acquaint practical aspects of working in Industry. In-plant training to both staff and students is arranged during the semester vacation.
Department proposes minimum one Augmentation programme covering hand-on training to the students in each academic year, and goes for M.O.U with relevant Organizations for training the staff and students, on mutual basis.
Rank Students
| Sl.No. | Name of the student | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karan Karthik | 2003 | 8 |