NIT Tiruchirappalli retains the top position in

NIT Tiruchirappalli retains the top position in TEQIP - III Programme

16.04.2021: NIT Tiruchirappalli consecutively top performed in TEQIP III similar to TEQIP I and II. Based on the recently conducted performance audit by Prof N.C.SHIVAPRAKASH, Professor, IISc Bangalore, the audit score obtained was 1.03 for a scale of 3.0 (1.00 being the highest score) which is top among all NITs and all Govt. Institutes which participated in TEQIP III said Dr Mini Shaji Thomas, Director of  NIT Trichy.

Third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (referred to as TEQIP-III) implemented during 2018-2021, in addition to improving the quality of Engineering Education in existing institutions has a special consideration for Low Income States and Special Category States and support to strengthen few affiliated technical universities to improve their policy, academic and 
management practices.

Being top performer in TEQIP-I and II, NIT Tiruchirappalli was selected for TEQIP- III with a funding of Rs. 7.7 crores and as the mentor Institute for Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology,
Pahargaon, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Under twinning arrangement, NIT Tiruchirappalli has been supporting DBRAIT in various activities such as SAR preparation for NBA Accreditation, Procurement of Goods and enable faculty members to  pursue higher studies (M.S. and Ph.D.) at NIT Trichy. Students of  DBRAIT also share the NIT Tiruchirappalli laboratory facilities and get trained in the Siemens Centre for Automation.

TEQIP -III Project focus on three objectives : (a) Improving quality and equity in engineering institutions in focus states viz. 7 Low Income States, eight states in the North-East of India, three Hill 
states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Andaman  and Nicobar Islands (b) System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance which include widening the scope of  Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs) to improve their policy, academic and management practices towards affiliated institutions, and (c) Twinning Arrangements to Build Capacity and Improve Performance of  institutions and ATUs participating in focus states.

Some of the activities under the scope of the TEQIP- III project are:

Procurement of Goods (equipment, furniture, books Learning Resources,software and minor items) and minor civil works, Improvement in Teaching, Learning and Research competence, Improve student learning, Student employability, Increasing faculty productivity and motivation, Establishing a Twinning arrangements with institutions under Sub-component 1.1 to build capacity and improved performance.

Under TEQIP – III various activities were carried out at NIT Trichy to benefit students and faculty. 54 B.Tech. students  visited various universities in Canada for internship under R&D head during May to 
July 2019 as part of the  Student Mobility Programme by MITACS Canada & MHRD. GATE training was provided to B.Tech. final year students in the year 2019 and 2020.

Many students craked GATE with very high scores. E-books have been procurred and made available to students to access from their place of  stay.

Workshops like “Faculty Startups & Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education, Computer Skills” to non-teaching staffs, were conducted. Faculty Induction Training Programme was conducted for all newly recruited faculty members. International conferences were organised by almost all departments with Teqip-III support, bringing experts to the campus. The papers 
presented were published in reputed journals. Orientation Programme for the first year B.Tech. students of all branches were conducted.The Director congratulated the team of TEQIP III for adding yet 
another feather to the NIT Cap.

NIT TIRUCHIRAPALLI JOINT SEAT ALLOCATION for the ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

 NIT Tiruchirappalli Press release | JOINT SEAT ALLOCATION for the ACADEMIC PROGRAMS offered by the IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs for the academic year 2020-21

JOINT SEAT ALLOCATION for the ACADEMIC PROGRAMS offered by the IITs,  NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other - GFTIs for the academic year 2020-21

Based on the JEE (main) rank, admissions will be made for 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 30 GFTIs (NIT + system) to the first year  of Engineering / Technology and Architecture / Planning Programs  through this centralized seat allocation procedure.The mandate of  JoSAA/CSAB is to offer the premium technical education opportunities  to the maximum number of students and to fill all the available seats  in the country’s coveted institutions through a fair and transparent process.

In these tough times of Covid-19 pandemic, to maintain social  distancing, physical reporting has been eliminated. Due to this, radical change has been inducted in business rules in terms of online 
reporting, online document verification and online admission, keeping  safety of the aspirants and stakeholders on priority.

Some of the important features of the seat allocation process for  admission through JoSAA-2020 are enclosed.

As per the JoSAA business rules, the candidate registration / choice  filling for academic programs under JoSAA STARTS; on Oct 6, 2020 and  ENDS on Oct 15, 2020. There will be two Mock Seat Allocation-1 & 2  based on the choices filled-in by candidates as on Oct 11, 2020, 17:00 
IST and Oct 13, 2020, 17:00 IST. The schedule of Events of JoSAA-2020  (ONLINE REPORTING) are enclosed.

Usually, verification of documents has been done in reporting centres.  This year, because of Covid-19 pandemic, to maintain social  distancing, physical reporting has been eliminated. Instead, all the 
participating institutes are made into verification centers. All the  allotted candidates of the participating institute will be verified by  the officials of that institutes, Dr.S.T.Ramesh, Chairman, UG  Admissions Committee, NIT-T said.

The total seat (B.Tech./B.Arch.) programmes for NIT, Tiruchirappalli are 1036 which includes an 827 Gender Neutral and 209 females only seats. In order to maintain increase in female enrollment in B.Tech. prorgrammes of NITs for the current academic year 2020-21 as 20%, 15 additional seats have been added by creating supernumerary seats,  Director, Mini Shaji Thomas said.

NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI RESPONDS TO

NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI RESPONDS TO COVID-19

As Covid-19 nationwide lock down enters its fourth week, NIT Tiruchirappalli is multiplying efforts to cope with the pandemic.   Director Mini Shaji Thomas laid out some of the measures taken.

The Institute is all set to produce low cost reusable face-shields that are 3D printed at its Centre for Manufacturing Technology.Work is also underway to design and develop an IoT-based smart ventilator to meet the growing demand for these life-savers.  The first batch of these ventilators are expected to roll out in July.

The frontline workers  including the security, health, and sanitary staff have been issued face masks to carry out their routines. Volunteers are making face covers and reusable cloth masks for the faculty and students.  A task-force has been set up to monitor the campus through tele-surveillance and data gathering for early detection and effective management of potential Covid-19 cases.  A clinical psychologist has also been engaged to handle stress and wellness related problems of the students.

NIT Tiruchirappalli was among the first institutes to prepare hand sanitizers in-house according to WHO-guidelines.  With social distancing becoming mandatory, arrangements have been made for door delivery of essential commodities. The theory course coverage is complete with online teaching and uploading of material on dedicated in-house servers.

Deliberations are going on at several levels to assess the viability of migrating to the online platform for teaching and evaluation till normalcy returns.  The administration is also mobilizing its research teams to come up with innovative solutions for the campus and the nation at large.

Photo Details : Dr. Mini Thomas,Director,NITT and Dr.Priyanka with face shield,with the masks and sanitizer.