Inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Building of the Department of Chemical Engineering by

Inauguration by the Hon'ble Shiksha Mantri Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Hon'ble Minister of Education through
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Inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Building of the Department of  Chemical Engineering will be done by the Hon'ble Shiksha Mantri Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank,Hon'ble Minister of Education,GoI through Video Conferencing on 20th October 2020 at 16 30 PM.

Program Schedule: 20th October 2020 at 16 30 PM.

The live streaming link - http://streaming.nitt.edu/chemicalgjb/

Inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Building of the Department of  Chemical Engineering by

Hon'ble Shiksha Mantri Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank,Hon'ble Minister  of Education,GoI through Video Conferencing on

in the presence of Shri. Bhaskar Bhat, Chairperson BOG, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Dr.(Mrs.) Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT Tiruchirappalli

The National Institute of Technology (NIT),Tiruchirappalli is one of  the leading Technical Institutions of National importance, established in 1964, and has been ranked as the best among all NITs for the last 5 years and the NINETH among all engineering institutions in India, as per the National Institute Ranking Framework [NIRF] India Rankings 2020 released by MHRD,Government of India.

The Institute improved last year’s 10th rank to 9th, with an overall score of 64.1 compared to 61.62 in 2019.In ‘Teaching-Learning Resources’, with the recruitment of new faculty, improvement in 
student strength and better utilization of financial resources the score improved from 68.36 to 72.11 

In “Research and Professional Practice” there is a substantial increase from 46.64 to 50.04,due to 
surge in number of publications and improvement in the quality of  publications.The Institute gave a strong push to Intellectual Property Rights and filing of patents and this proved to be a game changer in improving this parameter.In ‘Graduation Outcome, the score showed considerable improvement from 72.76 to 74.71, with increase in placement and the median salary offered to graduates and the number of  Ph.D. scholars graduated.

The Institute has good infrastructure in place, however due to the increased need for research and increase in student strength, we are in the process of creating new infrastructure. Hence, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Department of Chemical Engineering, a new
building has been constructed for the Department.The Building houses classrooms, Laboratories, Seminar halls  and faculty rooms and is connected to the existing Chemical Engineering building . 

The new  Golden Jubilee Building was initiated as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department. The Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli is one of  the premier centers for Chemical Engineering in India by industries as well as academia. The department’s vision is to be a global centre of  academic and research excellence and serve the society.

The Department was started in 1967 and Dr S.H.Ibrahim as the Founder-Head, strived to make it one of the premier Institutes offering UG, PG  and Ph. D Programs. The department has so far produced over 80  Doctorates, 5 in M.S., Over 1200 post graduates and more than 2500 under graduates.

Inauguration will be by the Hon'ble Shiksha Mantri Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank  through video conferencing mode in  the presence of Shri. Bhaskar Bhat, Chairperson BOG, NIT Tiruchirappalli,Dr.(Mrs.)  Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT Tiruchirappalli and Dr. (Mrs.) K.M.  Meera Sheriffa Begum, Head of the Department, Chemical Engg.,NIT  Tiruchirappalli.

Teaching and Learning process by NIT through online mode

NIT Trichy has developed a dedicated web portal https://studymaterial.nitt.edu/login.php for uploading the course materials for the benefit of the students. The study materials such as Power Point presentations, lecture notes etc. are uploaded on this portal and students are accessing the study materials using their official email ID credentials from various parts of the country and abroad. Students have also been recommended appropriate online courses in SWAYAM portal for cross references.

Apart from the above arrangements, the faculty members are conducting online lectures through Video Conferencing. Since good broadband connectivity is not available everywhere, recorded online lectures through Video Conferencing are also sent to the students.

Faculty have also used other platforms such as google drive, google classroom, Email and Whatsapp. Students are encouraged to clear their doubts from the faculty concerned through any electronic mode. The students are submitting online assignments which are considered as internal assessments.

As online study modules are not sufficient for laboratory and project work, it is suggested to provide some contact classes after the institute reopnes (a few days depending on the exact date of resumption) with a modified academic calendar, so that the remaining laboratory experiments and project works may be carried out.

The institute is also exploring the possibility of conducting online Exams, if the lockdown period is extended further.

Dr Mini Shaji Thomas,Director, NITT requested all the faculty members to develop innovative methods for teaching learning process adopting electronic mode. This will engage the students and effectively utilize their time for learning the subjects during this lockdown period.  The Institute is also augmenting the facilities for conducting online classes, she added.