Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(3rd time Accredited NBA)
VISION
To become a high standard of excellence in Education, Training and Research in the field of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and allied applications.
MISSION
To produce excellent, innovative and Nationalistic Engineers with Ethical Values and to advance the field of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and allied areas.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL
Started offering B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the year 1994 with an intake of 40 (No.-732-50-8/RC/94, dated 11th August 1994, AICTE) with the latest intake of 120 in 2011 (F.No.Southern/1-400215781/2011/EOA, dated 01.09.2011, AICTE).
Started offering M.E. in Power Systems Engineering in the year 2005 with an intake of 20 and increased intake to 24 in 2012 (F.No.Southern/1-687512981/2012/EOA, dated 10.05.2012, AICTE).
Accredited in March 2004 (First time – F.No.NBA/ACCR-242/2003, dated 24/03/04) and Re-accredited (Second time – F.No.NBA/ACCR-242/2003, dated July 19, 2008) by National Board Accreditation, New Delhi.
Re-accredited (Third time - For 2 yearsw.e.f. 28-08-2012) by National Board Accreditation, New Delhi.
MODROB fund of Rs.5 lakhs was allotted for the year 2011-2012 for the Power Electronics laboratory (No.8024/RIFD/MOD-131(pvt)/Policy-III/2011-2012, dated 06.03.2012).
Infrastrucure
Electrical machines laboratory, Control, Measurement and Instrumentation laboratory, Power Electronics laboratory, Electric circuits and Electronic devices laboratory, Research and Development laboratory and Power System Simulation Laboratory are equipped with machineries, components, signal generating, power supply measuring, recording instruments and computer systems costing Rs.1.5 crores. The total built up area of laboratories is 1030 sq.m.
Latest softwares on Power system analysis, Power system stability, Power world simulator and Power electronics are available to study, solve, design and simulate research on Power system and Power Electronics problems to experience the real time results.
All the class rooms are equipped with computer systems, LCD and OHP to promote the Teaching-Learning process more effectively.
Separate library facility for EEE students with more than two thousand books on core subjects and hard copies of IEEE Journals and magazines from 1999 are available for reference. Staff and students can access the softcopy of Journals, proceedings published by IEEE, Elsevier, ASME, Springer, McGraw Hill.
All laboratories are provided with sufficient computing facilities, printing facility with internet connection to simulate laboratory experiments.
STAFF
Teams of well qualified, and experienced 30 faculties with cadre ratio as per AICTE, are guiding the students to attain the best educational objectives.
Excellent research environment promotes the staff and students to participate, present and publish their research works in the National/International Journals and National/International conferences.
Facility and experienced faculty available for guiding Ph.D.scholars.
Staff development Programme / Faculty development programme / Workshop/ Seminar are organized regularly to share the knowledge of our experienced faculty with parent institution and other colleges’ staff and students and Industrial persons.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Research and Development section is doing research on Industrial Power Harmonics and mitigation and interact with industries in measuring, recording, analyzing and designing of filters for reducing harmonics with the help of Power Quality analyzer, as per IEEE standard.
STUDENTS
Students secured 70 University Ranks in UG and 3 University Ranks in PG from 1998 to 2013 with Gold medal in 2000 (UG - EEE) and in 2011 (PG – Power Systems Engineering). Sweety Jain of 2009 batch student secured 2nd rank in Anna University Examination in 2009 among 8500 students who completed degree and out of 240 Engineering colleges all over Tamil Nadu.
IEEE student’s chapter which was started in the year 1999, continuously conducting number of student technical programme. Guest lecturers from industries have been arranged periodically to promote Industry-Institute Interaction and to bridge the gap between curriculum and latest trend in industry.
To promote innovation, latest trends in industry and employability skills, student’s professional activities are conducted every year in the name of symposium and conferences.
Workshop/Seminar is regularly conducted for students to meet out the curriculum objectives.
Implant trainings are arranged for second and third year students to have hands on training with industry. Industrial visits are arranged every semester to know about the various process taking places in industry.
Placement oriented training programme were conducted every semester right from the first year to develop soft skills, attitude, aptitude, self-confidence, communication skills, interview skills etc., so as to face the campus placement programme organized by the college. Professional Trainers from software companies, Bangalore, Chennai are being invited for such training programme.