OBJECTIVES AND SELF APPRAISAL

SHORT RANGE GOALS

" To prepare students for award of B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering of international standards,
with well-qualified and trained faculty, supporting staff, well-equipped and maintained classrooms
and laboratories."

LONG RANGE GOALS

" To start more postgraduate programmes in other emerging areas, and to maintain
better relationships between industry and the Department."

" To organise curriculum development programmes and to take up consultancy
programmes to cater to the requirements of the industries and organisations."

" To organise continuing education programmes."

" To strengthen the Department as a major Research and Consultancy Centre."


EXTENT OF ACHIEVEMENTS

  • The Department has well qualified and well trained faculty members
  • All the laboratories have well equipped and maintained equipments with trained supporting staff.
  • All class rooms and seminar halls and well furnished and well equipped.
  • Department maintains good interaction with industries and research organizations.
  • The students are given training in industries and frequent industrial visits are arranged.
  • Personality development programmes are organised inviting experts from industry, and management organisations.
  • Department undertakes industrial projects and consultancy works.
  • A post graduate programme was started in the year 1983 in Industrial Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering.
  • Department has been approved as a research centre by the University of Kerala.
  • Faculty members have registered for Ph.D. programmes guided by the faculty members of the department.
  • Teachers are trained under quality improvement programmes at all QIP centres of the
    country.
  • Faculty members and students participate in seminars by presenting technical papers
    based on their research work and projects.
  • The students graduated from this department are occupying key positions in
    internationally reputed organizations throughout the world. Most of the members of the alumni chapters functioning at various parts of the world like Bangalore, Cochin,Trivandrum, Chennai, Dubai, Quatar, Muscat, Saudi Arabia, USA and UK are from this Department.

Summary of major developments and progress achieved during the last five years

Performance of the department has been uniformly good. Summary of the results, placements through the Training and Placement cell shows steady progress. New machines and computers with latest software are attached to the various labs. Amenities like Seminar room with OHP and other modern facilities have been added. A new block has been constructed exclusively for the Department. The Department has been recognised as a research centre by the University of Kerala and four faculty members has been approved as research guides. A large number of the faculty members have either completed Ph. D. or undergoing Ph. D programmes. Curriculum has been reorganized to cater to the needs of the industry and considering the latest developments in technology.

T.K.M. College of Engineering, Kollam 691 005.
Telephone : 0474 - 712024,713129
Fax : 0474 - 712023
E-Mail: tkmmech@hotmail.com

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