च श खर सर वत व वमह व य लय

च श खर सर वत व वमह व य लय ( व व व य लय न द न य ग य 1956 नयम त त य व धमन स य स थ पत व वमह व य लय ) एन त र, क च प रम - 631561 SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA MAHAVIDYALAYA (Declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, vide notification No.F.9.9/92-U.3 dated 26 th May 1993 of the Govt. of India) Enathur, Kancheepuram 631 561 Agenda for the 27 th Meeting of the Academic Council Date : 21.03.2015 Venue : Adi Sankara Auditorium, Central Library Agenda Item No. DESCRIPTION 27 AC-1 Welcoming the Members by the Chairman Time: 10.30 A.M. 27 AC-2 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 26 th meeting of the Academic Council 27 AC-3 Action taken report 27 AC-4 Information items 27 AC-4.1 To inform about the Departmental Activities 27AC-4.2 To inform about the Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshop attended and papers presented by the staff members 27AC-4.3 To report about the Placement Activities 27AC-4.4 To inform about the MoU Signed 27 AC-5 Ratifications Item 27AC-5.1 To ratify the approval of research guides for Ph.D. Programme. 27 AC-6 Approval items 27AC-6.1 To place the recommendations of the Board of Studies for following departments. 1. Department of Chemistry 2. Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering 3. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering 4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering 27AC-6.2 To start B.Sc. (Actuarial Science) during the Academic Year 2015-16. 27 AC-7 ANY OTHER ITEM PERMITTED BY THE CHAIRMAN 1

The 27 th Minutes of the 27 th Meeting of the Academic Council meeting of the Academic Council, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya was held on 21.03.2015 at Adi Sankara Auditorium, I Floor, Central Library. The Hon ble Vice-Chancellor chaired the meeting. 27 AC-1 Welcoming the Members by the Chairman 27 AC-2 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 26 th meeting of the Academic Council The minutes of the 26 th meeting of the Academic Council was confirmed. 27 AC-3 Action taken report The action taken on the above items were reported. The council noted the same. 27 AC-4 : Information items 27 AC-4.1 To inform about the Departmental Activities 27AC-4.2 च श खर सर वत व वमह व य लय ( व व व य लय न द न य ग य 1956 नयम त त य व धमन स य स थ पत व वमह व य लय ) The Council noted the information. To inform about the Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshop attended and papers presented by the staff members The Chairman presented detailed information about the Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshop attended and papers presented by the staff members Dr.N.Kumarappan, appreciated the involvement of the teachers in research and effort of the teachers for bringing out publications. He opined that the academic staff should concentrate on quality and they should publish papers in indexed standard journals. The impact factor plays an important role in any accreditation process. एन त र, क च प रम - 631561 SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA MAHAVIDYALAYA (Declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, vide notification No.F.9.9/92-U.3 dated 26 th May 1993 of the Govt. of India) Enathur, Kancheepuram 631 561 Prof.M.S.S.Varadan is of the opinion that the momentum should be there. Apart from Seminars, Conference, Workshops and other activities by the staff members, the chairman informed that the University has taken initiatives to submit Project Proposals for Financial Assistance to various agencies and while providing financial support to teachers to take up minor research projects, under 2

the scheme University Funded Minor Research Projects (UFMRP). Twenty such projects were completed and sixteen other projects are under progress. Noticing the same Prof.M.S.S.Varadan expressed that the university projects seems to be of social relavence and he appreciated the efforts taken by the University. 27AC-4.3 To report about the Placement Activities The details of placement activities during the period were reported. The Chairman informed that taking in to consideration of the recommendation of the Planning and Monitoring Board, the University established separate placement cell to monitor and assist the students to improve the placement in the University. Dr.R.Vasanth Kumar Mehta, HOD of CSE is leading the Placement Cell. The council recorded its appreciations on the efforts taken by the placement officer. Prof.M.S.S.Varadhan, opined that the feedback of the companies plays a vital role and it will help in preparing the next batch of students for placement. 27AC-4.4 To inform about the MoU Signed The council noted the information. 27 AC-5 Ratifications Item 27AC-5.1 To ratify the approval of research guides for Ph.D. Programme. It was informed to the members that the University has tie up with C.P.Ramasamy Research Foundation and the above experts are from the foundation. The scholars registering in the areas of History and Culture will work under the teachers recognised and approved by the University as guides. The Foundation has reputed scholars in these fields. The council ratified the same. 27 AC-6 Approval items 27AC-6.1 To place the recommendations of the Board of Studies for following departments. 1. Faculty of Science 3

Department of Chemistry It was informed that as per the suggestion of Dr.V.Kamakoti the paper Indian Scientific thought is incorporated in the syllabus. The Chairman informed the members that a uniform format with regard to outcome based curriculum, was evolved by the University and the same was circulated among the Departments. Accordingly the syllabus should clearly define the aim, objective and outcome of each course. The Council approved the same. Resolved that the recommendations of the Board of Studies in Chemistry be adopted and the same shall be effective from the Academic year 2015-2016. 2. Faculty of Engineering & Technology Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Prof.M.S.S.Varadan, suggested to include Industrial Visit to Electronics Centres. Dr.N.Kumarappan is of the opinion that Mechatronics Syllabus should have equal weightage in Mechanical and Electronics courses and the proposed syllabus seems to be with lesser weightage in Electronics and hence a few more electives in Electronics may be incorporated. The Council approved the same. Resolved that the recommendations of the Board of Studies in Mechatronics be adopted with the modification suggested and shall be effective from the Academic year 2015-16. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering Dr.N.Kumarappan suggested that the M.E. Course in VLSI design and M.E. in Embedded system should have equal number of electives. He also suggested certain modifications in the syllabus. The Council approved the same. Resolved that the recommendations of the Board of Studies in Electronics and Communication Engineering be adopted and shall be effective from the Academic year 2015-16. 4

Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dr.N.Kumarappan suggested to include two more methods in the paper soft computing. He also suggested to include Internet of Things in the elective. It was suggested to state summary of credits at the end. Resolved that the recommendations of the Board of Studies Computer Science & Engineering be adopted and shall be effective from the Academic year 2015-16. 27AC-6.2 To start B.Sc. (Actuarial Science) during the Academic Year 2015-16. Prof.M.S.S.Varadan appreciated the motion. The Academic Council approved the proposal and resolved to start B.Sc. (Actuarial Science) from the Academic Year 2015-16. The Curriculum and syllabus for the same may be placed in the next meeting of the council for approval. 27 AC-7 ANY OTHER ITEM PERMITTED BY THE CHAIRMAN 27AC-7.1 To fix tentative dates for Academic Council meetings during the academic year 2015-16. Academic Council Meetings 1. 04.07.2015 2. 19.12.2015 The members noted the same and resolved to meet on the proposed dates. 27AC-7.2 Proposal for launching of M.Tech. and M.S. Programmes in the ensuing academic year 2015-16 jointly with NIELIT and C-DAC. The Academic Council resolved to start M.Tech. and M.S. Programmes for the Academic Year 2015-16 in collaboration with NIELIT and C-DAC. The draft MoU was approved. 27AC-7.3 To place the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Monitoring Board held on 11.03.2015. The Chairman informed that the Planning and Monitoring Board met on 11.03.2015. The important points of discussion and major recommendations were highlighted. The planning Board in its meeting during 2013 recommended certain development activities to be taken by the University. 5

27AC-7.4 27AC-7.5 The University made efforts to complete the tasks and almost all the major recommendations were implemented. The Chairman also placed the recommendations of academic importance made by the Planning and Monitoring Board in its recent meeting, for information of the members. The members noted the same and suggested to the authorities to take steps to implement the same. Status reports of Centres / Cell The Chairman informed that in the previous meetings the members were made aware of the various steps taken by the University to improve the quality. The tasks were assigned to various tasks force groups and centres. The members of such task force groups and centres were directed to present a status report on the working of the same for the benefit of all the members. The representative of each centre / group presented its status report. The members expressed full satisfaction and thanked the chairman for the positive growth of the University. University News Letter It was notified that there is a stoppage on the publication of University News Letter Chandrika. The council decided to fix the responsibility of regular release of the University News Letter Chandrika to Dr.T.Venugopal, Director Research and Publication wing. There being no other matter, the Chairman thanked all members for their active participation in the discussion and valuable suggestions and closed the 27 th meeting of the Academic Council Secretary Academic Council 6