department of mechatronics engineering minutes of board of
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Department of MCE – First BoS Meeting
Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Minutes of Board of Studies
18.07.2020
The first Board of Studies meeting of Department of Mechatronics Engineering was held on
18th July 2020 at 9:00 A.M in the R&D Lab, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College
with the Head of the Department in the Chair.
The following members were present for the BoS meeting
Sl.No
Name of the Member with
Designation and official
Address
Responsibility
in the BoS Signature
1
Dr. G. Balamuruga Mohan Raj
Professor and Head
Department of Mechatronics
Engineering, SMVEC
Chairman
External Members
2
Dr.Shankar Krishnapillai,
Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Chennai – 600 036.
Pondicherry
University
Nominee
3
Dr.D.Dinakaran,
Professor,
Hindustan Institute of Tech. &
Science, Chennai – 103
Subject Expert
4
Dr.R.Parameshwaran,
Professor,
Kongu Engineering College,
Erode – 638 606
Subject Expert
5
Mr.P.Ramesh
Managing Director,
Switching Technologies Gunther
Ltd.,
Tambaran, Chennai – 600045
Industry Expert
Department of MCE – First BoS Meeting
Agenda of the Meeting
1) Discuss about the curriculum Structure of B.Tech – Mechatronics Engineering
2) To discuss and approve the B.Tech. Degree Regulations 2020 (R-2020), Curriculum
and Syllabi from I to VIII semesters for the B.Tech – Mechatronics Engineering and the
students admitted in the Academic Year 2020-21. (First Year)
3) To discuss and approve the B.Tech. Degree Regulation 2019, Curriculum, syllabi from
I to VIII semesters under for the B.Tech – Mechatronics Engineering and the students
admitted in the Academic Year 2019-20 (Second Year)
4) To discuss about the uniqueness of the Curriculum (R-2020)
5) To discuss and approve Evaluation Systems.
6) To discuss about the Innovative Teaching / Practices Methodology adopted to handle
the emerging. / Advanced Technological concept courses.
7) Any other item with the permission of chair.
Minutes of the Meeting
Dr. G. Balamuruga Mohan Raj, Chairman, BoS opened the meeting by welcoming and
introducing the external members, to the internal and co-opted members and thanked
them for accepting to become the member of the Board of Studies and the meeting
thereafter deliberated on agenda items that had been approved by the Chairman.
Item:1 The curriculum structure of Mechatronics Engineering has been discussed.
Item:2 Recommended to the Academic Council with following suggestions in the
Curriculum and Syllabus of Regulation 2020.
1. Thermodynamics and Heat transfer subject to be shifted from first
semester to second semester.
2. Design of Machine Elements is to be included instead of Operation
Research.
3. Operation Research may be kept as an Elective.
4. To be modified the Engineering Drawing as Mechanical CAD and
Electrical CAD.
5. Metal Machining topic to be added in Manufacturing Technology.
6. Virtual instrumentation lab may be shifted from fifth semester to third or
fourth semester.
Item:3 Recommended to the Academic Council with following suggestions in the
Curriculum and Syllabus of Regulation 2019.
1. Eliminate the Brand name of software in any ware in the curriculum and
syllabus
2. Digital Data Acquiring systems may be included for Mechanical labs used
by Mechatronics Department.
3. ANOVA and Design of Experiments may be included in Numerical
methods subject in Fourth semester
Item:4 Recommended to the Academic Council with minor correction of including 3D
printing practices between third and fifth semester.
Item:5 Suggested to the Academic Council with no correction.
Item:6 Recommended to the Academic Council with following suggestions:
1. Design and fabrication projects to be included from fourth semester
onwards.
2. The credit for MOOC/NPTEL/Swayam Online course to be increased.
3. Conducting experiments using software like SciLab / VI/ MAT Lab.
Item:7 Recommended to the Academic Council with no correction.
Department of MCE – First BoS Meeting
The meeting was concluded at 11:40AM with vote of thanks by Dr. G. Balamuruga Mohan
Raj, Head of Department, Mechatronics Engineering.
Board Chairman
Dr. G. Balamuruga Mohan Raj Director cum Principal
Professor and Head
Department of Mechatronics Engineering,