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1. INSTITUTIONAL BASIC INFORMATION
1.1 Institutional Identity:
• Name and address of the Institution : Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur -
208002
Year of establishment : 1921
• Is the institution AICTE approved? : Yes
• Furnish AICTE approval no. : F. No. 720-67-211/RC/94 dt. 14/07/2006
• Type of Institution : Govt. funded
• Status of Institution : University declared by state Act
• Name and Designation of : Prof. M.Z. Khan, Vice Chanmcellor, HBTU,
Head of the Institution Kanpur-208002
(Full time appointee)
1.2 Academic information
• Engineering Programmes offered in Academic year 2016-17
S.
No
Title of
Programme
Level
(UG, PG,
PhD)
Duration
(Years)
Year of
Starting
AICTE
Sanctioned
Annual
Intake
Total
Student
Strength
in all years
of study 1 Chemical Engineering B. Tech. 4 1954 50 218
2 Civil Engineering B. Tech. 4 1966 30 136
3 Computer Science &
Engineering
B. Tech. 4 1984 60 260
4 Information Technology B. Tech. 4 2000 30 130
5 Electrical Engineering B. Tech. 4 1964 33 142
6 Electronics Engineering B. Tech. 4 1990 45 194
7 Mechanical Engineering B. Tech. 4 1964 60 271
8 Bio-Chemical Engineering B. Tech. 4 1964 30 97
9 Food Technology B. Tech. 4 1964 30 122
10 Plastic Technology B. Tech. 4 1964 30 117
11 Oil Technology B. Tech. 4 1921 30 106
12 Paint Technology B. Tech. 4 1921 30 128
13 Leather Technology B. Tech. 4 1975 20 63
14 Master of Computer
Application
MCA 3 1989 60 186
14 Chemical Engg. M.Tech 2 1967 18 18
15 Computer Aided Design M.Tech 2 2000 18 25
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16 Electronics &
Communication
M.Tech 2 2002 18 27
17 Chemical Technology
(i) Oil Technology
(ii)Food Technology
(iii)Bio-Chemical Engg.
M.Tech 2 1967 34 31
18 Chemical Engg. M. Tech.(PT) 3 2001 10 00
19 Power Electronics & Control M. Tech.(PT) 3 2001 10 08
20 Mechanical Engg.
i) Mech. Engg. Design
ii) Indl. Sys. Engg.
M. Tech.(PT) 3 2001
10
10
17
04
21 Civil Engg.
i) Soil Mech.
ii) Structure Engg.
M. Tech.(PT) 3 2001
10
10
00
03
22 Chemical Engineering Ph.D. 3 min. 1972 - 05
23 Civil Engineering Ph.D. 3 min. 2007 - 02
24 Computer Science &
Engineering
Ph.D. 3 min 2007 - 04
25 Information Technology Ph. D. 3 min 2007 - 00
26 Electrical Engineering Ph.D. 3 min. 1970 - 03
27 Electronics Engineering Ph.D. 3 min. 1996 - 08
28 Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 3 min 1977 - 07
29 Bio-Chemical Engineering Ph. D. 3 min 1976 - 02
30 Food Technology Ph.D. 3 min. 1975 - 01
31 Plastic Technology Ph.D. 3 min. 1975 - 00
32 Oil Technology Ph.D. 3 min 1965 - 03
33 Paint Technology Ph. D. 3 min 1966 - 00
* PT stands for Part-Time. The sanctioned intake in varios branches of engineering and Technology are
displayed on the website of AICTE. The extracted pages are annexed at Annexure 1.
• NBA Accreditation Status of UG Programmes as on 31st December 2016:
Title of UG
Programmes
being offered
Whether eligible for
accreditation or not
Whether accredited
as on 31st Dec 2016
Whether “Applied for”
as on 31st Dec 2016
Chemical
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
08.11.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Civil
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
04.01.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Computer
Science &
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
04.01.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Information
Technology
No No No
Electrical Yes Accreaditation expired on In process
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Engineering 08.11.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
Electronics
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
04.01.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Mechanical
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
08.11.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Bio-Chemical
Engineering
Yes Accreaditation expired on
08.11.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Food
Technology
Yes Accreaditation expired on
04.01.2016. Renewal of
accreditation in process
In process
Plastic
Technology
Yes Reneval of accreditation
already applied In process
Oil Technology Yes Reneval of accreditation
already applied In process
Paint
Technology
Yes Reneval of accreditation
already applied In process
Leather
Technology
No No In process
Please refer to Annexure-2
• Accreditation Status of PG Programmes:
Title of PG
Programmes
being offered
Whether eligible
for
accreditation or not
Whether
accredited as
on 31st Dec 2016
Whether “Applied
for” as on 31st Dec
2016
Electronics &
Communication
Yes No In process
CAD Yes No In process
Chemical Technology
i)Bio Chemical Engg.
ii) Food Technology
iii) Oil Technology
Yes No In process
Chemical Engineering Yes No In process
Master of Computer
Application
Yes No No
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Staus of Faculty associated with Teaching Engineering Students (Regular/On-Contract)
as on 31th
December 2016)
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R C
R C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15=
(3+5+7+9+
11+13)
16 17=
(4+6+8+10+
12+14)
Prof. 19 05* - - - - - - - - - - - 05* 14** N/A
Assoc.
Prof.
38 04* - 04* - 07* - - - - - - - 15* 23** N/A
Asstt.
Prof.
74 28* 02*** 08* 06*** 11* 55*** - 04*** - - - - 47* 27** 67***
Total 131 37* 02*** 12* 06*** 18* 55*** - 04*** - - - - 67* 64**
67***
Prof. = Professor, Asso. Prof. = Associate Professor, Asstt. Prof. = Assistant Professor, Lec.=Lecturer R=Regular,
C=Contract
* The above figures are exclusive of CAS positions filled through merit promoitions (open).
**Against vacant positions contractual (guest faculty) is in place.
*** Guest faculty Please see Annexure-3 for details of faculty positions.
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2. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL (IDP)
(Implementation period: April 2017- March 2020)
2.1 Executive Summary of the IDP
Institutions of technical education have an obligation to be responsive to changing social needs.
They have mammoth challenge of creating an environment for producing good quality students
with ample job opportunities. This development proposal is in line with changing scenario of
engineering education worldwide. It is an effort in bridging the gap between what is available
and what is required to be able to produce good quality students. The University will thus be able
to contribute to the task of nation building much more effectively
The University was part of the TEQIP Phase-I and Phase-II. From the description on Baseline
data presented in section 1 and academic excellence, it is quite evident that the university has
made significant progress in terms of basic infrastructure, UG laboratories, library, computing
and networking facilities as a result of TEQIP Phase-I and Phase-II. Further the research
facilities and resulting output have also improved. However, some of the postgraduate programes
(M.Tech) and research level (PhD) especially in branches of engineering and technology requires
further strengthening. The university intends to strengthen these programmes by TEQIP Phase-
III.
The following proposals/initiatives have been identified:
a) Starting new programmes and increase in intake.
b) Scaling up PG education and augmentation of doctaral level studies
c) Enhancement of facilities for demand driven technological research and development
d) The industry oriented research
e) Implementation of a well defined and time bound plan of cooperation with the networked
institutions / industries
f) Improvement in trasition rate and pass rate
g) financial assistanceships/Scholorships
h) State-of-the-art laboratory
i) Increasing focus in interdisciplinary research and collaborative academic activities
j) UG and PG research projects will be on industrial problems
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k) Equity assurance
l) Pedagogical training and comprehensive faculty development program
m) Faculty/Staff/Student development
n) Upgradation of knowledge and skill of technical and non technical human resource.
o) Facilitating research and development
p) To establish more Centers of Excellence
q) Improving administrative and management system
r) Students participation in national and international academic events
s) Improvement of research base and
t) Community development through outreach activities and transfer / dissemination of
knowledge/information/technology leading to better awareness in order to achieve a
healthy quality of life
2.2 Provide an action plan with timelines for
(a) Improving the learning outcomes of the students
1. Faculty training (qualification up gradation, subject up gradation & research
competence, Pedagogical training, participation in conferences,
seminars/workshops etc.)
Faculty is an important stake holder in an educational institution. They need continuous
qualification up gradation, subject upgradation, enhancement in their research
competency through pedagogical training, participation in conferences,
seminars/workshops etc.
The action plan for faculty training of this university is as follows:
Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
Pedagogical
training
3 4 5 4 6 6 7 8
Conferences 2 3 3 5 6 6 8 8
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Seminars 2 4 2 4 6 5 7 6
Workshops 3 3 4 6 5 7 8 6
FDP 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 5
Symposium 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 5
Qualification
upgradation
- - - - - 2 - 4
Subject
upgradation
2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Research
competence
- 3 2 5 4 4 5 5
2. Staff training (Technical & Administrative staff)
Staff training from time to time is quite essential for their continuous up gradation.
Usually there are two types of staff members in an institution i.e. Technical staff and
Administrative staff.
The action plan for staff training of this university is as follows:
Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
SDP 4 5 6 5 7 6 7 9
Workshop 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 9
Seminars 4 5 4 5 7 4 7 8
3. Increasing capacity of UG, PG and PhD education (increasing enrollment and
starting new UG, PG and PhD programmes)
This institution has become university since 1st Sep 2016. The university is empowered
by its act to increase capacity of UG, PG asnd Ph.D. programmes. This university has
made its action made for increase in capacity for various courses and commencement of
new courses, which is pending for approval by its executive council.
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4. Investing in smart classrooms, campus Wi-Fi (24*7 broadband connectivity and
Wi-Fi access in all academic and administrative buildings and hostels (with a
minimum of 2 MBPS speed for each connection)), e-library etc.
The university has sufficient infrastructure, but it needs renovation and refurbishment.
The university has some e- class rooms and LAN connectivity for internet at present.
Library up gradation has also been planned.
The action plan for Investment in smart classrooms, campus Wi-Fi and e-library is as
follows:
Activity Time period
April 2017-
March 2018
April 2018-
March 2018
April 2018-
March 2019
April 2019-
March 2020
Investment in
smart classrooms
Yes Yes Yes Yes
campus Wi-Fi Yes Nil Nil Nil
e-library Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Improving the academic performance of SC/ST/OBC/academically weak students
through innovative methods, such as remedial and skill development classes, peer
assisted learning for increasing the transition rate, non cognitive skills and pass
rate
The most important stake holders of an educational institution are students. The students
in this university come from various levels and classes of society. The university from
time to time organizes various activities for improving the transition rate and pass rate.
The university also organises fininshing schools, remedial classes, skill development
classes etc for its students.
The action plan for such activities of this university is as follows:
Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
Remedial classes 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
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Skill development
classes
1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6
Student seminars 1 2 4 4 5 5 6 4
Student workshops 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6
Finishing school 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 5
Student
symposium
2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5
6. Instituting academic and non-academic reforms including programme flexibility
(Is there any need to revise the curriculum? When it was last revised?)
With the changing phase of globalization there is lot of obsolescence in the labs and
course curriculum. Hence, there is urgent need for the modernization and strengthening
of the existing facilities to cope up the phase of globalization.
The university reforms its academic and non-academic domains from time to time.
Curriculum revision has been done from time to time for which there are various bodies
like Board od Studies, Academic committee, Academic Council and Executive Council.
Curriculum was last revised in June 2016.
(b) Improving employability of the students
7. Increasing interaction with industry (What are the industries located in the
vicinity? What role of industry is perceived for the institute?)
To develop linkage with other education institutes, industries and other user agencies
through multiplicity of programme including consultancy, these interactions are
necessary. Industry-Institute interactive programmes ensure mutual benefits including
employability for students, revenue generation for the institution, and Commercial
activities. There are several leather industries around Kanpur, besides Kanpur is an
industrial city considered to be the Manchester of east.
This University has very close interaction with Industry. Many MoUs and EoIs have been
signede with insdustry. For enhancing interaction with industry, the university organises
expert lectures, panel discuission, seminars, conference, workshops, conclave etc.
The action plan for interaction with industry of this university is as follows:
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Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
MoUs and EoIs 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Expert lectures 5 10 12 15 15 20 14 16
Panel discussion 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Seminars 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 5
Conference 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Workshop 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5
Conclave 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2
8. Student career counseling and placement
Career counseling and placement is an important part of an educational organization. All
efforts are being made for ensuring 100% employability of students. Career counseling is
being done using the help of experts.
The university has good placement record. With the help of experts, the student are given
career counseling from time to time
The action plan for such activities of this university is as follows:
Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
Career counseling
workshop
1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
Placement
workshop
2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
Personality 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 1
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development
workshop
Expert lectures 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 4
(c) Increasing faculty productivity and motivation
9. sponsored research, consultancy and other revenue generating activities
The university has inplace policies and plans for motivation of faculty in order to keep
them highly productive. The university provides seed money support for R & D projects
submitted by faculty. Since this institution is one of the oldest institutions in the country,
therefore most of the academic departments provide good amount of consultancy and are
actively engaged in revenue generation.
The action plan for such activities of this university is as follows:
Activity Time period
April
2017-
Sep
2017
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2017 -
March
2018
April
2018-
Sep
2018
Oct
2018 -
March
2019
April
2019-
Sep
2019
Oct
2019 -
March
2020
R & D projects 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2
Consultency
activities
6 6 8 8 10 10 8 8
Resource
generation
activities
4 4 5 4 5 6 4 4
2.3 Provide an action plan with timelines for
1. Obtaining autonomous institution status from UGC
This institution has already been given academic autonomy from UGC. Since 1st
September 2016, this institution has been upgraded into a university through an act of
state legislature; therefore, being a university, the instition has full autonony in every
respect.
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2. Improving the NBA accreditation status
The programmes of the university had NBA accreditation. Renewal of NBA accreditation
for such program whose accreditation has expreed is in process.
2.4 Describe the following in brief:
1. Is any enhanced assistance / mentoring that the institution is looking forward from its
ATU?
This institution is already a university. Therefore it does not need any enhanced
assistance / mentoring.
2. Does your BoG need strengthening, if yes, then how?
No
3. Is there an ERP/MIS system existing, if yes, then any improvement, modification
suggested.
Comprehensive ERP/MIS system establishment is in process. Automation exists for
examination and result related activities.
4. Is there any mechanism i.e. special classes being conducted in the institution for
improving the GATE score?
Yes, The university provides faculty and staff members with ample time post lunch to
conduct such classes. Classes for not only improving the GATE score but for
improving aptitude, general English and learning foreign language is in the platter to
be served.
2.5 Provide a Twinning Plan with a high performing institute with the objective of
capacity building knowledge transfer and developing long term strategic
partnerships. (Twinning plan will be formalized into twinning agreement after
finalizing the twinning partner).
The university will prefer twinning agreement with some central university, NIT, IIT or
any other national institution of high repute.
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2.6 Is there any difficulty in Recruitment and selection of high-quality faculty? If yes,
what are the reason & action plan to solve the issue?
There is no difficulty in recruitment and selection of high-quality faculty. The university
through a selection board has planned to recruit and select high quality faculty by giving a
nation wise advertisement
2.7 Give an action plan for ensuring that the project activities would be sustained after
the end of the Project.
To sustain the project activities in future, university will like to increase the funds under
following four categories.
(a) Staff development fund
(b) Depreciation fund
(c) Maintenance fund
(d) Corpus fund
2.8 Describe briefly the participation of departments/faculty/students in the IDP
preparation.
The department, faculty and students of this university have greatly participated in the IDP
preparation.