Prof. K.M. BAHAUDDIN AWARD - 2018

for the

Distinguished Engineering Teacher of Kerala State

A biennial Award

with a Cash Prize of Rs.1,00,000/-

a citation and a memento

INFORMATION BROCHURE

&

NOMINATION PROFORMA

November 2017

PREFACE

Engineering is a highly specialized profession and

need less to say Engineers are a blessed group of

professionals. The Engineering education equips one to

blend the knowledge of science, the rigor of mathematics

and logical reasoning come up with cost effective solutions

to practical problems. Such solutions also derive strength

from acquired experience and tacit knowledge. By its very

nature, Engineering is bound up with society and human

growth.

The profession of Engineering leads to a self-

actualization driven by societal commitment and

acceptability and could be consequence of a long march.

But the budding engineers are nurtured through a systemic

training process, under the tutelage of experienced and

committed faculty members. These Engineering Gurus

have always remained dedicated to the teaching

profession, through continued improvement of knowledge

through research and consultancy, thereby offering to the

profession and society a rich resourcefulness and long

standing tradition. The saga of a long march of a Teacher

in training an engineering student from undergraduate to

post graduate studies and doctoral dissertation

further, thus needs a special recognition. At present there

is no forum to recognize the distinguished engineering

teachers of this state, who have done yeoman service to the

cause of technical education in Kerala, with a societal

awareness and commitment.

The Kochi Chapter of RECCAA/NITCAA noted this

omission and decided to institute the award in the honor of

the late principal of Regional Engineering College, Calicut

Prof. K.M. BAHAUDDIN. Many of the practicing

professionals of the present day engineering profession will

recall with gratitude and awe all the outstanding qualities

that Prof. Bahauddin exhibited in his long march as an

Engineering teacher and educationist with a laudable

vision. With over 140 engineering college in the state, this

community has attained a sizable strength and by

identifying and honoring the distinguished engineering

teacher of Kerala, NITCAA is filling a gap by this biennial

award.

Prof. (Dr.) K.M. BAHAUDDIN AWARD will be the

most coveted award for an engineering Teacher in Kerala

State. The award will be presented once in two years to the

distinguished engineering teacher selected by an expert

committee based on the procedure prescribed. The first

award was presented in the Annual General Body Meeting

scheduled to be held at Cochin during January 2012.

I am also grateful to all those who are involved in

this great endeavor to promote skill, talent, commitment,

devotion to duty among engineering teachers.

Kochi

1st Nov 2017

Mr. M. M. Mohandas

President,

NITCAA

ABOUT THE AWARD

Award for Distinguished Engineering

Teacher of Kerala State Instituted by NITCAA, Kochi Chapter

A Biennial Award in memory of late Prof K.M.

BAHAUDDIN, Former Principal REC/NIT, Calicut

instituted by NITCAA, Kochi Chapter. The salient

features of the award, the eligibility criteria, nomination

criteria and other details of the nomination are all included

as Appendix I.

SALIENT FEATURES

• The Award is instituted to encourage quality teaching

and research by engineering teachers all over the state.

• A cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/-, a citation and momento

to the most distinguished teacher from Nominations

Received.

• The Award will be presented by a dignitary at a

function organised by NITCAA Cochin Chapter at

Cochin.

CRITERIA

• The Award is proposed to be given to an Engineering

faculty with a minimum qualification of B. Tech/ B.E./

B.Sc. Engg. and a post graduate degree in Engineering.

• Should be a current faculty member in any of the

AICTE approved engineering colleges / institutions

(Govt and Govt aided engg / Govt. self-financing /

private self- financing colleges in KERALA) running

B.Tech and/or M.Tech programmes in Engineering.

• The teacher shall be below 65 years of age as on Dec

31st 2017.

• They should have a minimum of 15 yrs of professional

experience, out of which at least 10 years should be in

teaching and that too five years in AICTE approved

engineering colleges of Kerala state.

NOMINATIONS

• Finding a single teacher worth giving such a

prestigious award is a very difficult and a tedious

process.

• Nominations can be submitted by Engineering

Graduates with commendable standing in teaching,

Research or Professional Engineering Practitionsers.

This will be fed to a computer data base, and analysis

and study will be conducted.

• Self nominations are not acceptable.

• Nominations will be scrutinised by the selction

committee for short listing. Nominations received after

the last date for a particular year will not be considered.

• The short-list of a maximum of 10 candidates will be

prepared by the selection committee with index marks

on various attainments and achievements of the

candidates.

• The list of candidates with their bio-data will be

passed on to the members of the Award committee to

prepare a rank list as per their choice independently.

The final selection is based on the consensus of these

rank lists. Before finalizing,the steps taken will be

subjected to further checking and strict scrutiny.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

• A seven member selection committee with Dr Babu T.

Jose, Former Director of School of Engineering,

Cochin University of Science and Technology

(CUSAT), Kochi as Chairman will short list ten most

eligible candidates for the award.

• State-wide publicity will be given through press-notes,

leaflets, booklets and TV/Radio announcements. These

will be repeated so that enough publicity is given.

AWARD COMMITTEE

A 10 member committee consisting of VVIP's will

form the Award Committee. This will consist of:

• Prominent Educationists

• Senior Professors of Universities

• Prominent Engineering Professionals etc..

AWARD

• The award has been instituted by NITCAA Cochin

Chapter using the funds generated by conducting a

World NITCA Meet at Cochin in the golden jubilee

year of the Alma mater.

• The Award is instituted to encourage quality teaching

and research by engineering teachers all over the state.

• A citation and a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/- to the most

distinguished teacher selected by a team of veterans

from Nominations received.

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

• The NITCAA Kochi Chapter will hold a meeting of the

press and other media at which the name of the

Awardee will be announced.

AWARD CEREMONY

• The Award event will be held along with the Annual

General Body meeting of the NITCAA Chapter and

will consist of one or more of following celebrated in

a grand way. This may the following events:-

• The formal Award Ceremony.

• The "Award Lecture', by recipient of the Award.

• Model Lecture/class, by a prominent Educationist.

THE TIME SCHEDULE

• The Prof. (Dr.) B. M. Bahauddin Award for the

distinguished Engineering Teacher for the year 2017

will be given during the AGM of Kochi Chapter on

January 26th 2018.

NOMINATION CRITERIA

For the attention of Nominators:

Criteria to be followed for Nominating a candidate for the

Bahauddin Award for the Distinguished Engineering

Teacher – 2017.

The Prof. K.M. Bahauddin Award of NITCAA Kochi

Chapter is to be given to an Engineering Teacher in

Kerala State who has performed well in all fields

he/she has entered. The Candidate should have a

combination of the following factors:

• a good teacher.

• a good researcher.

• a good research guide

• a great institution builder, who recognises the need for

building up new institutions (Departments, Schools,

institutes, centres for Teaching & Research and

accomplishes these by his/her efforts

• a great team leader/organiser.

• a national leader in higher education, as recognised by

UGC, AICTE or other All India organisations/

Academies/Associations by including his/her name in

the expert and special committees.

• an educationist.

• a planner, planning for developing higher education in

the country.

• a visionary, in the sense that he visualises or dreams

things that should happen for the benefit of the society

• a successful personality who has made his mark in any

field he worked.

• A role model for his category.

NOMINATION PROFORMA

NITCAA Cochin Chapter

Proforma for Nomination for

Prof. K.M. Bahauddin Award

Nominators may please go through the information

brochure about the award, particularly, the criteria

stipulated for the nominees. The details are requested to

be entered online. The nomination proforma can be

downloaded from …………………… Photocopies of the

same can also be used. After submitting the details online,

the generated pdf has to be endorsed and send to the

NITCAA office alongwith the detailed biodata.

Nominations received after the due date will not be

considered.

Also, please note that Self nominations are not

acceptable.

Please detach this sheet and enclose with the

application. Photocopies can also be used.

Nominators Name and Address

Official/ Residential:

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I hereby nominate …………….…….…….……

whose address and details, as I know, are as given

below for the Prof K.M. Bahauddin Award for the

Distinguished Engineering College Teacher of

Kerala State.

Nominees Name and Address

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Age as on 31st December 2017 :

Your impression about the nominee:-

• Note: This is for creating an index mark system to

select the best candidate for the Award. Please feet

free in your assessment.

• From among such persons you know, kindly indicate

your rating, by putting a tick(✓)mark in the

appropriate column.lf you are unable to assess some

factor(s), you may leave that column(s) blank' "Factors"

(Merit, Potential,

calibre etc)

Your Rating of the nominee

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As an engineering

Teacher

As a Researcher

As a Research-guide

As an institution-

builder

As a team-leader/

Organiser

As a national leader in

higher education

As an educationist

As a planner

As a visionary

As a model for his

category of People

The reasons for recommendation or rating the nominee for

Prof. K.M. Bahauddin Award for the Distinguished

Engineering College Teacher of Kerala State should be listed

specifically in a separate sheet in about 200 words.

Note: The details have to be entered online and a detailed bio

data has to be uploaded in the site. But a hard copy of the

same may please be sent by registered speed post, to the

following address

NITCAA

2nd Floor, Mather Square

Opp. North (Town) Railway Station

Ernakulam, Kerala

India 682018

HISTORY OF RECCAA COCHIN

CHAPTER

The beginning of the alumni association of REC/NIT

Calicut in Cochin can be pinpointed to the altruism shown

to a fellow alumnus. Suma of the 1972 batch was crippled

by a severe form of arthritis shortly after she passed out

from college. Her batchmates in Ernakulam and other

alumni with Prof. Jussay in the lead role helped her get

treatment, arranged a small business for her, visited her

and tried in many ways to make her life comfortable.

This led to more frequent casual meetings between small

groups with Sudesh Jain, M. R. Devadas and a few others

meeting regularly at Bharat Tourist Home (popularly

known as BTH). While they had mooted the idea of an

alumni association, the idea took off once when Sudesh

Jain met Prof. Jussay for advice on a problem at his

factory. The initial group of alumni split up into smaller

groups and visited factories around Ernakulam to

mobilise alumni.

The first meeting of REC Calicut alumni to organise an

alumni chapter in Cochin was held in Matha Tourist

Home on 12th July 1984. The enthusiasm of the alumni

and faculty was reflected in the attendance of about 70 old

students along with Prof. K. M. Bahauddin, Prof. P. M.

Jussay, Prof. Babu T. Jose, Mr. K. Balasubramanian, Mr.

Mohanachandran and the principal of the Regional

Engineering College at that time, Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai.

Sadick's house was a focal point for the pioneer alumni

such as M. R. Devadas, K. M. Michael, Sudesh Jain, Chil

Prakash, Francis Paul, Gopakumar and others to organise

the alumni chapter and the RECCAA Enclave. Though a

lot of ground work was done there to form the alumni

association, the main attraction may have been the mutton

biriyani, pathiri, chicken curry, unnakai and other

delicacies prepared by Mrs. Sadick and served after the

meetings which were sometimes held six or seven days a

week.

The Cochin chapter of the Regional Engineering College,

Calicut Alumni Association was formally inaugurated at

a dinner meeting at A. M. Sadick's house on the 15th

August 1984 with about 140 people in attendance.

Prof. Jussay proposed buying land for RECCAA Cochin's

first housing project in 1985 to allow salaried alumni to

own a residential plot on convenient payment terms. It

was a daring venture due to the obstacles in place at that

time and paucity of funds, with each alumnus involved

playing an important role in the acquisition and

conversion of 7 acres of land to realise the 'RECCAA

Enclave' residential area at Padamugal in Kakkanad. The

Cochin RECCAA Centre was formed in XXXX with Dr.

Babu T. Jose as President and Satheesha Baboo as

Secretary to manage assets on behalf of alumni members.

About 4 acres of land was purchased in the name of

Cochin RECCAA Centre near the Ernakulam

Collectorate.

The success of the first housing project of RECCAA

Cochin and the active involvement of Prof. Jussay and Dr.

Babu T. Jose inspired the formation of a registered

RECCAA Housing Society in 1990 to carry out the

mandatory procedures required to acquire housing plots

for its members. The dedicated and selfless work of Prof.

P. M. Jussay, Dr. Babu T. Jose, A. M. Sadick, M. R.

Devadas, Joseph Philip, Avarachen A. G., K. M. Michael,

Mathew M. Mathew and K. P. Alexander saw the

acquisition of about 14 acres of land in Kakkanad.

After some of the area acquired was registered to

members by 1995 the remaining 7 acres of land is now

under the stewardship of the RECCAA Charitable

Society.

The Cochin chapter conducted two industrial exhibitions,

one in 1992 at the Marine Drive grounds and the second

in 1995 at Manattiparambu. It is pertinent to note that

these were the only major industrial exhibitions to be

conducted in Kerala State till today other than the small

district level industrial fairs conducted mostly by the

Department of Industries. The industrial exhibition was

considered respectable enough for Maruti Suzuki to

launch one of their automobiles in Kerala in 1992. The

profit generated from this industrial exhibition was used

to purchase an office space for the chapter opposite the

Ernakulam Town (North) railway station.

The RECCAA Charitable Society was registered as a

charitable society in 2007. The Cochin RECCAA Centre,

the RECCAA Housing Society and the RECCAA Club

have been merged into the RECCAA Charitable Society

(RCS). The current project under the RCS is the

construction of a club on 3 acres of land in Kakkkanad to

provide a space for alumni to communicate and to

network. Charitable work is a major priority of the RCS

while a long term goal is to utilise the experience and

expertise of REC/NIT Calicut alumni for the greater good.

There were hardly half a dozen engineering colleges in

Kerala ten years ago. This figure shot up to well over a

hundred institutions in the last few years. It was not

surprising that parents and students were equally confused

about the standards and facilities in these colleges and

when it came to the choice of the college to seek

admission. RECCAA conducted two rating exercises of

engineering colleges in Kerala to assist aspirants. A

detailed questionnaire which was commended by Dr. A.

Sridharan, former Chairman AICTE Regional

Committee, as the best of its kind ever formulated in

India, was circulated among the engineering colleges. We

had REC/NIT Calicut alumni from all districts of the state

supporting the survey activity. We are pleased to note that

many institutions used our ratings to enhance their

reputation by giving wide publicity through the press and

prospectus. This exercise helped the Cochin chapter to

spread its alumni activity over the entire state.

The Cochin chapter of RECCAA/NITCAA was the

main contributor to the Silver Jubilee Endowment Trust

of the parent chapter.

The Cochin chapter has the honour of conducting the

World NITCA Meet in August 2011 in the Golden Jubilee

year of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

In commemoration of the World NITCAA event, the

Cochin chapter proposed to institute two awards; one in

the name of Prof. K. M. Bahauddin, the architect of REC

Calicut, and the second in the name of Prof. P. M. Jussay,

the founder of RECCAA Cochin chapter.

PROF. K. M. BAHAUDDIN

Educationist and Social reformer

REC or NIT Calicut is celebrating its Golden jubilee in

the year of 2011. The individual, who has made the most

significant contributions to the growth of this institution,

is obviously Prof. K. M. Bahauddin who led the institute

during its infancy. He is undoubtedly the architect of NIT

Calicut. The all-round growth the institute acquired

during his stewardship is unique and unparalleled.

Early Life

Prof. Bahauddin was born on 3rd May 1929 in Paravur,

Kerala, India. His father Kochukunju, a timber merchant,

passed away when he was still a toddler. He spent his

childhood in Paravur under the care and guidance of his

mother Najumma who played a pivotal role during his

formative years. He attended the school at Kottappuram

English High School.

After completing his Intermediate examination from the

University of Travancore, he joined Aligarh University to

study Civil Engineering. During his days at Aligarh, he

had a clear vision about his career. While being an

assiduous and committed student, he also excelled in

extracurricular activities. While at Aligarh, he was

mentored by Dr. Zakir Hussain, the third president of

India. In March 1950 he graduated in Civil Engineering

from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh

Muslim University.

Career as an Engineer

In October 1950 Prof. Bahauddin started his career as an

Engineer in Kerala PWD and was involved in the

construction of Malampuzha dam. However, realizing

that his calling was for an academic career, he returned to

Aligarh Muslim University as Lecturer in Civil

Engineering.

Later he went to the University of Manchester for his post

graduate studies. He graduated from there on December

12, 1957 with a Masters degree. In May of 1958 he joined

Durgapur Steel Plant as Concrete Design Engineer. He

organised and directed the quality control laboratory there

and also took over the technical control of foundry

construction. Later on he moved to the Rourkela Steel

Plant and was involved in its construction as well.

After this short stint in the industry he decided to move

back to academics and returned to the Department of Civil

Engineering at Aligarh University. The industrialisation

of late fifties required a large number of trained engineers.

This resulted in the creation of 15 Regional Engineering

Colleges (REC), one in each major state. The REC in

Kerala was established at Kozhikode in 1961. Prof.

Bahauddin moved to this institue in 1962 while REC

Calicut was still in its infancy. In 1965 he became the

professor and head of the Department of Civil

Engineering. When Dr. M.V. Kesava Rao, the first

principal of REC, Calicut retired, Prof. Bahauddin took

over. He was formally appointed as the Principal of this

college in 1968, at the young age of 40, which could still

be a record.

Regional Engineering College, Calicut

The REC Calicut went through its adolescent years under

Prof Bahauddin's leadership. Being a Civil Engineer at

heart, he took up the challenge of building up the

infrastructure for this institute with limited funds that

were available to the college. He said - "If you exercise

your arms, you will have strong arms. But your legs would

still be weak". This vision led to the all-round

developmental activities he brought in at REC, Calicut.

Apart from being a premier institute of learning, REC was

also the champion of Calicut University in almost every

game. REC also excelled in fine arts at the university and

regional level. The popularity of the orchestra was

phenomenal - a unique achievement for a professional

college. An inter-collegiate Arts festival - Ragam, was

held at the college to encourage the students who had

talent in the arts.

The Technology exhibitions organised during his time

received massive support from the students who used this

as a opportunity to showcase their technical abilities,

while the general public got an opportunity to witness the

developments at the frontier areas of technology and to

interact with the college. Many of the student projects

were well ahead of their time and often caught the

attention of the local press. All these gave an opportunity

for students to develop organizational and leadership

skills.

At a time when governmental funding was scarce, he

recognised the need to tap into other sources of funding.

He lead a mission to Ethiopia from where he was able to

attract the funds to train their students in Engineering at

REC, Calicut. The funds obtained through this program

helped to build the International Hostel.

Aligarh Muslim University

When Mr. Syed Hamid was nominated to take

over the Vice Chancelorship of Aligarh University in

1980, he approached Prof. Bahauddin to work with him

as his trusted lieutenant. In June of 1980 Prof. Bahauddin

moved back to his Alma Mater as it's Pro Vice-

Chancellor.

In 1985 he accepted the position of Executive

Director at National Institute of Educational Planning and

Administration (NIEPA). He retired from this position in

1989.

Prof. Bahauddin took keen interest in the well being of

REC alumni. He followed the career of each alumnus (his

boys!) with a paternal affection. On his return from Delhi,

he took keen interest in the activities of the Cochin chapter

and used to attend all important meetings in spite of his

indifferent health.

His contribution as an educationist is well known at

national level. The report titled “Performance Appraisal

Systems for Teachers in Technical and Management

Institutions” published in 1993 is still a premier document

on the topic. His contribution to the U. R. Anantha Murthy

Commission report on education is widely acclaimed. He

also served as a member of the Indian Delegation on

Education Collaboration to Ethiopia and as Deputy

Leader of the Indian Mission to Iraq for establishing

polytechnics.

The books he authored “Kerala Muslims: History of their

struggle” and “Kerala Social Structure” are well accepted

reference documents.

He had a humane touch in all his administrative decisions.

Many of his colleagues at REC Calicut remember with

gratitude, his help and guidance in building careers for

themselves.

The role played by Prof. Bahauddin to protect the rights

of his student on one occasion, won special mention by

the Hon. High Court of Kerala. The judgment described

Prof. Bahauddin as the silver lining!

Prof. K.M. Bahauddin left us for his heavenly abode on

Sunday March 20, 2011. His life and contributions will be

cherished by all who came across him. It is heartening to

note that NITCAA, Cochin chapter is planning to institute

an award in his memory. It will be a fitting tribute to this

great soul.