MANDATORY DISCLOSURE

                    I. Name of the Institution : 

MAILAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Dr. B. Parthasarthy, Director

Mailam Engineering College

Mailam, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dist.,

Tamil Nadu, South India, India

Ph: 04147-241551,241515 Fax : 241552

e-mail: mailamengg@sify.com

Name of the Principal :

 

Prof. A.RAVICHANDRAN

Principal

Mailam Engineering College

Mailam, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram Dist.,

Tamil Nadu, South India, India

Ph: 04147-241551,241515 Fax : 241552

e-mail: mailamengg@sify.com

IV. Governance

Members of the board and their brief back ground

Mailam Engineering College is a self-financing educational institution being run  Mailam Subramaniya Swamy Educational Trust.  The institution was started in 1998 .  The college is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University.  From this current session, 2005-2006 the institution enters the eighth year of establishment.

The Philanthropists of Mailam Subramaniya Swamy Educatinal Trust hence have chosen Mailam to render educational service to he welfare of the rural society through technical education.

The college provides an atmosphere of intellectual vigor and moral rectitude. The college houses a central library, where around 17,242 volumes of books and 107 journals and magazines are available. The training and placement cell keeps a close contacts with various industries which need the highly qualified technical manpower.  The cell also arranges in-plant training for the deserving students during vacation and industrial visits.

 

   GOVERNING COUNCIL

Mr. N. Kesevan                                                   -           Chairman

Founder & Chairman

Mr. M. Dhanasekaran                                         -           Member

Managing Director

 

Mr. S.V. Sugumaran @ Subramaniyan               -           Member

Secretary

 Mrs. K. Nalini                                                   -           Member

Vice Chairperson

Mrs. D. Geetha                                                  -           Member

Treasurer

Mrs. V. Nirmala                                                 -            Member

Trustee

Shri. V. Gopalan                                                 -           Member

Industrialist & Educationalist                

Dr. Bh. Nagabnushana Rao                                  -           Member

Professor, Anna University, Chennai

Thiru. Tushar K. Nath                                           -           Ex-Officio

Director,Southern Regional Office,

AICTE, Chennai – 6.

Thiru. Jatindranath Swain, I.A.S                            -           Ex – Officio

Commissioner of Technical Education  

Chennai – 25.

 

Prof. A. Ravichandran                                             -           Member Secretary

Principal.

 

BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE TRUST MEMBERS

Mr.N. KESAVAN, the Founder and Chairman of the Trust, with a foresighted vision and forethought, has set up the Institution par Excellence that would grow to become one of the best colleges in Tamilnadu.

Mr. M.DHANASEKARAN, the Managing Director of the Trust, with his rich experience in the management of diverse activities has drawn a blueprint to create an excellent infrastructure in serene and conducive surroundings that would pamper students in their pursuit of knowledge and academic excellence.

Mr. S.V. SUGUMARAN is the Secretary of the Trust.  He extends enough support and guidance for the cruising development of the college to attain excellence in all spheres of engineering.

Mrs. K. NALINI is the Vice Chairperson of the Trust.  She, with her vast knowledge and wisdom, extends her invaluable support for the Trust in its pursuit of giving quality education to the technocrats.

Mrs. D. GEETHA is the Treasurer.  She, with her extraordinary skill of handling financial affairs, assists the Trust in all its monetary matters.

Mrs. V. NIRMALA is the Trustee.  She with her wisdom and the dedicated hard work lends her dignified support to the Trust.

Shri V. GOPALAN is one of the members of the Trust. He is an industrialist and an educationist.  He, as an educationalist, leaves no effort unattempted for bringing up the college to the pinnacle of its glory.

Dr. Bh. NAGABUSHNA RAO, Professor of Anna University, Chennai, is another member of the Trust.  He, with all his wide knowledge in the field of education, guides the Trust in all its endeavors.

Thiru. TUSHAR K. NATH, Director, Southern Regional Office, AICTE, Chennai & Thiru. JATINDRANATH SWAIN, I.A.S, Commissioner of Technical Education, Chennai are the Ex-Officio of the Trust.  They lend their support to the philanthropist attitude and benevolent activities of the Founder Chairman.

Prof. A. RAVICHANDRAN, the Principal of the college, is the Member Secretary of the Trust.  He, with all his traits, stands a role model to the whole students’ community. He takes all his efforts to materialize the aspirations of the Trust members.  

 

Members of the academic  advisory board

1.      Mr. Ramnath K. Swamy. Plant Personal Manager, HCL Info System Ltd., Pondicherry - 11.

2.      Mr. N. Venkatakrishnan, General Manager, Nexus Computer, Pondicherry – 605 005.

3.      Mr. Selvaraj, Branch Manager,  Accel ICIM Limited , Pondicherry.

4.      Mr. M.Vaithiyanathan, Electrical Manager, SPIC Pharma,      Cuddalore.

5.      Mr.R.Sekar, Managing Director, Coopper Bussman I pvt. Ltd, Pondicherry.

6.      Mr. P.Rangaraj, Managing Partner, Chemin Controls,   Pondicherry.

7.      Dr. S.P.Rama Rathanam, Executive VP, LUCAS TVS Ltd, Chennai.

8.      Mr.R.Sridharan, Director, Magnetic Meter systems l India Ltd, Pondy.

9.      Mr.P.K.Mohana Rangan, VP,UCAL Fuel System Ltd, Pondy.

 Frequency of board meeting and academic advisory board

 Annual

  Organizational chart and processes     : ANNEXURE - i

      Academic Activities Chart   and  College Committee  Chart

  Mechanism / norms & procedure for democratic good governance

Applications are called for eligible candidates against vacant posts through advt. in the leading national and regional newspapers. After scrutiny candidates are called for interview.

Mode of selection is based on written test on general aptitude & technical. Short listed candidates should attend a technical and personal interview. The selection committee comprises of the Director, Principal, HOD, and Experts, from the concerned branch, in the cadre of Professor/Asst. professor from reputed Engg. colleges.

Successful candidates are given the offer of appointment with AICTE scale of pay and other admissible allowances.

Promotions and increments are based on the service performance of the candidates, with the required qualification and experience.

Candidates delivering exceptional performance will be given due consideration and incentives will be given in various levels.

Students feedback on institutional governance / faculty performance

                    CLASS COMMITTEE 

Every class shall have a class committee consisting of teachers of the concerned class, student representatives and a chairperson who is not teaching the class. It is like the ‘Quality Circle’ (more commonly used in industries) with the overall goal of improving the teaching-learning process. The functions of the class committee include 

1.      Solving problems experienced by students in the classroom and in the laboratories.

2.      Clarifying the regulations of the degree programme and the details of rules therein.

3.      Informing the student representatives the academic schedule including the dates of assessments and the syllabus coverage for each assessment.

4.      Informing the student representatives the details of Regulations regarding weight age for each assessment. In the class of practical courses (laboratory / drawing / project work / seminar etc.) the breakup of marks for each experiment / exercise / module of work, should be clearly discussed in the class committee meeting and informed to the students.

5.      Analyzing the performance of the students of the class after each test and finishing the ways and means of solving problems, if any.

6.       Identifying the weak students, if any, and requesting the teachers concerned to provide some additional help or guidance or coaching to such weak students.

 The class committee for a class under a particular branch is normally constituted by the head of the deportment. However, if the students of different branches are mixed in a class (like the first semester which is generally common to all branches), the class committee is to constitute by the principal.

The class committee shall be constituted on the first working day of any semester or earlier.

 At least 4 students representatives (usually 2 boys and 2 girls) shall be included in the class committee.

 The chairperson of the class committee may invite the Faculty advisor(s) and the Head of the department to the meeting of the class committee.

 The principal may participate in any class committee of the institution.

                    The first meeting of the class committee of the class committee shall be held within one week from the date of commencement of the semester, in order to inform the students about the nature and weight age of assessments within the framework of the Regulations. Two of three subsequent meetings may be held in a semester at suitable intervals. During these meetings the student members representing the entire class, shall meaningfully interact and express the opinions and suggestions of the other students of the class to improve the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process. 

v     Grievance redressal mechanism for faculty, staff and students

               The Grievance committee takes care of the Grievances of the Faculty and Staff of the College

                            Role and Responsibilities of Students Welfare & Discipline Committee:

¨      This Committee should take care of the welfare of the Students.

¨      Students grievance are to be attended with utmost care immediately

¨      Should maintain discipline among the students inside the campus (including Hostel and Bus).

¨      Should see that students are neatly attired, with shoes and identity card inside the campus.

¨      Any act of indiscipline has to be seriously dealt with stringent action has to be taken by the committee, with the concurrence of the Principal.

¨      The members should go round the Department and see that students attend the class / Lab sincerely.

¨      If any student is found to be inattentive / playful inside the class, they can be called for necessary advice on the spot itself.

¨      They should visit the Hostel everyday.

¨      The committee should report to the Principal about the day-to-day matters with respect to discipline and grievance every day.

 Role and Responsibilities of Faculty Development Committee:

      ¨      This committee should Device strategies for the development of the faculty.

¨      Organize programs to improve the teaching ability of the fresh faculty.

¨      Inform the faculty members about the forth-coming program hosted by various institutions (AICTE – ISTE – STTP, FDP, Conference – Call for papers, Seminars, Workshop etc.,) and encourage / guide them to attend such program to enrich their knowledge.

¨      Collect the copy of course material and forward it to Library.

¨      Suggest / Recommend latest study materials for faculty to update their knowledge.

¨      Submit a detailed report about the programs attended by each faculty and programs organized for the faculty, to the Principal, at the end of every semester.

Role and Responsibilities of Proctor Committee:

   ¨      Should see that monthly reports are dispatched on the date of staff meeting, to all pass students only.

   ¨      For other, who failed in monthly test and whose attendance is less than 90%, parents are to be called within  3  days of    dispatch of report and should be informed of their wards poor performance.

   ¨      Should counsel the students for best performance.

   ¨      Should record the meeting with parents in proctor card.

Role and Responsibilities of Women Welfare Committee:

   ¨      Should take care of the welfare of the women students & staff.

   ¨      Should attend to the grievance of the women and should take necessary action.

V. PROGRAMMES :

¨      Name of the Programmes approved by AICTE, Number of seats, Duration cut of seats, Duration, Fees  

     The following degree programmes are offered by this college with the annual intake mentioned against each :

                    Three Academic years of six semesters

            1.         M.C.A – Master of Computer Applications             60 

  ¨      FEE  :

Details of the fees as approved by the state committee for institution

Name o f the program	Fees, Rs.
MCA	12,500 per semester

¨      PLACEMENT FACILITIES :

The placement cell is doing unblemished service to the aspiring students by providing them an opportunity get recruited in prestigious corporate, through campus placement program.

It develops job skills, promote leadership qualities and team spirit, create a sense of confidence in the students in handling professional issues. Special programs on career guidance, communication skills, GD, mock interview, technical / aptitude test, time and crisis management etc are arranged to train the students to attend the interview confidently

We also prepare the students to attend the take the competitive exams like GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, GATE etc. HR executives from reputed organizations conduct training programs for the students regularly.

¨      Campus placement in the last three years :

Maximum salary – Rs. 2.2 lakhs p.a.

Minimum salary – Rs. 36, 000 p.a.

Average salary – Rs.1.28 lakhs p.a.

 

CAMPUS  RECRUITMENT PROGRAM  2001 – 2002   - Nil

CAMPUS  RECRUITMENT PROGRAM  2002 – 2003   - Nil

CAMPUS  RECRUITMENT PROGRAM  2003 – 2004   - Nil

CAMPUS  RECRUITMENT  PROGRAM  2004 – 2005  - Nil

VI . Faculty

PG Programme

VII. PROFILE OF DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL

PROFILE OF DIRECTOR

 Dr. B. Parthasarthy, was born in 1944. He obtained his Master Degree-M.Sc.(Maths) in 1967, University of Madras , first Ph.D in Mathematics(1996), second Ph.D. in Business Administration (2003) and has submitted thesis for third Ph.D in Sociology. He has completed PGDCA. He is an eminent academician in the field of Education. He had started as a lecturer, went on to become Asst. Professor and Professor, serving in many colleges. He was the Principal-in-charge and then the Principal of Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College. He has been selected as a member of the Tamilnadu Legislative council. He has also served as member of many committees in colleges, for U.G.C and also served on many government committees.

 He has been selected for various awards such as, “Rashtrya Nirman Rattan Award”, “Bharat Gaurav Award”, “Best Citizen of India Award”, Vijay Rattan Award”, National Achievement Award for Educational Excellence and the American Medal of Honor”. He is a professional membership holder of the Mathematical Society( Madurai Chapter). He has attended many seminars, both national and international seminars and has presented many papers in those seminars. He has also organized several seminars. He has guided more than 30 P.G level and MPhil., students.

 His name was recommended twice by the search committee for the appointment to the post of Vice Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

PROFILE of principal

Prof A. Ravichandran, is an eminent academician in the field of Civil Engg. with specialization in Civil Engg.

Born in Chettikulum village in Tamil Nadu in 1965, he obtained his Bachelors degree in Engg. in Civil Engg. in 1987 from GCE, Salem, University of Madras and Masters degree in Structural Engg. from Annamalai University in 1994. He is undergoing doctoral program in Annamali University currently.

After a short stint as construction engineer in Pondicherry, he served in Adhiparasakthi Engg. College,  in various capacities for 12 years. He developed the concrete and materials testing lab and increased the quality assurance services of his department manifold

He Joined Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engg. College, Pondicherry as Assistant Professor in 2000 and became Principal in May 2001. In his tenure as Principal he initiated and completed ISO certification process for Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engg. College, apart from introducing several innovative administrative and academic measures. He organized the induction training program on teaching methodology in coordination with TTTI, Chennai

He joined Tagore Engg. College, Chennai in 2003 and served as HOD, Civil Engg for about a year

He later became principal of Mailam Engg. College, Mailam in April 2004. Under his stewardship the institution has made rapid stride in all aspects. He was instrumental in introducing several new PG programmes in Engg. like M.E. – Engg. Design, CSE, Power Electronics & Drives, the first of its kind in Villupuram dist.  He organized several National Level Seminars on various topics – like Professional Ethics, TQM, Innovative Teaching Techniques, ASM – Advances in materials . ,

The Institution hosted 2 faculty development program sponsored by Anna University on CAD and PQT ( Probability and Queuing Theory ).

He has guided  more than 20 academic projects in civil engg. He has attended scores of AICTE- ISTE STTP, he has presented about a dozen technical papers in National and International conferences , published article in magazines.

He is a member of IE(I), life member of ISTE, SESI, CSI .

He is survived with his wife whose is also a faculty in physics in an engg. college and entertained by their two siblings.

         VIII. FEES

         Details of the fees as approved by the state committee for institution 

         Time schedule for payment of fees for the entire program

        TWO weeks from the date of reopening of the college every year / semester

         Estimated cost of boarding and lodging in hostel:

         Lodging Rs. 7500 per annum

        Boarding on dividing system every month

         iX.  ADMISSION  :

         i. Number of seats sanctioned with the year of approval     :  2005- 2006 

        M.C.A

         Number of applications received during last two years for admission under management quota and number admitted  

         X. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

         Admission tests being followed, name and address of the test agency and its URL

   ¨      TNPCEE – www.indiaresults.com/career_guidance/TNPCEE/default.html, conducted by Anna University, Chennai

      refer URL: www.annauniv.edu

 ¨      CET -  Common Entrance Test, conducted by consortium of self financing engineering colleges, chennai

     Number of seats allotted to different test qualified candidates

    CET = 50 %

    TNPCEE = 50 %

         Last date for request of application : 30^th July

         Last date for submission of application : 30^th July

         Dates for announcing final results : 1^st week of August

         Release of admission list : 1^st week of August

  Date of acceptance by the candidate : 20 days from the date release of admission  list

 Last date for closing of admission: as per Anna University

 Staring of academic session: as per Anna University

             XI. CRITERIA AND WEIGHTAGE FOR ADMISSION

             1.  MCA. - Master of Computer Applications

Candidates who have passed the under mentioned degree exams of this university or an exam of any other institution recognized by this university as equivalent thereto provided they have undergone the course 10+2+3 or 11+1+3 pattern

a.   BCA. / B.E.S., B.Sc. in Computer Science / Mathematics / Physics / Statistics / Applied Science.

b.   B.Com / Bachelor of Bank Management / B.B.A / B.L.M./ B.A. – Corporate Secretaryship / Economics / Statistics Or Mathematics / Statistics In Main  / Allied Level

c.   B.Sc., Chemistry with Mathematics and Physics as allied subjects.

d.   B.E. / B.Tech / M.B.A.

e.   A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Mathematics as one of the subjects at the higher secondary level

    XII. APPLICATION FORM :          See Annexure - II

             XIII.  LIST OF APPLICANTS

               Open Seats : As per Anna University allotment    See Annexure - III

                Management Quota Seats :  See Annexure - III

                 XIV. RESULTS OF ADMISSION UNDER MANAGEMENT SEATS

                ADMISSION COMMITTEE

An admission committee comprising of the Director, Principal, Dean and Administrative Officer will finalize the admission of the candidates under management quota.

            List of candidates offered admission and their score in order of merit

 See Annexure - III

                                                 Teaching load for each staff

                                     Master of Computer Applications