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,