Mandatory Disclosure by Institutions running AICTE approved Engineering/Technology/Pharmacy programmes to be included in their respective Information Brochure, displayed on their website and to be submitted to AICTE every year latest by 30^th April together with its URL

The following information is to be given in the Information Brochure besides being hosted on the Institution’s official Website.

“The information has been provided by the concerned institution and the onus of authenticity lies with the institution and not on AICTE.”

I.                  Name of the Institution

Caarmel Engineering College,

Koonamkara Post, Perunad,

Pathanamthitta District,

Kerala, Pin – 689 711.

Phone : 04735-240990/1/2/3

Fax : 04735 -240994

E-mail – mail@caarmelcollege.org

II.               Name & Address of the Principal

Prof. C. Radhakrishna Pillai

Revathy Kalanjoor P.O,

Pathanamthitta Dist., Pin – 689 694

Tel: 04734-270372 Mobile: 9447333400

III.           Name of the Affiliating University

Mahatma Gandhi University

Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, Pin-686 560

Phone: 0481 273 1007, Fax: 0481- 2731009

IV.    Governance

Members of the Board and their brief background

Brain Child of the Visionary Founder Chairman Late Er. Babu P. Thomas.

            The man who changed every problem into a project was born on August 8th 1951, as the elder son of Late Mr. P. O. Thomas and Mrs. Annamma Thomas. He took BE Degree in Mechanical Engineering from T.K.M College of Engineering, Kollam. He worked in gulf countries as Project Manager of reputed companies till 1987. After returning from Gulf, he formed the Palazhi Group and engaged in Hotel and Tourism Development field. He was an active social worker and have deep concern for the poor and weaker sections of the society. He was one of the promoters of the Kairali Malayalam Channel (Kairali).                                                                                                                                                                     
           

Babu P. Thomas along with a group of Engineers formed the Caarmel Educational Trust and engaged in the activities of starting an Engineering college, obtained approval from AICTE to start the Caarmel Engineering College in 2002 - 03. Babu P. Thomas died on 7th July 2002.                                                           .

Mrs.Gracy Babu – Chairperson

Mrs.Gracy Babu is a B.A. (Economics) graduate from Assumption College Changanaserry. She was born at Pathanapuram (Kollam district) as the third daughter of Mr. K.A Mathai who is a notable businessman. She was married to Er. Babu P Thomas, who was the Founder Chairman of the Trust and the College. Apart from being the Chairperson, she is effectively taking care of the business enterprises of her husband Late Er. Babu P Thomas (Dealership in IBP, Adoor Towers, Palazhi Lodging, Plantations at Laha). Presently she is the Chairperson of Caarmel Educational Trust and Caarmel Engineering College

Members of Academic Advisory Body

As such the academic affairs of the college is administered by the Academic Advisory Body with the members given below:

1. Prof.C.Radhakrishna Pillai, Principal                   -  Chairman
2. Dr.C.Madhavan, Academic Co-ordinator            -  Member
3. Dr.Viji Jacob Mathew, Vice Principal                  -  Member
4. Prof.C.K.Prabhakaran, Professor & HOD,CE     -  Member
5. Prof. T.K. Radhakrishnan, Professor& HOD,AS -  Member
6. Prof.Rajan Jacob, Professor & HOD, IT .            -  Member

Frequency of the Board Meetings and Academic Advisory Body

Frequency of the Board and Academic Advisory Board meeting is twice a year.

Organizational chart and processes ( Enclosed  as annexure 1.0)

Nature and Extent of involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs/ improvements.

• Faculty prepares lesson plans and submits to the Principal
• Lesson Progress reports are submitted every week.
• Log Sheet of the coverage of portions submitted every week.
• Class Tests, 2 Series Tests, and at least 4 assignments are given in one semester.
• Attendance marking is mandatory.
• Those students who have backlogs are given coaching during off hours.

Mechanism/Norms & Procedure for democratic/good Governance.

• Faculty Meetings are conducted once in a month.
• Whole programme of pedagogy is discussed in a free and frank style.
• Young Faculty are given guidance and directions in teaching process.
• They are advised to inculcate discipline among the students.
• They are directed to clear any doubts in the Class.
• Refer Annexure 1.1

Student Feedback on Institutional Governance / faculty performance.

• Feed back of performance of Faculty is taken once in a Semester.
• Faculties are called by Principal one by one and are shown the feed back sheet.
• Individual advices are given then and there.
• Corrective measures are taken.
• Students are informed of the corrective measures under taken by the Principal

Grievance redressal mechanism for faculty, staff and students

·         As such there was no forum in a formal manner.

• We have constituted separate committees of grievance redressal for faculty, staff and students.

·   An Ethics Committee chaired by the Principal. An Anti-Ragging Committee

      constituted.

Programmes

Name of the Programmes approved by the AICTE

1.      Electronics and Communication Engineering

2.      Electrical and Electronics Engineering

3.      Computer Science and Engineering

4.      Information Technology

5.      Civil Engineering

6.      Mechanical Engineering

7.      MBA ( Master of Business Administration)

Name of the Programmes accredited by the AICTE – Nil

For each Programme the following details are to be given:

·         Placement Facilities

There is a placement cell and Mr. Padeep.S., Lecturer, MBA Department is the head of the placement cell. We send a few faculties to various companies to probe into the vacancies.

·         Campus placement in last three years with minimum salary, maximum salary and average salary

            Maximum Salary : Rs. 22,000/-

Minimum Salary : Rs. 12,000/-

Average Salary  : Rs. 15,000/-

v  Name and duration of programme(s) having affiliation/collaboration with Foreign University(s)/Institution(s) and being run in the same Campus along with status of their AICTE approval. If there is foreign collaboration, give the following details:  NOT APPLICABLE

Details of the Foreign Institution/University:

·         Name of the University/Institution

·         Address

·         Website

·         Is the Institution/University Accredited in its Home Country

·         Ranking of the Institution/University in the Home Country

·         Whether the degree offered is equivalent to an Indian Degree? If yes, the name of the agency which has approved equivalence. If no, implications for students in terms of pursuit of higher studies in India and abroad and job both within and outside the country.

·         Nature of Collaboration

·         Conditions of Collaboration

·         Complete details of payment a student has to make to get the full benefit of collaboration.

v  For each Collaborative/affiliated Programme give the following:

      NOT APPLICABLE

·         Programme Focus

·         Number of seats

·         Admission Procedure

·         Fee

·         Placement Facility

·         Placement Records for last three years with minimum salary, maximum salary and average salary

v  Whether the Collaborative Programme is approved by AICTE? If not whether the Domestic/Foreign Institution has applied to AICTE for approval as required under notification no. 37-3/Legal/2005 dated 16^th May, 2005 - 

      NOT APPLICABLE

VI.       Faculty

v  Branch wise list faculty members:

·                     Permanent Faculty