I have the privilege in presenting the 55th Annual Report of National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Hazratbal Srinagar Kashmir (J&K) for the year 2014-15. The Institute offers eight (08) B. Tech

FOREWORD

I have the privilege in presenting the 55th Annual Report of National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Hazratbal Srinagar Kashmir (J&K) for the year 2014-15. The Institute offers eight (08) B.Tech. courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology, besides 08 M.Tech programmes in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments. We have Ph.D. programme in all the Departments and also M.Phil. programme in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Our faculty actively participated in National and International Conferences/Seminars, Workshops, expert lectures and other related research activities and presented a good number of papers in these conferences/Seminars during the year under report. The Institute also organized Conferences/Workshops on its own as well as in collaboration with other Institutions /organizations. Apart from these activities many R&D sponsored projects are in progress.

The Department of Training and Placement has been making enormous efforts for the placement of its students. During the year under report many multinational and

national companies, both core and software visited our Institute for Campus recruitments. It gives me immense pleasure to place on record that the placement has been very satisfactory during the year under report. Further, the students of the Institute actively participated in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities within and outside the Institute and won laurels. The Institute encourages the students in all such activities. 02 students, 01 from UG and the other from Ph.D attended NITs Scholars In-Residency programme at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The Ph.D Scholars selected from NIT Srinagar is one among the six selected from all NITs of the country. Further, 02 students from Innovation Club of NIT Srinagar attended the meeting of National Innovation Clubs at Rashtrapati Bhawan held from 10th March, 2015 and exhibited their innovations.

The Institute rendered useful services to other sister Institutions and continued to offer expertise and consultancy services to various government/public/private organizations.

The Institute has made MoUs with NITs, IITs, Research Organizations to strengthen teaching learning and research activities. I am very happy to mention that NIT Srinagar has been awarded “Outstanding Engineering Institute of North” by ABP.

The devastating floods in the Valley in 2014 caused severe damage to NIT Srinagar also. The ground floors of all the boys Hostels, Medical Unit, Library, Cafeteria, Director’s Lodge, main Administrative buildings were submerged and damages occurred to a large extent. However, keeping the interests of students in mind, the Institute carried-out restoration work on war footing basis making all days working. The students did not suffer any loss and the autumn semester of students was completed in time. This was possible because of the unconditional support from all stakeholders of the Institute including the local State Govt. administration also.

Further, keeping the social responsibility in mind, we opened a medical camp in our Campus which functioned for about 50 days from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every-day and about 50,000 patients benefitted. Medicines for more than Rs. 1.50 Cr. donated by different organizations were distributed among these patients. This effort was particularly remarkable keeping in view that almost all the hospitals and other medical units in and around Srinagar were submerged in water around that time. Our efforts were also praised by the MHRD as well as the Visitor and the local people.

Before I conclude, let me put on record my sincere gratitude to MHRD, Government of India, Chairman BOG, Members of the BOG/FC/Senate, faculty, staff and the students of this Institute for their co-operation and support in running the affairs of the Institute smoothly.

Last but not the least, I record my appreciation of the team under the Chairmanship of Registrar, Prof. F. A. Mir for compilation of the Annual Report 2014-15.

(Prof. Rajat Gupta)