SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
TUMKUR - 572 103, KARNATAKA, INDIA.
TEL : (0816) - 282990/991/992/993
FAX : (0816) 282994.
GRAMS : SIT
e-mail ; mnc@sittum.kar.nic.in

(Affiliated to Bangalore University for programmes prior to 1998-99 and to Visveswaraiah Technological University for programmes after 1998-99 and Recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi)

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, which was established in the year 1963, is one among over hundred institutions run by Sree Siddaganga Education Society under the patronage of Sree Siddaganga Math.  The founder President, of the Society is Dr.Sree Sree Sivakumara Swamiji who is also the head of Sree Siddaganga Math.

SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, popularly known as S.I.T., is located in an ideal and congenial environment on the outskirts of Tumkur City on Bangalore-Poona National Highway. It is about 65 kms from the metropolitan city of Bangalore.

The institute, which was started with only three branches of Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering in 1963 with a total intake of only 120 students, now provides under-graduate programmes in ten braches of engineering with a total intake of 730 students.

Courses

S.I.T. is also running three post-graduate programmes namely,

• M.E. in Structural Engineering (Civil Eng.),
• M.E. in Chemical Engineering since 1992-93
• M.C.A. in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering since 1993-94.
• A two year M.B.A. programme has also been started during 1997-98 in the newly established Department of Post Graduate Studies in Management.
• The Department of Chemical Engineering is a recognised centre to conduct research programmes leading to Ph.D. degree.

In addition to graduate, post-graduate and research programmes, S.I.T. also conducts job-linked intensive post matriculation training programmes in the following fields :

• Printed Circuit-board making.
• Entertainment Electronics equipment servicing.
• Electrical wiring, motor winding and servicing of Electrical appliances.

S.I.T. has excellent infrastructural facilities and occupies a place of pride among all the technical colleges affiliated to the Visveswaraiah Technological University. Thanks to the congenial atmosphere and the spiritual and cultural ambience, the students have performed well above University average in all the disciplines and have occupied responsible positions in industry, educational and R & D institutions both within the country and abroad.

BIRLA AUDITORIUM
Birla Auditorium, named after Shri G.D.Birla who donated the auditorium to the institute, is used as a multipurpose hall by the students and staff to exhibit their cultural and other talents.  It is also used for indoor games such as shuttle badminton and table tennis.  It can accommodate 1000 persons at a time and is equipped with 35mm projector.  Feature films and technical films are screened for the benefit of students.

SEMINAR HALL
A Seminal Hall, which can accommodate 150 members, with necessary audio-visual facilities and public-address system, is being used by all the departments for arranging seminars, special lectures, workshops etc.

KENNEDY GUEST HOUSE
The Guest House is situated at the entrance of the S.I.T. campus.  There are five spacious and well furnished rooms with accommodation for 15 guests.

S.I.T. HEALTH CENTRE
S.I.T. Health Centre, with a full-time Resident Medical Officer, provides medical check-up and free clinical facilities for the students and staff.

LIBRARY
The Library, the nerve centre of the Institute, is situated at the centre of the campus.  It is housed in a three floor independent building covering a floor area of about 1200 sq. mts.

The library has a collection of more than 45,000 volumes of books, 1600 volumes of bound technical periodicals and 1600 volumes of dissertations.
Every year about 3000 books are added to our library at a cost of about Rs.7 lakhs.  Besides text books, the library is having a very good collection of subject hand books, subject and general encyclopaedias, subject dictionaries, general language dictionaries, year books, standards, code books, etc.

INTERNET FACILITY
The institute has both TCP / IP dialup and shell accounts.  Plans are complete to intranetwork the whole campus including the hostels.  A 64 kbps line has been installed at a cost of Rs. 1 crore to accomplish the above task. All the 3000 students in the campus will be provided with e-mail accounts.  A laboratory is being set up with browsing facility round the clock.  The new laboratory is to the international standards with two conference rooms for discussions.  A ISDN back up line is also being provided.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The sports activities are managed by the Director of Physical Education under the guidance of the sports committee of students and staff members chaired by a senior faculty member.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
S.I.T. is giving utmost importance for the development of teaching faculty to improve their communication skills and keep them abreast with the latest developments in their fields of specialisation, so that their overall effectiveness is enhanced.  Several steps have been taken to meet these challenging needs:

1. At the beginning of each semester, A SUBJECT WORKSHOP is conducted for a period of one week in each department.  The topics are chosen depending on the need and current status of development, and all the faculty of the department participate in the workshop.  Experts are invited from other institutions and R&D laboratories to deliver guest lectures.

2. In addition, teaching faculty are encouraged to participate in MICRO TEACHING SESSIONS in which the lectures are video - recorded and replayed to study individual performance while teaching and remove deficiencies, if any.

3. Besides, a student appraisal system is existing in which various important factors such as subject coverage, expression, lesson planning ability to interact with students etc., are assessed and feed back collected to help improve the overall performance of the teaching staff.

The titles of subject workshops conducted by each department till date are given in the respective departmental details.

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil Engineering has completed more than three decades of its useful existence.  The infrastructural facilities in the department are in tune with the current requirements and demands both for academic and consultancy purposes.  The Department has a post-graduate course in Structural Engineering since 1993.

The faculty of Civil Engineering are well qualified and experienced.  The department has a separate well equipped computer-centre which caters to the needs of both students and faculty with advanced systems and packages which are readily available for their use.

FACILITIES
The laboratory facilities available in the department are excellent and all of them are, in one way or other, extending testing facilities in addition to the basic academic need.

• Structural Engineering Laboratory has been modernised by procuring non-destructive testing equipments worth Rs. 5.0 lakhs under MODROB scheme from AICTE grants.
  
• Hydraulic Laboratory is well equipped with different types of hydraulic machines, flow measuring devices and hydraulic structural models.
  
• Material Testing Laboratory has UTM of 40 Ton capacity, loading frames, hardness and other testing equipments.
  
• Soil Testing Laboratory has field test equipments used for investigating soil properties and evaluation of soil strength and foundation design.
  
• Environmental Laboratory has been updated with latest instruments and equipments used for testing water, air and sewages samples.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FACILITIES

The department has well equipped laboratories and workshops to impart effective training to the students.  Students get practical training in various manufacturing processes like, foundry, welding, sheet metal forming, turning, miling, shaping and also in subjects like I.C. engines, heat transfer, material testing, metrology measurement and stress analysis.  Besides, they also get practical training in the latest areas of CAD/CAM and robotics laboratory is established.

The I.C. Engines and Heat Transfer Laboratories have been modernised by adding equipments like computerised I.C. engine test rig and recirculating type air conditioning test rig at a total cost of Rs. 6.00 lakh under MODROB Scheme sponsored by AICTE.

The existing CAD / CAM and ROBOTICS Centre will be augmented by installing a 5 axes robot shortly.

Coaching classes were conducted for candidates appearing in GATE - 99

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
FACILITIES

The laboratory facilities are being continuously upgraded to meet the requirements of present day trends.  The following equipments for Process Control and Reaction Engineering Laboratories were procured during 1997-98:
1) Batch reactor
2) Tubular reactor
3) Continuous stirred tank reactor
4) Residence time distribution (RTD) mixed flow reactor
5) Residence time distribution in plug flow reactor
6) Semi-batch reactor
7) Time constant test rig
8) Time constant in manometer
9) Non-interacting first order elements in series

Technical and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory for carrying out research work has been established.

The following analytical equipments have been procured under AICTE grant during 1996 - 97 :
1) Gas chromatograph
2) Spectro calorimeter
3) Flame photometer
4) Turbidity meter
5) UV Spectrophotometer
6) Microprocessor based ph meter

A separate library is maintained in the department with 800 books and back volumes of various journals.

The department has arranged the following seminars:

1. National level seminar on 'Utilisation of Waste to Industrial Products', sponsored by UGC during Sept. 21-23, 1983.
2. Get-together of Alumni on July 29, 1989.
3. One day seminar on 'Soaps and Detergents' on April 11. 1990.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
FACILITIES

Aryabhata Computer Centre

This Centre has :

1. Zenith superlan Pentium Server
2. 2 Pentium Servers (SCO Unix)
3. 32 PC/AT 486's with 66 MHz (Dx-2)
4. NELCO Force 20 mini computer based 68020 processor
5. PC's, PC-XT's, PC-AT's

Bhaskara Computer centre

This centre has:

1. 36 Pentium II with 333 MHz. 4.3 GB HDD, 32 MB RAM
2. 7 Pentium I with 166 MHz
3. PC - AT 486
4. 4 PC - AT 386

MCA Lab

This Laboratory is exclusively for MCA students and it has:

1. 2 Pentium Servers with 100 MHz
2. 20 Pentium Systems with 100 MHz

Advanced Microprocessor Lab

This laboratory has:

1. Five 66 MHz PC-AT 486 DX2's
2. A microprocessor development system with cross compiler and cross assemblers for 8085, 8086, Z-80, 6800, 68000, 8051 and 8751 microprocessor.
3. Twenty five 8085 and 8086 microprocessor kits
4. Five CRO's

Computer Maintenance Cell

The students are exposed to hardware and assembly of computer through this cell.  The cell undertakes the assembly of computer systems after purchasing individual components and maintain them there after.  This has helped to reduce the inital cost of establishing computer laboratories and avoiding the additional expenditure towards annual maintenance contracts.  This arrangement has also helped in reducing the usual delay in the maintenance work.

SIT-ISRO Collaboration

Indian Space Research Organisation, (ISRO) Bangalore is helping the Department of CS & E, S.I.T. in setting up the facility for "Satellite Remote Sensing & Digital Image Processing for Spatial data base creation - Geographical Information system (GIS) Environment".

This Project is also supported by AICTE under TAPTEC programmed and a sum of Rs. 18 lakhs has been sanctioned for the procurement of the items.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL SCIENCES

Department of Electrical Sciences offers courses leading to Bachelor's Degree in

1) Electrical & Electronics Engineering
2) Electronics & Communication Engineering
3) Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering

I  ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

FACILITIES
The Electrical Machines Laboratory has 76 rotating machines which include AC/DC motors, generator & special machines apart from seven transformers.
The Circuit & Measurements Laboratory is well stacked with various bridges & apparatus for analysis of circuits.  The newly introduced Power Electronics Laboratory has well equipped kits required for the study of speed control of motors using choppers, inverters etc.  Also the laboratory covers experiments on different types of commutation circuits, stepper motors, universal motors etc. These are supplemented by basic apparatus for the study of thyristor characteristics etc.  In addition to the above laboratories, the department has set up Computer Simulation Laboratory for Power System Analysis.  The software packages for load flow studies, short circuit studies, optimal operation of power system, stability studies etc., are developed.

A.I.C.T.E. has sanctioned financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 8 lakhs for computer aided power system protection laboratory.

II.  ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
FACILITIES

The department has the following laboratories:

1. Basic electronics laboratory
2. Electronics circuits laboratory
3. Digital electronics laboratory
4. Microprocessor laboratory
5. Industrial electronics laboratory
6. Communication laboratory
7. Advanced communication laboratory (TV, Microwaves & Optical etc.)

III.  INSTRUMENTATION AND ELECTRONICS
FACILITIES

The department has well equipped Laboratories, namely Electronics Laboratory, Instrumentation Laboratory, Process Instrumentation & Process Control Laboratory and Product Design Laboratory.

The Electronics Laboratory is equipped with CRO's including DSOs, Logic analyzers, IC testers, power supplies, function generators, ASG's, 6-1/2 digit, 4-1/2 digit and 3-1/2 digit digital multimeters, 8 and 16 bit microprocessor kits, ICE, Eprom Programmer, UV-Erasers etc.

The Instrumentation Laboratory is equipped with DC calibrator, pressure guage calibrator, DC and AC bridges, all types of transducers, training modules for measurement of displacement, temperature, pressure etc.

The Process Instrumentation and Process Control Laboratory is equipped with pneumatic, electronic and PC-based PID controllers, temperature, level and flow control loops with both discrete and computer based controllers.  PLC's, stepper motor controls, on-off controllers, MAT-LAB software with simulink and control toolbox and GINNE process control software simulation packages etc.

The Product Design Laboratory is equipped with UV exposure units, dipcoating and dry film laminator, artwork tables, reprographic camera, roller tinning, etching, coil winding machines, solder mask preparation unit, drilling machines, anodising unit, etc.

Students generally design and fabricate the required PCBs for their project work.  Various projects also serve the purpose of developing the required equipments for the laboratory.  Students are encouraged to take up industrial problems for their project works.  Bridge courses on PIC microcontrollers and printed circuit board making were conducted in the department for the benefit of students during 1997-98.

The department is also conducting short term courses in UNIX, C & C++ in association with the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES

The following laboratories, consisting of latest equipments and facilities to impart proper practical training to students as per the requirements of the syllabus, have been established in the department:
1. Metrology & Measurement Laboratory
2. Production Technology Laboratory
3. Industrial Engineering Laboratory

Students also undergo training in workshops and computer laboratories like
1. Basic workshops
2. Machine shop
3. Computer application of numerical methods
4. Software practice laboratory
5. Computer software application in materials management, production management, quantitative analysis etc.,

In addition, students get training in the practical aspects of many software packages such as FLOW, QPRO, TORA, d BASE III+, ORACLE 7.1, LOTUS 1-2-3 etc.  They also undergo training in operating systems and software development which is very essential in the present day manufacturing and management environment.

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
FACILITIES

The department which caters to 200 students, is housed in a modern three storeyed building, having access to generous terrace-space and usable roof-space.  The department, which is spread over 4000 Sq. m. has 5 large well lighted studios with OHP facilities, a computer laboratory having 20 terminals, an exhibition hall, a material museum and adequate space for the core-faculty, visiting faculty and office staff.

At present, the library subscribes to twelve architecture journals and had about Rs. 5 lakh worth of books on architecture.  At least two new journals and Rs. 1 lakh worth of books will be added every year.

Modern drawing tables are available for all the students.  Educational tours with training in photography and sketching are conducted every year.  Students are also sent for six months' practical training to reputed firms and concerns all over the country.  Cultural activities are an integral part of S.I.T. and students are encouraged to participate in seminars, workshops and competitions in the zonal as well as national level held every year.

Architecture students of S.I.T. are also members of National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA).  In 1998, they have successfully conducted the Annual South Zone NASA Convention, where Architecture students of 11 colleges participated.

POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
FACILITIES

SPECIALIZATIONS OFFERED

1. Marketing Management
2. Human Resources Management
3. Finance Management
4. Production Management
5. Information Management

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
FACILITIES

There are two well-equipped, independent physics laboratories for conducting experiments in vibrations, sound, optics, electricity and magnetism.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
FACILITIES

The department has three well equipped laboratories with the following facilities.

Electronic balances (0.1 mg accuracy), Digital pH meter, Digital Conductivity Bridges, Digital Photoelectric colorimeters, FRP Fume Cupboard, Muffle furnace, Hot air ovens, Suction pumps, Melting point apparatus, Water baths.

A Pentium computer equipped with a printer has been provided for the departmental use.

Plans are afoot to take up collaborative research projects pertinent to polymers and catalysis with the groups in the Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University and Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore.

S.I.T. is also running three post-graduate programmes namely, M.E. in Structural Engineering (Civil Engg.), M.E. in Chemical Engineering since 1992-93 and M.C.A. in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering since 1993-94. A two year M.B.A. programme has also been started during 1997-98 in the newly established Department of Post Graduate Studies in Management.  The Department of Chemical Engineering is a recognised centre to conduct research programmes leading to Ph.D. degree.

In addition to graduate, post-graduate and research programmes, S.I.T. also conducts job-linked intensive post matriculation training programmes in the following fields :

1. Printed circuit-board making.
2. Entertainment electronics equipment servicing.
3. Electrical wiring, motor winding and servicing of electrical appliances.

S.I.T. GROUP OF HOSTELS
The Institute is running its own hostels for about 1000 students on the campus and about 800 students in the city.  Two hostels for girl students in the city, accommodate 350 students.  The hostels are managed by the Warden, assisted by Deputy Wardens with the Principal as the Chairman of the Hostel Committee.

A separate Lady Students Amenities Centre is available with indoor sports facilities, reading room etc., for day scholars to spend their leisure hours.

INTERNET FACILITY
The institute has both TCP / IP dialup and shell accounts.  Plans are complete to intranetwork the whole campus including the hostels.  A 64 kbps line has been installed at a cost of Rs. 1 crore to accomplish the above task.  All the 3000 students in the campus will be provided with e-mail accounts.  A laboratory is being set up with browsing facility round the clock.  The new laboratory is to the international standards with two conference rooms for discussions.  A ISDN back up line is also being provided.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The sports activities are managed by the Director of Physical Education under the guidance of the sports committee of students and staff members chaired by a senior faculty member.

SPORTS FACILITIES

a) Outdoor games
More than four hectares of levelled play ground has been provided for games such as athletics (400 mts track), cricket, foot ball, hockey, two basket ball courts (one cement concrete and the other of bitumen), two volley ball courts, two ball badminton courts, two tennis courts, one kho-kho court and one kabbadi court.

b) indoor games
Two badminton (shuttle) courts, four table-tennis tables and facilities for carrom and chess etc. are provided.

A gymnasium with latest equipments, including one 16 station and another 4 station multigym, is housed in an independent building.  A total of Rs. 3.5 lakhs has been spent for the gymnasium (excluding building).

The facilities provided in S.I.T. Ladies Hostel include table tennis, carrom, chess and gymnasium equipments.  An outdoor stadium at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 lakhs is under construction.

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

The students are the backbone of S.I.T.  They come from all parts of the country and represent a miniature India with their different cultural and social backgrounds. The management takes utmost care to ensure that all facilities are provided to the students in the pursuit of their curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

A number of programmes has been initiated aimed at bring out the hidden potential in the students. Some of them are the following:

STUDENT'S SEMINARS
The Chemical Engineering Department and the Department of Electrical Sciences annually organise student's seminars entitled "CHESS" and TECHNISIUM' respectively.  Students from all over India participate in these one-day seminars, present papers, exchange ideas on advanced fields of interest and the best papers are awarded prizes and certificates.  Other departments have also started organising similar seminars.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Two cultural festivals entitled HALCYON and SPANDANA are organised for three-days, one in each semester of the year.  The students from all technical institutions in Karnataka State participate in these festivals which include a variety of items like English and Kannada debates, quiz, essay writing, mimicry, dance, drama etc., and are aimed at increasing the friendship and exchange of ideas among students of different institutions.  The students also learn organisational and management skills since these programmes are organised and managed essentially by students themselves.

DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING & PLACEMENT

S.I.T. is the first institution among the affiliated colleges of the Bangalore University to establish a full-fledged Training and Placement Department with a senior professor, experienced in industry, as its head.  The Department is responsible for catering to the following needs of students.

1. Contacting the industries and inviting them for campus interviews.  Guest house accommodation, local hospitality and other infrastructural facilities like audio-visual aids are provided to them to effectively and efficiently conduct the campus selection programmes.

2. Helping the students to equip themselves to face the challenges of the selection process by conducting periodic general aptitude tests, technical aptitude tests, group discussions, mock interviews etc., and making them generally aware of the industrial scenario, their role as engineers etc.

3. Effectively carrying out institute-industry interaction in terms of mutual contacts, exchange of information and ideas, needs and necessities on both sides; arranging visits and technical talks from industrial experts, etc.