About
Us
The Department of Instrumentation and Control
Engineering commenced its Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) degree
programme in 1990. Initially, the degrees were awarded by Guru Nanak Dev
University (GNDU) Amritsar. Subsequently, the Institute/Department was
affiliated to the newly set-up Punjab Technical University for the period
July 1997 through October 2002. Since October 2002 the Institute has been
accorded Deemed University Status enjoying complete academic autonomy.
Instrumentation and Control Engineering is a well-diversified discipline.
Many areas of specialization namely Process Instrumentation, Control
Systems, Biomedical Engineering etc. have grown by leaps and bounds and
have emerged as full fledged disciplines in themselves. Training students
in all these areas is as an uphill and challenging task. Therefore, every
effort has been made while developing curricula to ensure full cognizance
of all value elements among students. A holistic approach has been adopted
while framing curriculum, updating infrastructural facilities and
improving coaching methods. The courses, which have not find a berth in
the core curriculum have been incorporated as elective courses. The
teaching scheme has been enriched by the valuable inputs of experts of
respective fields from prestigious institutions / organizations such as
IIT Roorkee and IIT Delhi, R&D organizations like CSIO and leading
industries of the region. All this has become possible with the grant of
Deemed-to-be-University status to the Institute. Now the
Institute/Department has full academic autonomy to frame its own
curricula, implement a Credit Based semester system, devise a process of
continuous evaluation of students performance with total transparency and
finalize Letter Grades of students. The Department had submitted a
proposal to AICTE to begin Post Graduate Programme in Control Systems. The
sanction for the same with an annual intake of 10-students was given to
the Department in the year 2002. However, the admissions could not be made
due to absence of relevant guidelines from the MHRD, New Delhi. The
Department now plans to start afresh regular Post Graduate programmes. It
is hoped that we shall get consent from MHRD New Delhi very shortly.
Further, the Department is consolidating its efforts to promote industrial
research and consultancy in appropriate areas of Instrumentation and
Control Engineering. Besides teaching assignments, research activities in
emerging areas like Digital Control Systems including SCADA and PLC
Distributed Control System Intelligent Instrumentation System using
Microprocessor and Computers Biomedical Instrumentation Systems
Transducers and Smart Sensors and Robotics have also been initiated. The
Department is also developing a Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory and an
Instrumentation Calibration Centre, which will offer calibrating
facilities for wide range of electrical analog and digital
instruments.
Vision
To build a rich
intellectual potential embedded with inter-disciplinary knowledge, human
values and professional ethics among the youth, aspirant of becoming
engineers and technologists, so that they contribute to society and create
a niche for a successful career.
Mission
To provide for instruction
and training preparing students for intellectual, technical and analytical
skills To serve as a valuable resource to industry, education, research
and development and management To function as a pacesetter to provide
academic leadership to other institutions To inculcate good moral values
among students, staff and the faculty To remain a source of pride for all
Indians and play an effective role for benefit of society.
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