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Academic Timeline

To support the entrepreneurial • Implementation of flexible
pursuits of Faculty, Students, Alumni curriculum in all departments
M.Sc. seats were & others, Technology Business • Establishment of Centre for
raised to 31 seats Incubation Centre was set up with Continuing Education
in each stream of the support of Department of Science
Science. & Technology.

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Year 2009, introduced M.Tech in Information • B.Tech in Information Technology B Tech intake in all departments was enhanced. M
specialized Masters’ Security was introduced and B.Tech in Electrical Tech program in Biotechnology, Geotechnical and
Programs with the in the year 2013 with an Engineering with setting up of Geoenvironmental Engineering and Industrial Engineering
introduction of M.Tech intake of 10 students. independent departments of IT were started. M Tech in mechanical Engineering was
in VLSI Design with an MBA Program also and Electrical Engineering discontinued and two M Tech programs in Design
intake of 10 students. started in 2013 with an • Setting up of Centre for Energy Engineering and Thermal Engineering were started. Total
intake of 30 students. and Environment and starting of intake in institute increased from 786 to 906, which finally
M Tech in Renewal Energy increased to 1135 after the implementation of EWS and
supernumerary seats. Institute also offered Self sponsored
• Academic Audit of departments seats in all M Tech programs. ERP system for entry of awards
• Participation of students in for all departments was started. PG Diploma in all areas of
Institute senate engineering and management were started. Internal ranking
of departments was introduced.