PART A I. I.1.

Institutional Information Name and address of the institution and affiliating university Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi Mepco Engineering College (PO) 626 005 Virudhunagar District Tamilnadu, India Fax : 04562 - 235111 Phone Nos. : 04562 235000 (30 Lines) Email : msec@mepcoeng.ac.in Website : http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in Affiliating University:Anna University, Chennai Website: http://www.annauniv.edu I.2. Name, designation, telephone number, and e-mail address of the contact person for the NBA Dr. S.Arivazhagan Principal Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi Mepco Engineering College (PO) 626 005. Virudhunagar District Tamilnadu, India Fax Phone Nos. Email I.3. : : 04562 - 235111 Office 04562 - 235104 Residence 04562 - 235800 Mobile 9443377719 : principal@mepcoeng.ac.in

History of the institution (including the date of introduction and number of seats of various programmes of study along with the NBA accreditation, if any) in a tabular form

Department of Civil Engineering Year Description 1984 Started UG in Civil Engineering with an intake of 60 students 1992 An intake reduced to the strength of 30 students Feb 5-7, 1998 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A March 21-23, 2002 Grade Dec 28-30, 2008 2000 Started PG (ME Structural Engineering) with an intake of
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Year 2002 2002

Description 18 students Increase in an intake to the strength of 25 in ME Structural Engineering Increase in an intake to the strength of 60 in BE Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Year Description 1984 Started UG in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with an intake of 40 students 1993 Increase in an intake to the strength of 60 in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Feb 5-7,1998 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade March21-23, 2002 Dec 28-30, 2008 2002 Started PG (M.E. - Power Electronics & Drives) with an intake of 18 students 2007 Increase in an intake to strength of 120 in BE Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering Year Description 1984 Started UG in Electronics & Communication Engineering with an intake of 60 students Feb 5-7, 1998 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade March21-23, 2002 Dec 28-30, 2008 1997 Started PG (M.E. - Communication Systems) with an intake of 18 students 2002 Increase in an intake to strength of 120 in BE Electronics & Communication Engineering 2002 Increase in an intake to the strength of 25 in ME Communication Systems 2012 Started PG (M.E. -VLSI Design) with an intake of 18 students 2013 Increase in an intake to the strength of 180 in BE Electronics & Communication Engineering Department of Computer Science & Engineering Year Description 1987 Started UG in Computer Science & Engineering with an intake of 60 students Feb 5-7, 1998 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade March 2-4, 2007 1999 Started PG (M.E. -Computer Science & Engineering) with an intake
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Year 2007

Description of 25 students Increase in an intake to strength of 120 in BE Computer Science & Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering Year Description Started UG in Mechanical Engineering with an intake of 60 1993-1994 students March 2-4, 2000 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade March 2-4, 2007 2001 Started PG (ME CAD / CAM) with an intake of 25 students Started PG (ME Industrial safety Engineering) with an intake of 2002 18 students Started PG (M.Tech. Nano Science & Technology) with an intake of 2007 18 students Increase in an intake to strength of 120 in UG Mechanical 2012 Engineering Department of Information Technology Year Description 2001 Started UG in Information Technology with an intake of 60 students Dec 28-30, 2008 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade Started PG (M.E. -Computer & Comm. Engg.) with an intake of 18 2012 students Department of Bio Technology Year Description 2002 Started UG in Bio Technology with an intake of 30 students Dec 28-30, 2008 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with A Grade 2011 Started PG (M.Tech. Biotechnology) with an intake of 18 students Master of Business Administration Description Year Started MBA with an intake of 60 students 1994 March 2-4, 2000 March 2-4, 2007 Dec 28-30, 2008 NBA-AICTE accreditation visits and accreditation with C Grade in the year 2000

Master of Computer Application Year Description 2000 Started MCA with an intake of 60 students Dec 28-30, 2008 NBA-AICTE accreditation visit
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MILESTONES

2012-2013 "AAA" Grade in Tamil Nadu's Best Engineering Colleges 2012 by Special Issue on "India's Best Engineering Colleges", CAREERS 360 (publication of Outlook Express) 40th position at National-level Engg. Colleges including IITs and NITs, Outlook survey, June 25, 2012. 2011-2012 IE (I) CSE Chapter has received the Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharyya Memorial Trophy for Best Engineering College Students' Chapter for the year 2011-12. Received the prestigious Best CSI Student Branch Award continuously for three years and Largest Student Branch Award. 33rd position in the Top 100 T-Schools survey conducted by Dataquest. Out of 73 Engineering Colleges affiliated to the Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli in the State, our College has got the FIRST rank in the University Examinations during Nov-Dec 2010 (as per Statistics of Percentage of All Pass). 40th position at National level Engineering Colleges including IITs and NITs by Outlook Survey, June 2011. 2010-2011 Century International Quality Era Award under Gold Category instituted by Business Initiative Directions (BID), Spain. Approved as the Technology Business Incubator (from Feb.2009) by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India (MSME) at New Delhi. 14th Rank among "Top 40 Engineering Colleges" by Electronics For You (EFY), May 2010. 2010 International Asia Pacific Quality Award given by Quest for Excellence Award (Third Highest) under Education category during June 2010. "AAA" Grade in the Other Rankings of E-Schools, Special Issue on "India's Best Engineering Colleges", CAREERS 360 (publication of Outlook Express), June 2010. 2010 International Asia Pacific Quality Award Quest for Excellence Award (Third Highest) Education category during June 2010. 25th Rank among National-level Engineering Colleges including IITs and NITs; 11 th Rank in the Ranking of Top Engg. Colleges of Excellence category; 9 th Rank in the Top 10 Engg. Colleges Ranked by Region; and 3 rd Rank in the Top Engineering Colleges in State by CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2010 Competition Success Review magazine, August 2010 (CSR). 10th position at National level Private Engineering Colleges and 29th position at National level Engineering Colleges by Outlook Survey, June 2010.

2009-2010 Won the 2009 IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award in the Education Category. "Outstanding Educational Institution Award 2009" through TVN-KIDAO-NIQR from the National Institute of Quality and Reliability (NIQR) for maintaining exceptional quality. 62nd position in the ranking of National level Engineering Colleges including IITs and NITs by Outlook Survey, June, 2009. 2008-2009 Out of 242 Engineering Colleges in the State, the college has got FIRST rank in the University Examinations during Apr-May 2008 (Statistics of Percentage of Pass). Out of 270 Engineering Colleges in the state, our College got the FIRST rank in the University Examinations during Nov-Dec 2008 & Jan.2009 (as per AU-Chennai Statistics of Overall Percentage of Pass). Secured 12 University Ranks (including five first ranks) out of 29 in the M.E./M.Tech./MBA degree examinations of Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli held in May/June 2009. Received the IMC RamKrishna Bajaj National Quality Performance Excellence Trophy in the Education category. 2007-2008 Rated 42nd rank among all Technical Institutions in India including IITs and NITs by DataQuest Survey (Ref. June 15, 07 edition of DataQuest). Rated 16th position at National level among Private Engineering Colleges by Outlook Survey, June 2008. "Best Engineering College Award 2007" among the Engineering Colleges in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra and Karnataka from Energy Society of India, Bhopal. 2006-2007 51st rank among all the Technical institutions in India including IITs and NITs in the Dataquest-IDC survey Rated 25th position at National level among private Engineering Colleges by Outlook Survey, June 2007. Extension of TIFAC-CORE in Industrial Safety for an amount of Rs. 3 Crore 2005-2006 Won 2nd time the Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for overall performance for the year 2005 from ISTE 88th rank among all the technical institutions in India including IITs and NITs in the DataQuest - IDC Survey.

2000-01

Construction of TIFAC-CORE Block

1999-2000 ISO-9002 Certified by DNV, Netherlands MoU with IGCAR on 19th May 1999 MoU with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai on 10th February 2000 NBA accreditation for B.E Mechanical Engg & M.B.A course with A5 Grade 1998-1999 Won Bharithya Vidya Bhavan National Award for the Best Overall Performance for the year 1998 from ISTE 1997-1998 Establishment of Language Lab Installation of Mineral Water Plant NBA accreditation for B.E Civil, EEE, ECE & CSE Departments during February 1998 with A5 Grade 1996-1997 Best ISTE Chapter Award for the year 1996 in Tamilnadu & Pondicherry 1991-1992 Construction of Sports Pavilion, Indoor Stadium I.4. Ownership status: Government (central/state) / trust / society (Government/NGO/private) / private/ other Trust Mission and Vision of the Institution COLLEGE MISSION To Produce Competent, Disciplined and Quality Engineers & Administrators Through Service par Excellence I.6. Organizational Structure COLLEGE VISION Envisioning a World Lead by our Engineers, holding a Beacon of Hope and Confidence for Generations to Come

I.5.

The college is governed by a College Committee and College Administrative Committee. The five-member College Administrative Committee is constituted from the College Committee and the tenure of the members is for 3 years.

Figure 1 Organization Structure College Committee Members: Shri. A. Vairaprakasam Shri. Yennarkay R. Ravindran Shri. Sv.K.M. Ramalingam Shri. C.GunasinghChelladhurai Shri. A. Tenzing Shri. S. Annamalai Shri. C.SubhasinghChelladhurai Shri. D.Singaravel Shri. S. Annamalai Shri. G.Athipathy Shri. G.Abiruben Governing Council Members: Shri. A,Vairaprakasam President
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President Vice President Secretary Joint Secretary Correspondent Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member

Shri.Yennarkay.R.Ravindran Shri. Sv.K.M. Ramalingam Shri. Gunasingh Chelladurai Shri. A. Tenzing Shri. Ramesh Chand Meena Shri. C. Brindhavan Shri. M.Sundaresan

Vice-President Management Representative Management Representative Management Representative State Govt. Representative (Commissioner of Technical Education) State Govt. Nominee from Industry AICTE Representative, Regional Officer, Southern Regional Office, AICTE, Chennai Industrialist/Technologist/Educationalist from the region by the regional committee Anna University, Chennai Representative Principal

To be nominated

To be nominated Dr. S. Arivazhagan I.7.

Financial status: Government (central/state) / grants-in-aid / not-for-profit / private self-financing/other Private Self financing

I.8. I.9.

Nature of the trust/society Mepco Schlenk Charities External sources of funds Name of External Sources Nil 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 -

I.10.

Internally acquired funds

2012-2013 in Rupees 2011-12 in Rupees 2010-11 in Rupees 2009-10 in Rupees

Name of Internal Sources

Fees Bank interest Misc. Total

20,22,07,350 1,00,00,000 90,00,000 22,12,07,350

17,32,70,832 1,42,05,339 1,78,04,857 20,52,81,028

15,08,55,900 1,09,85,663 1,38,80,870 17,57,22,433

13,25,13,391 95,25,938 1,13,04,379 15,33,43,708

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Scholarships or any other financial assistance provided to students?

2012 - 2013 Total No. of Amount Students in Rupees 19,44,42 451 5 16,83,00 0 2011 - 2012 Total No. of Amount Students in Rupees 605 44,72,50 0 24,37,50 0 2010 - 2011 Total No. of Amount Students in Rupees 585 33,30,00 0 19,35,50 0 2009 - 2010 Total No. of Amount Students in Rupees 708 35,99,660

Scholarships Various Government Scholarship MEPCO Scholarship from the Management

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138

116

182

30,71,500

1. Basis for award of Various Government Scholarship: As prescribed by the Government 2. Basis for award of MEPCO Scholarship from the Management: No disciplinary action either in Hostel or in the College No fine due to attendance Minimum internal mark requirements Passed in First Attempt A good character Certificate from previously studied Institution Mepco Management Scholarship for I year BE/B.Tech for SPORTS / HSC Performance for ACADEMICS FINE ARTS No Tuition fee + Centum in Maths, Physics, Chemistry Rs.50,000 Scholarship Rs.25,000 Scholarship Centum in any two of Maths, Physics, No Tuition fee + for State-level medal Chemistry Rs.25,000 Scholarship winner Aggregate 190 and above out of 200 Rs.25,000 Scholarship Aggregate 180 to 189.99 out of 200 Rs.12,500 Scholarship Rs.12,500 Scholarship Aggregate 170 to 179.99 out of 200 for State-level medal winner

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Rank

Mepco Scholarship for other Students In the In the 3rd year 2nd year (Except ME, MBA) Rs.20,000/Rs.15,000/Rs.10,000/Rs. 7,500/Rs. 5,000/Rs.20,000/Rs.15,000/Rs.10,000/Rs. 7,500/Rs. 5,000/-

In the 4th year (Except ME, MBA, MCA) Rs.20,000/Rs.15,000/Rs.10,000/Rs. 7,500/Rs. 5,000/-

I rank (BE,ME,MBA,MCA) II rank (BE,ME,MBA,MCA) III rank (BE,ME,MBA,MCA) IV rank (BE) V rank (BE) I.12.

Basis/criterion for admission to the institution 12th level mark sheet From the academic performance in Maths, Physics and Chemistry Subjects Mode of Admission : Govt. quota Seat : Through Anna University Counseling Single Window System Management quota Seat: Through Consortium of Self Financing Engineering Colleges

I.13.

Total number of engineering students CFY (2012-13) 1372 1267 2639 CFY (2012-13) 163 204 367 CFYm1 (2011-12) 1322 1178 2500 CFYm1 (2011-12) 142 160 302 CFYm2 (2010-11) 1342 1089 2431 CFYm2 (2010-11) 133 151 284 CFYm3 (2009-10) 1309 973 2282 CFYm3 (2009-10) 130 134 264

Under Graduate Engineering Total no .of boys Total no. of girls Total no. of students Post Graduate Engineering Total no. of boys Total no. of girls Total no. of students

Total number of other students, if any

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MCA/MBA Total no .of boys Total no. of girls Total no. of students I.14.

CFY (2012-13) 113 182 295

CFYm1 (2011-12) 132 160 292

CFYm2 (2010-11) 126 162 228

CFYm3 (2009-10) 138 151 289

Total number of employees

Items 2012-2013 Min Max 88 88 61 63 41 41 13 14 173 171 6 7 2011-2012 Min Max 86 88 59 61 36 40 12 12 177 171 6 6 2010-2011 Min Max 75 86 65 59 37 36 12 14 170 176 6 7 2009-2010 Min Max 77 86 56 52 36 37 14 15 177 170 7 7

Teaching Staff in Engineering Teaching staff in Science & Humanities Non-Teaching Staff

M F M F M F

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II. II.1.

Departmental Information Name and address of the department Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi Mepco Engineering College (PO) 626 005 Virudhunagar District Tamilnadu India Fax : 04562 - 235111 Phone Nos. : 04562 235400 Email : msec@mepcoeng.ac.in Website : http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in/departments/ece

II.2.

Name, designation, telephone number, and e-mail address of the contact person for interaction with NBA Dr.S.Arivazhagan Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi Mepco Engineering College Post 626 005 Virudhunagar District. Tamilnadu, India Telephone No: 04562-235101 Email: principal@mepcoeng.ac.in Website: http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in

II.3.

History of the department including date of introduction and number of seats of various programmes of study along with the NBA accreditation, if any Accreditation Status A/NA A

Programme of study

Description UG Started with 60 seats on 1984 An intake increased to 120 in 2002 An intake increased to 180 in 2013 PG Started with 18 seats in1997 An intake increased to 25 in 2002 Started with 18 seats in 2012 Ph.D 2010
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B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engg.) M.E. (Communication Systems) M.E. (VLSI Design) Ph.D. (Part Time)

NA NA NA

Research Activities Number of Ph.D. Scholars doing research on Part-time and Full-time basis in ECE Dept is 27. Name of the Supervisor Dr.S.Arivazhagan Dr.R.Shantha Selva Kumari Dr.D.Selvathi Total II.4. Mission and Vision of the Department No. of part-time / full time Ph.D. Scholars 10 8 9 27

Vision To render services to meet the growing global challenges of Engineering Industries and Organizations by Educating Students to become exemplary Professional Electronics and Communication Engineers of High Ethics. Mission To enable Graduates evolve as Competent Hardware and Software Engineers needed by Industry with emphasis on virtues contributing to Societal Welfare. II.5. List of the programmes / departments which share human resources and/or the facilities of this department/programme (in %)
List of programs B.E. Computer Science and Engineering Human Resources Engineering Practice Lab I sem Electric Circuits and Electron Devices II sem Circuits and Devices Lab II sem Digital Lab III sem Microprocessor Lab IV sem Engineering Practice Lab I Sem Communication Engineering V Sem Digital Logic Circuits IV sem Linear Integrated Circuits and Applications IV sem Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits Lab IV sem Engineering Practice Lab I sem Facilities Electronics Lab & Advanced Communication Lab -Communication lab Digital & Instrumentation Lab Microprocessor Lab Electronics Lab & Advanced Communication Lab ----Digital & Instrumentation Lab Percentage of Resources usage 10% (Odd sem 2012-2013) 25.47% (Even sem 20122013)

B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering

B.E. Mechanical Engineering

Electronics Lab & Advanced

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List of programs

Human Resources Electronics and Microprocessors - IV sem Engineering Practice Lab I sem Electric Circuits and Electron Devices II sem Circuits and Devices Lab II sem Digital Lab III sem Microprocessor Lab IV sem Engineering Practice Lab I sem Microprocessor Lab III sem

Facilities Communication Lab -Electronics Lab -Communication lab Digital & Instrumentation Lab Microprocessor Lab Electronics Lab Microprocessor Lab

Percentage of Resources usage

B.Tech. Information Technology

B.E. Civil Engineering Master of Computer Applications

II.6.

Total number of students -Academic Year (2012 2013) UG - 547

II.7.

Minimum and maximum number of staff on roll during the current and two previous academic years (1st July to 30th June) in the department 2012-13 30 14 44 2011-12 27 14 41 28 14 42 2010-11 28 14 42 28 14 42 2009-10 28 14 42 28 14 42

Items

Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Teaching Faculty in the Department 29 Non-teaching Staff Total 14 43

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II.8.

Summary of budget for the Current Financial Year (CFY) and the actual expenditures incurred in the CFYm1and CFYm2 (for the Department)
Actual expenses in 201213 till April 2013 in Rs. 12,00,792 42,000 63,137 3,000 11,739 82,794 14,03,462 Actual Expenses in 201112 in Rs. 16,18,797 70,697 9,559 9,000 1,16,281 18,24,334 Actual Expenses in 201011 in Rs. 8,39,855 10,00,000 76,519 66,353 12,466 1,05,010 21,00,203

Items

Budgeted in 201213 in Rs. 13,47,500 42,000 1,00,000 1,22,000 50,000 40,000 2,40,600 19,42,100

Budgeted in 2011-12 in Rs.

Budgeted in 2010-11 in Rs.

Laboratory Equipments Software purchase R&D Laboratory consumables Maintenance and spares Travel Miscellaneous expenses for academic activities Total

16,86,000 1,00,000 86,895 50,000 40,000 2,57,030 22,19,925

9,00,000 1,28,410 50,000 40,000 2,66,285 13,84,695

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III.

Programme Specific Information

III.1. Name of the Programme Undergraduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering Programme III.2. Title of the Degree B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) III.3. Name, designation, telephone numbers, and e-mail address of the Programme coordinator for the NBA Dr. S.Arivazhagan Principal Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi Mepco Engineering College (PO) 626 005. Virudhunagar District Tamilnadu India Fax : 04562 - 235111 Phone Nos. : Office 04562 - 235104 Residence 04562 235800 Mobile: 9443377719 Email : principal@mepcoeng.ac.in III.4. History of the programme along with the NBA accreditation, if any Program of Study Description

UG in Electronics Started with seats 60 in 1984-1985 and Communication An intake increased to 120 in 2002. Engineering An intake increased to 180 in 2013 NBA Accreditation from Feb.,1998 (for Three years) NBA Accreditation from March, 2002 (For five years) Dec 28-30, 2008 (for Three years) III.5. Deficiencies, weaknesses/concerns from previous accreditations Vide NBA Decision Letter from AICTE F.No.NBA/ACCR-798/2006 Dated 28.10.2009 Strengths: 1. Focused mission and goals. 2. Well constructed Gc/GB. 3. Adequate budget & Utilization.
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4. Well maintained boys and girls hostels. 5. Good Medical facility / Bank & P.O. facilities available on campus. 6. Well experienced & qualified faculty as per norms. 7. Sufficient number of technical staff available well qualified staff. 8. All seats are filled with good ranking students. 9. Performance in academic results good. 10. Well maintained theory course files and lab manuals. 11. Academic calendar nicely implemented. Continuous evaluation procedure. 12. Spacious well equipped laboratories. Weaknesses: 1. Transparency and decentralization need to be enhanced. 2. Boys hostel space per student is less. 3. Faculty doing Ph.D should be given some relaxation in teaching load. 4. Skill up gradation of technicians needs to be enhanced. 5. Performance in competitive exams needs to be improved. 6. Entrepreneurship development activities need up gradation with such experienced & qualified faculty. 7. Patent activities needs to be taken up. 8. Preparations of few projects at final year, level need to be increased. 9. Student centric learning needs to be improved. 10. More volumes of relevant books in library. 11. Dark rooms related experiments should be performed in dark room as per convention. III.6. Total number of students in the programme: 547

III.7. Minimum and maximum number of staff for the current and three previous academic years (1st July to 30th June) in the programme
Items Teaching Faculty in the Department Non-teaching Staff Total 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 25 14 39 25 14 39

Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max 24 14 38 25 14 39 24 14 38 25 14 39 25 14 39 25 14 39

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III.8. Summary of budget for the CFY and the actual expenditure incurred in the CFYm1 and CFYm2 (exclusively for this programme in the department)
Actual expenses in 201213 till April. 2013 in Rs. 12,00,792 42,000 63,137 3,000 11,739 82,794 14,03,462 Actual Expenses in 201112 in Rs. 16,18,797 70,697 9,559 9,000 1,16,281 18,24,334 Actual Expenses in 201011 in Rs. 8,39,855 10,00,000 76,519 66,353 12,466 1,05,010 21,00,203

Items

Budgeted in 201213 in Rs. 13,47,500 42,000 1,00,000 1,22,000 50,000 40,000 2,40,600 19,42,100

Budgeted in 2011-12 in Rs.

Budgeted in 2010-11 in Rs.

Laboratory Equipments Software purchase R&D Laboratory consumables Maintenance and spares Travel Miscellaneous expenses for academic activities Total

16,86,000 1,00,000 86,895 50,000 40,000 2,57,030 22,19,925

9,00,000 1,28,410 50,000 40,000 2,66,285 13,84,695

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