Students, Mr Parth A Punekar (ISE dept, 3rd Year) & Mr Alok B Mattikalli (MECH dept, 3rd Year) developed a model for road sanitization during the lockdown period.
SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad-580002
Summary of the Parents Meet
Date: 13/06/2020 Venue: College Auditorium Time:10:30AM onwards
As per the instructions from the Vice Chancellor,VTU, Belagavi, the Parents Meet was held on 13/06/2020 at the college auditorium chaired by Dr.K.Gopinath, Principal, SDMCET, Dharwad. The members present during the meeting were Prof.D.S.Bhat, Dean Student Welfare, Dr.R.L.Chakrasali, Dean Academics and Prof.G.L.Rajabanshi, Dean Administration.
The auditorium was completely sanitized before and after the meeting. Before entering to the auditorium all the parents and other members were sanitized and thermally screened. During the meeting physical distancing between the members was maintained.
Prof.Shravan Nayak welcomed the gathering. The Principal addressed the gathering and explained about the problems associated with COVID-19 pandemic. He assured that all the academic related matters and examinations will be held according to the guidelines of VTU, Belagavi.
Some parents discussed the matters related to academics, examinations and safety of the students after the reopening of the college. Some parents asked the questions through online about the same through Webex meeting app.
Quarries from the parents/guardians and reply from the Principal and Deans.
Whether physical class room teaching will be held or not before the examination?
Ans: Yes, at any case without physical class room teaching no examinations will be conducted.
How many days shall be dedicated towards class room teaching after reopening of the college?
Ans: Tentatively 2 weeks for VIII semester and 3 to 4 weeks for lower semesters.
What will be the syllabus for Semester End Examinations and weightage of online coverage of syllabus?
Ans: Syllabus covered before lockdown and expected syllabus to be covered in physical class room teaching after reopening of the college.
ill be the college timings after reopening?
Ans: It depends on the situation. Tentatively it is planned to run the classes in two shifts.
Is it required to have 15 days quarantine for out of state students after their return to the college?
Ans: It depends upon the government directives as applicable then. Students if quarantined shall be given a chance to write the examination afterwards as per VTU guidelines. What about Practical Examinations?
Ans: Number of experiments conducted before lockdown and expected no. of experiments to be conducted in labs after reopening of the college shall be considered for examination.
When will be the semester end examinations and what will be the mode of conduction?
Ans: The semester end examinations will be conducted as per VTU norms and directions.
Whether the library facility is available to the students during this period?
Ans: Digital library facility is available for the students all the time.
What about the present placement activities?
Ans: Placement activates are going on as usual and the recruiters have assured us that the placed students can join after the final examinations.
How will be the transportation for the students after the reopening of the college?
Ans: After the reopening of the college the bus facility will remain as usual subjected the revised guidelines of VTU and the Government.
The Principal and Deans present clarified all the matters and doubts raised by the parents. The feedback forms with the questionnaire were distributed to the parents and filled forms were collected back.
Most of the parents appeared to be satisfied the measures taken by the Institution in the interest of students’ learning activities including the online teaching.
Resolutions of the meeting:
The opinion of all the parents attended the meeting were collected. The college will compile and consolidate the opinion expressed by the parents and same will be communicated to the VTU for their kind perusal. Further, it is resolved to abide by the instructions issued by VTU from time to time by all the stakeholders in the days to come.
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad was established in the year 1979 under the flagship of SDME Society and has grown into one of the nationally acclaimed premier engineering institutions in the country. The President of SDME Society Padmabhushana Dr. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala is the guiding spirit and driving force for all the progress and achievements of all the institutions established under SDME Society. SDME Society runs more than 30 institutions imparting quality education in all over the state including Medical and Dental colleges.
Vision
To develop competent professionals with human values.
Mission
To have contextually relevant Curricula.
To promote effective Teaching Learning Practices supported by Modern Educational Tools and Techniques.
To enhance Research Culture.
To involve the Industrial Expertise for connecting Classroom contents to real-life situations.
To inculcate Ethics and soft-skills leading to overall personality development.
Quality Policy
“In its quest to be a role model institution, committed to meet or exceed the utmost interest of all the stake holders.”
Core Values
• Competency
• Commitment
• Equity
• Team work and
• Trust
Hostel Life
We at SDMCET provide an interactive, holistic, healthy and academic-oriented environment for students in our hostels, which are gender segregated and independent.
There are five hostels on campus, three for boys and two for girls.
The rooms and washrooms of the hostel are well-fitted and the ladies washrooms are built with the Feminine Hygiene Concepts in mind. The hostel rooms are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each room has an individual space containing bed, mattresses, wardrobes, study table with chair. The common areas of the hostels are Wi-Fi enabled. The hostels are equipped with solar water heaters.
The boys and girls hostels have been equipped with multipurpose gyms, which comes with the latest gender-segregated equipment. The entire hostel facility is maintained by professionals.
A 3 tier 24×7 security system, is deployed and very closely monitored by a vigilant and robust security matrix. CCTv cameras are placed at the entrance of each hostel.
Students are dealt with utmost care. Each hostel has designated wardens. Effective mentorship has been made available with Chief Warden
Stringent, round-the-clock security arrangements and doctor on call service ensure that all student needs are attended to.
