Minutes of Meetings

MINUTES OF MEETINGS

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 23RD OCTOBER 2017

Minutes of 1^st Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 1^st IQAC meeting was convened on 23^rd October 2017 (Monday) at 10:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

Dr A Raji Reddy Director
Dr K Srujan Raju HoD-CSE
Mr G Srikanth HoD-ECE
Mr D Maneaiah HoD-ME
Mr S Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy HoD-Civil
Mr K Harish Reddy HoD-MBA
Dr P Nagaraju HoD-H&S
Dr GR Sinha Professor, ECE
Dr M Ahmed Ali Baig Professor, ME
Dr Ashutosh Saxena Professor, CSE

Director addressed IQAC members regarding

Conduction of workshops on Latest edge cutting technologies
Emphasis on practical subjects to for making industry ready
Implementation of Department Advisory Council and Programme Assessment Committee
Emphasized on assessment and attainment of course outcomes, programme outcomes
Identify poor performance students, make them clear their doubts and need-based training
CRT must be provided for all the eligible students to get placements and higher education aspirants

The meeting was concluded at 12:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of January 2018.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 6TH JANUARY 2018

Minutes of 2^nd Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 2^nd IQAC meeting was convened on 6^th January 2018 (Saturday) at 14:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

Dr A Raji Reddy Director
Dr K Srujan Raju HoD-CSE
Mr G Srikanth HoD-ECE
Mr D Maneaiah HoD-ME
Mr S Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy HoD-Civil
Mr K Harish Reddy HoD-MBA
Dr P Nagaraju HoD-H&S
Dr GR Sinha Professor, ECE
Dr M Ahmed Ali Baig Professor, ME
Dr Ashutosh Saxena Professor, CSE

The points were discussed in the previous meeting held on 23^rd October 2017

Conduction of workshops on Latest edge cutting technologies
Emphasis on practical subjects to for making industry ready
Implementation of Department Advisory Council and Programme Assessment Committee
Emphasized on assessment and attainment of course outcomes, programme outcomes
Identify poor performance students, make them clear their doubts and need-based training
CRT must be provided for all the eligible students to get placements and higher education aspirants

Director addressed IQAC members regarding

Results for the academic year 2016-17 were encouraging
A career guidance Cell must be established
MoUs from academia and industry must be increased
International Conference should be planned
Congratulated all the members to Dr K Srujan Raju for granted a project from CSRI-DST. Congratulated as well to Dr Y Vijaya Kumar for the completion of his Raman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research sponsored by UGC. In this connection, the director advised all the senior faculty of the departments should apply for grants to Research proposals.
Importance of IQAC and its standards

The meeting was concluded at 16:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of April 2018.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 13TH APRIL 2018

Minutes of 3^rd Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 3^rd IQAC meeting was convened on 13^th April 2018 (Friday) at 14:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following is the formation of IQAC members and were present.

1	Dr A Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2	Smt C Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3	Dr K Srujan Raju	HoD-CSE & IT, Member
4	Mr G Srikanth	HoD-ECE, Member
5	Mr D Maneaiah	HoD-ME, Member
6	Mr S Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	HoD-Civil, Member
7	Mr K Harish Reddy	HoD-MBA, Member
8	Dr P Nagaraju	HoD-H&S, Member
9	Dr GR Sinha	Professor, ECE, Member Secretary
10	Dr M Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, ME, Member
11	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, CSE, Member
12	Mr V Harsha Vardhan	I/c-Exams, Member
13	Mr Ch Madhava Rao	TPO, Member

The points were discussed in the previous meeting held on 6^th January 2018

Introducing of a UG program “Information Technology”
Results for the academic year 2016-17 were encouraging
A career guidance Cell must be established
MoUs from academia and industry must be increased
International Conference should be planned
Congratulated all the members to Dr K Srujan Raju for granted a project from CSRI-DST. Congratulated as well to Dr Y Vijaya Kumar for the completion of his Raman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research sponsored by UGC. In this connection, the director advised all the senior faculty of the departments should apply for grants to Research proposals.
Importance of IQAC and its standards

Director addressed IQAC members regarding

S No	Item	Action by
1	The importance of data preparation and submitting the data (both qualitative and quantitative) to IQAC for the educational institute as per the standards.	All HoDs & IQAC Members
2	Industry interaction, Innovative ideas, Project Expo, Research publications in indexed journals, Patent filing and publication, Copyright, etc	All HoDs & IQAC Members
3	Other items: · FDP attended/ organized, · Certifications – Moocs, Swayam/NPTEL etc · Updating the information on the website · Green campus and other initiatives	All HoDs & IQAC Members, I/c-Website
4	Preparation of attendance, mid-semester exams upcoming end semester exams	All the HoDs
5	Introducing of Information Technology program in UG Engineering	HoD – CSE & IT

The meeting was concluded at 16:30 Hrs. and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of October 2018.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 5TH OCTOBER 2018

Minutes of 4^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 4^th IQAC meeting was convened on 5^th October 2018 (Friday) at 10:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & IT, Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Mr D. Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
8.	Mr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
9.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
10.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
11.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
12.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
13.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
14.	Dr G R Sinha	Professor, Member Secretary

Member secretary welcomed the members to the meeting emphasizing the importance of involving experts from various fields and students in the committee.

The Chairman of the session, Dr A Raji Reddy, Director initiated the proceedings and introduced members and the following agenda points were discussed.

S No	Item Description	Action by
1	Review of Minutes of the previous meeting Member secretary presented action taken report on the previous meeting minutes Members approved ATR	All Members
2	Preparation of NAAC Accreditation As part of the upcoming NAAC inspection, external members Mock visit was also conducted and the advice given were implemented. In this connection, the inspection team focussed on the following tasks · Collection of data for all the academic years · Preparation of progress report · Updating and modifying the quantitative metrics report · Verification of supporting data related to central PPT and IQAC PPT · Infrastructure facilities data preparation · OBE – Vision, Mission, PEO, PO, CO preparation · Library, Examination branch, Technical Clubs and Centers, Sports, Hostel, Cultural programs, other events, etc · Placements training and activities · Updating the information on the website · Green campus and other initiatives Members are satisfied with the progress and advised to prepare NAAC applications in all aspects.	All Members
3	NBA Accreditation All the UG programmes are accredited and congratulated the HoDs	All Members
4	Result Analysis The chairman informed the members about results for the academic year 2017-18	All Members
5	Improvement of Quality Publications Discussed the importance of quality publications in indexed journals.	All Members
6	Frequency of Reports IQAC has initiated a new policy for the frequency of reports for smooth functioning of the academic and administrative activities. Supporting documents should be prepared daily basis and semester wise academics reports must be prepared.	All Members
7	Feedback Analysis Student feedback analysis is discussed in the meeting to make further improvements to the faculty using teaching-learning methodologies	All Members
8	Other activities Vigilance Awareness Program Engineers day Blood donation through NCC	All Members

The meeting was concluded at 12:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of 5^th January 2019.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 5TH JANUARY 2019

Minutes of 5^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 5^th IQAC meeting was convened on 5^th January 2019 (Saturday) at 10:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & IT, Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
7.	Mr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
8.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
9.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
10.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
11.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
12.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
13.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, Member Secretary

The Chairman of the session, Dr A Raji Reddy, Director initiated the proceedings to discuss the readiness of the inspection.

As part of the upcoming NAAC inspection, external members Mock visit was also conducted and the advice given were implemented. In this connection, the IQAC team focussed on the following tasks

Collection of data for all the academic years
Preparation of progress report
Updating and modifying the quantitative metrics report
Verification of supporting data related to central PPT and IQAC PPT
Infrastructure facilities data preparation
OBE – Vision, Mission, PEO, PO, CO preparation
Library, Examination branch, Technical Clubs and Centers, Sports, Hostel, Cultural programs, other events, etc
Placements training and activities
Updating the information on the website
Green campus and other initiatives

Members are satisfied with the progress and advised to prepare NAAC applications in all aspects.

The meeting was concluded at 12:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting after the peer review inspection committee

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 9TH FEBRUARY 2019

Minutes of 6^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

6^th IQAC meeting was convened on 9^th February 2019 (Saturday) at 10:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & IT, Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Mr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
8.	Mr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
9.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
10.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
11.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
12.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
13.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
14.	Dr Pankaj Agrawal	Professor of ECE, Coordinator IQAC, Member Secretary

The director has initiated the meeting and informed all the members that the institute has accorded Grade A with CGPA 3.12 on 8^th February 2019 for 5 years by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Congratulated all the members for achieving the NAAC A Grade for CMR Technical Campus, and the same is communicated to all staff of CMR Technical Campus. Then the members have decided to make this advertising on social media such as Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter etc.

The meeting concluded by 11:00.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 11TH JULY 2019

Minutes of 7^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 7^th IQAC meeting was convened on 11^th July 2019 (Thursday) at 14:00 Hrs. virtually through Google Meet and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & IT, Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Dr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
8.	Dr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
9.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
10.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
11.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
12.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
13.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
14.	Dr Pankaj Agrawal	Professor, Member Secretary

S No	Agenda	Resolution	Actions Taken Report
1	To review the performance in various academic activities and feedback analysis	Dean Academic Affairs presented the details about results of 2018-19 II-Semester, Course coverage of 2019-20 I-Semester, SWAYAM / NPTEL, Feedback for Online Classes, R19 New Academic Regulations and CO-PO Attainments of AY:2019-20 I and II semesters. Members reviewed the activities presented by the Dean Academic Affairs CO-PO attainment calculations were reviewed and suggested to change the threshold values after conducting a brainstorming meeting with the HoDs. Monitor the implementation of Active Learning Methodologies.	All HoDs Dean – Academic Affairs
2	To review the student performance in academics	Controller of Examinations presented the conduction of AY:2019-20 II-Semester Examinations as per the guidelines given by JNTUH and AICTE by taking the precautionary steps. Members appreciated COE and his team for successfully conducting the examinations and evaluation	CoE
3	To review the improvement in quality publications and research grants from various organizations	Dean R & D presented the details of improvement in research publications, Research Grants Received, consultancy works.	Dean – R & D

		Members appreciated the faculty for increased publications in SCOPUS and SCI Journals. Advised the following: · Maintain the publications momentum to improve the NIRF ranking. · Encourage interdisciplinary projects. · Change the thresholds for publications/AY to the following
4	To review the outcome of faculty development training programs conducted to improve their subject domain and pedagogical skills	Coordinator TLP presented the details of Faculty Development Programs attended and conducted by faculty in each department. It was informed that there is a drastic increase in FDPs conducted and organized during COVID-19 period. Faculty Development Programs Attended: Faculty Development Programs Organized: MOOCs/Coursera Certifications Members reviewed the participation of faculty members in various training programs and suggested the Chairman follow up with those departments lagging in conducting the training programs	Coordinator – TLP All HoDs
5	To review the status of accreditation’s and affiliations	NBA: UG – CSE, IT, ECE, ME, Civil JNTUH: SIRO:
6	Dissemination of information on various quality initiatives to all stakeholders	Dean Academics presented recognitions received from various organizations and achievements by Faculty. He has informed that CMRTC received XXX rank in NIRF by MHRD, GOI India Rankings 2019, All India XX Rank & XX Rank in Telangana in Times of India, Week. Members appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders for getting recognition and were advised to continue the same. Members advised Incharge Social Media to popularise the best practices followed in the campus among the stakeholders.	Dean Academics All HoDs I/c – Social Media
7	Review of Quality Initiatives and adoption of best practices	Coordinator IQAC presented the Quality Initiatives taken by IQAC. · The review meeting was conducted to evaluate the performance of the common interested groups. · One to one meeting was conducted with Ph.D. holders to encourage research and suggested extending hand-holding for those pursuing Ph.D. · Registered with Internationally reputed organizations like Coursera, NPTEL, SWAYAM, ATAL Academy, etc. to upgrade the subject domain and pedagogical skills of faculty. · Successfully moved on to online teaching with Google Classroom based Newton software. · Organized training programs on Active Learning (AL) techniques like TPS, Flipped Classroom and AL tools like Google classroom, Plickers, Mentee, Padlet, Edpuzzel, etc. · Started B.Tech-CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), B.Tech-CSE (Data Science) courses from AY 2019-20 · Working with “Internshala” an internship and training platform for students · To strengthen the Alumni – Institute connect, HoDs are advised to arrange collaborative programs with prominent alumni. Also proposed to purchase alumni management software to keep track of the Alumni. · Proposed Mentoring the Mentor (M&M) program to guide the faculty to better understand the difficulties faced by the students during this pandemic and help them. · Suggested to conduct sessions with psychological counsellors on topics such as stress management, relationships, and grief during this pandemic situation. Proposed to establish a full-fledged Higher Studies and Competitive Examinations Center (HSCE) for guiding students for Higher Studies and Competitive Exams. · Encouraging students to do certification courses from the second year itself, on programming languages like JAVA, Python and a course on Data Structures from NPTEL to improve the placement opportunities. Members appreciated the Coordinator IQAC for the quality initiatives and were advised to continue the efforts in maintaining the ATRs on faculty feedback, Remedial classes, Course Files and Lab Manuals,	Coordinator – IQAC
8	Any other points for discussion	Members discussed the prevailing conditions of COVID and the importance and priority of health and safety of students & staff during the conduction of academic activities for the coming semester. The NSS and NCC units have conducted awareness programs in adopted villages.	All Members

The meeting was concluded at 16:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of December 2019.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 28TH DECEMBER 2019

Minutes of 8^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 8^th IQAC meeting was convened on 28^th December 2019 (Saturday) at 14:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Dr B. Kavitha Rani	Professor, HOD IT
8.	Dr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
9.	Mr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
10.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
11.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
12.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
13.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
14.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
15.	Dr Pankaj Agrawal	Professor, Member Secretary

S No

Agenda

Resolution

Actions Taken Report

To confirm the minutes of the last Meeting of IQAC held on 11^th June 2019

No comments were received on the resolutions made at the 9^th IQAC Meeting held on 13 June 2020 at 10.00 a.m.

Members passed the minutes of the 7^th IQAC Meeting held on 11^th July 2019

All Members

To report the action taken on the minutes of the last meeting of IQAC held on 11^th June 2019

Member Secretary presented action taken report (ATR) on previous meeting minutes.

Members approved ATR

All Members

To review the performance in various academic activities and feedback analysis

Dean Academic Affairs presented the details about results of 2019-20 I-Semester, Course coverage of 2019-20 II-Semester, SWAYAM / NPTEL, Feedback for Online Classes, R19 Academic Regulations, and Introduction of New Programs in UG from AY: 2020-21 and CO-PO Attainments of AY:2019-20 I and II semesters.

Members reviewed the activities presented by the Associate Dean Academic Affairs and advised the following:

Encourage the faculty of newly introduced courses like AI&ML and DS to undergo training in the core technical areas before the next semester commences.

Excel template with macros developed for CO-PO attainment calculations was reviewed and suggested to change the threshold values after conducting a brainstorming meeting with the HoDs.

Monitor the implementation of Active Learning Methodologies.

All HoDs

Dean – Academic Affairs

To review the student performance in academics

Controller of Examinations presented the conduction of AY:2019-20 I-Semester Examinations as per the guidelines given by JNTUH and AICTE by taking the precautionary steps.

Members appreciated COE and his team for

successfully conducting the examinations and evaluation.

CoE

To review the improvement in quality publications and research grants from various organizations

Dean R & D presented the details of improvement in research publications, Research Grants Received, consultancy works.

Research Status

S.No	Details	Achievements
1	Quality Publications	Scopus: SCI:
2	Research Grants	23.066 Lakhs
3	Consultancy Works	6 Lakhs

Dean – R & D

Members appreciated the faculty for increased publications in SCOPUS and SCI Journals.

Advised the following:

· Maintain the publications momentum to improve the NIRF ranking.

· Encourage interdisciplinary projects.

· Change the thresholds for publications/AY to the following

SNo	Designation	Scopus	SCI
1	Professor	2	1 preferrable
2	Assoc. Prof.	2	Not mandatory
3	Asst. Prof.	1	Not mandatory

To review the outcome of faculty development training programs conducted to improve their subject domain and pedagogical skills

Coordinator TLP presented the details of Faculty Development Programs attended and conducted by faculty in each department. It was informed that there is a drastic increase in FDPs conducted and organized during COVID-19 period.

Faculty Development Programs Attended:

Faculty Development Programs Organized:

MOOCs/Coursera Certifications

Members reviewed the participation of faculty members in various training programs and suggested the Chairman follow up with those departments lagging in conducting the training programs

Coordinator – TLP

All HoDs

To review the status of accreditation’s and affiliations

NBA: UG – CSE, IT, ECE, ME, Civil

JNTUH: Accorded affiliation for the AY2019-20

Dissemination of information on various quality initiatives to all stakeholders

Dean Academics presented recognitions received from various organizations and achievements by Faculty. He has informed that CMRTC received XXX rank in NIRF by MHRD, GOI India Rankings 2020, All India XX Rank & XX Rank in Telangana in Times of India, Week.

Members appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders for getting recognition and were advised to continue the same. Members advised Incharge Social Media to popularise the best practices followed in the campus among the stakeholders.

Dean Academics

All HoDs

I/c – Social Media

Review of Quality Initiatives and adoption of best practices

Coordinator IQAC presented the Quality Initiatives taken by IQAC.

· The review meeting was conducted to evaluate the performance of the common interested groups.

· Registered with Internationally reputed organizations like Coursera, NPTEL, SWAYAM, ATAL Academy, etc. to upgrade the subject domain and pedagogical skills of faculty.

· Successfully moved on to online teaching with Google Classroom based Newton software.

· Organized training programs on Active Learning (AL) techniques like TPS, Flipped Classroom and AL tools like Google classroom, Plickers, Mentee, Padlet, Edpuzzel, etc.and OBE.

· Started B.Tech-CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), B.Tech-CSE (Data Science) courses from AY 2019-20

· Working with “Internshala” an internship and training platform for students

· To strengthen the Alumni – Institute connect, HoDs are advised to arrange collaborative programs with prominent alumni. Also proposed to purchase alumni management software to keep track of the Alumni. Alumni meet conducted virtually.

· Proposed Mentoring the Mentor (M&M) program to guide the faculty to better understand the difficulties faced by the students during this pandemic and help them.

· Suggested to conduct sessions with psychological counsellors on topics such as stress management, relationships, and grief during this pandemic situation. Proposed to establish a full-fledged Higher Studies and Competitive Examinations Center (HSCE) for guiding students for Higher Studies and Competitive Exams.

· Encouraging students to do certification courses from the second year itself, on programming languages like JAVA, Python and a course on Data Structures from NPTEL to improve the placement opportunities.

Members appreciated the Coordinator IQAC for the quality initiatives and were advised to continue the efforts in maintaining the ATRs on faculty feedback, Remedial classes, Course Files and Lab Manuals,

Coordinator – IQAC

Any other points for discussion

Members discussed the prevailing conditions of COVID and the importance and priority of health and safety of students & staff during the conduction of academic activities for the coming semester.

The NSS and NCC units have conducted awareness programs in adopted villages.

All Members

The meeting was concluded at 16:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of June 2020.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 13TH JUNE 2020

Minutes of 9^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

The 9^th IQAC meeting was convened on 13^th June 2020 (Saturday) at 10:00 Hrs. virtually through Google Meet and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Dr B. Kavitha Rani	Professor, HOD IT
8.	Dr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
9.	Dr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
10.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
11.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
12.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
13.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
14.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
15.	Dr Pankaj Agrawal	Professor, Coordinator IQAC, Member Secretary

S No	Agenda	Resolution	Actions Taken Report
1	To confirm the minutes of the last Meeting of IQAC held on 28^th December 2019	No comments were received on the resolutions made at the 8^th IQAC Meeting held on 28^th December 2019 at 10.00 a.m. Members passed the minutes of the 8^th IQAC Meeting held on 28^th December 2019	All Members
2	To report the action taken on the minutes of the last meeting of IQAC held on 28^th December 2019	Member Secretary presented action taken report (ATR) on previous meeting minutes. Members approved ATR	All Members
3	To review the performance in various academic activities and feedback analysis	Dean Academic Affairs presented the details · 2^nd Autonomous batch Regulations R20 · SWAYAM/NPTEL · Audit Courses · Online Feedback. · Workshops and FDPs · Conduction of BoS Members appreciated the Dean Academic Affairs for his efforts and advised him to kindly confirm audit courses and appropriately put them in the academic calendar and also monitor for the successful completion.	All HoDs Dean – Academic Affairs
4	To review the student performance in academics	Controller of Examinations presented the conduction of AY:2019-20 II-Semester Examinations as per the guidelines given by JNTUH. He also presented activities, Best practices and Future Plans of Examination section. Members appreciated COE and his team for successfully conducting the examinations and evaluation following all COVID-19 precautions. They have suggested continuing the same precautionary measures and conduct the upcoming Semester-I Internal examinations also in offline mode. · Mention the timelines for the examination process. · Look at the possibility of appointing internal faculty for evaluation of answer scripts wherever it is necessary. · Getting BOS approval while appointing members for Paper setting	CoE
5	To review the performance of changes adopted in administrative processes	· Faculty Strength · Faculty Publications ·Faculty Awards · Several faculty registered for PhD · Workshops/FDPs · Non-teaching staff strength · Student’s academic Performance year wise · Research Projects · Consultancy · MOUs · Collaborations · Student Publications · Internships · Placements · Higher Studies · Activities by Professional Bodies · Seminars/Guest Lectures/Conferences organized · Entrepreneurship · Outreach Programs ·	All Members
6	To review the status of accreditation’s and affiliations	NBA: UG – CSE June 2021 ECE, ME, Civil – June 2020 IT – June 2021 Cycle-1 JNTUH affiliation:	All HoDs
7	Dissemination of information on various quality initiatives to all stakeholders	Dean Academics presented recognitions received from various organizations and achievements by Faculty. Received all India rank 51-75 in ARIIA 2020. Rated AAA by Career360, 17^th private engineering college in Telangana by The Week 2020. Members appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders for getting recognition and were advised to continue the same. Members advised Incharge Social Media to popularise the best practices followed in the campus among the stakeholders.	Dean Academics All HoDs I/c – Social Media
8	Review of Quality Initiatives and adoption of best practices	· IIC activities · Certification Courses Training · Promotion of e-Learning/ Active Learning/ Moodle · Mentoring · Road Shows, Project demos · G-Talks, Induction Program · Hackathons	Coordinator – IQAC
9	Any other points for discussion	The NSS and NCC units have conducted awareness programs in adopted villages.	All Members

The meeting was concluded at 12:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of December 2020.

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 31ST DECEMBER 2020

Minutes of 10^th Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

10^th IQAC meeting was convened on 31^st December 2020 (Thursday) at 14:00 Hrs. in Conference Hall, Director’s Office and discussed the agenda points under the Chairmanship of Dr A. Raji Reddy, Director, CMRTC.

The following members were present.

1.	Dr A. Raji Reddy	Director, Chairman
2.	Smt. C. Vasantha Latha	Secretary, Member
3.	Dr M. Ahmed Ali Baig	Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Member
4.	Dr Ashutosh Saxena	Professor, Dean R&D, Member
5.	Dr K. Srujan Raju	Professor, HOD CSE & Dean SWF, Member
6.	Mr M. Srikanth	Professor, HOD ECE
7.	Dr B. Kavitha Rani	Professor, HOD IT
8.	Dr Maneiah	Professor, HOD ME
9.	Dr Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy	Professor, HOD CIVIL
10.	Dr Keshava Reddy	Professor, HOD H&S
11.	Mr Harish Reddy	Professor, HOD MBA
12.	Mr Harsha Vardhan	Associate Professor, Controller of Examinations, Member
13.	Mr P Suresh	Administrative Officer, Member
14.	Sri K. Amarender Reddy	Asst. Commissioner, Gundlapochampally, Member
15.	Dr M Varaprasad Rao	Professor, Member Secretary

S No	Agenda	Resolution	Actions Taken Report
1	To review the performance in various academic activities and feedback analysis	Members reviewed the activities of academics where the class instructions were still conducted and awaited a new schedule for the JNTUH regulations	All HoDs
2	To review the student performance in academics	Controller of Examinations presented the conduction of AY:2020-21 I-Semester Examinations as per the guidelines given by JNTUH and AICTE by taking the precautionary steps. Members appreciated COE and his team for successfully conducting the examinations and evaluation offline following all COVID-19 precautions. They have suggested continuing the same precautionary measures and conduct the upcoming Semester-I Internal examinations also in offline mode	CoE
3	To review the improvement in quality publications and research grants from various organizations	Dean R & D presented the details of improvement in research publications, Research Grants Received, consultancy works. Research Status	Dean – R & D

		Members appreciated the faculty for increased publications in SCOPUS and SCI Journals. Advised the following: · Maintain the publications momentum to improve the NIRF ranking. · Encourage interdisciplinary projects.
4	To review the outcome of faculty development training programs conducted to improve their subject domain and pedagogical skills	Coordinator TLP presented the details of Faculty Development Programs attended and conducted by faculty in each department. It was informed that there is a drastic increase in FDPs conducted and organized during COVID-19 period. Faculty Development Programs Attended: Faculty Development Programs Organized: MOOCs/Coursera Certifications: Members reviewed the participation of faculty members in various training programs and suggested the Chairman follow up with those departments lagging in conducting the training programs	Coordinator – TLP All HoDs
5	To review the status of accreditation’s and affiliations	NBA: UG – CSE, IT, ECE, ME, Civil extended the accreditation up to June 2021. JNTUH: Accorded for the year 2020-21 SIRO:
6	Dissemination of information on various quality initiatives to all stakeholders	Dean Academics presented recognitions received from various organizations and achievements by Faculty. He has informed that CMRTC received XXX rank in NIRF by MHRD, GOI India Rankings 2020, All India XX Rank & XX Rank in Telangana in Times of India, Week. Members appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders for getting recognition and were advised to continue the same. Members advised Incharge Social Media to popularise the best practices followed in the campus among the stakeholders.	Dean Academics All HoDs I/c – Social Media
7	Review of Quality Initiatives and adoption of best practices	Coordinator IQAC presented the Quality Initiatives taken by IQAC. · Brainstorming sessions conducted with HoDs and Deans to prepare Strategic Plan from 2021 to 2025 · The review meeting was conducted to evaluate the performance of the common interested groups. · Registered with Internationally reputed organizations like Coursera, NPTEL, SWAYAM, ATAL Academy, etc. to upgrade the subject domain and pedagogical skills of faculty. · Started B.Tech-CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), B.Tech-CSE (Data Science) courses from AY 2019-20, and the performance progress is explained. · Working with “Internshala” an internship and training platform for students · To strengthen the Alumni – Institute connect, HoDs are advised to arrange collaborative programs with prominent alumni. Also proposed to purchase alumni management software to keep track of the Alumni. Members appreciated the Coordinator IQAC for the quality initiatives and were advised to continue the efforts in maintaining the ATRs on faculty feedback, Remedial classes, Course Files and Lab Manuals, Proposed to setting up an Audio-Video Recording Centre, micro-teaching	Coordinator – IQAC HoD H & S
8	Any other points for discussion	Members discussed the prevailing conditions of COVID and the importance and priority of health and safety of students & staff during the conduction of academic activities for the coming semester. The NSS and NCC units have conducted awareness programs in adopted villages.	All Members

The meeting was concluded at 16:30 and proposed to conduct the next meeting in the month of June 2021.

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