Dr. N. Suresh, Professor & Head, Department of ECE has completed BE, ME, Ph.D [ECE]. He has more than 15 years of experience and has worked as a HOD in Various Engineering Colleges from 2015 to till date and received many awards in various educational institutions. He is a Reviewer for various National, International Journals and Conferences, also guided more than 30 B.Tech & M.Tech Projects, He has published more than 35 Papers in Reputed SCI, Scopus & UGC indexed International journals, He is an IEEE, IETE & ISTE life member. He delivered technical speeches in various workshops and FDPs as a technical speaker. He has organized various workshops, FDPs, Conferences, Seminars and webinars Sponsored by MeitY, HRD Division, Ministry of ICT, Govt. of India. He acted as a chief superintendent for JNTUH Exams. He acted as judge for smart India hackathon 2018, 2019, Project Expo and also International conferences in various engineering colleges all over India. He is committed not only in using his knowledge and skills in the classroom, but also more importantly to be an integral part of student development towards outcome based education. He is a highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated faculty towards nurturing the student's growth.

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What is the overarching vision and mission of the ECE department at AVN College?

Vision of the department: "To become a center of excellence in the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering, keeping in view advanced developments that produce Innovative Skillful, Socially responsible professionals who can contribute significantly to industry and Research". Mission of the Department: M1: To provide the skilled manpower with state -of-art knowledge in Electronics and Communication Engineering. M2: To provide the Professionals to the nation with innovations and ideas in the area of advanced Electronics and Communication Technologies through research and graduate studies M3: To provide the professionals for participating in the design and development process of industries and society. 

Can you provide an overview of the undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered by the ECE department?

Electronics and Communication Engineering, is that discipline where non-linear and linear electrical components such as electron tubes and semiconductor devices, especially transistors, diodes and integrated circuits are utilized to design electronic circuits, devices and systems. As the technology advances at a rapid pace, the Department of ECE offers Undergraduate programs B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering and postgraduate Program M.Tech - VLSI & ES an excellent and in-depth curriculum to meet the requirements of the industry and also catering to the recent research, through the various structured courses in the domains of Electronics, Communication, Signal Processing, Embedded Systems and VLSI Design. The Department of ECE is accredited by NBA for a period from 30.06.2019 to 30.06.2022 and further accredited up to 30.06.2025 & College is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade for the period from 15.03.2023 to 14.03.2027, also the College received Autonomous status from UGC for 10 years from the academic year 2023 – 2024.

What initiatives has the department taken to promote research and innovation among faculty and students?

The curriculum includes a strong self-study component, Industry oriented mini & major projects, summer internship, hands on session for latest technology through Industry for the students & faculties to develop the independent analytical abilities to support research across the specializations. An excellent infrastructure comprising Hardware & Software Laboratories, Licensed software tools for Materials, Devices and Circuits, Project laboratories, Industry sponsored Laboratories and state of the art infrastructure including a semiconductor processing facility and characterization are available.

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How does the ECE department collaborate with industries to enhance students' exposure to real-world applications and challenges?

Industry being the primary stakeholder of the curriculum delivered, we put in consistent effort to include the industrial inputs during curriculum design. What makes our curriculum unique from other colleges is our practice of evaluating the creative components in most of our practical and theory assessments, to make our students capable enough to use standard industry practices and research processes to take their learning outcomes to the next level. Department having active MOU with well-known and reputed MNCs to conduct Industrial visit, internship, Industry oriented projects, Consultant Project, Hands on training, seminar, Guest lecture, certification courses & campus Recruitment Training for students, etc. 

What measures are in place to support the professional development of faculty members within the ECE department?

Department of ECE having active Professional membership of Institution & department with Professional bodies such as IETE, IEEE, ISTE, IE & also department maintaining internal Professional Association in the name of ABACUS, through which the department continuously organizing different Technical & Professional activities such as FDP, STTP, Workshop, Seminar, Guest Lecture, Conference, Hands on Training, Industry Interaction, Entrepreneurship development program, start up activities, certification courses etc, to improve faculties teaching pedagogy and reach industry expectation skills. AVNIET provides opportunities to attend different Professional activities outside the colleges with reimbursement of Registration fee, it will improve in their teaching skills with latest and innovative teaching methodologies to impart effective education.

How does the department support students in their academic and personal development?

Our major pillars of strengths are our industry-ready curriculum, committed workforce, state-of-the-art infrastructure, lab facilities and management. We teach the need for commitment, mutual trust, and work culture to provide students with a 100% vibrant and goal-achieving environment. Implemented outcome based teaching methodology with sufficient tutorial and remedial classes. Following an efficient mentoring system inside the department to improve the student academics and professional skills. Frequently organizing Academics and professional development activities through professional Associations. Providing a CRT program from the first year onwards to reach Industry expectations.

Can you provide an overview of the infrastructure and facilities available to ECE students for practical learning and research?

The Department of ECE provides 11 physical laboratories, comprising 9 academic laboratories, 1 project laboratory, 1 industry Sponsored laboratory and a well equipped seminar hall with a seating capacity of 500. Department maintains 6 smart class rooms for UG program & 2 smart class rooms for PG Program for Innovation interaction and a tutorial classroom along with a department library. Department provides amenities to do in-house projects and research work by the students to design real time application oriented mini & major projects based on academic lab curriculum. Department maintaining well equipped hardware and software labs with internet, high-end computers & licensed software such as Matlab, NI Multisim, PSPICE, Xilinx-Vivado, Mentor graphics. AVNIET provides high speed Wi-Fi inside the campus. AVNIET Provides access and authentication for students and faculty to login IEEE transactions for improving their research interests and participate in national and international events across branches.

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What challenges does the ECE department face, and what strategies have been implemented to address them?

Introducing any new course is a challenge for the first time. As we don't know how the students will grasp that particular course even though prerequisites are covered before. Department maintains a good account of industry MOU and professional membership, through which the sufficient guest Lecture and workshops will be conducted for the newly introduced course. The department always assigns the same team of faculty for the second time to rectify the difficulties encountered during implementation. The curriculum revision which happens every two years always helps in closing the loops and that will be done by including all the stakeholders. 

How does the department ensure the quality of education and adherence to academic standards?

Department prepared and maintained a quality policy of education based on stakeholders input. Lectures will be limited to 50 to 60 minutes maximum, where two stretch breaks will be given in between. To avoid monotony, we have incorporated games in the form of interactive technical quizzes to retain the attention of students. Sufficient time will be given at the end of the class for discussion and doubts clearance. A doubts forum was created where students can drop their questions and it will be answered and shared among the entire class. Class lectures and class notes were shared via the Canvas platform. Incorporated sufficient simulation experiments to complement the theory classes. Recorded lectures were made available to students via facultyYouTube channel and NPTEL Videos. Students work on a variety of projects in all the core verticals of the department. They work on both hardware and software-based research projects which will always result in good research publications and patents. Our alumni are serving the country in various civil services positions and Research and Development divisions, also our alumni playing a vital role in top MNCs all over the world.

What are the department's plans and aspirations for the future?

We give full support to our students to turn their dreams into reality. Providing a healthy, competitive and trustworthy environment to our students is our culture. AVNIET is not only an institute but a brand with in-house leadership, supported to give its students immense freedom to explore their thoughts and passion to realize their dreams. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to understand electronics and communication engineering. Design and conduct experiments to analyze and interpret data gathered. Develop leadership in multi-disciplinary teams. Understand ethical and professional responsibility. Transformation of engineering education from syllabus-based learning to the experiential learning paradigm is our department motto.