Sona college of Technology
I. NAME OF THE INSTITUTION
Name SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Address Permanent Location as approved by AICTE Sona Nagar, Thiagarajar Polytechnic College road, Salem - 636 005. Temporary Location (if applicable)

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Village Salem ---
Taluk Salem ---
District Salem ---
Pin Code 636 005 ---
State Tamil Nadu ---
STD Code 0427 Phone No: 4099999
Fax No. 0427 – 4099888 E-Mail: info@sonatech.ac.in
Website www.sonatech.ac.in
Nearest Rly Station Salem Junction Distance in Kms (Towards) 2 Km
Nearest Airport Salem Airport Distance in Kms (Towards) 10 Km
II. NAME & ADDRESS OF THE PRINCIPAL / DIRECTOR
Name Dr. P. Govindarajan
Designation Principal Qualification & Experience B.E., M.Sc.,(Engg.)., Ph.D. Highest Degree Specialization Total Experience
Ph.D. Gas Turbine Combustion 36 years
STD Code 0427 Phone No. (O) 2443545, 4099999 Fax No. 0427 – 4099888
STD Code 0427 Phone No. (R) 2336440 Fax No. --
E-Mail info@sonatech.ac.in Mobile No. 9443366495
III. NAME OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY
Name ANNA UNIVERSITY
Address Mettupalayam Road, Jothipuram, Coimbatore.
Pin Code 641 047 Period of Affiliation 2009-2010
STD Code 0422 Phone No. 2451212, 6545566
Fax No. 0422–2453838 E-Mail/web site info@annauniv.ac.in www.annauniv.ac.in
IV. GOVERNANCE
Members of the board and their brief background.
S.No. Member Background
1 Thiru.C.Valliappa Chairman Sona College of Technology, President of Vee.Technology, Former President of Karnataka State Chamber of Commerce, and Textile Mills Association.
2

Thiru V. Chockalingam,
Chief Executive Officer,
Vee Technologies (P) Ltd., Salem

 Correspondent, Sona College of Technology
3

Thiru V. Thiagarajan,
Executive Director,
Vee Technologies (P) Ltd., Salem

 Joint Correspondent, Sona College of Technology.
4 Thiru.A.Dhirajlal
Secretary,Sona College of Technology, Salem		 Secretary, Sona College of Technology, and Advisor Thiagarajar Polytechnic college.
5

Padmabhusan Dr. R. Kumar
Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

 Professor Emeritus, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, Padmabhusan
6 Dr.P.Govindarajan Principal, Sona College of Technology.
7 All HODs and Directors,Sona College of Technology, Salem Members, Sona College of Technology
Members of Academic Advisory Body
Sl.No. Name Position Category
1 Dr.P.Govindarajan Chairman Principal & HOD Mech
2 Prof.M.Usha Member HOD-CSE
3 Dr.K.Karunakaran Member HOD-Science
4 Prof.C.Eswarlal Member HOD-EEE
5 Dr.K.R.Kashwan Member HOD-ECE(PG)
6

Dr. N. Sundaramoorthi

 Convener Advisor-Student Affairs
Frequency of Academic Advisory and Governing Board meeting - Once in a Year
a.)Executive Component: Organisation chart and Process
Nature and extent of involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs/improvements.
In order to have continual improvement in academic affairs and to have active involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs the college executes the following activities.
Faculty Advisor
Faculty Advisor is to help the students in planning their courses of study and for general advises on the academic Programme. The Head of the Department of the students attach certain number of students to a teacher of the Department who shall function as Faculty Advisor for those students throughout the period of their study. Such Faculty Advisor shall advice the students and monitors the courses taken by the students. They will check the attendance and progresses of the students attached to him/her and counsel them periodically. If necessary, the faculty advisor may also discusses with or inform the parents about the progress of the students.
Class committee meeting
A class committee is formed for every class in which teachers of the concerned class, student representatives and a chairperson who is not teaching that class are members. It is like the ‘Quality Circle’ (more commonly used in industries) with the overall goal of improving the teaching-learning process. The functions of the class committee includes
  • Solving problems experienced by students in the class room and in the laboratories
  • Clarifying the regulation of the programme and the details of rules therein
  • Informing the student representatives about the academic schedule including the dates of assessments and the syllabus coverage for each assessment
  • Informing the student representatives about the details of Regulations regarding weightage used for each assessment. In the case of practical courses (laboratory/drawing/project work/seminar etc.,) the breakup of marks for each experiment or exercise/module of work, should be clearly discussed in the class committee meeting and informed to the students.
  • Analyzing the performance of the students of the class after each test and finding ways and means of solving problems, if any.
  • Identifying the weak students, if any, and requesting the teachers concerned to provide some additional help or guidance or coaching to such weak students.
The class committee for a class under a particular branch is normally constituted by the Head of the Department. However, if the students of different branches are mixed in each class of the first semester (generally common to all branches) the class is to be constituted by the Head of the Institute.

The class committee shall be constituted on the first working day of semester or earlier.

At least 4 student representatives (usually 2 boys and 2 girls) shall be included in the class committee.

The chairperson of the class committee may invite the Faculty Advisor(s) and the Head of the Department to the meeting of the class committee.

The Head of the Institution may participate in any class committee of the institution.

The chairperson is required to prepare the minutes of every meeting and submit the same to the Head of the Institution within two days of the meeting and arrange to circulate among the concerned students and teachers. If there are some points in the minutes requiring action by the management, the same shall be brought to the notice of the management by the Head of the Institution.
Course committee for common courses
Each common theory course offered to more than one discipline or group shall have a “Course Committee” comprising all the teachers teaching the common course with one of the Course Coordinator shall be made chairman by the Head of the Department/Head of the Institution depending upon whether all the teachers teaching the common course belong to a single Department or to several departments. The “Course Committee” shall meet as often as possible and ensure the tests. Where it is feasible, the course committee may also prepare a common question paper for the test(s).
Mechanism /Norms and procedure for democratic / good Governance
  • The trust of the college has got laws and by laws, which Govern administration as per the requirement of administration of any charitable Institution.
  • The Institute strictly follow the norms laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education, Director of Technical Education of Government of Tamilnadu and Anna University to which Sona College is affiliated, paving way for the democratic and good governance.
  • The Institution also provides required funds to recurring and capital cost for maintaining the high standard of Education.
Student Feedback on Institutional Governance/faculty performance

SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, SALEM – 636 005.

STUDENTS EVALUATION FORM
Year : Semester: Dept. Date:
Sl No Name of the Subject Name of the staff member Good Satisfactory Not satisfactory
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Grievance redressal mechanism for faculty, staff and students System for Redressel of grievances of faculty, staff and students
  • The management of the college follows an open system of administration and grievances from staff and students are given the utmost attention.
  • Complaints and suggestion boxes are kept at a number of places in the campus and also in the hostels.
  • The suggestions and complaints are carefully looked into and remedial measures undertaken. Responses are also publicized through notice boards.
  • In case of indiscipline, a committee appointed by the principal enquires into the matter by calling witnesses and
    recommendations are made about the action to be taken by the management.
  • Grievances regarding the staff in terms of salary, promotions etc., are carefully looked into by the HR department in consultation
    with the Secretary and remedial measures taken.
  • Class Committee meetings are held in which grievances of students are taken note of and remedial measures taken.
  • A student welfare office looks into the welfare of the students and advice the management for necessary action.
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