About the Department
- The Department of Information Technology was established in the year 1999 with the intake of 30 to produce capable engineers in the field of Information Technology
- The student intake was increased from 30 to 60 in the academic year 2001-2002 then
- The department has prolonged and full-grown in terms of distribution of knowledge and outside the curriculum and skill development activities.
- The curriculum assesses and modernizations of the laboratories are conducted continuously so as to maintain the students are updated with the most recent trends at the global level.
- Initiated Computer Society of India- Students Branch in the year of 2011.
- The department has outstanding and reliable placement record and most of the eligible students are placed in reputed companies
- The department faculties have good no of Publications in Scopus indexed Journals
- Specially designed for skill development programmes with support of industrial experts
- Alumni strength of more than 800 and they are working in top MNCs across the globe.
- Most of the faculties are members of professional bodies like ISTE, CSI, etc. and are enthusiastically participating in the activities of professional bodies.
Programmes offered
- B.Tech. - Information Technology - 4 Years
Vision & Mission
Vision
- To produce well disciplined and capable IT Engineers, Analytics with state of the art technologies to take care of National and International needs.
Mission
- To impart technological education through efficient teaching learning process.
- To develop the students in innovative, competent, efficient, disciplined and quality IT Technocrat.
- Facilitate students to excel in academic, technical and social activities to explore the state-of-the art techniques to meet the Industrial needs.
- To encourage research activities with analytical skills to face global challenges.
PSOs, PEOs & POs
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
The students will demonstrate the abilities
- PSO 1: To understand the principles and technologies of computer hardware and software
- PSO 2: Use professional engineering practices and strategies for the development, operation and maintenance of Information systems
- PSO 3: Provide effective and efficient real time solutions with acquired knowledge in various domain
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The graduates of will be able to
- PEO1: Improve innovative technology systems that are technically sound, economically feasible and socially acceptable to enhance Quality of life.
- PEO2: Apply modern computational, analytical tools and techniques in IT and allied engineering streams.
- PEO3: Communicate effectively and enhance leadership skills.
- PEO4: Exhibit ethical attitude and pursue lifelong learning to achieve career goals
Program Outcomes (POs)
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
| Graduate Attributes | Program Outcomes | |
| 1 | Engineering Knowledge | PO1: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization of the solution of complex engineering problems. |
| 2 | Problem Analysis | PO2: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences. |
| 3 | Design and Development of Solutions | PO3: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations. |
| 4 | Investigation of Problems | PO4: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions. |
| 5 | Modern Tool Usage | PO5: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations. |
| 6 | Engineer and Society | PO6: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice. |
| 7 | Environment and Sustainability | PO7: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development. |
| 8 | Ethics | PO8: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice. |
| 9 | Individual & Team work | PO9: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multi disciplinary settings. |
| 10 | Communication | PO10: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions. |
| 11 | Project Management and Finance | PO11: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multi disciplinary environments. |
| 12 | Lifelong Learning | PO12: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. |
Advisory Committee
Department Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)
| S.No | Member | Designation |
| 1 | Prof. S.Raju | Professor & Head- IT Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 2 | Dr. R.Gunasekaran | Professor-CT Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. |
| 3 | Dr. T. Purusothaman | Professor and Head- IT Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. |
| 4 | Dr.M.Kannan | Professor and Head-CSE Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 5 | Dr. N. Viswanathan | Professor and Head- ECE Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 6 | Dr.R.Jayakumar | Professor and Head- MCA Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 7 | Er. S. Saravanakumar | Senior Technical Manager HCL Technologies, Chennai |
| 8 | Prof. S.Latha | Senior Faculty- IT Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 9 | Dr. S.Prema | Senior Faculty- IT Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
| 10 | Er.Rajkannan Rajan | Assistant Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank, Bangalore. |
Board of Studies
Members of the Board of Studies
| S.No. | Name of the Member | Communication Address of the members | BoS Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof.S.Raju | Professor & Head, Department of IT, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. | Chairman |
| 2 | Dr.P.Anandhakumar | Professor and Head, Department of Computer Technology, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. |
University Nominee |
| 3 | Dr.T.Purusothaman |
Professor and Head, Information Technology, Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore. | Academic Expert |
| 4 | Er.S. Saravanakumar | Senior Technical Manager, HCL Technologies Ltd, Chennai. |
Industrial Expert |
| 5 | Prof.S.Latha |
Department of IT, Mahendra Engineering college, Namakkal. |
Senior Faculty |
| 6 | Prof. K.Santhi |
Department of IT, Mahendra Engineering college, Namakkal. |
Senior Faculty |
| 7 | Dr. N. Viswanathan |
Professor and Head, Department of ECE, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal. |
Allied Dept. -Academic Expert |
| 8 | Dr. R. Lavanya | Chief Executive, Priyan Tex, Edaippadi.,Salem | Alumni |
| 9 | Selvan.M.Mohideen Abdul Katheer | III-yr B.Tech. IT Student, Information Technology, Mahendra Engineering College |
Student |
Laboratory
The Department of Information Technology has a wide range of computing resources and laboratories available to support its educational and research missions. Students access this infrastructure through a number of laboratories.
List of Laboratories
- Computer Programming Lab
- Software Design Lab
- Database Technologies Lab
- Open Source and Web Technologies Lab
- Networking Lab
- Mobile Computing Lab
- Cloud Computing Lab
- Data Analytics Lab
- Project Lab
Faculty & Staff
| Sl. No | Name of the faculty | Designation | Qualification |
| 1 | S.Raju | HOD/IT | M.E |
| 2 | S.Latha | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 3 | K.Santhi | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 4 | S.Rajeshwari | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 5 | D.Sindhuja | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 6 | G.Gopal | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 7 | N.Premkumar | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 8 | V.Saravanakumar | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 9 | G.Rajasekar | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 10 | Dr.S.Prema | Associate Professor | M.E., Ph.D |
| 11 | R.Sadaiyappan | Assistant Professor | M.Tech |
| 12 | S.Mythili | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 13 | K.Venkatesan | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 14 | E.Saranya | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 15 | Dr.K.Radha | Associate Professor | M.E., Ph.D |
| 16 | S.Ananth | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| 17 | B.Bhuvaneshwari | Assistant Professor | M.Tech |
| 18 | S.Ranjanee | Assistant Professor | M.E |
| Sl. No | Name of the faculty | No. of research publication |
| 1 | S.Raju | 6 |
| 2 | S.Latha | 1 |
| 3 | K.Santhi | 1 |
| 4 | S.Rajeshwari | 6 |
| 5 | D.Sindhuja | 1 |
| 6 | G.Gopal | - |
| 7 | N.Premkumar | - |
| 8 | V.Saravanakumar | 5 |
| 9 | - | |
| 10 | Dr.S.Prema | 12 |
| 11 | R.Sadaiyappan | - |
| 12 | S.Mythili | - |
| 13 | K.Venkatesan | - |
| 14 | E.Saranya | - |
| 15 | Dr.K.Radha | 14 |
| 16 | S.Ananth | 6 |
| 17 | B.Bhuvaneshwari | 1 |
| 18 | S.Ranjanee | 1 |
| S.No | Name of the Supporting Staff | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr.K.Sasikumar | M.Sc |
| 2 | Mr.S.Murugavel | B.E |
Credentials
Credentials of the Department
- Three faculty members have completed Ph.D degree and Three more faculty members are pursuing Research program in the last three years .
- More than 50 students have been trained in Infosys Campus connect program certified by Infosys Ltd, Bangalore.
- 5 Faculty members received inspire faculty partnership awards by Infosys Ltd,Bangalore.
- NPTEL Local Chapter is established for students and faculty members appearing for NPTEL courses online examinations.
- Faculty members have published 25 Technical Papers in the last three academic years .
- Our Students have undergone Internship in various Government / reputed Private Industries / Organizations.
- All the students are undergoing Soft Skill development programs like communication skills, aptitude and logical reasoning, group discussions and technical interview skills.
- Faculty members are Faculty Advisors of ISTE, CSI chapters.
- Regular meetings are held between mentor and mentee.
- Personalized professional /career advice is given to the mentee.
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Infosys Campus Connect Foundation
- The initiative was aimed at deepening the industry-academia bonds and building a strong foundation for the future needs of both academia and the growing IT industry.
- Certificate will be issued by the Infosys and Mahendra Engineering College to the students on their successful completion of the training.
ICT Academy Initiatives
- ICT academy has evolved a framework for course development, faculty training and student training with focus in making the transmission of knowledge from the faculty to students highly effective with all the tools associated with the same.
- Having awarded ICTAcademy Innovation and Best Practices academy award for the year 2016, in association with ICT Academy, various skill development training is organized.
Dell EMC2 Academic Alliance
- EMC Education offers cost effective, flexible IT training and IT certification programs for professionals looking to expand their skills in fields like data science, storage administration, and big data analytics.
- The Dell EMC2 Academic Alliance provides faculty with free courseware to educate students on infrastructure technologies for information storage, cloud and big data.
Short-Term Courses
Short-Term & Value-Added Courses organized in the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
| S.No | Name of the Short-Term Courses /Value-Added Courses | Number of students benefited |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile application Development Training Program | 77 |
| 2 | Visual Media Technology Training Program | 50 |
| 3 | Software Testing using selenium Tool Training Program | 60 |
| 4 | Software Engineering Module Design-International Certification Training Program | 65 |
| 5 | DOT NET Training Program | 55 |
| 6 | Grid and cloud computing Training Program | 72 |
| 7 | C,C++,JAVA Training Program | 35 |
Events
Seminars, Conferences & Workshops conducted through Professional Societies
Events organized in last three academic years:
| S.No. | Type of Events [Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop] |
Professional society | Date | Name of the Events | Name and Address of the Resource Persons | 1 | Special Lecture | CSI | 15.09.2017 | Email Etiquette | Er.A.Arthanarisamy, Project manager, i-Exceed Technology solutions private Ltd, Bangalore. |
| 2 | Workshop | CSI | 24.08.2017 | Software Testing | Er.S.Jerome Jesuraj, Software engineer, Change Pond Technologies Private Ltd, Chennai. |
| 3 | Training Programme | CSI | 17.08.2017 & 19.08.2017 |
DOT NET Training | Mr.Kumaravel Manoharan, Senior Software Architect, Verizon Data services India Private Ltd, Chennai. |
| 4 | Special Lecture | CSI | 04.08.2017 | Networking Essentials | Er.Suseendran B.G, Advisory Consultant, IBM India Private Ltd, Bangalore. |
| 5 | Guest lecture | CSI | 25.07.2017 | Cyber Security | PCR Suresh, Chief executive officer, eastern Shepherded International, Chennai. |
| 6 | Seminar | CSI | 14.07.2017 | Big data and Cloud Computing | Mrs.K.Jeevitha, Technical Lead, HCL Technologies, Chennai. Mrs.K.Gowsalya, Team lead, Standard chartered bank, Chennai. |
| 7 | Workshop | CSI | 23.02.2017 & 24.02.2017 |
Advanced Networking | Mr.Baldev Krishnamurthy, CEO-A2B2 IT Services and 128BITS Technologies, Bangalore. |
| 8 | Special Lecture | CSI | 21.02.2017 | Managerial Skills of Entrepreneur | Er.B.Sindhujaa , General Manager, Hello Mobiles, Shevvapet, Salem. |
| 9 | Guest Lecture | CSI | 13.02.2017 | Grid and Software Testing | Er.R.Ragunathan, Senior Solution Integrator, ERICSSON IndiaGlobal Services Pvt Ltd, Chennai. |
| 10 | Special Lecture | CSI | 30.01.2017 | Software Technologies | Ms.S.Tharani,Technologiest Analyst, INFOSYS Technology Ltd, Mahendra world city, Natham sub post chengalpet, Kancheepuram. |
| 11 | Training Programme | CSI | 22.08.2016 & 08.09.2016 |
Software Engineering Module Design-International Certification Training Program |
Er. Ashik Ali, Researcher, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom. Er. Vignesh Raj, Associate Lect, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom. |
| 12 | Guest Lecture | CSI | 05.08.2016 | Grid and Cloud Computing | Dr. N.Balaji, Professor & Head -IT, K.L.N.College of Engineering, Sivakangai (Dt). |
| 13 | Workshop | CSI | 27.07.16 & 30.07.16 |
Workshop on Free Software Technologies (FStrix 2K’16) |
Er.M. Devakumar, Web Engineer-Vivedly, Member of FSFTN, Chennai. .Er.K. Sibi Kanagaraj, Senior Assistant professor , Rajalakshmi Engineering college,Kanchipuram.. Er.J.Vignesh krishnan, Designer, Zoho, Chennai. Er.J.Anandamoorthy, Senior Developer, Kabadi Wala, Chennai. .Er.S.RajAnand, Senior Developer, Clear Tax, Bangalore. |
| 14 | Guest Lecture | CSI | 25.07.2016 | NIT Guest Lecture on Data Mining andData Analytics | Dr.B.Surendiran, Assistant Professor/CSE Department, N.I.T Puducherry, Karaikkal. |
| 15 | Special Lecture | CSI | 18.07.2016 | Magic of SQL | Er.K.Balachandar, Technical Associate, Excelacom Technologies, Siruseri, Chennai. |
| 16 | Seminar | CSI | 22.06.2016 | Seminar Cyber Physical System | Dr.Sakkravarthi Ramanathan, Associate Prof.of CSE, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai. |
| 17 | Seminar | CSI | 16.06.2016 | International Event-The Mahendra Wearable Technology Picnic-2016 | Ms.Kalvina Rajendran,Enability Foundation for Rehabiliation,IIT Research Park,IITM,Chennai. Mr. T.Pradeep Director of Unilumen Photonics, IITM, Chennai. |
| 18 | Faculty Deeper Learning Programme | CSI | 11.06.2016 | Information Security | Prof.S.Raju HOD/IT, MEC Mr.D.Sivakumar,AP / IT, MEC Mrs.S.Prema,AP / IT, MEC Mr.A.Anbumani,AP / IT, MIT |
| 19 | Special Lecture | CSI | 07.06.2016 | IT Enabled Services | Er.S.Saravanakumar, Senior Technical Manager, HCL Technologies, Chennai. |
| 20 | Special Lecture | CSI | 23.02.2016 | Network Essentials in IT Management | Er.T.Loganathan, Senior Network Engineer, Firetide, Networks Private Ltd, Bangalore. |
| 21 | Workshop | CSI | 05.02.2016 | Web Development Using PHP and MySQL | Mr.Prasanna Ramadoss Senior Software Consultant, RR Donnelley,Chennai. |
| 22 | Workshop | CSI | 28.01.2016 | Software Engineering and Design Thinking | Dr.Senthil Jayavel,Associate Professor,School of Computer Engineering,Assistant Director Academics ( Systems),Head, Software Development Center,VIT University, Vellore. |
| 23 | Faculty Deeper Learning Programme | CSI | 24.11.2015 | Fundamentals of Web Technology | Prof.S.Raju HOD/IT, MEC Mr.D.Sivakumar,AP / IT, MEC Mrs.S.Prema,AP / IT, MEC Mr.A.Anbumani,AP / IT, MIT |
| 24 | Workshop | CSI | 09.09.2015 & 10.09.2015 |
Two Days National Level Workshop on “ Mobile App’s Development in Cloud” | Mr.Selvamurali,Convenor, INFITT – India Chapter, CEO, Visual Media Technologies, Krishnagiri. Mr.Khaleel Jageer,Mozilla Firefox OS &Android App’s Developer, Pudhuchery. |
| 25 | Special Lecture | CSI | 27.08.2015 | Bio - Informatics | Dr.S.Sathiyamoorthy, Senior Consultant, Insilicogen Inc, South Korea. |
| 26 | Special Lecture | CSI | 13.08.2015 & 14.08.2015 |
Big Data Opportunities and Challenges, Speech Recognition | Mr.Vignesh Raj Researcher in Communication & Computing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffiled, England, UK. |
| 27 | Workshop | CSI | 05.08.2015 & 06.08.2015 |
Free Software Technology | Mr.P.Rajanand,Senior Web Engineer,UDProducts, Chennai. Mr.L.Mugunthan,Research Assistant,Qruize Tech,Chennai. Mr.M.J.Devakumar,Web Engineer,Spritle Software,Chennai. |
| 28 | Special Lecture | CSI | 01.08.2015 | Application Level Management | Er.Ganapathi Subramaniyam.J, Senior Consultant, Infosys Limited,Electronic City Phase – I, Bangalore – 560 100 |
| 29 | Workshop | CSI | 30.03.2015 | Hands on Training in 2D Character Animation | Mr. R. Rajkumar, Arena Animation Specialist Programmer, Arena Animation, Salem. |
| 30 | Special Lecture | CSI | 06.03.2015 | Next Generation Intelligent Networks (NGIN) & Intelligent Networks (IN) Products | Er.M.Pradeep, Software Engineer, Huawei Technologies, India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore. |
| 31 | Special Lecture | CSI | 23.02.2015 | Computational Software Engineering | Mr.Vignesh Raj, Researcher in Tamil Computing, Sheffield Hallam University. |
| 32 | Workshop | CSI | 23.01.2015 | Android Application Development | Mr.Vasanth,Head Operations, Target Soft Systems, Chennai. Mr.A.Dinesh Kumar,Tech Lead,Target Soft Systems,Chennai. |
| 33 | Special Lecture | CSI | 10.01.2015 | How to kill the career Gap | Er.Krishnasamy Sadagopan B.Tech,M.B.A,Executive - HR Generalist, Vodafone South Ltd , Bangalore. |
| 34 | Faculty Deeper Learning Program | CSI | 28.11.2014 | Fundamentals of System Software | Ms. Akila, AP/IT, MCE Ms.S.Latha, AP/IT, MEC Ms.S.Umamaheswari, AP/CSE, MEC. |
35 | Faculty Deeper Learning Program | CSI | 10.11.2014 | Computer Networks | Mr.M.Mahadevan, AP/IT, MEC Prof.S.Raju, HOD/IT, MEC Ms.Kalaivani, AP/IT, MECW |
| 36 | Workshop | CSI | 11.10.2014 | Software Testing | Mr.S.Sampath Kumar, CEO, Sahanav Group, Chennai |
| 37 | Special Lecture | CSI | 10.10.2014 | Recent Developments in the theory of Data Structures | Mrs K. Sathiyapriya, AP (Sr. Gr.), Dept Of CSE, PSG College of Technology,Coimbatore. |
| 38 | Special Lecture | CSI | 26.09.2014 | Making Sense of Internet and Data Science | Er.Rajkannan, IT Manager, Society Generation, Bangalore |
| 39 | Workshop | CSI | 28.08.2014 | Recent Technologies in Data Warehousing | Mr. Vijayabharathi Senthilnathan, Senior Software Engineer, HCL Technologies, Chennai. Mr.Arunkumar Sathasivam, Senior System Engineer, Infosys, Chennai |
| 40 | National Seminar | CSI | 26.08.2014 | Emerging Trends in Computer Vision and Graphics | Dr.K.Thangavel, HOD/CS, Periyar University Dr.V.Meenakshi Devi, HOD/IT, K.S.R Institute of Engg and Tech |
| 41 | Special Lecture | CSI | 24.08.2014 | Research in Tamil Computing | Mr.Vignesh Raj, Researcher in Tamil Computing, Sheffield Hallam University. |
| 42 | Special Lecture | CSI | 01.08.2014 | Resourcing Strategies and Policies | Mr.G.Saravanakkumar, Senior Software Engineer, Tech Mahendra, Chennai. |
| 43 | Guest Lecture | CSI | 09.04.2014 | Programming Fundamentals | Ms.T.Shanmugapriya , Assistant Professor, SSN College of Engineering. |
| 44 | Guest Lecture | CSI | 27.02.2014 | Software Development and Testing Tools | Mr.K.Jothe Vallal , Software Test Engineer, Kripya Engg Pvt Ltd, Chennai. |
| 45 | Workshop | CSI | 24.01.2014 & 25.01.2014 | National Level Ethical Hacking Workshop-Cum-Championship | Mr. Anantharapu Chaitanya Krishna Researcher & Instructor for TechBharath Consulting. |
RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY WORK
List of Faculty Members Pursuing Ph.D
| S. No. | Name of the faculty | Specialization | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof.S.Raju | Data mining | Anna University |
| 2 | Mrs.K.Radha | Image Processing | Anna University |
| 3 | Mr.S.Ananth | Wireless sensor networks | Anna University |
Faculty members to whom Ph.D. Degree awarded during the last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017
- Dr.R.P.Ramkumar- Academic year 2014-15
- Dr.S.Sivakumar- Academic year 2015-16
- Dr.S.Prema- Academic year 2016-17
Mous
Memorandum of Understanding signed during last three academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017
| S.No. | Name of organization | Domain / Area of Activities | Contribution | Activities & Outcome |
| 1 | Infosys | Technical skills and soft skills | Technical Training | Students are trained in Foundation Program designed by infosys to enhance the industry specific basic Knowledge. |
| 2 | Oracle India Pvt Ltd | Database | Technical Training | Students and Faculty members are provided an opportunity to expertise in database concepts. |
| 3 | Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffiled, England, UK. | Software Engineering and design Thinking | Technical Training | Students are trained in the field of Software Engineering to meet the needs of industries |
Contact
Department of Information Technology
Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous),
Salem- Thiruchengode Highway, Mahendhirapuri,
Mallasamudram,
Namakkal-637503,