Board of Studies
The Board of Studies (BoS) is a key academic body that shapes and steers the curriculum and academic standards of the department. Comprising faculty members across cadres, academic and industry experts, alumni, and student representatives, the BoS ensures that the curriculum remains current, relevant, and future-focused.
Its core responsibilities include:
Designing and periodically revising course content to meet evolving technological and societal needs
Introducing innovative and interdisciplinary programmes aligned with global benchmarks
Facilitating strong academic-industry linkages through expert participation
Promoting holistic learning by integrating emerging domains like EV technology, AI, and sustainability
The BoS serves as the academic think tank of the department—bridging tradition with innovation and ensuring that graduates are equipped to meet real-world challenges.
Composition, Constitution and Functions
The Board of Studies (BoS) is the basic constituent of the academic system of an Institute. It is responsible for framing the content of various courses, reviewing and updating the content from time to time, introducing new courses of study etc.
- The Head of the Department as Chairman.
- Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of the Department.
- One subject expert (ACADEMIC) nominated by the Dean (CET) on the recommendation of the Head of concerned Department.
- Experts should be from (i) IISc / IITs / NITs / other reputed academic Institutions (Government / Aided)
- One subject expert (R&D / INDUSTRY) nominated by the Dean (CET) on the recommendation of the Head of concerned Department.
- Experts should be from Central / State Organization / R&D labs or from the Industry
- In addition to the above members, One Senior Alumni (ACADEMIC / R&D / INDUSTRY) to be co-opted by the BoS nominated by the Dean (CET) in consultation with Head of the Department. (Alumni Members should be at least 5 years of experience in the relevant field).
- One or two Student members studying in the department.
- The BoS shall be constituted by the department for a period of THREE years.
- The meetings of the BoS shall be arranged at least TWICE IN A YEAR.
- The members of the BoS will be nominated by the Dean (CET) from the expect list recommended by the Head of the department.
- In the absence of the Chairman (BoS), the senior member of the BoS will act as Chairman with the Dean CET’s approval.
- Functions of the Board of Studies:
- Prepare curriculum for the programme by keeping in mind the Programme Educational Objectives.
- Prepare syllabi for various courses based on the course outcomes, programme outcomes and the objectives of the programme, interest of the stakeholders and national requirement for consideration and submitting for approval in the Academic Council.
- Suggest methodologies for innovative teaching and evaluation techniques.
- Ensure the updation of state of the art research, adoption of technology for enabling better teaching learning methodologies and other best academic practices into the curriculum and syllabus.
Board of Studies Team
CHAIRPERSON
Dr. K. Vijayakumar
Chairperson / SoEEE
External Expert - Academic
Professor K.S. Swarup
IIT Madras
External Expert - Industry
Dr.Bhaskar Sahu
GM – Connected Products & FRTU
Schneider Electric
MEMBER
Dr.K.N.Srinivas
Professor
MEMBER
Dr. A. Rathinam
Professor
Member
Dr. R. Sridhar
Professor & Head
Member
Dr.C.Bharatiraja
Professor
Member
Dr.J.Preetha Roselyn
Professor
Member
Dr.N.Kalaiarasi
Associate Professor
Member
Dr.R.Narayanamoorthi
Associate Professor
Member
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Assistant Professor
Member
Dr.R.Ramya
Assistant Professor
member
Dr.V.Pradeep
Assistant Professor
Alumni member
Mr.R.Manikandan
Homologation Lead Ola Electric
Technology Bangalore
