From HOD's Desk - Dr. B.M. Sagar
About the Department
The Department of Information Science and Engineering has 24 faculty with 7 Doctorates and 18 persuing PhD in reputed universities. The department maintains faculty student ratio of 1:13 and 1:12 for UG and PG programs respectively. It hosts faculty who are involved in supporting funded research and consultancy projects apart from training the students in academics. Department houses facility for conducting QEEE classes which is an initiative from MHRD.
The Department also has a reputed research center recognized by VTU. Well qualified and eminent faculty members are guiding Ph.D scholars in advanced areas of Information Sciences. The research center is actively involved in current areas of information technology presenting papers at conferences which are widely published in international and national journals and conferences thereby producing research outputs of international standard. Several patents have been filed by the Department faculty/scholars. Faculty of the department have executed many research projects supported by NRB, General Motors (R&D), DRDO, AICTE, Armament Research Board, Naval Research Board, UGC, GE (R&D), Technological Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) and others. Industry incubation center has been set up in the department to train potential entrepreneurs. Regular technical talks and seminars/workshops are being conducted for both faculty and students.
The department has Memorandum of Understanding with Companies like Samsung, EMC2, Infosys, Sparx Systems India, TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd., SAP Labs, GCSRT, Silfra Tech Pvt. Ltd etc. The faculty members are associated with Professional bodies such as CSI, ISACA and IEEE. The industry relationship helps us frame the course curriculum in accordance with industry expectation and standards. The companies like MINDTREE, SPARX and EMC2 have setup laboratories in the department. Department publishes a newsletter by name INFOBEE, which showcase the activities on the department along with achievements of students and faculty.
The Department has an excellent placement track record with companies like Yahoo, Microsoft, PayPal, Intel, Flipkart, Amazon, Cisco, Oracle, Google, Facebook, Helpchat, UrbanLadder etc. Internship opportunities are provided for final year and pre-final year students to carry out projects. The department has a prestigious alumni list who are entrepreneurs, have scored very high ranks in public service examinations and CAT exams, Secured admission in prestigious institutes of higher studies, as well as holding senior positions in reputed Private, Government and multinational corporations. A large number of alumni are pursuing higher studies/research in India as well as abroad in reputed universities like Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Technological University, Arizona State University, University of Southern California etc.,
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Vision:
To be the hub for innovation in Information Science & Engineering through Teaching, Research, Development and Consultancy; thus, make the department a well-known resource centre in advanced, sustainable and inclusive technology.
Mission:
ISE1: To enable students to become responsible professionals, strong in fundamentals of information science and engineering through experiential learning.
ISE2: To bring research and entrepreneurship into class rooms by continuous design of innovative solutions through research publications and dynamic development oriented curriculum.
ISE3: To facilitate continuous interaction with the outside world through student internship, faculty consultancy, workshops, faculty development programmes, industry collaboration and association with the professional societies.
ISE4: To create a new generation of entrepreneurial problem solvers for a sustainable future through green technology with an emphasis on ethical practices, inclusive societal concerns and environment.
ISE5: To promote team work through inter-disciplinary projects, co-curricular and social activities.
UG Program:
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science and Engineering
Approved Intake: 60
PG Programs:
Master of Technology in Software Engineering
Approved Intake:18
Master of Technology in Information Technology
Approved Intake: 18
Research Programs:
MSc Engineering
Ph.D
Integrated Ph.D.