Dr. R.A. Sankaran is the Principal at Salem College of Engineering and Technology, Salem. He has completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Anna University, M.E. in Industrial Engineering from PSG Tech and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Mahendra Engineering College. He has over 20 years of experience in providing professional knowledge to students, efficiently imparting quality education to budding engineers. He has published 33 papers in International and National Journals. In the part of Research and Development, he has imparted his knowledge as a Ph.D Guide to almost six Ph.D Scholars. He has actively taken part in numerous National and International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops to enhance his technical skills. He is a pillar of commitment and determination in his present capacity as principal.

As the Principal of the institution, he is the strong driving force coupled with intelligence and administrative dexterity and he conceives and implements new ideas and plans democratically in accordance with the vision and mission of the college. He promotes institutional interaction and research development activities.

Furthermore, he has structured Salem College of Engineering and Technology and tills now upholding it in all aspects including hostels, transport, recruitment, admissions, counselling, affiliations, accreditations, placements, research and development. He has set high standards for the academics, co-curricular, and extra-curricular development of students.

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What are your roles and responsibilities towards the students as a Principal?

“I help students in their overall development” 

Being the Principal of SCET, I entrust myself in progressing the steps to make SCET an exemplary institution for engineering education and technology to create our students as high-quality professionals having technical competency, leadership qualities, ethical behavior, innovative abilities with the support of the best academic environment and creative faculty. 

How do you try to bring in a practical approach towards subjects and make it industry-oriented?

“We make students work with diverse companies in various projects throughout the course”

We do several things to ensure that the industry focuses on the students. In addition to keeping up with current trends and technologies and implementing these into the daily classes, we invite smart people from the industry to do workshops with our students and teaching staff. By doing so, we get fresh ideas and inspiration and an insight into current practices that we can bring into the classroom. 

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What are the best practices offered by your college to the students which help them gain necessary skills?

“Regular training and placement is imparted to students to make them employable”

The college has encouraged students to pursue internships during vacations and acquire necessary problem-solving skills. To develop the conceptual skills, to identify & formulate and solve problems innovatively, students undertake Case Studies and Simulation Exercises. 

What are your views upon the placements and higher education of the students of your Institute?

“We provide more emphasis on student’s placement” 

As we feel that Industrial work placement experience often results in improved academic performance, we provide more emphasis on Placement. In today’s rapidly evolving engineering landscape, we have an increased obligation to transform the undergraduate educational experience from the traditional pedantic curriculum in explicit disciplines to a broader foundational experience for life-long success.

How does the curriculum of Salem College of Engineering and Technology ensure the best practice of the industry?

“The college curriculum is updated from time to time”

The college follows an outcome-based education by developing course plans with objectives and outcomes. Though the college is affiliated to Anna University, curriculum gaps are plugged through design-based experiments and evaluated systematically through different assessment tools. 

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What are the interventions and approaches you bring in apart from the curriculum to train/teach the students?

“We follow the modular approach of teaching rather than following the traditional approach”

The modular approach is an emerging trend of educational thinking that shifts traditional methods of instruction to an outcome-based learning paradigm. Based on this approach, students are made to partake in Hackathons, Youth Talks, Seminars, Presentation of their research papers in Conferences, Internships, systematic technical Quizzes, and all the other technical and non-technical competitions on a regular basis.