RESEARCH
Research plays a pivotal role in teaching-learning process. Inculcating research in classroom teaching leverages motivation, performance and reasoning ability of students. Research is gaining momentum at the institution.
Research Centers
Nine out of the thirteen departments are recognized as research centers by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and are actively engaged in research activities. More than 50 students were pursuing research for Ph.D. degree under the guidance of 20 research supervisors. Following departments were recognized as Research Centres:
| Sl No. | Department |
| 1 | Civil Engg |
| 2 | Mechanical Engineering |
| 3 | Electronics & Communication Engineering |
| 4 | Computer Science & Engineering |
| 5 | Biotechnology |
| 6 | Physics |
| 7 | Chemistry |
| 8 | Mathematics |
| 9 | Master of Business Applications (MBA) |
| 10 | Chemical Engineering |
Research and Development Cell
Research and Development Cell (RDC) has been established to foster research culture and provide a healthy research environment through which faculty and students may conduct quality, world-class research and participate actively in the development of the society. RDC encourages research by providing:
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Research Projects
1.RDC Funded Student Projects: RDC has selected seven UG and PG student projects for funding for the academic year 2014-15.
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S.No
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Title of the project
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Students
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Project Supervisor
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Santioned Amount(Rs)
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M. Tech. (Environmental Engineering)
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1
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Cement based technology for treatment of fluoride containing water
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Shivali V. Tarali & Mahesh M. Hongal
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Dr. Praveen A. Ghorpade
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30,000/-
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BE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
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2
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Campus lighting using Solar LED with charging unit
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Laxmi Annasaheb Patil & Vijeta Vinod
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Dr. R. L. Itagi and A.K. Shiralkar
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15,000/-
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M. Tech. (VLSI Design)
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3
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Design and control of high frequency induction furnace
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Marab Shruti
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Uma Kulkarni
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30,000/-
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BE (Computer Science Engineering)
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4
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A Brain-Computer Interface Game for Enhancing Attention Levels in Children
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Priya Vernekar and Priya Patil
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Geeta U. Navalyal
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6,000/-
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BE (Chemical Engineering)
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5
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Tertiary Recycling of waste plastic into biocrude by process of pyrolysis
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Sukanya Jadhav & Thengadi Devdatt
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Santosh A. Kadapure
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16,500/-
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M. Tech. ( Computer Science Engineering )
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6
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Heart Monitoring System
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Ashwini Patil
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Sreedevi R. Nagarmunoli
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10,000/-
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BE (Biotechnology)
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7
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Production of ethanol by fed batch semi simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of waste-paper
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Alisha A. Shiledar & Akshay Bhope
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Dr. Uday Muddapur
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30,000/-
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2. VGST Funded Student Projects: Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) of Karnataka Government has funded Rs 30,000/- for the following student project under Technology Related Innovative Project (TRIP) for the academic year 2014-15.
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S.No
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Title of the project
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Students
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Project Supervisor
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Santioned Amount(Rs)
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1
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Wheelchair Movement using Eye Tracking for Paralyzed Patients
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Vaishali D. Warde and Tejaswini D. Manavi
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Dr. Raviraj Havaldar, Biomedical Engineering
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30,000/-
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3. KSCST Funded Student Projects: Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) has funded rupees 1.05 lakh for 20 student project proposals during the academic year 2014-15.
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S.No
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Title of the project
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Name of the Guide (s)
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Student & Team Leader
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1
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Waste Water Treatment using Microalgae-Potential Route for Algal Biodiesel Production
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S. N. Hosamane
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Rashmi Patne
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2
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Extraction of Phytochemicals and Starch from Curcuma Angustifolia (ARROW ROOT) and Cost-effective Ethanol Production by Extracted Starch
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Rakesh N. R.
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Sphurti Gaikwad
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3
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Optimization and Comparison of Banana Peels with Tinospora Cordifolia Stem for Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory Studies
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Aparna Shenvi and Preeti Honagudi
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Maria Rochelle R
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4
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Optimization of Gibberellic acid (GA3) Production and Stability Studies of Gibberellic acid (GA3)
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V.G. Shanmugapriya
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Neha Bennur
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5
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An Experimental Investigation on Strength Aspects of Bacterial Concrete
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Tejas D. Doshi
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Pallavi Kudtarkar
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6
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Parametric Study on Offshore Concrete Pile using ANSYS
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Kiran Malipatil
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Akshatha P.
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7
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Stage Discharge Prediction in Open Channels
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Dr. Rajkumar Raikar
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Sanchana Arundhekar
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8
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Brain Computer Interface Based Application to Enhance Human Cognitive Ability.
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Geeta Navalyal
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Suhas sannakki
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9
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Graph Theoretic Solution to Multi-dimensional Optimization Problem
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Roopa Patil
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Shailaja Biradar
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10
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Minutes of Meeting
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B. A. Patil
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Jyoti Patil
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11
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Web Page Classifier
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Ajay Acharya
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Maitri Hegde
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12
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (DRONE) for Remote Field Inspection and Pollination
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S. M. Bani
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Indripi Deepak
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13
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Advanced Car to Car Communication
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Vijay Rayar
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Shashidhar S. Hiremath
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14
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Machine to Machine Interaction System
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S. S. Jadhav
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Arundhati Patil
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15
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Design and Fabrication of Coconut Tree Climbing Equipment
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N. S. Kannur
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Harsha S. Hugar
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16
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Design and Fabrication of Impact Gun
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Sachidananda T.G.
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Akshay Katti
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17
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Design and Fabrication of Internal Pipe Defect Detector
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Ramesh Katti
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Navneet Patnekar
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18
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Design and Fabrication of Window Cleaning Device
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Niranjan Pattar
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Sameer
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19
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Car to Car Communication
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Sagar Metri
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Adarsh Anil Kale
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20
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Multiband Planar Inverted Antenna for Wireless LAN Application
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Dr. Udaykumar Naik
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Sourabh Jadhav
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4. VGST Funded Research Projects: Dr. V. S. Katti of Physics department has been awarded with ‘Young Scientist for Research’ by Vision Group of Science & Technology (VGST) Govt. of Karnataka for the year 2013-14 with seed money of Rs. 6, 00, 000 to carry out research.
Research Publications
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Year/Publication
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International Journals
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National Journals
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International Conferences
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National Conferences
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2012
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31
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30
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09
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04
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2013
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25
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05
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17
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18
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2014
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42
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03
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08
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26
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98
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38
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34
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48
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Student Mini Projects
Project-based learning is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained, collaborative real-world investigations. In this backdrop institution has initiated mini project concept as a part of teaching learning process for the undergraduate students to take up at least two mini projects prior to the final year compulsory project. Students of second and third year BE have chosen 384 mini projects and completed successfully during the academic year 2014-15.