National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli
Department of Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering
One Year Self – Supporting Online
Certificate Course In Steel Technology
Brochure – July 2023
[email protected] Contents
M BackgrounC
M NIT Trich9
M Dept MM3
M Overview of the CoursH
M Eligibilit9
M Admission Proces,
M Course Fee,
M Curriculu)
M SchedulH
M Academic Requirement,
M Examination,
M Allied Industrie,
M About the Tea)
M DisclaimeK
M Contact Information
Background
The Indian steel industry has been making rapid strides, in production capacity and in
technology. We, INDIA, are the second largest steel producing nation in the world, as
of 2023. Our steel production capacity is all set to grow from one hundred million Tonnes
per annum (mTpa) few years ago – to three hundred mTpa by the year 2030. While this
needs huge capital investment, this also needs well trained and highly motivated
manpower. NIT Trichy has stepped into this wonderful opportunity; and wishes to
contribute to the Nation and to the Indian steel industry.
Government of India (GoI) has been taking lots of efforts for improvement of the Nation,
including initiatives such as the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), operated
through the Ministry of Education (MoE). Quoting from Section 20.6 of the NEP – ‘there
will not only be a greater demand for well qualified manpower (in various sectors), it
will also require closer collaborations between industry and higher education
Institutions (HEI) to drive innovation and research’. Section 21 of the NEP emphasizes
life-long learning; and adds that technology - based options (such as Apps, online
courses) should be developed by HEIs. In addition to these, several HEIs carry the burden
of recurring repayments against ‘HEFA loans’; and hence the associated need for
enhanced internal revenue generation.
NIT Trichy
The National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy) is an Institution of Higher
Learning and is a Centrally Funded Technical Institution (CFTI). NIT Trichy has been
consistently ranked as the best amongst all NITs (as in NIRF). NIT Trichy has started the
Diamond Jubilee celebrations (marking sixty wonderful years of service). NIT Trichy is well
known for its academic initiatives and intense research efforts. Alumni of NIT Trichy
occupy very high positions in the academia, service sector and industry. Our alumni have
also done extremely well as entrepreneurs.
MME Dept
The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MME), affectionately
referred to as META, is one of best departments in NIT Trichy. The department offers
BTech, MTech, MS and PhD programmes. The department is student friendly, committed
to teaching and performs very well in research and consultancy. One Professor of this
dept had served as the Director of MANIT Bhopal and another Professor of this dept had
served as the Director of NIT Warangal. Yet another Professor of this dept had served as
the Director in charge, of NIT Trichy. The faculty of this dept are well connected with the
industry. About half of the present faculty of this dept have worked in research activities
in North America, Europe and Australia.
Many alumni of this dept are in lead roles in the industry, including primary metal
production. One of our senior alumni is managing one of the best blast furnaces in India;
another senior alumnus is holding a key position in senior management in a prominent
steel company in India; and one of our young alumni is a key player in the best
agglomeration unit in India. One of our senior alumni had served as the President of the
Indian Institute of Metals (IIM).
Overview of the course
This online course has twin objectives{
Enhancing the capabilities of technicians and engineers already serving in steel
plants and allied industries*e
Sensitizing engineering graduates (including final year students) about opportunities
in the steel industry and preparing them for career in the steel industry.
Considering the fact that steel production is a huge manufacturing activity; and that all
kinds of engineers are needed in the steel plants, this course will be open to all technical
disciplines.
As technicians and engineers in the industry find it difficult to take months off for further
studies, the entire course will be offered online. This online schedule will also be helpful
for learners outside the industry as well
Further, the online classes shall be held between 630 pm and 900 pm, (Indian
Standard Time), Monday to Friday. Live lectures shall be delivered.
Lecture materials will be made available, online, for short period of time – after the
delivery of lectures.
Saturday slots (between 1000 am and 500 pm) (some weeks) may be used with
information in advance. Saturday slots may also be used for the online assessment
activities. (* described elsewhere in this brochure)
Eligibility
Applications are invited from the following five categories of applicantsw
u Technicians / engineers working in steel plants and allied industries; with Diploma
(three year engineering diploma, any branch) OR BSc (three year degree in science,
any branch) OR BE / BTech (four year degree in engineering, any branch); and with
minimum three years of working experience; and fully sponsored by the
organization (organization pays the full fees directly to NIT Trichy); (with pass in cited
diploma / degree); (AMIE / AMIIM holders shall also be considered subject to prevailing
guidelines
_ Technicians / engineers working in steel plants and allied industries; with Diploma
(three year engineering diploma, any branch) OR BSc (three year degree in science,
any branch) OR BE / BTech (four year degree in engineering, any branch); and with
minimum three years of working experience; and partly sponsored by the
organization (employee pays the full fees to NIT Trichy, and the organization
reimburses the employee subject to internal guidelines of the organization); (with
pass in cited diploma / degree); (AMIE / AMIIM holders shall also be considered subject
to prevailing guidelines
Y Engineering graduate, with BE / BTech (any branch), with minimum 60% marks or
6.5 CGPA or equivalent; (AMIE / AMIIM holders shall also be considered subject to
prevailing guidelines)H
Students of final year engineering, BE / BTech (any branch), with minimum 60%
marks or 6.5 CGPA or equivalent, and having passed all subjects up to fifth semester
of the BE / BTech, as on the date of reference for application processing (July 31 2023)H
n (As a special case for the first batch in this course) – Any student (full time / part
time) of NIT Trichy (or any other CFTI) pursuing BTech / MTech / MS / PhD (in Science
and Engineering) – having completed three years of studies at the Bachelor’s level –
and having passed all subjects up to the even semester of academic year 2022 – 2023;
and taking this online course as additional learning beyond the defined requirements
of their academic programmes.
Admission Procedure
Admission to NIT Trichy is typically based on entrance examinations such as JEE,
GATE. This course is to address the needs of the steel industry; and is an enabling
measure; and admission is open without any typical entrance examination. Therefore,
all technical personnel with interest in steel industry will be able to go through the
admissions process, subject to admission guidelines described elsewhere in this
brochure.
Formal advertisement for admission to this One Year Self – Supporting Online
Certificate Course in STEEL TECHNOLOGY shall be released by July 31 2023. Interested
persons will have to submit a duly filled application form, with supporting documents.
There shall be an application fee of Rupees Four Thousand only (for those applying from
within India); and US Dollars One Hundred only (for those applying from outside India).
For applicants from outside India, offer of admission is subject to prevailing policies of
the Government of India. Application fee is non-refundable. NIT Trichy reserves the
rights for offer of admissions. NIT Trichy reserves the rights to offer or not to offer the
course, after processing of applications.
In the categories of fully sponsored and partly sponsored candidates, it is unlikely
that there will be any criteria for shortlisting, on top of the eligibility defined elsewhere in
this brochure. In the other three categories (3, 4, 5), shortlisting may be done based on
marks (or grades) obtained. In these three categories (3, 4, 5), it is proposed that
maximum forty percent of the seats be set aside – together – for metallurgy, chemical,
mining and ceramics branches – so that many graduates / students of other branches
will also be able to join and benefit from this online course.
For the first batch of this course, the total number of seats for admission shall be
restricted to a 750 only.
Course Fees
Consolidated fees of Rupees Two Lakhs plus applicable GST, per person, for the entire
course, for applicants from within India. Overseas candidates will be expected to pay
consolidated fees of US Dollars Four Thousand only (SAARC Nations) plus applicable
taxes, per person; and fees of US Dollars Six Thousand only (overseas, other than SAARC
Nations) plus applicable taxes, per person.
Discount of thirty percent in course fees is proposed for women and third gender.
Discount of thirty percent in course fees is proposed for students of NIT Trichy and any
other CFTI.
Organizations sponsoring thirty or more eligible applicants can request for thirty
percent discount; and the discount has to be approved by NIT Trichy.
Any applicant can claim only one discount.
Curriculum
The outline and curriculum of this online course have been duly discussed in the
department, approved in the Board of Studies of the department, approved in the
Senate (59th meeting of the Senate of NIT Trichy, January 2023); and then cleared by the
Institute administration.
Students of full time BTech programme may often carry an academic work load of
six theory courses plus two laboratory courses, earning about twenty credits, per
semester. The total academic work load of this course is comparable to what a student of
engineering will study in one semester. The online classes, however, will be spread over
two terms (two semesters). The following subjects will be offeredP
AC Five core theory subjects (two credits each) – thermodynamics and kinetics; ferrous
physical metallurgy; ferrous metal forming; iron making and steel making; ladle
metallurgy and continuous casting of steell
LC Two laboratory subjects (one credit each) – ferrous metallography; manufacturing
processel
0C One comprehensive viva subject (one credit) (written test and viva, overall
competencyQ
-C One elective theory subject (two credits each) (minimum three distinct electives
shall be offered to the first batch) – to be chosen from - corrosion and surface
engineering; welding engineering; non destructive testing; quality management;
design and selection of materials.
Student of this course will earn a total of fifteen (15) credits.
Schedule
Ç July 31 2023 : Portal opens for online filling of Applicationl
Ç Aug 21 2023 : Portal closes for online submission of Applicationl
Ç Sept 1 2023 : Release of provisional selection list for admissionl
Ç Sept 11 2023 : Last date for payment of full feel
Ç Sept 28 – 30, 2023 : Three day campus immersion programme in NIT³
Ç Oct 9 2023 : Start of Online Classes (first termQ
Ç February 2024 : Completion of first ter
Ç March 2024 : Start of online classes (second termQ
Ç July 2024 : Completion of second ter
Ç August 2024 : Announcement of final results
NIT Trichy reserves the right to modify the schedule.
Depending on requests from students of this online course (after start of the online
course), four distinct periods of three days each shall be identified within the
academic calendar – during which – interested students can visit the campus – for
meeting the course faculty and / or seeing the lab facilities. This will require
organizational planning, prior scheduling and advance registration. Visits by course
faculty to couple of locations across the Nation – to enhance the interaction with
students – may also be arranged, subject to approval, after start of classes.
Academic Requirements
Ç· Students are expected to attend all classes and all assessments·
©· Student has to maintain at least 75% attendance in order to be permitted to appear in
the final assessment·
¨· Student has to score at least 30% marks in the cumulative internal assessments in
order to be permitted to appear in the final assessment, in each subject·
· Student has to score at least 30% marks in the final end – semester assessment in
order to be considered for a pass in the coursework, in each subject·
· Combining the cumulative internal assessments and the final end – semester
assessment, student should have at least 40% marks, as the passing minimum, in
each subjectx
¬· Students who have missed any assessment due to genuine difficulties (and students
who have not scored the passing minimum) may be offered an opportunity for re-
assessment, subject to further guidelines and an additional fee of Rupees Five
Thousand, per subject, per student, for the re-assessment activity·
z· Only students who have passed all cited subjects will be awarded the
CERTIFICATE in STEEL TECHNOLOGY.
Examinations
All classes and assessments shall be conducted online. There shall be no additional fees
for the regular assessment activities.
Option for taking examinations in person may be considered, in case of any request from
the students.
Students working in steel industry may be permitted to carry out a mini project (in lieu of
written test component) for the comprehensive viva subject – subject to further
guidelines.
Allied industries
Making and shaping of steel is an activity that happens in steel plants, but needs
support from (and participation of) many other industries. Indicative examples: (in
addition to steel plants) Mining, Mineral Processing, Metallurgical chemicals, Refractories,
Design and production of plant machinery, Scrap Processing, Ferro alloys, Steel
foundries, Re-rolling mills, Sensors, Testing laboratories, Energy audit, Pollution control,
Direct industrial users of steel and so on. Applications from employees of all such
organizations (allied industries) will be treated as eligible for admission to this course.
About the Team
Dept MME has superb faculty, working in different aspects of metals and materials; and
many of them will be delivering lectures for this online course. Limited number of
lectures may be delivered by subject experts outside NIT Trichy also. The coordinating
team consists of:
Principal Coordinator : Dr SankaraRaman Sankaranarayanan (Professor)
Co-coordinators : Dr S P Kumaresh Babu (Professor)
: Dr S Muthukumaran (Professor and Head MME)
: Dr S Jerome (Associate Professor)
Prof SankaraRaman Sankaranarayanan is the Principal Coordinator for this online
course. Prof Raman studied in PSG Tech, Coimbatore; and Drexel University, Philadelphia,
USA. Much of his research work for the PhD degree (mould powders for continuous
casting) was carried out in the US steel industry. He was also a post – doctoral researcher
at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA – working on continuous casting mould
simulator (high temperature experiments). He served for short period in the Indian steel
industry, with emphasis on metallurgical chemicals. He has been with NIT Trichy for
twenty five years; and enjoys teaching. He and his team have built good rapport with the
steel industry.
Prof S P Kumaresh Babu is a co-coordinator for this course. Prof Babu studied in PSG
Tech, Coimbatore; NITK Suratkal; and NIT Trichy. He is an expert in corrosion engineering,
surface engineering and foundry technology. He and his team have built good rapport
with foundries and with heavy engineering industry. He is well known forhis research
work addressing acute problems in the mining industry. He is also heading the Centre of
Excellence in Corrosion and Surface Engineering (CECASE).
Prof S Muthukumaran is a co-coordinator for this course. Prof Muthu studied in NIT
Trichy; and BIT Mesra. He works in welding engineering, NDT and manufacturing. He is
very well known for his work on the Joining of dissimilar materials. He is very keen on
innovation; holds a few patents; and has been the lead here in the domain of IPR.
Recently, he has also floated a start up with the intention of helping victims of floods.
Prof Muthu is currently heading the dept MME.
Dr S Jerome is a co-coordinator for this course. Dr Jerome studied in CIT, Coimbatore;
and NIT Trichy. Dr Jerome works extensively in Welding; and has also been working in
Additive Manufacturing (AM). He supervises a very dynamic research group in these
areas. His research efforts in AM have been appreciated by GoI agencies. In recent years,
he has connected well with the steel industry. He also played a key role in our recent
efforts for NBA accreditation of the BTech (MME) programme; and helped us obtain
accreditation rating of six years.
Funds saved (after all expenses associated with this online course) shall be used for
establishing an industry - oriented Ferrous Process Metallurgy Research Centre, in
NIT Trichy.
Disclaimer
The proposed online course does NOT offer a degree
The proposed online course does NOT meet the standard definitions / typical names
of higher education programmes (courses) listed by UGC / AICTE
¥ NIT Trichy will NOT offer any placement process for students of the proposed online
course
All privileges and facilities extended to regular full-time students of NIT Trichy will NOT
be automatically extended to students of this proposed online course
} Students of NIT Trichy who wish to join this online course may do so fully out of their
own interest and as an additional effort; but the credits earned here will not meet the
credit requirements of their (main) academic programme/s.
Contact
Portal : steeltechonline.nitt.edu
Additional contacts :
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04312503450
9894702353
9385612153 (WA)
@reachNITT @steelprofessor
Thank you
We welcome you all to NIT Trichy; and to this one - year self - supporting online certificate
course in STEEL TECHNOLOGY. Let us all benefit from the NEP 2020; and serve as
catalysts for the Indian STEEL industry.
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