J. J. Magdum College Governing Body Report 2025

Governing Body Meeting

Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering, Jaysingpur

Presentation by Principal, Dr. Harishanand K. S.

Tuesday, 30th December 2025

Welcome

Welcome to the Governing Body Meeting of Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering. We are committed to our mission: 'Your Dream, Our Mission'.

Item No. 1

To confirm the minutes & action taken on the previous Governing Body meeting (11.08.2025).

Action Taken: Admissions & Training

Boost Admissions: Central Admission Cell formed; both teaching and non-teaching staff actively working to improve numbers.

Placement Planning: TPO conducted pre-placement activities resulting in improved placement records.

Training Assessment: Pre-drive surveys conducted to organize technical training aligned with company needs.

Action Taken: Alumni & Research

Alumni Engagement: ₹2.30 lakhs contributed for AICTE Idea Lab; Pune chapter activity initiated.

NPTEL Courses: List publicized to staff and students regularly (Complied).

Competitions: Registration in CODEVITA successfully complied.

Patents: Initiatives to increase patents are currently In Process.

Action Taken: Publications & Curricula

Publications: Efforts to increase papers in Springer/Scopus journals are In Process.

Curriculum: Indian Knowledge System included in curricula (Complied).

Faculty Development: FDP on OBE organized (Complied).

Industry Exposure: Sending faculty to industry is In Process.

Item No. 2

To approve ratification and compliance with various regulatory authorities (AICTE, DTE, SUK, NAAC).

Regulatory Compliance: AICTE & DTE

AICTE: EOA for A.Y. 2025-26 received (05/04/2025) for all programs including intake variation in CSE & IT.

DTE: General approval received for all programs.

DTE Intake: Awaiting approval for CSE & IT intake increase (60-90).

DTE Process: Intake approval process for 2025-26 completed on portal; DSY vacancy update completed.

Regulatory Compliance: SUK & NAAC

SUK Renewal: 3-year affiliation received (30/06/2023) for Civil, Mech, CSE, ETC, IT, M.Tech.

SUK Expansion: One-year affiliation received (15/07/2025) for CSE/IT intake increase; Affiliation for AIDS (1 yr) and MCA (3 yrs).

NAAC: AQAR for A.Y. 2023-24 submitted on 28/12/2025.

NAAC Portal: Portal masked due to new software implementation until Feb 2026.

Item No. 3

To Discuss Accreditation status and other Achievements of the Institute.

Institute Achievements: Accreditation & PhDs

NBA Accreditation: Granted for Civil, CSE, and E&TC for Academic Years 2025-26 to 2027-2028.

Ph.D. Award: Dr. Aarati P Chougule (Civil Dept) received Ph.D. from Sunrise University.

Grants: Dr. Archana Chougule received ₹1 Lakh grant for ATAL FDP on NLP and LLM.

Academic Excellence: 07 students secured University Ranks (Civil-1, IT-6).

Institute Achievements: Innovation & Sports

Faculty Development: 13 faculties registered for Ph.D.; 03 completed NPTEL courses.

Innovation: Shantanu Ashtekar (S.Y. ETC) granted a Utility Patent and won multiple presentation awards.

Global Alumni: Prajwal Rao admitted to Masters at South Westphalia University, Germany.

Sports: Medals in Interzonal Weightlifting (Bronze) and Athletics (Bronze) under Shivaji University.

Item No. 4

To Discuss regarding fees finalized by FRA (Fees Regulatory Authority) for the academic year 2025-26.

B.Tech Review Status: Hearing took place on 22.12.2025. Revised fees are awaited.

Item No. 5

To take note of the Admission status & academic/placement activities of A.Y. 2025-26.

Total UG Enrollment: 1486 Students

PG Admission Status 2025-26

Civil (Construction Management): 11 (F.Y) + 12 (S.Y) = 23 Total

Master of Computer Application (MCA): 68 (F.Y) + 39 (S.Y) = 107 Total

Total PG Enrollment: 130 Students

Total Placed: 99 Students (95 UG + 4 PG)

Item No. 6

To discuss Intake Increase for UG, New Course for PG (A.Y. 2026-27), and Extension of Approval (EoA).

Proposed Academic Changes

Mechanical Engineering: Proposal to increase intake from 60 to 120.

E&TC Engineering: Proposal to increase intake from 60 to 90.

New PG Program: Start new PG course under Computer Science & Engineering group (Intake: 18).

Item No. 7

To approve Additional Finance budget for A.Y. 2025-26.

Fee Structure Highlights (B.Tech First Year): Includes Tuition, Development, University, Insurance, and Activity fees.

PG Fee Structure Overview

Master of Computer Application (MCA): Total Open Category Fee = ₹85,099. SC/ST Fee = ₹7,099.

M. Tech First Year: Total Open/OBC Fee = ₹88,599. SC/ST Fee = ₹1,099.

Note: SC/ST candidates have significantly reduced fees, primarily paying for University/Insurance charges.

Item No. 8

To approve the minutes of Board of Studies (BOS) and Academic Council (AC) meetings.

BOS Minutes: AI & Mechanical

AI & Data Science: Include subjects like LLMs and Business Data Science. Set MDM credits (14 total) with industry experts.

AI & Data Science: Introduce Mini-projects/PBLs and offer NPTEL courses as MDM.

Mechanical: Follow UGC 60-40 scheme guidelines.

Mechanical: Cover major streams in MDM course structure.

BOS Minutes: E&TC and IT

E&TC: Integrate Math contents into other PCCs. Combine LIC, Control Systems, and Measurement contents.

E&TC: Focus on Open Source software, Internships, and Project credits.

IT: Include trending tech (AI/Data Science). Increase practical-oriented subjects.

IT: Projects must address factual societal/industry needs; Industry interaction from 2nd year.

BOS Minutes: Civil & CSE

Civil: Rename 'Minor Project' to 'Mini-project'. Focus on Estimation software and regulation training.

Civil: Move Construction Mgmt to PG level. Introduce MOOC courses.

CSE: Online certifications (Coursera/Oracle) in syllabus. C++ mini-project focused on DS.

CSE: Open electives for non-engineering/interdisciplinary topics. Lightweight MDM with hands-on focus.

Academic Council Consolidated Report

Uniformity: Maintain uniform credits across all programs.

Changes: Accepted minor modifications from BOS meetings.

Research: Faculty seed research grant approved to promote R&D.

Micro Credits: Grant micro-credits (max 2) for extra/co-curricular activities.

Item No. 9

To discuss the status of Preliminary enquiry of Mrs. P. P. Belgali and seek approval for Final enquiry.

Conclusion

Item 10: Any other points with permission of the Chair. THANK YOU