Diploma in Computer Engineering

The future of Computing and IT systems rests here. The department's objective is to advance, evolve and enhance Computer Science and Software Engineering fundamentals to build the intellectual capital of research and students. The Computer Engineering Department Endeavors to be an important regional, national, and international resource center for the development of Computing, IT and Software systems and applications since its inception from 1987.

Department Vision

To become the center of excellence in computer education and research and to create the platform for industrial consultancy

Department Mission

To produce globally competent and quality computer professionals by educating computer concepts and techniques
To facilitate the students to work with recent tools and technologies
To mould the students by inculcating the spirit of ethical values contributing to the societal ethics

Laboratories & Facilities

The department provides extensive computing resources for research and education. This includes more than 75 high-performance computers in the range of Linux, Windows and a good number of laptop systems. In addition to general purpose file server, the department maintains two specialized servers for database clients and Linux based workstations. The department has wireless internet connectivity via a campus-wide 802.11b network to the laptops.

PROGRAMMING LAB
VISION OF THE LAB
To provide the students the knowledge about Data Structures, Applications of data structures, Problem solving using data structure tools and Techniques. Students are made familiar with C programming, JAVA, PHP, and Dot Net programming and its applications. Access to both offline and online Internet services is available. It provides modern computational and research facilities to diploma students.

DESCRIPTION
Programming laboratory is spatial and well equipped with the latest configured systems. It provides a wide approach to apply knowledge in programming. Guidances are provided to the students by a team of faculty experts and lab programmer. The labs are kept open after the college hours to enable the students to engage themselves in getting practiced with Laboratory experiments in their leisure hours. The lab is used to train the students to improve their programming knowledge and make experiments to get familiar with the Core Courses.
HARDWARE AND NETWORKING LAB

VISION OF THE LAB
This lab aims at providing students the knowledge about the Computer hardware and networks. Students are made familiar with repair and troubleshooting a pc and implementing a networks.Net Access to both offline and online Internet services is available. It provides modern trends and communication facilities to Diploma students.

DESCRIPTION
The laboratory aims at making the students familiar with various parts of computers and laptops and how to assemble them and the different types of peripherals desired. In addition, the lab will provide the students with necessary knowledge and skills in computer networks and software installation and maintenance and to make him diagnose the software faults. This lab also gives the knowledge and competency to diagnose the problems in computer hardware and network peripherals and also gives the knowledge for trouble shooting for systematic repair and maintenance of computers, laptops and networks.

OFFICESUITE AND DBMS LAB
VISION OF THE LAB
This lab aims at providing students the knowledge about the developing application program and database management. Students are made familiar with Open Source Technologies. Access to both offline and online Internet services is available

DESCRIPTION
Office Suite laboratory is special and well equipped with the latest configuration Machines. Guidance's are provided to the students by a team of faculty experts and lab programmer. The labs are kept open after the college hours to enable the students to engage themselves in getting practiced with Laboratory experiments in their leisure hours. The lab is used to train the students to improve their knowledge in office suite applications and make experiments to get familiar with the Core Courses.
Database Management Systems laboratory is special and well equipped latest Machines. Database Management Systems Lab Fully Networked. The Oracle Software and .NET is available for all the machines. Guidance are provided to the students by a team of faculty experts and lab programmer. The labs are kept open after the college hours to enable the students to engage themselves in getting practiced with Laboratory experiments in their leisure hours. The lab is used to train the students to improve their programming knowledge and make experiments to get familiar with the Core Courses.

The CSE Department effectively prepares students to pursue leadership, technical, and management positions in a variety of industries. Students have obtained successful placements at leading companies like HCL, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, TCS, Satyam, Microsoft etc. Some of the alumni are successful entrepreneurs abroad.

Industrial connection
The CSE Department works closely with several related industries of repute. These relationships facilitate joint research, funded projects, and the opportunity to learn the latest technologies.
Experts from industries and leading institutions are invited every fortnight for technical lectures under the association activities. Students are sent on industrial visits to companies and they also undergo in-plant training at industries.

Placement Details - 2021 -2022

2021-22		CSE
1	Mando , Chennai	1
2	Niisei Electric Ltd	5
3	IWave	4
4	Lucas TVS, Podichery	34
5	Eureka Forbes, Coimbatore	2
6	Emertxe , Bangalore	1
7	Borg Warner	10

S.NO	Name	Designation
1	MR.S.RAMESH	H.O.D i/c / Comp,Engg
2	MR.C.BALAMURUGAN	LECTURER
3	MRS.P.RAJA SULOSANA	LECTURER
4	MS.MARIYA DEEBA	LECTURER
5	MS.K.SINDHUJA	LECTURER
6	MS.S.LALITHA	LAB ASST.

SANKAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE(AUTONOMOUS), SANKAR NAGAR - 627357

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

(Implemented from 2020- 2021)

N Scheme Syllabus

DIPLOMA COURSES IN ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY
(SEMESTER SYSTEM)
(Implemented from 2020- 2021)

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N – SCHEME
R E G U L A T I O N S

1. Description of the Course: (As per DOTE Norms.):Full Time (3 years)
The Course for the full Time Diploma in Engineering shall extend over a period of three academic years, consisting of 6 semesters.

2. Condition for Admission:
At the time of admission the candidate will have to satisfy certain minimum requirements, which may be prescribed from time to time by the DOTE and the Government of Tamil Nadu

3. Admission to Second year (Lateral Entry): As per DOTE Norms.

4. Age Limit: No Age limit.

5. Medium of Instruction: English

6. Eligibility for the Award of Diploma:
No candidate shall be eligible for the Diploma unless he/she has undergone the prescribed course of study for a period of not less than 3 academic years when joined in First Year and two years if joined under Lateral Entry scheme in the second year and passed the prescribed examination.

The minimum and maximum period for completion of Diploma Courses are as given below:

Diploma Course	Minimum Period	Maximum Period
Full Time	3 Years	6 Years

7. Subjects of Study and Curriculum outline:
The subjects of study shall be in accordance with the syllabus prescribed from time to time, both in theory and practical. The curriculum outline is given along with the syllabus book.

8. Requirements of Examination
The Examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester. A student will be permitted to appear for the End Examination for a subject only if,

He/she secures 80% of attendance in the subject concerned
His/ Her conduct has been satisfactory

If the percentage attendance is below 70%, no candidate will be allowed to appear for the End Semester Examinations, in any case. If the percentage of attendance is between 70% and 80%, the candidate may be allowed to appear for the End semester Examinations under Medical grounds.

The Internal assessment marks for all the subjects will be awarded on the basis of continuous internal assessment earned during the semester concerned. For each subject 25 marks are allotted for internal assessment and 75 marks are allotted for End Examination.

Internal Assessment:
A . For Theory Subjects:
The Internal Assessment marks are awarded for a total of 25 marks, which are to be distributed as follows:

(i) Test: 10 Marks

Test	Units	When to Conduct	Max.Marks	Duration
Test I	Units I and II	End of 5^th Week	50	2 Hrs
Test II	Mid Semester Examination – Units (I to III)	End of 10^th Week	100	3 Hrs
Test III	Units IV and V	End of 14^th Week	50	2 Hrs
Test IV	Model Examination (All units)	Before End Examination	100	3 Hrs

For each subject Four tests are given and 5 marks will be awarded for the average of Mid – Semester Exam and Model Examand 5 marks will be awarded forthe average of the unit tests.

(ii) Assignment:                                                                                                                            10 Marks
For each subject Three Assignments are to be given each for 10 marks and the average marks scored should be reduced for 10 marks.

(iii) Tutorial:                                                                                                                                  5 Marks
For each subject one tutorial to be given in the form of any one of the following – Open book test/ Objective test/Seminar using LCD projector /Online test.

B. For Practical Subjects:
The internal assessment marks are awarded for a total of 25 marks which are to be distributed as follows:-
a) Procedure/ observation and tabulation/                  - 15 Marks
other Practical related Work/ Viva voce
b) Record writing                                                              - 10 Marks

Total                                                                                    - 25 Marks

All the Experiments/exercises indicated in the syllabus should be completed and the same to be given for final End examinations.

The students have to submit the duly signed bona fide record note book/file during the Practical End Examinations.

All the marks awarded for assignment and Test should be entered in the Personal Log Book of the staff, who is handling the subject. This is applicable to both Theory and Practical subjects.

Life and Employability Skill Practical:
The Life and Employability Skill Practical with more emphasis is being introduced in IV Semester for Circuit Branches and in V Semester for other branches of Engineering.

Much Stress is given to increase the employability of the students.

Project Work:
The students of all the Diploma Programs have to do a Project Work as part of the Curriculum and in partial fulfillment for the award of Diploma by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamil Nadu. The Project work must be reviewed twice in the same semester.

Internal assessment mark for Project Work & Viva Voce:

Project Review I                              : 10 Marks
Project Review II                             : 15 Marks

Total                                                   : 25 Marks

Proper record to be maintained for the two Project Reviews.

b) Allocation of Mark for Project Work & Viva Voce in Board Examination:

Viva Voce                                                                           - 30 Marks
Marks for Report preparation, Demo - 60 Marks

Total                                                                                    - 90 Marks

c) Written Test Marks (from 2 topics for 30 minutes duration)
         i) Environment Management   -     2 questions X 2 ½ marks    - 5 Marks
         i) Disaster Management            -     2 questions X 2 ½ marks    - 5 Marks
Total                                                                                       - 10 Marks

Criteria for Pass:

1. No candidate shall be eligible for the award of Diploma unless he/she has undergone the prescribed course of study successfully and pass all the subjects prescribed in the curriculum.

2. A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination in a subject if he/she secures not less than 40% in theory subjects and 50% in practical subject out of the total prescribed maximum marks including both the internal assessment and the End Examination marks put together, subject to the condition that he/she secures at least a minimum of 30 marks out of 75 marks in the End Theory examinations and a minimum of 35 marks out of 75 marks in the End Practical Examinations.

Classification of successful candidates:
Classification of candidates who will appear for the final examinations from April 2018 onwards (Joined in first year in 2015-2016) will be done as specified below.

First Class with Superlative Distinction:
A candidate will be declared to have passed in First Class with Superlative Distinction if he/she secures not less than 75% of the marks in all the
subjects and passes all the semesters in the first appearance itself and passes all subjects within the stipulated period of study without any break in study.

First Class with Distinction:
A candidate will be declared to have passed in First Class with Distinction if he/she secures not less than 75% of the aggregate of marks in all the semesters put together and passes all the semesters except the I and II semesters in the first appearance itself and passes all the subjects within the stipulated period of study without any break in study.

First Class:
A candidate will be declared to have passed in First Class if he/she secures not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in all semesters put together and passes all the subjects within the stipulated period of study without any break in study.

Second Class:
All other successful candidates will be declared to have passed in Second Class.

Duration of a period in the Class Time Table:
The duration of each period of instruction is 1 hour and the total period of instruction hours excluding interval and Lunch break in a day should be uniformly maintained as 7 hours corresponding to 7 periods of instruction (Theory & Practical).

Seminar:
The total seminar hours should be distributed equally to total theory subjects per semester. A topic from subject or current scenario is given to students. The students will be allowed to collect materials from the library and prepare the seminar paper. During the seminar hour, students have to present the paper and submit seminar material to the respective staff member, who is handling the subject.

Question Pattern

The question pattern for all the subjects are modified as follows:

Part	Marks allotment	Total
Part A	5 out of 10 Questions in either – or pattern with two questions from each unit	5 x 10 = 50 marks
Part B	20 out of 25 one word questions with five questions from each unit	20 x 1 = 20 marks
Part C	9 out of 14 questions with two questions minimum and three questions maximum from each unit	9 x 3 = 27 marks
Part D	One compulsory question from any unit	1 X 3 = 3 marks

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CURRICULUM OUTLINE
THIRD SEMESTER

Subject Code	SUBJECT	HOURS PER WEEK
Subject Code	SUBJECT	Theory Hours	Tutorial / Drawing	Practical Hours	Total Hours
N231	Computer Networks and Hardware	6	-	-	6
N232	Python Programming	6	-	-	6
N233	C Programming	6	-	-	6
N234	Computer Networks Practical	-	-	4	4
N235	Python Programming Practical	-	-	4	4
N236	C Programming Practical	-	-	4	4
N237	Computer Applications Practical	-	-	4	4
	Seminar	1	-	-	1
Total		19	-	16	35

FOURTH SEMESTER

Subject Code	SUBJECT	HOURS PER WEEK
Subject Code	SUBJECT	Theory Hours	Tutorial / Drawing	Practical Hours	Total Hours
N241	Computer Architecture	5	-	-	5
N242	Data Structure and Algorithms	4	-	-	4
N243	Operating System	5	-	-	5
N244	Java Programming	4	-	-	4
N245	Data Structure Practical	-	-	6	6
N246	Java Programming Practical	-	-	6	6
N247	Life and Employability Skill Practical*	-	-	4	4
	Seminar	1	-	-	1
Total		19	-	16	35

* à Common to all Branches

FIFTH SEMESTER

Subject Code	SUBJECT	HOURS PER WEEK
Subject Code	SUBJECT	Theory Hours	Tutorial / Drawing	Practical Hours	Total Hours
N251	Web Programming	4	-	-	4
N252	DBMS	4	-	-	4
N253	Component Based Technology	4	-	-	4
	ELECTIVE – I - THEORY	4	-	-	4
N2541	Cloud Computing and IoT
N2542	Distributed Systems
N2543	E-Commerce and M-Commerce
N255	Web Programming Practical	-		6	6
N256	DBMS Practical	-		6	6
N257	Component Based Technology Practical	-	-	6	6
	Seminar	1	-	-	1
Total		17	-	18	35

Elective subjects
Any one of the following theory subject may be selected as Elective – I

Elective II Theory
N2541	Cloud Computing and IoT
N2542	Distributed Systems
N2543	E-Commerce and M-Commerce

SIXTH SEMESTER

Subject Code	SUBJECT	HOURS PER WEEK
Subject Code	SUBJECT	Theory Hours	Tutorial / Drawing	Practical Hours	Total Hours
N261	Linux Administration	6	-	-	6
N262	Android Applications and Development	6	-	-	6
	ELECTIVE – II THEORY	6	-	-	6
N2631	Principles of Security
N2632	Software Engineering
N2633	Multimedia Systems
N264	Linux Administration Practical	-	-	4	4
N265	Android Applications and Development Practical	-	-	4	4
	ELECTIVE – II PRACTICAL	-	-	-	-
N2661	Principles of Security Practical
N2662	Software Engineering Practical
N2663	Multimedia Systems Practical	-	-	4	4
N267	Project work	-	-	4	4
	Seminar	1	-	-	1
Total		19	-	16	35

Elective subjects
Any one of the following theory subject may be selected as Elective – I

Elective II Theory
N2631	Principles of Security
N2632	Software Engineering
N2633	Multimedia Systems

Elective II Practical
N2661	Principles of Security Practical
N2662	Software Engineering Practical
N2663	Multimedia Systems Practical