The Higher Education Review

Engineering education in India has seen tremendous growth over the past decade, both in number of students and number of colleges. The recent growth in Indian engineering education has been overwhelmingly due to privately funded educational institutions rather than publicly funded ones. This has largely diluted the quality of education, and students are becoming engineering graduates rather than employable engineers.

Set-up with the mission to impart value-based education to students from both the rural and urban areas and to train them into technically competent employable engineers, Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology was started in 2008. The institute was established by Late Thiru. Narasu's R. P. Sarathy Ayya under Mahalakshmi Ammal Trust, named after his beloved mother for providing quality technical education to deserving students in the region. Believing that education is the best way to bring positive change in the society, founder, Late Thiru Narasu's R. P. Sarathy Ayya said that when a child is educated and given a job opportunity, the whole family will prosper. With this noble thought and the desire to contribute to the society, he started this college when he was 75 years old.

Today, Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology offers five basic UG courses - B.E. ­ CSE, ECE, EEE and Mechanical; B. Tech. IT and two PG courses - M.E. ­ CSE & VLSI. Adhering to the Anna University Admission process, the college involves the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission through open window counseling. "We believe in providing content beyond the syllabus to make our students industry-ready. They are encouraged to participate in National & International conferences, symposiums and technical events in other renowned institutions to enhance their technical skills. Value added courses approved by Anna University and certification courses in specific areas of expertise is offered to the students free of cost to keep them abreast of the latest technologies", says Aishwarya Nitish, Pro Chairman, NSIT.

A Notch Ahead of other Colleges
An NAAC accredited institution with a 100 year old prestigious brand name Narasu's, NSIT has accomplished many milestones in since its inception. The college strives to create qualified engineers who are encouraged not only join well paying jobs, but

also to become entrepreneurs and employ others in their startups. This is possible because of NSIT's innovative teaching learning methodologies that include Concept a Day: Students are encouraged to present a technical concept to their class everyday.

This updates their knowledge and improves their communication skill; Student Seminars: Students prepare and present seminars on topics beyond the syllabus; Mini Projects: Each student creates a mini project every semester from second year; Industrial Visit/Internships/In-plant Training: Students are encourages to go for industrial visits, paid internships and In-plant trainings during their semester holidays to understand the corporate etiquette, industry needs and latest technical trends; Journals and Publications: Both faculty and students are encouraged to present research papers, text books and articles in conferences for Journals and recognized publications.

As things have changed post-pandemic, the world has changed the education system as well. Classrooms have turned into zoom calls, and debates and discussions turned into virtual meetings. So blended learning and outbound learning is encouraged to ensure latest concepts are introduced to the students through guest lectures, seminars and industry connect programs. At NSIT, Placement training is given with a systematic syllabus from the first semester. The active Entrepreneur Development Cell encourages students to think out of the box, present innovative business ideas and helps them create successful business plans for their startups.

Preparing Future Ready Professionals
Over the years, NSIT has perfected the art of aiming for the highest and embracing the excellent. It has emerged as the preferred choice for aspiring Engineering students. NSIT always remains in constant process of building upon its common intellectual wealth to leverage success in academics, quality placements, research and development.

It is noteworthy that NSIT has established strong bondage with industries and developed many corporate affiliates. The college has a strong industry institute interface and the students got placed in some of the most renowned companies like TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Capgemini, Mphasis and Syrma. Such cordial relationships with top industry names are going to place us in greater stead.

`Think Placement ­ Think NSIT' is the motto of our Placement & Training Cell and it best describes our aim at Narasu's

Sarathy Institute of Technology. Our Placement and Training Cell actively engages the students in systematic training from the first semester. They organize industry connect guest lectures, workshops and HR conclaves to help the students understand the corporate culture and expectations. They also facilitate industrial visits and internships for students to gain practical knowledge in their area of interest. “Special training is given for Communication Skills, Soft Skills and Management Skills", says Aishwarya. Adding further, she says, "Since our college management is from an industrial background holding the brand name Narasu's, which has many industries like food, jewelllery, hospitality, spinning mills, diary and others, they have a very cordial relationship with many core industries, and our college is a member in various social organizations like CII, ICTACT, Salem Productivity Council NASSCOM, IWN, and IEEE. This helps us to bring the industry experts to our campus and guide our students in becoming successful engineers. We have also signed a minimum of three MoUs with core industries per Department for knowledge sharing, internships and placement opportunities".

NSIT has tied-up with a renowned IT and Core Companies to carry-out the employability assessment of every student. The regular Assessment Test assists in multi-dimensional evaluation of our students. "Every year, we invite more than 75 companies to visit NSIT for the recruitment of our students. Our college has an impressive placement record, and that places us amongst the best educational institutes in our zone. “The Entrepreneur Development Cell of our college is also very active, and along with Placement Cell, a variety of opportunities are created for our students to follow their dream of becoming entrepreneurs. All in all, 14 years of legacy have been a rewarding experience for us", signs-off Aishwarya.

Sri B. Nitish Harihar, Chairman, Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology
Sri B. Nitish Harihar the Chairman of Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology is a man of high ideals and strives continuously to lead the college towards success in all verticals with his team. He has moulded the administrative, academic ethical growth of the college from a very young age under the guidance of his grandfather, and Founder, Sri. “Narasu's” R. P. Sarathy.

He is an active member in social organizations like CII, ICTACT, NASSCOM, Salem Productivity Council, etc for a healthy interaction with the industry. This opens a lot opportunity for the college's staff and students to get real time projects and facilitates industry institute interaction.