CIT Research Center
CIT research foundation has been setup in the campus and is affiliated to Kuvempu University and Tumkur University. Eminent faculties support the students to pursue research in the areas of Computer Science, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering.
Why Research @CIT
CIT, as a matter of policy, encourages research by faculty members and provides incentives for research resulting in publications and patents. CIT encourages the faculty to compete for external research funding. Experts from reputed research groups from all over the world are invited routinely to deliver guest lectures to provide broader exposure for the students and faculty.
The following departments of our Institute are recognized as research centers under VTU:
Computer Science and Engineering
The department of Computer Science, CIT, Gubbi is permitted to offer PhD / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU from the year 2014.
Electronics and Communication Engineering
The department of Electronics and Communication,CIT, Gubbi is permitted to offer PhD / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU .
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The department of Electrical and Electronics, CIT, Gubbi is permitted to offer a Ph.D. / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU from the year 2019.
Mechanical Engineering
The department of Mechanical Engineering, CIT, Gubbi is permitted to offer a Ph.D. / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU from the year 2015.
Mathematics
The department of Mathematics Ph.D. / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU, Belagavi from the year 2017.
Chemistry
The department of Chemistry, CIT, Gubbi is permitted to offer a Ph.D. / MSc by research programs in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of VTU,Belagavi from the year 2018.
Major Grants Received
- A Project entitled “Intelli-Track: A Smart Tracking System for lost objects using RFID Technology” guided by Prof. Shantala C.P, Vice Principal & HOD, CSE Department was selected under Technology Related Innovative Projects (TRIP) of Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), GoK for the year 2012-13 . VGST-TRIP grant of Rs. 40,000/- was released for the above project.
- AICTE, New Delhi offered Rs.5,00,000/- as grant-in-aid to Dr. D S Suresh, Director, CIT for conducting a faculty development programme “Real World Digital Signal Processing” during the academic year 2013-14.
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred Prof. Shantala C.P, Vice Principal & HOD, CSE Department “Seed money to young scientists for research (SMYSR) “award for the financial year 2013-14. SMYSR grant of Rs. 6.00 lakhs was given to Prof. Shantala for her project titled “EEG based Brain Computer Interface for Assistive Technology”
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred “Centre for Innovative Science and Engineering Education – CISEE” award to Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, CIT, Gubbi for the financial year 2013-14. CIT is eligible to receive a total CISEE grant award of Rs. 30 Lakhs over three years period. Under CISEE award the program coordinator Dr. D S Suresh would implement a project titled “DSP Contextual Learning Lab”.
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred “Karnataka Fund for Infrastructure Strengthening in Science and Technology (K-FIST –Level II)” award to Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, CIT, Gubbi for the financial year 2013-14. K-FIST grant award is Rs. 40 Lakhs for period of two years. Under K-FIST EEE Department would implement a project titled “Modernization of Power System Simulation Lab & Relay and High Voltage Lab”
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred sanctioned the Grants under the scheme of “Centre for Innovative Science and Engineering Education – CISEE” to Computer Science and Engineering Department, CIT, Gubbi for the financial year 2014-15. The grant amount of Rs. 30 Lakhs over three years period. The Program coordinator Dr. Sridhar Rao , Professor, CSE would implement a project titled “Centre of Creativity in Engineering”.
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred “Karnataka Fund for Infrastructure Strengthening in Science and Technology (K-FIST –Level I)” award to Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, CIT, Gubbi for the financial year 2014-15. K-FIST grant award is Rs. 20 Lakhs for period of two years. The Program Coordinators are Dr. Suresh D S & Mr. R Sekar would implement a project titled “Modernization of Embedded System Design Lab and Industrial Automation Lab”
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred “Karnataka Fund for Infrastructure Strengthening in Science and Technology (K-FIST –Level I)” award to Computer Science and Engineering Department, CIT, Gubbi for the financial year 2016-17. K-FIST grant award is Rs. 20 Lakhs for period of two years. The Program Coordinator Dr. Shantala C P would implement a project titled “Development of Long Range High Speed Wireless LAN for the transmission of Telemedicine from Disaster Areas”
- Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) conferred Mrs. Rashmi C R, Asst. Professor, CSE Department “Seed money to young scientists for research (SMYSR) “award for the financial year 2016-17. SMYSR grant of Rs. 6.00 lakhs for her project titled “Study of Urban Mobility in Tumkur : A city recognized for development into Smart City”
Patent Details
| Sl. No. | Title of the Project | Applicants / Inventors | Application No. |
| 1. | Health Monitoring System | Dr. Suresh Kumar D.S. Prof. K.V. JyothiPrakash | Application No. 770/CHE/2011 CBR No. 2394 |
| 2. | Automated Soil Testing Device | Dr. Suresh Kumar D.S. Prof. K.V. JyothiPrakash Mr. Rajendra C.J. | Application No. 1889/CHE/2012 CBR No. 5316 |
| 3. | Audio Control on Phone Interference while Driving the Light or Heavy Vehicles | Dr. Suresh Kumar D.S. Prof. Shantala C.P. Mr. Rajendra C.J. Mr. Raju S. | Application No. 1495/CHE/2014 CBR No. 4771 |
| 4. | A secure monitoring of 46 Habit forming drugs using ABE in Cloud | Dr. Shantala C P Mr. Asif Ulla Khan | Application No. 2866/CHE/2014 |
| 5. | PLC Based Waste Management Robot | Dr. Suresh D.S. Mr. Sekar R Mrs. Smitha U V Mr. Rajendra C.J. Mr. Raju S. | Application No. 6234/CHE/2015 |
| 6. | Automated Brake Control System | Dr. Suresh D.S. Mr. Nandanjain R.D. | Application No. 201641006047 |
| 7. | Electricity Generation by Solar, Rain Water, Heat & Hydro Energy | Ms. Rashmi T.S | Application No. 201741038461 |
| 8. | PLC Based Automatic Effluent Treatment Mechanism For Coir Industry | Dr. Suresh D.S. Mr. Rajendra C.J. Mr. Raju S. Mr. Dheeraj C.P. Ms. Misbharahat Ms. Bhavya S Ms. Bhagya H.S. | Application No. 201741046315 |
| 9. | Design & Development of Mobile Groundnut Decorticator using Regenerative Power Sources | Mr. Nagesh S.B Mr. Sumukha N.V Mr. Anil Kumar R Mr. Sharath Chandra V Mr. Vadiraj C.G | Application No. 201841014579 |
| 10. | Design & Development of Remote Operated Multifunctional Unmanned Vehicle for Agricultural Purpose using Solar Energy | Mr. Natesh C P Mr. Chandrashekhare Gowda B S Mr. Kiran Kumar C Mr. Manjunath R Mr. Sharath G | Application No. 201841008999 |
| 11. | Conceptual Design & Development of Injected Two Stroke Cycle SI-Engine with Improved Scavenging | Dr. R Harish Kumar Mr. Kiran Gowd M.R | Application No. 201841002289 |
KSCST Projects
Academic Year 2019-20
| Name of the Project | Coordinator | Grant Recd. |
| Real Time Waste Water Treatment System Using IOT | Dr. Suresh D S | Rs. 6000/- |
| Wireless Environmental Noise Monitoring System and Electrical Energy Generation Using Noise | Mr. Sekar R | Rs. 4000/- |
| Identifying Family Members of Refugees using Deep Learning | Mrs. Thara D K | Rs. 2,000/- |
| Strength And Durability Properties Of Geo Polymer Bricks | Mr. Manjunath M Katti Mrs. Ramya H N | Rs. 4,000/- |
| Umbrella Design For Rainwater Harvesting And Solar Energy Harnessing at C.I.T. College Campus | Mr. Vinayak Rao S R | Rs. 5,000/- |
| Power Generation System by Using Supercritical CO2 Cycles | Mr. Santhosh S | Rs. 5,000/- |
| Study On Wire Cut Electro Discharge Machining (WEDM) For H13 Steel Material Using DOE | Dr. Siddesh Kumar. N. G | Rs. 4,500/- |
| Hard Facing Of Alloy Steel Using Stellite Material (Ti- Cr Alloy) To Enhance Wear Resistance For Automobile Application’s | Dr. Siddesh Kumar. N. G | Rs. 5,500/- |
Academic Year 2018-19
| Name of the Project | Coordinator | Grant Recd. |
| Hybrid Power Generation System Using Renewable Energy Source | Dr. Suresh D S Mr. R Sekar | Rs. 7,000/- |
Crop Yield And Rainfall Prediction In Tumakuru District Using Machine Learning AWARDED AS THE “PROJECT OF THE YEAR” IN 42ND SERIES SPP SEMINAR | Mr. Girish L | Rs. 5,000/- |
| Study On Mechanical And Wear Behaviour Of Copper Hybrid Metal Metrix Composites | Mr. Rohith M S | Rs. 6,000/- |
| Regeneration Of Electricity From Rotating Element (Ceiling Fan) | Mr. Giridhar S. Kulkarni | Rs. 7,000/- |
| Treadmill Walking E-Bike | Mr. Kiran Gowd M R | Rs. 7,000/- |
| Design And Fabrication Of Solar Operated Multipurpose Agricultural Chopper | Mr. Natesh C P | Rs. 8,000/- |
| Performance Test On Single Cylinder 4 Stroke Diesel Engine By Using Cotton Seed Oil As A Fuel | Mr. Harshith HS | Rs. 7,000/- |
| Tribological Studies On Milling Aisi D2 Using Bio Simarouba Glauca | Mr. Natesh C P | Rs. 7,000/- |
Academic Year 2017-18
Name of the Project | Coordinator | Grant Recd. |
Hybrid Power Generation System Using Renewable Energy Source | Dr. Suresh D S Mr. R Sekar | Rs. 7,000/- |
Crop Yield And Rainfall Prediction In Tumakuru District Using Machine Learning AWARDED AS THE “PROJECT OF THE YEAR” IN 42ND SERIES SPP SEMINAR | Mr. Girish L | Rs. 5,000/- |
Study On Mechanical And Wear Behaviour Of Copper Hybrid Metal Metrix Composites | Mr. Rohith M S | Rs. 6,000/- |
Regeneration Of Electricity From Rotating Element (Ceiling Fan) | Mr. Giridhar S. Kulkarni | Rs. 7,000/- |
Treadmill Walking E-Bike | Mr. Kiran Gowd M R | Rs. 7,000/- |
Design And Fabrication Of Solar Operated Multipurpose Agricultural Chopper | Mr. Natesh C P | Rs. 8,000/- |
Performance Test On Single Cylinder 4 Stroke Diesel Engine By Using Cotton Seed Oil As A Fuel | Mr. Harshith HS | Rs. 7,000/- |
Tribological Studies On Milling Aisi D2 Using Bio Simarouba Glauca | Mr. Natesh C P | Rs. 7,000/- |
For More Details
Dr. Umesh Laddi
Dean (R & D) & Professor &Head, Department of Chemistry,
drumesh@cittumkur.org
dr.umesh1969@gmail.com
Cell No:8762011145