Grants offered from Government and Non-Government agencies for research projects, sponsored events and Project Competitions during last 4 years.
| Academic Year |
Amount |
| 2023-2024 |
Rs. 35,47,898/- |
| 2022-2023 |
Rs. 12,21,149/- |
| 2021-2022 |
Rs. 1,33,000/- |
| 2020-2021 |
Rs. 8,72,598/- |
| Total |
Rs. 57,74,645/- |
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Grants offered from Government and Non-Government agencies for research projects, sponsored events during Academic Year 2023-24.
A total of Rs 35,47,898/- has been received/sanctioned for the Academic Year 2023-2024.
| Item |
Amount |
| Grants for startups |
5,00,000/- |
| University Research Grants |
22,17,238/- |
| KTU Student Project |
93,260/- |
| Seed Money for Research |
6,00,000/- |
| Grants for Organizing Conference |
1,10,000/- |
| Grants for Organizing Workshops/FDP/Seminar |
25,000/- |
| Grants for IPR Awareness and patent filing |
2,400/- |
| Total |
35,47,898/- |
Grant for Startups:
A startup (Rastelx Technologies Private Ltd) incubated at federal labz FISAT has received a grant of Rs 5,00,000/- from ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare through the Kerala Agriculture University to develop SEVAFARM-a web portal for farmers to get a fair price. Ms. Raji P and Ms. Honey Devassy are the founders of the startup and both of them are Assistant professors in the EIE department.
CERD Research Grants
| Sl.
No. |
Name of the
Investigator |
Project No. |
Funding Agency |
Title of the project and duration |
Amount sanctioned |
| 1 |
Lakshmi Raj/
Dr. ArunKumar M N |
U.O.No.617/2023/KTU
U.O.No.3177/2023/KTU |
CERD, KTU |
Development of novel techniques for automated detection of cervical cancer
(3 years) |
5,70,702/- |
| 2 |
Jyotsna E/
Dr. Paul P Mathai |
U.O.No.804/2023/KTU |
CERD, KTU |
Human action recognition using machine learning
(3 years) |
1,16,667/- |
| 3 |
Ms. Shanooja M A/
Dr. Anil kumar M N |
U.O. No. 617/2023/KTU
U.O.No.3177/2023/KTU |
CERD, KTU |
Development of a novel symmetric algorithm specific to selected prime fields
(3 years) |
9,60,000/- |
| 4 |
Mr. Ajith S Panackal/ Dr. Anil kumar M N |
U.O.No.617/2023/KTU
U.O.No.3177/2023/KTU |
CERD, KTU |
Analysis of Cryptographic Algorithms (3 years) |
5,69,869/- |
| Total |
22,17,238/- |
KTU Student Project
A sum total of Rs 93,260/- has been sanctioned.
| Sl.
No |
Name of PI |
Title of Project |
Department |
Amount Sanctioned |
| 1 |
Dr. Harish T M, Assistant Professor |
Methodological analysis into the mechanical and microstructural attributes of functionally graded Inconel 825-SS 304 L manufactured using wire arc additive manufacturing |
Mechanical Engineering |
35,000/- |
| 2 |
Mr. Pankaj Kumar G, Assistant Professor |
Efficient Image-to-Text Conversion for Railway and Disaster Management using LoRaWAN and Asus Prime X570 |
Computer Science and Engineering |
31,000/- |
| 3 |
Ms. Dhanya S, Assistant Professor |
Autonomous Search and Rescue Rover |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
27,260/- |
| Total |
93,260/- |
Seed Money for Research- Supported by FISAT
A total of 6 lakh rupees were granted to 12 principal investigators across 6 departments of FISAT. A list of Selected Projects in 2023-24 are given below.
| Sl. No |
Name of Applicant |
Title of Project |
Sanctioned amount |
| 1 |
Ms. Panjami K
Asst. Professor,
Civil Engineering Dept. |
Study of Seismic Wave Propagation on underground cavities through Model Studies – A Step towards developing Low-cost Detection Tool |
Rs. 70,000/- |
| 2 |
Dr. Harish T M
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade),
Mechanical Engineering Dept. |
Advanced Superalloy based Functionally Graded Materials development for critical applications through Metal Additive Manufacturing: Fabrication and Analysis |
Rs. 70,000/- |
| 3 |
Dr. Sona Narayanan
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade),
Science and Humanities Dept. |
Development of cellulose nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering |
Rs. 65,000/- |
| 4 |
Ms. Ambili A R
Asst. Professor (Sr. Grade), Electronics and Communication Engineering Dept. |
SIGN-LIPDETECTRON |
Rs. 60,000/- |
| 5 |
Dr. Keerthi G. Nair
Asst. Professor,
Science and Humanities Dept. |
Bimetallic nanoparticles embedded Carbon nanostructures-based room temperature Hydrogen gas sensors |
Rs. 60,000/- |
| 6 |
Mr. Noble G
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade), Electronics and Communication Engineering Dept. |
Development of hardware architectures for Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Rs. 60,000/- |
| 7 |
Ms. Anisha Joseph
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade),
Science and Humanities Dept. |
A Study on SnO2, PANI/ SnO2 Nanocomposites and Thin Films on Acetone and LPG Sensing |
Rs. 50,000/- |
| 8 |
Ms. Vidya T P
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade),
Science and Humanities Dept. |
Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles and their characterization |
Rs. 50,000/- |
| 9 |
Ms. Raji P
Asst. Professor (Spl. Grade), Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Dept. |
Wearable tracking device for kids |
Rs. 50,000/- |
| 10 |
Dr. Abi P Mathew
Professor, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Dept. |
Less Water Urinal |
Rs. 25,000/- |
| 11 |
Lt. Dr. Prasad J C
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Dept. |
A Decentralized Approach to Certificate Management: Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Enhance Security and Transparency |
Rs. 25,000/- |
| 12 |
Dr. Anish Mathew K
Asst. Professor (Sr. Grade), Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Dept. |
Generation of electricity from solid waste material |
Rs. 15,000/- |
| |
|
Total |
Rs. 6,00,000/- |
| |
|
Six lakh Rupees only |
Grants Received to organise Events
A total of Rs 1,37,400/- has been sanctioned for the Academic year 2023-2024.
| Item |
Department |
Agency |
Amount |
| SPECon-2024: Second International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power and Renewable Energy on April 2 – 4, 2024 |
EEE |
KSCSTE |
50,000/- |
| KTU |
60,000/- |
| 3-day National Seminar |
CE |
KSCSTE |
25,000/- |
| KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness |
IPR Cell |
MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) |
2,400/- |
| |
|
Total |
1,37,400/- |
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Grants offered from Government and Non-Government agencies for research projects, sponsored events during Academic Year 2022-23.
A total of 12,21,149/- Rs has been received/sanctioned for the Academic Year 2022-2023.
| Item |
Amount |
| Research Seed Money |
2,25,000/- |
| KTU Student Project |
32,000/- |
| Other Student Projects |
3,50,000/- |
| KTU Funded FDP |
5,04,149/- |
| DST- SERB Grant for Organizing Conference |
1,10,000/- |
| Total |
12,21,149/- |
- Grants offered from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University for research projects, during Academic Year 2022-23.
- RSM Research Seed Money 2023
A sum total of 2,25,000/- Rs has been sanctioned.
A sum total of 32,000/- Rs has been sanctioned.
| Item |
Amount |
| KTU Student Project |
32,000/- |
| Total |
32,000/- |
| Dept |
Project title |
Amount offered |
| EIE |
Research support for the project
“Smart Water management for sustainable world using IoT”
through “Xplore 2023 Technology Award” by Phoenix Contact, Bloomberg, Germany |
3500 Euro
(≈ 3 Lakh INR) |
| ME |
INDUSTRIAL FOOD DEHYDRATOR
PI: Mr. Renjith R, Mr. Anoob Jose
Student Research Project Grant (SRPG) from ISHRAE (The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) |
50,000 INR |
- DST-SERB Grant for Organizing International Conference
| Sl. No: |
Date |
Funding Agency |
Title of the Programme |
Coordinators |
Sanctioned Funds |
Dept. |
| 1 |
23/02/23 to 25/02/23 |
DST-SERB |
International conference on The Recent Trends in Applications of Mathematics ICRTAM-2023 |
Dr. Seena Varghese |
1,10,000 |
S&H |
- KTU Funded FDP for AY 2022-23
3 FDP proposals from FISAT have been selected for funding by KTU. EEE, ME & Basic Science (Physical Edn) depts. Bills for a total of 5,04,149 Rs has been submitted to KTU. Sanctioned full funding for 3 Faculty Development Programme for the academic year 2022-23
| Sl. No |
Dates |
Title of the Programme |
Coordinators |
Sanctioned Funds |
Dept. |
| 1 |
30-01-23 to 01-02-23 |
Hands on training on design ofpower Electronics systems |
Ms. Surya Natarajan, Ms. Jyothi GK |
1,25,149 |
EEE |
| 2 |
22-08-22 to 26-08-22 |
Propagation of EmergingTrends in Physical Educationand sports sciences |
Dr Arun S, Amal Dev |
1,86,000 |
PE |
| 3 |
30-01-23 to 03-02-23 |
Emerging Trends in AdditiveManufacturing Technologies |
Dr. Harish TM, Mr. Arun J Kulangara |
1,93,000 |
ME |
Academic Year 2021-2022
- Grants offered from Government and Non-Government agencies for research projects, sponsored events during Academic Year 2021-22.
A total of 1,33,000/- Rs has been received/sanctioned for the Academic Year 2021-2022.
| Item |
Amount |
| KTU Student Project |
1, 33,000/- |
| Total |
1, 33,000/- |
Academic Year 2020-2021
- Grants received from Government and non-governmental agencies for research projects, sponsored events during Academic Year 2020-2021
A total of 8,72,598/- Rs has been received/sanctioned for the Academic Year 2020-2021.
| Item |
Amount |
| Research Seed Money |
3,30,000/- |
| KTU Student Project |
73,000/- |
| KSCSTE Student Project |
1,28,000/- |
| Other Student Projects |
17,800 |
| KTU Funded FDP |
1,88,798/- |
| AICTE Grant for Organizing Conference |
50,000/- |
| Prize money from Project competitions |
85,000/- |
| Total |
8,72,598/- |
A sum total of 3,30,000/- Rs has been sanctioned.
| Sl.
No |
Dept. |
Principal Investigator |
Project title |
Sanctioned Funds |
| 1 |
CE |
Panjami K
Assistant Professor |
Mapping of soil piping susceptible areas using integrated geophysical approach. |
1,75,000/- |
| 2 |
S & H |
Dr. Sona Narayanan
Assistant Professor |
Development of Thiophene based Copolymers for Photovoltaic Applications |
75,000/- |
| 3 |
CSE |
Dr. Jestin Joy*
Assistant Professor |
Investigating the effectiveness of gesture-based learning framework for deaf student |
80,000/- |
A sum total of 73,000/- Rs has been sanctioned.
| Sl. No |
Principal Investigator |
Student Team |
Project title |
Sanctioned Funds |
| 1 |
Dr. Rejeesh C R Associate Professor, ME |
1. Basil Sunny Alukka
2. Issac Paul |
Physio-Mechanical characterization of light weight composite pavement tiles made from recycled expanded polystyrene |
30,000/- |
| 2 |
Mr. Noble G
Assistant professor, ECE |
1. Meera R
2. Jona Elsa Joy
3. Upanya U Pai
4. Sanjana Joshy |
Fast walk-through gateway |
23,000/- |
| 3 |
Mr. MuhamedNoufal C
Assistant Professor, EEE |
1. Daniel Sunny
2. Delwin D Arickal
3. JeromJoyan
4. Krishna Prasad N |
Design and development of a low-cost home automation switch |
15,000/- |
| 4 |
Dr. Jestin Joy
Assistant Professor, CSE |
1. Anupriya Dominic
2. Betty Perumayan
3. Dharwish Raj
4. Haneena Mohamed |
Investigating the accessibility of university websites in the state of Kerala |
5000/- |
- KTU Funded FDP for AY 2020-21
Bills for a total of 1,88,798 Rs has been submitted to KTU. Sanctioned full funding for 3 Faculty Development Programmes for the academic year 2020-21
| Sl. No |
Dates |
Title of the Programme |
Coordinators |
Sanctioned Funds |
Dept. |
| 1 |
22-7-21 to 28-7-21 |
Power converters: An embedded systems-based approach |
Surya Natarajan, Muhammed Noufal C |
57,298 |
EEE |
| 2 |
21-06-21 to 26-06-21 |
Construction Industry – Present and Future Trends |
Dr. Asha Joseph,
Dr. UnniKartha G |
89,250 |
CE |
| 3 |
21-07-21 to 23-07-21 |
Emerging Trends in AdvancedProduction and Industrial Engineering |
Dr. Rejeesh C R |
41,450 |
ME |
A sum total of 1,28,000/- Rs has been sanctioned.
| Sl. No |
Dept |
Title of the Proposal |
Principal Investigator (PI) |
Funds (₹) |
| 1 |
CE |
Estimating Landslide Risk Management Index for Nilambur Taluk, Kerala using Analytic Hierarchy Process – A case study |
Mr. Jawahar Saud S |
10000/- |
| 2 |
CE |
Change Detection of Land Use Land Cover in Puzhakkal river basin |
Ms. Rinu J. Achison |
10000/- |
| 3 |
CE |
Recycled Plastic Laminate as a Sustainable Alternative to Wooden Lightweight Flexural Element |
Dr. Kavitha P. E. |
10000/- |
| 4 |
CSE |
Fully Convolutional Networks for Weed Detection |
Mrs. Merin Cherian |
8000 /- |
| 5 |
CSE |
Artificial Intelligence Technique for Gene Expression by Tumor RNA-Seq Data |
Dr. Prasad J C |
10000/- |
| 6 |
EEE |
Realization of bidirectional DC-DC converters for EV application using wide band gap power devices. |
Dr. Surya Susan Alex |
10000/- |
| 7 |
EEE |
Design and development of a two-phase buck converter for low power applications |
Dr. Parvathy R |
10000/- |
| 8 |
EEE |
Design and development of an experimental setup on the study of PV panels |
Mr. MuhamedNoufal C |
10000/- |
| 9 |
ECE |
Contactless UI control for lifts |
Mrs. Manju C P |
10000/- |
| 10 |
ECE |
Hospital sanitizing robot |
Mr. ANOOP E G |
10000/- |
| 11 |
ECE |
Face Mask Detection System |
Mr. Noble G |
10000/- |
| 12 |
ME |
Development of lightweight composite pavement tiles made from recycled Expanded Polystyrene |
Dr. Rejeesh C R |
10000/- |
| 13 |
ME |
Weldment Corrosion Analysis of Austenitic Stainless Steel |
Mr. Harish T M |
10000/- |
| Sl. No: |
Project Title |
Ref. No:/ File No: |
Scheme/ Funding Agency |
Status |
Amount Sanctioned/ Received |
| 1 |
Portable UV Torch |
CATDM/01/2020 |
CATDM – Centre for Advanced Technologies in DisasterManagement |
Completed |
17,800/- |
- AICTE Grant for Organizing Conference Sanctioned
| Sl. No: |
Date |
Funding Agency |
Title of the Programme |
Coordinators |
Sanctioned Funds |
Dept. |
| 1 |
22/04/21 to 23/04/21 |
AICTE |
i-SMART 2021
International Conference |
Dr. Rejeesh CR
Dr. Midhun Paul |
50,000 |
ME |
- Prize money from Project competitions
| Sl. No: |
Date |
Project title |
Organizing Agency/Title of the Programme |
Mentor |
Prize
money |
| 1 |
Feb 11, 12 & 13, 2021 |
IoT based micro environment monitoring and management of greenhouses. |
2nd prize at Vaiga Agri Hack 2021 |
Ms. Sreevidya P (EIE) |
75,000 |
| 2 |
September 2021 |
Parametric study of mechanically stabilized earth wall using GEO 5 |
1st prize, All Kerala civil engineering project competition “pro Comp 2020-21” atAISAT, Kalamassery. |
Ms. Panjami K (CE) |
10,000 |