B. Tech.

Degree
in

INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

SYLLABUS FOR
FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM

(For students admitted in 2015-16 onwards)

DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 015
TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
INSTITUTE VISION
INSTITUTE VISION

To provide valuable resources for industry and society through excellence in technical education
and research.

INSTITUTE MISSION

To offer state-of-the-art undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.

To generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research.
To undertake collaborative projects with academia and industries.
To develop human intellectual capability to its fullest potential.

DEPARTMENT VISION

To constantly strive to make this department a world class school in Instrumentation and Control
Engineering.

DEPARTMENT MISSION

To provide high quality education which inspire the students to realize their aspiration and
potential.
To enhance knowledge, create passion for learning, foster innovation and nurture talents towards
serving the society and the country.
To encourage faculty members to update their knowledge and carryout advanced research in
cutting edge technologies.
To exhibit excellence in research projects and consultancy services, for the benefit of the global
community.

Organization Chart / Various Committees of the Department

Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, National Institute of Technology: Tiruchirappalli 620015

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The major objectives of the 4-year B.Tech (ICE) programme offered by the department of
Instrumentation & Control Engineering are, to prepare students

1. For employment in the core industrial/manufacturing sector

2. For employment in research and development organizations
3. For employment in electronics & IT/ITES industry
4. For graduate studies in engineering and management
5. For entrepreneurship in the long run

Programme Outcomes (POs)

The students, after undergoing the 4-year B.Tech (ICE) programme,

1. Would have developed an ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics, sciences, and
engineering fundamentals to the field of instrumentation & control,
2. Would have possessed a comprehensive understanding of a wider range of electronic
devices, analog and digital electronic circuits and the state-of-the-art advanced electronic
systems invariably found in every measurement and instrumentation system,
3. Would have the right knowledge of and exposure to a variety of sensors, data acquisition
systems, actuators, and control methodologies to readily provide innovative solutions to
the day-to-day problems in the core industry (e.g. processes, power plants, automotive),
4. Would have gained adequate knowledge in microprocessors and microcontrollers,
embedded systems, data structures, algorithms, computer programming and simulation
software to be able to offer services in IT and management sectors,
5. Would have learnt necessary skills to develop mathematical models, and deploy
appropriate techniques and IT tools to design advanced control systems and associated
instrumentation for problems dealt in R & D organizations,
6. Would be thoroughly prepared and confident to take up complex problems in the field of
I & C and provide sustainable solutions by (i) surveying the literature and patents,
(ii) designing and conducting experiments, (iii) interpreting the data, (iv) drawing
relevant conclusions, with due consideration and responsibility towards the immediate
social, cultural, environmental and legal issues, and (v) documenting the research carried
out,
7. Would be able to evaluate and deliver the solutions by optimally utilizing the available
resources, including finances and project time, by adapting appropriate resource
management techniques,
8. Would be competent to apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.
9. Would be proficient in English language (spoken and written) in order to communicate
effectively on complex engineering activities on a global scale, make comprehensive
reports and presentations, and give and receive clear instructions,
10. Would have committed to be professionally ethical,
11. Would pledge to function efficiently in various capacities as members, leaders, and
directors in multi-disciplinary teams to accomplish projects of different magnitudes, and
12. Would have recognized the need for engaging themselves in independent and life-long
learning in the broadest context of technological change.

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CURRICULUM
The total minimum credits required for completing the B.Tech. programme in
Instrumentation and Control Engineering is 176.

MINIMUM CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR THE VARIOUS COURSE CATEGORIES:

S.No. COURSE CATEGORY NO. OF NO. OF

COURSES CREDITS
1. GENERAL INSTITUTE REQUIREMENT (GIR) 24 68
2. PROGRAMME CORE (PC) 20 62
3. ESSENTIAL PROGRAMME LABORATORY 8 16
REQUIREMENT (ELR)
4. ELECTIVE COURSES (PE+OE+MI) 10 30
TOTAL 62 176

Programme Electives (PE) are offered by the Department of Instrumentation and

Control Engineering for the students of B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control
Engineering programme. A minimum of nine credits out of the thirty credits allotted for
Electives category must be earned from the courses listed in the PE section.

To meet the minimum credit requirement for Electives, the remaining elective
courses can be chosen from either PE courses offered by the Department of
Instrumentation and Control Engineering, or Open Electives offered by any other
Department within National Institute of Technology, Tiruchchirappalli. In addition to the
above, the courses registered under B.Tech. (Minor) programme of any other
Department, will be considered for Electives category.

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I. GENERAL INSTITUTE REQUIREMENT (GIR)

1. MATHEMATICS

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. MAIR11 Mathematics I 4
2. MAIR21 Mathematics II 4
3. MAIR36 Algebra and Probability Theory 3
4. MAIR43 Numerical Methods 3
Total 14

2. PHYSICS

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. PHIR11 Physics- I 3
2. PHIR13 Physics- II 4
Total 7

3. CHEMISTRY

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. CHIR11 Chemistry- I 3
2. CHIR13 Chemistry- II 4
Total 7

4. COMMUNICATION

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. HSIR11 English for Communication 3
2. HSIR12 Professional Communication 3
Total 6

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5. HUMANITIES

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. HSIR13 Industrial Economics and Foreign Trade 3
Total 3

6. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. HSIR14 Professional Ethics and Human Values 3
Total 3

7. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ENIR11 Energy and Environmental Engineering 2

Total 2

8. BASIC ENGINEERING

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. CEIR11 Basics of Civil Engineering 2
2. MEIR11 Basics of Mechanical Engineering 2
Total 4

9. ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. MEIR12 Engineering Graphics 3

Total 3

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10. ENGINEERING PRACTICE

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. PRIR11 Engineering Practice 2

Total 2

11. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. CSIR11 Basics of Programming 3
Total 3

12. BRANCH SPECIFIC COURSE

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ICIR15 Introduction to Instrumentation and Control Systems 2
Engineering
Total 2

13. SUMMER INTERNSHIP

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ICIR16 Internship / Industrial Training / Academic 2
Attachment
(2 To 3 Months Duration During Summer Vacation)
Total 2

Each student should undergo an industrial training / internship for a minimum period of
two months during the summer vacation of the third year. Attachment with an academic
institution within the country (CFTIs such as IISc / IITs / NITs / IIITs, etc.) or university
abroad is also permitted in place of industrial training. The course will be evaluated at
the beginning of the fourth year (VII semester) by assessing the report and seminar
presentations.

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14. PROJECT WORK

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ICIR17 Project Work 6
Total 6

15. COMPREHENSIVE VIVA

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ICIR18 Comprehensive Viva-Voice Examination 3
Total 3

Note: A student can appear for the Comprehensive Viva-Voce Examination only after
completing all the Programme Core (PC) courses.

16. INDUSTRIAL LECTURE

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. ICIR19 Industrial Lecture 1
Total 1

A minimum of five lectures of two hours duration by industry experts will be arranged by
the Department. The evaluation methodology, will be based on objective type
questioning at the end of each lecture.

17. NSS/NCC/NSO

S.No. Course Course Title Credits

Code
1. SWIR11 NSS/NCC/NSO 0

Total 0

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II. PROGRAMME CORE (PC)

LIST OF ESSENTIAL PROGRAMME CORE COURSES

S. No. Course Course Title Credits
Code
1. ICPC10 Engineering Mechanics 3

2. ICPC11 Sensors and Transducers 3

3. ICPC12 Materials Science 3

4. ICPC13 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 4

5. ICPC14 Circuit Theory 4

6. ICPC15 Digital Electronics 3

7. ICPC16 Signals and Systems 3

8. ICPC17 Industrial Instrumentation 3

9. ICPC18 Analog Signal Processing 3

10. ICPC19 Electrical and Electronic Measurements 3

11. ICPC20 Microprocessors and Microcontrollers 3

12. ICPC21 Control System I 4

13. ICPC22 Instrumentation Practices in Industries 3

14. ICPC23 Principles of Communication Systems 3

15. ICPC24 Control System II 3

16. ICPC25 Process Control 4

17. ICPC26 Product Design and Development (Theory) 2

18. ICPC27 Product Design and Development (Practice) 2

19. ICPC28 Analytical Instrumentation 3

20. ICPC29 Logic and Distributed Control System 3

TOTAL 62

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III. ELECTIVE COURSES

1. PROGRAMME ELECTIVES (PE)

Students pursuing B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering should complete
at least three courses from the Programme Electives listed below.

LIST OF PROGRAMME ELECTIVES

S. No. Course Course Title Pre-Req. Credits

Code

1. ICPE10 Optical Instrumentation - 3

2. ICPE11 Medical Instrumentation - 3

3. ICPE12 Micro Electro Mechanical System ICPC11 3

4. ICPE13 Automotive Instrumentation ICPC11 3

ICPC17

5. ICPE14 Instrumentation and Control for Power ICPC17 3

Plant ICPC25

6. ICPE15 Instrumentation and Control for ICPC17 3

Petrochemical Industries ICPC25

7. ICPE16 Instrumentation and Control for Paper ICPC17 3

and Cement Industries ICPC25

8. ICPE17 Instrumentation for Agricultural and ICPC11 3

Food Processing Industries ICPC17

9. ICPE18 Piping and Instrumentation Diagram ICPC17 3

ICPC25

10. ICPE19 Measurement Data Analysis ICPC19 3

11. ICPE20 Building Automation - 3

12. ICPE21 Digital Control Systems ICPC16 3

ICPC21
ICPC24

13. ICPE22 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic - 3

14. ICPE23 Non Linear Control ICPC21 3

ICPC24

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15. ICPE24 System Identification and Adaptive ICPC24 3

Control

16. ICPE25 Fault Detection and Diagnosis - 3

17. ICPE26 Computational Techniques in Control ICPC21 3

System ICPC24

18. ICPE27 Process Modelling and Optimization ICPC24 3

ICPC25

19. ICPE28 Control System Components ICPC21 3

ICPC25

20. ICPE29 Network Control System ICPC23 3

ICPC29

21. ICPE30 Digital Signal Processing ICPC16 3

22. ICPE31 Power Electronics ICPC18 3

23. ICPE32 Embedded System ICPC15 3

ICPC20

24. ICPE33 Smart and Wireless Instrumentation ICPC20 3

ICPC23

25. ICPE34 Digital Image Processing ICPE29 3

26. ICPE35 Multi Sensor Data Fusion ICPC24 3

27. ICPE36 Medical Imaging System ICPE34 3

28. ICPE37 Industrial Data Communication ICPC29 3

29. ICPE38 Energy Harvesting Techniques - 3

30. ICPE39 Smart Materials and Systems - 3

31. ICPE40 Hydraulics and Pneumatics - 3

32. ICPE41 Internet of Things System Design - 3

33. ICPE42 Software Design Tools for Sensing and - 3

Control

34. ICPE43 Industrial Electric Drives ICPE31 3

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2. OPEN ELECTIVES (OE)

The courses listed below are offered by the Department of Instrumentation and Control
Engineering for students of other Departments.

LIST OF OPEN ELECTIVES

S. No. Course Course Title Pre-Req. Credits
Code
1. ICOE10 Building Automation - 3

2. ICOE11 Project Engineering and Management - 3

3. ICOE12 Medical Instrumentation - 3

4. ICOE13 Micro Electro Mechanical System - 3

5. ICOE14 Measurement and Control - 3

6. ICOE15 Industrial Measurements - 3

7. ICOE16 Virtual Instrument Design - 3

8. ICOE17 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic - 3

9. ICOE18 Network Control Systems - 3

10. ICOE19 Control System - 3

11. ICOE20 Energy Harvesting Techniques - 3

12. ICOE21 Internet of Things - 3

13. ICOE22 Intellectual Property Rights - 3

14. ICOE23 Smart Materials and Systems - 3

3. MINOR (MI)
Students registered for B.Tech. (Minor) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering can
opt to study any five of the courses listed below.

LIST OF COURSES FOR B.Tech. (MINOR) PROGRAMME

S. No. Course Course Title Pre-Req. Credits
Code
1. ICMI10 Measurement and Control - 3

2. ICMI11 Test and Measuring Instruments - 3

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3. ICMI12 Measurements in Process Industries - 3

4. ICMI13 Essentials of Control Engineering - 3

5. ICMI14 Industrial Automation and Control - 3

6. ICMI15 Experimental Techniques - 3

However, the above courses will also be offered as open electives for other branch
students.

Note: A student is allowed a minimum of 50% of the total electives of a programme from
Open electives and Minor, if so desired.

IV. ESSENTIAL PROGRAMME LABORATORY REQUIREMENT (ELR)

LIST OF ESSENTIAL PROGRAMME LABORATORY REQUIREMENT

S. No. Course Course Title Credits
Code

ICLR10 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 2

1.

ICLR11 Circuits and Digital Laboratory 2

2.

ICLR12 Sensors and Transducers Laboratory 2

3.

ICLR13 Analog Signal Processing Laboratory 2

4.

ICLR14 Instrumentation Laboratory 2

5.

6. ICLR15 Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Laboratory 2

7. ICLR16 Control Engineering Laboratory 2

8. ICLR17 Industrial Automation and Process Control 2

Laboratory

TOTAL 16

Note: Students can register for 2 laboratory courses during one session along with the
regular courses (PC / PE / OE / MI), from the second year.

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V. ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES FOR B.Tech. (HONOURS)

1. A student is eligible to register for B.Tech. (Honours) degree provided the student has:
i. registered at least for twelve theory courses and two ELRs in the second year.
ii. consistently obtained a minimum GPA of 8.5 in the first four sessions.

2. The student should continue to maintain the same GPA of 8.5 in the subsequent
sessions (including the Honours courses)

3. The student can obtain B.Tech. (Honours) degree

i. on completion of the three additional theory courses registered for the Honours
degree of the programme.
ii. on completion of all the courses registered, in the first attempt during the four
years of study.

LIST OF ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES FOR B.Tech. (HONOURS)

S. No. Course Course Title Co-Req. Credits
Code

1. ICHO10 Design of Sensors and Transducers ICPC11 3

2. ICHO11 Instrumentation System Design ICPC17 3

ICPC22

3. ICHO12 Micro System Design ICPE12 3

4. ICHO13 Advanced Control System Design ICPC21 3

ICPC24

5. ICHO14 Advanced Process Control ICPC21 3

ICPC25

6. ICHO15 Optimal and Robust Control ICPC21 3

ICPC24

7. ICHO16 Electronics for Sensor Design ICPC14 3

ICPC18
ICPC20

8. ICHO17 System on Chip ICPC18 3

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