K.Ramakrishnan College oF Engineering

Information Technology

About Department

The Department of Information Technology (IT) was established with the vision of providing quality education in the field of Information Technology, fostering innovation and preparing students to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving digital world. The department offers undergraduate programmes designed to equip students with strong theoretical foundations and practical skills in computing technologies, software development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and networking.

The department has a team of highly qualified and dedicated faculty members with expertise in various domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Software Engineering, Database Management Systems, and Computer Networks. Faculty members actively engage in research, consultancy, and professional development activities, contributing to academic excellence and innovation.

The department is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories including Programming Laboratory, Database Management Systems Laboratory, Networking Laboratory, Cloud Computing Laboratory, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Laboratory and Project Development Laboratory. ICT-enabled classrooms, high-speed internet connectivity and modern computing facilities provide students with an excellent learning environment.

The department has an outstanding academic record with excellent pass percentages. The curriculum is designed to align with industry expectations and emerging technologies, ensuring that students gain relevant technical knowledge and practical exposure. Continuous curriculum enhancement supports the development of industry-ready graduates.

To enhance employability, the department provides structured training programmes from the early semesters, including aptitude training, coding practice, technical skill development, communication skills and mock interviews. Students have secured placements in leading multinational companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, ZOHO, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, CTS, LTIMindTree, CAAR Technologies and other reputed organizations.

The department strongly encourages higher education, research, and global exposure. Students pursue higher studies in premier institutions and participate in national and international certification programmes. The department promotes industry interaction through internships, industrial visits, guest lectures, workshops, hackathons and collaborative projects with industry partners.

Research and innovation are key focus areas of the department. Faculty and students actively publish research papers in reputed journals and conferences. Students actively participate in technical competitions, coding contests, hackathons, innovation challenges, and project exhibitions at national and international levels. Professional development is supported through active student chapters of IEEE, IE(I), CSI and other professional bodies. With a strong focus on academic excellence, technical competence, innovation, leadership, and ethical values, the department prepares future-ready IT professionals capable of addressing global technological challenges.

Vision

To Create Technically Skilled IT Professionals to meet Corporate Expectations and addressing Societal Concerns.

Mission

To build competency in advanced computing technologies and implement project-based learning.
To establish industry collaboration for research projects and consultancy.
To inculcate Entrepreneurial skills to serve the societal benefits.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

PEO1: Solve real world problems using advanced computing technologies.
PEO2: Encompass the ability to build innovative software products and become a successful entrepreneur.
PEO3: Carry out industrial projects and succeed in research careers.

Program Outcomes(PO’s)

Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
Design/development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet t h e specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern Tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
The Engineer and Society: 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.
Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Life-long Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

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Program Specific Outputs (PSO’S)

PSO1: To apply the knowledge of computer programming to develop the software projects.
PSO2: To design software in futuristic approach to adapt cutting edge technologies.
PSO3: To solve societal problems using computational intelligence.

Faculty Details

S.No	Name	Qualification	Designation	Domain Email Id
1	Dr. S. MANIKANDAN	M.E., Ph.D.	Professor & Head	it@krce.ac.in
2	Ms.J.PRIYADHARSHINI	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	priyadharshinijit@krce.ac.in
3	Mrs.R.KAMALITTA	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	kamalittarit@krce.ac.in
4	Ms.N.PRAGATHI	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	pragathinit@krce.ac.in
5	Ms.C.SOUNDARYA	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	soundaryacit@krce.ac.in
6	Mrs. S. SATHYAPRIYA	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	sathyapriyas.it@krce.ac.in
7	Ms.PAVITHRA A	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	pavithraa.it@krce.ac.in
8	Ms.JAYASHREE V	B.E., M.Tech.	Assistant Professor	jayasreev.it@krce.ac.in
9	Ms.F.VINCY LEENA	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	vincyleenaf.it@krce.ac.in
10	Dr.S.KAVITHA	M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Tech., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	kavithas.it@krce.ac.in
11	Ms.JULIET CELINE MARY	B.Tech., M.E.	Assistant Professor	julietcelinemary.it@krce.ac.in
12	Ms.JENITHA PRINCY	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	jenithaprincya.it@krce.ac.in
13	Mr.B.SENTHIL RAJA MANOKAR	M.C.A., M.E., Ph.D. (Pursuing)	Assistant Professor	senthilrajamanokarb.it@krce.ac.in
14	Ms.B.RAMA	B.Tech., M.E.	Assistant Professor	ramab.it@krce.ac.in
15	Ms.P.SUGANYA	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	suganyap.it@krce.ac.in
16	Ms.S.KASTHURI	M.C.A., M.Tech.	Assistant Professor	kasthuris.it@krce.ac.in
17	Ms.ANUPRIYA R	B.E., M.E.	Assistant Professor	anupriyar.it@krce.ac.in

Department Highlights

RESEARCH FUNDS

Dr. S. Manikandan received Hardware Research Grant worth of Rs. 2.3 Laksh (Jetson Nano 2 GB Kits) from NVIDIA Singapore Pvt. Ltd. in 2022.
Dr. S. Manikandan and Mr. M. Santhosh Kumar received Rs. 20,000 from CSIR, New Delhi to conduct a Workshop on Neuromorphic Computing and its Industrial Applications from 13.10.23 to 14.10.23
Dr. S. Manikandan and Mrs. R. Kamalitta received Rs. 35,000 from Anna University to conduct FDTP on App Development from 18.06.24 to 24.06.24
Dr. S. Manikandan and Mrs. R. Kamalitta received Rs. 3.5 Lakhs from AICTE to conduct ATAL FDP on Machine Learning Techniques and its Real Time Applications from 14.10.24 to 19.10.24

CONSULTANCY

Mrs. R. Kamalitta received Rs. 10,500 for the Consultancy work done for Tamilnadu Cooperative Bank Ltd., Trichy in 2023
Mrs. R. Kamalitta received Rs. 16,000 for the Consultancy work done for Tamilnadu Cooperative Bank Ltd., Trichy in 2026.
IT Department received Rs.30,000 for the Consultancy work done for VEI Technologies Pvt. Ltd Chennai for the development of App-Based Intelligent Inventory Control System for Retail Use

INDUSTRY INSTITUTION COLLABORATION

The following industries signed MOUs with our department

VEI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
iSysway Technologies, Thanjavur
Syasan’s Career Analytics Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd.,Chennai
Zoho Corporation Private Limited
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., THIRUCHIRAPPALLI
ERNET India

Laboratories

APEX LAB

NEXTGEN LAB

TECH HUB LAB

Placement Details

Department Events

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized webinar on “Achieving problem –solution fit and product market fit” at 11 AM on 23.02.2023. The Chief Guest Ms.Radhika.A.J, Artist and Founder of Queen bee paper crafts and creative arts, Coimbatore delivered the speech on Achieving problem –solution fit and product market fit.

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized Guest Lecture on “Entrepreneurship and Start-ups“ at 11 AM on 16.02.2023. The Chief Guest Mr. V. RAMACHANDRAN, Senior General Manager – Kothari Sugars and Chemical Ltd., Trichy delivered the above Guest Lecture.

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized webinar on “Innovation on IT” at 7 PM on 24.02.2023. The Chief Guest Mr.Balaji Uthirakumar delivered the speech on Innovation on IT.

The Institution's Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized webinar on "Intellectual Property Rights" at 11 AM on 23.12.2022. The Chief Guest Mrs.K. LakshmiPriya, Advocate, Triuchirappalli delivered the speech on Intellectual Property Rights.

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized “Intra institutional idea competition” at 2.30 PM on 14.02.2023.

The Department of Information Technology and AICTE SPICES Sponsored EVS Club has jointly organized Connections on Millets on 06th December 2022.

The Department of Information Technology and AICTE SPICES Sponsored EVS Club has jointly organized an Elocution on "Health Benefits of little millets are not little" on 21st October 2022.

The Department of Information Technology and AICTE SPICES Sponsored EVS Club organized webinar on "Live Long with Millets" on 27.11.2022 from 4 PM to 5 PM.

A field visit was organized by The Institution of Engineers (India), and the Department of Information Technology, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, to IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, on 04/04/2025. The visit aimed to provide students with practical exposure to cutting-edge research, innovation ecosystems, and entrepreneurial development in engineering and technology, bridging the gap between classroom learning and industry applications.

The Institution of Engineers (India), and the Department of Information Technology at K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering are excited to host a Prompt Generation Contest on February 4, 2025 (Tuesday), from 03:40 PM to 04:40 PM at the IT Lab.

The National Level Technical Symposium AVINYA’25, organized by the Department of Information Technology at K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy, was held on Tuesday, 8th April 2025.

The Institution of Engineers (India) and the Department of Information Technology at K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering organized a workshop on creative problem solving on 06/02/2025.

The International Conference on Computational Intelligence (ICCI 2025) was jointly organized by the Departments of Information Technology and Computer Science and Business Systems of K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy, in collaboration with VEI Technologies. The conference aimed to unite researchers, academicians, and industry experts to share advancements in computational intelligence. Over 400 technical papers were received from students, faculty, and research scholars, covering topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT, and Mobile Computing. After a rigorous peer-review process, 235 papers were selected for presentation, with 115 chosen for publication in Scopus-indexed book chapters.

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized webinar on “Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Drive“ at 2.30 PM on 28.08.2025.

The Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Information Technology organized online workshop on “Quantum Algorithms for Real -World Problems” at 10.00am on 28.02.2026.

The Department of Information Technology organized a guest lecture on "BEYOND THE DEGREE: ENGINEERING YOUR CAREER IN THE AGE OF DATA & AI" on 13/02/2026.

Institution's Innovation Council & Department of Information Technology jointly organizes webinar on "Prototype Development for IoT Applications".

Faculty Achievements

BOOK PUBLICATION

Ms. J. Priyadharshini, Assistant professor, IT Department published a book titled “Computer Networks” in Charulatha Publications.

Mrs. S. Sathya Priya, Assistant professor, IT Department published a book titled “Ethical Hacking: The New Frontier of Cybersecurity” in Leilani Katie Publication and PRESS.

Mrs. S. Sathya Priya, Assistant professor, IT Department published a book titled “Cyber Security” in SKRGC Publication.

Mrs. Kamlaitta R, Assistant professor, IT Department published a book titled “Exploratory Data Analysis” in Charulatha Publications.

Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant professor, IT Department published a book titled “Data Mining for Business Intelligence” in Charulatha Publications.

Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant professor, IT Department Published a Book chapter titled “An Enhancement of Security System using Curve Based Cryptosystem with Decentralized Scalable Group Key Agreement for IoMT”, INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS, CRC Press, Tailor & Francis Group – 2025.

Dr. S.Kavitha, Assistant professor, IT Department Proactive Human–Machine Collaboration, Published by Chapman & Hall CRC Press, Tailor and Francis Group – 2026.

WIPRO Certified Faculties
The Following faculties are recognized as “WIPRO Certified Faculty”.

GUEST LECTURES

Mrs. R. Kamalitta, Assistant Professor of IT Department delivered a guest lecture on Generative AI and Large Language Models at Kings Engineering College, Pudukottai in 2026.

Ms. R. Gayana, Assistant Professor of IT Department delivered a guest lecture on Career Guidance at BIT Campus, Trichy in 2026.

Mrs. R. Kamalitta, Assistant Professor of IT Department delivered a guest lecture on Mobile Application Development at Queens College of Arts and Science, Pudukottai in 2023.

Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant Professor of IT Department delivered a guest lecture on the topic "MATLAB in AI: Techniques and Tricks" at the workshop conducted at Guru Shree Shantivijai Jain College for Women, Chennai, on 11 September 2024.

Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant Professor of IT Department delivered a guest lecture on the topic "Quantum: An Introduction to the Invisible".

NPTEL

Mrs. B. Rama, Assistant Professor of IT Department has been recognized as NPTEL DISCIPLINE STAR during JAN-APRIL 2025.

Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant Professor has successfully completed the translation and editing task for the Machine Learning Tool - Chitralekha.

Mrs. R. Kamalitta, Assistant Professor of IT Department has been recognized as NPTEL DISCIPLINE STAR during JUL-DEC 2025.

Students Achievements

Academic Achievements

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Representing Trichy at the Youth Leadership Summit 2025 gave me the opportunity to stand alongside six other regional champions from Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Pondicherry, and Tirunelveli. Among the best young speakers and leaders from across Tamil Nadu, I was honored to be recognized as the State First Runner-Up.

Sports Achievements

Zonal - 2023-2024
2nd Place (Runner)
Cash Award: Rs. 24,000/-
Venue: SRM-TRB, Trichy.

CM Trophy District Level - 2024
2nd Place (Runner)
Cash Award: Rs. 30,000/-
Venue: Indra Ganesan College of Engineering, Trichy.

Zonal - 2024-2025
2nd Place (Runner)
Cash Award: Rs. 24,000/-
Venue: KNCET, Trichy.

CM Trophy District Level
3rd Place
Cash Award: Rs. 15,000/-
Venue: J.J. College, Trichy
Date: 01.09.2025.

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