Sponsored Research
Objectives
The objective of the sponsored research projects are as follows:
- To expand the knowledge and develop new technologies or methodologies with practical applications through research.
- To foster partnerships with the higher learning Institutions and Industries and hence strengthen the research capabilities of faculty, scholars, and students.
- To increase the number of scholars, high impact factor publications and patents through the sponsored project
- To improve the TCE research infrastructure
People
| Sponsored Research Team | |
|---|---|
| Head of the Sponsored Research | |
| Dr. L. Ashok Kumar | Principal |
| Associate Dean (Research and Development) | |
| Dr. S. Charles Raja | Professor, EEE |
| College Level Coordinator (Research and Development) | |
| Dr. S. Sridevi | Professor, IT |
| Mr. T. Prakash | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
Sponsored Projects
LIST OF RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE INSTITUTION AND ITS FACULTIES THROUGH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCES
2025-2026
| S.No | Name of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr S Charles Raja Dr P S Manoharan |
State-of-the-Art Indigenous Development of Battery Systems, and Telematics for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles | MeitY–MHI Joint Call for Proposal (CFP) on Development of Electric Vehicle Sub-Systems (EVSS) | 3 years | 2025 | Rs.3.19 Crore |
| 2 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr K Hariharan Dr S Karthiga |
AICTE IDEA Lab Scheme | AICTE | 2 Years | 2025 | Rs.90 Lakhs |
| 3 | Dr R Vasudevan Dr A Ramalinga Chandra Sekar |
Plastic Waste Management | Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change | 8 Years | 2025 | Rs.1 Crore |
| 4 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr S Sridevi |
MeiTY- Ph.D Visvesvaraya Scheme | MeiTY | 5 Years | 2025 | Rs.75 Lakhs |
| 5 | Dr S T Padmapriya | NEUROVISION: Intelligent Imaging Solutions for Accurate Brain Tumor Detection and Neurological Diagnostics" | DST - ANRF Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant Scheme | 3 Years | 2025 | Rs.30.03 Lakhs |
| 6 | Dr.S.J.Thiruvengadam, Dr.M.N.Suresh, Dr.P.G.S.Velmurugan |
Exploration of channel emulators for controlled speech signal transmissions on radio channels for ASR | DRDO (CAIR, Bangalore) | 3 Years | 2022 | Rs.44.93 Lakhs |
| 7 | Dr P Sivakumar | Enhanced Photoelectrocatalysis of Anodes in Alkaline Electrolyzers via Ion Beam Irradiation for Green Hydrogen Production | UGC- IUAC | 3 Years | 2025 | Rs. 10.11 Lakhs |
| 8 | Dr A Karuppasamy | Development of Electrochromic textiles for camouflage applications | UGC-DAE CSR | 3 Years | 2025 | Rs. 1.35 Lakhs |
| 9 | Dr. Jinu Louishidha Kitchley Mrs S Thanga Lavanya |
Mapping Urban Vulnerabilities: Assessing the Impact of Neighborhood Safety on the Mobility and Well-being of Working Women Professionals | ICSSR- Punyashloka Devi Ahilyabai Holkar-Women-Led | 1 Year | 2025 | Rs.5 Lakhs |
| 10 | Dr N Ayyanar Dr G Prabhakar |
Fabrication of enhanced sensitivity curvature sensor using photonic crystal fiber and behavior prediction based on auto encoded dense neural network | SERB - SURE | 3 Years | 2023 | Rs.24.18 Lakhs |
| 11 | Dr.B.Sathyabama, Dr.S.Mohammed Mansoor Roomi, Dr.S.Karthikeyan |
Archival, Classification of Madurai's Chithirai Festival Attire Rich Dances and Rituals using Deep Learnt Features and Labanotation Generation for their Preservation. | DST -SHRI | 3 Years | 2024 | Rs.33.34 Lakhs |
| 12 | Dr.B.Ashok Kumar | Real-Time Solar Energy Forecasting Using Hybrid Deep Learning for Smart Grid Energy Trading Applications – SolartradeX | University Research Park | 2 Years | 2025 | Rs. 20 Lakhs |
| 13 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr S Charles Raja |
Development of an Indigenous Intelligent Battery Management System with Advanced SOC Estimation and Modular Master-Slave Architecture for High-Voltage EV Applications | University Research Park | 2 Years | 2025 | Rs.3.92 Lakhs |
| 14 | Dr L Ashok Kumar | Data Driven Framework for Comparative Analysis, Predictive Modeling, and Lifecycle Health Estimation of Multi Chemistry, MultiBrand Lithium-Ion Cells Amidst Evolving Global Supply Dynamics | University Research Park | 2 Years | 2025 | Rs.27 Lakhs |
| 15 | PI: Dr L Ashok Kumar Co-PI: Dr. S. Arul Mary Dr. S. Chandran Dr. J. Jinu Louishidha Kitchley Dr. P. S. Manoharan Dr. A. Ramalinga Chandra Sekar Dr. V. Ravi Sankar Dr. RKC. Jeyakumar |
Climate Smart Markets Initiative – Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Mattuthavani Vegetable and Fruit Market in Madurai to make it Carbon Neutral and Environmentally sustainable | Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board | 1 Year | 2025 | Rs.49.15 Lakhs |
| 16 | Dr. L. Ashok Kumar Dr. M. Karthic Dr. G. Kumaraguruparan Dr. K. Hariharan |
Design of Auxiliary Support Systems to Enhance Ergonomics and Improve Productivity of the New Model Charkha (NMC) | Ministry of MSME, Government of India, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) | 1 Year | 2025 | Rs. 5 Lakhs |
| 17 | Dr P Jeyadurga | Designing and Development of Variables X-bar Control Chart based on Median Run Length under Special Purpose Sampling Procedures | SERB -CRG | 3 Years | 2023 | Rs.21.22 Lakhs |
| 18 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr S Sridevi |
AI NAMS- Narcotics analysis and Management System | DST ,IITI CPS Foundation – DISHA 2.0 Programme | 1 Year | 2026 | Rs.15 Lakhs |
LIST OF RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE INSTITUTION AND ITS FACULTIES THROUGH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCES
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025
| S. No | Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount (in Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr R Vasudevan Dr A Ramalinga Chandra Sekar |
Plastic Waste Management | Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change | 8 Years | 2024 | 24.04 |
| 2 | Dr B Sankar | Developing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) materials for Heavy Metal Removal from Industrial Wastewater | DST-SRG | 2 Years | 2024 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Dr.S.J.Thiruvengadam, Dr.M.N.Suresh, Dr.P.G.S.Velmurugan |
Emprical Analysis of Speech Signal for identification of radio channel signatures in recorded audio | DRDO (CAIR, Bangalore) | 1 Year | 2024 | 9.89 |
| 4 | Dr N Ayyanar Dr G Prabhakar |
Fabrication of enhanced sensitivity curvature sensor using photonic crystal fiber and behavior prediction based on auto encoded dense neural network | SERB - SURE | 3 Years | 2024 | 24.18 |
| 5 | Dr P Jeyadurga | Designing and Development of Variables X-bar Control Chart based on Median Run Length under Special Purpose Sampling Procedures | SERB -CRG | 3 Years | 2024 | 21.22 |
| 6 | Dr.B.Sathyabama, Dr.S.Mohammed Mansoor Roomi, Dr.S.Karthikeyan |
Archival, Classification of Madurai's Chithirai Festival Attire Rich Dances and Rituals using Deep Learnt Features and Labanotation Generation for their Preservation. | DST -SHRI | 3 Years | 2024 | 33.34 |
| 7 | Dr S T Padmapriya | NEUROVISION: Intelligent Imaging Solutions for Accurate Brain Tumor Detection and Neurological Diagnostics" | DST Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant Scheme | 3 Years | 2025 | 26 |
| 8 | Dr R Vasudevan Dr A Ramalinga Chandra Sekar |
Development of Titan Modified Bitumen samples to be used in Plastic tar Road | MS. Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bengaluru | 3 years | 2024 | 28.00 |
| 9 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr K Hariharan Dr S Karthiga |
AICTE IDEA Lab Scheme | AICTE | 1 Year | 2025 | 90 |
| 10 | Dr L Ashok Kumar Dr S Sridevi |
Ph.D Visveswaraya Scheme for Electronics and IT: Phase II | MeitY | 5 Years | 2025 | 75 |
| 11 | Dr L Ashok Kumar | ANRF – Conference Fund for First National Research Conclave | ANRF | 1Year | 2025 | 1.5 |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.R.Vasudevan, Dr.A.Ramalinga Chandra sekar |
Plastic Waste Management | Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change | 3 Years | 2023 | 24.04 |
| Dr.N.Ayyanar, Dr.G.Prabhakar |
Fabrication of enhanced sensitivity curvature sensor using photonic crystal fibre and behaviour prediction based on auto encoded dense neural network | Science and Engineering Research Board - State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE) | 3 Years | 2023 | 24.18 |
| Dr J Dharani | Block Chain Assisted Self Sovereign Identity Management | Anna University - Centre for Research - Seed Research Grant | 1 Year | 2024 | 1 |
| Dr P JEYADURGA | Designing and Development of Variables X-bar Control Chart based on Median Run Length under Special Purpose Sampling Procedures | Science and Engineering Research Board - Core Research Grant (SERB-CRG) | 3 Years | 2023 | 21.22 |
| Dr.A.Ramalinga Chandra sekar | Plastic Road Project | Honeywell Technology Solutions | 1 Year | 2023 | 7.89 |
| Dr.M.Kottaisamy, Dr.M.Palaninatharaja, Dr.M.Velayudham |
Development of smart cloth using carbon nano tube reinforced nano composites | Ministry of Textiles - National Technical Textiles Mission | 3 Years | 2023 | Nil |
| Dr.B.Sathyabama, Dr.S.Mohamed Mansoor Roomi, Dr.S.Karthikeyan, |
Archival, Classification of Madurai’s Chithirai Festival Attire Rich Dances and Rituals Using Deep Learnt Features and Labanotation Generation | Department of Science and Technology - Science and Heritage Research Initiative (DST - SHRI) | 3 Years | 2024 | Nil |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.B.Shankar | Developing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) materials for Heavy Metal Removal from Industrial Wastewater | Department of Science and Technology - Start-up Research Grant | 2 Years | 2022 | 24.21 |
| Dr.S.Mercy Shalinie, Dr.M.Vijayalakshmi |
Quantum Safe Cloud Storage Security Solution for Healthcare Services | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | 2 years | 2023 | 5.39 |
| Dr.C.Desiy, Ms.C.V.Nisha Angeline |
Scheme for Promoting Interest, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES) - under club/chapter/society | AICTE - Scheme for Promoting Interests, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES) | 1 year | 2022 | 1 |
| Dr.R.K.C.Jeykumar | Mission Amrit sarovar - Jal Dharohar Sanrakshan (MRS -JDS) - Mariyamman Teppakulam | AICTE Internship | 2 months | 2022 | 2 |
| Ms.S.Thangalavanya | Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework Phase 3.0. | SEEDs Technical services | 2 months | 2022 | 0.4 |
| Mr. P.Pavalavelsh | Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework Phase 3.0. | SEEDs Technical services | 2 months | 2022 | 0.4 |
| Dr.S.J.Thiruvengadam, Dr.M.N.Suresh, Dr.P.G.S.Velmurugan |
Exploration of channel emulators for controlled speech signal transmissions on radio channels for ASR | DRDO (CAIR, Bangalore) | 1.5 Years | 2022 | 44.93 |
| Dr.M.Meenakshi Devi | Digitalization of Bus tracking and Fare collection system | TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology | 6 months | 2023 | 0.075 |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.P.Chitra, Dr.S.Balaji |
Accelerating the machine learning models for Sacrtficial anodebased corrosion protection method for Engineering systems | All India Technical Council for Research Education - Research Promotion Scheme (AICTE-RPS) | 3 Years | 2022 | 5.69 |
| Dr.V.Abhai Kumar, Dr.B.Manimegalai, Dr.K.Hariharan |
Design and development of a millimeter wave based Road condition detection radar for Automotive applications | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | 2 Years | 2021 | 42.74 |
| Dr.B.Ashok kumar | Energy management system in residence using smart controller | TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology | 6 months | 2022 | 0.075 |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.S.Arockia Edwin Xavier | Cyber Security in loT Enabled Smart Grid - Short term training program | All India Technical Council for Research Education | 1 year | 2020 | 3.7 |
| Dr.T.Velrajan | MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (MODROBS) | All India Technical Council for Research Education - MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (AICTE MODROBS) | 2 Years | 2021 | 19.9 |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.K.Srithar | Experimental investigation on cold storage room operated by Solar Energy and Heat pipe technology | Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) | 2 Years | 2020 | 18 |
| Dr.K.Chockalingam | Modernization of Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory- MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (MODROBS) | All India Technical Council for Research Education - MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (AICTE MODROBS) | 2 Years | 2019 | 11 |
| Dr.P.S.Manoharan | Modelling and Implementation of ANYA Controller for Multi-Tank System using SIMATIC PCS7 | IEI - R & D Grant in Aid scheme | 1 Year | 2019 | 0.65 |
| Dr.S.Chandran | Bioremediation of Urban sites contaminated due to Municipal Wastewater Disposal | MHRD – SPARC (Scheme for promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) | 2 Years | 2019 | 42.12 |
| Dr.D.Brindha | Assessment of landfill gas recovery and utilization and reduction of GHG emission at the Madurai Landfill , Tamilnadu , India | Ministry of Environment and Forest | 2 Years | 2020 | 21.16 |
| Dr.B.Sathyabama | Development of Object Based Re-identification of Religious idols/Arts/Sculptures | ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) - IMPRESS | 2 Years | 2020 | 12 |
| Dr.S.Baskar, Dr.K.Chockalingam, Dr.P.Venkatesh, Dr.A.Valan Arasu, Dr.K.Srithar, Dr.S.Charles Raja |
Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure Scheme | Department of Science and Technology - FIST Scheme | 5 Years | 2020 | 57 |
| Name of of the PI/ Co-PI/Name of the person holding the Chair | Title of the research project, endowments, Research Chairs | Name of the funding agency | Duration | Year of award or sanction | Amount in INR (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms.T.Manju Dr.D.Tamilselvi |
Virtual Reality based Cognitive Rehabilitation for Autism Children to improve their Social Behavior | Department of Science and Technology - Cognitive Science Research Initiative (DST -CSRI) | 3 Years | 2018 | 33.78 |
| Dr.S.Mercy Shalinie & Dr.G.Madhu Priya |
Differential Binary Loader | M/S Honeywell Technology Solution Lab | 1 year | 2018 | 1.58 |
| Dr.S.J.Thiruvengadam Dr.M.N.Suresh Dr.P.G.S. Velmurugan |
Development of Signal Processing Algorithms for enhancement of Clipped Region and Estimation of SNR in Automatic Speaker Recognition Systems | Research and Innovation Centre , Defence Research and Development Organisation (RIC, DRDO), Chennai | 1 year | 2018 | 11.1 |
| Dr.B.Sathyabama | Estimation and Quantification of Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables using a Vision based Approach | Science and Engineering Research Board - Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science (SERB- EMEQ) | 2 Years | 2019 | 38.34 |
| Dr.K.Rajeswari | Development and implementation of Signal processing algorithm to enhance the Subconscious Controllability of Prosthetic Arm using EMG Signal | All India Technical Council for Research Education - Research Promotion Scheme (AICTE-RPS) | 3 Years | 2019 | 10 |
| Dr.J.Jinu Loudishida Kitchley | MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (AICTE MODROBS) | All India Technical Council for Research Education - MODernisation and Removal of OBSolenscence (AICTE MODROBS) | 2 Years | 2019 | 12 |
| Dr.S. Mohamed Mansoor Roomi Dr.R.Suganya |
Image Processing based Name plate Digitalization | M/S Alfa TKG integrated solutions private Limited | 2 Years | 2019 | 9.99 |
| Dr.R.Vasudevan Dr.A.Ramalinga Chandra sekar |
Plastic Waste Management | Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change | 6 Years | 2017 | 86.78 |
| Dr.R.Vasudevan | Waste Management (Solid Waste,Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, construction and Demolition waste) | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | 3 Years | 2018 | 31.9 |
| Dr.S.Charles Raja | Design of neural network-based new demand side management system for Educational Institutions | Science and Engineering Research Board - Early Carrer Research Award (SERB -ECRA) | 3 Years | 2017 | 6.72 |
| Dr.S.Chandran | Study on the reclamation of wasteland using treated/untreated urban waste water | Science and Engineering Research Board - Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science (SERB- EMEQ) | 3 Years | 2018 | 19.06 |
| Dr.G.Kumaraguruparan | Development of micro channel based personal cooling systems for fire fighters | Department of Science and Technology - Creation of Capital Assets | 3 Years | 2016 | 5.2 |
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TCE - SEED Money Grant
Recognizing the critical importance of early-stage funding in advancing innovative research and development, this provision establishes a framework for the allocation of seed money specifically for sponsored projects. Sponsored projects, as defined herein, refer to research, development, and innovation initiatives that are supported by external funding sources but require initial capital to reach a stage where they can attract such sponsorship.
This provision is guided by the following principles:
- Promotion of Cutting-Edge Research and Development
- Attraction of External Sponsorship
- Fostering Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Work
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
- Sustainable and Impactful Investment