All India Council for Technical Education Norms & standard

Engineering & Technology (Degree Programme) NORMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

12.1 General The norms for space and buildings have been arrived at, based on the functions, a technical institution offering degree or equivalent programmes, has to perform. In all the cases, unit norms have been evolved taking the absolute minimum needs, which are indicated as norms. As such the institutions, while envisaging their space and building requirements, must keep their perspectives for development in mind and formulate their plans accordantly. Around the administrative building, classrooms and drawing halls there is considerable movement of students and, therefore, there must be adequate veranda space in this part of the college building so that the classes do not get disturbed. For this reason, the ratio of plinth to carpet area for the normal building may be taken as 1.4, while that for Workshop type of space this ratio will be 1.25. 12.2 Classification of Building Area The building area required for an engineering institution can be classified as instructional area, administrative area, amenities area and residential area. Instructional area will include classrooms, tutorial rooms, drawing halls, laboratories, workshops, computer center, library, instructional resource center, seminar hall etc. Administrative area comprises Principle's room, visitors lounge, staff rooms, college office, departmental offices, stores, conference room, confidential room, etc. Area for amenities consists of common rooms, recreation center, hobby center, offices for Gymkhana, N.C.C., N.S.S. and Alumni Association, Co-operative Stores, Dispensary, etc. Residential area includes student and staff hostels, staff quarters and guesthouse. 12.3 Building Space for Instructional Area The course structure of any technical institution degree program will include lectures, tutorials, drawing and design work, laboratory work and seminars/colloquium. The college must have adequate building areas for all these instructional activities.

According to the model curriculum, during different semesters, the total number of hours per week for which the student is to have contact with the teacher will vary between 27 to 34. In view of this, for the instructional schedule, if spread over a period of 34 hours a week, the college can work for six hours from Monday to Friday and for four hours on Saturdays. (* In technical institution the period is envisaged to be of one hour's duration.) The student strength in a theory class should not exceed 60. The class be divided into smaller group of 20 in case of junior (I, II, III & IV semester) classes and 15 students for the senior (V, VI, VII & VIII semester) and a teacher is assigned to each group. In case of tutorial work, these smaller groups must be accommodated in separate rooms. For drawing and design assignments, the class can have a maximum size of 60 students but one teacher must be assigned to each group of 15 to 20 students for the junior/senior classes as in the case of tutorial and practical classes. The seminars/colloquium of the senior students must be conducted with the entire class of a particular discipline. The model curriculum lays considerable stress on undergraduate project work. It provides 2-3 hours in the seventh semester for project work and 12-16 hours in the eighth semester. Though the students are to work on the assigned project work consulting the teacher-supervisor whenever required. In the case of workshop practice classes for junior students, which emphasise the skills component of the training, the classes will have to be divided into smaller groups and work assigned in different shops. Considering the specific nature of training, the workshop practice classes of Junior students can have a maximum batch strength of 20 students. However, senior class ( i.e. V, VI, VII & VIII semester) must have a batch strength of 15 students as in the case of any other laboratory. 12.3.1 Number of Rooms for Theory Classes The number of rooms required for the theory class can be determined by applying the following relationship. NL = A(TL/SL) where NL = Number of rooms required for the lecture classes TL = Total number of students in the College belonging to all classes of all disciplines attending theory classes of the given strength SL. This number depends on the admissions to different disciplines Class strength i.e. the number of students in the class. A = A factor obtained on the basis of i. lecture hours per week per class, say 15 ii. Average teaching hours per week say 30 iii. utilisation factor of lecture rooms, say 0.66 A = (15)/(30*0.66)=0.75 12.3.2 Number of Rooms for Tutorial work The number of rooms required for the tutorial work can be determined by applying the following relationship. NT = B(TL/ST)

Where NT = Number of rooms required for conducting tutorial classes. ST = Class strength for tutorial. Tutorial must have a strength of 20 in case of 1st and 2nd year classes, whereas in the case of senior classes it should be limited to 15. Hence an average value of 17.5 can be assumed. TL = Total Number of students in the College belonging to all classes of all discipline who attend tutorial classes in groups of 15 to 20. B = A factor obtained on the basis of i. Average number of tutorial hours per week per class, say 7.0 ii. Teaching hours per week, say 30. iii. Utilisation factor say 0.66. B = (7.0)/(30*0.66)=1/3.0 12.3.3 Number of Drawing Halls One drawing hall of 175 sqm. is needed up to the intake of 240 students in first year. If the intake exceeds 240 students per year, then two such halls be provided. It has been worked on the basis of teaching load common for all branches. Teaching load for Drawing of other than first year students is to be adjusted in tutorial rooms. The Computer graphic laboratories is to be provided separately in computer Centre for Engineering & Technology students. 12.3.4 Rooms Size for Theory Classes, Tutorial Work and Drawing Halls The carpet area requirement of the class rooms and tutorial rooms depends upon the number and type of seating arrangement for the students and provisions for a platform, a table and a chair for the teacher. In an Engineering & Technology class, very frequently students make use of a data book, a calculator and note book. As such he will require slightly more spacious desk as compared to the requirements of classes for students of general education. Further, as the space required for the teacher will remain the same irrespective of the class strength, the per student requirement of carpet area will increase with the decrease in class strength. The drawing hall will have to be provided with drawing tables and stools for the students. The drawing tables must be arranged with passages so that the teacher can approach the drawing table of each student. The drawing halls will also be provided with a platform for the teacher. Considering the above requirements and the sizes of class room furniture and drawing tables normally used in the institution, the following carpet area norms per student are prescribed for class rooms of different sizes and drawing halls. Type of Rooms Carpet Area Requirementin Sqm / student Classification of size Minimum Desirable Class rooms for 15-20 students 1.3 1.5 Class rooms for 30-40 students 1.2 1.4 Class rooms for 60 students 1.1 1.3 Drawing / examination halls for 60 students 2.5 2.5 12.3.5 Laboratories

The requirements of the laboratories depend upon the programmes that are being offered by the institution and the curricula adopted for these programmes irrespective of the students population. The norms for the carpet area of the different laboratories are given in the Table below. Care should be taken to provide laboratories in all allied subjects to be taught in a program. For example, if a college is running a degree program in computer engineering only, then laboratories from group E and H both will have to be provided. S.No. Laboratory Batch Size Norms for Carpet Area (sq.m.) A. Core Courses 1. Physics 20 200 2. Chemistry 20 175 3. Mechanics and Kinematics 20 100 4. Materials Testing Strength of Material 20 200 *5. Electrical Science i. Electronics ii. Elect. Engg. 20 200 6. Computer Centre 200 300 B. Civil Engineering Courses 1. Structural Engg. 15 250 2. Fluid Mechanics 15 300 3. Engineering Geology 15 100 4. Geo-technical Engg. 15 200 5. Transportation Engg. 15 100 6. Environmental Engg. 15 100 7. Surveying Stores 100 C. Electrical Engineering Courses 1. Electrical Machines (Electro mechanics) 20 350 2. Power system Protection 20 150 3. Measurement & Inst. 20 150 4. Drives & Power Electronics 20 150 5. Control Systems 20 100 6. Microprocessor 20 100 7. Applied Electronics/Project 20 100 D. Mechanical Engineering Courses 1. Thermal Science i. Stream ii. I.C. iii. Refrig. iv. Heat Transfer 20 500 2. Fluid Machines 20 200 3. Measurements 20 100 4. Dynamics of Machines 20 100 5. Metrology 20 100 6. Machine Tools 20 100 E. Electronics and Communications Engg. Courses 1. Electronic Circuit 15 75 2. Switching and Digital Circuit 15 75

3. Control System 15 75 4. Microwave Devices 15 75 5. Communication System 15 75 F. Chemical Engineering Courses 1. Unit operations I Fluid/Particle Mechanics 15 100 2. Unit Operations IIHeat & Mass Transfer 15 100 3. Energy Engineering 15 50 4. Reaction Engineering and Process Dynamics and control 15 100 G. Metallurgical Engineering Courses 1. Metallography 15 50 2. Mineral Dressing 15 50 3. Extractive Metallurgy 15 50 4. Metal Forming 15 75 5. Heat Treatment 15 100 6. Corrosion 15 50 H. Computer Engineering Courses 1. Computer Software 15 50 2. Computer Hardware & Microprocessor 15 75 3. Computer Graphics 15 50 4. Computer Design 15 50 I. Production/Manufacturing Engineering 1. CAD/CAM system 15 75 2. Robotics and Automation 15 50 3. Non-Traditional Machine 15 50 4. Production Management 15 50 * This lab is not necessary if the Electrical Engineering Degree program is also running. The above areas do not include the rooms of the teaching staff even though such staff rooms are attached to the laboratories. However, they do include the sitting space for the technical supporting staff and storage of laboratory consumables and instruments. 12.3.6 Workshops The workshop of an engineering college, must have the following shops : Carpentry including Pattern Shop Fitting Shop Smithy Shop Welding Shop Painting and Sheet metal shop Foundry shop Machine shop Stores Accordingly to the model syllabi, two courses on workshop practice are to be offered to all branches in engineering during the 1st and 2nd semesters. During the first semester each student has to complete about 10 to 12 exercise in Carpentry, Fitting and Smithy shops and the total batch periods of engagement will be 45. In the 2nd semester students all

branches have to complete 10 to 12 exercises in welding, painting, sheetmetal. Foundry and Machine shops and for this course also the batch period of engagement will be 45. In addition, students of Mechanical Engineering program are required to undertake in 5th and 6th semesters courses on Production Processes I and II which are practical components to be carried out in the workshops. For each of these courses the batch period engagement of the workshop will be 12. To accommodate the equipment and infrastructural facilities, to organize the above mentioned course work to provide facilities for student projects and maintenance of equipment, the workshop of the engineering colleges must have a minimum carpet area of 900 Sqm. Since an industrial shed is more suitable for a workshop, the plinth area will be 1.25 times the carpet area. Thus, the norms for the plinth area of the workshop will be 1125. sq.m. 12.3.7 Teaching Aids Every class room should be provided by an Over Head Projector (OHP). In addition, VCR, TV and Video Cassettes of various educational programmes should also be available. 12.3.8 Other Space in the Department In addition to the teaching space, the norms for building requirement in a teaching department for other purposes are as below: Carpet Area(Sq.m.) Head of Department 20 Departmental Office 25 Faculty norms 10 per teacher Library (Departmental) 30 Seminar Room 30 Store 10 Drawing/Reprographic facilities 20 12.3.9 Central Library The central library for an admission of 240 students per year will have a carpet area of 400 Sqm. At the time of establishing a technical institution with three branches, there should be a minimum of 4000 volumes in the Library distributed as below: i. Each branch will have 250 titles with four multiple copies. ii. In subjects like Mathematics, Humanities, Physics, Chemistry, etc. there should be total of 1000 volumes. There should be a minimum of 12 technical journals - 6 Indian and 6 International for each branch of engineering. While this is essential for institutions offering P.G. programme, the number of International Journals may be relaxed, though preferred for those offering only U.G. Programmes. Accordingly, the norms for the initial stock of books, yearly addition of books and the number of journals to be subscribed are as given below:

SNo 1. 2.

Item Initial Stock of Books for three branches in Institution a. Each Branch of Engg. (A) b. Mathematics, Applied Physics Applied Chemistry, Humanities, Social Science and Management Science (B) Yearly addition of Books (Average) a. For (A) 1 title per student admitted to the branch b. For (B) 0.2 title per student admitted per year Number of Tech. Journals a. For (A) 12 (6 National + 6 International) b. For (B) 12 (6 National + 6 International)

Minimum 4000 1000 (in each branch)

3.

4.

12.4 Building Space for Administrative Offices The Space to be provided for administrative office in technical institution/college will be as per norms given below : Carpet area (Sq.m) Principal's office 30 Store Room 20 Conference Room 100 Reception Office 25 Main Office 300 (for intake of 240 per year) Administrative office 20 Maintenance & Estate Office 40 12.5 Building Space for Amenities Some of the developed institutions in the country provide several amenities for students and staff. However, the minimum unavoidable requirements for such amenities for normal functioning of the Institute are given below alongwith the norms for the Building space. 12.5.1 Student's Activity Centre This will consist of provisions for the indoor games, gymnasium, dramatics and alumni center etc. The norms for building are 0.25 sq.m per student 12.5.2 Open Air Theatre The college building and the hostels will be provided with adequate number of toilet blocks with urinals, lavatories and washbasins. It will also be necessary to provide separately one toilet block for women in the college building.

12.5.3 Toilet Blocks The college building and the hostels will be provided with adequate number of toilet blocks with urinals, lavatories and washbasins. It will also be necessary to provide separately one toilet block for women in the college building. Education Building Hostel 10 Sq.m for each 100 student population 75 sq.m. for each unit of 120 student 12.5.4 Cycle and Scooter Stand This will be provided as open or covered area at the rate of 15 percent of the plinth area of the college building. 12.5.5 Play Fields The institution must be provided with play fields so that the students can have adequate participation in games and sports for healthy and constructive activities within the campus. The facilities anticipated are athletics-track, cricket field, a football field a hockey field, a volleyball court, a basket ball court, four badminton courts and a tennis court. The norms for the above space will be a total of 25,000 sq.m. 12.5.6 Other Amenities The norms of space (Carpet area) or other miscellaneous amenities are as given below : Sq.m. Canteen Cooperative Stores NCC Office cum Stores 12.6 Building Space for Residential Area The hostel requirements depend on the variety of factors like the location of the institution, the region from which students are admitted, local availability of accommodation and that of transport. Though, the requirement for residences for teachers and other employees of the institution also depend upon these factors but at the same time it is necessary to provide an attraction to the new teachers from far of places by providing suitable accommodation at the campus. 12.6.1 Hostels Location of College Hostel Strength Within 20 km. of a large city 25% of boys and 50% of girls enrollment Other locations 50% of boys and 100% of girls enrollment The boy's hostel will be made as a unit for 120 students while there is not minimum for a girls-hostel unit. The first year students will be accommodated in triple seated rooms while others will be given single seated rooms. The norms for the room areas will be as below : 100 100 100

Carpet Single room Triple seated room 9 20

Area (Sq.m.)

The other building space needed in a hostel unit will be as per norm given below : Carpet Kitchen and Dining Hall Indoor games cum Common hall Medical room Canteen Warden Office Guest Room (2 nos.) 200 150 50 (for all hostels) 15 18* 18* Area (Sq.m.)

(* Four addition rooms of 9 sq.m. each within the hostel blocks) 12.6.2 Staff Residences The minimum residential accommodation that should exist in the campus should be for the Principal, all Heads of Departments, all Warden and the essential staff including a Caretaker, an electrician, a driver, a water supply operator and chowkidars. The building space for residences will be as per norms given below : Sq.m. Principal Professor Asst. Professor/Lecturer Class III staff Class IV staff 140 100 80 30 20

12.6.3 Teachers Hostel It will be desirable to have a hostel type accommodation for 25% strength of the teachers with the norms of 30 sqm. carpet area per teacher inclusive of an attached toiled room. 12.6.4 Guest Houses To meet the needs of the guests visiting the institution for official work and the parents visiting the students it will be necessary to have a guest house.

12.7 Furniture All laboratories, library, workshops, lecture and tutorial rooms offices hostels and Guest house etc. should be adequately furnished. No norms for the furniture are begin laid, however it is expected that the furniture should conform to the requirement of a dignified institution, The Institution may equip the buildings with the furniture as available indigenously. 12.8 Land It will not be desirable to set the norms for the land requirements for an engineering college because of existing high pressure on land availability and other similar factors. If enough land is not available near a large town, the double and triple storey construction may have to be resorted to. However, it will be desirable to have the total land area so as all requirements of the building space are fully met as envisaged in these norms. In addition, it will be necessary to have additional land available within the campus for future expansion, with a norm of about 3 times the constructed area. Keeping all these points in view it is expected that a new engineering institution located in non-metro location will have a land of about 20 acres at its disposal before starting.

Technician Education (Polytechnic Institution) NORMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE 9.1 Space Norms Norms for space have been determined, based on the functional requirements. To effectively meet such requirements, institutions should comply with the minimum norms prescribed. Provisions less than the minimum would have adverse effects on instructional and administrative functions., amenities and services and other essential and co-curricular activities. In the planning of new institutions or expansion of existing institutions and desirable norms should be adopted. This would facilitate marginal adjustments in intake in future and add to flexibility. 9.1.1Classification of building areas Building space requirements are classified into instructional, administrative, amenities and residential areas. 9.1.1.1Instructional area includes classrooms. tutorial rooms, drawing halls, laboratories including computer centre, workshops, library, instructional learning resource

utilization centre and examination hall/ auditorium. 9.1.1.2Administrative area comprises Principal's room, staff room, office, stores, conference room/ Seminar room, confidential room, estate office and reception lounge. 9.1.1.3Amenities include student and staff common rooms,. indoor games, sports and recreation centre, NCC, NSS, canteen, cooperative stores, hobby centre, dispensary and alumni association. 9.1.1.4Residential area includes student hostels, staff quarters and guesthouse. A. INSTRUCTIONAL AREA The requirements for instruction of different type classroomlecture, tutorial, drawing would depend on the curriculum structure. The break-down of the curriculum in terms of the instructional time for each type of instructional activity has therefore to be determined initially. The number of rooms required for each type of instructional activity is calculated applying the following relationship. N = (NS/Cs) X (H/Hw) X (1 /f u), where N = Number of rooms required for each type (N may be Nc, Nt or Nd depending on type of activity) Nc = Number of classrooms for lecture Nt = Number of rooms for tutorial Nd = Number of drawing halls Ns = Total number of students in all years/semesters/disciplines takingInstruction in the specified class size (Cs) Cs = Class size (Number of students) H = Number of hours per week of class room, lecture, tutorial or drawing,as the case may be (Hc, Ht, Hd) Hw = Number of working hours per week (Usually 36) fu = Utilization factor - (taken as 0.75 - in educational institutions, for maximum attainable utilization factor can be improve. i. Classrooms and drawing halls The unit area to be provided could be stated on a room wise basis rooms for bigger class size requiring a smaller unit area and rooms for smaller class size, a higher unit area. Following are the minimum and desirable norms NORMS 15-20 students 30-40 students 60-60 + students Classroom of size (in sqm/ student) Minimum 1.20 1.10 1.00

Drawing Halls *For halls with drafting machines

2.5(4*)

ii. Laboratories Purpose: Demonstrating, experimenting, investigating, discussing, measuring, testing etc. by students. The space requirements of laboratories vary from one laboratory to another. The major determinates are the number of students working at a time (batch size) and the size of the equipment. in some cases the first factor is the basis and in others in which the equipment are large size, equipment is the deciding factor. Norms would vary from 4 to 8 Sqm./ per student. There could however be exceptional cases where the size of equipments/ machinery like textile technology, printing, heavy machine tools may dictate areas higher than 8 sqm. per student which should be decided on a case to case basis. iii. Workshop Purpose: Demonstrating, shop-floor activities related to skill learning, assembling, dismantling, fabricating, erecting etc. by students. 4 sqm./ student for workshops requiring work-benches & small scale machinery/ equipment and 8 sqm/student for shops requiring large scale machinery/ equipment is recommended. Note: In the case of a small number of students, the total area for laboratories and workshops may be worked out on the basis of actual equipment/ machinery/ apparatus to be provided. iv. Library Purpose : Acquiring, storing, cataloguing, indexing, issuing and returning of books, periodicals and non-print instructional material and providing reader service. Minimum 50 sqm for first 500 students +0.20 sqm for every additional student No. of readers: 10% of students + 25% of staff strength 15% of students + 50% of staff strength Desirable 200 sqm. for first 500 students +0.30 sqm for every additional student

v. Educational Technology Centre Learning resource utilization centre (LRUC)

Purpose: a. Utilizations of media resources like printer material, workbooks, transparencies, video programmes etc. b. Receiving, stocking media resources like Over Head Projector, VCRs, slide projectors, transparency markers etc Area of LRUC = 60 sqm for 180 intake or less and also upto additional 30 intake. Learning Resources Development Centre (LRDC) a. Development and acquisition of media resources.Overhead Projector,transparencies, slides, workbooks, learning packages. b. Distribution of media resources to LRUCs in state polytechnics. Area of LRDC = 100 sqm to 150 sqm depending on media resources to be developed and including photographic, printing, reprographic storing, and packing facilities, model making etc. c. Normally there would be LRUCs in every polytechnic. LRDCs are to be established in a few selected polytechnics in a state. B. Administrative Area Particulars Principal's room Confidential room Reception lounge Norms 30 sq.m. 15 sq.m. 25 sq.m.

Head of Department/ Sr. Lecturer/ 15 sq.m. Lecturer(Selection grade) Lecturer Main Office (including record room) Departmental offices 10 sq.m. 0.1 sq.m. per student subject to a min. of 200 sqm. 20 sqm per department

(Training and placement cell will also be considered as a department for this purpose). Stores (Central+Departmental) = (100+0. 1 X student population) sqm. Desirable Conference room/two seminar rooms 75 sq.m.

Confidential office for examination works Estate office (security, campus, services)

25 sq.m. 25 sq.m.

C. Amenities Purpose: To promote extramural/ co-curricular activities (indoor games, NCC, NSS, social, cultural activities etc.) of students and staff, health care, physical education, catering and other commercial services. Particulars Girls common room for 20% of strength of girl students Staff common room for 50% of staff strength Norms 2 sqm per student Minimum 50 sqm 2 sqm per person minimum 50 sqm

Student common room for 10% of 2 sqm per person students minimum 50 sqm Desirable a. NCC, NSS, Indoor games, recreation centre, 1.5 to 2 sqm hobby centre, physical per student education(gymnasium), alumni centre Capacity : 1/3 student strength b. Dispensary 75 sqm

c. Canteen, cooperative stores, bank, extension (0.3) x student centre, postal services etc. strength sqm d. Playgrounds Minimum 150 sqm

As the availability of land varies from place to place, the norms for playgrounds depends on the place. a. In cities where land is scarce and 2500 sqm to provide where playground facilities are basketball, volley ball, available elsewhere and accessible badminton courts etc. to students b. Where availability of land is not a serious problem 25000 sqm to provide athletic track, cricket field, football, hockey fields, basketball, volley ball, badminton and tennis courts

c. Auditorium/ Multipurpose hall Purpose: Conducting conference, extension lectures, functions, could also be used for examinations and social activities. Norms Capacity equal to annual intake Area 3 sqm. per, student. (This includes space for stage, dressing room, projection room etc.) Minimum area = 600 sqm Open-air theatre Purpose: For assemble of all students and staff, social and cultural functions. Norms Capacity of all students and staff: Area 1.5 sqm per student (Plinth area) D. Residential area a. Students hostels (Desirable) 50% of total boy students to be provided hostel accommodation. 100% of girl students to be provided hostel accommodation in a separate block. However, hostel accommodation provision can be reduced in case of high proportion of local admissions. Areas: Single room Double seated rooms Three seated rooms 9 sq.m. 15 sq.m. 20 sq.m.

Dining Hall : 1.5 sqm per student Capacity: Half the number of hostel inmates (inmates of each block to dine in two shifts) Minimum 150 sqm. Kitchen stores: 1.5 sqm. per student based on half the number of common room: inmates, Minimum 150 sqm. It is expected that each hostel block will accommodate 120 to 150 students and will have a separate warden, provided with a warden's quarter. Accommodation will be provided for hostel superintendent/ caretaker, kitchen and mess staff as well. Plinth area of warden's quarters Office 85 sqm each 15 sqm 100 sqm each Hostel superintendent/ caretaker 60 sqm Kitchen and mess staff 45 sqm

b. Guest House (Desirable) For visiting faculty, experts, 100 sqm. with 2 guest rooms and service facilities.

c. Staff residences i. Minimum accommodation that should exist in the campus or very near the campus, should be as follows Principal's residence Residence of all Heads of Department Residences of 4 essential staff (care-taker, electricity, driver, water) ii. Desirable Acute problem of scarcity of teaching staff has necessitated many efforts. One such major effort stipulated in the Programme of Action of National Policy is the provision of residential accommodation which could facilitate attracting and retaining of competent personnel. The norm is: a. Accommodation for 50% faculty and supporting staff b. In highly urbanized and industrialized areas, where housing is an acute problem, accommodation is to be provided for 100% of faculty and staff The provision of housing could be accomplished in the following ways: a. Constructing houses in the campus and/or b. Leasing houses in the vicinity and/or c. Providing liberal house building loans to enable faculty to construct their own houses. Plinth areas Principal Head of Department/Sr. Lecturer/ Lecturer(Selection grade)/TPO/WS Lecturer/ or equivalent Technical Supporting staff Class D staff 140 sqm 100 sqm 60 sqm 80 sqm 30 sqm 20 sqm

Note Plinth areas for residential accommodation be provided as per state norms where such norms exist. 9.1.2Miscellaneous items i. ii. iii. iv. Cycle stand Scooter stand Car garage Bus garage 1 sqm/cycle for 25% students 3 sqm/ Scooter for 25% students 15 sqm/ car 55 sqm/ bus

9.1.3Norms for conversion from carpet area to total floor area The carpet area is normally usable floor area in any floor. In addition there would be corridors, stairs, toilets, lockers, stores etc/ for estimation purposes, the following approach may be adopted: Total plinth area = carpet area x 1.4 9.1.4Allowance for future expansion Allowance for future expansion will vary depending on the expansion foreseen and availability of land. Where land is scarce, this provision) has to be limited to a minimum equal to the plinth area of the buildings. In other cases, the allowance be increased upto 3 times the plinth area of buildings. Where the provision of land for expansion is very much restricted (eg. large cities where land cost is high and availability is scarce) provision should be made for vertical expansion in the design of buildings. 9.1.5Norms for land The land area required for the building will depend on the prevailing building byelaws as well as the building design singlestorey or multi-storey. However, adequate space has to be available for roads, pathways, garden etc. Hence the land area to accommodate the building alone will vary from a minimum of twice the plinth area to thrice the plinth area. Land requirement i. Land required to construct building 2 to 3 times the plinth areas governed by the prevailing bye-laws 2500 to 25000sqm with 1500 sqm applicable to large towns and metropolitan cities 1 to 3 plinth area expansion Total land i + ii + iii 9.1.6Cost Estimation Unit cost estimation will vary from place to place. In preparing estimates, provisions should be made for cost escalation also. 9.1.7Development costs Development costs would include roads, pathways, lighting, drainage, water supply, compound wall, gates, security check posts, landscaping etc. and would depend on the topography of the land. An average provision of 16% is suggested. No separate costs are provided for playgrounds assuming that the same could be accommodated within the development costs. However, depending on the topography, if additional costs are required, the same may be provided for.

ii. Play-grounds

iii. Land for future

9.2 Equipment Norms The norms for equipment will vary from course to course. However, following factors are to be considered in identifying the equipment for the laboratories and workshops: i. Type of skills to be developed ii. Utilization and cost consideration iii. Grouping of students iv. Developmental activities at the institute level The number of students for practical work in any batch may not be usually, more than 20. Each batch of 15-20 students may be divided into smaller groups. The number of students in each group may not exceed the following: a. Experiments/ tasks involving verification of laws, principles and theories b. Exercises in basic workshops and manufacturing skills c. Measurement and testing skills d. Field measurements, fabrication, erection etc 5 2 2

Considering the utilization of various tools/ equipment/ apparatus and their cost , the following norms may be followed: CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT A. Common measuring instruments i. ii. High use rate Low use rate one each for two students one each for five students MINIMUM QUANTITY

B. Special Measuring instruments i. Laboratory/ Workshop measurements a. High use rate b. Low use rate ii. Field measurements a. High use rate b. Low use rate one each for three students one each for five students one each for two students one each for five students

C. Manufacturing/Fabricating/Erecting/installing Equipments i. ii. High use rate Low use rate one each for three students one each for the batch

D. Testing Equipment i. ii. High use rate Low use rate one each for three students one each for the batch

E. Equipment/ Apparatus for basic sciences i. ii. High use rate Low use rate one each for three students one each for the batch

F. Audio-Visual, drawing office and reprographics equipment i. ii. iii. OHP, 35mm slide-cum-filmstrip projector, cassette tape recorder Coloured TV &VCR 35mm still Photographic camera for production of slides and filmstrips and photographs with appropriate dark room equipment PC with printer Typewriters and duplicating machine one each for each department one each for polytechnic one set for polytechnic

iv. v.

one set for each department one typewriter for each department, library and workshop and two duplicating machines for the polytechnic

In case of low use rate of any equipment, networking with industry and other organizations may be considered. vi. Set of drawing instruments, stencils and drafting table one each for the department depending on need one (desirable two) one each for the department, depending on need

vii. Photocopier with enlargement and reduction facilities viii. Other miscellaneous equipment like stitching and binding machine etc.

Note: Any instrument/ equipments/ apparatus used for more-than 50% of the practical exercises/ tests/ jobs/ experiments is considered as "high use rate" and that with less than 50% is considered as "low use rate".While diversifying existing programmes into new ones, effort should be made to fully utilize the available equipment in the new courses. G. Miscellaneous facilities Appropriate decision may be made for communications (internal and external telephone) and office equipment The following minimum norms are suggested a. One external telephone for the Principal with STD facility, (both at the Polytechnic and residence).

b. c. d. e. f.

One external telephone (paying booth) in the institution An internal communication set to match with the number of teaching staff members, office, hostel, community services area etc. One external telephone (paying booth) in the hostel building. Two typewriters, calculators and other office equipment totalling machine, one weighing machine for the office. Computer facilities are to be provided in each polytechnic for teaching of students. CAI packages networking of information sharing with other institution organization and for facilities in administration. Provision should be made for a diesel generating set, kitchen and service equipment in the hostel, depending on local conditions. It is suggested that either to purchase a vehicle or instead recurring grant may be provided to hire the vehicle as and when necessary.

g. h.

Note: 1. 2. 3. Directorates may prepare detailed list of equipment for different courses in consultation with TTTI'S. Networking for sharing resources with other institutions and industry should be kept in mind while planning for purchase of equipment. Duplication of equipment in different departments may be avoided.

Furniture Since the requirement of furniture in the laboratory, workshop, class room, auditorium etc. will depend on the type of programmes offered and location of institutions, it is therefore, left with respective institution to equip the polytechnics with adequate facilities and furnitures. 9.3 Library Books and Periodicals A library needs to be properly established in each polytechnic. The teachers and students should view the library as a centre of learning. With proper environment created in the library, the students as well as teachers would spend more time referring to the books, periodicals and research papers etc. The library should have books related to the areas of programmes offering, books related to basic and engineering Sciences, books on communication skills and management, good books for general reading and periodicals related with science and technology. The library should also have multi-media learning packages, audio visual aids like films, charts, slides etc. The library should also have facility for photocopying Number of books and periodicals etc.

1. Engineering & Technology Books/other disciplines 1500 x number of offered by the respective polytechnic disciplines 2. Basic Sciences & Engineering 3. Books on Communication skills Management and standard general reading 4. Periodicals 400 x number of Science disciplines 75 per discipline 10-15 per discipline

Note: For 1 to 3 above, 1 0% books may be added annually to the library.