Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

The department offers a diverse and carefully curated range of courses, including:

• Professional Communication
• Communicative English
• Kannada Language & Balake Kannada
• Universal Human Values (UHV) and Professional Ethics
• Constitution of India and Global Citizenship
• Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS)

These courses foster ethical decision-making, civic consciousness, leadership qualities and a deep appreciation of India’s constitutional, cultural and knowledge traditions—essential attributes for responsible engineers and global citizens.

To support students from diverse linguistic backgrounds, HSS offers Bridge Courses and Special Language Support Classes in English and Kannada. The English Language Laboratory, equipped with advanced learning software, enhances Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW) skills through experiential and interactive methods.

The Department also conducts the STEPS Programme (Skill Training for Effective Professional Speaking), focusing on spoken English, public speaking, group discussions, interview readiness and professional etiquette through activity-based learning.

The Department of HSS is deeply committed to the holistic development of future engineers by fostering ethical values, social sensitivity, critical inquiry and reflective thinking. Faculty members actively engage in:

• Innovative teaching-learning practices
• Skill-development and mentoring initiatives
• Value-based and experiential learning strategies

Through continuous academic support and student engagement, the department ensures that graduates emerge not only as technically competent professionals but also as reflective practitioners capable of anticipating long-term consequences, exercising ethical leadership and responding creatively to the grand challenges of our time.