NAAC - Self Study Report 2014 (III cycle)
Teresian College, Mysore
TERESIAN COLLEGE
Affiliated to University of Mysore
Siddarthanagar, Mysore – 570011, Karnataka
SELF STUDY REPORT
III CYCLE
Submitted to
The Director
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC)
Nagarbhavi, Bangalore – 560 072
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SELF STUDY REPORT - III CYCLE
STEERING COMMITTEE
Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Mr. Jose V.K
Principal
Chairperson
2 Dr. Sudha Rao. A
Associate Professor
Co-ordinator
3 Sr. Sajitha
Assistant Professor
Member
4 Dr. Sr. Genevieve
Administrator
Member
5 Mrs. Rukminiamma P.
Librarian
Member
6 Mrs.Prabhakumari I.M.
Associate Professor
Member
7 Mrs. Nalini Xavier
Associate Professor
Member
8 Ms.Sitha D.
Associate Professor
Member
9 Mrs. Saly Abraham
IQAC Coordinator
Member
10 Dr. Shylaja. M.
Assistant Professor
Member
11 Sr. Anjali
Administrative Staff
Member
TECHNICAL STAFF
1 Mr.Sunil Mathew P. System Administrator
2 Mr. Jayanth Technical Staff
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CONTENTS
Sl. No. Particulars Page Nos.
1. Preface
2. Executive Summary 1
3. Post Accreditation Initiatives 8
4. Profile of the College 12
5. Criteria wise Inputs
I. Curricular Aspects 22
II. Teaching- Learning and
Evaluation
43
III. Research, Consultancy and
Extension
74
IV. Infrastructure and Learning
Resources
106
V. Student Support and
Progression
126
VI. Governance, Leadership and
Management
156
VII. Innovation and Best Practices 181
6. Evaluative Report of the Departments
A. UNDER GRADUATE DEPARTMENTS
1. Kannada
189 - 255
2. Hindi
3. French
4. Malayalam
5. Urdu
6. English
7. Commerce
8. Management
9. Physics
10. Chemistry
11. Mathematics
12. Botany
13. Zoology
14. Electronics
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15. Computer Science
256 - 300
16. Bio-technology
17. Family Resource Management
18. Human Development
19. Psychology
20. History
21. Economics
22. Political Science
23. Sociology
24. Christianity
B. POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENTS
25. Bio-technology
301 - 315 26. English
27. Commerce
7. Certificate of Compliance 316
8. Declaration by the Head of the
Institution
317
9. Appendices
Annexure – I
Certificate 2 (f) & 12 (B)
318
Annexure- II
Certificate of Accreditation and
quality profile
319
Annexure- III
Peer Team Report
321
Annexure-IV
Future Plan
330
Annexure-V
General Development Assisatance
(GDA) – XII Plan
331
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PREFACE
Teresian College was established in the year 1963 by Carmelite Sisters of St.
Teresa (CSST) with the goal of empowering women through value based education.
The College is named after St. Teresa of Avila, a mystic Saint of 16th
Century, who
was a symbol of selfless dedication and devotion to the cause of underprivileged and
deprived section of the society. Imbibing the same spirit and philosophy, Mother
Teresa of St. Rose of Lima has founded the congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of
St. Teresa in 1887, which has spearheaded the social change by establishing
educational institutions in different parts of India with a focus on women’s education.
Teresian College is one among more than 110 such premier institutions managed by
the CSST.
The institution is the first women’s college under private management in the
heritage city of Mysore. Incorporating a traditional academic setting with modern
facilities conducive for effective learning and grooming, the college strives to impart
quality education without distinction of religion, caste or class. A code of selfless
service, integrity and social development which stands embedded in the vision and
mission of the Institute is reflected in the academic and non academic activities.
Sustained efforts to enhance learning experience and improve the quality of education
well over 50 years has earned great reputation to the College thereby attracting
students from all over the country and abroad. The college was awarded ‘A’ grade at
CGPA of 3.14 in the second cycle of accreditation. It is looking forward to getting
autonomy status.
Even as the college is subjecting itself for the third cycle of assessment and
accreditation by NAAC, the steering committee has gone through a rigorous exercise
in preparing the Self Study Report. The report is the result of intensive discussions
and deliberations carried out at different levels, ensuring the participation of all the
stakeholders. We have the satisfaction that the report is comprehensive and factual
with regard to its accuracy.
I acknowledge with gratitude the whole hearted involvement of the steering
committee, all the members of the staff and the support extended by the management.
Jose V. K
Principal
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Teresian College, a Catholic Christian minority institution of higher education for
women established in 1963 is promoted by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa
(CSST) under the aegis of St. Teresa’s Education Society. It is affiliated to the
University of Mysore and duly recognized by UGC Act 1956 with 2 (f) and 12 (B).
The decisive journey of the institution began with a royal touch in the ‘Manoranjan
Mahal’ an architectural and historical monument, built in the year 1859 by Krishna
Raja Wodeyar III, the then Maharaja of Mysore. It was purchased by the CSST in
1963. The institution has withstood the ravages of time and increasing mediocrity
due to its emphasis on quality, progressive outlook and attempt to update and keep
abreast with changes affecting academics at the national and global level. The
multi cultural scenario of the college with aspirants from more than eight states of
India and international students from 8 nations gives the college an added edge
over other colleges. It therefore enjoys the reputation of being a premier higher
educational institution in the heritage city of Mysore.
In the first cycle of assessment and accreditation by NAAC the college was
accredited with ‘B++’ in 2003. The evaluative process of NAAC has made a
positive impact and the college has made significant growth in terms of academic
programmes and student facilities. Consequently, the college was accredited with
CGPA of 3.14 on a four point scale at ‘A’ grade in the second cycle of assessment
and accreditation in 2009.
The institution envisions a life oriented education that empowers the students
through a humanizing and liberating process, to be agents of transformation and
development at different levels of life. Drawing inspiration from this vision,
sustained efforts are made to enhance learning experience of the students and to
improve the quality of education by way of effective delivery of the curriculum,
supported by seminars, workshops, conferences, guest lectures, industrial visits and
field studies in addition to the traditional methods of teaching. Inclusion of value
education, mandatory courses in environmental studies, Indian constitution and
soft skill development initiatives are aimed to make education holistic. Extension
activities and outreach programmes are integrated into the curriculum.
Though the curriculum is framed by the university, the college takes initiatives to
enrich it through various co- curricular activities addressing cross cutting issues
and add- on courses enhancing the employability quotient. Archeo-chemistry – an
interdisciplinary certificate course introduced by the Departments of History and
Chemistry in consultation with PG department of Ancient History and
Archaeology of the University of Mysore is an example of innovative approach.
Moreover, many of the members of the faculty are members of the Board of
Studies and Board of Examiners of the University and as such are actively
involved in curriculum design and development. To enhance the language
competence for acquiring corporate readiness, literature component was replaced
with new curricula having functional, administrative and commercial language
component during curriculum revision and four faculty members each from
English, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam departments of the institution have
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contributed to the curricula restructuring in their respective boards, as members of
the BOS.
The institution offers four bachelors programmes with wide range of combinations
in B.A and B.Sc. and three P.G programmes. In the B.A programme there are 12
different combinations and 11 in the B.Sc. programme. Fourteen combinations in
B.A and B.Sc., one section of B.Com, BBM course and all P.G programmes are
self-financing.17 certificate courses and a diploma in health care are available
providing opportunities for enrichment and job opportunities.
The college plans and organizes teaching, learning and evaluation schedule by
following the guidelines of the University of Mysore, Government of Karnataka
and UGC. The College has always been following the principles of access,
inclusion and diversity in its admission policy. Since the student community is
drawn from diverse backgrounds in terms of knowledge, language and social
strata, strategies are drawn up to bridge the knowledge gap. The institution makes
a concerted effort by offering bridge courses and remedial classes for the slow
learners and at the same time provides a competitive atmosphere for learning. A
student- centered learning approach is facilitated by introduction of CBCS scheme
in the PG programmes. Digital class rooms to enable technology aided teaching
and learning, PPT presentation by all students, seminars, project work, group work
are other measures adopted to make learning more participative and collaborative.
About 62 percentage of faculty members have PhD/ M.Phil and a good number of
newly recruited faculty are qualified in NET/ KSET. The college encourages and
supports its faculty in acquiring new skills and strengthening the existing
capabilities. The college follows the comprehensive and continuous system of
evaluation for the internal assessment component. Learning outcome is closely
monitored and evaluated by IQAC. A notable feature in the learning outcome is
that even though the students have a poor academic background at the entry level
the institution has been producing excellent results consistently.
As the college has given due emphasis to research, there has been significant
improvement in the research culture among the faculty and students. Presently,
around 60% of the total faculty is involved in active research. Two faculty
members have been awarded UGC Research fellowship under “THE RAMAN
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD” for carrying out research in the United
States of America for six months. Presently, 17 of the faculty are pursuing their
Doctoral Research. The faculty members have nearly 91 publications in national
and international journals to their credit in the last four years. Research funds to
the tune of 1.1 crore was granted to the institution to carry out eight minor and
five major research projects by various agencies like UGC, DIST, DBT and
VGST-K. The newly opened research laboratory with latest equipments is a boon
for researchers. These developments have given the institution confidence to
upgrade the laboratory to a research centre.
Seven national conference/ seminars/ worships have been held during the reporting
period. Fifty eminent academicians/ researchers/ scientists have visited the college
as resource persons.
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The institution encourages the faculty to use their expertise for consultancy
services. Consultancy is provided to academic institutions, Government agencies
and NGOs. Some important services provided by the college:
Academic field: Faculty members are BOS members and paper setters.
Examiners, resource persons and trainers for academic programmes held
by other institutions, autonomous colleges and educational bodies. Some
are also involved in the preparation of study material for KSOU and in
paper setting for CET Cell, Government of Karnataka.
Sports: Coaching in tennis, cricket and weight lifting.
Eco friendly technology: Mushroom cultivation, vermicompost and
organic farming.
Though NSS and Rotract club are in the forefront, various departments and
student associations/clubs are enthusiastic in organizing outreach programmes
which encompass community development, health and sanitation, adult education
and literacy, AIDS awareness, dental/ medical/blood donation camps,
environment protection, compassion and care for the elderly and prisoners, civil
rights, women and child rights and the like.
Extension activities have helped the students to think beyond themselves and to
reach out to the poor and needy. Such activities have inculcated in them values
such as caring and sharing, civic sense, leadership, self confidence, discipline,
social sensitivity and also communication skills, life skills, team spirit and time
management.
Collaboration with other institutes has benefited the institution substantially in
terms of sharing of knowledge, institutional facilities and in availing of the service
of resource persons. Collaborations with industries have promoted opportunities
for job placement, internship, training and has facilitated the students to carry out
their projects. Linkages with academic institutions have helped faculty
improvement and research. Rotaract club of the college has received three awards
for their extension activities.
The management is very proactive in enhancing and maintaining infrastructure
facilities for effective teaching and learning. Keeping pace with the fast changing,
challenging, technological world, the college has introduced information
technology in a big way in all the functionings of the college by providing ICT
enabled class rooms for teaching learning, e-campus solutions for administration,
internet access through Wi-Fi, digital and online services for the library and virtual
laboratory facilities. The three hostels, which accommodate 400 students are most
sought for their safe, secure and comfortable stay, above all they provide a
conducive learning atmosphere inside the campus. Due to the growing demand for
accommodation, a new hostel is under construction which can accommodate 100
students. A state - of- art auditorium with a seating capacity of 1500 hosts a wide
range of academic and extracurricular programmes. An indoor stadium is under
construction.
A student centered approach to education is the hallmark of the college.
Economically weaker sections, being the priority area of concern, the institution is
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committed to their empowerment by extending free ships and scholarships to a
large number of students. The college is known for providing many a opportunity
for students to develop their talents through extracurricular and co-curricular
activities. The push given for women’s sports right from its inception by providing
state of art facilities and support has enabled the college to produce sports stars of
national and international fame. Based on their performance, a significant number
of students have been recruited by government and non government organization.
The college has dominated in the sports arena for the past fifty years by emerging
overall champions 38 times in inter collegiate women’s athletic competitions and
32 times in inter collegiate women’s games competitions conducted by the
University of Mysore. The college has also won the cross country championship
for the past ten years in succession. Two students have received ‘EKALAVYA
AWARD’ during the reporting period. The cricket academy of the college attracts
teams and clubs from other cities and even from Srilanka for friendly matches and
training.
Teresian College, Mysore is managed by St. Teresa’s Education Society, founded
by the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa (CSST) which is a religious congregation
dedicated primarily to education. It runs five degree cum post graduate colleges
and over 110 high schools cum plus 2 institutions spread over 14 states. The sister
institutions namely Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and St.Teresa’s college
Ernakulam are autonomous with ‘potential for excellence’.
The administration of the college is vested with the Governing council which has
the Provincial superior as its Head and the local Manager and other senior sisters
as members. The governing council is also represented by a University nominee,
eminent citizens, staff and other academicians, industrialists and a student’s
representative. The governing body of the Society ratifies the resolutions of the
Governing council and takes major financial decisions. The administration follows
a participatory approach by delegating the work to various cells, committees and
associations.
The college has taken several initiatives to make the campus eco friendly. Based
on the findings of green auditing the college has replaced conventional lighting
with LED bulbs, installed solar lights and carefully nurtures the green cover on the
campus. Among the many best practices which has contributed to the achievement
of institutional objectives, two of the most noteworthy are: access to quality
education to all especially to the poor and the marginalized; and community
college for the school dropouts and plus II passed students who have no aptitude
for formal education.
With a rich experience of over five decades of service in the field of higher
education, the college looks forward to transforming itself into a world class
learning centre, even as it continues to put all its efforts to serve the most
disadvantaged of the society.
SWOC ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTION
The SWOC analysis is based on the feedback from students, alumnae, employers,
academic peers and self appraisal of the teachers.
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Strengths:
1. Vision and Mission: A well focused Vision and clear-cut Mission has
made the college to forge ahead to face new challenges with faith, courage
and confidence. This has enabled the institution to successfully cross the
golden jubilee milestone in the field of women’s education.
2. Hostels: Accommodation facility with 3 girl’s hostels to meet the
increased demand for safe and secure stay is available on the campus.
3. Excellent sports facility: The College has a spacious playground with
courts for all games and track events to conduct high level athletics and
games meets. The College has been the reigning champions in the sports
arena. The students have been making their mark in various sports both
nationally and internationally every year. It is a matter of pride that two
present students and the Physical education director are recipients of
Ekalavya awards. The UGC has extended the financial support for the
ongoing project- the indoor stadium.
4. Student Diversity: The College is a microcosm of culture with students
from all over India and from different foreign countries coming together,
sharing their culture, living in harmony, giving the campus a sense of being
a global village.
5. Teacher quality: Dedicated staff strive for the academic and all round
excellence of the students. This is reflected by the fact that Alumni have
left their mark in the field of administrative services, politics, corporate
sector, research and academics.
6. Excellent infrastructure: College has sufficient number of large, well
ventilated classrooms with adequate number of them enabled with ICT. The
laboratories are spacious, well equipped with latest equipments and
museums with a good collection of specimens.
7. Well-equipped library: The college library is well stacked with more
than 30,000 text books/ updated reference books, a wide range of journals,
periodicals, CDs related to various disciplines and separate facility for
accessing e-resources. The Library is digitalized and is also a member of N-
list programme of INFLIBNET.
8. Results: The results of the various disciplines highlight the academic
excellence of the institution. The final semester result is 100% in BA,
B.Com, MA, M.Sc and M.Com. The results of final BBM and B.Sc are
96% and 86% respectively.
9. Automation: Campus is CCTV monitored and has a public address
system. Students/Staff data base and performance assessment is automated
using VAPS software aiming towards easy access of the same to all the
stakeholders thereby enabling transparency.
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10. Research: About 60% of the faculty are involved in active research.
The faculty have written proposals to funding agencies and a good number
of minor and major research projects have received external funding. Two
of the faculty members have been awarded ‘Raman Fellowship Award
for Research’ to carryout research in two American universities.
11. Community College: Community college in the campus for the school
dropouts and plus II passed students is a unique approach to education as
the youth are made fit for a job, fit for industry and society.
12. Add on courses: Add-on courses offered have enriched the curriculum
leading to their holistic development and increase in employability.
13. Student support: The mentor system, a good teacher student ratio,
active participation of the student council in decision making and
organization of various activities have helped students to develop effective
leadership, good inter-personal relationship and effective team spirit.
14. Best practices of the college: 1. Access and quality education to all
and especially to the poor and marginalized students. 2. Prison Ministry- In
order to support the prisoners in terms of reconciliation, release and
rehabilitation.
Weakness:
1. Faculty Position: Sanctioned faculty positions have not been filled for
the past so many years due to government policy.
2. Disparity in Salary: Only some of the faculty members come under
grant-in-aid scheme. Majority of the staff are paid by the management. Due
to limited financial resources the institution is unable to implement UGC
pay scale for faculty under the management.
3. Low Enrolment: Decline in the enrolment in humanities and basic
science.
4. Industry Linkages and Consultancy: Linkages in terms of
collaborative research work with industries and Consultancy services need
to be strengthened.
Opportunities:
1. Scope to tap financial resources from UGC and other agencies for
minor and major research projects and to conduct seminars/workshops/
conferences.
2. Under the RUSA proposal the college is expected to get funds for
adding infrastructural facilities.
3. NAAC’s accreditation process strengthens the institution in all aspects.
4. In view of ongoing research projects in biotechnology and competent
faculty a Post Graduate research centre is proposed to be established.
5. Faculty need to get recognition as Ph.D guides.
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6. Mysore is growing city, with increase in population and demand for
higher education the strength of the institution is bound to increase
immensely.
7. E-content resources enhancement through training in multimedia.
8. The management has a rich experience in the field of education and is
determined to take the institution to greater heights.
9. Pooling system practiced by the management helps the institution to
overcome some of its financial problems.
Challenges:
1. The government colleges in the vicinity and their low fee structure
divert the admission of local students.
2. The mushrooming of professional courses.
3. Recruiting qualified faculty and paying salary as per UGC guidelines.
4. To evolve into an autonomous college.
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POST ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES
The post accreditation initiatives taken by the institution in the light of the
recommendations of the peer team report dated 29/09/2009 are given
below.
Recommendation 1: Opening of subjects like Microbiology,
Biochemistry at UG level and PG subjects in emerging areas to be
considered.
Initiatives taken: The institution has taken emerging fields into
consideration and started M.Com in the year 2011- 2012 and M.A in
English in the year 2012- 2013. The institution had applied for
Biochemistry at UG level but since there were no takers it had to be
discontinued.
Recommendation 2: In science subjects training in practical classes to
be enhanced.
Initiatives taken: Internships, certificate courses and workshops in science
subjects are conducted. Students have gained practical skills through the
following training programmes.
Workshops on ‘Animal Cell culture techniques demonstration and hands on
experiments’ and on ‘Immunological techniques’ have imparted advanced
research grade practical skills to the students. Students have gained
practical knowledge from certificate course on ‘Hands on training in
Electric and Electronic equipments’. The department of Botany and
Zoology is conducting a certificate course in Vermicompost and the college
has Vermicompost units. Students of job-oriented self-financing
departments like Family Resource Management and Human Development
have internship/community project. Students are given training in
connecting and interfacing variety of gadgets to computer, software and
device driver installation.
Recommendation 3: Faculty members may be encouraged to apply
for more research projects from various funding agencies.
Initiatives taken: Based on the recommendation the faculty members of
both UG and PG were encouraged to apply to extra-mural agencies for
funding.
At the UG level 6 minor projects were sanctioned by UGC of which one
has been successfully completed and the others are ongoing. At the PG
level 2 major research and 2 minor research projects were sanctioned by
UGC. All the projects are ongoing. 2 major research projects were granted
by Department of Science & Technology of which one has been completed
and the other is ongoing. In addition there is a major VGST ongoing
project. Two of the faculty members of PG department of Biotechnology
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were awarded the Raman Fellowship by UGC and have been granted six
months sabbatical leave to carry out research at the University of California
and University of Illinois, Chicago, U.S.A respectively. In the month of
May 2014, the plant and animal tissue culture laboratories were inaugurated
and active research work is being carried out in these laboratories.
Recommendation 4: Adequate attention is given to faculty
development activities in e-content preparation.
Initiatives taken: ISBN compliant e-content on emerging trends in E-
resources was created during the two day National seminar. The department
of computer science trained faculty members in the use of multimedia and
visual aids in teaching and learning. Five faculty members were deputed
for a training programme on “Multimedia Teaching- Learning Resource
Creations for online access” conducted by MLRCC, Mysore. In addition
the faculty members post the e-content prepared on the college website.
Recommendation 5: Opportunities for soft skill development of all
students be strengthened.
Initiatives taken: Well known external partners in soft skills programs are
rendering training from August 2012 to date by conducting programmes
with focus on Soft Skills, Interview and Leadership Skills, Personality
Development and Corporate effectiveness. The college also arranges
special sessions by Corporate Training Consultants.
Recommendation 6: Efforts may be made to encourage more students
for competitive examinations.
Initiatives taken: Basic coaching classes are conducted for competitive
examinations to encourage the students to take up examinations like SDC,
FDC, KAS, NET and KSET. PGCET classes for final year students of
Political Science is being conducted from the year 2013. UGC- NET, K-
SET coaching classes for M.A and M.Com students and spoken English
classes for M.Com students are conducted to enhance employability and to
face competitive examinations.
Recommendation 7: The library may be enriched with more number of
recent edition books.
Initiatives taken: The college library has been enriched with new editions
and titles i.e., from 23,000 volumes in 2010 to 30,000 volumes to date,
amounting to Rs.14, 35,922. The college is subscribing to important
journals. Access to INFLIBNET has enabled the readers to browse current
information. The Library has recently been digitalized.
Recommendation 8: Establishment of multigym facility may be
considered.
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Initiative taken: A multi gymnasium with modern Cardio and Single
Station equipment has been set up.
Recommendation 9: The College may consider students insurance
coverage.
Initiative taken: All the students are covered under student accident
insurance
Recommendation 10: More welfare schemes for staff may be taken
up.
Initiatives taken: The support staff avail of interest free loan and draw
benefits from the welfare fund which has been created. Provident fund
scheme is in vogue. The institution is in the process of completing
insurance coverage for class IV employees. The management sponsors the
education of the children of class IV staff. When the salary is held up by
the Government, the same is advanced by the Management.
Recommendation 11: Training programmes for non teaching staff may
be organized.
Initiatives taken: The Department of English in collaboration with an
external Academy conducted a basic short term certificate course in spoken
English for the benefit of the support staff. An advanced course is to be
conducted shortly.
Recommendation 12: Alumni association may be registered and its
participation and support may be strengthened.
Initiatives taken: The College has taken initiative towards the registration
of Alumni association. To encourage the participation and support of the
Alumni in the functioning of the college, the following measures are taken.
1. All the students of the final year are registered as members of the Alumni
association soon after their graduation. 2. Once in two years elections are
conducted to involve new members in the functioning of the Association. 3.
Executive meetings are held to implement the programmes planned. 4.
Apart from the executive meetings, General body meetings are held once a
year. 5. To encourage the Alumni role and to make it convenient for them
to participate, meetings are held at different places such as Coorg,
Bangalore, Chikmagalur and Waynad. 6. The institution has a tie-up with
one of our Alumni- an International Basket Ball player who runs a
professional basket ball club named G7.
Recommendation 13: Students request for providing transport to the
college may be considered.
Initiatives taken: As 40% of the students reside in hostels and another
10% as paying guests in the vicinity, the unit cost of transportation is found
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to be highly expensive in case of private arrangements. Transportation has
not become a major issue now a days as many city buses ply from the
college to different parts of Mysore.
Recommendation 14: The College may consider applying for
autonomous status.
Initiatives taken: Preliminary preparation are underway to apply for
Autonomous status. A team representing the management and faculty has
attended national seminars on preparation for autonomy and also visited
some famous autonomous colleges in Bangalore to acquaint with
functioning of such institutions. The college has already modrenised
administration and library by integrating computerisation into a variety of
functions. A master plan of a new building to meet infrastructural
requirement is approved by the management.
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SECTION B: PREPARATION OF SELF-STUDY REPORT
I. Profile of the Affiliated/Constituent College
1. Name and Address of the College:
2. For communication:
Designation Name Telephone
with STD
code
Mobile Fax Email
Officiating
Principal
Jose V.K
Associate
Professor
O:0821-
2471316
R:0821-
2476997
9448077297 0821-
2476997
teresincollegemys@gmail. com
Management
appointed
Principal
Sr.Sajitha
Assistant
Professor
O: 0821-
2471316
R: 0821-
2471960
9972997173 0821-
2476997
sajithacsst@gmail. com
Steering
Committee
Co-ordinator
Dr.Sudha Rao
Associate
Professor
O: 0821-
2471316
R: 0821-
2473035
9448916560
--
asudharao@gmail. com
3. Status of the Institution:
Affiliated College
Constituent College
Any other (specify)
4. Type of Institution:
a. By Gender
i. For Men
ii. For Women
iii. Co-education
b. By Shift
i. Regular
ii. Day
iii. Evening
Name : Teresian College
Address : #1824, Bannur Road, Siddarthanagar
City : Mysore Pin : 570011 State : Karnataka
Pin : 570011
State : Karnataka Website : www.teresiancollege.com
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5. It is a recognized minority institution?
Yes
No
If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and
provide documentary evidence.
6. Sources of funding:
Government
Grant - in – aid
Self-financing
Any other
7. a. Date of establishment of the college: 07/07/1963
b. University to which the college is affiliated /or which governs the
college (If it is a constituent college): University of Mysore
c. Details of UGC recognition: Certificate enclosed
Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks(if any)
i. 2 (f) 28/02/1968
ii. 12 (B) 09/11/1971
(Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act)
d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other
than UGC
(AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.)
Under Section/ clause
Recognition/Approval
details
Institution/Department
Programme
Day, Month and Year
Validity
Remarks
Not applicable
8. Does the affiliating university Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as
recognized by the UGC), on its affiliated colleges?
Yes No
If yes, has the College applied for availing the autonomous status?
Yes No
Religious minority status
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9. Is the college recognized?
a. by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)?
Yes No
If yes, date of recognition: ……………………
b. for its performance by any other governmental agency?
Yes No
If yes, Name of the agency …………………… and
Date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)
10. Location of the campus and area in sq.mts:
Location * Urban
Campus area in sq. mts. 46,682.1 sq. mts (7acres)
Built up area in sq. mts. 21,573.86 sq. mts
11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and
provide numbers or other details at appropriate places) or in case the
institute has an agreement with other agencies in using any of the listed
facilities provide information on the facilities covered under the
agreement.
• Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities
• Sports facilities
∗ Play ground
∗ Swimming pool
∗ Gymnasium
Hostel
∗ Boys’ hostel
i. Number of hostels
ii. Number of inmates
iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)
∗ Girls’ hostel
i. Number of hostels
ii. Number of inmates
iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)
∗ Working women’s hostel
i. Number of inmates
02
Nil
01
01
400
03
NA
NA
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ii. Facilities (mention available facilities)
Computer with Internet Facilities
Common room with audio visual equipments
• Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers
available — cadre wise)
• Cafeteria —
• Health centre -
First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility,
Ambulance……. Health centre staff -
Qualified doctor Full time Part-time
Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time
• Facilities like banking, post office, book shops Yes
• Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff
• Animal house
• Biological waste disposal
• Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage
• Solid waste management facility
• Waste water management
• Water harvesting
12. Details of programmes offered by the college:
SI.
No.
Program
me
Level
Name of the
Programme/
Course
Duration
Entry
Qualification
Medium of
instruction
Sanctioned/
approved
Student
strength
No. of
students
admitted
1
UG
B.A 3 yrs/sem PUC any stream English 240 45
B.Sc 3 yrs/sem PUC science
stream
English 260 82
B.Com 3 yrs/sem PUC any stream English 120 137
BBM 3 yrs/sem PUC any stream English 60 25
2
PG
MA
English
2 yrs/sem UG/Eng English 20 17
M. Sc-
Biotechnology
2 yrs/sem B.Sc English 20 03
M.Com 2 yrs/sem B.Com/BBM English 60 60
3
UG
Diploma
Health Care
2yrs/
annual
PUC English 50 50
01
01
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13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes?
Yes No
If yes, how many?
14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if
any?
Yes
No Number 05
15. List the departments: (respond if applicable only and do not list facilities
like Library, Physical Education as departments, unless they are also
offering academic degree awarding programmes. Similarly, do not list
the departments offering common compulsory subjects for all the
programmes like English, regional languages etc.)
Faculty
Departments
No of
Departments
Under Graduate
Arts Economics, History, Political
Science, Sociology, Psychology,
Optional English, Christianity,
07
Science Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics,
Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology,
Family Resource Management,
Electronics, Human Development,
Computer Science and Psychology
11
Commerce Commerce 01
Management Management 01
Post Graduate
Arts English 01
Science Biotechnology 01
Commerce Commerce 01
Any Other 1. Research Lab
2. Diploma in Health care
(UGC programme)
01
01
11
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16. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree
course like BA, B.Sc, M A, M. Com)
a. annual system
b. semester system
c. trimester system
17. Number of Programmes with
a. Choice Based Credit System
b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach
c. Any other ( specify and provide details)
18. Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher
Education?
Yes No
If yes,
a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)……NA………
(dd/mm/yyyy) and number of batches that completed the programme
b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)
Notification No.:
………………………………….. Date:
…………………………….
Validity:…………………………
c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of
Teacher Education
Programme separately?
Yes No
19. Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education?
Yes No
If yes,
a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)………………. and
number of batches that completed the programme
b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)
Notification No.:
…………………………………… Date:
07
01
03
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…………………………….. Validity:
…………………………
c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Physical
Education Programme separately?
Yes No
20. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution
Positions
Teaching faculty Non-teaching
staff
Technical
staff Professor Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
*M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F
Sanctioned by the
UGC / University /
State Government
42 22
Recruited 02 16 02 08
Yet to recruit 24 12
Sanctioned by the
Management/
society or other
authorized bodies
35 19 08
Recruited 08 27 05 14 04 04
Yet to recruit Nil
*M-Male *F-Female
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21. Qualifications of the teaching staff:
Highest
qualification
Professor Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent teachers
D.Sc./D.Litt.
Ph.D. 08 03 03 14
M. Phil. 05 03 08
PG 02 03 01 07 13
Temporary teachers
Ph.D.
M. Phil. 02 01 03
PG 01 10 11
Part-time teachers
Ph.D.
M. Phil.
PG 04 05 09
22. Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College.
23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the
last four academic years.
Categories
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
SC - 42 03 40 04 33 03 46
ST - 44 - 51 - 57 01 50
OBC 02 409 23 482 52 458 52 464
General 03 260 07 225 08 266 07 233
Foreign
National
- 94 - 93 - 108 - 99
24. Details on students enrollment in the college during the current
academic year:
Type of students UG PG M. Phil. Ph.D. Total
Students from the same
state where the college is located
653 162 815
Students from other states of India 131 04 135
NRI students
Foreign students 86 02 88
Total 870 168 1038
07
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25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches)
UG PG
26. Unit Cost of Education
(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total
number of students enrolled)
(a) Including the salary component
(b) Excluding the salary component
27. Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode
(DEP)?
Yes No
If yes,
a) Is it a registered centre for offering distance education programmes
of another University
Yes No
b) Name of the University which has granted such registration.
c) Number of programmes offered
d) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education
Council.
Yes No
28. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered
Name of the Course Teacher-Students Ratio
B.A 1:21
B.Sc 1:18
B.Com 1:55
BBM 1:25
MA 1:5
M. Sc 1:5
M.Com 1:40
Diploma in Health Care 1:25
0.25% 2.7%
Rs. 42530
Rs. 6510
Karnataka State Open University
01
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29. Is the College applying for?
Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4
Re-Assessment:
30. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-
assessment only)
Cycle 1: 21/03/2003 Accreditation Outcome/Result B++
Cycle 2: 31/12/2009 Accreditation Outcome/Result A Grade CGPA 3.14
(Accreditation certificate enclosed)
31. Number of working days during the last academic year.
32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year
(Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days)
33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
IQAC 17/07/2003
34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports
(AQAR) to NAAC.
AQAR (i) 30/04/2011
AQAR (ii) 30/04/2011
AQAR (iii) 19/11/2012
AQAR (iv) 27/08/2013
AQAR (V) 09/10/2014
35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include.
(Do not include explanatory/descriptive information)
282
183
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CRITERION – 1
CURRICULAR ASPECTS
1.1 Curriculum planning and Implementation
1.1.1 State the vision, mission and objectives of the institution, and describe
how these are communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other
stake holders.
Vision statement
Teresian College Mysore envisions a life-oriented education that empowers
the students through a humanizing and liberating process, to be agents of
transformation and development at different levels of life. Enabled and
empowered, they respond proactively to the concerns and conflicts inherent
in today’s society, especially those of women and persons who are unable
to exercise their freedom to be human, and work for the integrity of
creation. The thrust is in the light of a ‘Civilization of Love’ - the Kingdom
of God, as envisaged and promoted by the Foundress, Mother Teresa of St.
Rose of Lima.
Mission
To promote value-based education.
To contribute to the transformation of society.
To synergize women and the less privileged regarding their basic
human rights.
To promote inter-cultural, inter-religious harmony, concern for the
human family and to work towards the integrity of creation.
To facilitate leadership skills among the students, enabling them to
proactively involve in social liberation.
To provide quality, integral, vocational and career oriented education
and create a climate for human and education excellence.
Goals & Objectives:
To foster allround development of each student, in her uniqueness so
that she becomes fully humane and altruistic.
To nurture the formation of right values based on personal conviction.
To develop the spirit of learning, research, creativity and face
challenge.
To create a sense of civic consciousness thereby contributing to the
growth and development of the community.
To provide an environment for the promotion and assimilation of our
culture, heritage and for the protection of environment.
To promote faith formation that integrates faith with life.
To inculcate the sense of Fatherhood of God and brotherhood/
sisterhood of people.
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The vision statement and mission of the College is communicated to the
stake holders through College website, prospectus, and calendar cum
handbook, brochures and College magazine. It is also communicated
through display boards and TV screens installed in prominent places. The
vision and mission of the college is shared with students, parents and the
teachers at the time of PTA meetings, alumni gatherings and induction
programme.
1.1.2 How does the institution develop and deploy action plans for effective
implementation of the curriculum? Give details of the process and
substantiate through specific example(s).
The college ensures that there are sufficient number of qualified and
competent faculty members before the commencement of the academic
year/semester.
The master time table while incorporating the required hours for each
discipline also accommodates library hour, physical education hour,
value education hour and association hour. The same is displayed on
the respective notice boards for the information of the faculty and
students well in advance.
The college annually brings out a calendar of events in the form of a
‘Hand Book’. The staff and students are made aware of rules and
regulations of the University and course details. The review of the
academic calendar is done periodically during meetings and in the
session-end reviews of the programme. Modifications based on the
review are incorporated in the calendar.
Each faculty member prepares and presents a teaching plan of the
curriculum over a span of 15- 17 weeks in each semester.
The college hosts workshops for orientation of faculty members
towards the effective implementation of the curriculum and also
deputes faculty members for workshops/seminars related to the
curriculum.
The first few weeks of the academic year are devoted to bridge and
foundation courses. For example, first year B.Com students coming from
non-commerce background are offered a foundation course in Accounting.
Special classes are conducted after class hours in the regional language
for vernacular medium students.
1.1.3 What type of support (procedural and practical) does the teacher
receive (from the University and/or institution) for effectively
translating the curriculum and improving teaching practices?
Support from the University
The University supports the faculty by organizing workshops subject
wise and arranging orientation programmes and refresher courses
through academic staff college in order to improve teaching practices
and to keep themselves updated in the field.
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The reading/reference materials on new topics are distributed to the
participants in these workshops, both in the form of hard copy and soft
copy whenever changes in the curriculum takes place.
The University extends library and laboratory facilities. There is also
provision of internet access to research journals and books.
The resolutions passed by the respective board of studies, pertaining to
the changes in the curriculum are circulated to the colleges.
The academic calendar and the tentative examination schedule of each
semester is received well in advance which helps to plan and execute
the academic activities.
Support from the Institution
The college deputes teachers to workshops on curriculum arranged by
different departments and forums of the University, research
Institutions and Colleges for updating knowledge resources.
The management conducts orientation programmes for its staff
members with a view to enhance the teaching practices and also to
streamline them with the institution’s vision and mission.
It arranges special lectures and organizes seminars /workshops related
to the curriculum. Computer training programmes and consultancy
regarding the usage of ICT in teaching and learning are also provided.
The need based financial support is given and leave is sanctioned to
faculty for participation in orientation/refresher courses, seminars,
conferences, and workshops.
The institution provides adequate teaching aids, computers, audio visual
equipments, reading materials in the form of books ( of latest editions)
including standard books, journals and magazines which are made
available in the central library. Equipments for laboratories and Internet
facility are provided. The teachers have access to a large number of e-
resources through subscription to N-list and the recently digitalized
Library
1.1.4 Specify the initiatives taken up or contribution made by the institution
for effective curriculum delivery and transaction on the curriculum
provided by the affiliating University or other statutory agency.
While the University has affixed the curriculum, the college staff have
initiated several measures to enhance and enrich the curricular aspect in
each discipline. The college hosts workshops on curriculum bringing
together faculty members of various institutions, thereby providing a
platform for wider interaction with other faculty members. Some of
these are cited below:
a) The Department of Hindi organized a regional level workshop on a
newly introduced curriculum for all undergraduate college teachers of
the University of Mysore. Several resource persons presented papers
and issues on time component for various topics and clarity about the
contents of the curriculum were discussed. The participants contributed
to the curriculum by interacting with BOS members.
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b) The Institution hosted a four- day workshop cum orientation
programme on “Translation” under the aegis of National Translation
Mission, C.I.I.L. The faculty members were trained as to how a
curriculum can be translated and the importance of curriculum
transaction in the regional language.
c) The Department of Biotechnology organized a three day workshop
on ‘Immunological Techniques’ for all PG students of the University of
Mysore in collaboration with Bangalore Genei Pvt. Ltd. The techniques
taught were completely practical oriented and formed a part of the
curriculum.
d) ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis’ - a two day National
level workshop was organized to expose the Faculty and Post graduate
students to the updated version of enriching their curriculum
understanding on ‘Business Research Methodology’
Dr. Mangalakumari R.A, Associate Professor in Hindi prepared
reading /reference material on “Theory and definition of kinds of
translation” for the III and IV semester students of the University of
Mysore.
Dr. Sudha Rao from the Department of Physics prepared reading
/reference material on ‘Optic fiber communication’ for the VI semester
students.
1.1.5 How does the institution network and interact with beneficiaries such
as industry, research bodies and the University in effective
operationalization of the curriculum?
The execution of time bound minor and major research projects,
bibliography work on translation and research work leading to Ph.D,
undertaken by faculty members have opened up latest avenues for
collaborative work/networking and interacting with the industries,
research bodies and the various Universities.
The institution has hosted National seminars /conferences on
technology based interdisciplinary topics related to sustainable and
emerging trends, to provide a powerful tool and a platform for
networking and interacting with the beneficiaries such as industries,
research bodies and other universities in the last few years.
Experts from industries, MNC’s, Banking sectors, Hospitality
management sectors, and research bodies like IISc Bangalore, CFTRI,
DFRL are invited to address the students and faculty on various topics
related to the curriculum.
The faculty members of the institution are members of the Board of
Studies of the University of Mysore, various other Universities and
Autonomous colleges as well. These members who meet
annually/biannually have wider interaction. Sufficient inputs are
gained for effective operationalization of the curriculum.
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The College and the members of faculty have membership in
Academic/ Professional bodies which enables them to interact and
benefit from the academicians and professionals.
The curriculum is designed to have few weeks of project work/
internship/training in the final year of study in various disciplines
facilitating the institution to network and interact with beneficiaries.
1.1.6 What are the contributions of the institution and/or its staff members
to the development of the curriculum by the University?(Number of
staff members/departments represented on the Board of Studies,
student feedback, teacher feedback, Stakeholder feedback provided
with specific suggestions etc.
The efficient and experienced faculty members of the college have
contributed to the curriculum design as resource persons in the
workshops on syllabi framing and revision (shown in the table below).
The college is honored to have two of its faculty members nominated to
the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), University of Mysore.
As a part of the curriculum for the year 2012, Mrs. Nalini Xavier,
Department of English has contributed to the compilation of the text
book “Illumination- I”- collection of poems prescribed for I semester
UG students and “Illumination-II”-Prose Anthology and Language
component for II semester degree classes. Both the text books were
published by Prasaranga, a printing press of University of Mysore. She
also served on the text book committee for selection and compilation
of course content.
The faculty as chairpersons and members of BOS, have contributed to
the following:
a) Introduction of skill development, community work, project work/
internship/training involving application of knowledge in
solving/analyzing/exploring real life situations which is a
mandatory part of the curriculum.
b) Introduction of CBCS in PG courses.
c) Introduction of Elective papers for V&VI semester of UG
programme.
d) Papers like Guidance and Counseling, Theology of Media and
Communication skill, Theology of Religion and Interreligious
dialogue and topics like Human rights are introduced in Christianity
by the intervention of the faculty.
Out of 24 Departments functioning in the college 60 % of its faculty
have contributed to the development of the curriculum of the University
in their capacity as chairpersons/ members of BOS. Many of them are
also the BOS members of other Universities and autonomous Colleges.
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BOS members during the reporting period
Name of faculty
Member
Department Period of
BOS/FST
Dr. Anitha. B FRM 2013-16
Dr. Premula Raman Sociology 2012-15
Mrs. Nalini Xavier English 2010-13
Dr. Sudha Rao Alike Physics 2010-12
Mr. Jose V. K. Christianity 2009-14
Dr. Susheelamma G.S. Kannada 2013-15
Dr. Mangalakumari Hindi 2011-13
Mrs. Kochubaby P.B Malayalam 2009-14
Mr. Alfred Marie Delcasse French 2009-14
Mrs. Rosamma Joseph Zoology 2012-14
Mrs. Saly Abraham Mathematics 2013-16
Dr. Sr. Ann Mary History/Christianity 2014-17
Ms. Sadhana A Zoology 2011-14
1.1.7 Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered
(other than those under the purview of the affiliating university) by it?
If ‘yes’, give details on the process (Needs Assessment design,
development and planning) and the courses for which the curriculum
has been developed.
Yes. The college is offering certificate courses in conformity with the
mission of the college to provide quality, integral, vocational and career
oriented education so as to create an environment for human and
educational excellence.
The University through the College Development Council encourages
colleges to apply for UGC add on courses /vocational programmes so
that the respective colleges can design their own curriculum in order to
suit local needs and demands.
Feedback from students and employers through placement cell of the
institution are taken into consideration while designing and developing
the syllabus.
The members of the faculty discuss the new Add-on courses to be
introduced and also discuss modifications, if required to the existing
courses in order to keep pace with the changing scenario. The modules
for the certificate courses are framed keeping in mind the industry
specific relevance and global needs.
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The curriculum development has emphasized the practical orientation
in addition to soft skill development and communication skills.
In the formation of the syllabus, need based professional help is
obtained. Emphasis is also given to the corresponding syllabi of premier
institutions.
Some of the courses for which the institution developed curriculum are
Human Resource Development, Foreign language translation,
Vermicompost technology, Archaeo-chemistry, Human Right
Foundation, Soft skills and Communicative English.
1.1.8 How does institution analyse /ensure that the stated objectives of
curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation?
The college has an internal mechanism of analyzing and ensuring the
achievement of curriculum objectives. The results of University
examination, feedback from alumni and prospective employers, data from
placement cell and students progress to higher studies help the institution to
arrive at conclusions regarding the achievement of curriculum objectives.
The external agencies like affiliating committee thoroughly studies the
functioning of the college based on various parameters and puts forward
suggestions in this regard. Issues are discussed in IQAC meetings and steps
are taken to achieve the curriculum objectives.
1.2 Academic Flexibility
1.2.1 Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the certificate
/diploma/ skill development courses etc., offered by the institution.
A total of 17 certificate courses are offered by the college at highly
subsidized rates with flexible timings so that students can take up these
courses along with their degree programme. Some of these courses also
emphasize empowerment of women in areas not covered in the regular
courses. Personality development course is made compulsory for all final
year students. Some of these courses are outsourced.
Goals and objectives:
The certificate courses are introduced with a view to enrich the students
with relevant specializations and to provide an opportunity to learn
additional skills that interweave the regular curricula with
employability skills, entrepreneurship skills, life skills, social skills and
etiquette.
To provide an opportunity for students to experience the rich treasures
of Indian heritage and culture, to understand the components of
physical fitness, to learn and experience an easy method for maintaining
good physical, mental and emotional health.
To awaken social consciousness, to develop democratic values and the
feeling for social justice, eco justice and national integration.
To help the students identify, develop, mobilize and manage Human
Resources.
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Details of certificate courses and duration
Sl.
No Department Name of the course Duration
1 History &
Chemistry Archaeo-chemistry 25 hours
2 Political Science Basic Training for Competitive
Examinations 40 hours
3 Sociology Research methodology for Social
Sciences 25 hours
4
English
1.Communication and Presentation
skills
2.Soft skills and Communicative
English
30 hours
30 hours
5 Christianity Foundation course on Human Rights 30 hours
6 French
1.Foreign language translation
and communication
2. Alter Ego – 1
40 hours
30 hours
7 Psychology Life skills 30 hours
8 Mathematics Mathematical Aptitude skill
development course 30 hours
9 Physics &
Electronics
Hands on training in Electrical and
Electronic equipment and circuits 20 hours
10 Botany &
Zoology Vermicompost technology 30 hours
11 Human
Development Health and Nutrition 20 hours
12 FRM Low calorie foods 12 hours
13 Computer center Computer Basics 30 hours
14 Commerce 1. Basic accounting
2.Basic Income tax
25 hours
25 hours
15 BBM Tally –ERP-9 20 hours
16 Sapience Academy Language, Advanced Communication 40 hours
17 Morning Star
Creations
Personality Development course-
Vriddi 20 hours
1.2.2 Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twining /dual
degree? If ‘yes', give details.
Yes - M.B.A and M.C.A, under Twining Programme with Pondicherry
Central University. These courses were in vogue till 2012.
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1.2.3. Give details on the various institutional provisions with reference to
academic flexibility and how it has been helpful to students in terms of
skill development, academic mobility, progression to higher studies
and improved potential for employability. Issues may cover the
following and beyond:
Range of course/elective options offered by the University and
those opted by the college.
Choice based credit system and range of subject options
Courses offered in modular form
Credit transfer and accumulation facility
Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes
and courses.
Enrichment courses
The college offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. These
programmes follow the University norms regarding the time frame and course
content. In addition the college offers certificate courses and Diploma in
Health care.
The Undergraduate program is of 6 semesters/3years duration. The college
provides maximum academic flexibility by offering various combinations
of core subjects and electives for undergraduate programmes. Each core
subject has project work, internship, skill development/field work and the
like in the last two semesters. In addition, the final year students are offered
various electives in many of the core papers with a view to deepening and
widening the knowledge base of the students, meeting the needs of the job
market and preparing students for higher studies. A platter of courses is
made available in the college.
I. BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)
1. History, Economics, Sociology
2. History, English, Sociology
3. Economics, Sociology, Political Science
4. Psychology, History, Sociology
5. History, Sociology, Christianity
6. History, Economics, Christianity
7. History, Economics, Political Science
8. History, English, Christianity
9. Psychology, History, English
10. Psychology, Sociology, Optional English
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11. English, Journalism, Optional English
12. Psychology, Functional English, Journalism
II. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.)
1. Chemistry, Botany, Zoology
2. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
3. Chemistry, Botany, Biotechnology
4. Physics, Mathematics, Electronics
5. Chemistry, Zoology, Biotechnology
6. Physics, Mathematics, Computer science
7. Family resource management, Human Development, Psychology
8. Family Resource Management, Human Development, Sociology
9. Electronics, Mathematics, Computer Science
10. Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics
11. Chemistry, Zoology, Food and Nutrition.
III. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.Com)
IV. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (B.B.M)
In B.Com and B.B.M first to fourth semesters have compulsory papers
as per the University guidelines. The academic flexibility is realized in
terms of elective options in the fifth and sixth semester.
For B.Com, in the fifth semester elective papers offered by the college
are Advanced Banking- I with Accounting & Finance-I or Advanced
Banking- I with Business Taxation-direct tax. In the sixth semester
elective papers offered are Advanced Banking- II with Accounting &
Finance-II or Advanced Banking- II with Business Taxation-indirect
tax.
While for B.B.M, the elective papers offered in the fifth semester are
Financial Management I & II with Human Resource Management I & II
and Financial Management III & IV with Human Resource
Management III & IV in the sixth semester. The first four semesters do
not have any electives.
V. POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1. M. Sc in Bio-technology
2. M.A in English
3. M.Com.
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A Postgraduate Program is of 4 semesters/ two years duration and
follows Choice Based Credit system. The curriculum for Postgraduate
stream is broadly divided into three parts:
a. Hard core: The curriculum in the Hard core papers are designed to
develop skills such as analysis, problem solving, evaluation and
synthesis related to the given discipline.
b. Soft core: These papers are slightly advanced and are designed to give
a thrust to the acquisition of the basic knowledge of the contents of the
course. A candidate can choose a course from a pool of courses from
the main discipline/subject of study or from a related discipline which
supports the main discipline.
c. Open Elective: Open Elective concept facilitate students to take up
interdisciplinary studies. Various departments either individually or
jointly offer subjects to students of other departments which enable
students to get exposed to other courses. Open elective options opted by
the PG students of the college are Psychology, Indian Economics and
Management of Non-governmental organizations. The students can also
opt for any other Open Elective offered by the University.
Credit transfer and accumulation facility: To secure Masters Degree
in any discipline, a student has to earn a minimum of eight credits,
choosing papers offered by postgraduate departments, other than the
department in which they are pursuing the Masters course. The credit
accumulation across disciplines is permitted as per regulations of open
electives at the postgraduate level.
Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes and
courses:
a. Department of English, Commerce and Bio-Technology offer UG and
PG programmes thereby providing academic flexibility in terms of
vertical mobility. Research facilities in Biotechnology give scope for
vertical mobility.
b. Students from Science and Arts streams also can opt for
commerce/management disciplines at the degree level
Interdisciplinary programme: At the postgraduate level inter-
disciplinary subjects are offered under open electives. Some
combinations at UG level are interdisciplinary. Eg. 1) B.Sc with the
combination of Economics, Computer Science and Mathematics. 2)
B.Sc with the combination of Sociology Family Resource Management
and Human Development. 3) B.Sc. with Psychology, Family Resource
Management and Human Development.
Enrichment courses
The following seventeen enrichment programmes are offered by the
various departments/agencies. 1. Archaeo-chemistry by the History and
Chemistry departments. 2. Basic training for competitive examinations
by the Political science department. 3. Research methodology for Social
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Science by the Sociology department. 4. Communication and
presentation skills and Soft Skills and Communicative English by the
English department. 5. Foundation course on Human Rights by the
Christianity department. 6. Foreign language translation and
communication and Alter Ego – 1 by the French department. 7. Life
skills by the Psychology department. 8. Mathematical Aptitude skill
development course by the Mathematics department. 9. Hands on
training in Electrical and Electronic equipment and circuits by the
Physics and Electronics department. 10. Vermicompost technology by
the Botany and Zoology department. 11. Health and Nutrition by the
Human Development department. 12. Low calorie foods by the FRM
department. 13. Computer Basics by the Computer Science department.
14. Basic accounting and Basic Income tax by the Commerce
department. 15. Tally – ERP -9 by the BBM department. 16. Language,
Advanced Communication by the Sapience Academy. 17. Personality
Development course – Vriddi by the Morning Star Creations.
1.2.4 Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list them
and indicate how they differ from other programmes, with reference to
admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification, salary etc.
Yes. The Institution offers self-financing programmes in Computer
Science, Electronics, Family Resource Management, Human
Development, Biotechnology, Psychology and BBM at the UG level.
M.Sc in Biotechnology, M.A in English, and M.Com are also offered
under the self financing scheme.
The curriculum and admission procedure are the same for grant- in- aid
courses and self financing courses. UGC norms are adhered with regard
to the teacher qualification. However, fee structure for the self-
financing courses is higher than that of the aided courses.
1.2.5. Does the college provide additional skill oriented programmes,
relevant to regional and global employment markets? If ‘yes’ provide
details of such Programme and the beneficiaries.
Yes, for enhancing employability skills, the college has introduced
various short term skill development programmes. Several regional and
foreign students with elementary knowledge of English have gained a
good level of competence over a period of 3 years.
The various programmes offered are:
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: The methodology used is
experiential learning through team building activities, mock interview
sessions and public speaking apart from theoretical inputs. (Duration-
48 hours, Beneficiaries-200 in four batches)
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COMUNICATION SKILL: The College offers a short term course in
basic and advanced communication skills in collaboration with an
outsourced partner. (Duration -30 hours. Beneficiaries - 225 students)
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: It is mandatory for all the final year
students from all the streams to undergo Personality development
programme. (Duration -20 hours, Beneficiaries- 252 students)
TRAINING IN SALES MANAGEMENT, RETAIL MANAGEMENT AND
MARKETING MANAGEMENT: This was offered to final year minority
students under the scheme extended by Ministry of Minority,
Government of Karnataka, the scheme was open to all minorities
including Anglo-Indians. (Duration-15 hours, Beneficiaries-21
students)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: The College
conducts various programmes under entrepreneurship cell which
functions in association with NEN-National Entrepreneur Networking.
(Beneficiaries- Final Year Commerce/Management students)
PREPARATION FOR CIVIL SERVICES: A special course to encourage
and instill confidence in students appearing for competitive
examinations and to prepare them for the preliminary examination of
Indian Administrative Service is conducted by the department of
Political Science. (Duration-20hours,Beneficiaries-15)
COMPUTER BASICS: To improve computer literacy and to provide
computing skills. (Duration -3 months, Beneficiaries -82)
1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the
conventional face-to-face and Distance Mode of Education for students
to choose the courses/ combination of their choice”. If “yes”, how does
the institution take advantage of such provision for the benefit of
students?
No. The statutes of the affiliating University does not permit the same.
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
1.3.1. Describe the efforts made by the institution to supplement the
University’s curriculum to ensure that the academic programmes and
Institution’s goals and objectives are integrated?
1. Association Activities:
One of the efforts by the institution to integrate its goals and objectives
with University’s curriculum is by organizing various curricular and co-
curricular activities through student clubs and associations. Every
department organizes a minimum of two curriculum based activities per
semester under associations headed by student council members.
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2. Industrial visit and Extension lectures:
Experts are invited to deliver talks on career guidance regularly. The
various departments organize industrial visits to provide practical corporate
exposure apart from regular activities included in the curriculum
3. Institutional club activities:
Rotaract Club, Nature and Science Club, Bio-technology Club, Harmony
Club, NSS and Women cell conduct various extension activities/awareness
programmes. Celebration of National and International festivals, value
education and spiritual orientation programmes are embedded into the
regular functioning of the college. Students learn management skills, team
spirit, social and human relationship skills by organizing college fest
“Srishti.”
4. College Magazine and College News Letter:
The college magazine ‘Subhavilam’ and the news letter ‘Teretel’ from the
department of English, with student editors provide opportunities to exhibit
their literary and journalistic skills. E-news letter from the PG department
also serves as a social platform for students to share their thoughts and
issues.
1.3.2 What are the efforts made by the institution to enrich and organize the
curriculum to explicitly reflect the experiences of the students and
cater to needs of the dynamic employment market?
Generally the curriculum is framed keeping in mind the developments in
the given discipline and changing scenario and skills required for
employability. The College Governing Council constituted of members of
management, academicians, and alumni, staff, experts from the industry
and student representatives is in a better position to provide the much
needed feedback and suggestions to enrich the curriculum in order to cater
to the needs of job market. The college is keen to implement the
suggestions given by the Governing Council.
Senior faculty members who are members of the BOS, are able to influence
the curriculum design process so as to reflect experience of the students and
the needs. The History department of the college was the first in the city to
introduce add-on course in Travel and Tourism, as an enrichment
programme in 2002. It was only later that the University of Mysore
introduced a)Principles of Tourism, and b)Tourism Development and
Organization as electives in the curriculum of History.
The institution organizes various curricular related activities to supplement
what is gained from the normal curriculum.
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To enumerate a few:
1. The annual Management Fest ‘AROHAN’ and ‘COMMERCE WEEK’
provide platform for the management and commerce students to enrich
their skills through curricular related activities. Intercollegiate quiz
programs, Group Discussions, Best Paper Presentation, Best Marketing
Strategies/Executives, Managerial Skills, Mad Ads, and Ms Entrepreneur
are the area of focus during the program.
2. Students participation in various intercollegiate competitions on Best
Manager, Quiz on share market, CSR and capital market instrument and
paper presentations in national and state level conferences/seminars by PG
students.
3. Transacting the syllabus like depiction of the ‘World of Charles
Dickens’, ‘Mogul Era and Glimpses into Malgudi’ were learning through
fun programmes.
4. Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore through a skit
‘Timeless Tagore’ the man and the poet. Rabindra Sangeeth was also a part
of the event.
5. Annual science exhibition wherein students from all the science
departments work on various exhibits/models.
6. An exclusive book exhibition to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s 150th
Birthday and a quiz on Swami Vivekananda was conducted.
7. Quiz, poster and oral paper presentation competitions for all PG students
of University of Mysore was held on November 9, 2009 in collaboration
with AMI, Mysore chapter.
All these enrichment programmes reflect the student’s experiences on
curriculum and cater to the needs of the dynamic employment market.
1.3.3 Enumerate the efforts made by the institution to integrate the cross
cutting issues such as gender, climate change, environmental
education, human rights, ICT etc., into the curriculum?
In a pioneering effort to integrate cross cutting issues with the curriculum,
the University has introduced Environmental science, Indian Constitution
and Computer Fundamentals/Computer Applications as compulsory papers
in all UG programmes.
Gender:
The college has an active women cell under the Department of Sociology.
It conducts guest lectures on women centric issues, celebrates International
Women’s day and actively takes part in Jathas (awareness march in the
neighborhood) related to women’s issues. The Department of Human
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Development conducts awareness programmes for rural women on social
and health issues. The PG departments conduct awareness about voting
rights for rural women and on various women entrepreneurship schemes in
rural areas.
Climate Change:
As a major initiative towards sustainable and eco friendly development
of the campus the institution has introduced ‘green auditing’, under
which the survey of energy resources, water resources, forestry and
waste management is conducted by involving students. Based on the
findings of the survey the college initiated water harvesting, tapping of
solar energy, replacing of incandescent bulbs with LED lamps.
The department of Physics offered renewable energy Physics, as one of
the electives in the V semester. It is one of the three colleges under
University of Mysore wherein a student learns about the advantages of
renewable solar/wind energy in comparison with fossil /biomass fuel
and the ill effects of carbon emission which leads to rise in temperature
/climate change.
The Nature and Science Association invited experts to talk on global
warming, deforestation and afforestation. ‘Go green, give green’ a drive
towards Afforestation was organized. The world ‘Ozone Day’ was
celebrated by arranging guest lectures on ‘Global Warming’.
The department of Electronics and Physics participated in the Science
exhibition organized under the aegis of Karnataka Vijnana Parishath
and Department of Collegiate Education and exhibited a model on the
subtitle ‘Save Planet Earth’ under the main theme ‘Global
Warming’.
Environmental Education:
The college conducts intense awareness programmes on environmental
issues in addition to teaching a paper on Environmental Science which is
mandatory for U.G Course. Environmental and Food Bio-technology in
one of the soft core papers offered by M.Sc. Biotechnology. The
Departments of Botany and Zoology jointly offer a certificate course on
‘Vermicompost’ along with hands on training to produce vermicomost
commercially. Major researches projects on Bio-Pesticide and
Biodegradation of Plastics undertaken by PG faculty of Biotechnology
have contributed to environmental education.
Human Rights:
A chapter on Human rights is included in the paper ‘Christian Ethics’
taught in III B.A Christianity. A foundation course in Human Rights
Education sponsored by UGC is offered by the Department of Christianity
as an add-on course.
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Indian Constitution- a compulsory paper taught in I Degree contains
syllabus on Human Rights. The curriculum of Political Science and
Sociology also have human rights component.
ICT:
Computer Application is one of the compulsory papers for all the streams.
The curriculum of Commerce includes SPSS and Tally. In addition to that,
the college offers an add-on course on Computer application.
The Institution orients teachers during Faculty Development Programme on
the usage of ICT in teaching and implementation. The faculty members
were deputed to attend a workshop on “Multimedia Teaching, Learning
Resource Creation for Online Access”.
The students have access to E-learning facility through UGC Resource
Network centre.
1.3.4 What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes
offered to ensure holistic development of students?
Moral and Ethical values
The academic year begins with the Orientation programme/Spiritual
Intelligentsia for students and faculty separately. For the holistic
development in the context of multi-religious faiths among student
community, students read verses from the ‘BIBLE’, the ‘QUARAN ’and
the ‘BHAGAVATHGITA’ during orientation programme. Each day begins
with a brief prayer offered on the public address system. Prayer service is
conducted before the commencement and conclusion of the academic year.
A chapel in the campus provides the right ambience. The practice of
beginning any programme with an invocation to Almighty has helped to
inculcate divine orientation among the staff and students. The College is a
microcosm of all faiths. Value added programmes on ‘Interfaith Dialogue
and Harmony’ are a regular feature. Freedom of religion and harmony
prevails in the campus.
An hour per week is devoted for value education in the time table. Eminent
speakers are invited to give lectures on value-based living.
‘Thought for the Day’ is displayed on the caption boards every day.
Employable and life skills.
Various short term programmes are organized in the college to enhance the
employability and life skills. These are detailed below:
Communicative English Classes, Advanced Communication Skills,
Communicative French, Fashion designing, Western dance/music, Yoga
and meditation classes, Computer fundamentals, Tally, Human resource
development, Personality developmental programme, Health and Nutrition,
Vermicompost, Hands on Training in Electrical and Electronic equipments
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and circuits, Basic Accountancy under National Skill Development
Programme.
Better career options:
The college has introduced Skill development programme in consonance
with the national requirements as outlined by the National Skill
Development Corporation, conducted by Ministry of Finance, Government
of India.
New restructured combinations of courses are offered by the college. The
college has an active career guidance and counseling cell. The final year
students undergo career oriented programmes on a regular basis with the
assistance of external expertise. (Industry - Students Interface) The students
are apprised of the job opportunities in their respective disciplines.
Training in Sales Management, Retail Management and Marketing
Management was offered to final year minority students under the scheme
of Ministry of Minority, Government of Karnataka. The scheme also
included Anglo-Indians.
Students are motivated to participate in all the campus placement drives
organized by the college and also in those organized in other colleges.
Community orientation:
While all the National festivals are held with grandeur, the college also
accords priority to cultural, regional and religious festivals. The
community college in the campus caters to the dropouts by making
them employable. The college is committed to community projects in
areas like public health and literacy in the nearby ‘Yeraganhalli’ and
other rural areas of Mysore city. Annually the students of the college
stage social awareness programmes through street plays and puppetries
to villagers as they are prone to glitches like Dowry deaths, Domestic
violence, AIDS, Mosquito borne diseases, Female infanticide/Foeticide.
The management offers maximum concession to merit cum needy
students both in the college and hostel.
The Rotaract club, NSS and AICUF have exclusive programmes
towards community orientation. Some of the programmes are social
awareness rallies, Blood donation camps, Medical camps, ‘each one
teach one’, home visits, rendering recreational programmes and
donating basic essentials to the inmates of old age homes, celebration of
‘World Elders Day’ and ‘World Deaf Day ‘are also ear marked.
Annually students from the college work as scribes for the visually
challenged students of the National Federation of the Blind Hostel.
The Department of History is involved with all the activities of the
Heritage Department, Mysore Palace. The Department takes part in
Heritage Walk, study of Heritage buildings and awareness programmes
on protection of old monuments to the heterogeneous tourists visiting
Mysore city.
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The Department of Sociology in collaboration with’ PRATHAM’ a
National level NGO in child literacy has encouraged students towards
community development responsibility.
1.3.5 Citing a few examples enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback
from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum?
Feedback from alumni, employers, parents, industrialists, and academic
peers are taken along with students’ exit feedback. As an affiliated college,
the suggestions are represented in the BOS meetings of the University.
To enhance the language competence for acquiring corporate readiness to
transform educated youth and make them employable, drastic changes in
the curricula were made in language subjects during curricula revision in
2010-2011.The traditional literature textbooks like prose anthology, poetry,
drama etc. were replaced with new curricula having functional,
administrative, commercial language component with translation for III and
IV semester BBM students. The literature component was drastically
reduced for all other streams. Four faculty members each from English,
Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam departments of the college have
contributed to the curricula restructuring in their respective boards, as
members of the BOS.
French syllabus has been revised with the new methodology introducing
new books “ECHO-I” for B.A./B.Sc (I&II semester), “ECHO-II” for
(3&4semester), ALTER EGO-I” for B.Com, B.B.M(1&2 semester)
ALTER EGO-II”(III & IV semester).This is to encourage both national
and international students to acquire latest developments in the civilization
and culture of France. These simplified versions of the text books in the
curriculum were suggested by the faculty of the department of French.
The department of Christianity is responsible for introducing Human Rights
Component in Christian ethics for the fifth semester. The changes in the
course content of an add-on course Human Resource Development was
made based on the feedback given by alumni and recommendations of
IQAC.
1.3.6 How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its
enrichment programmes?
The college has introduced credit courses in emerging areas for the integral
development of the students and to contribute to the altruistic outlook in
society in consonance with the vision and mission of the college. Add-on
courses are conducted at weekends or during the last hour of the day. The
heads of the departments from different streams coordinate and monitor
these programmes. The career counseling cell of the college helps students
to identify their aptitude for suitable profession and employability and
guides them to choose the right courses. In order to gain professional help
the faculty members collaborate with consultants in preparing the course
content of the Add-on courses. The expertise drawn from professional
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trainers is used for efficient functioning of the programme. To cite a few
examples ‘Aim Insights’, HRD group, Mangalore have helped in framing
the syllabus for a certificate course in HRD.
Feedback is taken regularly from the students about the content relevance.
The evaluation of the same is done with the help of placement cell and
coordinator in charge. The relevant changes are implemented with
immediate effect based on the feedback.
IQAC conducts brain storming sessions for students to obtain feedback on
the content relevance. The focus is on skill upgradation of students in order
to enhance their employability and inculcate entrepreneurial skills,
particularly for women. The feedback from the students is considered and
the relevant suggestions are implemented immediately. The student career
progression is monitored regularly. The placement cell activities provide
the needed exposure for corporate requirements and job orientation.
1 .4 Feedback System
1.4.1 What are the contributions of the institution in the design and
development of the curriculum prepared by the University?
The Curriculum is regularly updated i.e. once in three/four years subject
wise by the BOS members of the University.
From 2009-2014, the departments of Family Resource Management,
French, English, Kannada, Zoology, Physics, Sociology, Malayalam,
Christianity, Mathematics, and Hindi have contributed to the
curriculum design and development as members of academic
bodies/chairpersons of BOS of the University. These faculty members
have contributed to the syllabi framing on components like skill
development/ community work /project work/internship considering the
employability of the graduates and social needs. Some of the faculty
members have contributed to the introduction of the elective options in
the final semester.
The HOD of the department of Christianity of the college is responsible
for introducing Human Rights component in the curriculum of the V
semester in Christian Ethics.
With the support of the ‘Forum of Physics Teachers’, the department of
Physics of the college is also responsible for initiating the introduction
of elective options for V and VI semester in the curriculum
implemented for the batch 2010-2011 onwards.
1.4.2 Is there a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and
stake holders on Curriculum? If ‘yes’, how is it communicated to the
University and made use internally for curriculum enrichment and
introducing changes/new programmes?
Yes. The Institution uses both formal and informal methods to obtain
feedback from the stakeholders. The feedback is collected from the
students, Alumni and parents through a structured questionnaire - SWOC.
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The feedback from students regarding the curriculum is also obtained in the
“Open House” through an open interactive session with the faculty
members.
Prior to the formal meetings of the BOS, a preparatory meeting is held by
the Post Graduate centre of the University wherein the faculty members of
the affiliated colleges are invited subject wise to have a say in the
curriculum designing exercise. Based on the feedback, internships for
students, project works to enhance practical training /community work/skill
development/field survey were introduced in the current curriculum. Field
visits and Industrial visits have become a mandatory part of the curriculum
of some departments.
1.4.3 How many new programmes/courses were introduced by the
institution during the last four years? What was the rationale for
introducing new courses/programmes?
Five new programmes are introduced during the last four years. M.Com
and M.A. in English are introduced based on the feedback from the
outgoing students.
UGC sponsored Diploma in Health care is introduced to meet the growing
need for vocational courses which was identified by the feedback from the
stakeholders.
New combinations in B.A. and B.Sc. programmes are introduced to offer
wide choice to students in selecting subjects relevant to contemporary
knowledge.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMMES INTRODUCED
Any other relevant information regarding curricular aspects which the college
would like to include.
An Inter-Disciplinary programme in Archeo-Chemistry was inaugurated by the
departments of History and Chemistry on 04 -11- 2010 in collaboration with the
Regional Conservation Laboratory Mysore – a unit of the National Research
Laboratory for Conservation, Lucknow. 24 students have opted for this Inter-
Disciplinary programme during the current year.
Sl. No. Name of the programme Year of
Establishment
1 M.Com 2011-2012
2 M.A in English 2012-2013
3 B.Sc (Chemistry, Zoology, Food Nutrition) 2013-2014
4 B.A (Psychology, Optional English, Sociology) 2014-2015
5 UG Diploma in Health Care 2014-2015
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CRITERION II
TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION
2.1. STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND PROFILE
2.1.1. How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the
admission process?
Every year the college brings out admission notifications separately for
UG and PG programmes in leading national and regional newspapers,
college website and electronic media. The college prospectus provides
details of the programmes offered, eligibility rules and regulations
governing admission. The hand bills containing the college information
is distributed at regional alumni gatherings at different places. The
posters are sent to various educational institutions all over India.
The admission notification contains details of the courses offered,
deadline for submission of application, mode of selection and the like.
Admission committees are constituted at UG and PG level separately
comprising of the principal, co-ordinators, senior faculty and University
representative (for PG) to ensure transparency. As an affiliated aided
minority Institution, the college strictly follows the prevailing
guidelines of the University of Mysore and Government of Karnataka.
Candidates applying for courses in basic science and humanities (B.Sc
& B.A) are directly admitted. In case of courses which are in demand
merit lists are prepared by strictly adhering to the guidelines of the
University and are displayed on the notice board.
VAPS software is in place to start online admission from the academic
year 2015-16.
2.1.2. Explain in detail the criteria adopted and process of admission (Eg. (i)
merit (ii)common admission test conducted by state agencies and
national agencies (iii) combination of merit and entrance test or merit,
entrance test and interview (iv) any other) to various programmes of
the Institution.
For the admission to UG programme the criteria adopted varies
depending on the course and demand from students. Application forms
received from the prospective candidates are scrutinized by the
Admission Committee. In case the number of applications received is
less than the sanctioned strength by the University, all applicants will
be intimated to attend the admission process. The eligible candidates
are called for an interview along with their parents and are admitted. If
the number of applications received exceeds the sanctioned strength,
merit list is prepared as per the guidelines of the University and the
students who are shortlisted are admitted.
For PG programmes all students are admitted based on the merit cum
seat matrix as per the norms of the University. The rank list is prepared
on the basis of the performance in the common entrance test conducted
by the University which carries a 50% weightage and the balance of
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50% is given to the marks secured by the applicants in the respective
qualifying examination. However, during the year 2014-15, only 50%
of the PG seats were allotted by the University and the remaining 50%
seats were given to management quota.
The policy of the college management encourages admitting students
from economically and socially disadvantaged sections of the society.
Therefore, at least for 25% of students admission process is liberal. i.e.,
preference is given to Christian and other minority groups,
economically backward and rural students.
Sports hostel students recommended by the department of Youth
Services and Sports are given preference in admission.
2.1.3. Give the minimum and maximum percentage of marks for admission
at entry level for each of the programmes offered by the college and
provide a comparison with other colleges of the affiliating university
within the city/district.
The minimum percentage for admission to UG programmes is a pass in
the 12th Standard and PG programmes it is 45% marks in relevant
subjects in UG for general category and 40% marks for SC and ST
students. The following table indicates the minimum and maximum
percentage of marks for admission to various courses during the year
2013-14.
In comparison with the nearby colleges, it is observed that the lowest
and highest marks for the various courses are almost on par with that of
Teresian College.
2.1.4. Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process
and student profiles annually? If ‘yes’, what is the outcome of such an
effort and how has it contributed to improvement of the process.
Yes. every year, review meeting of the Admission Committee is held
wherein the entire admission process is analysed and recommendations
for changes are suggested and implemented.
Courses
offered
Teresian College Other College
Minimum
Percentage
Maximum
Percentage
Minimum
Percentage
Maximum
Percentage
B.Com 36 90 36 95
BBM 43 85 40 93
B. Sc 37 82 39 81
B.A 35 78 35 92
M.Sc 61 86 50.83 88.27
M.Com 45 86 56.6 84.7
M.A. 41.5
(Category )
48 - -
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Based on the recommendations, the institution introduces new
programmes and encourages introducing additional sections for
programmes which are in great demand.
In the current year, the review committee has observed that there is
more demand for commerce subjects and the college has applied for an
additional section.
2.1.5. Reflecting on the strategies adopted to increase/improve access for
following categories of students, enumerate on how the admission
policy of the institution and its student profiles demonstrate/reflect the
National commitment to diversity and inclusion.
SC/ST
OBC
Women
Differently-abled
Economically weaker section
Minority community
Any other
Adhering to the reservation policy of the Government, the college’s
admission policy is to enhance the access for students belonging to
SC/ST/OBC, differently-abled, economically weaker sections, minority
community and outstanding achievers in sports/ extracurricular
activities. The admission is exclusively for women in UG courses.
Preference is given to girl students in PG programmes. Socially
marginalized group including all catholic minority students are
encouraged to join the college by providing fee concession and
boarding facility at concessional rate. A student with any form of
disability who applies for admission is admitted and fee concession and
scholarships are provided for such students.
The college administration makes concerted efforts in securing all
Government scholarships and freeships to eligible students.
All students who have excelled in sports and cultural activities are
given admission. In the last four years fee concession have also been
added to other incentives offered for sports students and the outstanding
achievers in various fields.
The National commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in the
student profile of the college, which may be demonstrated by the
following graphs. It is observed that the number of students from the
marginalized sections of society have increased considerably over the
past four years.
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Category wise student profile during last 4 years
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
SC/ST/OBC includes
minority
497 599 604 616
General 263 232 274 240
Foreign National 94 92 108 99
2.1.6. Provide the following details for various programmes offered by the
institution during the last four years and comment on the trends i.e.
reasons for increase/decrease and actions initiated for improvement. Details of Admission and Demand Ratio (2010-11 to 2014- 2015):
Year Programme Number
of
applications
Number
of students
admitted
Demand
ratio
2010-11
B.A. 35 35 1:1
B.Sc 87 87 1:1
B.Com 160 147 1:1.09
B.BM 56 56 1:1
M.A NA NA NA
M.Sc 14 14 1:1
M.Com NA NA NA
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Academic year
Marginalized SC/ST/OBC
General
ForeignNational
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2011-12
B.A. 55 55 1:1
B.Sc 55 55 1:1
B.Com 145 135 1:1.07
B.BM 23 23 1:1
M.A NA NA NA
M.Sc 11 11 1:1
M.Com 63 60 1:1.05
2012-13
B.A. 51 51 1:1
B.Sc 56 56 1:1
B.Com 151 142 1:1.06
B.BM 50 49 1:1
M.A 6 6 1:1
M.Sc 9 9 1:1
M.Com 53 52 1: 1
2013-14
B.A. 38 38 1:1
B.Sc 72 72 1:1
B.Com 138 129 1:1.07
B.BM 35 35 1:1
M.A 03 03 1:1
M.Sc 12 12 1:1
M.Com 102 74 1:1.4
2014-15
B.A. 40 39 1:1
B.Sc 81 81 1:1
B.Com 203 137 1:1.5
B.BM 25 25 1:1
M.A 14 14 1:1
M.Sc 03 03 1:1
M.Com 75 60 1:1.25
Table clearly depicts the trends in the admission of students to various
programmes of the college.
Trends in admission to UG and PG programmes:
During the last four years the general trend in overall admission
remained the same except for courses in the commerce and
management stream. There is incremental variation in the admission to
the undergraduate courses in Humanities.
Demand for B.Com course is on increase owing to increased job
opportunities in the financial sector. For M.Com programmes, there is
demand mainly due to the expected prospects in the teaching and
management fields.
In comparison to the previous two years, in the current year there is
improvement in the admission to Science stream, due to the initiatives
taken by the faculty members in the form of orientation to the students
of the Teresian PU College. Fluctuations are noticed in student
admission to Management courses due to perceptible shift in favour of
the Commerce courses.
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2.2 Catering to Student Diversity
2.2.1 How does the institution cater to the needs of differently-abled students
and ensure adherence to government policies in this regard?
The Institution is sensitive to the special needs of the differently-abled
students. For regular classes and examinations the seating arrangement
for students with disability is made on the ground floor, in a building
equipped with disabled friendly toilets.
Compensatory time and service of a scribe is provided for visually
challenged candidates during the examination as per the University
rules.
Ramp and wheel chair facilities are made available. Visually challenged
students are provided with the special equipment in the college library
for reading the study material.
The college ensures that such students procure scholarship from the
government agencies, NGO and the like.
2.2.2 Does the institution assess the students needs in terms of knowledge
and skills before the commencement of the programme? If ‘yes’, give
details on the process.
Yes. Students seeking admission are given proper guidance and
counselling to choose the right course and combination based on their
aptitude.
In addition to this, an induction programme is conducted for the
freshers. The students are grouped combination wise during the
induction programme and are given orientation under the teachers in
charge. They are also informed of the provision of changing the course
of study, if needed.
The Heads of the departments assess the knowledge and skill base of
the students through group discussions and interactions and accordingly
the students are advised to undergo certificate / bridge courses.
2.2.3 What are the strategies adopted by the institution to bridge the
knowledge gap of the enrolled students (Bridge/Remedial/Add-
on/Enrichment courses, etc) to enable them to cope with the
programme of their choice?
The strategies adopted by the institution to bridge the knowledge gap of the
enrolled students are:
Special coaching in spoken and written English is arranged for students
from vernacular medium of instruction and foreign students.
Add-on courses are offered by the Institution.
Every department identifies the slow learners and remedial classes are
arranged for them. The college has also availed UGC assistance to
provide remedial classes.
As per the need, the departments conduct bridge classes.
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The tutorials and remedial classes are structured into the time table of
the Departments in order to support slow learners.
2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as
gender, inclusion, environment etc.?
The college organizes various co-curricular and extracurricular activities to
sensitize its staff and students on issues such as gender, inclusion,
environment and the like.
Gender Related Issues:
1. International women’s day is observed in the college to focus on the
current issues and problems
2. Rallies and candle light vigils are organized by the college to protest
against atrocities on the women and to sensitise ‘Save the girl child”.
3. Staff and students awareness programmes are organized on female
foeticide and female infanticide, suicide prevention and domestic
violence with special focus on women.
4. Women’s cell of the College attends to the grievances of students.
5. Women’s Rights are focused in Human Rights Education classes.
6. Gender sensitization seminars/classes are conducted.
7. College gives wide publicity regarding UGC sponsored Single Girl
Child Scholarship.
8. Orientation programme for the students and staff on the constitutional
provisions, Acts and legal remedies against atrocities on women are
arranged.
Inclusion:
1. Over the past four years, the college has made concerted effort to
increase the number of students from SC/ST, OBC and other
economically weaker sections. 60% of the student community belongs
to the SC/ST, OBC and other underprivileged groups.
2. Separate allocation of books for SC/ ST students and Book Bank
facilities are available to the students. 3. Kanakadasa Jayanthi, Ambedkhar Jayanthi, Buddha Poornima, and
Valmiki Jayanthi are observed in the college to highlight the
contribution of the social reformers.
4. The staff is made aware of the guidelines of UGC with regard to
allocation of funds for various projects (SC-15%, ST-7.5%) and
appointment of differently abled staff.
Environment:
1. Go Green initiatives are taken to establish an eco-friendly campus.
2. Solar street lamps in the campus and solar water heaters in the hostels
are installed. Initiatives are taken to replace incandescent bulb with
LED Bulbs.
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3. A certificate course is conducted on Vermicompost and the college has
Vermicompost units.
4. Green auditing drive is initiated as a capacity building measure for
students and staff. The college has implemented the suggestions and the
observations of green auditing.
5. Staff and students attended conferences/seminars on ‘Waste
Management’, ‘Extinction of sparrows’, ‘Global warming’
‘Exploitation of forest resources’ and other environmental related
issues.
6. Prakruthi club has adopted a lion tailed Macaque of the Mysore Zoo.
7. Segregation of waste into organic, inorganic and plastic materials is
done on a regular basis.
8. ‘Vanamahotsava’ is celebrated every year encouraging students to plant
trees.
9. Provision for rain water harvesting is initiated.
10. The college has introduced ‘green welcome’ to the guests by giving
saplings at the public functions.
2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to special
educational/learning needs of advanced learners?
1. The faculty in-charge of each class identifies the advanced learners
based on their active participation, involvement and class room
interaction.
2. Performance in internal assessment tests and end semester examination
are taken as indicators to their performance.
3. Advanced learners are given opportunities to participate in
intercollegiate, state and national level competitions. They are also
given challenging responsibilities as members of various committees
which organise seminars/workshops/conferences, quiz programmes etc.
Such students are encouraged to take leadership roles like Peer teachers
to guide the slow learners.
4. At the departmental level, advanced learners are identified and
encouraged to take up entrance exams of premier institutions like IISc,
DARC, IIT, JAM and other competitive examinations.
5. Students are encouraged to take up minor projects, publication of
articles and preparation of E-Newsletter.
6. Advanced learners are advised to take up courses in C.A, blended
learning through online for which the college gives the needed support
2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyze and use the data and
information on the academic performance (through the programme
duration) of the students at risk of drop out (students from the
disadvantaged sections of society, physically challenged, slow learners,
economically weaker sections etc. who may discontinue their studies if
some sort of support is not provided)?
Every Student of the Institution is continuously monitored by the class
teachers and mentors. The MIS (e-campus solution) of the college
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maintains the attendance of all the students by which the cases of long
absence and potential dropouts are identified.
The academic performances of the students who are at risk of drop out
are identified from class tests and IA tests. Such data is used to make
strategies to improve the academic performance of the disadvantaged
sections of society, physically challenged, slow learners, economically
weaker sections and the College strives to minimize their dropout rate
by counselling parents and the students.
The faculty makes efforts to understand the reasons for drop out and
finds solutions. Support in the form of books, study material and
financial assistance are provided to such students.
Various strategies have yielded positive result by reducing the number
of dropouts as reflected in the following table.
2.3 Teaching-Learning Process
2.3.1 How does the college plan and organize the teaching, learning and
evaluation schedules? (Academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation,
blue print, etc.)
The college plans and organizes teaching, learning and evaluation
schedule by following the guidelines of the University of Mysore,
Government of Karnataka and UGC. Based on the academic calendar
provided by the University, the college prepares the semester wise
annual calendar, which contains the time schedule for IA test, number
of working days, regulation for semester system; break up of marks for
theory and practical papers/IA and so on.
The various committees of the college namely time-table committee,
calendar committee and examination committee monitor the
implementation of teaching, learning and evaluation schedules.
The University prescribes a minimum number of instructional hours for
each subject. Each semester has 15-17 teaching weeks besides the days for
exams and paper correction. All the teaching staff prepare a teaching
lesson plan ahead of the commencement of academic year. As the
syllabi are unitized, the teachers easily factor their teaching plan and
complete the syllabus well within the time. On the first day of each semester students are issued a class time-table
assigned to various teachers. Every faculty member maintains year-wise
work dairy.
IA tests are evaluated by the respective faculty within the stipulated
time and are informed to the students. An evaluation blue-print is
provided by each department.
Year % of dropouts
UG PG
2012-2013 0.5% (5 students) 4.4%(3 students)
2013-2014 Nil 1%(1 student)
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The evaluation schedule of semester end examinations fixed by the
university is displayed in advance on the notice boards as well as on the
website.
2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching-learning process?
IQAC plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of teaching-learning through
the following activities.
a) Overall assessment through departmental SWOC data.
b) Planning and execution of annual academic calendar and monitoring of
various activities of the college
c) Financial Budget allocation for each department to enhance the
infrastructural facilities in terms of space, equipment, laboratories,
library resources and the like.
d) Conducting PTA meeting after IA test and obtaining feedback through
a structured questionnaire.
e) Orientation for the newly recruited staff in teaching methodology.
f) Conducting workshops/ seminars/conferences for updating
teacher/student knowledge resources.
g) Nominating teachers to attend workshops/seminars/conferences at the
state, national and International levels and sharing of their knowledge
and expertise with other faculty members.
h) Review of feedback related to curriculum and add-on courses.
i) Inviting experts and specialists to update pedagogy in different
disciplines.
j) Integrating ICT with teaching and learning through various
programmes.
k) Giving a fillip to take up short term and long term projects from State
Government and UGC.
l) Facilitating support for inter-disciplinary programmes, faculty
development programmes and research activities.
2.3.3 How is learning made more student-centric? Give details on the
support structures and systems available for teachers to develop skills
like interactive learning, collaborative learning and independent
learning among the students?
The present curriculum of the University of Mysore envisages student-
centric learning through student projects, field work, field survey, skill
development, internship, industrial visits, case studies etc. and hence
college has adopted various student oriented methods of teaching and
learning e.g. Case study discussion, Group discussion, Brain storming
session, Presentations, Industrial visits, Open book test, Psycho-social
counselling, Field visits, In-house training, Student’s initiative in
National Diversity and Cross-cultural learning.
The Add-on courses introduced by the college are also student centric
programmes aimed at developing skills of students.
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By introducing CBCS Scheme for PG courses, the learning has been
made more student-centric. Under this scheme, the student has wide
choice in selecting soft core subjects and open electives. The students
are given choice in various topics on which project report/dissertation
are submitted.
The teaching-learning process is made student-centric by the following
methods:
a. Interactive Learning:
i. The practical classes conducted in different subjects are totally based on
interactive learning.
ii. Students are divided into groups to work on projects and make class
presentations to collectively work with team spirit and share their
knowledge.
iii. Teachers are motivated to practice many activity based learning strategies
such as Management games, Group Discussions, Group Projects, Seminar,
Quiz, Debate etc.
iv. Many co-curricular activities are introduced in the College like
organizing Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc so that students
have plenty of opportunity to have interactive learning.
v. Industrial visits are arranged for students to have interactive learning in
practical situations.
b. Independent Learning:
Independent learning is encouraged among students by introducing self
assignments, seminars by each student through Journal Reference, E-
learning resources, INFLIBNET and internet facilities made available in
the library.
c. Collaborative learning:
i. Creativity in students is kindled through Student magazines and the soft
skills are ignited by involving them in association activities to facilitate the
creative pursuits of the students individually and collectively.
ii. The Intercollegiate and Interdepartmental academic programmes,
besides enhancing creativity, bring a competitive edge to the academic
endeavour of the students peer groups formed in each class to achieve
collaborative learning.
iii. By ensuring student’s participation in the workshops conducted by the
University before framing the curriculum.
iv. The college conducts student focused National level workshops on
subjects like research methodology, hands on training for laboratory &
research skills.
The support systems available for teachers to develop skills are:
1. Major and Minor Projects for teachers funded by the Institution/
UGC/DST/VGST
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2. Faculty Development Programmes.
3. ICT and digital training for teachers organized by the University
4. Encouragement for teachers to organize and attend regional, National
and International workshops /conferences /seminars.
5. Networking with Institutions of national repute, industries, NGOs for
academic and social causes.
6. Journals of National and International repute for the benefit of
teachers.
7. Interactive learning during BOE, BOS meetings both at the University
level and at Autonomous Colleges.
8. Interactive, collaborative and independent learning gained by
conducting Inter-collegiate and Zonal level exhibitions/ Commerce and
Management Fests.
9. Talks by subject experts as enrichment programme
10. INFLIBNET and internet facilities in the college library.
11. The co-curricular association activities to transact the syllabus.
2.3.4 How does the institution nurture critical thinking, creativity and
scientific temper among the students to transform them into life-long
learners and innovators?
To nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper among
students, various activities like project work, model making competition,
history and book exhibitions, plays, publication of College magazine, News
letter, wall magazine, debate, extempore speaking, essay competition,
seminars, group discussions, symposia, poster presentations, field survey
are conducted.
The following activities conducted during the last five years reflect the
efforts of the college to nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific
temper among students.
a) Critical Thinking
Assignments and seminars on topics which develop analytical thinking
and creativity are given to students.
Critical thinking is encouraged through
i. Paper presentation and participation in state/national level
conferences/workshops.
ii.Interactive sessions
iii.Involvement of students in brainstorming in the class rooms.
Global issues such as energy crisis, the endangered species, impact and
effects of nuclear power/ nuclear energy, ecological balance and social
issues such as declining sex ratio, danger to the girl child, dowry,
illiteracy, violence and discrimination against women, health and
hygiene etc. are brought to the thought process of the students through
educational activities of departments and various associations.
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Exposure to critical thinking is facilitated by encouraging students
accompanied by faculty to participate in special lectures by experts in
Science and Humanities, organized by National Academic bodies.
b) Creativity
Wall magazine to display the literary skills, collages on science, posters
on topics such as diversity of women’s employment, human rights,
diversities of cultures in the country and outside, Jnanapeetha awardees
in Kannada and Hindi.
The annual College Magazine ‘Subhavilam’ encourages students to
contribute poems, articles and also be part of the editorial team.
The student editors are encouraged to hone their literary skills through
the newsletter- ‘Teretel’ and E-news letter
Kannadothsava week, Commerce-Week, Aarohan- Management Fest,
NEN-Week, Food Fests, Fun week, Talent Week, Fresher’s day, Ethnic
Day, International Tourism Day, International Women’s Day and
Cultural programmes provide a platform to showcase the creative
talents and leadership skills.
Staff and students are encouraged to participate in intra and inter-
collegiate Science exhibitions in other institutions.
‘Shristi’ – an annual Mega Fest to showcase the cultural creativity of
the students.
Inter-disciplinary programme highlighting facets of the ‘Mughal Era’
and R.K.Narayan’s fictitious town – ‘Malgudi’.
Staging of street plays and role play by students
c) Scientific Temper
Curriculum has an inbuilt mechanism to foster scientific temper.
To evoke scientific temper all Science departments of the college
jointly organise model making competition for students every year.
These models are exhibited in Science exhibitions held at college level
and the regional level. The College took the initiative to host
intercollegiate Science Exhibition in 2012 sponsored by Department of
Collegiate Education.
A field trip to BR Hills and a study of tribal communities of H.D Kote
was organized to gain awareness on social research techniques.
A Field trip to Melukote to study architectural designs, Bird watching
(at Karanji lake park and Rangantittu) and Botanical field trips.
Students are taken to various institutes in order to exposé them to latest
developments:
1.3.3.1.1 Namadhari Seeds at Bidadi to study the application of
Biotechnology and chemical processes involved in seed production.
1.3.3.1.2 Cancer Research Institute at Cochin and Agriculture University in
Kerala.
1.3.3.1.3 ISRO at Hassan, Astrophysical laboratory,Manasagangothri,
Hydro-electric power plant, Shivanasamudra.
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Students have taken part in Debate competition organized by the
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
The International year of Chemistry was celebrated in 2011.
Participation of students in various programmes under DST,
Government of Karnataka and Karnataka Vijnana Parishat
Participated in ‘SPARK’ programme conducted by Infosys foundation.
Students are encouraged to browse the Internet for various projects and
prepare working models.
Hands on training in assembling simple electronic circuit boards.
Screening of documentary films on Big Bang Theory, Mass Orbital
Mission, and ISRO.
Involvement of students in short term research projects funded by
VGST.
Seed money is provided by the Institution for taking up short term
research projects under the guidance of the faculty members.
The UG and PG students of Biotechnology are annual members of
AMI, Mysore Chapter under the aegis of which they get to be a part of
science related activities.
2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the
faculty for effective teaching? Eg: Virtual laboratories, e-learning-
resources from National Programme on Technology Enhanced
Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Education through
Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT), open
educational resources, mobile education, etc.
The following facilities are available and used by the faculty for effective
teaching.
Class rooms are equipped with smart board/ICT facilities
All science subjects have well equipped Laboratories where Virtual Lab
facility is also available. NPTEL videos on relevant topics are used by the students and the
faculty. Six Virtual Private Network internet connections are available under
National Mission on Education through Information and
Communication Technology (NME-ICT)
UGC-Network Resource Centre is availed of by the faculty to conduct
Add-on Courses in Computer basics
The language laboratory has computer assisted learning facilities where
teachers use different software to facilitate learning of
Grammar/phonetics.
Audio –Video room with multimedia facilities is used by the faculty for
special lectures and screening of educational films.
Online lectures of IIT, Mumbai, are accessed during class room
sessions by the Department of Computer Science.
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2.3.6 How are the students and faculty exposed to advanced level of
knowledge and skills (blended learning, expert lectures, seminars,
workshops etc.)?
Special lectures by eminent speakers, writers, scholars and scientists are
arranged on regular basis to expose the students and faculty to current
developments in the subjects.
Staff and students are encouraged to present papers at National and
International conferences. Faculty members have participated in a
workshop on Multimedia Teaching- Learning Resource Creation for
Online Access. A National level workshop on Research Methodology
was organized for the students to get exposed to the latest trends.
Library resources like Videos, CD’s, lectures from NPTEL and other
similar e-learning resources are provided in addition to free Internet
facility to update their knowledge. Each student is encouraged to
participate in student seminars and to take up project work/field work in
certain departments.
The students undergo courses conducted by CFTRI on subjects like
Bio-Chemistry, Food-Microbiology, Plant physiology, Plant Pathology
under the scheme S&T Bridge between R&D Institutions and
educational needs in Undergraduate colleges.
2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students /benefitted) on the
academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance services
(professional counseling/ mentoring/ academic advice) provided to
students?
1. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING
The college has a counseling centre with one professional counselor to
take care of personal and academic problems faced by the students. In
addition to that, the service of staff members who are trained in
counseling skills by professional trainers is also available.
At the time of admissions and after, students are guided in the selection
of their subjects and also during the years of their stay, they are guided,
supported and given encouragement and confidence to pursue their
courses.
Guidance is given for their future career and academic prospects.
Psycho-social support is given to many students from North-east India
and international students who come to a totally new social
environment and culture and in due course they become part of the
main stream.
2. MENTORING
In conformity with the objectives and goals, the college believes firmly
in offering holistic development of all students. To this end, every staff
member is assigned 10 to 20 students for mentoring. Teachers have
regular interaction with them and keep track of their academics,
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attendance and also their personal issues. Teachers are also in contact
with their parents.
Parental involvement is also a part of the mentoring so that there is a
link between the Institution and stakeholders.
A co-ordinator is appointed for the International students to handle their
unique problems in a new country. The co-ordinator also acts as a
liaison with the University and several agencies.
The college also has a grievance redressal cell and suggestion boxes to
enable the students to voice their problems.
3. ACADEMIC ADVICE
The faculty members from other Institutions are invited to give
academic advice.
Students from different vernacular medium of instruction are provided
remedial/bridge course as per their needs.
Career counseling cell arranges guidance for higher studies and career
selection.
Type of Counselling Given Students Benefited
Academic support 241
Psycho-social support 112
Personal Support 320
2.3.8 Provide details of innovative teaching approaches/ methods adopted by
the faculty during the last four years? What are the efforts made by
the institution to encourage the faculty to adopt new and innovative
approaches and the impact of such innovative practices on student
learning?
The following innovative teaching methods/ approaches have been adopted
by the faculty members during the last four years.
The students are assigned live projects as case study aimed at testing
the application of theoretical concepts in subjects like Psychology,
Human Development and Management which develops analytical
thinking and problem solving.
A comprehensive innovative approach is adopted in conducting add-on
courses in leadership and Human Resource Development by which
learning and development is happening during the session itself.
The faculty members are motivated to use ICT in teaching to make the
student learning more interactive and interesting.
Group Discussion, Quiz, Debate, and Role Play are employed to give
an insight into the subject.
Group projects are assigned to enrich the knowledge as well as team
building.
Group learning and peer team teaching are introduced to build
confidence and communication skills.
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Department of English has adopted Computer assisted learning in
Grammar.
Visualized learning was made possible by screening plays and
documentary films on the prescribed syllabus.
Live demo in science subjects are introduced to understand the concepts
easily.
Brain storming in Arts subject make the students enthusiastic in
learning the concepts and develops communication skills.
The Institution provides the needed infrastructure and a conducive
atmosphere to experiment and innovate. The above methods motivate
the students and develop their innate resources. It also enhances their
employability quotient. Institution encourages the faculty to go beyond
the curriculum in order to make teaching/ learning process more
holistic.
The institution deputes the faculty to participate in various programmes
conducted by Universities/Academic Staff Colleges/ Regional/
National/ International Organizations to expose them to various
innovative methods of teaching.
2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning
process?
The college Library has huge collection of text books / reference
books/wide range of journals, magazines and CDs related to various
disciplines. The library provides open access to teachers and students.
It has been digitalised to have easy access to learning resources so as to
support the teaching learning process.
Maintains a systematic collection of previous years question papers for
reference.
Hosts periodic book exhibitions to introduce latest versions and new
prints in emerging areas of knowledge.
By organising a National Level Workshop on e-resources the faculty
members were exposed to contemporary methods of utilising library for
teaching and learning.
2.3.10 Does the institution face any challenges in completing the curriculum
within the planned time frame and calendar? If ‘yes’, elaborate on the
challenges encountered and the institutional approaches to overcome
these.
Yes, the curriculum is completed within the stipulated time frame
despite the several challenges the institution faces.
During working days teachers are engaged in valuation work and Board
meetings as members of BOE and BOS, thereby, encountering
challenges in completing the curriculum within the planned time frame.
Challenges in completing the curriculum on time due to public and
unexpected holidays, college programmes and events are dealt by
conducting special classes, classes on week-ends, Sundays, holidays
and also after regular class hours on weekdays.
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2.3.11. How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching
learning?
1. Periodic departmental meeting and staff meeting are held to discuss the
academic progress.
2. Maintenance of work diary and marks registers by the faculty are
insisted.
3. After the announcement of the results, the same is analyzed subject-
wise, department-wise, faculty-wise, student-wise, which gives a clear
picture of the quality of teaching learning.
4. Appraisal of teachers by students and parents are used to take corrective
steps.
5. The library also contributes to enhancing quality of teaching-learning
by updating E-resources and stock of journals and books.
6. College Governing Council plans, evaluates the quality of teaching
learning annually.
7. Stake holders have a prominent role in contributing valuable ideas
which is considered by the management.
8. Students have the provision to put forth their suggestions.
9. Interaction with staff and students and the representation of the students
in the Governing Council enables the Management to monitor and
evaluate the teaching-learning process.
10. All teachers are required to submit self-appraisal report annually to the
Department of Collegiate Education, endorsed by the Principal and
Management.
11. The college submits itself to the IQAC and internal academic audit.
2.4 Teacher Quality
2.4.1 Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies adopted
by the college in planning and management (recruitment and
retention) of its human resource (qualified and competent teachers) to
meet the changing requirements of the curriculum.
Highest
Qualification Professor Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female
PERMANENT TEACHERS
D.Sc /
D.Litt.
Ph.D 0 8 3 3 14
M. Phil. 4 4 08
PG 2 3 1 7 13
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TEMPORARY TEACHERS
D.Sc/D.Litt.
Ph.D
M. Phil. 2 1 03
PG 1 10 11
PART-TIME TEACHERS
D.Sc/D.Litt.
Ph.D
M. Phil.
PG 4 5 09
Though the college comes under Grant-in-aid category, the Government
policy has restricted the new recruitment of aided faculty since 2001. In this
context, the vacancies created by retirement and introduction of new
courses are filled by the management. Management recruits the faculty by
following stringent recruitment process to ensure appointment of qualified
and competent teachers.
About 62% of the permanent teachers have Ph.D/M.Phil, A good number
of the newly recruited faculty are qualified in NET/ KSET and are pursuing
research work leading to Ph.D. The Institution provides support to
complete the Doctoral Research and pass NET/ SLET for the others. The
college also provides ample opportunity to pursue Post Doctoral Research
by sanctioning sabbatical leave and providing infrastructural facilities.
Good salary is offered consumerate with competition, qualification,
experience and work load by the college to retain the faculty.
Whenever the new faculty is recruited competency in new areas of
specialization is given due consideration. The faculty members are deputed
to attend refresher courses/ workshops/seminars organized by the
University of Mysore and Academic College to update knowledge and
skills.
The college strives to achieve qualitative improvement of the faculty by
encouraging and enabling them to carry out research (by tapping research
grants from various agencies) and to publish papers in scholarly journals.
2.4.2 How does the institution cope with the growing demand/scarcity of
Qualified senior faculty to teach new programmes/ modern areas
(emerging areas) of study being introduced (Biotechnology, IT,
Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the
institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years.
The college has appointed 3 Assistant Professors in Biotechnology who
have proficiency in emerging areas, excellent academic records and
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research experience in reputed National and International Institutes.
Research funds to the tune of 1.1 crore was granted to the institution due to
the efforts of the faculty members. The college has set up two research
laboratories aiming to upgrade it to a research centre.
The institution encourages the Faculty to make the best use of orientation
programmes, workshops and conferences organized by the university and
other premier academic bodies for keeping abreast with new areas of
knowledge.
The initiative taken by the college in this direction has fructified in the
sense that the college could organize 7 National Level Seminars/
Workshops on latest trends in the respective subjects in a short span of two
years. Faculty members could publish research papers in various National
and International peer-reviewed journals of Impact factor ranging from
1.65 to 7.6.
To cope with the growing demand for disseminating knowledge in modern
areas more than fifty sessions were conducted by experts in different
subjects during the last four years.
2.4.3 Providing details on staff development programmes during the last
four years elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in
enhancing the teacher quality.
a) Nomination to staff development programmes:
Academic Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty
members nominated
Refresher courses 02
HRD programmes 03
Orientation programme 15
Staff training conducted by the university 09
Staff training conducted by other
institutions(VAPS)
65
Summer / winter schools, workshops, etc. 04
Faculty improvement program 09
The strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality
are:
1. The newly recruited staff without NET/SLET qualification are required to
complete the same within two years of appointment.
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2. Every Faculty member is required to participate/ present papers in at least
two National/State level seminars/Conferences in a year.
3. All teachers have to undergo soft skill training/personality development
programme before the commencement of the academic year.
4. Faculty is motivated to take up a minimum of one Minor/ Major project
during 5 years of their service.
5. Every department is encouraged to conduct a State/ National level seminar/
Conference/Workshop.
6. Fulfillment of the above conditions is considered while fixing incentives
of the management paid staff.
b) Faculty Training programmes organized by the institution to empower
and enable the use of various tools and technology for improved
teaching-learning.
Teaching learning methods /approaches :
The College has organised a four day workshop under the aegis of National
Translation Mission to expose the language teachers to the latest
approaches in Translation in 2012
Handling new curriculum:
1. A Regional level workshop on a newly introduced curriculum in Hindi
for all undergraduate college teachers was organised in August 2011.
2. Two day workshop on ‘Immunological techniques’ was conducted in
collaboration with Bangalore Genei, in 2009 to impart hands on training
on the subject which formed a part of the current curriculum.
3. The College has organized a two day UGC sponsored National level
workshop in 2014 on ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis’ for the
faculty and PG students to familiarise with latest trends in ‘Business
Research Methodology’ which forms the new curriculum in Commerce.
Content / knowledge management:
ISBN compliant e-content on emerging trends in e-resources was created
during the two day UGC sponsored National seminar.
Selection, development and use of enrichment materials: 1.The Science faculty (Biotechnology, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology)
had the opportunity to develop and use enrichment material while
organising the two day National conference on ‘Emerging Trends In
Ayurveda and Herbal Drug Technology’ sponsored by DST, NHRM,
AYUSH, Government of Karnataka (2012), Two day National conference
on ‘Recent Trends in Chemical Biology-An Overview’ in collaboration
with KSOU,(2013) and UGC sponsored three day National workshop on
“Animal Cell Culture Techniques Demonstration and Hands on
experiments” in association with AMC-MC, CFTRI, (2014). CDs and
research materials were brought out in this effect.
2. The college organised one day National Conference on ‘Foreign Direct
Investments; Perspectives and Challenge’ (2013) for the benefit of
Commerce and Economics faculty.
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Assessment : A training on Assessment and Field Testing of Translated
Texts was conducted by National Translation Mission.(2012)
Cross cutting issues 1. The college organized one day orientation programme on ‘Green Audit’
for staff and students to focus on Environmental challenges, find out
solutions and implement them in the campus.
2. A two day zonal level Science Exhibition was organized on the themes
like ‘Eco System Sustainability’ under the aegis of the Department of
Collegiate Education, DST (Govt.of Karnataka) and Karnataka Vijyana
Parishath (April 2012).
3. An orientation programme on the constitutional provisions and legal
remedies against atrocities on women and children was conducted.
Audio Visual Aids / multimedia :
The department of computer science trained faculty members on the use of
multimedia and visual aids in teaching and learning and translation
software.
OER’s – Study material of various subjects are uploaded in the college
website for the use of the students.
Teaching learning material development, selection and use:
The college has deputed the faculty members to attend various workshops
and training programmes to develop learning material. Dr. Suheeelamma,
Associate Professor in Kannada has written a book- ‘Bandaya sahitya
Matthu Niyathakalikagalu’. Dr. Prabhamani, Associate Professor in History
has prepared lesson plan and study material for PG and UG courses of
KSOU. Dr. Reena Vasanthi Williams has authored two books- ‘Business
laws for Commerce and Management’ and ‘Constitution of India’. Mrs.
Rekha B, Assistant Professor in BBM has written a text book ‘Decision
Models’ for BBM students. (2012). Mrs. Nirjharini Tripathy, Assistant
Professor in English has written a book-‘Easiest way for Meditation and
Inner Peace’ (2014).
c) Percentage of faculty:
Invited as resource persons in Workshops / Seminars /
Conferences organized by external professional agencies
52%
Participated in external Workshops / Seminars /
Conferences recognized by national / international
professional bodies
100%
Presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences
conducted or recognized by professional agencies.
70%
2.4.4 What policies / systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg: providing
research grants, study leave, support for research and academic
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publications teaching experience in other national institutions and
specialized programmes industrial engagement etc.)
Teachers can avail of special casual leave/ OOD facility for field work
and library work outside college.
Teachers are encouraged to participate and present papers in
seminars/conference/workshops. The college ensures periodical
organization of research updating mechanism through seminars/
conferences /workshops.
The faculty members are encouraged to avail UGC-FDP facility to
pursue doctoral research.
The faculty members are encouraged to undertake several major and
minor research projects using financial assistance from funding agencies
like UGC, DST, VGST and the like. Faculty involved in research
projects are given flexi-time facility.
Teachers can avail library and laboratory facilities
The teachers are encouraged to carry out research work in different
institutes/research laboratories. Teachers can apply for travel grants.
About 60% of the faculty members are involved in active research.
Rupees one lakh per annum is allocated by the Management as seed
money for faculty research activities.
2.4.5 Give the number of faculty who received awards / recognition at the
state, national and international level for excellence in teaching during
the last four years. Enunciate how the institutional culture and
environment contributed to such performance / achievement of the
faculty.
Dr. Susheelamma G.S Associate professor in Kannada, has received best
teacher award from Rotary club, Mysore in 2014.
Dr. Sudha Rao, Associate Professor in Physics has been recognized by the
Department of Education, Karnataka to prepare study material and question
paper for Junior Lecturer’s recruitment.
Jose V.K, Associate Professor in Christianity is recognized by College for
Leadership and Human Resource development (CLHRD), Mangalore as a
resource person for learning and development intervention programmes for
faculty and students of Higher Education Institutions. He has conducted
HRD programme in number of such institution including UGC sponsored
Academic Staff Colleges.
2.4.6 Has the institution introduced evaluation of teachers by the students
and external Peers? If yes, how is the evaluation used for improving
the quality of the teaching-learning process?
Yes. Teachers are evaluated by students once a year. Feed back is
processed and analyzed by IQAC. The following method is adopted.
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Principal and the management scrutinise the self appraisal report of the
teachers.
Appraisal of teachers by the students annually through a set of
questionnaire.
Feedback from Parents during Parent –Teacher Meetings.
A committee of retired teachers and experts in the field scrutinize the
appraisals of individual teachers and suggest suitable steps to improve
the quality of teaching- learning process.
Such suggestions are communicated by the Principal to the concerned
teachers or HOD or both for improvement of their teaching quality.
2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.5.1 How does the institution ensure that the stakeholders of the institution
especially students and faculty are aware of the evaluation processes?
Details of examinations and the evaluation process are clearly described
in the college calendar cum handbook.
Evaluation process of internal assessment and university examination
is explained during the induction programme at the commencement of
the academic year.
The faculty and students are advised to visit University website
regularly to know about the changes, if any, in the evaluation process.
Prior to the commencement of the Internal Assessment tests, the
students are made aware of the blue print of the allocation of marks in
the class.
The teachers enlighten the students on the pattern of the question paper
and the scheme of evaluation. Model question papers and previous
years question papers are made available in the library and in the
concerned departments.
Parents are given information about continuous internal assessment
through personal contacts and PTA.
Senior faculty members who are involved in BOE and evaluation guide
the junior faculty.
2.5.2 What are the major evaluation reforms of the university that the
institution has adopted and what are the reforms initiated by the
institution on its own.
The CBCS and continuous assessment grading pattern of evaluation
(for PG programme) is the major evaluation reform of the university
that the college has adopted. Under this pattern the departments conduct
C1 and C2 tests. There is a continuous cumulative evaluation process
wherein weightage is given for independent learning, communicative
skills, depth of knowledge etc. This method of continuous evaluation
pattern has reduced the weightage on the semester-end examination so
that students enjoy a de-stressed learning environment. However, the
semester end evaluation is conducted by the university.
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The continuous internal assessment with innovative methods of
evaluation of presentations skills, field trip reports, skill development
records, practical records, written projects and the like has been
introduced for UG programmes. In addition to IA tests, IA marks are
awarded for various assigned learning skills.
At the college level additional opportunity is provided for slow learners
to improve their performance in IA tests.
2.5.3 How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the
evaluation reforms of the University and those initiated by the
institution on its own?
Principal, HODs and the administrative staff attend the workshops
organised by the University whenever major evaluation reforms are
introduced so that the institution is able to effectively implement them.
At the college level orientation is given to all faculty members and the
students are given model tests to familiarise with the evaluation
reforms.
The Examination Committee through the concerned HOD ensures that
the effective implementation of the evaluation process is carried out.
All these activities are effectively monitored by the IQAC.
2.5.4 Provide details on the formative and summative assessment
approaches adapted to measure student achievement. Cite a few
examples which have positively impacted the system.
The students are assessed stream wise/ subject wise in terms of their
performance in curricular, co- curricular and extracurricular activities.
To measure student achievement, marks are awarded in tests and
examinations. cash prizes and certificate of honour are distributed to
students who are assessed for leadership qualities, conduct and positive
involvement in various activities.
The formative assessment measures followed by the college for UG
programmes are: a) Assignments and two internal tests conducted every
semester. b) Class tests held periodically by concerned subject teacher c)
Informal assessments conducted during class hours to check the
understanding of the students and to clarify doubts.
Summative assessment is done by conducting model examinations,
covering entire syllabus before the commencement of university
examination for UG programmes. The examination for practical work/
field work/project work is conducted at the end of the semesters by
internal and external examiners. In some subjects oral examination is
mandatory.
The Post graduate courses have the Choice Based Credit Based System.
There are two Formative assessment (C1 and C2) for theory papers and
one Summative assessment (University examination) conducted per
semester. The outline for continuous assessment activities for Component-I
(C1) and Component-II (C2) of theory papers is proposed by the teacher(s)
concerned before the commencement of the semester and is discussed and
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decided in the respective Departmental Council. The students are informed
about the modalities well in advance.
Successful completion of the course is based on Cumulative Grade Point
Averages.
Major/Minor project evaluation: Right from the initial stage of defining
the problem, a candidate has to submit the progress reports periodically
and also present his/ her progress in the form of seminars in addition to
the regular discussion with the guide. Components of evaluation are as
follows:
Component –I (C1) Periodic progress and progress report-25%
Component –II (C2) Results of work and draft report-25%
Component –III (C3) Final Viva-voce and evaluation-50%
Positive impact: In the semester system, the students get less time to revise
and internalize the concepts. However it is reported by the students that
continuous evaluation approach through Unit tests and IA tests have helped
to study thoroughly the concepts and perform well in the semester end
examination.
2.5.5 Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and
transparency in the internal assessment during the last four years and
weightage assigned for the overall development of students (Weightage
for behavioural aspects, independent learning, communication skills
etc).All finalized entries carry the signature of participating students
A marks register for Internal Assessment of every subject is maintained
by the HOD’s.
The manuscripts of answer books, assignments and project reports are
valued and made available for the students thereby ensuring
transparency.
After viewing the marks and attesting the signatures the marks list is
sent to the office to be forwarded to the University examination section.
The internal assessment marks are submitted online from the affiliated
colleges.
Originality or any creative contribution is encouraged and awarded a
higher weightage.
The college follows continuous assessment of the students as per the
guidelines of the University wherein field survey/project report/
assignments/power point presentations / viva, Industrial visits carry IA
marks. The faculty members insist on virtues like punctuality,
responsibility and sincerity while submitting assigned academic work.
This system helps in the overall development of the students. The criteria
for award of IA marks vary programme-wise/stream-wise/subject-wise. To
cite an example, the split up of IA marks for commerce stream is as
follows.
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Course
Best of two
tests
Assignment/ PPT
(independent learning
&Communicative
skill)
Viva
Skill
Development
Total
IA
marks
B.Com 05 05 05 05 20
2.5.6 What is the graduate attributes specified by the college/ affiliating
university? How does the college ensure the attainment of these by the
students?
The college expects a graduate to be well focused on her/ his studies as
well as professional development through personal efficiency, social
usefulness, and acquisition of basic human values, communications and
soft skills to face the challenges confidently.
Attainment of these attributes is ensured through a well designed and
disciplined academic system which provides ample opportunity for every
student of the college to develop through curricular, co-curricular and
extracurricular activities spread over the whole academic calendar.
Attention is given to see that all activities comply with the vision and
mission of the college.
2.5.7 What are the mechanisms for redress of grievances with reference to
evaluation both at the college and university level?
A student friendly administration supports the students to process the
details of grievances dealing with evaluation at the university level.
Suggestion boxes placed at strategic locations in the campus and
hostels.
A grievance redressal cell is functioning in the Institution.
All mechanisms of redressal of grievances are governed by regulation
enforced from time to time by the University of Mysore. This includes
revaluation, re-totalling, access to the photocopy of the evaluated
answer scripts and second valuation.
At the Departmental level, grievances regarding evaluation are handled
by the HOD’s giving individual care and attention.
A candidate at the PG level can appeal to the grievance cell of the
university with the written submission together with all the facts,
assignments and test papers of C1 and C2 components prior to the
commencement of semester end examination.
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2.6 Student performance and Learning Outcomes
2.6.1 Does the college have clearly stated learning outcomes? If ‘yes,’ give
details on how the students and staff are made aware of these?
Yes, the college has clearly stated the learning outcomes in the vision-
mission statement which is displayed in strategic places and in the
handbook distributed to students every year.
At the commencement of every academic year the faculties are made
aware of the goals, vision and mission of the college through
orientation programmes. These goals are additionally reinforced during
interactions between faculty members and Counsellors for Education
from the College Management.
The subject wise learning outcomes are clearly defined and stated by
each faculty member in their lesson plans.
2.6.2 Enumerate on how the institution monitors and communicates the
progress and performance of students through the duration of the
course/ programme? Provide an analysis of the students results /
achievements (Programme / course view for last four years) and
explain the differences if any and patterns of achievement programmes
/ courses offered.
Participation of the students and their involvement in learning in the
class is monitored directly through personal interaction and care of the
teacher
The college keeps track of the overall performance of the students
through the mentor system.
Attendance is also monitored on a monthly basis and the principal is
informed of any irregularity.
Unit test also help in monitoring the learning capabilities of the
students.
Further, the parents/ guardians are informed during the P.T.A. meeting
held regularly.
Above all, the college has introduced the VAPS digital software to
monitor overall progress and performance.
It is observed that students with average performance at the entry level
have passed out with first classes and distinctions.
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS RESULTS (LAST FOUR YEARS)
Year BA B.Sc B.Com BBM M.Sc M.Com MA
2010-11 92% 88% 100% 94% 100% - -
2011-12 83% 95% 99% 98% 100% - -
2012-13 96% 93% 92% 64% 100% 100% -
2013-14 100% 86% 100% 96% 100% 100% 100%
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2. 6.3 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the
institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended
learning outcomes?
Teaching- learning and assessment are done strictly according to the
guidelines and directions issued from the Directorate of collegiate
education, UGC and University of Mysore from time to time. Based on the
University calendar the college prepares its own academic calendar which
includes not only curricular activities but also the co-curricular and
extracurricular activities. While the time table is framed, an hour each is
allocated for value education, physical education, and library and
association activities to facilitate overall development apart from regular
teaching hours.
As per the UGC norms the faculty members prepare 40 hours work diary
which spells out comprehensive teaching learning and assessment
framework.
Action plan of co-curricular and extracurricular activities under various
associations are prepared and presented at the investiture ceremony before
the commencement of the academic year and evaluation report is submitted
at the valedictory function.
2.6.4 What are the measures/ initiatives taken up by the institution to
enhance the social and economic relevance (student placements,
entrepreneurship, innovation and research aptitude developed among
students etc.) of the courses offered?
The degree courses (B.A/ B.Sc) offered by the college have three major
optional with different combinations, taking into account its social and
economic relevance. The curriculum of commerce and management
courses provides wide choice of elective options to augment the
requirement of the job market.
In addition to this, the college offers socially and economically relevant
add-on courses to supplement and compliment learning outcomes. The add-
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
BA B.Sc B.Com BBM M.Sc M.Com MA
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS RESULTS (LAST FOUR YEARS)
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
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on- courses offered by the college are tailor-made to enhance employability
skills, social skills and entrepreneurship skills.
The college has a research lab for developing research aptitude among
students in areas like bio pesticides, biodegradable plastic, cell culture and
the like.
2.6.5 How does the institution collect and analyze data on student
performance and learning outcomes and use it for planning and
overcoming barriers of learning?
The college analyzes the data on student performance and generates a bar
chart subject wise, course wise and category wise at end of each semester.
Based on this study, corrective measures are taken after consultation with
the respective teachers, in the form of remedial classes, language skill
training, counseling and mentoring.
Further, barriers related to learning are identified through personal contacts
by mentors, class room interaction, counseling session and feedback
collected from the students.
The college has introduced e- resource management for quick collection
and analysis of data on student performance.
2.6.6 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of
learning outcomes?
The mentor system facilitates the teachers to monitor the learning
outcome of the students.
The student portal incorporated in e- resource management is an
effective tool to monitor learning outcome, by which comparison and
analysis of student performance is carried out semester wise.
Unit tests, assignments, seminars, group projects, field study,
publication of articles in Journals and National / International
Conferences are some of the means to ensure the achievement of
learning outcome.
Students progression to higher studies, good results in University
examinations, increase in the number of University gold medals and
cash prizes in different subjects, placement ratio have helped to analyse
the learning outcome.
2.6.7. Does the institution and individual teachers use assessment/ evaluation
outcomes as an indicator for evaluating student performance,
achievement of learning objectives and planning? If ‘yes’ provide
details on the process and cite a few examples.
Yes. Having implemented Comprehensive Continuous evaluation (CCE) in
PG programmes, teachers regularly assess student’s progress and provide
feedback. This assessment outcome has helped the teachers to rework on
the learning objectives and plan for intervention as and when required. It is
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observed that using assessment for learning has improved student’s
achievement more than the external tests.
As the Internal Assessment (IA) component in the Undergraduate level is
used as an indicator for evaluating student performance, the Institution is
able to make midway corrections in criteria for assessment and curricular
expectations. Based on the evaluation outcome the college has arranged
special coaching for slow learners and that has boosted the student
performance.
Any other relevant information regarding Teaching-Learning and
Evaluation which the college would like to include.
1. Though the medium of instruction is English, the college has provided
special arrangements for students from Kannada medium to facilitate
the teaching and learning process.
2. The college provides special attention for the sports students who are
likely to miss classes, by arranging additional coaching and flexible
assessment schedule.
3. The college is noted for its strict and uncompromising adherence to all
regulations to eliminate malpractices in examination. Therefore, the
college has been complimented for this in the meetings by the
University authorities.
4. The students and staff are encouraged to use ICT extensively in
teaching and learning, admission process, usage of library resources by
providing all technological support.
5. All the programmes offered and taught, curricular and non curricular
activities designed and executed, mentoring strategies adopted and
delivered by the college for the past 51 years has been capable of
transforming the students into graduates of professional competence
and academic excellence with a distinctive humane approach to the
society.
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CRITERION III
RESEARCH, CONSULTATION AND EXTENSION
3.1 Promotion of Research
3.1.1. Does the institution have recognized research centre/s of the affiliating
University or any other agency/organization?
The P.G. Department of Biotechnology has successfully completed 6
academic years and is eligible to apply for a research centre as per the
guidelines of the University of Mysore. With a view to applying for
recognition the college has already established two research laboratories
equipped with sophisticated instruments and facilities for animal cell culture
and plant tissues culture. With these advanced and relevant facilities the
college is sure to get the status of a recognized research centre.
3.1.2. Does the college have a research committee to monitor and address the
issue of research? If so, what is its composition? Mention a few
recommendations made by the committee for implementation and their
impact.
Yes. The college has a research committee comprising of the institute head,
faculty members from all the streams and experts from University of
Mysore. The Head of the Institute is entrusted with the responsibility of
approving the proposals of various research schemes, its monitoring and
effective execution. The selection process of man power (Project
fellows/research fellow/JRF/SRF) for various individual sanctioned research
projects is carried out by a selection committee with a subject expert from
the University, under the supervision of the Head of the Institution. The
Head of the Institution is entitled to guide the administration for proper
allocation of research grants to various departments received from UGC,
DST, VGST and other funding agencies. The research committee
supervises the selection of FDP teacher fellows and approval of minor/
major research applications. It ensures the upgradation of laboratory
facilities after reviewing the available facilities and requirements from time
to time. It also supervises the implementation of student research projects.
The Research Committee comprises of 18 members. It is headed by the
Principal and Administrator. It embraces three professors from the
University of Mysore. The majority of the members are doctorate holders/
Heads of Departments representing various faculties and is actively engaged
in research.
One of the recommendations was to establish a research laboratory to
upgrade the college into a research centre and to strengthen the research
culture in the campus. Another recommendation was to provide seed money
for the staff and students to take up short term research works.
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Impact: Having well-equipped laboratories has been a boon to effectively
organize a UGC sponsored national level workshop on ‘latest techniques on
animal cell culture’. Two PG faculty members have received ‘The Raman
Research Fellowship Award’. More faculty members and students are
showing interest in research related activities.
i. What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth
progress and implementation of research schemes/projects?
Autonomy to the principal investigator:
The PI is given full freedom to utilize the funds, according to the allocation
by the funding agency. The institution has made a policy to give 50% of the
overhead grants received by the college for the smooth conduct of research,
to the respective principal investigators (PIs). Facilities are provided to the
PIs for their ongoing projects on a priority basis.
Timely availability or release of resources:
The resources are sanctioned as and when indents are placed by the PIs.
Adequate infrastructure and human resources:
The PIs are given the freedom to use the infrastructure, instrumentation
facilities and office staff for their paper work. A separate clerk has been
appointed to take care of the administrative work pertaining to externally
funded projects. Research Fellows/JRFs/SRFs are appointed as per the
guidelines of the funding agency.
Time-off, reduced teaching load, special leave etc to teachers:
Faculty involved in research are given two hour reduction in workload.
OOD facility is granted for survey work. They can avail of OOD facility to
visit other libraries and for field work.
Support in terms of technology and information needs:
The laboratories are well equipped. INFLIBNET facility is made available
to meet information needs. Library subscribes to a number of journals.
Advancing funds for sanctioned projects.
Yes. Depending upon the merit of the case, the administration advances
funds.
Providing seed money
Yes. From the current academic year provisions have been made to provide
seed money for both faculties and students to carry out short term research.
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Facilitate timely auditing and submission of utilization certificate to the
funding authorities:
Utilization of all the grants is done as per the allocation and certified on time
by the auditor. For this purpose clerical assistance is provided to the PIs.
The administration led by the Principal is prompt in office work.
Submission of utilization certificate to the funding authorities is done after
the completion of the project. The Principal Investigator ensures the
submission of Utilization Certificate (UC) along with a report and other
necessary documents to the sanctioning authority.
3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific
temper and research culture and aptitude among students?
The atmosphere of college is conducive for research. The support,
guidance, motivation and recognition given by the institution are a boost for
research activities. This is attributed to the following policy measures
adopted by the college:
a. The students have access to the faculty members, several of whom are
Ph.D holders with vast research experience in their respective fields.
b. Encouraging faculties and students to participate in/ organize various
seminars, conferences, symposia, workshops and related programmes
c. Encouraging the research scholars for efficient utilization of the basic
infrastructure, instruments and other resources of the college including
that of the research cell.
d. To improve research skills, add-on courses and workshops on research
methodologies are encouraged.
e. Encouraging research scholars to carry out their research work in
different institutes/research laboratories like CFTRI, DFRL and
Anthropological Survey of India, Mysore.
f. Instilling research tempo among students by offering them innovative
and collaborative summer research projects through various schemes
implemented by the college.
g. Students are encouraged to write small projects for external funding and
to present papers at seminars and conferences.
h. Students are encouraged to publish articles in print and e- journals.
3.1.5. Give details of the faculty involvement in active research (Guiding
student research, leading research project, engaged in individual/
collaborative research activity, etc.)
Majority of the faculty members are involved in research activities by
guiding research projects. The various departments of the college have
undertaken several major and minor research projects from funding
agencies like UGC, DST, VGST and the like. Further, most of the faculty
members have published a substantial number of research articles in
journals of repute. In addition to this, college ensures periodical
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organization of research updating mechanism through seminars/
workshops/conferences. The following tables provide a summary of the
research activities in the college.
Department Name of the Faculty
member
Details of Research work
Kannada Dr. Susheelamma G.S Role of Kannada Literature in
Empowerment of Dalit Women in
Karnataka State
Hindi Dr. Mangala Kumari R.S Preparation of Bibliography of
translations carried out from Hindi
to Kannada and Kannada to Hindi
English Ms. Nalini Xavier Capacity Building towards English
Language Proficiency among
undergraduate learners through co-
operative learning methods.
Commerce Dr. Veena M. D’ Almeida A Study of Entrepreneurial skills
among under graduate Students in
relation to their curriculum
Post
Grdauate
Department
of Commerce
Ms. Reena Williams Knowledge Management Practices in
Institutions of Higher Education- A
study of selected educational
institutions in Mysore City
Computer
Science
Ms. Lavanya P.G Automated Tracking of Patients
using RFID
Post
Graduate
department
of
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Dr. Shankar (PI)
Dr. Vasantha R.A (Co
PI)
1) “Synthesis and evaluation of
novel quinazoline analogues as
tyrosine kinsase inhibitors. Role
in Tumor angiogenic
prevention”.
2) Screening and Evaluation of anti-
angiogenic activity of bioactive
molecules from traditional
medicinal plants and elucidation
of its underlying molecular
mechanism.
3) Screening and characterization of
active principles of medicinal
plants for their pro-apoptotic and
anti-angiogenic activity on
various Human cancer cell lines
Post
Graduate
Department
of
Biotechnology
Dr. Vinay B. Raghavendra Utilization of indigenous
microorganisms as potential
bioremediators for the management
of plastics
1. Faculty members who are involved in research work and its details
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Post
Graduate
Department
of
Biotechnology
Dr. Shylaja M. 1 In vitro and in vivo compatibility
of Trichoderma species with
inorganic fertilizers.
2 Plant-Pathogen-Bioagent
interaction studies
Library Ms. Rukminiamma P E-resources management and
services in College Libraries
2. Faculty members pursuing doctoral studies
Hindi Mr. Mohana T. Dayaprakash Sinha ka natak
shahitya: Ek Anusheelan
English Sr. Sajitha Bakthin’s concept of Dialogism: A
Polyphonic reading of the book of
Job Visa-Vice-Versa Human
Suffering
English Mr. Charles Joseph Metaphysical dislocation and
Paragliding thoughts in the novels of
Gabriel Gracia Marqueez
English Ms.Niveditha Yohanna Canadian literature
Political
Science
Mrs.Shabana Farheen Political leadership in Karnataka
with special reference to D.Devaraja
Urs
Management Ms. Sowmya Paul HRD in select speciality hospitals in
Karnataka
Post
Graduate
department of
Commerce
Mr. Shivaprasad Career management in Indian
information technology industry
Post
Graduate
department of
Commerce
Mrs. Parameshwari Quality of work life-A study of life
insurance corporation of India
Computer
Science
Mrs. Rashmi B S Content Based Video Retrieval
Computer
Science
Mrs. Lavanya P G Big Data Analytics
Mathematics Ms. Jeyanthi Fixed point theory in Functional
Analysis
Human
Development
Sr. Naicy Hermeneutics of St. Paul’s letters to
Philemon: analyzing the dignity of
bonded labour in the Indian context
Chemistry Ms.Prema Oxidation of some organic substrates
by 1-chlorobenzotriazole: Kinetics
and nuecluanistic approach
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Botany Sr. Rohini Evaluation of plant extracts of some
medicinal plants against anti inflammation
and anti microbial activity.
Zoology Mr. Vivek Charles Analysis of biochemical and molecular
mechanisms of pesticide tolerance and its
inheritance in Trichogramma chilonis Ishii,
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) an egg
parasitoid
Sociology Sr. Prafulla Under Graduate Education for Migration- A
comparative study with students of Mysore
and Bangalore
Christianity Prof. Jose V.K Servant Leadership: A Biblical paradigm for
Value-Based Corporate Management in
India
3.1.6. Give details of workshops/ training programmes/ sensitization
programmes conducted/ organized by the institution with focus on
capacity building in terms of Research and imbibing research culture
among the staff and students.
The following is the list of National/ State level workshop/ seminar/
conferences organized by the college:
59%
41%
Faculty involved in Active Research - 59%
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Sl.
No.
Date Department Title
1 04 September
2012
Kannada State level Workshop on
Nadugannada kavya,
Ondu-vyakhyana.
Rasagrahana
2 22-23
November
2012
Chemistry and
Biotechnology
(UG & PG).
National Conference on
‘Emerging Trends in
Ayurveda and Herbal
Drug Technology’
3 17 April 2013 Commerce (PG) National Seminar on
Foreign Direct
Investments –
Perspectives and
Challenges
4 27-28
September,
2013
Library National Conference on
Emerging Trends in e-
resources, Management
and service.
5 25–26 October
2013
Chemistry and
Biotechnology
(UG & PG).
National Conference on
Recent trends in
Chemical Biology
6 17-19
September
2014
Biotechnology
(PG)
National Workshop on
‘Hands on training in
Animal tissue culture.’
7 11-12
November
2014
Commerce PG National Workshop on
Research Methodology
and Data Analysis
3.1.7. Provide details of the prioritized research areas and the expertise
available with the institution.
The faculty members of the various departments of the college have
specialized in their respective areas of research. The college provides a
multidisciplinary atmosphere and nourishes the research environment. The
thrust areas of research are:
1. Bio control, Plant Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Environmental
Biotechnology, Cancer Biology and Inflammation Biology (PG Dept.
of Biotechnology)
2. Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Dept. of Chemistry)
3. Entrepreneurship Development (Dept. of Commerce)
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4. Literary Criticism– Rebel Literature and Kannada Journals (Dept. of
Kannada)
5. Translation and Satire (Dept. of Hindi)
6. Gender studies (Dept. of Sociology)
7. Art, Architecture and Inscriptions (Dept. of History)
8. Food Science and Nutrition (Dept. of Family Resource Management)
9. Fixed point theory in Functional Analysis (Dept. of Mathematics)
10. Theoretical nuclear Physics (Dept. of Physics)
11. Studies on Bonded Labour (Dept. of Human Development)
12. Human Resource Management (Dept. of Business Management)
13. Canadian literature, Indian writing in English, Common wealth
literature, Inter disciplinary literary genres (Department of English)
14. Insecticide Resistance, Bio-control of Agricultural pests (Dept. of
Zoology)
15. Leadership and Human Development (Dept. of Christianity)
16. Political Leadership (Dept. of Political Science)
17. Clinical Psychology and guidance in counseling (Dept. of Psychology)
18. Big Data Analytics (Department of Computer Science)
3.1.8. Enumerate the efforts of the college in attracting researchers of
eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students?
The Institution organizes a spectrum of National and State level
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops during which experts from different
fields are invited for presentations and interaction with faculty and research
students. Generally, scientists are requested to visit various departments of
the college to appreciate and give suggestions regarding the laboratory
facilities, ongoing research projects and interact with the budding scientists.
Such interactions have contributed to the progress of the college directly
and indirectly. The college has been honoured by the visits of some of the
luminaries of India:
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List of Luminaries:
Prof. V G Talwar, former Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore,
Mysore
Prof. S N Hegde, former Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore,
Mysore
Prof. J Shashidhar Prasad, former Vice Chancellor, University of
Mysore, Mysore
Prof. K S Rangappa, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore
Prof. M G Krishnan, Vice Chancellor, KSOU, Mysore
Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Kannada writer and winner of Pampa Award,
Bangalore.
Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan, former Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis
International University, Pune
Professor Krishne Gowda, International Celebrity, Department of
Kannada, St. Philomena’s College, Mysore.
Shri. Mudnaku Chinnaswamy, Great Kannada Critic, Bangalore.
Dr. Tapas Kumar Kundu, JNCASR, Bangalore
Dr. K.R. Prabhu, IISc, Bangalore
Dr. Sathees C. Raghavan, IISc, Bangalore
Mr. Srinivasa Giri, Stock Exchange Market, Mumbai.
Dr. Amir Or, Jewish poet from Tel Aviv.
Dr. Sundara Rajan, S. Director, Center for Advanced Studies in
Biosciences, Jain University, Bangalore
Dr. M.K. Sateesh Associate Professor, Bangalore University,
Jnanabharathi, Bangalore
Dr. Raghavendra Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CIMAP, GKVK, Bangalore
Dr. Niranjana Murthy, Director, Penta Care Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Dr. H.S. Prakash, Professor and Head, DOS in Biotechnology, UOM,
Mysore
Dr. Sathyanarayana Bhat, Former Executive officer, Karnataka
Biodiversity Board, Bangalore
Prof. B.S. Vishwanath, University of Mysore, Mysore
Prof. Balakrishna Kalluraya, Mangalore University, Mangalore
Prof. Basavaraj Padmashali, Rani Chennamma University, Belgaum
Dr. Ravindra Tagore, Visiting faculty for National Law College,
University of Bangalore, Bangalore
Mr. Jagadish Kini, Executive Director, Southern Region, Bharati Airtel
Limited, Bangalore.
Akka B.K. Meera,
Sr. Olinda, Women Counselor, Chetana Counseling Center,
Prof. Naguma, Director, Dept. of South Indian Studies
Mr. Pavan Kumar, Amritha Vidya Peeta.
Dr.H.S. Yathiraj, Chairman, DOS in Chemistry, UoM, Mysore.
Prof. Keshav Bulbule, HOD, Dept. of Chemistry, Nijalingappa College,
Bangalore.
Dr. S. Shashikanth, DOS in Chemistry, UoM, Mysore.
Dr. Lancy D’Souza, Dept. of Psychology, Maharaja College, Mysore.
Mr. Baskar, Assistant Engineer, KPTCL, Mysore.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Stock Market Institutions.
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Mrs. Subbalakshmi, Manager, Career Forum, Mysore.
Mr. Gnanendra Singh
P.W. Francis, Vice-Chairman, ICAI
Mr. C.S. Satish, Chartered Accountant
Dr. Anitha, JSS Medical College, Mysore.
Mr. Anantha Gowda, General Manager, LNT, Mysore.
Prof. Yogananda, Chairman & Director, Sriranga Digital Services,
Dept. of Mathematics, SJCE, Mysore.
Dr. Nagaraj, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, UoM, Mysore.
Dr.Kumara Swamy, PG Dept. of Commerce, Hassan.
Mrs. Pushpalatha Chikanna, Mayor, Mysore City Corporation, Mysore.
Mrs. Hemalatha, Treasurer, IARF.
Mr. Mohammed Shabeer Ahmed, IAR.
Prof. M.Indira, Chairperson, DOS in Sociology, UoM, Mysore.
Dr. Aditi Mukherjee, Director, National Transalation Mission, CIIL,
Mysore.
3.1.9. What percentage of faculty has utilized sabbatical leave for research
activities? How has the provision contributed to improve the quality of
research and imbibe research culture on the campus?
Sabbatical leave has been availed of by 4% of the faculty members for
research activities. It has enriched the research skills of the faculty as they
are able to learn new techniques bringing the research on par with the
developed countries. Faculty members are allowed to take up/apply for
travel grants to carry out short term research outside the college/outside the
country. It has enriched the research culture of the campus.
3.1.10. Provide details of the initiative taken up by institution in creating
awareness/ advocating / transfer of relative finding of research of the
institution and elsewhere students and community (lab to land)
Students are assigned pilot research programmes related to the area of
specialization. Projects like bio-fertilizer formulation, screening and
evaluation of pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic activity of bio-active
compounds and synthetic compounds, anti-microbial activity, anti-
inflammatory activity and the like are carried out by the students.
Knowledge about bio-pesticide formulation has been disseminated to
farmers.
Research findings are published in Journals/leading newspapers.
The college has taken several initiatives in transferring the latest
research developments to the community at large. In the health
awareness programmes, the faculty and students of department of
Human Development visit nearby villages and create awareness on the
role of hygiene and problems of infectious diseases, their prevention
and control measures. Further, science awareness programmes are
conducted by the faculty of the college who share the expertise of the
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latest scientific happenings by interacting with school children and
villagers.
3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research
3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give
details of major heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual
utilization.
Of the total budget of the college, 13.34 % (Rs 14,00,000/-) has been
earmarked for research.
Allocation Utilized
Lab Equipments Rs.7,00,000 Rs.5,00,000
Infrastructure Rs.6,00,000 Rs.5,50,000
Seminars/Workshop Rs.1,00,000 Rs.75,000
3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the
faculty for research? If so, specify the amount disbursed and the
percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in the last four
years?
Yes. Rs.1,00,000 per annum has been sanctioned from the management
fund as seed money for faculty research programme.
3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student
research projects by students?
Initially the students projects of the PG department of Biotechnology was
provided Rs. 28,000 per annum as seed money. From this academic year
onwards financial provisions have been made for the students to assist them
in order to carry out their projects. Students can also utilize the laboratories,
internet and library facilities free of cost.
An amount of Rs.30,000/- was sanctioned by VGST for the students under
the VGST Spice project.
3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact
in undertaking/ inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples of
successful endeavors and challenges faced in organizing inter
disciplinary research.
It is quite challenging to zero in on a topic that is interdisciplinary. It needs
experts in two or more different fields to work in coordination by
understanding each other’s need, Literature review becomes a challenge as
not much information is available on interdisciplinary topics. In spite of all
these difficulties the department of Kannada has worked with PG
department of Journalism of university of Mysore on Dalit Rebel
Literature. A project was proposed by the Post Graduate department of
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Biotechnology in collaboration with the UG dept. of Chemistry entitled
“Synthesis and evaluation of novel quinazaline analogues as tyrosine
kinsase inhibitors, role in tumor angiogenic prevention.” An amount of
Rs.14, 88,300 has been sanctioned by UGC and the project is in progress.
3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various equipment
and research facilities of the institution by its staff and students?
1. Extra mural funded projects are carried out in the laboratories.
2. Short term student’s projects are carried out
3. Workshop for students are conducted to give them hands on experience
in various techniques
4. Researchers avail of extra time in the laboratories and the library.
3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If
‘yes’ give details.
Not Received
3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing research
funds from various funding agencies, industry and other
organizations. Provide details of ongoing and completed projects and
grants received during the last four years.
The principal Investigators are required to submit the proposal to the
research committee, which scrutinizes and gives suggestions if necessary.
The proposal is then forwarded to the funding agency. If the project is short
listed and the PI is called for the defending the proposal by the funding
agency, an advance for attending the same is sanctioned by the Institution
in addition to granting OOD facility.
MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
Name of the
Principal
Investigator
Duration Title of the Project
Name of
the
funding agency
Total grant Status
Sanctioned Received
to date
Dr. Shylaja M 3 years In vitro & in
vivo
Compatibility
studies of
commonly used
inorganic
fertilizers and
the formulation
of bio-control
agent
Trichoderma spp
DST 24,48,000 24,20,000 Completed
Dr. J. Shankar 3 years “ Screening and
Evaluation of
anti-angiogenic
activity of
DST 24,00,000 14,50,000 On going
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2. MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
Dr. G.S.
Susheelamma
18 The role of
Kannada rebel
literature on the
empowerment
of dalit women
UGC 85000 85000 Completed
Mrs. Nalini
Xavier
18
Capacity
building
towards English
language
proficiency
among
undergraduate
learners
through co-
operative
learning
methods.
UGC 1,25,000 1,10,000 On going
Dr. Veena M.D.
Almeida
18
months
A study of
entrepreneurial
skills among
under graduate
students in
relation to their
curriculum
UGC 90,000 57,500 On going
bioactive
molecules from
traditional
medicinal plants
and elucidation
of its underlying
molecular mechanism”
Dr. J. Shankar 3 years Screening and
characterization
of active
principles of
medicinal plants
for their pro-
apoptotic and
anti angiogenic
activity on
various human cancer cell lines
VGST 30,00,000 10,00,000 On going
Dr. Vinay B. Raghavendra
3 years Utilization of
indigenous
microorganism
as potential
bioremediators
for the
management of plastics
UGC 10,25,000 6,71,800 On going
Interdisciplinary:
Dr. J. Shankar
(PG Dept. of Biotech)
Dr. R.A. Vasantha
(Dept. of Chemistry)
3 years “Synthesis and
evaluation of
novel
quinazoline
analogues as
tyrosine kinsase
inhibitors. Role
in Tumor
angiogenic prevention”
UGC 14,88,300 10,14,300
On going
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Mrs. Vasanthi
Reena Williams
18
months
Knowledge
management
practices in
institutions of
higher
education: A
study of selected
educational
institutions in
Mysore City
UGC 1,20,000 90,000 On going
Mrs.Lavanya P.G 18
months
Automated
Tracking of
Patients using
RFID
UGC 2,00,000 -
Dr. Mangala
Kumari R. S
18
months
Preparation of
Bibliography of
translations
carried out
from Hindi to
Kannada and
Kannada to
Hindi
UGC 1,45,500 1,12,500 On going
Mrs.
Rukminiamma P.
18
months
E- resources
management
and services in
college
Libraries
UGC 1,05,000 85,000 On going
Dr. J. Shankar 24
months
Studies on anti-
depressant
activity of
medicinal plant
extract as
mono-amine
oxidase
inhibitors
UGC 2,00,000 1,30,000 Completed
3.STUDENTS RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ms.Asha,
Ms.Shreeraksh
a
3
months
Screening for
antibacterial
compounds
from solvent
extracts of
Citrus spp
VGST 30,000 30,000 Completed
3.3 Research Facilities
3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and research
scholars within the campus?
The following major facilities have been developed and are available in
the college to facilitate research:
Well equipped library with INFLIBNET facility
Easy access to e-journals
Digitalized Library
Well equipped modular laboratories
Language and Research Laboratory
Bioinformatics Laboratory
Plant and animal cell culture laboratories
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Green house and Botanical garden
Laboratory School for students of Human Development
Internet connectivity on the campus and Wi-Fi facility.
Computers in all the departments
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH
Sl.
No.
Equipment No. Make
1. Computer with Internet facility 102 -
2. Laminar air flow 2 Kemi
3. Bio Safety Cabinet – Class II 1 Thermo Scientific
4. B.O.D. incubator (big) 1 HCIS
5. B.O.D. incubator (small) 1 Kemi
6. Submarine Electrophoresis Unit
with Power Pack
2 Genei (1) Biotech (1)
7. Vertical Gel Electrophoresis Unit
with Power Pack
2 Biotech , Merck Bioscience
8. Trans illuminator 1 Biotech
9. Chromatography chamber 1 -
10. Fixed volume pipette set 3 Superfit/Eppendorff
11. Varivolume pipette 6 Superfit/Eppendorff/Tarsons
12. Unilocular microscopes 37 Olympus/Oriental Scientific
13. Binocular microscopes 5 Labovision
14. Trilocular microscopes 1 Labovision
15. TLC 1 -
16. Colony counter 1 -
17. Orbitory shaker 2 Kemi, Merck
18. Cooling Centrifuge/Centrifuge 2 Remi
19. Colorimeter 6 Elico (3) Systronics (2)
20. pH meter 2 Systronics(2) Elico(1)
21. Sensitive Balance 7 Contech
22. Gel Documentation Unit with
camera
1 Biotech
23. Spectrophotometer (UV/VIS) 2 Elico (1) Systronics (1)
24. Vertical front door deep freezer 1 HCIS
25. Hot water bath 4 Kemi/ Remi/Solar scientific
26. Magnetic stirrer 2 Kemi, Genei
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The grants received from the various funding agencies such as UGC, DST
and VGST are used to purchase books and journals, equipments, chemicals
and other relevant materials for research activities. The science
laboratories are well maintained and well equipped to facilitate research.
3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and
creating infrastructural facilities to meet the needs of researchers
especially in the new and emerging areas of research?
Strategies to meet the needs of researchers:
Research committee is constituted to look into the requirements for
infrastructure for research. Periodic updating and upgradation of the
research facilities is done based on the finding from interactions with
Heads of Departments, faculty members and the purchase committee.
Faculty members are encouraged to apply and avail of extra mural
funds.
Management provides adequate facilities for all the laboratories. The
27. Homogenizer 1 Genei
28. PCR Thermocycler 1 Eppendroff
29. Microwave 1 -
30. Western blot transfer unit 2 Genei, Merck Bioscience
31. Temperature controlled magnetic
stirrer
1
32. Temperature controlled orbitory
shaker
1
33. Soxhlet apparatus with heating
mantal
1
34. Vacuum Pump 1
35. Potentiometer (digital) 1 Equiptronics
36. Geiger-Muller counter 4
37. CO2 Incubator 2 Thermo scientific
38. Inverted Microscope 2 Radical, H Bio
39. CO2 Cylinders 2
40. Liquid Nitrogen Tanks 2 Ionx
41. Flash Evaporator 1
42. Electronic Bunsen 1 -
43. Hot air oven 1 KOS-2
44. Stereomicroscope 3 Labomed
45. Diaphragm 1 Kemi
46. Dissection microscope 9
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college has a Animal cell culture laboratory, plant tissue culture
laboratory and Bioinformatics laboratory with uninterrupted power
supply.
Provision is made for the purchase of e-resources and print journals.
All departments are provided upgraded desktop computers through
which e-resources can be accessed. In addition a well stocked library
with subscription to many print journals is provided.
Researchers can access British Council Library, Library of university of
Mysore and Mount Carmel College Library.
3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
Industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities?
If ‘yes’, what are the instruments/facilities created during the last four
years.
Nil
3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and
Research scholars outside the campus/other research laboratories?
The college being affiliated to the University of Mysore, the students have
access to the Institute of Excellence (IOE), which is a State – of - Art facility
of UoM. In addition, DFRL and CFTRI the two premier research institutes
located in Mysore are also accessible to students and research scholars. A
few of the PG students have carried out research projects in partial
fulfillment of their post graduate degree at DFRL, CFTRI and
Anthropological Survey of India.
3.3.5 Provide details on the library/information resource centre or any other
facilities available specifically for the researchers?
The library is well-stocked with books, e-journals, print journals. The
research scholars and faculty members are provided with networking and e-
journal INFLIBNET services to facilitate their research. In addition the
library has been digitalized. The library facility is available from 8.30 a.m.
to 7 p.m. to enable the research scholars to pursue their research work. In
addition to this departmental library for PG students and scholars is also
available.
3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities developed/created by
the research institutes in the college. For ex. Laboratories, library,
instruments, computers, new technology etc.
Department of Sociology in collaboration with Public Health Research Institute of India/ Florida International University/Samruddhi Foundation,
Mysore is working for a survey on Intimate Partner Violence in Dating in
the Background of Indian Culture.
3.4 Research publications and Awards
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3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and students in
terms of
Patents obtained and filed - Nil
Original research contributing to product improvement- Organic based
Trichoderma formulation, ongoing research on isolation of microorganism
for degradation of plastic wastes
Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving
the services-
1. An action research is done in collaboration with College for leadership
and Human Resource Development (CLHRD), Mangalore to study
about the children’s education of auto rickshaw drivers in Mysore city
with the purpose of taking ‘ learning and development’ to common
humans.
2. Undertaken a survey on “Typical south Indian village in Ganjam.”
3. Coordinated programme for creating awareness about the power to vote
among the first time voters, at various rural colleges near Mysore and
also educate them about the new initiatives included in the ballot.
4. Coordinated programme for creating awareness about various schemes
available for rural women entrepreneurs at Someshwarapura Village.
Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social
development- Survey on bonded labour, middle aged crisis management of
working women.
3.4.2. Does the institute publish or partner in publication of research
journals? If ‘yes’, indicate the composition of editorial board,
publication policies and whether such publication is listed in any
international database?
Yes. Initiative has been taken to publish ‘SYNTERES’ a multi disciplinary
journal. Composition of editorial board and publication policies are
documented.
3.4.3. Give details of publications by the faculty and students
Publications per faculty
Number of papers published by faculty and students in peer
reviewed journals
Number of publications listed in International Database (for eg;
Web Science, scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare
Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host,
etc)
Monographs
Chapter in books
Books edited
Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers
Citation Index
SNIP
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SJR
Impact factor
H – index
Publications per faculty: Documented in the departmental profile.
Number of publications in National/International journals: 91
Chapters in books: 10
Books edited: 10
Books with ISBN/ISSN No: 4
Name of the
Author
ISBN Number Year Name of Publisher
Mrs.Rekha
B.Ramesh
978-93-81195-20-8 2012 United Publishers, Mangalore
Mrs.Rukminiamma
(Co author)
978-93-83302-00-0 2013 Teresian College
Mrs.Vasanthi
Reena Williams
978-93-80856-02-5 2014 Lakshmi Publications. New
Delhi
Mrs.Vasanthi
Reena Williams
(Co author)
978-93-5142-425-3 2014 Himalaya Publications, Mumbai
Dr.Mangalakumari
(1 chapter)
978-93-80417-26-4 2010 Aman Publications
Following are the details of publications of the staff members of various
departments in regional, national and international conferences
Name of the
Department
Name of the
Faculty
Research
Publication
Paper Presented in
Seminars/ Workshops/
Conferences
Remarks
Inter-
national
National Inter-
national
National Regional
Political
Science
Mrs.Shabana
Farheen
1 5 1
Kannada Dr.Susheelamma
G.S
4 Best Teacher
Award.
English Mrs. Nalini Xavier 1 1
English Sr.Sajitha 1 1
English Mr. Charles
Joseph
8 6 2
English Mrs. Nirjarini 1 1
English Mrs. Suparna
Shinde
1
English Mrs.Niveditha
Yohan
1 1
Commerce Dr.Veena M.D’
Almeida
2 3 3 8
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Commerce Ms. Neha Anjum 3
Chemistry Dr.R.A. Vasantha 3 3 6
PG
department
of
Commerce
Mrs. Vasanthi
Reena Williams
3 2 3 7 3
H.D
Department
Sr. Naicy 2 2 Award for
the best
Poster
presentation
Mathematics
Mrs. Jeyanthi C 1 1
B B M Ms.Sowmya Paul 8 4 6
Physics
Dr. Sudha Rao
Alike
2
Physics Mrs. Annie
Mathew
1
Library Mrs.Rukminiamma.
P 1
Biotechnology
(PG) Dr. Shylaja.M 1 1
Biotechnology
(PG) Dr.Vinay
B Ragavendra
7 2 3 Recipient of
Raman
fellowship
Award.
Biotechnology
(PG) Dr. Shankar.J 6 2 4 2 1 Recipient of
Raman
fellowship
Award
Best oral
presentation
award.
VGST
Citation
Award
Hindi
Dr.Mangalakumari
R. S
3 1
History Dr.Prabhamani 2
History Sr.Ann Mary 1
Sociology Sr.Prafulla 1 2 1 1
Commerce
(PG)
Mr. Shivaprasad
2 2 3
Commerce
(PG)
Ms.Maheshwari
8 2 5 7
Commerce
(PG)
Mrs. Shruthi 2 2 1
Zoology Mr. Vivek Charles 2
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Citation Index/Impact factor/H-index
Name of the Faculty
Member
Citation Index Impact factor H-index
Dr. Vasantha R. A 642 42.5 13
Dr. Sudha Rao 14 -
Dr. Veena M.D
Almeida
- 4.3 -
Maheshwari K. S - 1.48 -
Shruthi. D - 3.13 -
Charles Joseph - 3.48 -
Niveditha Yohana - 3.13 -
Nirjarani Tripathy - 2.14 -
Dr. Shankar 103 31.29 06
Dr. Shylaja 04 03 02
Dr. Sathisha A.D 18 09
3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of
Research awards received by the faculty 1. Dr. Shankar.J
Recipient of Raman Fellowship award to work in the University
of Illinois at Chicago, USA for the year 2014-15 funded by
University Grants Commission, Govt. of India.
Best oral presentation award at International Conference on
‘Bioactive Nutrition’ at CMS College, Kottayam, Kerala (2012).
Best oral presentation award at the National Conference on
‘Stem Cell Research’ held at PBM PG Centre, Mysore (2014).
2. Dr.Vinay B Ragavendra:
Recipient of Raman Fellowship award to work in University of
California, USA for the year 2014-15 funded by University
Grants Commission, Govt. of India.
Best cover page design for the AMI-MC annual magazine
‘Probe’
Recognition received by the faculty from reputed professional bodies
and agencies nationally and internationally.
Dr. Vinay B Raghavendra presented papers in Bangkok (2011) and
Belgium (Europe) on June 9, 2013.
Dr. Shankar J presented a paper in Malaysia on December 29, 2013.
Dr. Premula Raman presented a paper in Yakohama, Japan on 17
July, 2014.
Incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and
international recognitions for research contributions.
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The recipients are felicitated by the institution during the function
organized for the same by honoring them with a citation and cash
award.
3.5 Consultancy
3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute
industry interface?
The college has an employment cell which takes initiative to establish
institute industry interface. Apart from arranging recruitment drives it
organizes career guidance programmes.
The college encourages the departments to invite resource persons from
various industries such as banking, insurance, chartered accountancy,
manufacturing and IT companies, SME’s, TV, radio, tourism and
journalism to interact with students and give them employability tips to
have an idea about the industry’s expectations. The college bears the
expenses of such activities.
3.5.2. What is the stated policy of the institution to promote consultancy?
How is the available expertise advocated and publicized?
The College has no objection to taking up consultancy work by the faculty
beyond the college working hours. Consultancy work during college hours
has to be channelized through the institution.
The profile of the faculty highlighting the area of expertise is hosted on the
website.
3.5.3. How does the Institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertiseand
available facilities for consultancy services?
The institution is committed to encourage faculty members by providing
OOD facilities and also travel allowances to visit the fields. Staff are
permitted to utilize the infrastructure and chemicals to identify pathogens
and bioactive compounds.
3.5.4. List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the
institution and the revenue generated during the last four years.
The institution encourages the faculty to use their expertise for consultancy
services. Consultancy is provided to academic institutions, Government
agencies and NGOs. Some important services provided by the college:
Academic field: Faculty members are BOS members and paper setters.
Examiners, resource persons and trainers for academic programmes held
by other institutions, autonomous colleges and educational bodies. Some
are also involved in the preparation of study material for KSOU and in
paper setting for CET Cell, Government of Karnataka.
Sports: Coaching in tennis, cricket and weight lifting.
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Eco friendly technology: Mushroom cultivation, vermicompost and
organic farming.
The college has not yet formally launched any major consultancy services. Therefore, the institution has not generated any revenue through consultancy.
3.5.5 What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income generated through
consultancy (Staff involved: Institution) and its use for institutional
development?
The policy in this regard will be made in due course.
3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)
3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighborhood-community
network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship,
service orientation and holistic development of students?
A village in the neighborhoods ‘Yeraganahalli’ has been adopted by the
college.
Training in employable skills like hands on training in home appliances
are given to unemployed young women of Kurubarahalli, Alanahalli,
Yeraganahalli villages and rural areas of Mysore city.
Surveys have been conducted in the neighborhood to know the socio-
economical scenario.
Each one - teach one policy has been adopted to educate the children of
the village. Awareness of the need to adopt good sanitation practice has
been conducted.
The college has organised a rally to spread awareness on ‘Save girl
child’ through the streets of neighbouring residential area. ‘Go Green’
movement was organized to create awareness about the importance of
trees.
The faculty and students visit women prisoners of Mysore central
prison at least once a week to counsel them, organize small
entertainment programmes and distribute fruits and toiletries under
aegis of the Prison Ministry India which promotes reconciliation,
release and rehabilitation of prisoners.
Awareness on the importance of voting was organized wherein faculty
and students of the college took an oath to exercise their right to vote.
Blood donation camps are organized in association with Rotract club
and M.K. Foundation, in the campus during which several students and
staff donated blood.
College donates books and writing materials to needy students in the
neighbourhood at the commencement of every academic year.
Department of Kannada donated books to Abyodhaya Mahila Samaja.
Students take part in the activities of NSS and NCC activities.
The students visit Home for the aged to interact with the inmates and to
provide entertainment through cultural programmes. They also
distribute articles of daily use to them.
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Community college caters to the need of life skills like tailoring, basic
computer, health care and the like for the school dropouts and plus two
students.
The department of Sociology has collaborated with “PRATHAM” a
National Level NGO working for Child Literacy among the under
privileged sections of the society. Students of the department visit the
Balvadi and Anganvadi every week. They have undertaken studies on
social life of the villagers in the Ganjam area. The life of tribal people
(Jenukuruba) has been studied in collaboration with a NGO.
Navodaya Entry-Level coaching classes are conducted for students of
rural area and Government schools.
Programme on awareness about conservation of old monuments and
inscription found in villages is undertaken.
Scribes have been arranged for blind students to write pre university
and degree examinations for the past six years. Space is provided for
conducting speech and hearing classes during weekends.
In collaboration with the College for Leadership and Human Resource
Development (CLHRD), Mangalore initiated a novel action research
community development/ outreach programme called learning and
development intervention for autorikshaw drivers to enable them to
discover strategies for supporting children’s education. Under this
project 30 autorikshaw drivers were trained at Teresian College by Prof.
V.K Jose on 2, October 2014. This project was jointly supported by the
Rotaract, NCC and NSS of the college.
The students and faculty took part in a popular cleanliness movement
called ‘Let us do it in Mysore’ initiated by CSR connect RIIIT, Mysore.
3.6.2 What is the institutional mechanism to track student’s involvement in
various social movements/ activities which promote citizenship roles?
Student’s involvement in various social movements/ activities is
monitored through mentor system.
The college has formed various clubs, associations and collaborations
to channelize activities relevant to the society and nation. Every student
has to involve in the activities of at least one association. These
associations are functioning with clear cut objectives and action plan
which are evaluated and reported at the end of academic year. N.S.S,
Rotract club, Nature club, AICUF, Adventure Club, women’s cell etc.
take lead roles to organise these activities. Certificate of honour is given
to those students who are involved in such activities.
3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stake holder perception on the overall
performance and quality of the institution?
The institution solicits the stake holder perception on the overall
performance and the quality of institution both formally and informally.
Opinion expressed by the parents in open house meeting, feedback
collected during the PTA and alumni meetings, feedback from the students,
SWOC analysis by IQAC, appreciation letters received from various
bodies, views aired by the guests, invitees and participants, public
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sentiments, and general impressions of the media are some of the sources
from which the college can gauge the perception.
3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and outreach
programmes? Providing the budgetary details for last four years, list
the major extension and outreach programmes and their impact on the
overall development of students.
Extension and outreach programmes are executed through various
departments, student associations and clubs, which make action plans in
the beginning of the year. If such programmes are funded by external
agencies the deficit is met by the college. If the programme is not
funded, then the college bears all the expenses.
With the intention of organising major extension and outreach
programmes, the College has started an extended wing in the form of
community college which offers various courses for the benefit of
dropouts in the neighbouring community.
Fashion designing and Tailoring.
Communicative English.
Computer Course.
Diploma in health care sponsored by UGC is offered from 2014 for
+2/12th passed students
Budgetary details for last four years
Department 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
UG Rs.56,024 Rs.17,129 Rs.44,666 Rs.47,419 Rs.1,26,377
PG Rs.12,362 Rs.3,937 Rs.28,925 Rs.14,000 Rs.43,730
3.6.5 How does the institution promote the participation of students and
faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC,
YRC and other National and international agencies?
All the students are expected to join either NSS/NCC/YRC or adventure
club, or Rotract club as per their interest and aptitude. An orientation, to
this effect is conducted at the beginning of the year to explain to the
students about various benefits like career opportunities, preference to
higher studies and overall development. All service units are headed by the
faculty members. Leave facility for the faculty, attendance for the students
and needed financial support are provided by the institution. Student
participants are given certificates of honour.
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3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any)
undertaken by the college to ensure social justice and empower
students from under-privileged and vulnerable sections of society.
Under the community college, surveys are conducted in the
neighbourhood to study the dropout rate and encourage them to join life
skills courses like tailoring, basic computers, health care and the like.
The college has initiated extension work in Jettihundi village where a
survey was conducted and a harijan colony was identified to promote
quality education by providing special tuition classes and promoting
health and hygiene.
3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension
activities organized by the institution, comment on how they
complement students’ academic learning experience and specify the
values and skills inculcated.
Extension activities have helped the students to think beyond themselves
and to reach out to the poor and needy. Such activities have inculcated in
them values like leadership, self confidence, discipline, social sensitivity
and developed communication skills, life skills, team spirit and time
management. Small projects have helped students to gain practical
knowledge and develop skills and thereby become employable.
3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the community in
its outreach activities and contribute to the community development?
Detail on the initiatives of the institution that encourage community
participation in its activities.
In collaboration with the College for Leadership and Human Resource
Development (CLHRD), Mangalore initiated a novel action research
community development/ outreach programme called learning and
development intervention for auto rickshaw drivers to enable them to
discover strategies for supporting children’s education. The college has
ensured the support of local auto rickshaw drivers association to bring
30 auto rickshaw drivers for the workshop. This project was initiated by
Department of Christianity and supported by the Rotract club and NSS
of the college.
Whenever the college organises awareness programmes, Health care,
Blood donation and medical check up camps co-operation of the local
leaders is sought and therefore people get involved. Service of doctors,
hospital authorities, bank managers, lawyers, social activists, police
officers and NGOs is ensured as and when required.
Prakruthi Club of the college generated funds from the student
community and the local population to adopt Lion tailed Macaque in
Mysore zoo.
The villagers of K. Hemmanahalli, being motivated by the students and
faculty of Physics and history, joined hands with the college to restore
the dilapidated heritage building. With the support of the local people
photocopies of gazetteers on heritage building awareness was created to
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procure funds from the government for the restoration process. In like
manner, the villagers cooperated with N.S.S students in heritage campus
cleaning drive.
3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with other
institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and
extension activities.
The college has forged relationship with the following institutions to
organize various outreach and extension activities.
Details of outreach and extension activities
Sl. No. Name of the organization Activities
1 Mahila sangha Computer Training
2 Morning Star Academy’ Vriddhi programme
3 Rotaract Club Blood detection and eye camp
4 St. Joseph’s Hospital Blood donation camp
5 M.K Foundation Blood donation
6 Snehakirana Voluntary Service for children
7 Prison ministry Counselling
3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities
and contributions to the social/ community development during the
last four years.
Best Rotarian Award was conferred to the Rotaract presidents of the
college in the years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2013-14 for the outstanding
extension activities and outreach programmes by the Rotary Club.
3.7 Collaboration
3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research
laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities. Cite
examples and benefits accrued of the initiatives- collaborative research,
staff exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarship
etc.,
In collaboration with Government Ayurvedic College, KSOU, Mysore,
Association of Micro biologists of India , Mysore chapter, SDMIMD
college Mysore, Kannada Sanskruthi Abhivriddi Pradhikara Govt of
Karnataka (Kannada Cultural Development Department), National
Translation Mission(NTM) and Central Institute of Indian languages
(CIIL) the college has organised various conferences, workshops, and
seminars. The college has benefited in the form of sharing of knowledge
and institutional facilities and availing of the resource persons.
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3.7.2 Provide details on the MOUs/ collaborative arrangements with
institutions of National importance/other Universities/ Industries/
Corporate etc. and how they have contributed to the Development of
the Institution.
A MOU was signed with Pondicherry University, and twinning programme
in MBA and MCA offered by DDE of Pondicherry University was started.
Though the programme was discontinued in 2012 the college continues to
be a spot admission centre for the distance education and entrance
examination centre of the University. This collaboration has added to the
reputation of the institution and prepared the ground for starting PG
programmes.
Memorandum of Understanding with KSOU has been signed and a study
centre has been established for under graduate courses.
The activities conducted in collaboration with various colleges/ institutions
/Universities provide a platform for sharing current research outputs with
experts which boosts the scholars and faculties to carry out research on
current issues. It also provides an interface between students, Institutions
and Industries.
3.7.3. Give details on the industry-institution-community interactions that
have contributed to the establishment/creation/up gradation of
academic facilities, student and staff support, infrastructure facilities
of the institution viz. laboratories/library/ new technology/ placement
services etc.
The college has a placement cell which caters to the needs of industries
by organizing campus interviews. Talented students get placed even
before the completion of their graduation.
In collaboration with the Centre for Proficiency Development and
Placement Services (CPDPS) a session was held on: Online recruitment
process and placement for National and International students. 16
students registered and availed of the facilities.
The Post Graduate students are sent to various industries and National
Research Institutes for carrying out short term projects where they are
able to utilize the facilities of those Institutions.
Students are sent for internship to various organizations like Wind
Flower Resort and Spa Amblee Resort, Kaveri Hospital and Institute of
Speech and Hearing to get hands on experience which increases their
employability.
Regular Industrial visits are undertaken to Infosys, Falcon Tyres,
Nestle, Milk Dairy, Folk Lore Museum, Namdhari seeds Pvt. Ltd and
L&T to develop student support.
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3.7.4. Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/ participants who
contributed to the events, provide details of national and international
conferences organized by the college during the last four years.
Contributions of eminent Scientists through various events organized by the
college in the past four years.
1. National Conference on emerging trends in Ayurveda and
Herbal Drug technology-2012.
Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan, former Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis
International University, Pune.
Dr. Sundara Rajan, S. Director, Institute of Biosciences, Jain
University, Bangalore.
Dr. Raghavendra Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CIMAP, GKVK,
Bengaluru.
Dr. Tapas Kumar Kundu, JNCASR, Bangalore.
Dr. K.R. Prabhu, IISc, Bangalore.
Dr. Sathees C. Raghavan, IISc, Bangalore.
Prof. Balakrishna Kalluraya, Mangalore University, Mangalore.
Prof. Basavaraj Padmashali, Rani Chennamma University,
Belgaum.
Dr. Niranjana Murthy, Director, Penta Care Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru.
Dr. Sathyanarayana Bhat, Former Executive officer, Karnataka
Biodiversity Board Bengaluru.
Prof. B.S. Vishwanath, University of Mysore, Mysore.
Dr. H.S. Prakash, Professor and Head, DOS in Biotechnology,
UOM, Mysore
2. National Conference on Foreign Direct Investment –
Perspectives and Challenges 2013
1. Dr. Ravindra Tagore, Visiting faculty for National law college,
University of Bangalore, Bangalore.
2. Mr. Jagadish Kini, Executive Director, Southern region, Bharati
Airtel Limited, Bangalore.
3. Dr.Yashwantha Dongre, DOS in Commerce, Hemagangothri,
Hassan.
4. Dr.Suresh B.H Dean, Department of Commerce, University of
Mysore.
5. Dr.Thulasi Mala, DOS in Economics, University of Mysore.
3. National Conference on emerging trends in E-resources,
Management and Services in College Libraries. 1. Prof. V G Talwar, former Vice Chancellor, University of
Mysore, Mysore.
2. Dr. Shalini Urs, Chairperson University of Mysore, Founder
MYRA, Director of school of Management Studies.
3. Dr.Gayathri, Deputy Director of Management Studies,
SDMIMD, Mysore.
4. Prof.Mallinath Kambar, Head of the Department, Library and
Information science, University of Mysore, Mysore.
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5. Mr. Rameshesh, Librarian, University of Mysore, Mysore.
6. DR. Harinarayana, Associate Professor, Library and Information
science, University of Mysore, Mysore.
7. Mr. I R N Gowdar, Visiting Professor and Library Adviser,
Library and Information science, University of Mysore, Mysore.
8. Prof. Parvathanna, Department of Library and Information
science, Gulbarga.
9. Dr. Krishna Murthy, Associate Professor, DRTC, Bangalore.
4 National Conference on recent trends in chemical Biology -2013 1. Prof. K. S. Rangappa, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore,
Mysore. 2. Dr. Basavaraj Padmashali, Professor and Chairman, Dept. of
Chemistry, Rani Channamma University, Belagavi. 3. Dr. Sathees C. Raghavan, Associate Professor, Department of
Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.. 4. B.S. Vishwanath, Professor, Department of Studies in
Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore.
5 National Workshop on Animal cell Culture techniques and
Hands on experiments - 2014
1. B.S. Vishwanath, Professor, Department of Studies in
Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore.
2. Dr. Nataraju Angaswamy, Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Biochemustry, Karnataka State Open University,
Mukthagangotri, Mysore.
3. Dr. M.V.S.S.T. Subba Rao, Center of Excellence in Molecular
Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of
Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore.
4. Dr. Jayashree. K, Professor, Department of Pathology, J.S.S.
Medical College, J.S.S. University, Mysore.
5. Dr. K.V. Harish Prashanth, Functional Biopolymer lab,
Department of Meat and Marine Sciences, CSIR - Central Food
Technological Research Institute, Mysore.
6. Dr. S.N. Pramod, Assistant Professor, Department of
Biochemistry, Sahyadri Science College (autonomous),
Kuvempu University, Shimoga.
6 National workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysis
– 2014.
1 Dr. B. H. Suresh, Professor and Dean DoS in Commerce,,
University of Mysore, Mysore.
2 Dr. E. K. Satheesh, Professor and Head DoS in Commerce &
Management, University of Calicut, Calicut.
3 Dr. K. Nagendra Babu, Associate Professor & Chairman DoS in
Commerce, University of Mysore, Mysore.
4 Dr. H. S. Shivakumar, Special officer and PG Coordinator PG
Centre, Visveswaraya Technological University, Mysore.
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3.7.5. How many of the linkages/ collaborations have actually resulted in
formal MoUs and agreements? List out the activities and beneficiaries
and cite example (if any) of the established linkages that enhanced and
/ or facilitated –
(a) Curriculum development / enrichment, (b) Internship / On-the-job
–training, (c) Summer placement, (d) Faculty exchange and
professional development, (e) Research, (f) consultancy, (g) Extension,
(h) Publication, (i) Student placement, (j) Twinning programme, (k)
Introduction of new courses, (l) Student exchange, (m) Any other
A MOU was made with Pondicherry University, and twinning
programme in MBA and MCA offered by DDE of Pondicherry
University was started. Though the programme was discontinued in
2012 the college continues to be a spot admission centre for the
distance education and entrance examination centre of the University.
MOU with KSOU has been signed to establish study centre for under
graduate courses.
MOU with MK foundation for training and placement in computers for
degree students and tailoring, hospital management and computer
training for community college students.
3.7.6. Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning establishing
and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/ collaborations.
The institution has realized the importance and growing need of linkages
and collaborations to remain relevant and competitive in order to meet the
challenges of higher education. Hence the college makes all the efforts to
establish and implement linkages and collaborations.
College has organized a workshop on Immunology in collaboration
with a private agency “Bangalore Genei” in 2009-10.
In collaboration with AYUSH the college organized a two day National
Conference on emerging trends in Ayurveda and Herbal drug
technology in 2012.
In collaboration with KSOU a two day National Conference on
Chemical Biology was organized in 2013.
In collaboration with SDMIMD a two day National Conference on
‘Emerging Trends in E-Resource Management and Services’ on
September 27 and 28, 2013 was organized.
Departments of Hindi and English initiated a linkage with National
Translation Mission, Mysore and collaborated an orientation workshop
on ‘Translation’ from English to Kannada from October 9-12, 2012.
Faculty of PG department are executive committee members of AMI-
MC. Under this aegis various inter-collegiate competitions are carried
out for UG, PG students and research scholars.
In collaboration with AMI-MC, a 3 day workshop on ‘Animal Cell
Culture Techniques, demonstration and Hands on Experiments’-was
conducted from September 17 to 19, 2014.
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In collaboration with Visvesvaraya Technological University (PG
centre) a two day National Workshop on “Research Methodology and
Data Analysis” was conducted from November 11-12, 2014.
Relevant information regarding extension activities.
The college has an excellent track record of extension activities in the
form of community development health and hygiene and child literacy.
The community service rendered by the Rotaract club and NSS are
reflected in the following:
Visits to old age homes
Tutorials conducted for the students of neighbouring villages.
Blood donation camp.
Blood detection and hemoglobin content for orphan children.
Eye camp for aged people.
Spoken English class for government school children and class
IV employees of Teresian College.
HIV/Aids awareness programmes.
Public advocacy with respect to ‘save the girl child’ and
atrocities committed against the girl child.
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CRITERION IV
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES
4.1 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
4.1.1 What is the policy of the institution for creation and enhancement of
infrastructure that facilitate effective teaching and learning?
The policy of the college is to upgrade and create more infrastructural
facilities to meet the growing needs of higher education in terms of the
teaching- learning process.
The governing council that includes the management, staff, parents, local
member, alumni, student representative and a representative from the
university meet twice a year, further propose future plans to modernize the
existing facilities and to add required infrastructure to keep abreast with the
time. IQAC of the college also plays a major role by actively involving in
planning and execution of various quality initiatives. Sanctioning of major
projects and other policy decisions are taken up by the governing body which
is the apex body of the management. The college policy is to maintain
excellent facilities for the funds invested by the management and for the
financial assistance availed of from UGC.
4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for
(a) Curricular and Co-Curricular activities – Class rooms, technology
enabled learning spaces, seminar halls, tutorial spaces, laboratories,
botanical garden, Animal House, special facilities and equipment for
teaching, learning and research etc.
(b)Extra Curricular activities – sports, outdoor and indoor games,
gymnasium, auditorium, NSS, NCC, cultural activities, public speaking,
communication skills development, yoga, health and hygiene etc.
a) Facilities for Curricular and Co-Curricular activities:
The institution is endowed with excellent infrastructure which includes:
Sixteen well furnished lecture halls and most of them are provided with
ICT facilities.
Eleven spacious well equipped laboratories.
Two research laboratories, one for plant bio technology and another for
animal bio technology equipped with the latest hi-tech instruments.
UGC Network Resource Centre.
Departmental Library: Every department has a library with specific
reference books and text books.
A well equipped library for degree and post graduate students with
INFLIBNET facilities, enrichment resources and augmentation to meet
the demands of newly started PG courses.
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An auditorium with a good seating capacity of about four hundred
which is endowed with all facilities to conduct invited lectures,
seminars, club activities, orientation programmes, cultural programmes
and inter-departmental competitions.
A newly built state of art Golden Jubilee auditorium with a seating
capacity of 1500, which includes modern light and sound equipments.
The auditorium is used for National and State level conferences,
seminars, symposia, workshops and other major programmes of the
college.
A well equipped audio- visual room
Laboratory school.
A lounge available for non-resident students.
Botanical garden with relevant species is available.
Well maintained Botany and Zoology museums with rare species of
flora and fauna.
Each department has its own departmental staff room with computer,
internet and printer facility. The institution has rest room for staff and
students with sanitation facilities.
The institution has CCTV cameras and Public Address System to
monitor the campus for effective administration.
Stationery store in the campus.
b) Facilities for Extra Curricular activities:
Play ground to support the teaching-learning process.
The college makes maximum use of the two large auditoriums.
Auditorium is used optimally for conducting classes for - Short term
courses, cultural activities, Yoga classes, College programmes, Parent
Teacher Meetings and various other events.
Language laboratory is used for communication and public speaking
skills.
NSS Room/NCC Room with tools and accessories is available.
SPORTS FACILITY:
Sl. No. Infrastructures Number of fields/courts available
1. Playground (with dimension) 1,25,000 Sq. Ft.
2. Indoor Stadium ( Construction
is in progress)
1. Basketball Court
2. Badminton court
3. Table Tennis
4. Chess
5. Multi Gymnasium
3. Outdoor Courts 1. Throw ball
2. Volley Ball
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HEALTH AND HYGIENE: The College has the following facilities.
Health centre to cater to the needs of the students.
Separate sanitation facilities for staff and students.
Aqua-guard/ RO water purifier to provide safe drinking water.
First Aid boxes.
Canteen in the campus with hygienic food.
Staff relaxation room/ Rest room.
Eco-friendly green and clean campus conducive for good health.
4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available
infrastructure is in line with its academic growth and is optimally
utilized? Give specific examples of the facility developed/augmented
and the amount spent during the last four years (Enclose the master
plan of the institution/campus and indicate the existing infrastructure
and the future planned expansions if any).
The college has made systematic efforts to upgrade its infrastructural
facilities and to keep pace with new, supplementary and replacement
demands. The entire infra-structure is optimally utilized. Add on
courses, short term courses like Human Resource Development, Karate,
Instrumental Music, Dance (Eastern & Western), Computer basics,
DTP and Tally programming are conducted in the available class rooms
without infringing on the academic time table of the institution.
The requirement of space and the need for additional structures has
been minimized by a strategy which ensures that the available
classrooms and other service centers of the college are used to the
optimal level. From 2012 the college started a cricket and Tennis
academy where boys and girls under 16 are trained.
3. Kho-Kho
4. Kabaddi
5. Tennikoit
6. Ball Badminton
7. Tennis
8. Handball
9. Softball
10. 200 meter track and field
events
11. Cricket pitch with net practice pitches
4. Multi Gymnasium with Single
Station Equipments
Modern facilities available
5. Sports Equipments Equipments for all the athletic
events and games available
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After College working hours, the infrastructure facilities are made
available as KSOU Study Center for Distance education classes.
Students are permitted to utilize the laboratories after the college hours
for project work, certificate courses & remedial classes.
Audio- Visual room with LCD, power point facilities are provided to
the faculty & students for conducting seminars and guest lectures.
The college has a newly built auditorium with 1500 seating capacity.
The same is made available for outsiders for academic activities.
The infrastructure is utilized for both remunerative & non-remunerative
purposes to conduct various competitive examinations (KAS, KPSC,
SLET/NET/POLCET,IRRB Bank Exam), Campus Interviews, Book
exhibitions, TQM programs, charity programs, Principal’s
Workshops/Seminars, Cricket and Tennis Coaching and Inter zone
University games and sports meet.
Amount spent in Rupees during the last five (Financial) years on infrastructure
Year Buildings Furniture Equipment Computers Others/
Vehicle
Total
2014 12043679 62431 117408 102817 447663 12773998
2013 10723060 18297 4540 61930 437714 11245541
2012 8680139 51598 48158 180653 383408 9343956
2011 7422175 17129 282278 681340 492665 8282381
2010 423583 18834 239589 37600 568824 1288430
Total 39292636 168289 691973 451134 2330274 42934306
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4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities to
meet the requirements of the students with physical disability?
Utmost care is taken to accommodate them in the ground floor class
rooms.
Wheel chair, ramp and sanitary facilities (ground floor) are provided.
4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions available
within them:
There are four Women hostels in the campus and it is the most sought after
by the students due to the safety, security, health, hygiene and good mess
provided. These hostels run by the management provide good ambience,
spacious rooms, good sanitary facility, dining hall and students lounge. The
hostel has Computer facility including access to internet facilities for
medical emergencies, library facility, and space for recreation, common
room with audio-visual equipments and supply of safe drinking water,
dispensary facility with one part time Doctor, solar water heater & solar
lighting and a multi-purpose hall to conduct yoga.
Sl No. Name of the hostel Capacity
1 Eden Hostel 220
2 Silver Jubilee Block 60
3 Mother Euphrasia Memorial Hostel. 120
4 PG Hostel (under construction) 100
Total 500
Residential facility with canteen is available for staff. Faculty members
are offered accommodation in the campus on request. The college has
provision for the accommodation of essential supportive/technical staff
namely electricians, plumbers and the campus manager. The mess
workers who need to start work early stay overnight on the campus.
The College has security arrangement at the entrance of the hostel and
Guards are appointed to ensure security to the students. Each block is
monitored by the respective wardens. CCTV facility is provided to cover
the entire campus with special focus on entrance, exit, hostels, library,
places of importance and sensitive areas.
4.1.6 What are the provisions made available to students and staff in terms of
health care on the campus and off the campus?
The College has a health centre with a visiting doctor to cater to the
needs of the students.
The Management has special provisions to meet unexpected medical and
hospitalization charges of economically backward students and staff
totally or partially depending on the merit of the case.
First Aid boxes are available in the college office and laboratories.
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A trained staff, who is a faculty member of the UGC sponsored
healthcare course run by the Community College is available (24 x 7) in
the campus.
All students of the college are covered under accident insurance scheme.
For the non-teaching staff, the college has initiated a health insurance
scheme.
4.1.7 Give details of the Common Facilities available on the campusspaces
for special units like IQAC, Grievance redressal unit, women’s cell,
Counseling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Centre,
Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water
facility, auditorium, etc.
The college has a spacious canteen with separate enclosure for the staff.
Facilities for outdoor and indoor games and audio/ video entertainments
are available for recreation.
Aqua guard and reverse osmosis water purifiers provide safe drinking
water facility.
The space for the common facilities like IQAC, Grievance Redressel
Cell, Career guidance and Placement Cell, Health center are available in
the campus.
The college has two spacious Auditoriums, Chapel, Residential facility
for sisters, Non Resident Student’s lounge, Guest house and Bakery.
4.2 Library as a Learning Resource
4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the
composition of such a committee. What significant initiatives have
been implemented by the committee to render the library,
student/user friendly?
Yes. The library advisory committee is responsible for effective
functioning of the library. The advisory committee is composed of
Principal, one faculty representative each from Humanities, Science,
Commerce and Management and one Student Council member. The
Librarian is the convener of the committee.
Significant initiatives implemented:
The library resources are augmented every year with latest editions
and titles. Number of books has been increased from 26,630 to 31,151
volumes during the last four years.
Access to e-journals, e-books through INFLIBNET service.
The Library has recently been digitalized.
Full time borrowing facility and double amount book lending and
overnight services are introduced to help the users.
Automation of library services introducing Bar-code system.
To move from Easy-lib based automation software to more dynamic
CRM based (Server/Client technology) automation software. CDs,
DVDs and Slides are made available for the respective subjects.
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Extension of the library hours.
Installation of CCTV cameras.
Fire extinguishers are installed.
Conducted a UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Emerging trends
in E-Resources Management and Services in College Library’.
Local book distributors are invited to hold exhibitions.
4.2.2 Provide details of the following
Total area of the library in square meters - 699.53sq.mt
Total seating capacity - 200
Working hours (On working days, on holidays, before examination
days, during examination days, during vacation)
On all working days (including examination days) the library is open
from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm, on Saturdays till 2:00pm. The library is
closed on general holidays.
Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for
browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)
Individual reading carrels : 70.1sq.mt
Browsing and relaxed reading : 88.5sq.mt
IT zone for internet browsing : 14.3sq.mt
Reference section : 48.6sq.mt
Post-graduation section : 48.69sq.mt
4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print
and e-journals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent
on procuring new books, journals and e-resources during the last four
years?
The Heads of the Departments submit the list of text books and reference
books to the librarian who in turn checks the availability of the books,
prepares the procurement list to be submitted to the Principal for approval
and purchase. The librarian ensures the purchase of books of latest editions
and current titles by scanning through the catalogue of the new arrivals.
List of current titles, print materials are also made after visiting book-
exhibitions, book fair and book stalls.
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DETAILS OF AMOUNT SPENT ON LIBRARY HOLDINGS IN RUPEES
Library
Holdings
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
No. Total
Cost
No. Total
Cost
No. Total
Cost
No. Total
Cost
Text books 710 77438 895 230070 575 102069 517 11281
1
Reference Books
649 112532 397 175143 335 165293 390 93482
Journals/
Periodicals
46
30
30169
19510
55
30
68981
20530
43
20
22286
18078
55
30
73494
25013
e-resources N-List
e-resourc
e
5000 N-List
e-resour
ce
5000 N-List
e-re-source
&
online
subscri
ption
9000
CD’s, DVD’S &
Slides
19 2045 7 999 9 720 10 499
Newspapers 9 15840 10 16560 10 16656 10 16704
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Text Books 77438 230070 102069 112811
Ref Books 112532 175143 165293 93482
Journals 30169 68981 22286 73494
Periodicals 19510 20530 18078 25013
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
Am
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nt i
n R
up
ees Amount spent during last four years
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4.2.4 Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide
maximum access to the library collection.
OPAC
The Library is automated using Easylib software. The Easylib OPAC
provides access to the bibliographical details of entire library collection.
Electronic Resource management package for e-journals –
The college has INFLIBNET membership to access e-journals, e-books and
open access resources.
Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases
Not available
Library Website: The library is digitalized. The library database is hosted
on the website.
In-house/remote access to e-publications
In house access is provided for all the databases. The N-List password
enables the remote access to e-resources.
Library automation
The library is automated using Easylib software the data is available in
MARC 21 format. The software supports - cataloguing, circulation,
acquisition, administration and OPAC reference.
The Library has been digitalized.
Total number of computers for public access
There are 13 computers for public access.
Total numbers of printers for public access- One printer
Internet band width/speed – 10 mbps FTTP VPN
Institutional Repository
The bibliographic details of the faculty publication are searchable in
OPAC.
The Hard copies of the publications are made available in the library for
reference.
Content management system for e-learning
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DRUPAL Content Management System for e-learning has been
implemented
Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like
INFLIBNET)
College is a member of INFLIBNET consortium.
4.2.5 Provide detail on the following items:
Average number of walk-ins –100 per day(readers)
Average number of books issued/returned – 60 per day
Ratio of library books to students enrolled – 37 :1
Average number of books added during last three years – 1,270
Average number of login to OPAC – 15 per day
Average number of login to e-resources – 3 per day
Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed – 5 per day
Number of information literacy trainings organized – 2
(On hand demos and N-List training for Teachers and students is also given.)
Details of weeding out of books and other materials – 10 nos.
These books were fully damaged due to frequent circulation and could
not be rebound.
4.2.6 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library
Manuscripts
Not available
Reference
Students can refer the resources available in the reference section from
8.30 A.M to 6.00 P.M
Short range, long range and ready reference services are offered to the
staff and students.
On line reference service is offered through e-mail and websites.
INFLIBNET data base enables the users to glean information from
every nook and corner of the globe.
The Library has recently been digitalized.
Current journals and periodicals are displayed on the rack. The back
volumes are stocked inside the same rack.
OPAC setup installed in the computers prove to be an effective
searching mechanism.
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Reprography
A well maintained photocopying machine is placed inside the library for
reprography. Printing facility is also provided through the Network printer.
ILL (Inter Library Loan Service)
Services are available on request.
Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment
and Notification)
Relevant information about new arrivals, services, resources and new
editions are notified to the user through the library notice board.
Efforts have been taken to display news clippings on various topics like
science and technology, education, sports, human rights, women rights,
employment, current affairs and editorial columns on the notice board.
Printing
One dedicated printer provides user printer details.
Reading list/Bibliography compilation
This service is provided to our users through OPAC.
Each rack/almirah in the library is given subject classification indicators,
users have the freedom to select books of their choice from the shelves.
The Easylib OPAC provides access to the bibliographical details of the
entire library collection.
In-house/remote access to e-resources
The library ‘knowledge portal’ provides access to all the e-resources
subscribed and available on open access platform.
User orientation and awareness
1. User orientation is given to new students and faculty members
periodically. Every year during orientation programmes, the librarian
introduces the students to the various information resources and
services available.
2. Workshops, Seminars on ‘Information Retrieval Techniques and
Guidance’ are conducted.
Assistance in searching databases
1. Assistance in searching database is provided to the users on request.
2. Reader’s list bibliography compilation guidance is given.
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3. Manual and Technological assistance is given to search Books and
Journals.
4. Training is imparted by subject experts to the faculty to acquire
computer online skills.
INFLIBNET/IUC facilities
The college library has the INFONET membership to access e-journals, e-
books and open access resources provided by INFLIBNET.
4.2.7 Enumerate on the support provided by the library staff to the students
and teachers of the college.
Library staff facilitates the students and faculty members to have access
to e-journals, e-books, references books and journals. They educate the
students on the use of library and retrieval of information. They help
readers in tracing the books and assist in searching for information.
They motivate students to develop reading skills by providing general
knowledge books, fictions, short story books, novels and the like.
The library staff provide reading material for competitive exams like
UGC-NET , K-SET, KAS, IAS etc.,
The new arrivals are prominently displayed.
4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the visually /
physically challenged persons? Give details.
Ramp and wheel chair facilities are made available. Visually challenged
students are provided with the special equipment assistance technology
support for reading the study material. Special assistance is given to avail
books and other materials. Rules for borrowing and lending facilities are
relaxed.
4.2.9 Does the library get feedback from its users? If yes, how is it analyzed
and used for improving the library services. (What strategies are
deployed by the library to collect feedback from users? How is the
feedback analyzed and used for further improvement of the library
service)?
Yes. The feedback is collected from the students and faculty members
through structured questionnaire annually. The same is discussed and
analyzed by the committee members.
Library advisory committee meets once in six months to discuss issues
and challenges connected with the improvement of library services.
Valid and useful suggestions given by the users are implemented.
The following suggestions have been implemented based on feedback:
Network printer is made available in library.
Books are purchased through FLIPKART.
Full time borrowing facility is introduced.
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Books that are in great demand are purchased in successive grants.
Photocopying and browsing timings are extended.
4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 Give details on the computing facility available (Hardware and
software) at the institution.
Number of computers with configuration (provide actual number
with exact configuration of each available system)
Computer-student ratio
Stand alone facility
LAN facility
Wi-Fi facility
Software details
Number of nodes/computers with Internet facility
Any other
Hardware Details:
S l No
System
type Processor RAM HDD
No of
systems
1 Server Intel P4 3.6 GHz 2 Gb 80 Gb 1
2 IBM Server Intel Xion 3.10 GHz 4 Gb 500 × 2 1
3 Server Intel P4 2.6 GHz 256 Mb 80 1
4 Server Dual Core 2.80 GHz 2Gb 320 Gb 3
5 IBM Server Intel Xion2.40 GHz 4 Gb 1 TB 1
6 Server Intel P4 2.80 GHz 512 Mb 80 Gb 1
7 Server P4 3.0 GHz 1 Gb 80 Gb 2
8 Server AMD 1 Gb 80 Gb 1
9 Server Intel Core i3-3.4GHz 4 Gb 500 Gb 1
10 Dell
Desktop Dual Core 2.80GHz 2Gb 320 Gb
3
11 Dell
Desktop Core 2duo 2.93 GHz 2Gb 500 Gb
1
12 Dell
Desktop Dual Core 3.00GHz 1 Gb 320 Gb
6
13 Desktop Intel P4 3.05 GHz 1 Gb 80 Gb 1
14 Lenovo
Desktop Dual Core 2.80GHz 2Gb 320 Gb
1
15 Desktop Dual Core 2.60GHz 2Gb 320 Gb 2
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16 Dell
Desktop Dual Core 2.80GHz 1 Gb 320 Gb
2
17 Desktop Intel P4 3.6 GHz 2Gb 160 Gb 2
18 Desktop Intel Pentium
2.70Ghz 2 Gb 500 Gb
1
19 Desktop Intel P4 2.80 GHz 512 Mb 80 Gb 2
20 Dell
Desktop Dual core-3.00 GHz 2 Gb 500 GB
3
21 Lenovo
Desktop Dual core-2.7 GHz 2 Gb 500 Gb
13
22 Desktop P4 2.40 GHz 768 Mb 80 Gb 1
23 Desktop P4 1.80 GHz 2 Gb 320 Gb 4
24 Acer
Desktop
Dell Core 2 duo
GHz 2 Gb 320 Gb
3
25 Desktop Intel P4 2 Gb 250 Gb 1
26 Desktop P4 2.6 GHz 1 Gb 250 Gb 3
27 Dell Laptop Corei3 3.00 GHz 4Gb 500Gb 2
28 Toshiba
Laptop Dual Core 2Gb 320Gb
2
29 Dell Laptop Core2duo 2Gb 320Gb 1
30 Dell Laptop Corei5 4Gb 500Gb 1
31 No. of
Computing
Terminals
55
Total 122
Details of IT infrastructure:
Total Number of Desktop Computers 49
Total Number of Laptops 07
Total Number of Printers 19
Total Number of Projectors 07
ICT enabled class rooms 06
Total Number of Servers 12
Total Number of UPS system 08
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Computer student ratio:1:8
Stand alone facility: Available
LAN facility: All computers are connected to LAN.
Wi-Fi facility: The campus is Wi-Fi enabled
Number of nodes/computers with Internet facility: 122 Nodes are
available. All computers are connected with Internet facility.
Software Details: All the Desktops and Servers using Windows
operating system are licensed and a few are using Linux which is
open source software. All of them have a licensed Antivirus
(Kaspersky) which is renewed every year.
The following softwares were procured:
Sl No Application software No. of copies
1 MS office XP 1 (28 paper license)
2 Windows 7 1 (35 paper license)
3 Windows Server 2003 1
4 Windows Server 2008 1
5 Linux (Open Source) 2
6 MIS 1
7 CRM(VAPS) 1
8 M S Office 2007 15
9 MS Access 2007 2
10 Visual studio 2005 2
11 Turbo C++ 1
12 SK software 1
Generator-65KVA 01
Total Number of Copier 06
N Computing Terminal 55
Kiosk 01
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4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the
faculty and students on the campus and off-campus.
All the students and staff have access to computers, printers and
internet in the campus. As servers are maintained to hold the data,
necessary back up requirements and security measures have been taken
care of.
A full-fledged Network Resource Centre and Language laboratory with
internet connectivity is available.
CRM (VAPS) software provides off campus e-portal access to all the
students, staff and parents.
4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and
upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities?
The college has an operational MIS to manage admission, academics
and accounts of the college. The management has deployed IT in the
core areas like teaching, learning and administration.
The college is well connected with a LAN which is managed centrally
and is Wi-Fi enabled.
The institution is trying to keep pace with the technology by
introducing smart boards, ICT enabled teaching /learning.
The college has a website which gives the necessary information to all
the stakeholders. The website is updated regularly.
The college is also equipped with biometrics for monitoring staff
attendance.
CCTV cameras are installed at vulnerable places such as corridors,
library, parking places and at the college entrance for security of staff,
students and institution.
No Location Servers Desktops N-Computing
terminals
1 Office 4 14 -
2 Computer Lab 3 2 20
3 Language Lab 2 13
4 UGC Resource Network Centre 1 - 7
5 Library 2 3 8
6 Staff room 1 8 7
7 PG BLOCK - 13 -
8 Sports - 1 -
9 Computer Centre for staff - 5 -
10 Hostel - 3 -
11 Research Lab - 1 1
Total 12 50 56
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4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for
procurement, upgradation, deployment and maintenance of the
computers and their accessories in the institution (Year wise for last
four years)
The institution frequently upgrades its IT facilities by earmarking a
considerable amount in the annual budget for procurement, upgradation,
deployment, maintenance of the computers and their accessories. The
amount spent during last four years is configured in the table below.
Amount Spent in Rupees During the Last Four Years
Year Purchase of
Computers and
Accessories
Software/
Upgradation
Annual
maintenance
Total
2010-11 32,100 5,500 14,400.00 52,000.00
2011-12 3,60,722 35,500 14,400.00 4,10,622.00
2012-13 15,21,358 32,500 Nil (in house
maintenance)
15,53,858.00
2013-14 1,47,000 12,18,000
(VAPS)
Nil (in house
maintenance)
13,65,000.00
4.3.5 How does the institution facilitate extensive use of ICT resources
including development and use of computer-aided teaching/learning
materials by its staff and students?
N- list is provided to staff and students.
Language laboratory for grammar exercises and communication
exercises.
Computer Resource Network Centre for staff and students to facilitate
computer-aided teaching/learning.
All the staff and students have access to computers with internet
connectivity which enables them to create and use computer aided
teaching/learning materials.
The college has a separate computer center with internet connectivity
and one copier exclusively for staff in addition to departmental
computers.
The faculty members are deputed to attend workshops related to
multimedia teaching- learning resources and are also at ease in handling
ICT resources available in the college.
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4.3.6 Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning activities and
technologies deployed (access to on-line teaching – learning resources,
independent learning, ICT enabled classrooms/learning spaces etc) by
the institution place the student at the centre of teaching-learning
process and render the role of a facilitator for the teacher.
The college offers ICT enabled learning through projectors and smart
boards available in class rooms and in the laboratories. All the students
have easy and free access to internet in the laboratories, they are only a
click away from updated information.
Audio Visual room is used by the students for power-point
presentations, an exercise inbuilt in the evaluation process for final year
students in University curriculum.
To inculcate independent learning approach in the students, as per
University guidelines the college has registered in spoken-tutorial
project (spoken-tutorial.org) which promotes self learning through
audio video materials using open source software.
Language laboratory is equipped with 13 computers and internet
connectivity to enhance language skills.
Students are given projects and assignments. The staff insist that they
refer web resources.
In-house activities such as Exhibition and Models prepared by the
students enable them to accomplish expected outcomes.
4.3.7 Does the institution avail of the National Knowledge Network
connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what
are the services availed of?
Yes. The college has procured 7 VPN connections under NME-ICT, an
initiative of Government of India. It is a centrally sponsored scheme to
leverage the potential of ICT, in providing high quality personalized and
interactive knowledge modules over the internet/intranet for all the learners
in Higher Education Institutions.
4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities
4.4.1 How does the institution ensure optimal allocation and utilization of
the available financial resources for maintenance and upkeep of the
following facilities (substantiate your statements by providing details of
budget allocated during last four years)? Building, Land, Furniture,
Equipment, Computers, Vehicles any other.
Budget Allocation
Amount Spent in Lakhs
Facility
2010 2011 2012 2013
Allocated Spent Allocated Spent Allocated Spent Allocated Spent
Building 12.5 12.48 16.6 16.6 3.9 3.81 30 28.35
Furniture - - 0.8 0.77 1 0.87 6.4 6.31
Equipment 1.26 1.26 7 6.85 21 21 7.64 7.64
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Computer 0.52 0.52 0.5 0.5 15.54 15.54 13.65 13.65
Vehicle - - - - - - 0.33 0.33
4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and up keep of
the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college?
The college has appointed an engineer to take care of the construction
activities and the renovation works. Infrastructural facilities such as
furniture and air conditioners are replaced and augmented as the need
arises.
The System Administrator is responsible for the maintenance of all the
computers and LCD Projectors in the College. Internal Audit is done at
the end of every year by the Administrative officer along with senior
faculties and they review the status of computers and replace the
obsolete systems and servers with new ones.
Most of the electronic and electrical instruments have automated safety
devices.Other maintenance is done by 2 skilled technicians, 3
carpenters, 2 electricians, 2 plumbers and 4 gardeners. Different
departments utilize the services of the technicians, as and when
required for maintenance and servicing of instruments and computer
systems.
A hands-on training for maintaining electrical/ electronic instruments
is also given.
4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up calibration
and other precision measures for the equipment/instruments?
The instruments are calibrated by authorized service engineers as and
when it is required. Generally this is done every semester before the
University Practical Examinations. In addition the technicians provide
ready assistance as and when required.
4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and maintenance
of sensitive equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant supply of water
etc)?
A new transformer has been installed in the year 2013 in the campus to
protect the equipments from mainstream power disruption.
Equipments are provided with voltage stabilizers, the laboratories are
with LCB facility, Inverter and centralized generator for constant
supply of power. All the computers are protected through either
common UPS system or stand alone UPS.
The Campus Supervisor and his team ensure that Water Purifiers and
power supply are well maintained to provide safe drinking water supply
and uninterrupted power.
In addition to Cauvery Water Supply, the college provides 24 hours
water supply through wells and sumps connected with pumps and
overhead tanks.
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FUTURE PLANS
A master plan with basement, ground plus 3 floors, has been planned.
This state-of-art building with lift facilities is planned to
accommodate the following:
Basement: Multipurpose with two/four wheelers parking and lounge
for non-resident students. Ground floor: AV Room and conference
halls to accommodate 100-200 persons in each. I, II and III Floors: 16
ICT enabled classrooms, Departmental staff rooms and a new
administrative wing, Placement cell, Examination centre, 8-10 toilets
on every floor, a separate block for PG courses. The college proposes
to complete the basement and ground floor by 2015.
PG Hostel for women (First, Second
and third floor to be
constructed).
Indoor stadium with basketball, shuttle court and gymnasium (under
construction).
Synthetic Tennis court.
Green audit already introduced, to be continued.
Negotiation for transport facility for the year 2015.
To procure a 250 KVA sound proof generator.
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CRITERION-V
STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION
5.1 Student Mentoring and Support
5.1.1 Does the institution publish its updated prospectus/ hand book
annually? If ‘yes’, what is the information provided to students
through these documents and how does the institution ensure its
commitments and accountability?
Yes. The institution publishes its updated prospectus and hand book
annually. The college prospectus provides the necessary information
students require to know and a profile of the college.
The College calendar cum hand book contains the details of admission
policy, the working days, college anthem, college prayers, the rules and
regulations which the students need to follow during their stay in the
college. It contains information pertaining to administration, regulation for
semester system, attendance, programs and certificate courses offered,
general rules and details of scholarships. It showcases the facilities
provided to the students, the list of various associations, working
committees of the college and a list of the names of teaching and the non
teaching staff with their designations. The above information is updated on
the college website.
The College has set up a mechanism to ensure complete fulfillment of its
commitments through the governing council and governing body meetings.
5.1.2. Specify the type, number and amount of institutional scholarships/free
ships given to the students during the last four years and whether the
financial aid was available and disbursed on time?
The college has instituted 14 endowment scholarships which have been
disbursed annually. The institution provides free ships to deserving students,
based largely on their financial status. The beneficiaries get a semester fee
waiver to different extent during their course of study. The list is provided
in the table.
Details of Freeships
Year No of Students Amount (in Rs.)
2010 – 11 69 5,13,934.00
2011 – 12 134 11,18,892.00
2012 – 13 193 21,30,450.00
2013 – 14 131 12,89,382.00
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5.1.3. What percentage of students receives financial assistance from state
government, central government and other national agencies?
A significant number of students receive scholarships. The following table
indicates the number of students receiving various types of scholarships.
Some of the scholarships are applied online by the students and the amount
is transferred directly to their bank accounts.
Number of students receiving Scholarships:
Title of scholarship 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
SC/ST 25 27 46 21
ICCR 18 24 30 29
SINGLE GIRL CHILD 02 02 01 06
POST METRIC/E PASS 65 52 54 39
APST-ARUPRADESH 14 13 08 -
JINDAL - 03 03
MINORITY/ANGLO INDIAN 07 23 10 07
MILITARY 09 02
SPORTS 14 14 16 20
MERIT/CV RAMAN 01 - 02 03
TOTAL 155 155 172 128
5.1.4. What are the specific support services/ facilities available for?
Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically backward sections.
Students with physical disabilities.
Overseas students.
Support to participate in various competitions/ National and
International.
Insurance accident coverage, Medical assistance to students: health
center.
Organizing coaching classes for competitive exams.
Skill development (spoken English, computer literacy and the like)
Support for “slow learners”
Exposures of students to other institutions of higher learning /
corporate/business houses and the like.
Publications of annual student magazine.
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Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically backward sections.
The empowerment of the weaker sections has been a priority area of
concern for the institution. A number of remedial classes are held to
enhance their learning skills. The UGC grants are utilized for purchase of
books, laptops and computers. Apart from government scholarship the
college provides fee and hostel mess concession to the economically
backward and marginalized students.
Students with physical disabilities
The services offered include a wheel-chair, friendly campus and wash
rooms, scribes for exams for the visually challenged. The differently abled
students have access to the in-house trained Counselor. The support service
includes awareness on inclusive education they receive. The college
ensures that such students procure scholarships from the government
agencies, NGOs and the like.
Overseas students
The College is a choice destination for foreign students. Women students
are attracted to the college because of the cosmopolitan culture of the
campus and the humane touch. The administration ensures a single window
system constituted for smooth admission process. The Indian Council of
Cultural Relations, Government of India sponsors a number of Foreign
Nationals. The college also accommodates a large number of Tibetans from
Karnataka and other states.
International students can avail of information about the University,
courses offered, fees, eligibility criteria, and accommodation facilities from
the staff and coordinator in charge. When the stipends are delayed from
ICCR the students receive financial assistance from the college on the
recommendation of the international student’s coordinator. The coordinator
in charge of foreign students maintains cordial relationships with
international students. Round the clock medical facilities are available on
the Campus. Information regarding the city, its culture, people and historic
sites is provided.
Support given to students to participate in various competitions/
National and International.
The students are informed about the various competitions and are
encouraged to participate. They are provided travel, boarding and lodging
expenses. For cultural/sports events the team is accompanied by contingent
leader/teacher guide.
Medical assistance to students: health center, health insurance etc.
A doctor on call is available. Annual health checkup is arranged in the
college campus with the help of a visiting doctor. Students with rare blood
groups are identified during blood checkup camps. Students who need
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medical counseling are directed to specialists. Health center of the college
takes care of minor ailments/injuries. All the students are covered under
student accident insurance.
Organizing coaching classes for competitive exams.
The college organizes basic coaching for different competitive
examinations. The PG Departments are conducting coaching classes for
UGC-NET, K-SET examinations.
Skill development (spoken English, computer literacy etc.)
To enhance the skill development of the students, certificate courses on
Communicative English, Public Speaking, debating, Computer skills, life
skills, Handicrafts, Bakery, Basic skills in Home Appliances – such as
fixing electric bulbs, gas regulators, changing washers are conducted in the
college.
Support for “slow learners”
Bridge courses are conducted.
Remedial classes for weaker students and special coaching with
concrete instruction for students of other regional languages are held.
Students are helped to develop basic time management and
organizational skills by providing opportunities for repetition.
They are given a variety of hands- on activities and computer
assisted instruction to reinforce learning.
Exposures of students to other institutions of higher learning /
corporate/business houses etc.
Visits to industries, archeological museums, anthropological museums,
DFRL,CFTRI, ISRO, AIISH, Hotel Industries, British Council Library,
Mount Carmel College library and other research centers is a regular
feature. Internships for students, project works to enhance practical training
/community work/skill development/field survey are a part of current
curriculum.
Publications of annual student magazine.
Yes, in its continuing effort to ensure multidimensional development of the
students, the college publishes:
Annual student magazine ‘SUBHAVILUM’.
Golden Jubilee souvenir in the year 2014.
‘Teretel’ newsletter of the English department is a regular feature.
Periodical event related wall magazine ‘AVIVA’.
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5.1.5. Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate the
entrepreneurship skills, among the students and the impact of the
efforts.
The E-cell of the college organizes E-week during which the students
make business plans and conduct various activities to develop
entrepreneurship skills.. Eminent entrepreneurs are invited to motivate
and encourage the students towards self- employment.
The Commerce and Management departments organize talks by
professionals and industrialists such as bank managers, chartered
accountants, financial analysts, stock brokers and women bankers to
inculcate entrepreneurial skills among students.
The commerce and management fests are organized to develop
entrepreneurial skills in marketing and investments.
Competitions such as Business Card making and Mad Ads have
promoted advertising skills among students.
The departments of Botany and Zoology undertake small scale Vermi-
composting and Mushroom cultivation and market the same.
5.1.6. Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promotes
participation of students in extra-curricular and co-curricular
activities such as sports, games, quiz competitions, Debate and
discussions, cultural activities etc.
Additional academic support, flexibility in examinations.
Special dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials.
Any other.
The policies and strategies of the institution promoting participation of
students in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities and in particular
sports and games is the highlight of the college and has been
acknowledged by the University of Mysore.
The institution is committed to attract students for participating in
extracurricular and co-curricular activities by reserving seats in the
college and hostel and by ensuring constant encouragement, motivation
and financial assistance.
To promote co- curricular and extracurricular activities among students,
the college has devoted 1 hour per week for sports and games, and an
association hour for cultural and extra-curricular activities. The college
has 29 associations to promote extra-curricular, co-curricular and
cultural activities with the Principal as Ex Officio President, a staff
member as Vice-President and a student as Secretary. All the 29
associations are allotted time slot to conduct various events and
competitions. Students are encouraged to participate in intercollegiate
fests and competitions.
The student contingent, when selected for inter–collegiate cultural
festivals, are given support in terms of basic needs. There is a budget
assigned for cultural activities to take care of expenses such as
choreography, props, costumes and the like. The progress of the
students in these events are closely monitored which increases the
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morale of students. Department wise events and competitions are also
organized.
The names of the winners of events are displayed on the notice boards.
National and Regional Festivals are celebrated to preserve the rich
cultural heritage and in order to promote secularism.
In order to encourage participation in extracurricular activities, whether
it is sports or cultural activities, the college ensures that the students are
given compensatory leave for the theory and laboratories classes as per
the university norms. They are allowed to appear for additional IA test
if they have missed any.
Sports: College has been maintaining a good sports ground which
accommodates basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, shuttle
badminton court, football court, cricket pitch, and athletic field and
gymnasium facilities. The college also provides indoor facilities for table
tennis, caroms and chess. An indoor stadium with a state of art gymnasium
and shuttle court is nearing completion. Adequate funds are allotted for
sports and games. The institution has a well organized and active sports
association. Apart from the sports association, sports committee regulates
the sports activities. The Sports committee provides opportunities for
students and staff to participate in a variety of sports and recreational
activities. Since students develop and organize their own teams for various
games, they have the opportunity to demonstrate and develop their
leadership and decision making skills. The faculty of Physical Education is
responsible for organizing, regulating, and scheduling activities like
games, sports fest, intercollegiate competitions etc. The college sponsors
various sports tournaments like M. G. Srinivasan, District level sports,
Regional level sports and the like.
It is the policy of the institution to invite outstanding alumni sports students
as guests for important functions and to honor them. The college also
felicitates the achievers at formal functions. The best performers are
awarded cash prizes from the management funds. The college has instituted
14 scholarships for outstanding sports women. Sports uniforms are
provided to all students who represent college for inter- collegiate
competitions organized by the university.
The following are some of the achievers in sports.
a. Chitra Magimairaj ( World champion in Billiards )
b. Reshma Chengappa (International Basket ball )
c. Thippava Sannakki ( National Athlete)
d. Shahjahani (Javelin throw - New Meet record MUICAM)
e. Ramyashree (Triple jump- New Meet record MUICAM)
f. Pavithra Chandra ( International Basket Ball )
g. Poojashree Venkatesh- (International Tennis –an Ekalavya awardee-
2011)
h. Navaneetha. (Ekalavya awardee-2014)
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5.1.7 Enumerating on the support and guidance provided to the students in
preparing for the competitive exams, give details on the number of
students appeared and qualified in various competitive exams such as
UGC-CSIR-NET,UGC-NET,SLET,GATE/CAT/GRE/TOFEL /GMAT
Central/State services, Defense, Civil services etc.
Students appearing for various competitive examinations receive
guidance and support in the form of study materials. Students have
access to the library which has good collection of books related to
UGC-NET, SLET, Civil service and other competitive examinations.
The PG departments have initiated coaching classes for UGC-NET,
SLET and the like. About fifty students have been enrolled.
The career counseling cell regularly conducts various programmes
thereby quantifying individual student strengths, needs, chances and
interests so as to match the suitable job industry.
5.1.8 What type of counseling services are made available to the students
(academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.)
The college has a career counseling and guidance cell. A counselor is
available to the students. The counseling cell makes adequate arrangements
for the guidance of the students during the time of the admission for
whoever requires the same. The counselor handles all the psycho-social
problems of the students.
ACADEMICS
Information is given regarding the scope and nature of the various subjects
offered. Each teacher is allotted a small group of students for mentoring. As
a mentor, the teacher pays special attention to each student in the area of
academic/ personal/career/psycho- social aspects. The mentor acts as the
barefoot counselor and takes care of the academic issues.
CAREER COUNSELLING
The institution has a career guidance and placement cell. It gives
guidance to the students, arranges talks from industries, and thereby
enhances their skill for placements in reputed companies. Parents and
students are exposed to career available opportunities.
Counsellors are able to propose a healthy mix of 'aspirational' courses
where the student can hope to gain admission and 'safe' courses where
they have appreciably higher chances of acceptance and substantial
scholarship support.
PERSONAL AND PSYCHO- SOCIAL COUNSELLING:
The Institution has a trained counselor as well as a women’s cell to deal
with the problems of the students through personal counseling.
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The career counseling and placement cell render effective services to
the students.
Details of counseling attended is documented.
5.1.9 Does the institution have structured mechanism for career guidance
and placement of its students? If ‘yes’ detail on the services provided to
help students identify job opportunities and prepare themselves for
interview and the percentage of students selected during campus
interviews by different employers (list the employers and the
programmes.)
Yes. The institution has structured mechanism for career guidance and
placement. The activities of the placement cell are:
1. It brings top branded companies to the campus, arranges campus
interviews/pool campus drive in order to provide placement.
2. Students are informed well in advance about the date of on-campus or
off-campus drive.
3. Career guidance and planning is given to all the students of final year
by inviting eminent professionals and entrepreneurs.
4. The students are trained to face interviews by providing mandatory
certificate courses on Personality Development of 20 hours duration in
the final year and Communicative English and Life skill courses in the
first/second year, of a duration of 30 hours respectively.
DETAILS OF CAMPUS SELECTION
COMPANY B.A. B.SC B.COM BBM TOTAL
2010-11
INFOSYS BPO - - 8 7 15
BALAJI TELEFILMS - 1 - - 1
KAIZEN AND FRONT
TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
- - - - 45
(Selected for 2nd
round)
SPARKS JOBS - 1 2 1 4
7 COMPANIES UNDER PLASMA SOLUTIONS
- 6 28 12 46
2011-12
INFOSYS - 5 18 12 35
WIPRO - 8 - - 8
HP - - 2 - 2
NORTHERN TRUST - - 7 1 8
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2012-13
NORTHERN TRUST - - 16 1 17
L&T - 1 - - 1
SYS INFORMATION 2 1 7 - 10
IBM 3 5 7 5 20
WIPRO - 2 - - 2
SOUTH INDIAN BANK - - 1 - 1
2013-14
NORTHERN TRUST - 5 5
IBM - 2 6 4 12
ERNST AND YOUNG - - 9 2 11
SOUTH INDIAN BANK - - 1 - 1
5.1.10. Does the institution have a student’s grievance redressal cell? If yes,
list (if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last 4
years.
Yes. The institution has a grievance redressal cell. The students are free to
share their grievances with the mentor, teachers and principal without
inhibitions. Suggestion boxes are placed in easily accessible places inside
the campus. These boxes are opened once a week by the members of the
grievance cell and the issues are redressed.
Year Redressed
2010-11 CCTV camera
2011-12 Public address system
PG block was constructed
2012-13 New auditorium,
Uniform for B. COM students,
Renovation of library
2013-14 Uniform for BA students
Research cell in Bio Technology
Indoor games stadium
Women’s hostel
24 hrs electricity back up
Library hours have been extended from 8.30 am – 6.00 pm
2014-15 Increase in the number of toilets
Ramp connecting the library and hostel
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Additional ICT enabled classrooms
Staff room computers upgraded
Reverse Osmosis water purifier installed
Upgraded version of Campus Resource Management is introduced
Digital Library
5.1.11 What are the Institutional provisions for resolving issues pertaining to
sexual harassment?
The college has constituted a women’s cell to handle the cases of sexual
harassment cases.
The campus is CCTV monitored. Awareness programs are organized by
college authorities and staff.
5.1.12 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any) have
been reported during the last 4 years and what action has been taken
on these?
Yes. The college has set up an anti-ragging committee which comprises of
the head of the institution and senior teachers including hostel wardens. No
incidence has been reported to date.
5.1.13. Enumerates the welfare schemes made available to students by the
institution.
The institution is working towards ensuring social justice through the
various student’s welfare schemes.
Scholarships and freeships
Cash awards for all the University Rank Holders are provided during the
Graduation day/College Annual day/Inaugural day. In addition to this various
cash prizes and scholarships are given to motivate students. Endowment
Awards are given for Academic Toppers and financially poor students in
different subjects.
Management and staff scholarship and fee concessions for
economically weaker students are provided.
Details about the scholarship, various free-ships are displayed on the
notice board of the institution.
Students are provided with a subsidized/free stay in the college Hostel.
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Details of Free ships for Hostel Students
Year No of Students Amount(in Rs)
2010 – 11 44 1,56,400.00
2011 – 12 74 5,10,200.00
2012 – 13 78 4,73,600.00
2013 – 14 57 3,32,900.00
HEALTH SERVICES:
Healthy and nutritious food, RO water drinking facility is available for
students in the canteen and hostels.
Medical checkup.
Student accident insurance.
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL:
Grievance redressal cell actively interacts with the students to help
them sort out their grievances. It attends to both registered and
unregistered grievances of the students.
Refer 5.1.10
WOMEN’S CELL:
This cell creates an awareness of the socio cultural, political and
biological complexities of the student issues and attends to it.
HOSTEL FACILITIES:
The institutions provide hostel facilities for needy students.
The institution has 3 well designed and well furnished hostels namely
Euphrasia hostel, Eden hostel and Silver jubilee block which
accommodate about 400 students. The PG hostel is under construction.
A canteen and lounge with telephone facility are located in the hostel
premises.
A warden (sister) is in charge of each hostel. Strict discipline is
maintained in the hostels.
A good study environment is provided during the study time and in the
study hall.
Recreation facilities are also provided to students through TV room,
celebration of fresher’s day, festivals, competitions and farewells.
The campus has a chapel. Spiritual needs of the hostelites are taken care
off.
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Regular meetings are held. Feed back is obtained and the same is
implemented.
Transportation facility:
Student and faculty make use of college van for official purposes, Industrial
visits, extension activities and for participation in extracurricular activities.
5.1.14. Does the institution have a registered alumni association? If ‘yes’ what
are its activities and major contributions for institutional, academic
and infrastructure development.
Yes. The college has an alumni association which plays an active role in
the functioning of the college.
Many of the members of faculty are alumni of the college, rendering
dedicated services.
The alumni association has contributed funds for the construction of the
auditorium.
Honoring the academic toppers during alumni meeting.
Prizes are sponsored for the competitions conducted for our degree
students. The alumni felicitate the community services undertaken by
the college
Felicitation of retired Principal and staff.
The Basket Ball club has a collaboration with G7 (A professional Basket
Ball club run by one of our alumni, an International Basket Ball player)
5.2 STUDENT PROGRESSION:
5.2.1. Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education
or employment (for the last 4 batches). Highlights the trends observed.
Students progressions Percentage
UG to PG 70%
PG to Ph. D 04%
EMPLOYED
CAMPUS SELECTION
OTHER THAN CAMPUS RECRUITMENT
05%
10%
5.2.2. Provide details of the programme wise pass percentage and completion
rate for the last four years (cohort wise / batch wise are stipulated by
the university)?
Furnish programme- wise details in comparison with that of the previous
performance of the same institution and that of the colleges of the
Affiliating University within the city / district.
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Comparison of Programme-wise pass percentage with University average:
Year B A B.Sc B.Com BBM
T C UoM T C UoM T C UoM T C UoM
2010-11 92% 47.86% 88% 74.43% 100% 57.57% 94% 66.7%
2011-12 83% 45.9% 95% 76.8% 99% 60.41% 98% 56.37%
2012-13 96% 50% 93% 75% 92% 65% 64% 45%
2013-14 100% Awaited 86% Awaited 100% Awaited 96% Awaited
TC- Teresian College. UoM- University of Myosre
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University of Mysore 47.86% 45.90% 50%
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2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Teresian college 88% 95% 93%
University of Mysore 74.43% 76.80% 75%
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2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Teresian college 100% 99% 92%
University of Mysore 57.57% 60.41% 65%
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Details of pass percentage - PG results
Year MA M. Sc M.Com
TC UoM TC UoM TC UoM
2010-2011 NA - 100% 78.83% NA -
2011-2012 NA - 100% 87.69% NA -
2012-2013 NA - 100% 93% 100% 99%
2013-2014 100% Awaited 100% Awaited 100% Awaited
TC – Teresian College; UoM – University of Mysore
5.2.3. How does the institution facilitate student progressing to higher level of
education and / or towards employment?
The institution facilitates student’s progression to higher level of
education or towards employment.
Eminent personalities from diverse fields of education and companies
are invited to give guest lecturers to mentor the students for higher
education and employment.
Personality Development programmes and English communicative
classes are conducted for enhancing the students’ confidence and
performance.
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30.00%
40.00%
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60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
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2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Teresian college
(BBM) 94.00% 98.00% 64%
University of Mysore 66.70% 56.37% 45%
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5.2.4. Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of
failure and drop out?
Management and staff extend financial support to the economically
weaker students towards the payment of course fees in installments,
purchase of books and clothes.
Extra coaching and training is imparted to students performing poorly
in tests. They are supported academically through remedial and peer
team teaching.
Remedial coaching classes are conducted by the staff for students from
Kannada medium background which helps these students to cope with
problems and puts them on par with other students.
The mentor system helps in building a positive interpersonal
relationship between student-teacher and greater support to the students.
5.3 STUDENTS PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES:
5.3.1 List the range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular
activities available to students. Provide details of the participation and
program calendar.
The college has created a niche in the field of sports. It has acquired
the top position in the area of sports and games for the past fifty one
years by emerging overall champions 38 times in athletics and 32 times
in games. The college has also won the cross-country championship for
the past ten years in succession.
Annually the college produces many athletes and players who win at
the District, State, National and Inter National Level competitions. The
students participate in Mysore University Inter Zone Women Games,
Mysore University Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet, Cross Country Race,
Best Physique, Weight Lifting and Swimming Competitions.
The college is recognized for producing the best sports personalities at
National and International levels.
The college has a wide range of sports, games, cultural and
extracurricular activities that are available to the students.
The college also provides the following indoor and outdoor games and
sports facilities: Volley Ball, Basketball, Kho-Kho, Throw Ball, Table
Tennis, chess, Handball, Shuttle Badminton, Chess, Ball Badminton,
Kabaddi, Softball, Hockey, Tennikoit, Tennis and Athletics.
The college has started a cricket academy from 2012, where boys and
girls under – 16, are trained either daily or at weekend sessions. The
academy conducts summer cricket coaching camp.
Physical Education classes are compulsory for UG Students, (one hour/
week). The students are given an opportunity to play Volleyball, Throw
ball, Chess and Cricket. March past is conducted during the physical
education class. Students also participate in Aerobics.
The college Sports girls receive Mysore University Outstanding Sports
persons Scholarships.
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One month Coaching camp was organized for the students in Hockey,
Kho-Kho, Handball, Kabaddi, Softball, chess and table Tennis. Students
participate in Mysore University Inter Collegiate and Inter Zone
Women’s Games in Kho-Kho, Handball and Kabaddi.
Special Coaching for various games.
Games Coach Duration
Kho-Kho Mr.Sundar Raj One week
Hand ball Mr. Raghu One week
Kabaddi Mr.Ravi One week
Kho-Kho, Hand ball,
Kabaddi, Soft ball, Chess
and Table Tennis
Mr. Antony Moses Three weeks
Total number of Students Participation in Sports and Games during
2010 to 2014:
Sl.
No.
Students Participation 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
01 Students Participation in Inter
class competitions - 550 600 600
02 Participation in South Zone
and All India Inter University
Tournaments
24 26 34 42
03 State Level Tournaments in
Hockey, volley Ball and
Athletics
29 30 38 38
04 National Level Tournaments
in Hockey, volley Ball and
Athletics
29 30 38 `38
0
5
10
15
20
2010 – 11 2011 – 12 2012 – 13 2013 – 14
14 14 16 20
Sports girls receiving scholarships
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05 Inter National Level Volley
Ball 1 - 1 -
06 Participation in All India
Volley Ball, Basket Ball,
Athletics and Hockey camps
4 3 2 6
07 Mysore University Chamundi
Zone Events in Volley Ball,
Kabaddi, Tennikoit,
Badminton, Throw ball and
Ball Badminton
36 36 50 50
08 Mysore University Inter
Collegiate Women Inter Zone
Tournament in Volley Ball,
Basketball, Kho-Kho, Throw
Ball, Table Tennis, Handball,
Shuttle Badminton, Chess,
Ball Badminton, Kabaddi,
Softball, Hockey. Tennikoit
and Tennis
64 64 78 94
09 Mysore University Inter
Collegiate Annual Athletic
Meet: 100 Mts., 200 Mts. 400
Mts. 800 Mts. 110Mts.
Hurdles, 10000 Mts. race,
5000 Mts. race, 3000 Mts.
race, Long Jump, High Jump,
Triple Jump, Javelin Throw,
Shot Put, Hammer Throw,
4x100 Mts. Relay, 4X400
Mts. Relay and 400 Mts.
Hurdles.
11 14 11 09
10 Mysore University Inter
Collegiate Cross Country
Event
06 06 06 06
11 Mysore City Inter Collegiate
Tournament in Basketball,
Hand Ball, Volleyball and
Hockey
52 52 52 36
12 Mysore City Inter Collegiate
Cross Country Event 06 06 06 06
13 Mysore City Inter Collegiate
Annual Athletic Meet, 100
Mts., 200 Mts. 400 Mts. 800
Mts. 110 Mts. Hurdles, 10000
Mts. Race, 5000 Mts. Race,
3000 Mts. Race, Long Jump,
High Jump, Triple Jump,
11 14 11 09
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Javelin Throw, Shot Put,
Hammer Throw, 4x100 Mts.
Relay, 4X400 Mts Relay and
400 Mts. Hurdles.
Mysore University Inter Collegiate Annual Athletic Meet - New Meet Record
created by our students.
Year Name of the event
2010-2011 10000 m race & Javelin throw
2011-2012 Javelin throw and Triple Jump
2012-2013 200 Mts. 400 Mts. 400 Mts. Hurdles race and 4X100 Mts.
Relay race
2013-2014 4X400 Mts. Relay race and Hammer Throw
THE COLLEGE HAS PRODUCED TWO EKALAVYA AWARDEES
Students participated in awareness workshop pertainig to “sports related
injuries”
Cash prize winners of Mysore University Inter-Collegiate Sports
Competitions Champions of our college for the year 2012-13 & 2013-14
1. Women Section Cross Country Rolling Trophy Team championship
Cash Award Rs. 10,000/
2. Women Section Athletic Meet Rolling Trophy Team Championship
Cash Award Rs. 15,000/-
3. Women Section Inter Collegiate Inter Zonal Games. Team
Championship Cash Award Rs. 20,000
The above amount was utilised for the concrete cricket pitch.
4. Women Section Cross Country Rolling Trophy Team championship
Cash Award Rs. 10,000
5. Women Section Athletic Meet Rolling Trophy Team Championship
Cash Award Rs. 15,000/-
6. Women Section Inter Collegiate Inter Zonal Games. Team
Championship Cash Award Rs. 20,000
The above amount was utilized to purchase equipment for the
Gymnasium
1. Mysore University Inter Collegiate Inter Zonal women Games
Mysore University Inter Collegiate Inter Zonal Women Games 2012-13
was hosted by the college. About 600 students from the various colleges of
the University of Mysore participated in the following 14 Games: Volley
Ball, Basketball, Kho-Kho, Throw Ball, Table Tennis, Handball, Shuttle
Badminton, Chess, Ball Badminton, Kabaddi, Softball, Hockey, Tennikoit
and Tennis. Our college teams won the Overall Team championship
Trophy in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
2. South Zone and All India Inter University Level Championships:
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College Students Won Silver Medal in Inter Varsity Athletic Meet in
10,000 Mts. Race in 2010-11 at G.B. Patna University, Patnnagar.
The College team were winners in South Zone inter University
Volleyball Tournament and secured Bronze Medal in the All India Inter
University volleyball Tournament 2010-2011 at L.N.U.P.E, Gwalior.
The Students won Silver Medal in the All India Inter University
Athletic Meet in Javelin Throw in the year 2011-2012, held at Acharya
Nagarjuna Univeristy, Nagarjunanagara.
The hockey team won the silver medals in south zones all Indian Inter
University Hockey Tournament 2012-13 held at Mahatma Gandhi
University Kottayam, Kerala.
A student won the following at the all India Inter University Athletic
Meet held at University of Kalyani Dist. Nadia (WB) in 2012-2013 -
Silver Medal in 100 Mts. race, Bronze medal in 4X400 Mts. Relay.
3. National Level Representation:
The students attended Junior and Senior Indian Coaching Camp in Volley
ball in Bangalore, (2010-2012,) Aurangabad, (2011- 2012,) Basket Ball in
Delhi (2011-2012) and in Hockey Delhi (2011-2012) Bhopal, (2012-13).
4. International Level Representation:
A student represented the country in the Junior Asian Volley Ball
Championship Tournament in 2010-2011 at Vietnam.
A student represented the country in the 16th
Asian Junior Women’s
Volleyball Championship Tournament in 2012-13 at Thailand.
5.3.2. Furnish the details of major student achievements in co-curricular,
extra-curricular and cultural activities at different levels: university/
state/ zonal/national/ international etc. for the previous four years.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE YEARS 2010-14
1. Poojashree Venkatesh (III BBM) is the recipient of the prestigious
Ekalavya award in the year 2011 in recognition of her consistent 5 year
performance for Tennis. She is a Wimbledon fame international player.
2. Navaneetha U. received Ekalavya award for Basket Ball in 2014.
3. Nalina .G.T.won second place in International Beach Volley ball.
Sl. No Gold, Silver and Bronze 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
01 All India Inter University Athletic meet
1. Silver Medal in 10,000 m race 1
2. Javelin Throw Silver Medal 1
3. 100mts. Bronze Medal, 200 Mts. Bronze Medal, 400 Mts. Hurdles, Bronze Medal,
4x400 Mts. relay Bronze Medal
07
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Sl. No. Gold, Silver and Bronze 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
01 National Level-Winners of Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey
and Athletics
29
30
38
`38
02 All India and Mysore District
Level Major Dyanchand Hockey
tournament
16
16
16
16
Sl. No. Gold, Silver and Bronze 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
01 Mysore University Inter
Collegiate Inter Zonal
Women’s Tournament
Basketball,Volleyball,
Handball, Soft Ball and Hockey
Won the Team Championship
awards
64
02 Basketball, Volleyball,
Handball, Soft Ball and
Hockey. Awarded the Runners
up trophy
64
03 Basketball, Volleyball,
Handball, Soft Ball, Hockey,
Tennis and won the Overall
Team Championship
78
04 Basketball, Volleyball,
Handball, Soft Ball, Hockey,
Tennis, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho
and won the Team
Championship
94
4. All India Inter University Games meet Volley ball Bronze medal
07
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Sl.
No Gold, Silver and Bronze
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
05
Mysore University Inter
collegiate Cross Country
Event 6 Km. race Won
the Team Championship
06
06
06
06
06 Mysore University 82nd
,
83rd
, 84th
& 85th Inter
Collegiate Annual
Athletic Meet, Overall
Team Championship of
all the years
11
14
11
09
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Mysore University Inter collegiate Inter Zonal
Women's Tournament
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2011 -
12
2012 -
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2013 -
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Mysore University Inter
collegiate Cross Country
Event 6 Km. race
Winners Won the Team
Championship
Mysore University 82nd,
83rd, 84th& 85th Inter
Collegiate Annual
Athletic Meet, Overall
Team Championship
Winners of all the years
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
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Sl.
No. Gold, Silver and Bronze
2010-
11
2011-
12
2012-
13
2013-
14
07 R.V. Ganesh Memorial Volleyball
Tournament won the Rolling Trophy
12 12 12 12
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Zonal level science exhibition
Management fest- “AROHAN” organized by the BBM department.
Industrial visits and study tours are conducted.
Commerce week- “COMMERCIO” was organized by the Department of
Commerce with various competitions like Mad ad, Ms. Entrepreneur and
Business card making, paper presentation; masters in commerce- Quiz
program and the best marketing executive.
At the state level Yuva Dasara program held at the University of Mysore
auditorium, Teresian students’ cultural programs are a popular choice.
“Srishti “a cultural mega event acts as a platform to bring various colleges
in and around the city to show case the hidden talents in the various
cultural activities. This mega event of College was the in limelight in the
year 2010-11 and continues to be a grand success every year. This is an
occasion for fun and frolic.
Fresher’s day, Talents day, Ethnic day, Fun week, Teachers day are
celebrated. As the college has multi cultural and multilingual students
from all parts of the country and abroad the college celebrates many
festivals with great fervor in the campus creating national and
international integration.
5.3.3. How does the college seek and use data and feedback from its
graduates and employers, to improve the performance and quality of
the institutional provisions?
The college collects feedback from the parents of the students during
the parent’s teachers meeting and from the final year students at the end
of their course. The analyzed data is shared with the management.
The management takes necessary measures based on analyzed data to
improve the performance and quality of the institution.
During campus recruitment the feedback is received from the
employers and the required changes are implemented.
Alumni feedback is an important source of feedback for improvement.
The valuable suggestions of the governing council and governing body
are implemented.
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5.3.4. How does the college involve and encourage students to publish like
catalogues, wall magazines, college magazines and other material? List
the publications / materials brought out by the students during the
previous four academic sessions.
‘Subhavilam’ is a college magazine written and edited by college
students with the support of the faculty. Both Cover page and
magazine feature articles, poetry writing, travelogues, puzzles, short
stories, riddles, jokes, drawings, photographs, tongue twisters,
quotations, general knowledge questions, science articles and essays on
eminent personalities.
TERETEL newsletter brought out by the department of English also
brings out the literary talents of students.
The institution also provides a wall magazine titled AVIVA to
showcase their innovation and creativity.
SYNTERES a multi-disciplinary journal will be launched shortly.
5.3.5 Does the college have a student council or any similar body? Give
details on its selection, constitution, activities and funding.
Yes. The college has a well structured student council. A selection
committee is constituted with Principal and senior teachers. The
students who are interested in serving college on various capacities are
free to submit nomination with the recommendation of the mentors/
teachers. The committee conducts interview and selects the students
according to their aptitude, past performance and conduct.
The student council consists of student president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, members who will be in charge of different
association. There are 26 such associations apart from NSS, NCC and
Rotract club. Students raise funds for the student council by conducting
cultural fest, fashion show, inter collegiate quiz and debate
competitions in addition to funds from the college.
Various Fora for the development of specific competencies and skills
promoting culture.
Sl.
No Name of the
association
Activities
1
Literary Association
Week of literary exposure.
Week of literary persons.
Week of literary spot.
Pick and speak.
Discovering the writer in you.
Essay, short story writing, poetry
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competition.
Book review
2
Kannada Association
Celebrates Kannada Rajyothsava.
Kannada bhava geethe songs.
Inter college competitions.
Kannada essay competitions.
Kannada wall magazine.
3
Hindi Association
Extension Programme
Celebration of Hindi Diwas
Hindi Drama based on a novel
Competitions
4
Sociology
association
Seminar on women empowerment.
Conducts survey of slum and rural
settlement.
Power point presentation depicting great women personalities.
Poster competitions.
Celebrates international Peace Day.
5
History Association Celebrates National Festivals.
Visit to museum/ anthropological survey of India.
Photography and quiz competitions.
Organizes lectures on preservation of old
monuments.
Visit and study of sculptures.
6 Nature and Science
Association
Celebrates science Day.
Competitions like essay writing, quiz, ex-
tempore, debate, article writing.
Visit to industries and research institutes.
Field trip.
Science exhibition.
Study of the Teresian FLORA
7 Travel and tourism Celebrates World tourism Day.
One Day Educational trip.
Exhibiting charts relating to tourist spots.
PPT on tourism.
Trip to Goa
8 Commerce
Association
Organizes International Youth Day.
Commerce week.
Conducts Inter-disciplinary talk by experts.
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Conducts seminars.
Industrial visits.
9 Cultural Association Fresher’s Day
Talents Day
Ethnic Day
Fun week
Yuva Dasara competitions
Inter college competitions
Teacher’s Day
10 Sports Intercollegiate games competitions.
College sports Day.
Sports trip.
Workshops.
11 Adventure club Rock climbing.
Trekking.
Treasure hunt.
Virtual adventure.
12 Hostel Association Hostel fresher’s Day.
Checks the quality of food and the regular supply of water.
The association maintains discipline and
cleanliness.
Celebrates birthday and Feasts of sisters staying in the convent.
13 AICUF Conducts Bible quiz.
Parable telling competition.
Devotional hymn competition.
Carol singing competition.
Card making competition.
Celebrates Christmas in orphanages.
14 Employment cell Talks on career guidance.
Arranging campus interviews.
15 Assembly
Association
College prayer, college anthem and national
anthem sung every morning.
Bible reading and Newspaper reading.
Thought for the Day.
16 Law and order To maintain cleanliness.
To ensure that students do not use mobile
phones inside classrooms.
Maintains discipline in the campus.
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Ensures that the dress code is strictly followed.
17 Magazine
Association
Publish the student’s magazine
‘SUBHAVILAM’.
Best article competition.
Book jacket competition.
Circulates ‘teretel’ newsletter.
18 Rotaract club Distribution of clothes and books to poor
students.
Visits disabled children and old age home.
International student’s cultural Day.
Honorarium for Rotaract members.
Fund raising events.
19 E-Cell Entrepreneurship awareness among
students.
E-cell workshop.
E-week innovation.
On campus venture.
Awareness among school students.
20 Foreign students
Association
Showcases the culture of various countries.
Food festivals by international students.
Ethnic Day celebration.
21 Welfare Association Organizes college fest ‘Shrishti’.
22 Library Association Quiz competitions.
Book exhibition.
Photography competition.
23 NCC Attends camps.
NCC parades.
Trekking
24 NSS College campus cleaning.
Participating in programmes organized by
university.
Blood donation camp.
Visit to old age home and orphanages.
Provides free medicines to people who are in need.
Provides books to needy students.
Celebration of World Humanitarian Day.
Visit to the central prison
25 Festival Association Celebration of Various festivals
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State and National level festivals
Religious festivals
26 Rangers Association Participation and Independence and Republic
Day celebrations.
Nutrition Awareness programmes
27 Leo club Visits Orphanages
Financial assistance to the needy
28 Fine Arts Painting, sketching and collage competitions
Floral arrangement
Vegetable carving
Mehendi and Rangoli
29 Women’s cell Organizes rallies.
Creates public advocacy against atrocities
committed against women
Field work with ‘Pratham’ and NGOs working in the field of child literacy.
Other activities in collaboration with
Sociology Department
5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have
student representatives on them.
Academic body Administrative body
1. Sports committee Governing council/ advisory council
2. Magazine committee IQAC
3. Festival association
4. Disciplinary committee
5. Value education
6. NCC
7. NSS
8. Rotaract club
9. AICUF
10. Nature and science club
11. History association
12. Sociology association
13. Women’s cell
14. Grievance cell
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15. Placement cell
16. Literary association
17. Cultural association
18. Hostel association
19. Law and order
20. Adventure club
21. NEN association
22. Foreign students
association
23. Commerce association
24. Welfare association
25. Library association
26. Language association
27. Fine arts
5.3.7. How does the institution networks and collaborate with the alumni and
former faculty of the institutions.
Teresian Alumni Association:
The institution arranged alumni meetings at different places like Bangalore,
Chickmagalore, Coorg and Wayanad for convenience of its members.
The Institution is in constant touch with the alumni through the college
website, phone, face book, whats app and press statements.
Refer 5.1.14(last bullet)
The “Wings of Wisdom” is an association of retired staff of the Institution
who meet annually. The former faculty members of the institution are an
integral part of the growth and progress of the institution.
BEST PRACTICES IN STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION:
Some of the best practices in student support and progress are the following:
Pure drinking water facility through Aqua- guard/reverse osmosis
Hygienic toilet facility.
Special wing ear marked for students and staff in the canteen.
Regular weekly value education classes.
Rest room for students.
Spacious parking for two wheelers and four wheelers.
Counseling facilities.
Mentor system.
Grievance and Redressal cell.
Secure and well furnished hostels with hygienic and nutritious food.
Yoga, aerobics, karate, music, dance and gym classes are conducted.
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Prakruthi club to create environmental awareness.
Teresian college being a multi-cultural institution, all festivals of the
country are celebrated such as Varamahalakshmi, Dasara, Diwali,
Ramzan, Christmas, Manipuri New Year, Holy, Onam and Kailpodh. In
addition the college celebrates Ethnic Day, Fresher’s Day, World Peace
Day, Harmony Day and World Environment Day.
State – of- Art Auditorium.
Wide range of extra- curricular activities available for the students under
the various associations.
Deans of various faculties - Humanities, Science and Commerce have
been appointed to facilitate student’s progress.
Retreat and spiritual orientation for all students.
Accident insurance coverage for students.
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CRITERION VI
GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 State the vision and mission of the Institution and enumerate on how
the mission statement defines the institution‘s distinctive
characteristics in terms of addressing the needs of the society, the
students it seeks to serve, institution‘s traditions and value
orientations, vision for the future, etc.?
Vision statement
Teresian College Mysore envisions a life-oriented education that empowers
the students through a humanizing and liberating process, to be agents of
transformation and development at different levels of life. Enabled and
empowered, they respond proactively to the concerns and conflicts inherent
in today’s society, especially those of women and persons who are unable
to exercise their freedom to be human, and work for the integrity of
creation. The thrust is in the light of a ‘Civilization of Love’ - the Kingdom
of God, as envisaged and promoted by the Foundress, Mother Teresa of St.
Rose of Lima.
Mission
To promote value-based education.
To contribute to the transformation of society.
To synergize the women and the less privileged regarding their basic
human rights.
To promote inter-cultural and inter-religious harmony and concern for
the human family and to work towards the integrity of creation.
To facilitate leadership among the students, enabling them to
proactively involve in social liberation.
To provide quality, integral, vocational and career oriented education
and create a climate for human and education excellence.
Teresian College was established in 1963 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa
(CSST) with a single minded goal of women’s empowerment through value
based education. The institution is the first women’s college under private
management in the heritage city of Mysore.
The College is named after St. Teresa of Avila, a mystic Saint of 16th
Century, who symbolizes selfless dedication and devotion to the cause of
underprivileged and deprived sections of the society. Imbibing the same
spirit and philosophy, Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima founded the
Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa in 1887, which has spearheaded the social
change by establishing educational Institutions in different parts of India
focusing on women’s education. Teresian College is one among more than
110 such premier Institutions managed by CSST.
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Teresian College is a minority Christian Institution. However, it strives to
impart quality education without distinction of religion, caste or class. A
code of selfless service, integrity and social development which stands
embedded in the vision and mission of the institute is reflected in the
academic and non academic activities. The institution has withstood the
ravages of time and increasing mediocrity due its emphasis on value based
education, quality, progressive outlook and attempt to update and keep
abreast with changes affecting academics at the national and global level.
The multi cultural scenario of the college with aspirants from more than
eight states of India and international students from 8 nations gives the
college an added edge over other colleges in the city of Mysore.
The college emblem consists of the Apostolic Crest which is constituted by
a mountain, three stars, cross and five –flowered crown. The scrolls contain
the motto of the college “Virtue is the sole and only nobility”.
In keeping with the vision of the Foundress the college management
envisages to transform the college into a world class higher education
institution by inculcating sound values among students and aiming at
excellence in all fields in order to prepare competent, confident and highly
skilled women for a globalized world.
6.1.2 What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design
and implementation of its quality policy and plans?
Quality policy and plans are implemented in three stages.
In the first stage, IQAC makes a plan of action based on the suggestions
and feedback from the stakeholders i.e., students, staff and parents.
In the second stage, the college Governing Council gives its suggestions
and also reviews the plan of action made by IQAC.
In the final stage, the Principal (secretary) puts forth the suggestions of
the Governing Council and the IQAC to the Governing body, which is
the apex body of the management. Major policies regarding
administration and infrastructure expansion are taken up by the
governing body.
The management and control of St. Teresa’s Education Society and its
affairs are vested with the Governing Body whose role is exercised
through appointments and recruitments for various positions in the
college as per the rules laid down. The Governing Body consists of
educational administrators from various parts of the State and the
Country who deliberate on quality policy and discuss proposals brought
for final implementation. Its role is to enhance and enrich the quality of
service and plan for academic expansion and the final decision with
respect to infrastructural facilities.
6.1.3 What is the involvement of the leadership in ensuring?
The policy statements and action plans for fulfillment of the stated
mission
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Formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of
the same into the institutional strategic plan
Interaction with stakeholders
Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis,
research inputs and consultations with the stakeholders
Reinforcing the culture of excellence
Champion organizational change
The policy statements and action plans for fulfillment of the stated
mission are conceived and decided by the College Management through
protracted discussions with Heads of Departments and if necessary with
the entire staff of the College. The top leadership ensures that all
stakeholders including the junior most employees and students are
sensitized about the steps initiated to fulfill the stated mission for
incorporating action plans into actual models for implementation. Each
department is given the freedom to implement the action plans. While
ensuring autonomy to the Heads of department and committee
members, the Principal ensures that the standard of the institution with
respect to integral growth is not compromised.
Keeping in mind the motto of the college namely the empowerment of
women through integral and value based education leading to academic
excellence the management is always open to suggestions to improve
its organizational competence. Therefore it interacts with every
department of the college and the Post Graduation department of the
university and experts to keep abreast with the fast changing, highly
competitive and challenging field of education. Accordingly, the
Principal in consultation with the governing body restructures the
organizational systems in both the academic and non-teaching areas.
The Management monitors the progress. After implementation the
Principal seeks the feedback from students, staff, parents and other
stakeholders.
6.1.4 What are the procedures adopted by the institution to monitor and
evaluate policies and plans of the institution for effective
implementation and improvement from time to time?
Annual meetings of the College management prior to the opening of the
college and staff meetings conducted during each semester ensure that
the institution revisits the policies and plans initiated and also examines
the status.
Generally, the appropriate changes required are monitored by the
Governing Council, IQAC, Principal and Heads of department
regarding academic issues. The working of the different departments
affected by new policies and plans are reviewed by the Principal along
with the Administrator. The plans are effectively implemented.
The affiliation committee also gives recommendations and suggestions
for improvement after their review. The college complies with their
suggestions and recommendations.
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Suggestions and feedback given by the primary and secondary
stakeholders play a vital role in monitoring and evaluating the policies.
6.1.5 Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the
top management?
Heads of department are given autonomy to innovate, promote research
projects and invite specialists for academic enrichment of the teaching
staff. They are free to apply for permission and grants to conceive,
design, plan and conduct seminars, conferences, workshops, colloquia
and exhibitions for a purposeful deployment and transaction of the
prescribed curriculum. In addition each department has a subject related
association which organizes programs to enrich the curriculum.
The responsibility for the smooth running of each department rests with
the Head of department, who is its senior most faculty member. With
respect to the Post Graduate departments the responsibility lies with the
Coordinator. Majority of the Heads of the department are members of
BOS and BOE of the University and other autonomous colleges and as
such are involved in academic innovation.
The Coordinator of IQAC takes the leadership to co-ordinate the
curricular and co-curricular activities of the college.
6.1.6 How does the college groom leadership at various levels?
The college promotes leadership by involving the staff and students in
decision making and execution of the programmes of the college by
including them as members in Governing Council, IQAC and various
committees of the college.
Leadership is nurtured in students through their roles as student council
member, class prefect and secretaries of various Associations.
The college firmly believes in promoting leadership skills through its
various sports and games teams. As a result, the college has been able
to usher in discipline through effective leadership both in the
playground and off the playground. Students join NCC or participate in
NSS programmes and thereby ample opportunities are provided for
scouting talent and promoting leadership.
The members of the staff are encouraged to take leadership roles in
conducting activities like study tours, excursions, Industrial visits and
organizing special lectures, seminars/workshops/conferences at the
inter-collegiate, regional and national level.
The college encourages the staff members to take up
chairmanship/membership in the BOS and BOE of the University.
The management arranges talks and orientation programmes to
motivate the members to instill confidence and leadership qualities. The
management encourages the staff to attend leadership seminars.
6.1.7 How does the college delegate authority and provide operational
autonomy to the departments / units of the institution and work
towards decentralized governance system?
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The Principal as Head of Institution motivates the overall functioning of
the College, by giving autonomy to the Heads of the Departments to
manage their respective departments.
The faculty members as Vice Presidents of various Associations and
Committees are given autonomy to implement the action plan approved
by the Principal.
The administrative staff is given freedom in coordinating and
supervising the administrative work of the college.
6.1.8 Does the college promote a culture of participative management? If
‘yes’, indicate the levels of participative management.
Yes, the college activities are definitively based on participative model.
The college has a Governing Council which has representation from all
the stakeholders.
The Governing Body welcomes, appreciates and ratifies the suggestions
given by the Governing Council, staff and students.
Most of the college activities are carried out through the various
committees/Associations.
The college has involved local community, enlightened citizens and
parents to become an integral part of decision making process of the
college.
6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment
6.2.1 Does the Institution have a formally stated quality policy? How is it
developed, driven, deployed and reviewed?
Yes. The Institution is established and administered by the Carmelite
Sisters of St. Teresa, true to the vision and mission of Christ and the
Foundress Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima. The policy of the Institution
is to impart sound human and value based formation through quality
education. The vision and mission statement of the college highlights the
quality policy of the institution.
The internal Quality Assurance Cell is responsible to infuse quality in
curricular and non curriculum activities of the college and review them
periodically. Quality aspects are reflected in Annual Quality Assurance
Reports (AQAR).
6.2.2 Does the Institute have a perspective plan for development? If so, give
the aspects considered for inclusion in the plan.
Yes. It includes
Infrastructure maintenance and development
Academic Development
Promote consultancy services
Extracurricular and Co curricular development
Student/Staff welfare
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Pay scale revision
Providing research facilities and establishing a Research Centre
Outreach programmes
Networking with like minded Institutions/NGOs
PG Women’s Hostel
Indoor stadium and Gymnasium
Increase the competency and employability of students
Establish a separate PG Centre
6.2.3 Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making
processes.
The Governing Body of St. Teresa’s Educational Society is highest
decision making body of the Institution. The Superior General of the CSST
Institute is the President of the Governing Body. The Provincial Superior of
Karnataka Province is the Vice President. The Principal of Teresian
College is the Secretary cum Treasurer of the Governing body. The other
members are as given in the list below. The Governing Body meets twice a
year. The Governing Council has the Provincial Superior of Karnataka
Province as its President. The other members are as given in the list below.
The IQAC conducts the SWOC analysis of the Institution and the same is
furnished to the Governing Council. The council which has representatives
from all the primary, secondary and tertiary stake holders gives further
suggestions for the growth and development of the College. The ratification
and implementation of the same is carried out by the Governing body. The
Governing Body entrusts the above to the Principal who sees to the smooth
functioning and implementation of the decisions taken by the Governing
body.
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT
GOVERNING
BODY
BODY
GOVERNING
COUNCIL
LOCAL MANAGING
COMMITTEE
COLLEGE
PRINCIPAL
Academic
wing
Administrative
wing
IQAC
Students Council
Deans of studies of
arts, science and
Commerce
and
commerce Heads of the Department
Lecturers
Supporting staff
Manager
Office
Clerical staff
Superintendent
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Governing Body Governing Council Local Managing
Committee
President
Dr. Sr. Chris
President
Sr. Albina
Sr. Superior
Sr. Rose
Vice-President
Sr. Fridoline
Provincial education
counselor
Sr. Helena
Administrator
Dr. Sr.Genevieve
Counselor for education
Sr. Gloria
Administrator
Dr. Sr. Genevieve
Two Principals
a. Degree- Sr. Sajitha
b. PUC - Sr. Rohini
Administrator
Dr. Sr. Genevieve
Local Manager
Sr. Rose
Librarian – Sr.Tressy
Local Manager
Sr. Rose
Principals Degree
(a) Principal –
Sr. Sajitha
(b) Officiating
Principal -
Prof. V.K. Jose
PUC Principal –
Sr. Rohini
Teaching Staff (sisters)
Sr. Ann Mary
Sr. Matilda
Two Principals
1. Degree – Sr. Sajitha
2.PUC – Sr. Rohini
IQAC Co-ordinator
Mrs. Saly Abraham
Treasurer
Sr. Sajitha
Senior staff Members
Dr. Sudha Rao Alike
Prof. Prabhakumari IM
Prof. Sitha D
Mrs. Rukminiamma P
Members
Sr.Anjali
Sr. Ann Mary
Student council
member
Ms. Anisha Jayakumar
Parent Representative
Mrs. Roopashree
Alumnus
Mrs. Hemalatha
A lawyer/eminent
educationist
Prof. Balajee B.N
University Nominee
Prof. Indumathi
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6.2.4 Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the
Institution for each of the following.
Teaching & learning
Research & Development
Community engagement
Human resource management
Industry interaction
Teaching & Learning
The college management ensures that adequate number of faculty
members are appointed to facilitate teaching and learning. Vacancies
are filled with qualified and committed faculty without delay.
Steps are taken to install ICT facility in more class rooms and
encourage its usage to make teaching more effective.
Latest equipments for laboratory are added to meet the demands of the
curriculum. Library is modernized with digital technology. Library hour
is included to improve reading culture among the students.
Add on courses are introduced to provide additional knowledge and
skills.
Research and development.
The college has improved the research facilities by establishing research
laboratories. A research committee is formed to monitor research activities
and to encourage the faculty to take up minor and major research projects,
to pursue Ph. D and M. Phil.
The college has a well stacked library with INFLIBNET facility and e-
resources.
Community engagement
The college organizes numerous activities that benefit the community. In
addition to the activities by NSS, Rotract club and other student
associations, the college encourages the departments to conduct such
programmes.
A community college is established to extend education and training to the
dropouts/underprivileged of the society.
Human resource management
Orientation and training programmes are regularly organized for
administrative staff and faculty members. They are also encouraged to
attend such programmes conducted by outside agencies. The support
staff is given training in communicative English and capacity building.
The human resource is managed in a professional manner by preparing
a balanced time table for class room interventions and extracurricular
activities. The staff are included in various committees according to
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their skills and talents. Work is allocated to the administrative and
support staff with clear job specifications. In case of support staff, job
rotation is followed to make them competent in different areas.
The institution ensures involvement and participation of all the
members of staff in important programmes to inculcate the spirit of
unity and team work.
Industry interaction
The college arranges industry and company visits for the students to
learn the subjects comprehensively. Moreover, industrialists are invited
for special lectures.
The college invites the companies and extends full support to conduct
campus recruitment. A good relationship is maintained with companies
to facilitate the P.G students to carry out project work which is
mandatory in their curriculum.
6.2.5 How does the Head of the institution ensure that adequate information
(from feedback and personal contacts etc.) is available for the top
management and the stakeholders, to review the activities of the
institution?
Feedback on matters pertaining to curricular and co- curricular
activities are a recorded as minutes in the staff meetings and committee
meetings.
The Local manager is updated regarding all the activities in the college.
Formal and informal feedback is regularly collected from the
stakeholders and brought to the Governing Council and the minutes of
the Governing Council are furnished to the Governing Body for
ratification.
The activities are hosted in the College website, including AQAR
submitted by IQAC.
Periodical reports are sent to College Development Council, University
and Department of Collegiate Education.
Through e-campus solution, smart cards, SMS facilities, IVRS, and
Information Kiosk.
6.2.6 How does the management encourage and support involvement of the
staff in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the institutional
processes?
The Principal and staff representatives are members of the governing
council.
All the staff members are part of the different committees and
associations in the college.
All the faculty members actively participate in conferences/seminars
held in the college irrespective of their area of specialization.
Opinions and suggestions of staff members are considered in most of
the management decisions and the same are implemented.
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Inter disciplinary programmes are encouraged to enrich the Institutional
process.
Inter disciplinary journal (to be launched shortly) to boost the
efficiency/involvement of the staff.
6.2.7 Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the
last year and the status of implementation of such resolutions.
Resolutions Status of implementation
To provide transport facility in order to attract
more students
To be implemented for the
academic year 2015-2016
To start travel and tourism as an optional subject
Implemented
To cater to the demand for B.Com and to
improve the teacher student ratio it was decided to start an additional B.Com section
To be implemented for the
academic year 2015-2016
To offer advanced diploma in health care –A
UGC sponsored programme
Implemented
A master plan to include sheltered two wheeler
/ four wheeler parking, conference halls, ICT
enabled class rooms, toilets and also to give a
face lift to the college to be taken up in phases
was passed by the governing body
To be implemented in a phased manner
Service road to be tarred Implemented
ATM counter with banking facility In process
It was decided to start coaching classes for
NET/SLET/CET to enable staff and students to
clear the above examination and in order to generate income
Partially implemented
To set up a corpus fund of scholarships Implemented
Courses with new combinations and Add on
Courses should be included as per the interest of the student
Sought permission from University
of Mysore for new combination
BA(Psychology, Optional English, Communicative English)
Add on courses like
Archaeochemistry, Spoken
English, Yoga, Human Rights,
vermicompost implemented,
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Vruddhi, Poshaak
Separate Library for UG and PG to be provided The top floor in the library is
allotted for PG
Research centre is a must for PG Research laboratory for Bio-
Technology inaugurated on May 3, 2014
Community college has to be attached to Teresian College
Community college is functioning
in the Campus of Teresian college
with a new building
Infrastructure PG Hostel and Indoor Stadium –Construction is in progress
To digitalize the library Implemented
6.2.8 Does the affiliating university make a provision for according the
status of autonomy to an affiliated institution? If ‘yes’, what are the
efforts made by the institution in obtaining autonomy?
Yes. The college is preparing to go in for autonomous status this year
(2014-2015).
6.2.9 How does the Institution ensure that grievances / complaints are
promptly attended to and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to
analyze the nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder
relationship?
The college has suggestion boxes wherein the stakeholders can put in
their suggestions/complaints which are promptly attended to.
The Institute has a grievance redressal cell which attends to the
grievances of the stake holders on a weekly basis. These are analyzed
and classified on the following basis: academic, administrative,
financial/ infrastructural/ emotional and the like. These are accordingly
given to the concerned persons in order to resolve the same.
The Principal is always available for the students and staff members to
address their grievances.
Parents/students feedback is also collected during PTA meetings.
Parents can meet the Principal/concerned staff member to address the
problems of their wards.
Mentoring helps solve grievances.
The Governing council has enlightened citizens of the city and well
meaning parents as members. Their views are accorded top priority by
the management.
6.2.10 During the last four years, had there been any instances of court cases
filed by and against the institute? Provide details on the issues and
decisions of the courts on these?
Nil
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6.2.11 Does the Institution have a mechanism for analyzing student feedback
on institutional performance? If “yes”, what was the outcome and
response of the institution to such an effort?
Yes. the Institution has a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on
Institutional performance.
The institution receives the feedback from outgoing students and
parents during PTA meeting in the prescribed format.
Principal discusses student’s feedback with the staff and action is taken.
6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies
6.3.1 What are the efforts made by the institution to enhance the
professional development of its teaching and non teaching staff?
The Institution regularly organizes professional/ motivational /spiritual
talks by eminent personalities to boost the morale of the staff
Principal encourages the faculty members to hone their skills and
improve their knowledge by attending conferences and workshops.
Encouragement is also given to take up minor and major research
projects funded by various organizations.
The Institution encourages faculty members to enhance their
qualification through Faculty Development Programmes
Orientation programme conducted for Non-Teaching staff to develop
their communication, administrative and professional skills
6.3.2 What are the strategies adopted by the institution for faculty
empowerment through training, retraining and motivating the
employees for the roles and responsibility they perform?
Deputation to Academic Staff College for Orientation and Refresher
Courses organized by the UGC.
College conducts orientation programme for newly recruited teachers.
Conferences and workshops are organized by various departments
Faculty members attend workshops related to leadership and
governance organized by other institutions
Staff members are subjected to the evaluation of IQAC.
Staff members who play lead roles in academics, leadership and in
extracurricular activities are identified and honoured on teachers day.
Newly recruited staff are subjected to induction and counseling
programme
6.3.3 Provide details on the performance appraisal system of the staff to
evaluate and ensure that information on multiple activities is
appropriately captured and considered for better appraisal.
Self appraisal from the staff members are collected every year
A feedback is collected from students to evaluate the staff members.
Annual report of all the Departments are collected
IQAC documents every activity of the departments and the staff.
Staff are subjected to self appraisal by the Directorate of Collegiate
Education
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6.3.4 What is the outcome of the review of the performance appraisal
reports by the management and the major decisions taken? How are
they communicated to the appropriate stakeholders?
The appraisal reports are reviewed by the management and the same
conveyed to the respective staff through personal counseling.
Reappointment of lecturers based on students’ feedback/ departmental
reports.
6.3.5 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non teaching
staff? What percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such
schemes in the last four years?
Provident Fund benefits are given to the management staff
The college has its own staff welfare scheme where teaching and non
teaching staff can avail of loan facilities. On an average, 15% of the
staff members avail of such benefits.
6.3.6 What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and
retaining eminent faculty?
The ambience, culture, family spirit, peaceful atmosphere is conducive
for the pursuit of academic excellence and therefore attracts eminent
faculty.
The institution attracts eminent women faculty members as it provides a
safe and secure environment for them.
The management and Principal encourage and assist the faculty to take
up research work.
The college provides a conducive atmosphere for professional
enhancement of the faculty.
The faculty are also encouraged to take up exams like NET/KSET
Incentives given
Relaxation in timing.
6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and efficient
use of available financial resources?
The Institution has an internal and external audit for monitoring available
financial resources.
6.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for internal and external audit?
When was the last audit done and what are the major audit objections?
Provide the details on compliance.
For internal and external audit Institution subjects itself to auditing
annually by a certified Chartered Account.
The last internal auditing was conducted from June 9 - 14, 2014.
The last external audit was conducted from August 19 - 22, 2014.
Major audit objections - Short remittance of tuition and Lab fees
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As per the instructions from the Government, tuition and lab fees
collected at double standard rate from the students should have been
deposited in Government joint account.
Government aided private colleges in Karnataka were permitted to
collect tuition and lab fee at double standard rate and utilize one
standard rate for the maintenance of the college earlier. But the
government insists to deposit total amount collected at double standard
to the joint account. This issue is yet to be resolved.
6.4.3 What are the major sources of institutional receipts/funding and how is
the deficit managed? Provide audited income and expenditure
statement of academic and administrative activities of the previous
four years and the reserve fund/corpus available with Institutions, if
any.
Major sources are from UGC funds and self financing courses
The institution tries to balance income and expenditure.
The development fund is utilized to meet the deficit in salary and also
deficit in other expenditure.
Further deficit is managed by drawing money from the corpus fund of
the institution/management.
Major sources of institutional receipts are
Salary for the grant - in-aid staff
UGC funding
One rate of tuition and lab fee collected and remitted to college account
Self financing courses
Development fees
Fund raising events
From the Management
From lending our buildings/stadium
Add-on courses
Alumnae
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TERESIAN COLLEGE – MYSORE – 570 011
AUDITED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT
Audited Income and Expenditure statement -2010-11
Income Amount Expenditure Amount
I. Academic
Admission fee 196320 Foreign students special fee 340000
Degree application and exam fee 255789 Degree exam fee 544028
Tuition fee 1284730 Freeship 69205
University exam fee 1010040 College Exam fee 4934
Remuneration 22560 Mysore University fee 929859
College registration 33000 Workshop 17129
University registration 198990
Fine collected 29600
B.Com special fee 45000
Academic Total 30,76,029 19,05,155
II Administrative
Interest earned 48712 Audit 18000
College registration and support fee 149620 Dept expenses 117302
Salary grant 20349604 Salary paid 20349604
Foreign student welfare 45815 B.com special fee 42000
Affiliation fee 2887
Administrative total 20593751 20529793
Total (I+II) 23669780 22434948
Balance of Income 1234832
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Audited Income and Expenditure statement -2011-12
Income Amount Expenditure
Amou
nt
I. Academic
Tuition fee 1316995 Department expenses 179468
Lab Fee 42724 Specific head expense
Admission fee 2370744 KSAF 12525
Scholarships 278909 Medical exam 8826
Other receipts 1683595 Reading room 107571
College support 175848
Library 129999
Sports 121037
Computer lab 70249
Academic total 56,92,967
8,05,523
II. Administrative
Grant in aid salary 25103595 Salary arrears (UGC) 1858279
Salary deductions – LIC 634264 Salary deduction - LIC 663238
Interest earned 88299 Lab consumables 179468
Teacher welfare fund 12525
Salary non-teaching
and teaching 25103595
Transfer certificate 11460 University fee 1704423
General grant 1587272 Grant in aid paid 360352
Salary arrears (UGC) 1858279 Scholarships disbursed 346698
Administrative Total 2,92,95,694
3,02,16,053
Overall Total (admin +
academic) 3,49,88,661
3,10,21,576
Balance of Income 39,67,085
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Audited Income and Expenditure statement -2012-13
Income Amount Expenditure Amount
I. Academic
Fee collected 13800761 Fee paid 5777815
Tf/Swf/Twf 83691 MRP Project 119953
Mysore university
Infrastructure 381579 Minority certificate 12000
Seminar excess income 54800 Workshop/ Seminar 179665
Science Exhibition 68000 Science Exhibition 84215
Freeship 118677 College Expenses 18297
Remedial Coaching 50000 Dept Expenses 189388
PG Dept MRP Project 130000 Freeship 123070
Scholarships 258504 College support 191626
HR Dept 15000
Minority scholarship 93345
Scholarship paid 99320
Scholarship Disbursed 20000
Total 1,49,46,012 69,54,919
II. Administrative
Salary grant in aid 29487471 Audit fee 10000
Building fund 1022000 Magazine 27330
UGC Grants for Sports
stadium 2200000 Teacher's Day 28125
Women hostel UGC grant 3250000 Festival celebration 42203
Advertisement 500 Consultation fee 21000
Chemistry/ Botany
Breakage 2685 Botany Garden 68876
Prospectus 31500
Auditorium Exp 2000000
Salary grant in aid
paid 29487471
Furniture and
Equipment 960880
Advertisement 38555
Library 313640
College repairs 95000
Golden Jubilee Exp 358417
Repairs 246994
Administrative total 3,59,62,656 3,37,29,991
Total 5,09,08,668 4,06,84,910
Balance of Income 10223758
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Audited Income and expenditure of the financial year 2013-14
Income Amount Expenditure Amount
I. Academic
Fee collected 22526711 Fee paid 5648166
Convocation 153835 Practical exam 6616
Practical Exams 39200 Orientation 4855
Seminar excess income 1000 Workshop/ Seminar 250289
Marks card 8040 Science Exhibition 6654
Freeship 38298 Annual Exam 121312
Supplementary Exam 200 Guest lecture 4000
Library workshop 56250 Freeships 38298
Total 22,82,354 60,80,190
II. Administrative
FD Interest 137201 Golden Jubilee expenses 27112
Chemistry Breakage 2256 Stationary 261108
Practical Exam 39200 Bank charges 7032
Biotech Dept 50000 Lab material 4705
Salary grant-in-aid received 30690224 Advertisement 97626
Postage 120043
Repairs 841578
Audit fees 85854
Mementoes 214491
Salary 1032593
Calendar 170865
Scholarship disbursed 500
Graduation day expenses 83000
Valedictory expenses 15800
Salary grant in aid paid 30690224
Academic Total 3,09,18,881 3,36,52,531
Total 5,37,42,415 3,97,32,721
Balance of income 1,40,09,694
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6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing
additional funding and the utilization of the same (if any).
Efforts are made to tap additional grants from the UGC and the same is
utilized for the purchase of equipments like generator, inverter,
laboratory equipment, smart board, refrigerator, audio visual equipment
including digital camera, LCD/TV/laptops and other teaching aids,
computer and accessories, software and reprographic facilities.
Development fee and additional fee charged for self financing courses
to pay the salary of the temporary staff.
Additional funding is sought from St. Teresa’s Education Society for
major infrastructural development such as hostel, auditorium, indoor
stadium, vehicle and to improve the ambience of the college.
6.5 Internal Qality Assurance System (IQAS)
6.5.1 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
a. Has the institution established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell
(IQAC)? If “yes”, what is the institutional policy with regard to
quality assurance and how has it contributed in institutionalizing the
quality assurance processes?
Yes. The college has an active and supportive Internal Quality
Assurance cell established in 2003-04 under the leadership of the
principal supported by the coordinator along with a team of members
from the faculty, office staff and student representative.
The action plan of the college is chalked out by IQAC at the beginning
of the academic year.
Discussions and review meetings are held by the IQAC to know the
progress and future course of action in every department.
IQAC plans and supports the activities of the college to enhance
quality. It also records activities and prepares Annual Quality
Assurance Reports (AQARs).
b. How many decisions of the IQAC have been approved by the
management/ authorities for implementation and how many of them
were actually implemented?
Most of the IQAC decisions have been approved and implemented by
management.
IQAC Decisions
Implemented
Conducted seminars/workshops/conferences at district /state /national
level.
Staff and students participated in conferences/workshops and seminars
at district/state/national /international level.
Students competed in inter collegiate competitions.
Staff members are encouraged to take up FDP/CPH
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Introduced Post Graduation and Under Graduate courses
Conducted sports meet: Mysore university/ inter collegiate/ inter zonal
women games.
Staff gave of their expertise by being members of BOS/BOE
Conducted science and history exhibitions and commerce and
management fest.
Introduced certificate courses.
Staff members are resource persons for state level and national level
academic programmes.
Staff contributed to the National Level Interdisciplinary journal
Leadership training and recruitment programme.
Minor and major research projects funded by UGC.
Campus interview for students.
Water purifiers/reverse osmosis
ICT enabled class rooms.
Digital library
Construction of a few class rooms.
Construction of new auditorium/post graduates hostel/indoor stadium.
Improved the facelift of the college
Construction of additional class rooms and toilets.
Access to INFLIBNET e-resources
Tarring of the service road
To be implemented
More Post Graduation and Under Graduate courses
Additional certificate courses.
Post Graduate hostel (nearing completion)
Indoor stadium in progress
Master plan to include state of arts conference hall/audio visual rooms /
parking facilities
c. Does the IQAC have external members on its committee? If so,
mention any significant contribution made by them.
Yes. The institution has taken the service of external members
2010-11 Mr.Fernandes(stakeholder parent)
2012-13 Prof. Balajee and Prof Nilufer Sameena(external experts)
Mr.Ravindra and Dr.Satish Rai(stakeholder and community
representative)
2013-14 Prof.Balajee and Advocate Hemalatha.
They have given several valuable suggestions for the welfare of the
students, staff and for whole college. Some of the significant contributions
made by them are
To introduce transport facilities
To give a facelift to the college
Green audit
ICT enabled classrooms
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d. How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning of
the IQAC?
The students and the alumni provide the necessary input, feedback,
suggestions and recommendations for enhancing the quality and
facilities in the college.
e. How does the IQAC communicate and engage staff from different
constituents of the institution.
1. The feedback and plan of action from various departments are analyzed
by the IQAC members along with the Heads of the department
2. Resolutions are drawn up for implementation.
3. Plan of actions and resolutions are communicated through IQAC at
staff meetings and their opinions are taken into consideration.
6.5.2 Does the institution have an integrated framework for Quality
assurance of the academic and administrative activities? If yes‘, give
details on its operationalization.
The college has a Governing body, Governing council, IQAC staff and
student council. Refer 6.1.2 for operational details.
6.5.3 Does the institution provide training to its staff for effective
implementation of the Quality assurance procedures? If yes‘, give
details enumerating its impact.
The institution encourages the staff members to attend orientation,
refresher courses at Academic Staff College, seminars/ conferences/
workshops at State, National and International level.
Staff members are sent to other institutions with potential for excellence
like its sister institutions Mount Carmel College and also other reputed
institutions.
ICT facilities are available in the institution for which the staff have
undergone training to acquire the skills of ICT.
Online library facilities are available for the staff.
Orientation programmes are conducted for the staff annually by the
Institution.
MIS/VAPS e-campus software is used for admission, attendance,
student progression, examination details, evaluation and teachers
performance.
The VAPS e-campus software company gives training to the staff in the
areas mentioned above.
6.5.4 Does the institution undertake Academic Audit or other external
review of the academic provisions? If yes, how are the outcomes used
to improve the institutional activities?
No
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6.5.5. How is the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the
requirements of the relevant external quality assurance
agencies/regulatory authorities?
The college is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade.
The affiliation committee of University of Mysore visits the college
regularly to review the performance of the college.
The regulations of the Education Department
The recommendations/regulations given by the above three regulatory
authorities are complied with to maintain quality.
6.5.6 What institutional mechanisms are in place to continuously review the
teaching learning process? Give details of its structure, methodologies
of operations and outcome?
Structure
Master time table which takes care of the requirements of each
discipline.
Time allotted for project, presentation, field trip, industrial visits
Methodologies
Teaching learning process is made more students centric and holistic
The work plan is prepared by the faculty members in the work dairy,
which is reviewed by the HOD and the Principal every month.
To know about the students’ performance from time to time, internal
assessments, assignments, project works are conducted.
Conducting viva-voce helps to evaluate students presentation and
communication skills.
Students are encouraged to present seminars using ICT.
The examination results are analyzed to review the teaching –learning
process.
Principal interacts with individual departments and discusses about the
performance of students and teachers, and about the problems related to
them.
Outcomes
Results have been progressive and majority of students have secured
distinction/first class and results of the faculty of Arts and Commerce is
cent percent at the under graduate level and it is cent percent in all the
PG courses.
Most of the students are placed in good companies/professions.
Many students are pursuing higher studies
Some have become entrepreneurs
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Entry Level and Exit Level performance analysis (all streams)
Recruitment outcomes
0
100
200
300
First class Second class
Third class
SUPP/FAIL
ENTRY LEVEL 160 58 48 22
EXIT LEVEL 202 36 6 8
No.of students
GRADE
Result Comparison 2009-10 to 2011-2012
ENTRY LEVEL
EXIT LEVEL
0
50
100
150
200
250
First class Second class Third class SUPP/FAIL
ENTRY LEVEL 140 67 54 40
EXIT LEVEL 220 48 0 33
No. of students
GRADE
RESULT COMPARISON 2010-11 to 2012-13
ENTRY LEVEL
EXIT LEVEL
0
100
200
First Class
Second Class
Third Class
SUPP/FAIL
ENTRY LEVEL 97 53 106 17
EXIT LEVEL 197 32 0 8
No.of students
Grade
RESULT COMPARISON 2011-12 to 2013-14
ENTRY LEVEL
EXIT LEVEL
66 62 51 29
0
50
100
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
No.of students
selected
Year
Placement
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Kindly note: placement has been reduced from 2012 onwards due to
1.Recession 2. Many of the students are pursuing higher studies.
6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies,
mechanisms and outcomes to the various internal and external
stakeholders?
The institution communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and
outcomes to the various stakeholders mainly through meetings with
Governing Council, staff and students.
During the orientation/induction programme
Through the college website
Through the college notice board/bulletins/newsletters, circulars and
meetings.
Through advertisements in news papers
Through the prospectus
Through parents-teachers meeting
Through alumni meet
Through word of mouth
‘Teretel’ the annual newsletter of the Department of English publishes
the activities of the Institution
The quality assurance policies are communicated through the college
calendar
During valedictory function, president of the student council briefs the
stakeholders about the activities conducted by the various associations
of the college.
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CRITERIA VII
INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
7.1 Environment Consciousness
The College has meticulously maintained an eco-friendly, clean and green
environment in the campus. The beautiful natural landscape of the college
is very attractive and gives a cool and aesthetic look.
7.1.1 Does the institute conduct the green audit of its campus and facilities?
Yes. The institute conducts the green audit of its campus and facilities.
7.1.2 What is the initiative taken by the college to make the campus eco-
friendly?
1. Energy Conservation: Solar Street lights are installed in the campus.
All the hostels are equipped with solar water heaters. The college has
started replacing incandescent and florescent bulbs with CFL and LED
lighting system.
2. Water Harvesting: Sufficient open well water resource is available in
the campus due to Rain Water Harvesting initiatives. Plans are afoot for
recycling water.
3. Tree Plantation: Consistent efforts are made to keep the campus green.
Indigenous and ornamental trees are planted.
4. Green chemistry management: In order to avoid pollution and
wastage of chemicals, group demonstrations are initiated for analysis
with the use of natural dyes.
5. E-Waste management: Batteries, adaptors and other old electronic
gadgets are exchanged for new ones. Old computers are donated to the
rural schools. Awareness is given to students not to pollute nature by
throwing away electronic equipments but to reuse/sell them.
6. Vermicompost: Two Vermicompost units have been set up in the
campus. The College follows the practice of segregation of waste into
plastic, organic and inorganic. Degradable waste is converted into
vermicompost.
7.2. Innovations:
7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which
have created a positive impact on functioning of the college.
Inclusion of weightage in IA marks for extracurricular activities
including sports, cultural activities and the social involvement
programme had a positive impact on student growth.
Introduction of a course on spoken English for the support staff (peons,
attenders) to develop communication skill and self confidence.
Compulsory paper presentation by students in every subject has been
introduced to familiarize with technology and to improve presentation
skills.
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An interdisciplinary Certificate course in Archeo Chemistry is jointly
conducted by the Chemistry and History department.
The college has introduced Management information system to
streamline the administration. Biometric registration of attendance has
helped the staff to be more responsible. Students can easily access
information through online student portal and this has positive effect on
student’s attendance.
The college has initiated various innovative community development
and out reach programmes programme during last four years:
Hands on training for Electrical and Electronic home appliances for
unemployed women of neighboring villages by the Department of
Physics.
In collaboration with the College for Leadership and Human Resource
Development (CLHRD,) Mangalore initiated a novel action research
community development/outreach programme called Learning and
Development Intervention for Autorickshaw drivers to enable them to
discover strategies for supporting children’s education. Under this
project 30 Auto rickshaw drivers were trained at Teresian College by
Prof. V.K Jose, officiating Principal of the College on October 2, 2014.
This programme was jointly organized by IQAC, NSS, NCC and
Rotaract club of the College.
A massive rally to create public advocacy against atrocities committed
against women (especially rape) was conducted by the students and
staff. In addition the college organized special rallies to create
awareness on sensitive issues like safety of women, and ‘save the girl
child’.
Creating awareness on Human Rights for final year and I year degree
students.
The college is committed to community projects in areas like public
health and literacy in the nearby ‘Yeraganhalli’ and other rural areas of
Mysore city.
Annually our students work as scribes for the visually challenged
students of the National Federation of the Blind Hostel.
The History Department takes part in Heritage Walk, study of Heritage
buildings and awareness programmes on Protection of Old Monuments
to the heterogeneous tourists (Nationwide and Worldwide) of Mysore
city.
The Department of Sociology in collaboration with ‘PRATHAM’ a
National level NGO in child literacy has encouraged students towards
community development responsibility.
Department of Sociology in collaboration with Public Health Research
Institute of India/ Florida International University/Samruddhi
Foundation, Mysore is working for a survey on ‘Intimate Partner
Violence in Dating in the Background of Indian Culture’.
Some of the community development programmes under various
associations are social awareness rallies, Blood donation camps,
Medical camps, and ‘each one, teach one’, celebration of ‘World Elders
Day’ and ‘World Deaf Day’.
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Traffic awareness programme was conducted for all the students of the
College.
Department of Human Development, Psychology and English share the
knowledge gained in the curriculum with the community around in the
following areas.
1. Health, hygiene, and nutrition during pre-natal development and
importance of breast feeding conveyed through dramatization, street
plays and models to the rural women.
2. Counselling for school dropouts at Don Bosco Makkalalaya, Mysore
city.
3. Conducted case study of children with Autism and mental retardation.
4. Assisting spastic children in reading, writing and feeding.
5. Raised funds to support the spastic children by conducting a large scale
food fest, Rock band and fashion show.
6. Marketing the products prepared by the Association for the Mentally
Disabled (AWMD).
7.3 Best Practices
7.3.1 Elaborate on any two best practices in the given format which have
contributed to the achievement of the institutional objectives and/or
contributed to the Quality improvement of the core activities of the
college.
The College has chosen to project two best practices among many other for
the purpose of Cycle III Assessment and Accreditation.
1. Access and quality education to all and especially to the poor and
marginalized students.
2. Community college for school drop outs and Plus two passed students.
First Best Practice
Title 1: Access and quality education to all and especially to the poor and
marginalized students.
Goal
The goal of the college is the empowerment and liberation of all human
beings especially the poor and marginalized through holistic education
centered on values of freedom, fellowship, justice and love leading to
transformation of self and society in order to form the students to be true
citizens of our country/world.
Context
In India today globalization, privatization, commercialization,
saffronization, environmental degradation, erosion of human values, fast
changing science and technology is affecting education. The institution is
therefore, striving to effectively and creatively respond to the challenges
with hope-filled alternatives in order to make it the centre of good news.
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The college caters to a mix of highly merited students, elite sections of
society, those belonging to minority groups, the economically backward
and socially disadvantaged and first generation learners who blend with
students of high academic performance and benefit from the quality
teaching and learning. The multi cultural scenario of the college with
aspirants from more than eight states of India and international students
from 8 nations gives the college an added edge. The local Kannada medium
students choose Teresian as their destination as they learn to articulate and
write in English with a certain level of competence.
Practice
The vision of the institution is promote life oriented education that
empowers the students through a humanizing and liberating process to be
agents of transformation and development at different levels of life.
Value based education is imparted by allotting one hour per week in the
time table. During this hour sound values, and human rights education is
imparted. Values are also inculcated by the teachers through the
curriculum. Charismatic leaders and invited to address the students. The
classes are made innovative, lively and participatory.
A prayer room and chapel are provided. Retreat for Catholics and spiritual
enrichment programmes for others is the annual practice. Daily assemblies
are conducted to inculcate patriotism. The college provides good
infrastructure with ICT enabled class rooms, well equipped laboratories,
library with standard and reference books, e-resources through N-list, in
addition the library is digitalized. Well qualified, experienced staff, nearly
50% of whom are Ph.D holders or pursuing Ph.D and who are in the BOS
and BOE in the University effectively and efficiently impart the
curriculum. The academically weak students are given remedial/bridge
courses and those coming from vernacular medium are given special
classes with a mix of the vernacular and English. The classes are made
challenging and innovative. The curriculum is supplemented with several
certificate courses. Internal Assessment marks are given for extension
activities and for participation in co and extracurricular activities.
Systematic Mentoring of students is followed. Career counseling as per
their aptitude and emotional counseling is provided. Importance is given for
developing competencies in physical fitness through Yoga, PT, sports and
games. Outstanding sports persons are identified and given encouragement
through cash incentives, fee concessions and special coaching.
Inter religious prayer services are held. The college sends out a lofty
message of cross cultural harmonious existence by celebrating all festivals,
International, National and Regional like Christmas, Diwali, Holi, Dasara,
Gowri, Onam, Kailpodh and Manipuri New Year with gaiety.
The institution offers scholarship, free ships and concession both in the
college and hostel for the economically weak students to the tune of
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Rs.5,88,000 annually. It also enlightens and enables the students to apply
for various types of financial assistance.
The college sensitively promotes environmental consciousness among the
staff and students through green auditing. The students are involved in a
host of community development programmes.
Leadership training programmes are conducted for students and autonomy
is given to the students to run the 29 associations.
Evidence of Success
The finished products of Teresian are women of character, confidence,
competence, compassion and commitment. The students are tailor made for
the society/industry/ home. There is demand for Teresianites in the job
market and marriage market. The results of the final semester of the college
are 100% in B.A/B.Com/MA/M.Com/M.Sc and 86% B.Sc. From the
feedback obtained after SWOC we are aware that many of our students are
well placed. Several of our students are pursuing their higher studies. In the
arena of sports the college has dominated for the past 50 years by emerging
overall championship 38 times in Athletics and 32 times in Mysore
University Inter Collegiate Inter Zonal Women’s games. The college has
retained the championship in Athletics, Cross Country event continuously
over a period of 10 years. Two of our students have received ‘EKALAVYA
AWARD’. One of our outstanding International Basket Ball player has
started a professional sports academy in Bangalore named G7. Students
hailing from rural areas, vernacular medium and the academically weak
students whose marks at the entry level is between 35 to 40% go out of the
portals of this institution with distinction/first class. Many of our Alumni
are well placed in society as Professors -in the corporate world, as Doctors,
Entrepreneurs and the like.
Problems encountered and resources required.
The semester system does not promote much time for innovative
teaching, co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
Values practiced at home and in society go contrary to values imparted
and inculcated in the institution.
Finance is the main problem encountered by the institution. The
curriculum offered by the University has been supplemented with
enrichment courses. This means added financial constraint on the part
of the institution and students.
Vacancies created in the college not filled up due to government
regulations/policy.
Second Best Practice
Title 2: Community college for school drop outs and Plus two passed
students.
Goal
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The goal of the community college is the empowerment and liberation of
all human beings especially the poor and marginalized. It is an education
with a difference. By offering relevant, skill based courses along with
value-based education it makes them fit for a job, for industry and for
society. The aim of the community college is to make the students who
enter its portals to evolve, emerge and be empowered.
Context
The institution is surrounded by Halanhalli, Yeraganahalli, Nadanahalli and
Kurubarahalli villages. A survey conducted in the above mentioned villages
revealed that most of the women folk in these villages are illiterate and the
girls are 4th
, 7th and 10
th standard dropouts. These girls either opt to work as
domestics or are forced to assist the family in field work. This practice is
being perpetuated for generations. Students who have completed their 10th
and 12th
std, due to the conservative mentality of the villagers and financial
constraints are unable to pursue their higher studies. Keeping this reality in
mind, the institution has gone all out to offer a ray of hope to the illiterate
and marginalized and in order to be inclusive has also extended its services
to boys.
The Practice:
1. Skill based training/ vocational courses are the need of the hour in the
context of higher education. In order to keep abreast with the fast changing,
challenging, technological world the college provides a major extension
service through the community college by offering the following courses
o Fashion designing and Tailoring
o Communicative English
o Computer Course
o Tally
o Diploma in health care sponsored by the University Grants
Commission for PUC passed students. This offers a ray of hope
for both boys and girls who are drop outs in 10th
and 12th
std
examination and for PUC passed students.
2. The course is of one year duration. During this period they learn spoken
English develop immense confidence to communicate in the English
language and are able to give their testimony in glowing terms at the end of
the course. Along with spoken English classes they are given life coping
skills and are empowered to develop their self esteem and self awareness.
The skill training takes place simultaneously. During the last term of their
course they are exposed to on the job training. The relevant specialization
provides employability skills, entrepreneurial skills, life skills, social skills
and etiquette. Advanced Diploma- Health care offers 24 credits in the
following: Life coping skills, Interpersonal Relationship skills and
communication skills, Basic Computing skills and linguistic skills
(English). In the area of specialization it offers 36 credits courses:
Principles and Practices of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, First Aid
Management for Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition,
Community Health and Communicable Diseases, Geriatric Management,
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Palliative care, CPOD, understanding Menopausal Syndrome,
understanding Alzimers Patients, Labour and Post delivery Procedures
Demo, Community Health and Communicable diseases, Environmental
sanitation and Community Health Education, Anatomy and Physiology or
Microbiology followed by 8 hours of Internship and project work,
Preparation for Employment with 2 credits and Exposure Programme with
2 credits. Students are encouraged to participate in co curricular and
extracurricular activities like Sports and Dance. Students are assessed
monthly based on their performance both in practical and theory classed
conducted.
Evidence of success
The students passing out of the community college and main
college are competent enough to cope with the main stream of the
society.
They are fit for job, fit for industry and society.
Many have found employment and some have become
entrepreneurs.
Those trained in health care are sure to be absorbed in hospitals/
clinics or as home nurses.
People who are altruistic and specialized render service in the
community college.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Finance is the main problem.
Conservative mentality of the villagers.
The Other prominent Best Practices
Prison Ministry: Some Faculty members and students have volunteered to
be part of Prison ministry of India, a Non Governmental Organization
working for the welfare of prisoners. The major objective of PMI to
support the prisoners in terms of reconciliation, release, and rehabilitation.
Apart from financial support to the organization the faculty and students
involve in the activities of PMI like counseling of women prisoners every
week and distribution of toiletries every month. In addition, major
festivals like Gowri, Christmas and Women’s Day are celebrated with
them.
Inter-religious prayer services mark the beginning of every academic year.
Training for Mushroom cultivation was held by the department of Botany
and the products were sold.
The college sends out a lofty message of cross- cultural harmonious
existence by celebrating all festivals- International. National and Regional,
Christmas, Diwali, Holi, Dasara, Onam, Kailpodh, Manipuri New Year
etc. with gaiety.
Empowering women through simple self defense mechanism to tackle
sexual harassment.
Prakruthi club has adopted a Lion Tailed Macaque of the Mysore Zoo