SELF STUDY REPORT CHAS COLLEGE, CHAS (A Constituent Unit of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag) Chas, Bokaro, Jharkhand (827013) Website : www.chascollege.org Email :
[email protected] For Submission to National Assessment & Accreditation Council (Nagarbhavi, Bangalore) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Preface 3 2 List of Acronyms Used 4 - 5 3 Executive Summary 6 - 11 4 SWOC analysis 12 - 13 5 Profile of the College 14 - 24 6 Criteria-Wise Inputs (a) Criterion I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS 25 - 32 (b) Criterion II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION 33 - 50 (c) Criterion III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 51 - 73 (d) Criterion IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 74 - 83 (e) Criterion V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 84 - 95 (f) Criterion VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 96 - 109 (g) Criterion VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 110 - 114 7 Evaluative Reports of the Departments 115 - 186 8 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 187 9 Annexures (a) Letter from University regarding affiliation 188 (b) Letter from UGC regarding affiliation under 2(f) and 12(B) 189 SSR - Chas College, Chas 2 PREFACE It gives me immense pleasure and privilege to submit the Self Study Report (SSR) of CHAS COLLEGE, CHAS for the first cycle of accreditation by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. This report has been prepared following the guidelines of NAAC. The report is a reflection of the academic and administrative functions and activities happening during the past years in the College focusing on curricular aspects, teaching-learning and evaluation, research, consultancy and extension, infrastructure and learning resources, student support and progression, governance, leadership and management, innovations and best practices and departmental exercises of Chas College, Chas.