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Om Sakthi Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science (Autonomous) G.B. Nagar, Kalavai - 632 506 Vellore District, Tamilnadu SELF - STUDY REPORT CYCLE 2 Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL Bangalore - 560 010 India 2014 CONTENT PAGE PREFACE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 PROFILE OF THE AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE 11 CRITERIA-WISE ANALYTICAL REPORT 1. CURRICULAR ASPECTS 24 2. TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION 40 3. RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 78 4. INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 126 5. STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 145 6. GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 169 7. INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 198 NAAC RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION TAKEN REPORT 210 SWOC ANALYSIS 211 POST-ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES 216 Preface PREFACE “All are children of one Mother All Human beings belong to one race of Humanity” It is the cherished desire of His Holiness Arulthiru Bangaru Adigalar to help the oppressed and the under-privileged people. The first step in this direction is the formation of the Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural (ACMEC) Trust at Melmaruvathur in 1978. It started to render its dedicated service to the cause of education and service to humanity by establishing various institutions. Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science is an unit of Adhiparasakthi Institute of Science, Agriculture and Technology (APISAT) founded by the ACMEC Trust at Kalavai campus, for which foundation stone was laid by the Former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1988. The College is totally committed to quality, innovation, dynamism and social relevance. Study, Spirituality and Service are its motto. Inculcation of character and virtues, besides academic excellence are its hallmark. Duty, Dignity and Discipline are its watchwords. It is keen that students should shine as model citizens and men of eminence in our society. Our vision is to mould youth to combat changing challenges and to serve global community, with professional competence and spiritual commitment to excellence. Our mission is to provide quality, value-based and career-oriented education to students, especially rural young men and women, who will be agents of social transformation and global development through their selfless and spiritual service. The College was founded by His Holiness Arulthiru Bangaru Adigalar with a vision to Empower the Rural Students through Higher Education and to fulfill the long felt demand of local people of Kalavai, a rural area of Vellore District. The social background of this region relies on small income through agriculture, petty business, and salary earned from industry employment. Most of the students of Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science are economically weak and poor and the College is like the savior to offer higher education to the aspiring youth from the poorer section of the region at an affordable cost. About 75% of the students belong to the category of first generation learners. An obvious characteristic of this unique social background is the remarkable awareness among the students and their parents (irrespective of class and status) about the need for the pursuit of higher education at any cost. This social awareness fully justifies the establishment of this College. This is the first self-financing co-educational Science College started in Tamil Nadu, affiliated to University of Madras from the academic year 1988. To begin with, three Undergraduate courses, viz., B.Sc. Biochemistry, Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Kalavai. NAAC-SSR Cycle 2 January, 2014 Page i Preface B.Sc. Microbiology and B.Sc. Computer Science were offered with a total strength of 48 students and 10 faculty members. It is significant to note that this institution introduced Undergraduate programme in Microbiology for the first time in the whole of South India. In the year 1993-1994, the College was upgraded into a Postgraduate College with the introduction of M.C.A. programme in response to the great demand from the local public. In 1994-1995, two more Postgraduate programmes, viz., M.Sc. Biochemistry and M.Sc. Applied Microbiology were added. B.C.A. programme was introduced in 1999-2000. From 2001-2002, M.Sc. Information Technology and M.Sc. Computer Science and Technology (5 year integrated course) were offered in tune with rapid expansion in the field of Information Technology. Since its inception from 1988-2001, the College has been affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai. From 2002-2003, the College has been affiliated to the newly created Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore. B.Com and B.B.A. courses were introduced in 2004-2005. To its merit, Department of Computer Science and Applications has approval for M.C.A. course from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2005. Departments of Computer Science, Biochemistry and Microbiology were upgraded into research departments with the introduction of M.Phil. programmes in these disciplines from 2005-2006, and the College has been recognized for Ph.D. programmes in Biochemistry and Microbiology from 2008-2009. M.Com. course was introduced in 2009-2010. Commerce department was also made in to a research department with the introduction of M.Phil. in Commerce from 2011-2012. B.Sc. (Mathematics) has been inaugurated from 2012-2013. Ph.D. programme in Computer Science is being inaugurated from 2013-2014. Presently the College has to its credit 7 Undergraduate, 5 Postgraduate, 4 M.Phil. and 3 Ph.D. programmes with 1174 students, 63 teaching staff and 38 non-teaching, technical and supportive staff on the roll. NAAC has accredited the College with B++ grade in March, 2007. The IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) was established on 26th September, 2007. The College obtained 2(f) recognition from UGC in June, 2008 and permanent affiliation from Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore in August, 2008. The College is functioning as the Regional Field Unit (RFU) of National Testing Services (NTS), Mysore, since July, 2009, and has obtained CPCSEA (Committee for the Purpose of Control of Scientific Experiments on Animals) Approval for Animal Experiments in 2009. The College has stepped in to yet another milestone of Autonomous status from the academic year 2011-2012. The academic excellence, the praise-worthy discipline, the character formation and the value-based education in a rural atmosphere are Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Kalavai. NAAC-SSR Cycle 2 January, 2014 Page ii Preface commendable merits by which Adhiparasakthi College of Arts & Science has won the admiration and esteem of parents. The students have so far secured Nine UG Gold Medals and Twenty Two PG Gold Medals in the Examinations conducted by the University of Madras, Chennai and Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore. They are also 57 Rank holders in UG examinations and 131 Rank holders in PG examinations. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES Two three-storied modern UG and PG blocks with a total built-up area of 1,08,549 sq. ft. having 31 class rooms and 8 staff rooms, and 2 PG laboratories, 5 UG laboratories and 8 air-conditioned research halls for Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry and 5 air-conditioned laboratories for Department of Computer Science. Sophisticated instruments worth about Rs. 25 lakhs are available in the Instrumentation Centers of Biochemistry and Microbiology Departments. A well-established modern animal house is available for research in Life Sciences. The College is one of the few self-financing Colleges to have HPLC, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, PCR thermal cycler, High speed refrigerated centrifuge, Ultra-deep freezer, Gel documentation system etc. in Biochemistry and Microbiology laboratories. All Departments, Offices, Library, Examination Cell, Placement Cell and Hostel are computerized. There are 228 computers and 3 servers available for students and teachers. All departments have intercom and Internet facilities with 12 Mbps Sify Internet leased line connection. Uninterrupted power supply is provided in the College and the hostels with the help of exclusive HT line, and three generators. Safety of the College and hostel premises is monitored by a team of Trained Security Personnel. College is equipped with audio-visual aids, LCD projectors, over-head projectors, and educational CDs and DVDs supplementing the teaching. An acoustically designed air-conditioned seminar hall fitted with audio-visual aids with a seating capacity of about 250 is available for conducting conferences and seminars. An air-conditioned conference hall is available for conducting important meetings such as, Governing Body, Academic Council and Finance Committee. An open auditorium with a seating capacity of 1500 is available for organizing functions. Two hostels, one each for men and women, located near the College are provided with modern cooking facilities with large dining hall and enough number of hygienic rest rooms. The College has excellent library with a total collection of 13,468 books. Books and journals worth Rs. 2 lakhs are added every year to this collection. National and International journals and magazines are available for research. The library is also having DELNET, OPAC and INFLIBENT Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Kalavai. NAAC-SSR Cycle 2 January, 2014 Page iii Preface facilities for students. The library is equipped with Internet, Reprography, Computers, Educational CDs and DVDs and Bar Coding system. There is a common effluent plant to treat the waste water from the College and the hostels. A Reverse Osmosis