Annual Report 2015-2016 AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR HOME SCIENCE FOR WOMEN, COIMBATORE- 641043 TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT- 2015 - 2016 CONTENTS S.No CONTENTS PAGE.NO 1. Introduction 3 2. UNIVERSITY BODIES a. General bodies 3 b. Board of Management 4 c. Academic Council 7 d. Finance Committee 15 e. Planning and Monitoring Board 16 f. Building Committee. 17 g. Board of Studies Members 19 3. Academic Programmes 55 4. Students Strength 2015 - 2016 60 5. Activities of the year 67 6. Celebration 69 7. Seminar / Workshops/ Conference/ Camps / Meetings/ 79 Courses conducted by the university 8. Study Tour 109 9. Outstanding Achievements 112 10. Visits Abroad 123 11. Research Projects 12. Library 124 13. National Service Scheme 129 14. National Cadet Crops 131 15. Sports & Games 132 16. Meetings attended by the Vice Chancellor – 2014 – 2015 146 17. Details of Staff Members who attended Seminars, 148 Workshops, Conferences, Courses, etc. 18 Research Papers , Articles and B ooks published in 171 reputed Journals by the Faculty Members 19 Papers , Articles presented by the faculty members 226 20 Staff Members who availed Study Leave to pursue 239 Research Studies 21 Facilities provided for Scheduled Caste & Scheduled 239 Tribe Students – 2015 – 2016 22 Scholarships disbursed during the year 2015 – 2016 240 23 Grants received during the year 2015 – 2016 240 24 Results 2015 – 2016 240 25 Action Taken Report on feedback analysis (2015-2016) 241 26 e-governance Report for the Year 2015-2016 27 Thanks Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Eductaion for Women Coimbatore- 641043 ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women was established by the great patriot and educationist Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam under the auspices of the Avinashilingam Education Trust in 1957 with 45 students. The growth of the Institution has been carefully nutured to its current heights by the world renowned educationist and nutritionist, former Chancellor of the University. Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas. It is now the largest Institution in the country for imparting Home Science Education at all levels. It was one of the eight colleges on which autonomy was conferred by the University of Madras in June 1978 and the first of the women‟s colleges to get this distinction. Autonomy gave the College scope for academic freedom for innovations in tehaching and research. The Government of India declared Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women and Sri Avinashilingam Teacher‟s College for Women as a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act in June 1988. These Colleges have been renamed as Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women. Dr. T.S.K. Meenakshisundaram had assumed the Chancellor from 21.12.2010, from 23.11.2015, Dr. P. R. Krishnakumar assumed the Chancellorship. He is the follower of the Founder-President Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam Ayya Avargal. The university follows the educational ideals of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Saradamani Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi and upholds a life of purity, discipline and service. A temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna commands the campus. Daily prayer is an integral part of campus life. All the students and staff are expected to participate in the common prayers. The University functions under seven faculties, namely, Home Science, Science, Humanities, Education, Business Administration, Engineering and Community Education and Entrepreneurship Development. Each faculty functions under the headship of a Dean. The pattern of education has been fully semesterised. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having minimum of 90 teaching days. The semester pattern offers each student individual attention of the teacher and facilitates the students all- round development. It calls for active participation of the students in the learning process. Regular attendance is an important feature of the semester pattern. In all programmes, a student should have a minimum of 75 percent attendance for both theory and practicals to appear for the Comprehensive Semester Examinations. Examinations for the courses offered in a Semester are conducted in the same semester to make learning more effective and to reduce the burden on the students. 1 The integration of NSS with the curriculum is a unique distinction of Avinashilingam Deemed University from 1991. While the scheme has all along been voluntary, educationists have started thinking about the incorporation of it in the curriculum itself to give it an academic status, credibility and credit. Avinashilingam Deemed University which has a rich heritage in Community service and outreach activities had the urge and courage to pioneer in this noble venture and introduced NSS as a cross subject in the Undergraduate curriculum. The major and unique educational innovation in the University brought forth has been incorporated Community and Social Service (CSS) in the curriculum at the Postgraduate level with academic weightage and credibility. The major tasks of CSS are cooperatively determined to promote action achievable by the level of maturity of the group, permitted by the available resources and defined in terms of behaviour changes among students and the members of the community. National Cadet Corps came into existence in the university in the year 1968. Regularly parades are conducted in the campus. In addition the cadets attend various camps and conduct special activities every year. The University has well equipped library that caters to the research and teaching activities of institutions, a computer centre to provide additional support to the computer related activities of the University, an Instrumentation Maintenance Facility (IMF) which provides essential support of servicing and maintaining laboratory instruments and Electronic items utilized in various laboratories of this university, a health center, Sradalaya Canteen, Hostel for students and Saradalaya Press with modern computerized Offset Printing Press facilities. 2 2. UNIVERSITY BODIES A. GENERAL BODY The General Body of the Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women consisted of the following members: 1. Dr.T.S.K. Meenakshisundaram Managing Trustee The Avinashilingam Education Trust Coimbatore – 641 043 2. Dr.K. Kulandaivel Marutham Apartments Bharathi Park Road 7th Cross Coimbatore – 641 043 3. Swami Abhiramananda Secretary Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Coimbatore – 641 020 4. Dr.(Mrs.)Lakshmi Santa Rajagopal Director The Avinashilingam Education Trust Coimbatore – 641 043 5. Sri B. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar 14, Rukmani Nagar Ramanathapuram Coimbatore – 641 045 6. Mrs. Leila Diraviam “Arulagam”, 133, Chamiers Road Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Road Nandanam, Chennai – 600 035 7. Dr.(Mrs.)Saroja Prabhakaran Additional Director The Avinashilingam Education Trust Coimbatore – 641 043 8. Mrs.Suguna Lakshminarayanaswamy Suguna Industries 707, Avinashi Road, P.B.No.4003 Coimbatore – 641 018 3 9. Dr.M. Chandramani Former Vice Chancellor 29/44, Gowri Parameshwari Jawahar Nagar, Coimbatore – 641 043 10. Dr.(Mrs.)Sheela Ramachandran Vice Chancellor Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore – 641 043 11. Dr.(Mrs.)Gowri Ramakrishnan Former Registrar Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore – 641 043 12. Dr.T.A. Venkatachalam Trichy Road, “Lakshmi Nivas”, Coimbatore – 641 018 13. Sri R. Somasundaram Velumani Thottam,Velumani Engg. Industry Mettupalayam Road, Thudiyalur P.O. Coimbatore – 641 044 14. Dr.S. Subramanyan Former Vice Chancellor Bharathiar University, No.23, Vidhya Nagar Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore – 641 014 15. Smt. Kamini Surendran 278, Race Course, Coimbatore – 641 018 Sri T.K.S. Vijay Kalyan No.89, Race Course, Coimbatore – 641 018 Two Nominees of the State Government 16. Government Nominee- Official dealing with Higher Education 17. State Government Nominee B. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MEMBERS 1. Dr. (Mrs.) Premavathy Vijayan Vice Chancellor 2. Dr.M.V. Bharatha Lakshmi FI. Suryakamal Apartments Madhav Nagar, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 533 004 4 4. Dr. K.P.S. Unny 5-D, Bhadradeepam Apartments D.P.O. Road Palaghat 678 014 Kerala 5. Dr. K. Gunasekaran 64, 6th Main Road Teachers‟ Colony III Phase, Koluthur Chennai 600 099 6. Dr. S. Subramanyan Former Vice Chancellor Bharathiar University No. 23, Vidhya Nagar, Civil Aerodrome Post Coimbatore – 641 014 7. Shri G. Jagadeesan Joint Director of Collegiate Education Coimbatore 641 018 8. Dr. (Mrs.) Saroja Prabhakaran Member, Sponsoring Society Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 9. Dr. (Mrs.) U. Jerinabi Dean, Faculty of Business Administration Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 10. Dr. (Mrs.) A. Parvathi Dean, Faculty of Science Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 11. (Mrs.) B. Neelavathi Dean, Faculty of Humanities Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 5 12. Mrs. S. Radha Devi Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 13. Dr. (Mrs.) G.P. Jeyanthi Controller of Examinations Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043 14. Dr. (Mrs.) P. Subashini Professor,