AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA IQAC-ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA I. OVERVIEW Al-Ameen College Edathala was established in 1981 by Al-Ameen Educational Trust, Kochi. It had first been affiliated to the University of Kerala. When Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam was established in 1983, the college came under the jurisdiction of this university. The Al-Ameen Educational Trust has the mission of establishing centres of Educational Excellence with modern facilities. The Trust lays stress on the imparting of education with a firm moral base, with the objective that students after completing their education here may develop a strong sense of duty and service to society . II. MILESTONES 1981 The College was established on 17th November 1981. 1985 Arabic was introduced as a Second Language. 1991 B.Com Degree Course was introduced with affiliation. 1995 B.Sc Petrochemicals was introduced with affiliation. 1998 B.A Economics — (Model 11 - Vocational) was introduced with affiliation. 2000 B.Sc Physics— (Model —II- Vocational) was introduced with affiliation. 2001 M.Com got Affiliation was introduced with affiliation. 2002 Opened New Block. 2003 B.Sc Biotechnology Course was started on unaided self-financing basis. Separate Hostels for Men and Women Students started. 2004 Permanent affiliation was sanctioned by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 2006 Inclusion of the College under section 2(f) and section 12 (B) of the UGC Act. 2008 Awarded Minority Educational Institution status by Govt. of India. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA 2009 Started BTS, and BA Communication English on self — financing 2013 Started B.Sc Computer Science (Self Financing) . Add —on —Courses - (1) Holistic Yoga Therapy. (2) Office Management with TallyAccounting Started M.Sc. Mathematics under aided stream. Started B.C.A (Bachelor of Computer Applications) on Self Financing Basis. 2015 Accredited by NAAC Started B.B.A (Bachelor of Business Administration) on Self Financing . College was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation 2017 Started IGNOU Study Centre. 2018 Introduced B.Voc. (Sound Engineering)- UGC Sponsored III. CURRICULUM Under Graduate Programmes 1) B.Com (Taxation) 2) B.Sc. (Petrochemicals) 3) B.Sc. (Physics) 4) B.A. (Economics) 5) B.Sc. (Bio Technology) 6) B.Com. (Computer Applications) 7) B.A (Communicative English) 8) B.T.T.M (Bachelor of Tourism & Travel Management) 9) B.Sc. (Computer Science) 10) B.C.A (Bachelor of Computer Applications) 11) BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) 12) B.Voc (Sound Engineering) Post Graduate Programs 1) M.Com. (Finance) ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA 2) M.Sc. Physics 3) M.Sc. Mathematics IV. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES 1. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SINO PROGRAMME ASSOCIATION INAUGURATION:- Association inauguration followed by lecture on the topic new trends in 1 business”. Following this an inter-department management quiz.Dr.D. Mavoothu, director ,school of management studies, CUSAT was the chief Guest ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION:- Orientation programme for competitive examination for final year (ug & pg) 2 students. INDUSTRIAL VISIT:- 3 Industrial visit to Kannan Devan HP house, Munnar for final year students ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INAUGURATION Alumni association inauguration inaugurated by principal prof. Sashidharan M B 4 Prof.Deepthi Serene Jose presided over the function. SURVEY CONDUCTED AT KANJOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH Survey in flood affected area of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th ward of Kanjoor Grama 5 Panchayath. It was done as an extension program of the department which also showcased the social commitment of the department to the society. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA Total of 89 students participated in the survey, for three days. Students were registered as volunteers under “rebuild Kerala”, a mobile app launched by local self- government department for gathering information on the damage caused to buildings and other properties in the recent floods. OUTREACH ACTIVITY CONDUCTED AT KRIPA SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHUNANGAMVELY An outreach program at Kripa special school, Chunangamvely. A total of 89 students participated in the outreach programme, where they spent a whole day with the 6 students. Students of the college interacted with the school children and it proved to be a great relief for them. CAREER GUIDENCE PROGRAMME An orientation programme for career guidance was conducted on 4th august 2018 by the resource person dr. Hareesh n. Ramanathan, head of mba department, toc h 7 institute of science and technology. The talk specified About different streams offered in higher education for achieving the goals of management levels. PAPER FILE LAUNCHING Launched the product- paper file on 6th December 2018. Prof. Deepthi Serene Jose, HOD of BBA department launched paper file by handing over the same to Prof. Rose. P, department of physics on the occasion of national seminar on Nano materials- 8 synthesis and characterization organized by Post graduate department of physics of Al- Ameen college, Edathala. FILE MAKING 9 Conducted the VET Programme on file making on 14/12/2018 for a period of 21hours. A total number of 45 students attended the course. The course was effective for ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA the students and was really successful. At the end of this programme students were given professional and technical knowledge of making paper file, cover, bags etc. 2. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY SINO PROGRAMMES 1 ORIENTATION CLASS FORFIRST YEAR STUDENTS Conducted an “Orientation Class” for first year students on 4thAugust 2018 for first BSc Chemistry students. Mr. Madhusudhanan Nair K, Deputy Manager Kochi Refinery Limited gave a talk to the students about the general aspects of petrochemical field and the various jobs offered by the course. 2 ASSOCIATION INAUGURATION- ALCHEMY2018 ALCHEMY - 2018, association inauguration of department of Chemistry was conducted on 8/10/2018. The function was organized for presenting and encouraging the finesse of the students. Dr Rejimon, Assistant Professor Maharajas College Ernakulum was the chief guest of the programme and our Principal Prof Sasidharan M P chairedthe function. Indu G, HOD and all other staffs were present. Dr Rejimon addressed the students about the topic “Chemistry in day to day life”. In connection with the association day a flash mob was conducted in the college campus by our students and the event was followed by various cultural programmes. 3 ORIENTATION CLASS FOR JAM COACHING Conducted an orientation class for IIT-JAM coaching for the final year students. Ms. Sheryl Cherian, faculty Enlighten School of learning, Thrikkakara led the class on 13th September 2018. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA 4 MOLE DAY CELEBRATION A poster exhibition was conducted in connection with the International Mole Day by the department of Chemistry. Students pasted many posters related to the basic concepts of chemistry especially mole concept. An inter-departmental quiz competition was also conducted on the same day. A five round quiz competition was held and the First prize was bagged by Niloofar and Noufiya of IInd BT aand Akshara and Anulakshmi of IInd BCA bagged the second prize 5 SEMINAR ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY A seminar on the topic “Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry” was presented by Dr Ramakrishnan S, Assistant professor S H College Thevara. The seminar was conducted for the first and second year degree students. 6 SKILL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME “CAKE BAKING” As a part of vocational education training programme Department of Chemistry conducted a two day class on Cake baking for the interested students and teachers of Al Ameen College on 29th November 2018. The resource person was Mrs. Rehana Shihab 7 APTITUDE TEST Conducted an “Aptitude Test” on 13th September 2018 for first year BSc Chemistry students. 8 ORIENTATION CLASS ON OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS Conducted an orientation class on Oil and Gas operations on 26th September 2018 in the seminar hall for final and second year BSc chemistry students. The classes were taken by resource persons from Petroserve institute of Technology, Kochi. Mr Reguraman Pillai, Principal of Petroserve institute gave an overall view on petroleum productions and various certificate courses offered by their institution as well as the job opportunities in the petrochemical industries. Mr. Adithya Menon and Mrs. Thasni Raj of their institute interacted with our students regarding the current trends in the field of ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AL-AMEEN COLLEGE, EDATHALA petrochemicals. 9 SKILL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME “CANDLE MAKING” Conducted a training programme on candle making on 9th January 2019. The training was also conducted for the 2nd yr and 1st year BSc Chemistry students on 21st March 2019 and the programme was extended for the interested UG and PG students from other department of the College. 10 WEBINAR Conducted a training programme on candle making on 9th January 2019. The training was also conducted for the 2nd yr and 1st year BSc Chemistry students on 21st March 2019 and the programme was extended for the interested UG and PG students from other department of the College. 11 SEMINAR ON NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY Organized a seminar on “Communicating Science for Sustainable Future” in connection with the National Science Day Celebrations with the sponsorship of Kerala State Council for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram and Environment and