DAYANAND COLLEGE, HISAR (Under DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi) (Affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra) SELF STUDY REPORT (2015) SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL Submitted by:- Principal Dayanand College, Hisar Ph. 01662-233136, 01662-270989 E-mail:- [email protected] Web site: www.dncollege.com PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE It is a great pleasure that Dayanand College, Hisar, a premium institution of this region, is preparing for the second cycle of accreditation. The college has shown the required progress in all the spheres after the first cycle of accreditation. It has tried to maintain its ideals and tradition through dedicated efforts of faculty, administrative staff, students, parents and alumni. It has been able to make tremendous improvements not only in the infrastructure but also in teaching-learning activities and management issues. It has constantly been improving in its physical and IT infrastructure to enhance academic standards so as to work towards overall development of students. The main aim of the college is to make education accessible to common masses and provide them a broad-based education so that they are an asset to the society. I would like to thank the members of college NAAC team and IQAC without whose endeavour, the preparation of SSR would not have been possible. Their contribution and patience has been immense in giving a final shape to the scattered data. I am looking forward to the visit of NAAC peer team to evaluate this effort and enlighten us with its valuable suggestions. Principal Dayanand College, Hisar 2 INDEX Sr. No. Contents Page No. 1. Preface 4 2. Executive Summary 5-8 3. Profile of the College 10-18 4. Explanation of Seven Criteria 21-217 Criterion –I 21-38 Criterion –II 40-64 Criterion –III 66-164 Criterion –IV 166-176 Criterion –V 178-198 Criterion –VI 200-213 Criterion –VII 215-217 5. Evaluative Reports of the Departments 219-313 6. Post Accreditation Initiatives 315-316 7. Annexures 318-340 Annexure – I 318-323 Annexure – II 324 Annexure – III 325 Annexure – IV 326-338 Annexure – V 339 Annexure – VI 340 8. Photographs of Various Activities 342-349 3 PREFACE The educational managers and administrators have been forced to tone themselves for the growth and excellence because of the fast changing scenario in higher education. It is not difficult to reach a particular height but to sustain oneself and to keep improving after reaching that height is a big challenge. The college founded in the historical city in 1950, was overtaken by D.A.V. College Managing Committee, New Delhi in 1962. It owes its existence to the vision and missionary zeal of Lala Gianchand Mahajan ( later venerated as Swami Munishwaranand) who was a teacher by profession, a social crusader by inclination and a saint by temperament. The college is a multi-faculty, co-educational, government aided institution affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. The college has a progressive management team led by Shri Punam Suri, President D.A.V. College Managing Committee, New Delhi. The emergence of the college has started a new era in this educationally backward area after independence. The opening of a college here was like creating an oasis in the then dust bowl. Having bagged the award for “best college” by the Govt. of Haryana in its category, we have the pride of excelling in academics, sports, cultural activities as well as in research. The large number of merits in the university, international positions in sports and five time champions (from 2006-2012) in Zonal Youth Festivals are a proof enough to this fact. The college has achieved a distinguished status in sports by winning the university yoga championship consecutively for 23 years and in all for 26 years. It prides itself in having produced sports persons for different games who have not only participated at National and International levels but also won prizes. Apart from guiding research scholars for M.Phil and Ph.D, the teachers are also involved with minor research projects. The college has started new courses and programmes as per the need of the students. The courses started at U.G. level in the recent years are Defence Studies, Public Administration, B.B.A, B.A. (Mass Communication) and Music and at P.G. level are Geography, Mathematics, Biotechnology and Commerce. This self-study report (SSR) is a record of college functioning, development and progress of last four years as required by NAAC, Bangalore. The college NAAC Committee is here by presenting this report containing executive summary, SWOC of the college, college profile, criteria wise inputs and evaluative reports of the departments. We welcome the peer team of NAAC to our college. College NAAC Team 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dayanand College was established in 1950. It is one of the premier institutions of Haryana with 24 UG courses including English Honours and 6 P.G. courses. The college has a strength of about 6,000 students with a ratio of 1:2.5 of girls and boys. A team of 50 well qualified teachers supported by 109 temporary faculties cater to the need of these students. It is situated on two campuses, occupying a total land area of about 24 acres out of which 4 acres of land is for the college campus and 20 acres of land for creating facilities like hostels, staff quarters and sports grounds etc. The college works towards creating positive and holistic core-values in the students. The environment in college helps them to develop critical thinking and analytical skills with a sound value system and ethics. The basic aim of the college is to provide an easy accessibility of education with a social and humanistic orientation to all sections of the society. The college has number of strengths to its credit. There are weaknesses, opportunities and challenges as well to counter on the path of progress. The major strength of the college are as follows:- The college prides itself in its rich inheritance to be a member of glorious family of D.A.V as its dynamic and progressive management is governed by intellectuals, philanthropists and social reformers. College has more than 160 well qualified and competent teaching faculty to impart indepth knowledge of the subject through innovative methods of teaching and learning. The students are given an option to choose their subjects from a plethora of combinations available to them. The subject combinations offered in humanities at under graduate level are 43. The college provides an ideal academic atmosphere through regular classes, tutorials, practicals and field visits. Involvement of faculty members in drafting and revision of curricula of U.G. and P.G. courses at the university level as members, Board of Studies, members, Academic Council of Kurukshetra university and monthly planning of the syllabus at college level. The syllabus is also enriched by providing background information of topics in detail while teaching. 5 Formative assessment in the form of assignments, class tests and presentations are so devised as to give a complete coverage of syllabus in each session. Students are exposed to soft skills through language lab and theatre, music and dance workshops. Institution boasts of having 35 well equipped laboratories with all strategic and advance instruments to nurture the need of students and teachers even at the level of research. Faculty members are pursuing research for themselves as well as guiding and supervising M.Phil and Ph.D students in their respective subjects, stressing the regional needs and social relevance. College effectively uses ICT in teaching-learning and administrative activities with the help of 160 computers, internet and Wi-Fi connectivity and seven smart class rooms, including interactive boards, LCD projectors, OHP and visualizers. College is at the forefront in organizing national seminars/conferences, science exhibition, and inviting scholars of national repute for extension lectures. In addition to teaching, great emphasis is laid on promotion of research oriented activities by allocating budget to teachers for attending and organizing international, national conferences/seminars/workshops. Teachers have published many research papers and have authored books in various subjects. They act as resource persons, experts and chair the sessions in various academic events. Faculty members visit other institutions to deliver extension lectures and are invited to deliver lectures on EDUSAT. The sports facilities in the college are outstanding with a 400 meter athletic track, a cricket stadium, hockey ground, basketball court and an ongoing multipurpose indoor sports complex, with capability to organize sports events at university level in both men and women categories. The college has two well built girls hostels and one boys hostel with all amenities in the campus. College offers a wide range of co-curricular activities, extra-curricular activities, workshops for over all development of students personality. Compulsory environment education and computer awareness course for students of all streams is a regular part of teaching. 6 College boasts of excellent performance in cultural activities by winning the Kurukshetra University Zonal Youth Festival championship 5 times in last 8 years. The career guidance and placement cell of the college offers career counselling and helps the students in employment opportunities through campus placements. Women cell of the college is very active for gender sensitization and women related issues. Discipline committee, Anti ragging squad, Proctorial Board and Sexual Harassment committee of the college are active in maintaing proper discipline in the campus by involving both teachers and students in key activities. College library is rich and caters to the needs of students, teachers, researchers and citizines with more than 87000 books, 90 journals, e-books, periodicals and magazines etc. It is fully computerized with internet facility. College is well connected with society through community development programmes like awareness creating programmes, tree plantation, vanmahotsav, blood donation, distribution of blankets to poors, cleanliness drives, adult education etc.