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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Annual Quality Assurance Report (for the period June 2011-July 2012, June 2012-July 2013) of The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad Submitted to: 1 2 CONTENTS About EFL University 4 AQAR Report (2011-12, 2012-13) Part A 5 Part B Criterion I: Curricular Aspects 12 Criterion II: Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 14 Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 19 Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 24 Criterion V:Student Support and Progression 25 Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 32 Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices 36 Annexure Annexure A: Staff Assessment Report 38 Annexure B: Research Output 39 Annexure C: Library 69 Annexure D: Admissions 70 Annexure E: Best Practices 71 3 About EFL University The English and Foreign Languages University (formerly the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages) was created by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 3 August 2007. The EFL University continues to build upon the achievements of the CIEFL, and expand its activities on the national and global stage. Its mandate is to advance and disseminate “instructional, research, and extension facilities in the teaching of English and Foreign Languages and Literatures in India” as well as “to take appropriate measures for inter-disciplinary studies and research in Literary and Cultural Studies, and to develop critical inter-cultural understanding of civilizations”. The EFL University has three campuses: the main campus is in Hyderabad, while the other two are in Lucknow and Shillong. The objectives of the university are to bring quality education in the disciplines and sub disciplines of English and Foreign Languages within the reach of all Indians. The objectives of the University as stated in Act, 2006 (No.7 of 2007) are: to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional, research, and extension facilities in the teaching of English and foreign languages and literature in India; to train language teachers in methods and approaches appropriate to the Indian context; to provide expertise in language and teacher education to foreign professionals; to evolve indigenous ways of testing language proficiency; to make provisions for innovative teaching-learning materials in both print and electronic media; to take appropriate measures for inter-disciplinary studies and research in literary and cultural studies, and to develop critical intercultural understanding of the civilizations. 4 The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) Part – A AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14) 2011-12, 2012-13 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution T he English & Foreign Languages ersity University, Hyderabad 1.2 Address Line 1 Osmania University Campus, Ravindra Nagar Address Line 2 Hyderabad City/Town Telangana State Pin Code 500007 [email protected] Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. 040-27098141, 040-27098131 Prof. Sunaina Singh 5 Name of the Head of the Institution: Tel. No. with STD Code: 040-27098141 Mobile: 09000501357 IQAC not established Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Mobile: IQAC e-mail address: 1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879) TSUNGN10019 OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: (For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution‟s Accreditation Certificate) www.efluniversity.ac.in 1.5 Website address: www. efluniversity.ac.in/AQAR/2011-12-13.doc Web-link of the AQAR: For ex. http://www.ladykeanecollege.edu.in/AQAR2012-13.doc 1.6 Accreditation Details Year of Validity Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Accreditation Period 6 1 1st Cycle 5-Star 2001 5 years 2 2nd Cycle 3 3rd Cycle 4 4th Cycle 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY Not established 1.8 Details of the previous year‟s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011) i. AQAR _______________________ __________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)4 ii. AQAR__________________ ________________________ (DD/MM/YYYY) iii. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY) iv. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY) 1.9 Institutional Status University State Central X Deemed Private Affiliated College Yes No X Constituent College Yes No X Autonomous college of UGC Yes No X Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No X (eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI) Type of Institution Co-education X Men Women Urban X Rural Tribal Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) X UGC 12B X Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme X 7 Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management Others (Specify) Humanities EFL University is non-affiliating. 1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme X DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) UGC-COP Programmes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities IQAC not established 2.1 No. of Teachers 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 2.3 No. of students 2.4 No. of Management representatives 8 2.5 No. of Alumni 2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 2.8 No. of other External Experts 2.9 Total No. of members 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 9 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty: Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No If yes, mention the amount 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. International National State Institution Level (ii) Themes 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC 2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year * * Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure. 10 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No X Management Syndicate Any other body Provide the details of the action taken Part – B 11 Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes (Hyderabad+Shillong+Lucknow) 2011-12 Number of value Number of Number of Number of Level of the added / Career existing programmes added self-financing Programme Oriented Programmes during the year programmes programmes PhD 2+ 1+1=4 Nil Nil Nil PG 5+1+1=7 UG 6+0+1=7 PG Diploma 1+0+1=2 1 Advanced Diploma 3 Diploma 4 Certificate 3 Others 11+6+ 5=22 6 (Distance+NF+ M.Phil) Total 52 7 Interdisciplinary 5 Innovative 2012-13 Number of value Number of Number of Number of Level of the added / Career existing programmes added self-financing Programme Oriented Programmes during the year programmes programmes PhD 5+ 1+1=7 Nil Nil Nil PG 8+1+1=10 2+1 UG 6+0+1=7 1 PG Diploma 1+0+1=2 1 Advanced Diploma 3 1 Diploma 4 12 Certificate 3 Others 11+6+ 5=22 6 (Distance+NF+ M.Phil) Total 58 4 8 Interdisciplinary 8 Innovative 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS + Core/Elective option + Open options (ii) Pattern of programmes: Pattern Number of programmes Semester 7 (UG, PG, PG Diploma, PhD, Diploma, Certificate, Advanced Diploma) Trimester Nil Annual 3 (M.A, PGCTE, PGDTE through Distance mode) X 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects) Mode of feedback : Online Manual X Co-operating schools (for PEI) *Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. M.Ed. introduced in 2011.Ph.D. Education, Masters in Computational Linguistics and MA Japanese introduced in 2013. Updation/revision of syllabi done by Boards of Studies. 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. No 13 Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others 2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty 182 121 40 21 NIL 2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 129 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Professors Professors Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year R V R V R V R V R V 121 24 40 20 21 11 Nil Nil 182 55 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty 2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: 2011-12 No. of Faculty International level National level State level Attended 67 68 13 PresentedSeminars/ papers 108 101 05 ResourceWorkshops Persons 25 63 22 2012-13 No. of Faculty International level National level State level Attended 60 84 16 PresentedSeminars/ papers 114 108 06 ResourceWorkshops Persons 30 101 21 2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: Use of LCD & OHP Projectors, computer-based packages & computer programming platforms for MCL students, use of interactive software in phonetics digital lag, group presentations, group discussions, Student seminars, use of blogs, Google Groups, etc.