Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida (Year 2014-15)

The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Part – A

AQAR for the year 2014-15

1. Details of the Institution

1.1 Name of the Institution Jaipuria Institute of Management (AQAR 2014-15)

1.2 Address Line 1 A-32 A

Sector-62, Institutional Area Address Line 2

NOIDA City/Town

Uttar Pradesh State

Pin Code 201309

[email protected] Institution e-mail address

+91 120-4638342 / 341 Contact Nos.

Dr. Rajiv R. Thakur Name of the Head of the Institution:

Tel. No. with STD Code: 120-4638342 /341

Mobile: 08800466427

Dr. Deepak Singh Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:

09899470426 Mobile:

[email protected] IQAC e-mail address:

13630 1.3 NAAC Track ID

1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC/58/A&A/73; Dt.: 10.03.2012

www.jaipuria.ac.in/campuses/jaipuria-noida/ 1.5 Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR: http://www.jaipuria.ac.in/noida/AQAR2013-14.doc

1.6 Accreditation Details

Year of Validity Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Accreditation Period 1 1st Cycle A 3.10 10.03.2012 5 years 2 2nd Cycle - - - - 3 3rd Cycle - - - - 4 4th Cycle - - - -

1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: 02. 07. 2012

1.8 AQAR for the year 2014-15

1.9 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC i. AQAR 2012-13 submitted to NAAC on 31.08.2013

ii. AQAR 2013-14 submitted to NAAC on 10.10.2014

iii. AQAR 2014-15 to be submitted to NAAC on 27th Nov 2015.

1.10 Institutional Status University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No

Constituent College Yes No

Autonomous college of UGC Yes No

Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes √ No

(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)

Type of Institution Co-education √ Men Women

Urban √ Rural Tribal

Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B

Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing √

1.11 Type of Faculty/Programme

Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu)

TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management √

Others (Specify) NA

NA 1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)

1.13 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 DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) NA

UGC-COP Programmes

2. IQAC Composition and Activities

07 2.1 No. of Teachers

2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 01

2.3 No. of students 02

2.4 No. of Management representatives 02

2.5 No. of Alumni 02

2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and 01 community representatives

2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 01

2.8 No. of other External Experts 01

2.9 Total No. of members 17

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held No. 03

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 03 Faculty 03

03 02 02 Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others (Parents)

2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No √

NA 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. 02 International National State Institution Level 02

(ii) Themes “Management Education System in the West and how it prepares for the Global Market Place & Quality Assurance in Management Education” by Dr. Dilip Chhajed, Professor of Business Administration and Associate Head of Business Administration, University of Illinois, USA.

“Higher Education Institutions of Sweden and Quality Assurance mechanism in the higher education system in Scandinavian countries. “ by Prof. Veronika Pereseina is associated with Business Administration affiliated with the Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University in Sweden.

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

 Quarterly Academic Audits

 Guest Talks on Quality Assurance in Management Education (USA, Sweden)

 Updation of Course Curriculum across all Programmes

 More focus on Industry Integration with Curriculum Design & Delivery (MM-I & MM-II, SM & BD)

 Introduction of Credit courses like General Awareness Course (GAC) & Summer Internship

 FDP on Research Methodology & Data Analysis

 National Level Paper Presentation competition Page  Student Satisfaction survey 6 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 * S. No. Plan of Action Achievement

1 Drafting Academic Calendar-PGDM Programmes √

2 Orientation Programme-PGDM Batch 2014-16 √

3 Re-orientation Programme-PGDM Batch 2013-15 √

4 Area Planning Meeting √

5 Course Curriculum Feedback (Term I & Term IV) √

6 Course Delivery Audit (Term I & Term IV) √

7 IQAC Guest Talk 1 √

8 Faculty Development Programme: Research Methodology and √ Data Analysis 9 IQAC Guest Talk 2 √

10 Simulation Games for second year students √

11 Course Curriculum Feedback (Term II & Term V) √

12 Course Delivery Audit (Term II & Term V) √

13 Faculty Development Programme: Tools and Techniques for √ research 14 IQAC Guest Talk 3/ Seminar √

15 Area level presentation of all Electives √

16 Subject-wise teams for course revision with Anchor faculty √

17 SIP workshop for students √

18 Presentation & validation of each subject course outline √

19 Conducting Research Seminars √

20 Course Curriculum Feedback (Term III & Term VI) √

21 Course Delivery Audit (Term III & Term VI) √

22 Area Planning Review Meeting √

* Academic Calendar of the year 2014-15 (Attached as Annexure-I).

2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No √ Management √ Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

To take the stated goal of Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement forward, a number of activities were planned and initiated in different thrust areas for the academic year 2013-14. The planned activities were duly completed under the collective leadership of IQAC team.

* Action Taken Report of the year 2014-15 (Attached as Annexure-III).

Part – B Criterion – I

1. Curricular Aspects

1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Number of Number of Number of Number of value added / Level of the programmes existing self-financing Career Oriented Programme added during Programmes programmes programmes the year PhD 01 - 01 - PG Nil Nil Nil Nil UG - - - - PG Diploma 03 - 03 - Advanced Diploma Nil Nil - Nil Diploma Nil Nil - Nil Certificate Nil Nil Nil Nil Others - - - 02 (Gen. Awareness course & Simulation games Total 04 - 04 02

Interdisciplinary Nil Nil Nil Nil Innovative Nil Nil Nil Nil

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options (ii) Pattern of programmes:

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 01 Trimester 03

Annual Nil

1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni √ Parents √ Employers √ Students √ (On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online √ Manual √ Co-operating schools (for PEI)

*Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure-II

1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. Yes. The course curriculum revision is a taken as a very sacrosanct activity which is aimed at incorporating the required skills and knowledge component on one hand and benchmarking with the best practices across different B-schools on other.

 It is initiated by taking the feedback of the course overview and deliverables from the corporate, alumni, eminent academicians and past students.  A team of faculty is constituted for the courses to be offered in the forthcoming academic year across all the Areas and Programmes. Each subject is then lead by an anchor faculty and input is taken from across the four campuses area-wise for each course to deliberate on the course contents, pedagogy and evaluation for the next cycle.  It is then presented in presence of a panel of experts from corporate & Academe wherein the feedback is received and incorporated.  It then becomes the standard course outline which is delivered to students in the next academic year.

1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. NIL

Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Total No. of Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others permanent faculty 36 19 08 05 04

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 19

2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) Professors Professors during the year R V R V R V R V R V

6 6 ------6 6

2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty 206 27 NIL

2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:

No. of Faculty International level National level State level Attended Nil 18 Nil PresentedSeminars/ papers 08 - - Resource Persons Nil 05 -

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:

 New credit course on General Awareness included across all Programmes, as per the feedback of the industry.  Summer Internship Programme made a credit course.  Development of Academic Calendar in soft copy for eco-friendly circulation  Orientation & Re-orientation Programmes for the students with academic & industry inputs at the trimester onset.  Corporate Mentored curriculum development and syllabi review & revision as per the inputs received from stakeholders.  Integrating corporate practices delivery in-class through dedicated Guest talks in all the courses  Creating real-life feel of running a firm through Simulation Game in Strategic Management  Mid-year evaluation of the academic and research progress Area-wise.  Area-wise presentation of elective courses in association with corporate manager for linking the skills requirement with the courses offered for different industry verticals  Short duration certificate courses offered in Finance & Operations.  Tutorial sessions for academic weak students.

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year 233

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution  Spot Evaluation of End term examination sheets.  Online quizzesPage through11 Moodle  Presentations for Soft Skill development. (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)

2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum restructuring/revision/ All syllabus development as member of Board of Study/Faculty/ Curriculum Development workshop

2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students 83.38%

2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage: Total no. of Title of the Division students Programme appeared Distinction % I % II % III % Pass % PGDM 2013-15 113 NA NA NA NA 99.11 PGDM (M) 55 NA NA NA NA 100 2013-15 PGDM (SM) 43 NA NA NA NA 100 2013-15

2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes :

 Coordinating with PGDM Programme Committee  Coordinating with Curriculum Review Committee  Coordinating with Corporate Resource Centre  Quarterly Academic Audits

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development:

Number of faculty Faculty / Staff Development Programmes benefitted Refresher courses 07 UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme Nil HRD programmes 05 Orientation programmes - Faculty exchange programme 06 Staff training conducted by the university/ Institute All Staff training conducted by other institutions 18 Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. - Others -

2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff

Category Number of Number of Number of Number of Permanent Vacant permanent positions filled Employees Positions positions filled temporarily during the Year Administrative Staff 31 Nil 05 02 Technical Staff 08 Nil Nil Nil

Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution Coordinating with Research & Publication committee for:  Conducting Faculty Seminars  Workshops in Case Writing  FDP in Research skill development  National Level Paper Presentation Competition

3.2 Details regarding major projects: NIL

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number - - - - Outlay in Rs. Lakhs - - - -

3.3 Details regarding minor projects NIL

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number - - - - Outlay in Rs. Lakhs - - - -

3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others Peer Review Journals 06 13 03 Non-Peer Review Journals - 03 - e-Journals - - 02 Conference proceedings 03 03 -

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:

Range Average √ h-index Nos. in SCOPUS

3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations

Duration Name of the Total grant Received Nature of the Project Year funding Agency sanctioned Major projects - - - -

Minor Projects - - - -

Interdisciplinary Projects - - - -

Industry sponsored - - - - Projects sponsored by the - - - - University/ College Students research projects - - - - (other than compulsory by the University) 2 Lakhs Any other(Specify) 14-15 Corporate -11 2 Lakhs Total 11 2 Lakhs 2 Lakhs

3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. - Chapters in Edited Books 02

ii) Without ISBN No. - 3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from

UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST - - -

DPE - DBT Scheme/funds -

3.9 For colleges Autonomy - CPE - DBT Star Scheme -

INSPIRE - CE - Any Other (specify) -

3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy 67 Lakhs through MDPs

3.11 No. of conferences Level Internationa National State University College l organized by the Number - One - - - Institution Sponsoring - - - - - agencies

3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons 08 Page 12 3 Nil 15 3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other

3.14 No. of linkages created during this year 5 3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs:

From Funding agency NIL From Management of University/College 32

Total 32

3.16 No. of patents received this year NIL

Type of Patent Number

Applied - National Granted -

Applied - International Granted -

Applied - Commercialised Granted -

3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows of the institute in the year Total Internationa National State University Dist College l 2 2 - - - - 12- 3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution who are Ph. D. Guides And students registered under them 18

3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution NIL

3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones): NIL

JRF - SRF - Project Fellows - Any other -

3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events: NIL

University level - State level - National level International level - - Page 16 3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events: NIL

University level - State level - National level International level - -

3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS: NIL

University level State level - - National level International level - -

3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC: NIL

University level - State level - National level International level - - 3.25 No. of Extension activities organized

University forum - College forum 08

NCC - NSS - Any other -

3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility

 No Plastic Campaign

 Documentary on Rural India

 Let’s plant a tree

 Santa Workshop

 Blood Donation Camp

 Fund raising to Jammu & Kashmir

 Health awareness campaign in association with I-care hospital

 Darya Dilli Campaign (Winter Clothes donation)

Criterion – IV 4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources

4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:

Facilities Existing Newly created Source of Total Fund Campus area 04 - College 04 Class rooms 17 - College 17 Laboratories 03 - College 03 Seminar Halls 04 - College 04 No. of important equipments purchased - 12 College 12 (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year. Value of the equipment purchased during - 22 College 22 the year (Rs. in Lakhs) Others - - - -

4.2 Computerization of administration and library

4.3 Library services:

Existing Newly added Total No. Value No. Value No. Value Text Books 14860 8,182,300.00 76 43,644.00 15818 8,225,944.00 (as on 31st (as on 31st March 2015) July 2015) Reference Books 872 455951.00 0 0 872 455951 e-Books 75000 plus 2.75 Lacs on 0 0 75000 plus 2.75 Lacs on through subscription through subscription basis Ebsco basis Ebsco Journals 94 173925 8 102850 102 276775 e-Journals 36 75895 8 102850 44 178745

Digital Database 19 1758510 1 100000 20 1858510

CD & Video 134 59797 2 400 136 60197 Others 18 81125 0 0 18 81125 (Newspapers)

4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total Computer Internet Browsing Computer Office Depart- Others

Computers Labs Centres Centres ments

Existing 277 Desktops 03 40 03 03 3 IT 50 Laptops MBPS

Added 02 - 30 MBPS - - 1 - -

Total 279 03 70 MBPS 03 03 4 - 50

4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

 Prowess  Simulation  OLT

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs :

i) ICT 71.09

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities 25.69

iii) Equipments 85.94

iv) Others 01.74

Total : 284.47

Criterion – V 5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services  Coordinating with PGDM Committee for Faculty Mentoring sessions of each student on regular basis.  Coordinating with IDP Committee for conducting Individual Development Programme (IDP) for helping mentor recognize and understand the student’s areas of improvement and provide the required coaching, counseling and guidance to the students. It also facilitates align Institute’s training and development efforts with the career goals and aspirations of students.  Coordinating with Corporate Resource Centre for Guest talks, Summer Internship projects, Live Projects, Pre-placement talks, Corporate Mentoring sessions, and Final Placements.  Coordinating with Student Affairs Committee for facilitating student driven clubs & committees as well as conducting regular conclaves, annual sport’s event and annual management fest.

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

 Faculty Council Meetings  Academic Programme Committee Meetings

 Quarterly Academic Audits  Open House Sessions  Student online feedback

5.3 (a) Total Number of students UG PG Ph. D. Others - 511 22 -

(b) No. of students outside the state 124

(c) No. of international students Nil

Men No % Women 229 45

Last Year This Year General SC ST OBC Physically Total General SC ST OBC Physically Total Challenged Challenged 193 05 - 24 - 222 212 09 - 68 - 289

Demand ratio: 3.12:1.00 Dropout % :_1%

5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)

No. of students beneficiaries -

5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations

NET - SET/SLET - GATE - CAT - IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others - - - -

5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance

 Regular Mentoring Sessions with Faculty & Corporate  Alumni Guest talks  Pre-placement preparatory sessions

 Academic Tutorial sessions  Personality Development Classes  AMCAT Employability Tests  Individual Development Programmes (twice)  International Guest talk sessions for understanding global practices & cross-cultural and diversity issues.

No. of students benefitted 511

5.7 Details of campus placement (Batch 2013-15)

On campus Off Campus Number of Number of Students Number of Number of Students Placed Organizations Participated Students Placed Visited 178 232 184 48

5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes

 Constituting an independent cell- Internal Complaint Cell (ICC) for females  Programmes run to promote the cause of gender equality

5.9 Students Activities

5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events

State/ University level 123 National level 145 International level -

No. of students participated in cultural events

State/ University level 16 National level 28 International level

5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events

Sports : State/ University level 10 National level 11 International level

Cultural: State/ University level 9 National level 14 International level

5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number of Amount students Financial support from institution 128 66 Lakhs Financial support from government Nil Nil Financial support from other sources Nil Nil Number of students who received Nil Nil International/ National recognitions

5.11 Student organised / initiatives

Fairs : State/ University level - National level - International level -

Exhibition: State/ University level - National level - International level -

5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students 08

5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: Nil

Criterion – VI

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

Vision: To promote human wellbeing through effective management education.

Mission: To continuously upgrade and upscale the quality and spread of our educational endeavour.

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System Yes

6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:

6.3.1 Curriculum Development

The course curriculum development is a continual process which is aimed at aligning the course content and pedagogies to benchmark with the best of the B-schools of the country as well as makes the students industry-ready.  Feedback of the curriculum design, current course content, teaching-learning process & evaluation is taken from the principal stakeholders like corporate, alumni, eminent academicians and past students to identify the perceptual gap.  Each Area then constitutes a team of faculty guided by anchor faculty with specialization of the subject who map it with the feedback received as well as latest development in the management education domain.  After due deliberations, it is presented to the area colleagues in the presence of a panel of experts from corporate & Academe. After further discussions inputs are received, the course outline is crafted keeping in mind the course learning outcomes and integrating it with session learning outcomes.  It is then shared among the faculty and then operationalised in the respective trimester.  Common FDP is the platform created for bringing the academia, corporate and accreditation bodies together to offer their insights for the curriculum review process.  New credit courses introduced and value-added certification programmes initiated.

6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

 Development of Academic Calendar.  Designing Orientation & Re-orientation Programmes for instilling the right mix of knowledge and skills among the students with diverse background for a common platform.  Focussing on the insights of real business scenarios by scheduling dedicated Guest talks in all the courses.  Offering opportunities to have a feel of corporate world by designing industry integrated projects works and industrial visits.  Creating a Simulation Game platform by conducting a workshop in the integrative course of Strategic Management in association with a leading organization.  In association with corporate manager for linking the skills requirement with the courses offered for different industry verticals, Area-wise presentation of elective courses are done before students opt for specialization.  International Guest faculty sessions/ workshops conducted for bringing best global management practices as well as sensitizing cross-cultural and diversity issues to class room learnings.

6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

 New Grading scheme initiated  Spot Evaluation Initiative  Academic Audits

6.3.4 Research and Development

More thrust on improving the Research & Publication output through a series of initiatives as:  Faculty Seminars by eminent academicians & faculty  Building an eco-system for Case Writing by conducting workshops  Research skill development through FDP on related themes & techniques  Promoting research capabilities in students by initiating National Level Paper presentation contest.

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

Library being the nerve centre of any academic institution requires constant updation. Focus is on not only to increase the number of volumes but also align with the evolving needs of the stakeholders.  The volume have upscaled across text books, reference books, e-books, journals, e- journals, CD & Video  More online resources through collaborative arrangements to expose to students the vast resources for incrementing their knowledge in management domain.

6.3.6 Human Resource Management More thrust is to build in the capabilities with the diverse and increasing needs of the stakeholders. Page 24 Multiple financial and non-financial initiatives have been taken not only to bridge in the skill deficit but also cater to their physical and spiritual well-being. Awards and recognitions are instituted for acknowledging the contributions of faculty & staff. 6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment

Focus is to recruit faculty and staff as per the evolving needs of the stakeholders as well as those who can closely align with the organisational culture of the institute. A time tested mechanism and procedure is in place to attract & select the right kind of talent for the institute.

6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration Industry interface is one of the forte of the institute. The students are offered multiple opportunities to interact and engage in corporate activities through:  Guest talks in each course  Orientation Programmes at onset of academic year  Conclaves & conferences  Individual Development Programme (IDP)  Pre-placement talks  Industrial mentoring sessions  Industrial visits  Summer Internship Projects  Live projects  Industry integrated course works

6.3.9 Admission of Students

 Career counselling sessions  One-Day MBA events

6.4 Welfare schemes for

Teaching Medical Insurance Non teaching Medical Insurance Students Medical Insurance

6.5 Total corpus fund generated Nil

√ Page 25 6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No

6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

Audit Type External Internal Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority Academic Yes Auditors Yes IQAC

Administrative Yes Auditors Yes Statutory & other internal audits

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?

For UG Programmes Yes No

For PG Programmes Yes No √

6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?

Declaration of results within specified period

6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges?

6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association

 Guest talk  Pre-placement assistance  Summer Internship Projects  Live Projects  Panelists in Conclaves

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association

6.13 Development programmes for support staff Yes, twice in a year.

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

Green drive in and around campus

Criterion – VII

7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the functioning of the institution. Give details. The different innovative practices which were put to practice for positive impact on institutional functioning stand as under:  Individual Development Programmes  Introducing credit course on General Awareness  Upgrading curriculum & course review process as per industry expectations.  Quarterly Academic Audits  Summer Internship Project as a Credit course with integrated workshop for imparting necessary skills in students  Full-day Simulation Game Workshop in the course of Strategic Management for greater student participation and engagement through competition at intra-campus level.  Area-wise presentation of elective courses in association with corporate manager for linking the skills requirement with the courses offered for different industry verticals  Instituting National Paper Presentation Competition  New ‘Centres of Excellence’  Pre-placement sessions in association with industry resources  AMCAT Employability Tests  Student Satisfaction survey

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the beginning of the year

Attached as Annexure-III

7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)

1. Individual Development Programmes (IDP) 2. Best Student Group Presentation

Attached as Annexure-IV

*Provide the details in annexure (annexure need to be numbered as i, ii,iii)

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

Green drives by students in campus and surrounding areas.

7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No √

7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)

Strengths:  Student Centric Learning Model  Innovative Curriculum Design Process  Good pool of qualified faculty  Greater thrust on collective leadership  Larger number of accreditations in place

Weaknesses:  Early stage of Institutional Life Cycle  Lesser Qualitative Research  Regional presence

Opportunities:  Industry Interface (being in hub of business centre)  Collaboration with global universities  Avenues of scaling up operations across different segments in educational sector

Threats:  Upcoming Private & Foreign Universities & B-schools  Changes in demand of management courses

8. Plans of institution for next year

Attached as Annexure-V

Name: Dr. Deepak Singh Name: Dr. Rajiv R. Thakur

_____Deepak Singh______Rajiv R. Thakur__

Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC