SELF STUDY REPORT FOR REACCREDITATION (Volume –I) Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) BENGALURU-560 072 KARNATAKA, INDIA by SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur Odisha – 768019 Prof. Chitaranjan Tripathy Sambalpur University B.Sc. (Engg.), M.Tech. (IIT), Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur) Jyoti Vihar - 768019 Vice Chancellor Sambalpur, Odisha PREFACE Sambalpur University, spread over an area of six hundred and seventy acres of land adjacent to Hirakud Dam, was established on the 1st of January, 1967. It has continued to be an active organization for human resource development in Odisha for the last 49 years in the western region of Odisha. It has catered to the academic aspiration of the people of 10 districts, including the underdeveloped Kalahandi and Bolangir districts of the KBK region. The University is committed to imparting quality education at the tertiary level while promoting the social and cultural ethos of Odisha in general and that of the western part of the State in particular. The University has 206 undergraduate colleges affiliated to it, and it has 6 autonomous and 2 constituent colleges with the total student strength of more than 90,000. The University started functioning with three Departments in Science and four Departments in Humanities during the 4th Plan Period. There are now twenty-two Post- graduate Departments on the University Campus aside from a constituent college, called Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology (SUIIT), established in 2010. Many of these Departments have made a name for themselves at the national level, and in certain cases at the international level. The School concept, with the implicit thrust on interdisciplinary studies, emerged in the University for the first time in the State, and the School of Life Sciences evolved from the Department of Biological Sciences. Subsequently the School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Physics, School of Chemistry, School of Social Sciences, and School of Letters emerged. In recent years the concept of interdisciplinary knowledge growing across disciplines has received greater stress than before. Therefore, efforts are underway to explore as many viable interfaces among the traditional disciplines as possible and to step up the activities of interdisciplinary research. The University offers 22 Postgraduate Courses, 19 M. Phil Courses and 9 Self- financing Courses in 21 in Postgraduate Departments, besides Ph.D. Programme in 28 subjects. Of these, some subjects in the emerging disciplines are Bio-technology, Bio- informatics, Food Science Technology, Master in Social Works, MBA Finance (formerly Master in Finance and Control), M. Tech in Geo-Spatial Technology, M Tech in Environmental Science and Engineering, M Sc. Food Science and Nutrition, M. Tech in Food Science and Technology P.G. Diploma Translation Studies, P.G. Diploma in Human Rights Education etc. Presently the total strength of the Postgraduate students, M. Phil. students and research scholars presently is around 1600. Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology (SUIIT) has been offering IT studies at a reasonable cost while maintaining an admirably high standard of teaching, with competitive edge over the other technical institutes in the state and the country. It offers B. Tech. programmes in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, M. Tech. programmes in Computer Science and Embedded System, M.Sc. Programmes in Electronics, Computer Science and Bio-informatics. i In keeping with the belief that a comprehensive and holistic education is necessary for all-round development of the mind, the soul, the heart and the body, the University has also set up a School of Performing Arts to impart education in regional and Indian dance forms as well as drama in an interdisciplinary frame, and encourage research in the field of performing arts. The University has endeavoured to orient the young minds towards science education and has collaborated with DST to organize INSPIRE programmes for motivating school students to pursue science education. In 2010, 2011 and 2013, Summer Internship camps of INSPIRE for intermediate students were organized by the Departments of Life Sciences, Statistics and Chemistry respectively. Periodic revision of curriculum and review of academic programmes have always been part of the academic functioning of the University. Comprehensive efforts in the direction of quality assurance, peer evaluation and above all students’ evaluation are also the other curricular features of this institution. Sambalpur University has built up infrastructure of E- education Technology, with 1 GBPS connectivity under NKN project. It provides Internet services to the faculties, scholars & students with its 500 nodes, access to E-Journals under UGC- Infonet E-Journal Consortia, NPTEL Video Courses, Virtual Laboratories etc. Sambalpur University has initiated collaborative programs with several universities. As many as 15 MOUs have been signed by the University with universities in India and abroad. Presently the faculty members along with 66 research scholars in various capacities are working on 30 projects (sponsored by National/State Government Funding Agencies and Industries) in addition to 28 projects completed during last 4 years. 392 students have been awarded Ph.D. /D.Sc./D.Lit. The output of the project works and collaboration research have been reflected in the publication profile of the faculty members. During 2010-15, 621 research articles were published in international journals and 355 articles in national journals. 43 books as well as monographs, and 136 book chapters have also been part of the research output of the University. Many of these publications have been indexed in the Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, EBSCO etc. The overall h- index of the university stands at 35, and the range of impact factor of the publications is between 0 and 47. Besides research, the faculties from Departments of Life Sciences and Environmental Science have also been offering consultancy services to the industries. In recognition to their teaching and research profile, many faculty members have received International and National recognitions like Commonwealth Fellowship, Govt. of Indian Fellowship, Indo-Canadian Sashtri Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship, DAAD Fellowship, Humboldt Fellowship, Raman Fellowship, Samanta Chandrasekhar Award, Yoshida Award, Senior Scientist Award, Young Scientist Award, Best Teacher’s Award, International Quality Certificate Teacher’s Award, National Education Leadership Award, Environmentalist of the Year Award, Prakruti Bandhu Award from reputed Institutes, professional Bodies and agencies. Prof M. S. Pati, retired Professor of English and distinguished critic and translator, has been honoured with the highest and most coveted ‘Atibadi Sahitya Jagannath Das Samman’for the year 2015 by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. ii Not only has the University shaped the students intellectually, but also has groomed them as responsible and sensitive young citizens who care for the underprivileged and render service for community development. The National Service Scheme (NSS) wing of the university has undertaken many social activities in villages and slums. About 3183 students participated at the university level events, 739 students participated at the state level events and 419 participated at the national level events. One student participated in an international event. The students of the University have participated in various sports and games at the national level and brought glory to its alma mater by winning many prizes in Hockey, Football and Badminton at the national level. The University was accredited for the first time in 2002 by NAAC with B+ grade. Since then the University has ceaselessly made progress on many fronts. As we prepare ourselves to face the NAAC for re-accreditation (2nd cycle), we have taken stock of our activities and functioning with all sincerity. We have also analyzed our lacunae and shortcomings in order to make up for them. Now we are determined to work upon our potentials, consolidate the areas of our strength and overcome the challenges lying ahead of us. I take this opportunity to express my satisfaction at the good job the NAAC Steering Committee, IQAC and Heads of various Departments have done in preparing the Re- Accreditation Report (RAR). I also appreciate the cooperation of various administrative and ancillary units of the University in the preparation of this document. The University stands pledged to the trust its stakeholders have in it, and believes that it has to still go a long way in pursuit of its vision and mission. Place: Jyoti Vihar Vice-Chancellor Dt: 24.11.2015 Sambalpur University iii CONTENTS Particulars Page No. Preface i-iii Executive Summary v-xv SWOC Analysis xvi-xix Compliance with the suggestions made by the NAAC peer team during xx-xxvi the last visit. Quality, Sustenance and Enhancement Measure for Successive (2nd cycle) xxvii-xxxi Cycle of NAAC Accreditation Profile of the University 1-9 Criterion-wise Report Criterion I : Curricular Aspects 10-22 Criterion II : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 23-43 Criterion III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 44-92 Criterion IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 93-110 Criterion V : Student Support and Progression 111-132 Criterion VI : Governance Leadership and Management 133-156 Criterion VII : Innovations and Best Practices 157-177