GOVERNMENT COLLEGE KATTAPPANA Kattappana P. O., Idukki, Kerala – 685508 Ph: +91 4868 272347; e-mail:
[email protected] www.gckattappana.ac.in (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam) SELF STUDY REPORT Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL December 2015 Contents Page Preface 1 Executive Summary 3 SWOC Analysis of the Institution 12 Profile of the Affiliated College 17 Criteria-wise Inputs Criterion I Curricular Aspects 23 Criterion II Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 36 Criterion III Research, Consultancy and Extension 67 Criterion IV Infrastructure and Learning Resources 105 Criterion V Student Support and Progression 124 Criterion VI Government, Leadership and Management 144 Criterion VII Innovations and Best Practices 168 Evaluative Report of the Departments Department of Chemistry 177 Department of Commerce 183 Department of Economics 196 Department of Malayalam 205 Department of Mathematics 222 Department of English and Department of Hindi 232 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 238 Certificate of Compliance 239 Annexures 240 PREFACE The district of Idukki is blessed with beautiful national parks and the picturesque forests stretch far and wide across the district. It has rightly been called the spice garden of the state of Kerala, famous for pepper, cardamom and many other spices. Idukki is a famous tourist destination also with its moderate climate and beautiful landscape. The migration from the plains to the high ranges started during the 1950s and the district of Idukki was formed in 1972. The Devaswom Board College, situated at Nariyampara near Kattappana and managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board, was the only higher education institution in the high ranges of the district at that time.