VOLUME II
Submitted to
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC), BANGALORE
EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS
SRI SARADA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, TIRUNELVELI TABLE OF CONTENTS (Volume – II)
PART-II OF THE SELF STUDY REPORT
Part II – Evaluative Report a. Executive Summary Section I 91 Section II 103 b. Criterion-wise Evaluative Report Curricular Aspects 120 Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 173 Research, Consultancy and Extension 220 Infrastructure and Learning Resources 283 Student Support and Progression 324 Governance and Leadership 367 Innovative Practices 417 c. Evaluative Report of the Departments Department of Tamil 471 Department of Sanskrit 482 Department of English 489 Department of Economics 498 Department of Commerce 507 Department of Commerce (C.A) 518 Department of Mathematics 525 Department of Physics 535 Department of Chemistry 544 Department of Computer Science 553 Department of Information Technology 563 Department of Computer Applications 572 Declaration of the Principal
Annexures
a. Executive Summary
Section I
Nirai Nangaiyar – Our Mission
The mission of Sri Sarada College for Women is to mould
young girls into perfect women with purity of heart and strength of mind. In fact, this is the vision of our Revered Founder Srimath
Swami Chidbhavananda and his great desire was that the girls who
enter the portals of this Temple of Learning should leave it as “Nirai
Nangaiyar” – ‘the perfect women’.
Thus, Sri Sarada College, Tirunelveli has been established in
the year 1986 to fulfill two specific needs or rather a two-fold need to
the people of Tirunelveli and the nearby villages where from we get
many first generation college goers, the daughters of peasants and
weavers – no doubt the oppressed and downtrodden. This
Inclusive Practice fulfills the mission of Swami Vivekananda.
Our institution
a) gives prime importance to Life-Training and Character
Building as well as excellence of academic standards and
b) offers both the minority and non-minority sections of the public
a haven of Spirituality and discipline.
So, with these efforts, we step towards the achievement
for the assessment and accreditation by NAAC. The
Life-Training and Character Building education is
inseparable with each of the seven criteria enunciated by
NAAC while we put them into practice. The core values
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stipulated by NAAC, discerned in all our activities make the
criterion delivery more energetic and relevant to the need of
the hour of the society.
Holistic Curriculum
As an affiliated non-autonomous college, we follow the
CBCS syllabus introduced by the Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, which is already unitized. The regular academic
programmes offered in the college through the University
prescribed courses are strengthened through other
complementary systems like distance education in Sanskrit
and certificate courses in skilled-oriented and economically
productive trainings suited to women. Education and spiritual
training are extremely essential for the development of the
human society. The aim of Value education is to sow good
‘samskaras’ in the minds of the students. The Value education
imparted in college is four pronged
a) Daily prayer and meditation
b) Weekly Geetha chanting
c) Celebration of religious festivals of deep significance and
d) The regular study of the life of Holy Mother Sri Sarada
Devi and Sr. Nivedita, The Mahabharatha and the
Vivekananda Vivaranam. Students also write
examination on Indian Culture conducted by
Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari and Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai.
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This Value based education instills the value of the Ancient,
Indian culture and good morals to the students.
Civic responsibility classes conducted for the students to train them as responsible citizens of the country, with a readiness to contribute to its welfare in all possible ways.
Soul Culture
The heart is the seat of all emotions. Our daily prayer, a unique thing in the modern busy scenario, attracts one and all. A well designed prayer starts at 9.20 am. It includes Namavali, Devotional hymns, Archana, Gayathri Japam, Dhyanam and the reading of
Daily Divine Digest both in Tamil and English with explanatory remarks of our Secretary Ambaji. Besides the mass prayer, each class begins and ends with a prayer for the mutual welfare of teacher and student and for the welfare of humanity. Our college is a unique institution that provides Life-building, Character-building education which enables the students to raise themselves up from the human level to the divine level.
Physical culture
As the harmonious development of Hand, Heart and Head is the mission of the institution, attention is bestowed upon the physical culture of the students. “Strength is life; weakness is death; muscles of iron and nerves of steel” – says Swami Vivekananda. A clear mind and a refined heart need a strong bond as their fit instrument. To strengthen the body, students do physical exercise daily after prayer.
They have their weekly games classes and annual athletic and other
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team competitions. Physical education is not a matter of events and competitions held for the sports day alone but a cumulative activity for building up physical fitness. In addition to this, martial training like karate and silambam make them the responsible custodians of the society. Yogasana – a certificate course is also taught to our students.
All these activities inculcate certain great values in the young minds such as Value of health consciousness and Self-confidence.
Community Orientation
The youth of a nation are the main reservoirs of idealism and determination and upon them lies the responsibility of shaping the future of the country. In a world of great disparities,
Community living is the dire need of the society. This training in
Community living is imparted in our college because students who belong to different religion, castes, and social status live together and this promotes communal harmony among them. The practice of wearing uniform saree daily is an important factor in this respect, which creates a Sense of Oneness among all the students.
As part of the prayer programme of the college, students sing religious harmony song once in a week. The grouping of students into four houses – Sarada, Gadadhar, Narendra and
Nivedita – for the purpose of extra-curricular activities of the college also brings in a Sense of belonging and co-operation within a community. Students come together beyond the limits of their departments. Devotees and the public come to the campus for participating in several occasions, in which students take care of the
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visitors in various ways and thus learn the nuances of community living.
Love of motherland and desire to save the motherland is created by singing of patriotic songs as part of the morning prayer once in a week and the participation in the celebration of national festivals like Independence Day & Republic Day. Patriotic songs also form the background music for all the performances during the annual sports day. To rejuvenate the handloom industry and help the poor weavers the staff and students of our college wear handloom saree every Saturday to create awareness about the sad plight of the weavers.
These activities create in the minds of the students a sense that they are the members of the society and have a duty and responsibility towards the society.
To build a knowledge-based society, it is indispensable to create Scientific temper and a Spirit of equity among students. To instill this scientific spirit among the youngsters simple facts in
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science are taught to the village students by organizing science exhibitions and taking tuition by the students & staff of the respective departments of our institution.
Creation of social awareness through a traditionally novel method by arranging Kolu in our prayer hall every year during
Navaratri celebrations. The dolls would be arranged to depict the theme which explain the happening in the puranas and epics like
Ramayana and Mahabharata. The local public besides families of
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students and staff of nearby schools visit it. Besides Religious and
Spiritual awareness, Social awareness is also created through these
Kolu.
Life Training
“We want that Education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own feet”, said Swami Vivekananda.
The mission of our institution is to provide our students such a comprehensive training for life. The life training for the hostel students is more intensive. Early getting up, Surya Namaskaram, prayer, duties by turn and study are regular feature. Students are divided into groups and have to do the duties like vegetable cutting, cleaning of the temple, plucking flowers for pooja, serving food during the three meals of the day. Students also make garlands and assist in the pooja on special occasions. These activities instill the Values of briskness, concentration and service in young minds. Hence, the young girls are trained in this shrine of Sarada to bloom into women of character and piety and make happy, perfect home and contribute to the peace and strength of the nation. “Earn while you learn” is followed by some of our students. They take up some of the certificate courses and do some handicrafts work such as oil painting, fur doll making, crochet wire knitting & they earn money. Thus, the students acquire the Virtues of the dignity of labour & Value of self-reliant.
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Lighting Ceremony & Unique Convocation
The spirit behind the words of Swami Vivekananda
“Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man” is the guiding light of our college. The perfection already in a student is brought out, by enriching various aspects of the personality – physical, emotional and intellectual qualities which are nothing but the harmonious development of Hand, Heart and Head. The activities right from early morning till evening are meant to enrich the physical, emotional and intellectual blooming of our students. All the students involve themselves wholeheartedly in these activities and there is a remarkable development in their personality at the end of the course.
The impact of these activities on the students and the students willingness to learn the precious values from these activities are assessed by the teachers and these keen observations are recorded in the Personality Assessment Certificate. This is given to the final year students at the end of the third year on the occasion of the Lighting
Ceremony. On this solemn occasion, they are also presented with
Dinasary Dhyanam or Daily Divine Digest, a guide for perfect living from our founder Acharya. To show their gratitude towards their teachers, they chant Gurushuthi and recite “Siksha Valli” (a chapter concerning instruction) from Taittariya Upanishad and its equivalent
Tamil meaning too is given. On the same day, we conduct a unique convocation, in the prayer hall. The final year students and the outgone students receive the personality assessment certificates and the degree diplomas respectively from our President Swamiji.
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Infrastructure:
Our infrastructure creates a congenial atmosphere for the abundant growth of man making education. Sprawling playground and a splendid prayer hall strengthen the physical and ennoble the emotional facets of the students’ personality. Location of the college amidst the exuberance of nature is most suitable for the Self-reform of the individual, which is the goal of the institution. The homely milieu attracts the elders so immensely that they decide to educate their children only in our college. The spiritual vibrations in our college aura touch and transform not only the staff and students but other visitors and make special offerings to our deity Kanthimathi Amman on special occasions. Each and every individual member of the institution has felt the gentle and saving touch of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi during times of pressure, which is another unique feature of our college.
Adoration of Parents and Teachers
The divine words – “Matru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava,
Acharya Devo Bhava, Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara” - go deep into the minds of students. Our students have understood that “Parents are first Teachers and Teachers are next parents” and have accepted our staff as their own parents. Our staff are also really capable of holding this prestigious human office. Thus a warm relation between the students and staff is maintained. Our students get influenced by the excellent role models of their teachers and sanyasinis, thus making their education more meaningful.
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Global Competency
The availability of a serene and holy atmosphere, clean and pollution free and of the necessary infrastructure facilities has enabled the students to develop their capacity to learn and improve their skills in various ways. Job oriented and application oriented certificate courses and value oriented education enrich the university prescribed curriculum in such a remarkable way that all together they make the personality of the students complete and perfect. Kala Sarada the intra-college competitions organized by our institution develop extra - curricular skills in students.
Our college strongly believes in enhancement of enlightened power of knowledge by participating in more seminars and symposium. They make splendid arrangements in such a way, students derive the best out of it. A consortium with the nearby three colleges has been formed with the mission of the mutual sharing of academic expertise through a Memorandum of Understanding, our institution plays an important role. Activities involved are joint seminars, workshops and exchange programmes.
A National symposium on “Vedic Mathematics” was organized and many of our students participated and gained knowledge. We are glad to inform that we have introduced a certificate course on Vedic Mathematics, a unique and rare subject.
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Information and communication technology
Our institution keeps pace with the ever changing modern technology. A student of Sri Sarada College for women after her three year sojourn leaves the campus a computer literate acquiring skill in a number of computer languages.
Since each department is provided with a computer, it helps to make the teachers to prepare their own teaching materials. OHP is also utilized for certain teaching components. All the post graduate students present their projects through power point which is internally assessed.
Internet lab and seminar hall equip the students with the up-to
-date development in their respective disciplines. All the four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing are taught in the English
Language Lab.
Field visit, Group discussion, Seminars, Workshops, Power point presentation, Peer Team Student Tutor interaction and on the job-training make the learning process effective by the use of ICT.
The departments of Computer Science, Information
Technology and Computer Application conduct “VIEW –IT”, an
Inter-collegiate Techno-festival for which the LCD projector is of immense use.
Our main office has been completely automated, which maintains the details like fees collection, admission, salary & scholarship. Our library is also partially automated. Staff and students can download online journals available at DELNET. Students make use of the services like CD writing, printout and photocopying.
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Inclusive Practices:
Stakeholders like students, staff, alumini, parents and educationalists are included to formulate and evaluate curricular, teaching and testing programmes to achieve academic excellence. In order to get the feedback from the parents our college conducts parents-teachers meeting on the celebration of our Annual Day.
According to their suggestions, our management is ready to do their level best. Our college aims at character-building education and not just providing degrees and diplomas. Our activities make a student independent and self-reliant. The counselling given to the students enables them to acquire the strength to get over the obstacles. So the parents are interested to educate their daughter in our college.
Parents meeting once a year and their frequent visits to our College make us discuss with them our activities and student’s academic development. Placement cell, Grievance cell, Guidance cell and representation in Academic Council are the other available support services. Prompt intimation of progress reports to parents keeps them up to date regarding their ward’s academic status. This exercise strengthens the academic environment and helps us to march forward successfully.
Quest for Excellence
Our institution is heading towards the excellence of the overall personality development of students & our college is unique in bringing the values such as discipline, life training, personality
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development, excellent academic atmosphere of a learner centered education with infrastructure meeting the requirements of the curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities – these we can rightly be proud of.
All the activities of the college need periodical reviewing and quality checks which lead to identify our strengths and weaknesses and proper remedial measures are also taken.
Yearly, the inter-departmental checking of the laboratory equipments and library books is done.
In 1998, a team of staff from our Head-quarters (Sri
Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tiruparaithurai) visited our college and inspected the mode of functioning of various sections of the college.
Their recommendations to improve the quality of education and administration are taken into consideration.
Thus the academic introspection prompts us to evolve year after year, in improving the quality of education and administration.
This worthy exercise of self-study and self-analysis of our institution has enabled us to go through a process of academic stock- taking which has shed light on our strengths as well as those aspects which need more concentration for improvement.
IQAC has been formed and we take all efforts to make our institution a Centre of Excellence.
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b. Executive Summary
Section II
I. Curricular Aspects
In the relentless pursuit of perfection in all our Endeavors we are striving steadily and steadfastly for the accomplishment of the following objectives and goals of our college.
¾ To contribute to the society, “Nirai Nangaiyar” or
“fully-educated and qualified” young generation of
women, each of whom should become like a
”Kamadhenu”, the celestial cow of plenty and
plentitude.
¾ To infuse the spiritual, ethical and moral values in the
young minds early stages of our students of all
disciplines.
¾ To accomplish an all-round development of will power,
emotion and cognition of the students through all the
curricular, co-curricular & extra-curricular activities of
our college.
¾ To encourage and enlighten the students for excellence
in the higher education & research.
¾ To reach the un-reached in matters intellectual and
cultural.
¾ To instill devotion for our motherland and an eager
intent to invigorate the students through active service.
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¾ To inculcate a sense of unity and respect for all
religions, coupled with a sincere adherence to one’s
own religion.
¾ The mission of Sri Sarada College for women,
Tirunelveli, is to mould young girls into perfect women
with purity of heart and strength of mind.
¾ One of the prestigious, culture oriented, value-based
educational institutions run by Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam, giving a high premium on discipline,
value inculcation & character formation.
¾ The University Curriculum is supplemented with our
own value oriented educational programmes which
reflect the motto of our college, “the harmonious
development of the Hand, the Heart and Head”.
¾ Our ideal curriculum has the following academic
components - core subjects, optional, non-major
electives; skill based and value inculcating components.
¾ Our daily prayer includes Namavalli, Devotional hymns,
Archana, Gayathri Japam, Dhyanam and the reading of
Daily Divine Digest both in Tamil and English and
Lalitha Sahasranamam.
¾ Religious & National festivals and Jayanthi celebrations
are held in the college premises.
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¾ Excellent opportunities are given to the students to
exhibit their talents through “Kala Sarada”-the fine
arts competitions.
¾ The CBCS syllabus prescribed by the Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University is unitized.
¾ Citizenship training is imported to the students.
¾ Service activities of the NSS, YRC, RRC, Consumer
Club and Blood donation activities provide
opportunities for the students to serve the society.
¾ Job-oriented & Application-oriented certificate courses
& Value-oriented education make the personality of the
students complete and perfect.
II. Teaching - Learning and Evaluation
¾ Teachers are recruited only on the basis of merit. Unhealthy
practices in appointment never exist
¾ Teachers participate and present papers at the State, National
and International level seminars in their subjects concerned.
¾ Absolute transparency in making admissions as per government
norms through a committee giving representation to the SC,
MBC, DNT, BC, Ex-Serviceman quota, sports quota etc.,
¾ Field visit, group discussion, English language lab activities,
seminars, power point presentations, Peer Team Student Tutor
(PTST) interactions and on the job-training make the learning
process effective.
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¾ Seminars, workshops, Symposia and orientation programmes
attended by the teachers elsewhere enhance the teaching ability
of the staff.
¾ Computer and Competitive exam oriented papers are included.
¾ Spoken English is a part of the curriculum which is imparted
through the English Language Lab.
¾ A ten-day Intensive Bridge course in the Department of English
to the first generation college goers initially.
¾ Project work followed by viva-voice to ensure the genuineness
of the task in the evaluation process in all disciplines.
¾ No compromise is made in 90 contact-working days per
semester. No student is left uncared when a teacher is on leave.
Either a teacher from the department engages the students or
they read in the library.
¾ Teachers prepare their own teaching aids to suit the relevant
needs of the students.
¾ Prompt Evaluation of answer scripts, discussion over the
performance and intimation to the parents in time.
¾ Syllabi unitized. Academic Interaction Record maintained.
Well-planned academic effort leads to better results.
¾ Peer Team student Tutors (PTST) are the academically brilliant
students who bestow utmost care to the under achievers. Peer
learning is found to be highly effective.
¾ Guide and mentor system – At the commencement of the
academic year the freshers are given an orientation programme
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regarding the vision & mission of the college, the various
scholarships available, the possibilities of pursuing higher
education here & elsewhere. Apart from the initial guidance, a
course-long academic & emotional monitoring by the teachers
is offered through counseling wherein each teacher is in-charge
of 20 students. The small number enables the teacher to
exercise effective monitoring.
¾ Soul-culture elevates them to a higher level & generates
problem-facing capacity in them through value education.
¾ We equip the students to understand the ground realities of life
beyond education and it is nothing but life-training.
¾ Combined monitoring of the progress of students by both
teachers and parents when the mark statement of internal test is
sent to the parents by post.
¾ The behavior of the students in the examination hall is so
fine-tuned that unhealthy thoughts in the examination hall will
never arise in their mind even in the absence of the invigilator.
¾ Students Tutorial programme at nearby schools, Peer Team
Student Tutoring enlightening the deprived children of the
nearby adopted villages and demonstrating the science & arts
models to the nearby thousand students visiting our institution
during Science & Arts exhibition sharpen the learning &
assimilating acumen of our students.
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¾ CBCS which paves way for boundary free and seamless
curriculum, skill imparting modules, and value inculcating
components in which learner-centered grasping modules are
introduced.
¾ CBCS provides grading system-credits are awarded for all the
curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
¾ Evaluation through credits helps the students compete globally.
III. Research, Consultancy And Extension
RESEARCH
Our Teachers’ State / National linkage in research has become
vast.
For the publication of each article in the National / International
journal Rs.300/- is offered by the management.
There is a research committee headed by a coordinator and
joint coordinator to encourage the teachers and students to
participate and present papers in National / International
Seminar / Workshop and symposia.
Teachers are permitted to go for faculty development
programmes at various universities and research centres at
colleges.
Internet facilities including DELPLUS available in the Library
help the researcher a lot.
The availability of books, journals and magazines numbering
24673, 26 and 33 respectively helps the researcher to pursue in
the field of their choice.
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Arranging research-oriented lecture series for staff and
students.
Identifying departments which could be potential research
centres.
Providing financial assistance and study leave for research
work undertaken by the faculty members.
Internet access is easier for students and faculty members, since
we have internet facility in the library and Sri Vidhya Block.
One half of the Registration fee is borne by the management
when the teachers present papers in Seminars / Workshops.
For genuine research pursuit teachers are permitted to go to
universities for references.
The management gives a cash award of Rs.5000 / and a
Kuthu Vilakku after the successful completion of the research
by the staff members.
CONSULTANCY
Antaryogam - a one day spiritual retreat for our devotees is
conducted once in three months by our sanyasins, the
personification of selflessness and service in order to rejuvenate
them spiritually.
Orientation on yoga and meditation is offered to our students at
free of cost.
The recipients are benefited and servers become more selfless.
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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
o The types of extension activities carried out in our college are
NSS, RRC, YRC and Consumer Club.
o For strengthening social harmony among the different
communities of several villages, Our College has taken a
number of strenuous efforts. Downtrodden people are
spiritually enlightened through such spiritual centres.
o As a part of Navarathri Celebrations, ‘Kolu’ arrangement
would be made in the prayer hall every year. It creates religious
and spiritual awareness.
o Our management support for the expansion of the social service
activities of the college by involving the student volunteers in
village adoption programmes for Literacy.
IV. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
¾ By the grace of Holy Mother, we are proud to possess adequate
infrastructure facilities which create a congenial atmosphere for
the abundant growth of man-making education.
¾ Classrooms are well-ventilated with sufficient furniture
¾ Location of the college amidst the exuberance of nature is most
suitable for the self-reform of the individual, which is the goal
of the institutions.
¾ The homely milieu attracts the elders so immensely that they
decide to educate their children only in our college
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¾ There is a full-fledged Physical Education Department with
equipments for indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess &
Carom. Courts for outdoor games like Kho-kho, Volley-ball,
Ball-badminton & Basket ball.
¾ Infrastructure facilities are available in proportion to the
number of students and academic programmes.
¾ The availability of LCD projector, OHP, Xerox machine,
Printers, Typewriters, Intercom, Generator and ICT facilities
like Internet make the students up-to-date in academic
programmes.
¾ Ventilated class rooms, well equipped laboratories, a spacious
general library, spacious & ventilated auditorium named
Mathru Vihar, a seminar hall, a large dining hall that can
accommodate 700 students and a well – equipped computer lab
provide an excellent atmosphere.
¾ English language lab functions before and after and during
working hours to improve the English communication skill of
the students.
¾ Sprawling playground and splendid prayer hall ennoble the
physical and emotional facets of a student’s personality. Courts
for indoor & outdoor games (a 400 mts track) are available &
kept clean for use at any time.
¾ Courier service, Post box, Coin telephone and Land line
facilities available within the college cater to the needs of the
staff and students.
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¾ Students adopt “Sukhasana” (squatting) posture in the prayer
hall, dinning hall which has an economic impact preventing
unnecessary expenditure on infrastructure. It makes the
students more healthy in addition to the preservation of our
traditional values.
¾ College is a temple of learning, not mere buildings of brick and
mortar. We do not use foot-wear inside to keep the buildings
holy, clean & hygienic.
¾ Canteen services are provided
¾ Transport facilities are sufficient with ladies special buses
arranged with local State Transport Corporation & a fleet of
buses & vans owned by the college management.
¾ Hostel facility is available for both staff & students.
¾ Hostel students are provided with rooms with cots, shelves,
fans, enough number of clean toilets & bathrooms, power &
water supply, study hall, dining hall & recreational facilities.
¾ Simple rent free quarters for workers & class IV non-teaching
staff are provided within the campus.
¾ Availability of power & water supply throughout the day in the
college and for the hostel is another great blessing.
¾ First aid kits and fire extinguisher are available for ready use of
staff & students.
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¾ There is a health care centre in our institution, which is
attended by Dr.Veda Gnanam & a qualified nurse Mrs.
Somasundari is available at all times for the needy to get
treatment
¾ Teams of maintenance staff like electricians, plumbers,
mechanics, carpenters, masons, washer man and drivers are
available in the campus for all kinds of maintenance work.
¾ Above all, at the centre of everything is the beautiful Temple
of Sri Kanthimathi Amman & Holy Mother Sri Sarada
Devi, sending out peace and benediction to everyone, which is
the source of all our success and excellence past, present &
future.
V. Student Support and Progression
¾ Earn while you learn-opportunities given to the students to handle
the certificate courses & doing handicrafts.
¾ Counselling cell for academic, emotional and medical guidance to
the needy students, which makes a sea change in their lives.
¾ Alumni, who are our cultural and academic ambassadors, offer
healthy suggestions, since they have experienced the complete
impact of our institution.
¾ Parents meeting once a year and their frequent visits to our college
make us to discuss with them our activities and students academic
development.
¾ College website provides adequate information about the college.
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¾ College prospectus and calendar enlighten the freshers regarding
the programmes at the college.
¾ Representations in Grievance cell, Guidance cell, Academic
Council are the other available support services.
¾ Prompt sending of progress reports after each sessional
examination keeps the parents up to date regarding their wards’
Academic Status.
¾ The effective check and control mechanism guides the students to
adopt character building system.
¾ Prize money and medals sponsored by teachers to the winners of
many sports events enthuse them to display their talents.
¾ Students with low-esteem and stammering are able to get over such
obstacles in the co-operative living of the campus.
¾ Green geographical and eco-friendly surroundings increase the
receptive capacity of the students thus making teaching and
learning more effective.
¾ The establishment of carpentry and masonry with skilled labourers
within the campus caters to the needs of the students in terms of
construction as well as maintenance of buildings.
¾ Students mostly wear simple cotton sarees inside the campus which
does not demand any economic burden on the part of the parents
and thus keep our age old tradition alive.
¾ The functioning of English Language Lab before 9.20 a.m.and after
4.20 p.m. to enhance their English Communication skill.
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¾ Facilities for the expert sportspersons to take part in University
team.
¾ Effective feedback mechanism from stakeholders overhauls our
system.
¾ To maintain good health, daily physical exercise is given for
10 minutes after prayer.
¾ Serving the three meals by students in rotation makes the students
learn the art of hospitality. Our alumni proudly acknowledge this
Suryanamaskar, Yogasanas, NSS training, pure milk and malt
make our students healthy and strong.
¾ The practice of grouping students into four houses-namely Sarada,
Gadhadhar, Narendra and Nivedita – provides opportunities for
coming together, temporarily leaving their loyalties to their major
and department behind and thus students learn to work both as a
part of a team and independently.
¾ On the whole, all the support services ensure and enhance the
quality of learning and lifestyle.
VI. Governance And Leadership
¾ Decentralisation of responsibilities, transparent officialdom,
participative functioning, accommodative attitude, trial and error
approach, learning and equipping every day, make the twin
administration-college academic and character building – Life
training both headed by the Principal function friction – free.
¾ Governance and infrastructure monitored by selfless and dedicated
Sanyasins and Sanyasinis.
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¾ Service sectors like agriculture, dairy farming monitored by
Sanyasins with perfect coordination.
¾ The innovative administrative efforts help us to achieve the vision
and mission of the institution.
¾ There is a perfect administrative planning at the beginning of the
academic year and its fulfillment by the end. It is possible because
of the clarity of objectives and guidelines with specificity.
¾ Governance of physical education, dining hall administration,
conduct of prayer and bhajan and Peer Team Student Tutoring are
done by student – leaders which give them self-confidence and
leadership qualities.
¾ Several academic development programmes make the teaching
staff up to date.
¾ Various associations established by the Institution provide
opportunities to the students to develop their leadership skills.
¾ Certificate courses arranged by the Institution improve the self-
confidence of the students in the form of self-employment.
¾ Strictly following the uniform system will help to remove the
inequalities among the students.
¾ The Value Education classes arranged by the management apart
from the university prescribed syllabus inculcate the values of
Indian Culture and Good morals to the students.
¾ Kala-Sarada, the intra college competitions organized by our
institution develop extracurricular skills in students.
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¾ The Institution provides chances to the students to develop their
social work activities by establishing various clubs like consumer
club, RRC etc.
¾ The Institution encourages the students to organize the exhibitions,
seminars, educational visit and industrial visit. This will improve
the thinking ability of the students.
¾ The noble ideals of the institution and simple living and high
thinking of the selfless sanyasins and sanyasinis residing in the
college shower great spiritual impact on governance making it
pure, straight forward and effective.
¾ Alumni help the poor students every year for their studies.
¾ Sustainability of governance and leadership is possible by the
principle – oriented mission of our institution and the team of
dedicated and committed staff led by the Principal who meet
together, think together and execute together. No doubt, it leads to
excellence in governance and leadership.
VII. Innovative Practices
• This is a unique institution, where the ancient culture has been
revived to shape the three faceted – Physical, Emotional and
Intellectual – Personality of students. In our college, the students
are performing Life- training and Character building oriented
activities.
• New curricular elements which are skill imparting module –
oriented, market demand supplying and higher education prove
replace the old ones in tune with the societal needs.
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• The quest for quality leads to creative and innovative academic
efforts.
• Academic quality assured through voluntary internal checks and
evaluation.
• Stakeholders like students, staff, alumni, parents and
educationalists are included to formulate and evaluate curricular,
teaching and testing programmes to achieve academic excellence.
• Value education is one of the compulsory courses.
• Annual Annaiyar Jayanthi Celebration to demonstrate the views of
Annaiyar on physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural values.
• Periodical uploading of salient features and future plans at the
website www.srisarada.net.
• Personality Assessment Certificate a consolidated statement of
student’s personality in the three years of Physical, Emotional and
Intellectual – an Index of the Life-training in our college. On many
an occasion these certificates rather than the mark statements fetch
them jobs.
• Strenuous efforts by our college through liberal donations by the
staff and well-wishers to renovate and consecrate places of worship
for strengthening social harmony among the different communities
of several villages nearby.
• Religious and communal harmony in the college wherein students
of all sections irrespective of their caste, creed and community are
admitted.
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Thus a humble attempt is made at this institution to spread the spiritual ideals of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Sarada Devi,
Swami Vivekananda and Swami Chidbhavananda along with all other academic subjects. Our college is a unique institution that provides Life training, Character building education which enables the students to raise themselves up from the human level to the divine level apart from regular academic aspects. “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man” says Swami Vivekananda. By imparting
Life-training to the students and making a harmonious development of the hand, heart and head- the action, emotion and intellect part of the personality- the institution tries to bring out perfection already in man. To a greater extent, our institution succeeds in the noble mission.
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CRITERION – I
Curricular Aspects
Curricular Activities of the college
Speech on epics Union Inauguration
Annual Convocation
Consumer club Consumer club Extra curricular activities of the college
Prize from rotary club Dance
Runner
Drama Prize for Thirukkural Peravai
Kho-kho team Ball Batmiton team
Volley ball team Silambam
The Goals of our College
In the relentless pursuit of perfection in all our Endeavour’s we
are striving steadily and stead fastly for the accomplishment of the
following objectives and goals for our College.
To contribute to the society, “Nirai Nangaiyar” or
“Fully–educated and qualified” young generation of women,
each of whom should become like a “Kamadhenu”, the celestial
cow of plenty and plentitude.
To infuse the spiritual, ethical and moral values in the young minds
early stages of our students of all disciplines.
To accomplish an all-round development of will power, emotion
and cognition of the students through all the curricular co-
curricular and extra curricular activities of our College.
To encourage and enlighten the students for excellence in the
higher education and research.
To reach the unreached in matters intellectual and cultural.
To instill devotion for our motherland and an eager intent to
invigorate the students through active service.
To inculcate a sense of unity and respect for all religious, coupled
with sincere adherence to one’s own religion.
The Statement of our Goals
The first three objectives, which are comprehensive and include the rest, are stated unequivocally by our Revered Founder of our institutions
Srimath Swami Chidbhavananda Maharaj in the explanation he has
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provided for the emblem of the College (which he himself had designed) and in the motto of the College (which he himself had framed).
These objectives were impressed indelibly in the minds of his disciples, viz Sanyasins and Sanyasinis, with whom our Revered Founder entrusted the responsibilities of establishing the Tirunelveli branch of Sri
Ramakrishna Tapovanam.
The other objectives have been derived from the above direct instructions of our Revered Founder. As evidence of the original vision of the Master, the Memorandum of Association of Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam – the parent body and the Educational Agency that runs Sri
Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli – wherein the objectives framed by our Revered Founder Swamiji at the time of inception of the
Tapovanam are stated is enclosed:
1.1 Curriculum Design and Development
1.1.1 State the vision and mission of the institution, and how it
is communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other
stakeholders?
Our Mission
The mission of Sri Sarada College for Women,
Tirunelveli is to mould young girls into perfect women with
purity of heart and strength of mind.
Our Vision
Our Revered Founder Srimath Swami
Chidbhavananda’s great desire was that “the girls who enter
our portals of this Temple of Learning should leave it as perfect
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women”. The Tamil term “Nirai Nangaiyar” expresses the
vision more appropriately as “Nirai” stands for “complete”,
“perfect”, “chaste” and “strong” and “Nangaiyar” means
“women”.
It is communicated to the students and parents at the
time of admission in the college and to the teachers and staff at
the time of their appointment and to other stakeholders through
website and prospectus.
1.1.2. How does the mission statement reflect the institution’s
distinctive characteristics in the terms of addressing the
needs of the society, the students it seeks to serve,
institution’s traditions and value orientation?
The most important consideration primarily addressed
by our goals and objectives, is character-formation.
The educational ideas of our College are clearly
symbolized in the College emblem. The emblem is a shield
with four compartments and a scroll beneath. The “Veena”,
the “Waxing Moon”, the “Blazing Sun” and “Kamadhenu” are
the four pictorial representations. The scroll has three words
inscribed on it, “Hand, Heart and Head”. The “Veena” stands
for the development of the Hand for the enrichment of life.
The “Waxing Moon” suggests the steady expansion of the heart
in love of God and of His creation. The “Blazing Sun” is
expressive of knowledge that reveals things in their true light.
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A harmonious development of the Hand, the Heart and the
Head is what is needed for a fully educated young generation of women, each of whom will be a “Kamadhenu”, the celestial cow of plenty and plentitude.
Being one of the prestigious, culture-oriented, value- based educational institutions run by Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam, giving a high premium on discipline, our College aims not just at the imparting of knowledge but mainly at value-inculcation and character formation.
Hence realizing that the curricula designed by the modern day Indian Universities do not meet the requirements of all the aspects of a students’ personality and the needs of the society. The University curriculum is supplemented with our own value-oriented educational programmes which reflect the motto of our college, “the harmonious development of the
Hand, the Heart and the Head”.
Following are the unique aspects of the educational programme offered in Sri Sarada College for Women:
HAND
The hand that rocks the cradle may even have to handle the gun today. Hence our students do mass drill daily after morning prayer to have a sound body. Also Yogasanas,
Silambam and Karate are taught to students who are interested.
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HEART
Prayer
The heart is the seat of all emotions. Prayer sanctifies
the heart and eliminates all ill-feelings. Our daily prayer, a
unique thing in the modern busy scenario, attracts one and all.
A well-designed prayer starts at 9.30 a.m. It includes
Namavali, devotional hymns, Archana, Gayathri Jabam,
Dhyanam and the reading of Daily Divine Digest both in Tamil
and English and Lalitha Sahasranamam. The Namavalis and
Archana are designed in such a way that each day is devoted to
a particular Deity in the Hindu Pantheon of Gods. Our students
chant “Gayathri mantram” thrice a day to obtain
enlightenment.
Gayathri Mantra
“Om Bhur Bhuva Suvah Om Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasaya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.
Meaning
“Let us meditate on the divine light that
promotes our knowledge along the right path”
Besides the mass prayer each class begins and ends with
prayer for the mutual welfare of teacher and student and for the
welfare of humanity.
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Mantra
“Om Sahanavavathu Sahanaubhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai Tejasvinavadheethamasthu
Mavidvishavahai! Om Shanthi ! Shanthi ! Shanthi!
Meaning
May the Almighty protect and rear the teacher and the taught.
May the Almighty endow us to work together
May our Learning enlighten us.
May we not hate each other.
May the atmosphere be peaceful and free from obstacles self
created, obstacles supernatural and obstacles natural.
Music and literature play a significant role in the
moulding of human personality. Musical training provided by
the college, enables the students to sing the devotional hymns,
personality development songs and patriotic songs melodiously
and to be conscious of it. On Saturdays they chant Bhagavad
Gita.
Our National Epics such as The Ramayana and The
Mahabharata are the real treasure house of social values
applicable to people of all ages. Lectures on the epics are given
by Scholars and Staff members on alternate periods. An
appreciation and analysis of the character is made by the
experts who discourse on the national epics. The vary exercise
of listening to such valuable discourses helps the students to
equip themselves to face the struggles of life. Sri Ramakrishna
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Tapovanam Institutions thus aim at providing a man-making character building education. Students are trained to love and serve their parents, family, society and the nation and to love
God.
Festivals
We pass on our ancient, meaningful, rich, cultural traditions and practices to the present generation by observing
Hindu religious festivals like Vinayaka Chathurthi, Sri
Krishna Jayanthi Sri Rama, Navami, Navarathri, Sivarathri,
Skandashashti, Kumbabhisheka Pooja, Homas on Birthday anniversaries of Holy Trinity etc.
Especially Navarathri is celebrated grandly with the arrangements of “Kolu”. It is not just a matter of arranging a few dolls as decorative pieces. Every year a theme is chosen and dolls are arranged suitably to express that theme. The theme for 2010 was “Arul Tharum Yanai Mugan”.
Recitation of Lalitha Sahasranama, Bhajans, lectures on the significance of Shakthipooja and distribution of prasadam to all students are the other important aspects of Navarathri celebrations.
Jayanthi Celebrations
Apart from religious festivals we also have Jayanthi celebrations or the birth anniversaries of our Holy Trinity –
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. The aim of these Jayanthi
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celebrations is to compare and review our lives with those of the noble ones and transform ourselves. Special significance has been given to Holy Mother’s Jayanthi since the College bears the name of that austere exemplary woman. On that holy day students and staff members participate in the non-stop
“Akhanda Nama Jabam”. The students, staff members and workers of Sri Sarada Institutions and even the public of nearby villages will have lunch in the college as Holy Mother’s prasadam on that day.
Lighting Ceremony
Lighting Ceremony held for the final year students is another solemn occasion here. The lamp given to each student on that occasion symbolizes the need to light the society with the knowledge obtained here. All the outgoing students take the following solemn oath during the lighting ceremony:
• I do promise to endeavour my utmost to lead a simple life
as embodied in Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa”
• I do promise to uphold faithfully the ideal of the Holy
Mother in the form of seeing merit alone in all and loving
all whole-heartedly”.
• I do promise to imbibe the ideal of strength under all
circumstances – the ideal of the hero’s will and the
mother’s heart which Swami Vivekananda invoked in sister
Nivedita.
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• I do promise to live up to the motto of my Alma Mater by
striving to keep for ever my Hand, Head and Heart in
purity.
National Festivals
Apart from Religious festivals and Jayanthi celebrations, National festivals like the Independence Day and the Republic Day are celebrated in which all the students and staff participate. Patriotic spirit is instilled in the students through patriotic songs and plays. Drama is a powerful medium for the propagation of ideas. Hence on all important occasions, episodes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the lives of saints and great national leaders are enacted. The public also benefit from these programmes.
Samskritam
As Swami Vivekananda observed, knowledge of
Samskritam and prestige go together in Bharat because study of
Samskritam is not just an exercise in learning a language but it inculcates culture. Hence Srimad Bhagavad Gita is taught to all students, after they are first taught to read and write
Samskritam. Two important chapters – Bhakdhi Yoga,
Purushothama Yoga and Dhyana slokas are taught. Thus by the end of the third year a student will be quite familiar with at least 50 slokas and will be capable of reading the rest also in
Gita.
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Extra-Curricular Activities
Excellent opportunities are given to students to exhibit their various talents through “Kala Sarada”, the Fine Arts
Association of the College. 36 competitions are held under three categories: (i) Household Arts (ii) Literary Arts and
(iii) Fine Arts.
Cooking, Kolam, Rangoli, Vegetable Carving,
Flower Arrangement and Art from Waste fall under
Household Arts.
Competitions such as elocution, essay writing, verse writing, recitation, just-a-minute and short story writing are some of the Literary Arts competitions.
Bharatha Natyam, Drama, Karnatic Music,
Light Music and Painting are the Fine Arts Competitions.
Certificate Courses
As an attempt to fulfill the earnest derive of our
Revered Founder Swamiji, certificate courses were introduced to develop the skills and innate talents of the students to enable them to evolve into perfect women who make sweet homes.
Certificate courses are imparted under two different heads as under:
(i) Compulsory Certificate courses
(ii) Optional Certificate courses
Basic Communication Skill course, Graduate course,
Value Education, Basic Samskritam, Civic Responsibilities,
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Bhajan, Bhagavad Gita Chanting, Upanishad Chanting and
Home Management come under compulsory certificate courses.
HEAD
Well-qualified and dedicated staff members impart
knowledge to students striving towards academic excellence,
the minimum of which is centum result. Every semester
seminars, quiz competitions, symposium and guest lectures are
arranged by various associations of the College Union on
current topics for the benefit of the students. Sri Sarada
College provides excellent infrastructural facilities both in the
laboratories and in the library.
Special mention must be made of the Computer Centre
that has state of the art facilities with 170 high-power
computers having internet facility also.
The College library houses more than 24,673 Books and
26 Journals and 33 Magazines – some of them in national and
international levels.
Besides this, Sri Sarada Career Guidance Academy
trains interested students in preparing for competitive
examinations.
1.1.3 Are the academic programmes in line with the institution’s
goals and objectives? If yes, give details on how the curricula
developed/adopted, address the needs of the society and have
relevance to the regional/national and global trends and
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developmental needs? (access to the Disadvantaged, Equity,
Self development, Community and National Development,
Ecology and environment, Value orientation, Employment,
ICT introduction, Global and National demands and so on).
Yes, the academic programmes are in line with the institution’s goals and objectives.
Focusing on the motto of the College, namely the
Harmonious Development of the Hand, the Heart and the Head, all the activities are centered round the fulfillment of the objectives of the College.
To transform women into Nirai Nangaiyar or complete, perfect and chaste women, character-building, man-making assimilation of elevating ideas is brought about by the many- faceted value-education and life-training programmes of the
College. Prayer, music, dance, drama, discourses by Swamijis,
Ambas, other eminent thinkers and the staff, celebration of religious and national festivals, cultural examination on the holy lives of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Sr. Nivedita,
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and other saints and patriots, study of Samskritam for learning the universal scripture of the Bhagavad Gita, Mantras from Upanishad & Guru sthuthi, Study of Gandhian Thought, and taking of the oath on the occasion of the Lighting Ceremony are the major means by which
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the College seeks to bring about the full-fledged growth of the personality of the students.
Citizenship training is imparted to the students through various practices of the College as well as through study of the book “Manavarukku Oru Sol” written by our Revered Founder
Swamiji expressly for the edification of students in civic responsibilities.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a community-orientation to their education through the service activities of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Youth Red Cross
(YRC), Red Ribbon Club (RRC), Consumer Club and Blood
Donation activities of the College.
Kala Sarada – the Fine Arts Association of the College offers valuable opportunities for the development of the innate skills of the students through its programmes like spotting the talents for I year students in Navaratri celebrations, Rangoli and
Kolu and Classic Kala, the Fine Arts week.
An attempt on objective assessment of what the students have learnt as a result of this training, is made in the Personality
Assessment Certificate, which is the cumulative record of the achievements of the students in all the three years. Then they are given to the Final year students at the end of the third year on the occasion of the Lighting Ceremony. On this solemn occasion they are also presented with “Dinasary Dhyanam” or “Daily Divine
Digest” a guide for perfect living from our Founder Swamiji.
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The availability of a serene and holy atmosphere, clean and pollution-free area and of the necessary infrastructure facilities has enabled the students to develop their capacity to learn and improve their skills in various ways.
The emphasis given to Spoken English and Spoken
Samskritam, as well as opportunities provided to lead the prayer, present papers in seminars and to participate in group discussions trains the students in communication skills.
Numerical skills of the students are improved by the mathematical component of the General Awareness paper and also by the Non Major Electives paper – Mathematics for competitive examination and through coaching by experts.
The practice of grouping students into four houses – namely Sarada, Gadadhar, Narendra and Nivedita – provides opportunities for joining together. Their loyalties to their major and department behind and thus students learn to work both as a part of a team and also independently.
The availability of 170 Computers, an LCD projector,
OHP and other equipments and the arrangement of VIEW-IT, the annual intercollegiate techno-festival provide opportunities for the use of modern technology as well as the improvement of communication skills of the students.
The regular academic programmes offered in the college through the University-prescribed courses are strengthened through other complementary systems like distance education in
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Sanskrit and certificate courses in skill oriented and economically
productive trainings suited to women. Introduction of distance
education in Gandhian thought and other one year diploma
programmes offered by our University and others, which can be
learnt during the course of graduation are also of great help.
As perfection is aimed at achieving the goals and
objectives of the institution, we are learning to incorporate into the
system the latest managerial concepts such as strategic planning,
team-work and decision-making.
Modern technology has been brought into the service of
the successful execution of the policies by the computerization of
the administrative and academic operations of the institution.
1.1.4 How does the curriculum cater to inclusion/integration of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the
curriculum, for equipping the students to compete in the
global employment markets?
“We want that Education by which character is formed,
strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by
which one can stand on one’s own feet,” said Swami
Vivekananda.
As women are home makers, special care is bestowed to
transform the students into loving mothers and efficient queens
of their households. Supplementary to the academic
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programmes, the College organizes job-oriented courses like short-term computer courses viz. Office Automation, MS
Office, Tally 9.0 (B.A. Economics and B.Com. Final Year students), ASP.Net and PHP for Computer Science and
Information Technology students and type writing (Both Tamil and English) courses (for all the Hostelites).
Sr. Nivedita Computer Academy, an extension unit of the College takes up the responsibility of organizing the short term computer courses, while, for the typewriting courses, the
College has entered into a Memorandum on Undertaking with a reputed – Government recognized – Private commercial institute in the city.
Our College has internet connectivity. The PG
Department of Computer Science has an internet centre, where
Staff and Students make use of the internet facility during the morning and evening hours.
Our students are motivated to present papers on recent topics using LCD projector and OHP.
Paper presentation is presented by MCA students using
LCD projector. Seminars are held by all our UG students using
OHP in recent topics.
VIEW-IT- an Inter-collegiate Techno Competition is held every year by the Department of Computer Science,
Information Technology & M.C.A.
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1.1.5 Specify the initiatives and contributions of the institution in
the curriculum design and development process. ( Need
assessment, development of information database, feedback
from faculty, students, alumni, employees and academic
peers, and communicating the information and feedback
for appropriate inclusion and decisions in statutory
academic bodies, Membership of BOS and by sending
agenda items etc.)
The syllabi prescribed by the University are unitized.
As an affiliated College we do not have much say in the
curriculum design of the University. However, we do make
known to the University our views and suggestions about the
syllabi prescribed for our use.
By the insistence of our College, the Board of studies for Samskritam of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has introduced Spoken Samskritam in the curriculum for the
first time. This attracts more students towards Samskritam.
Regarding other subjects in which our staff members
are not on the Board of studies, as soon as the revised syllabus
is received, our faculty members discuss it and their valid
opinions are intimated to the University. They are also voiced
by our Principal in forum like Principal’s Meetings convened
by the Vice-Chancellor.
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For instance, our request for change in the grouping subjects under A & B for Arts and Humanities and under C &
D for Science subjects was compiled with and changes were introduced by the University in the desired conditions.
We succeeded in persuading the University to permit non-mathematics students to take up B.Sc. Chemistry course with Bio-chemistry as an alternative to Mathematics among allied subjects.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has introduced
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from the academic year
2008-2009 onwards. As per the CBCS syllabus, internal assessment system is followed, in which there is a compulsory assignment work and regular attendance to the students for three internal tests and practicals.
Also brief class tests, surprise tests (i.e. unannounced tests), quiz, objective questions, monthly periodical tests, seminars, assignments and model examinations of three hours duration are conducted to evaluate the degree of success of the transference of knowledge to the students.
Use of feedback from staff members & students
A number of formal and informal review meetings are held with the staff members and students.
Students’ feedback, an effective mechanism for quality enhancement, enables us to know where we stand, what remedial actions need to be taken and when to take suitable
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action. This is possible because the Management, as well as
the Principal and the staff, have realized that, to be successful,
an educational system should be learner-centered and student
friendly, without compromising on ideals.
During the annual meetings of Alumni Association, the
alumni share the intellectual, moral and spiritual experiences
they gained in this College which have proved their mental
ability in their present occupation and whenever they face
crisis.
The feedback given by them is also very useful for the
College management and they are taken into consideration.
1.2 Academic Flexibility
1.2.1 What are the range of programme options available to
learners in terms of Degrees, Certificates and Diplomas?
A. Programme options available for award of Degrees
Undergraduate Programmes
(i) B.A. Economics
(ii) B.A. English
(iii) B.Com.
(iv) B.Com.(CA)
(v) B.Sc. Mathematics
(vi) B.Sc. Physics
(vii) B.Sc. Chemistry
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(viii) B.Sc. Computer Science
(ix) B.Sc. Information Technology
Postgraduate Programmes
(i) Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
(ii) M.Sc. Mathematics
(iii) M.Com.(CA)
B. Programme options for award of Certificates
Compulsory Certificate courses
¾ Value Education
¾ Basic Sanskrit
¾ Basic Communication Skill course
¾ Fluency Developing course
¾ Civic Responsibilities
¾ Tally Graduate course
¾ Computer courses (MS Office Automation, ASP.Net & PHP)
¾ Bhagavad Gita Chanting
¾ Upanishad Chanting
Optional Certificate courses
¾ Vedic Mathematics
¾ Woolen work
¾ Crochet wire knitting
¾ Fur Doll making
¾ Oil Painting
¾ Spoken Hindi
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¾ Spoken Sanskrit
¾ Library & Information Science
¾ Tailoring for Home needs
¾ Yoga for Health
Certificates are issued by the College for the
above mentioned courses.
By other Agencies
¾ Typewriting (Tamil Nadu Government Technical Education Department)
¾ Tally Graduate courses (JL Computer Academy)
¾ Basic Communication skill Course. (E-BEK)
¾ Fluency Developing Course (Guimax)
¾ ASP.NET with Project, PHP ¾ Bank Exam Coaching (ROY Academy)
The introduction of Certificate and Diploma courses in
Gandhian Thought in collaboration with Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli and Gandhi Smarak Nidhi,
Madurai are under process.
The above mentioned compulsory and optional certificate courses are both beneficial and attractive to all the students. Tally graduate course for Commerce students, Basic
Communicative skill course, and Fluency Developing course for the Second year and Typewriting for all the students are conducted before and after the usual college hours. Tally course is held in the evening from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, Typewriting,
Basic Communication Skill course and Fluency Developing
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course are held from 6.30 am to 9.30 am and 4.30 pm to
7.30 pm.
All the certificate courses imparted here are highly life-
oriented, that are suited best to our geographical and cultural
conditions of living. They enable the students to face the
financial challenges of life. Through them the students imbibe
the aesthetics and culture of this great land of ours and gain
spiritual growth within them; they become great citizens of the
nation. Individual excellence is thus happily combined with
society’s excellence. The training on life-oriented skills
through certificate courses gain momentum every year.
1.2.2 Give details on the following provisions with reference to
academic flexibility, value addition and course enrichment:
a) Core options
b) Elective options
c) Add on courses
d) Interdisciplinary courses
e) Flexibility to the students to move from one discipline to another f) Flexibility to pursue the programme with
reference to the time frame (flexible time for
completion)
As an affiliated, non-autonomous College we follow the
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Syllabus, which is
already unitized.
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a) Core Options
Options to choose any discipline in Science,
Arts and Commerce subjects at the time of entry in both
UG & PG is available.
b) Elective Options
An option to choose any non-major elective
subjects according to their interest is permitted. c) Add on courses NIL
d) Interdisciplinary courses in curriculum through
Choice Based Credit System permit students of all
disciplines to choose any course of their choice thus
enabling horizontal curricular mobility.
e) No flexibility is given to the students to move
from one discipline to another.
f) The institution provides flexibility to pursue the
programme with reference to the time frame. Students
who leave the courses in the middle are permitted to
pursue their courses later at times of their convenience.
1.2.3 Give details of the programmes and other facilities
available for international students (if any).
We have three Tamil students from SRILANKA and
they follow the programmes available here.
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1.2.4 Does the institution offer any self-financed programmes in
the institution? If yes, list them and indicate how they differ
from other programmes, with reference to admission,
curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification and salary
etc.
Yes, all the programmes available in our institution are
self-financing programmes.
List of Programmes Offered
Undergraduate Programmes
(i) B.A. Economics
(ii) B.A. English
(iii) B.Com.
(iv) B.Com.(CA)
(v) B.Sc. Mathematics
(vi) B.Sc. Physics
(vii) B.Sc. Chemistry
(viii) B.Sc. Computer Science
(ix) B.Sc. Information Technology
Postgraduate Programmes
(i) Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
(ii) M.Sc. Mathematics
(iii) M.Com.(CA)
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As an affiliated, non-autonomous college we follow
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Syllabus.
Students’ Admission
The students are selected for admission into various
courses through their academic records and personal
interviews.
As an affiliated college of Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli, we follow the guidelines for admission
given by our University and the Directorate of Collegiate
Education, Chennai for self-financing colleges in matters like
reservation on the basis of community, age, No Objection
Certificate for other State / Board / Overseas students and in
ranking the candidates on the basis of performance in the
Higher Secondary Course examinations.
From the formation of Admission Committee up to
admission of students these guidelines are meticulously
followed. The selection list as well as the waiting list is
displayed on the notice board.
Teaching Staff
Applications are called for in National Dailies. On the
scrutiny of applications, deserving candidates will be called for
interview. Candidates will be asked to take class on their
subjects. During the personal interview, their performance in
the qualifying examination will be observed.
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The Selection Committee consisting of two members of
the College Committee, the Secretary, the Principal, the Vice-
Principal and the Head of the Department concerned will
finalise the selection based on merit.
Teacher’s qualification and salary are based on the
norms and procedures given by the University.
1.3. Feedback on Curriculum:
1.3.1 How does the College obtain feedback on curriculum from
a) Students? b) Alumni? c) Parents? d) Employers/industries? e) Academic peers? f) Community?
a) Students
Through questionnaires, counseling classes etc.
b) Alumni
Alumni Association Meeting is conducted every
year on the 2nd Saturday of August where their
opinions are collected.
c) Parents
Feedbacks are collected from the Parents during
the Parent-Teachers meeting held in each
department separately and their feedback and
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suggestions are considered for curriculum
development.
d) Community
There is a good rapport between our institution
& the community through the extension
activities done by various departments and their
views are considered.
1.3.2 How is the above feedback analysed and the outcome /
suggestions used for continuous improvements, and
communicated to the affiliating University for appropriate
inclusion?
Since feedback is an effective mechanism for quality
enhancement which enable us to know where we stand, what
remedial actions need to be taken and when to take suitable
action. The management and the administration of the college
pay great importance to such feedback as they indicate not only
our strengths but also the areas we need improvement in
teaching, evaluation, infrastructure and other important aspects
of the college. Action will be taken immediately or allowing
sufficient time.
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1.4 Curriculum update
1.4.1 What is the frequency and the basis of syllabus revision and
what are the major revisions made during the last two
years?
The University reviews and updates the existing
curriculum once in three years. In 2008, Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University introduced CBCS syllabus, since our
institution is affiliated to this University the same is followed
by us.
1.4.2 How does the institution ensure that the curriculum bears a
thrust on core values adopted by NAAC?
As the objectives of the college prove amply, imparting
value-based that seeks the all round development of the
personality of students is the primary aim of Sri Sarada College
for Women, Tirunelveli. The Society is in need of men and
women of sterling character who will make happy and peaceful
homes and contribute to the making of Mother Bharat a strong
and sound national economically, intellectually, culturally and
spiritually, a nation that is capable of leading the world by
virtue not of arms but of her spiritual strength.
Focusing on the motto of the College, namely the
Harmonious Development of the Hand, the Heart and the Head,
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all the activities are centered round the fulfillment of the
objectives of the College.
To transform women into “Nirai Nangaiyar or
complete, perfect and chaste women, character-building, man-
making assimilation of elevating ideas is brought about by the
many faceted value education and life-training programmes of
the College. Prayer, music, dance, drama, discourses by
Swamijis, Ambas, other eminent thinkers and the staff.
Celebration of religious and national festivals, cultural
examination on the holy lives of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi,
Sr.Nivedita, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami
Vivekananda and other Saints and Patriots, study of
Samskritam for learning the universal scripture of Bhagavad
Gita, Mantra for Upanishad and Guru sthuthi, study of
Gandhian Thought and taking of the oath on the occasion of the
Lighting Ceremony – these are the major means by which the
College seeks to bring about the full-fledge growth of the
personality of the students. Thus value education is not a value
addition here, but is the very life and spirit of education.
Imparting Value Based Education
Education and cultural training are indispensable for the
development of the human society. Our college has been
making sincere efforts for the past 24 years to impart such
value-based education and has attained success to a great
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extent. Women more than men need such training, as it is they
who protect and preserve the culture of a country.
Our guiding stars in this great endeavour are the Holy Trinity,
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
and Swami Vivekananda. The principles of these three divine
lives have reached us through our founder President Srimat
Swami Chidbhavananda Maharaj. It is to fulfil his dear wish
about a centre of higher education for women that will create
“Nirai Nangaiyar” viz. perfect women.
We impart value education in our college in the following
manner:
DAILY PRAYER is programmed in such a way as to include
some of the most important forms of personal and community
prayer in our Sanatana Dharma.
Singing of the hymns written by saints like Alwars and
Nayanmars.
Archana – repetition of holy names of God said aloud by a
leader and repeated in the morning assembly.
Recitation of Gayatri – The Gayatri is the national mantra of
our country. Hence without discrimination of caste, creed and
sex all our students recite it three times daily in the traditional
method of vedic chanting.
Dhyanam or meditation – Recitation of the Gayatri is followed
reading aloud of its meaning in Tamil and meditation for two
minutes.
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Recitation of Lalitha Sahasranama – our students recite 25
namas daily during the prayer.
RAMAYANA & MAHABHARATA are the two national epics
of our country. They are the treasure-house of values
applicable to people of all ages and all walks of life. Lectures
on the epics are given by eminent speakers and staff members.
Hence in these lectures the relevance of the ancient epics for
modern times along with the values to be learnt from them is
brought out.
Apart from these lectures, students learn a few texts prescribed
for VALUE EDUCATION.
I Year UG students - Life of the Holy Mother & Sr. Nivedita
II year UG students - Mahabharata
III year UG students - Vivekananda Vivaranam
PG students - Mahabharata (English version)
All the above books are written by our Founder
Swamiji.
Bhagavad Gita Chanting
Selected chapters from the Bhagavad Gita, the
Universal scripture, are taught to students. Once a week these
slokas are chanted in the prayer along with their meaning.
Recitation competitions are conducted in Bhagavad Gita every
year.
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Instruction in Gandhian Thought
Study of Gandhian Thought was opted as one of the
subjects under Part IV. After the abolition of Part IV from the
curriculum by the University, now students are encouraged to
appear for Gandhian Thought examinations conducted by
Valliammal Institution, Madurai. Efforts are on to reintroduce
Gandhian Thought at the Certificate and Diploma levels.
Extra-curricular activities
The College Union and its Allied Associations function
only to provide opportunities for extra-curricular activities
contribute to the development and manifestation of talents
of the students.
Intramural competitions, 36 in number, are conducted under
3 heads – namely Household Arts, Literary Arts and Fine
Arts during “Classic Kala”- the Fine Arts Week.
Students are helped to prepare for intercollegiate
competitions.
Here one of the signification practices of the college must
be mentioned. Students are not sent to Youth Festivals
celebrated either in the University or by colleges, because
these festivals more often cross the bounds of decency and
true culture. Students are allowed to participate only
selectively, for example in competitions like quiz, essay or
verse or short story writing, painting and music. The
compensation for this restriction is found in the cultural
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week celebrated as “Classic Kala” by Kala Sarada, the
Fine Arts Association of the college.
Decoration on festive occasions done by students with
guidance from the staff, where students find ample
opportunity to put to use their talents.
Talented students are trained to perform dance and drama.
Professional artists are employed to teach Bharata Natyam,
while our own talented teachers train the actors for drama.
“Gana Sarada” – the college choir offers opportunities for
talented or interested signers. Several songs are taught to
all the students and talented singers are trained in specially
challenging songs for special occasions. A music teacher is
permanently employed solely for this purpose
Personality Development camps are conducted in the
college by the teachers and by invited experts, for all
students. Selected students are sent to the camps organized
by Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari.
Life Training Programmes are meant for all the students. The gurukula way of life is followed in the hostel.
Early getting up, Surya Namaskaram, Prayer, study, daily duties by turns, duties on special occasions like poojas and festivals and organizing the Hostel Day are the special opportunities available to the hostel residents, while all the students get training in showing respect and reverence to elders
(e.g: custom of saying “Namaskaram” to teachers and elders,
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sadhus and sanyasinis). Training in hospitality through receiving guests and attending to their needs like accommodation, food and other facilities, organizing functions, developing leadership skills, cooperation and adaptability with others for a common cause, and expressing their talents through fine arts, literary arts and household arts.
The celebration of religious festivals reflects our joy and happiness and kindles the feelings of togetherness, besides increasing our devotion to God. Patriotism is instilled through the singing of patriotic songs every week and through the programmes of Independence Day and Republic Day in which all the students and staff participate. In these national festivals we honour the memory of those patriots who have laid down their lives and occasionally, those we are fortunate to have in our midst are invited and honoured in person.
Hindu religious festivals like Vinayaka Chathurthi, Sri
Krishna Jayanthi and Navaratri are observed. Navaratri is clelebrated grandly with the arrangement of Kolu. It is not just a matter of arranging a few dolls as decorative pieces. Each year a theme is chosen and accordingly the dolls are arranged suitably. Recitation of Lalitha Sahasranama, lectures on the significance of Shakthi Pooja and other important aspects of the Navaratri celebrations. Pongal festival is also celebrated by our hostel students.
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Drama is a powerful medium for the propagation of
ideas as also a means of expressing one’s talents. Hence on
anniversary days and on other important occasions episodes
from the “Ramayana”, “Mahabharata”, lives of saints and great
national leaders are enacted. The public also benefit from these
programmes.
Citizenship training is imparted to the students through
various practices of the college as well as through a theoretical
study of the book “Manavarukku Oru Sol” written by our
Revered Founder Swamiji expressly for the edification of
students in Civic Responsibilities.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a
community-orientation to their education through the service
activities of NSS, YRC, RRC, Consumer Club and Blood
Donation activities of the College.
Certificate courses
The scope for self-employment seems to be endless and
one only needs initiative and hard work to find areas, which can
provide occupation with minimum investment. Thus in our
college training for self employment is introduced through
various certificate courses on various fields.
Basic Communication skill course, Tally Graduate
course, Value Education, Basic Samskritam, Civic
Reponsibilities, Bhajan, Bhagavad Gita chanting, Upanishad
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chanting & Home Management are come under Compulsory
Certificate courses.
Handicrafts, Library & Information Science, Tailoring
for Home needs, Herbal Medicine for Home needs,
Yoga and Karate are the optional certificate courses.
Other optional courses are, Handicrafts – Woolen work,
Crochet wire knitting, Fur doll making, Oil painting,
Spoken Hindi, Spoken Sanskrit, Library and
Information Science; Typewriting (Tamil Nadu
Government Technical Education Department); Tally
Graduate course (JL Computer Academy); Basic
Communication skill course (E-BEK); ASP.Net with
Project; Bank coaching (ROY Academy); MS Office,
Automation;
A student has to do six of these courses before she
leaves the college
The above mentioned compulsory and optional
certificate courses are both beneficial and attractive to all the
students.
Curriculum
The understanding of the student is deepened by the
teaching of the subject in the class room with audio-visual aids;
tested and corrected by the evaluation methods like tests, quiz,
oral questioning etc; widened by guest lectures by experts and
educational tours and visits to industries; sharpened by
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participating in intercollegiate quiz and other competitions and
confirmed by paper presentation in seminar sessions in and
outside the college.
Co-curricular Activities
A clear mind and a refined heart need a strong body as
their fit instrument.
All students do mass drill / physical exercise for about 10
minutes after the daily Morning Prayer.
They are given special training for about 25 days for
performance of physical rhythmic activities during the
annual Sports Day.
Talented players are trained in games and sports like Ball
Badminton, Kho-kho, Volley Ball and Chess, for which
coaches are engaged.
Community Development and Social Work
Handloom sarees are bought by the staff and students to
help the poor weavers.
Uzhavaarappani, the temple cleaning work is regularly
undertaken by our students at Nellaiappar temple,
Rajagopalasamy temple at Palayamkottai, Lord Venkateswara
Temple at Krishnapuram and Karunkulam. Our students also
helped in lighting the lamps efficaciously during laksha deepam
festival at Alwarthirunagari - Athinathar Alwar temple.
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Our NSS volunteers participated in a one-day camp for digging
the pond in the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University to store
the rain water.
Every year Swamiji, Ambas, Brothers and Sisters, our staff and
students chant “Mrithyunjaya Mantram” held at Swami
Nellaiappar temple at Tirurnelvei for the “Peace of the World”.
Special One day or Ten days camps are arranged to spread
awareness of voting, social values, evils to drug consumption,
need for breast-feeding, administering of polio drops, blood
donation, AIDS, pollution due to use-and-throw polythene
materials, population explosion, underground drainage system
and planting of trees in the villages in the vicinity of our
college. These awareness camps are held for the benefit of the
villagers as well as the students.
Medical camps (both Allopathic and Siddha), Dental camp, Eye
camps and Skin care camps are conducted in the villages in
which patients are given treatment free of cost. This facility
could be utilized by the staff and students also. These camps
also enlighten the villagers about the various diseases that
could affect them and about the precautionary measures to be
taken to prevent them.
Social as well as religious and spiritual awareness is created
through Kolu, the traditional practice of arranging dolls during
Navarathri. The public not only from the nearby villages &
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schools, but also from the urban residential areas visit this
Kolu.
Assistance in the establishment of Self-Help groups and Youth
Forum in the nearby villages is also given.
Apart from the above social work done by the NSS
Programme Officers and students of our college, the
management is involved in the following benevolent activities.
Extensive flood-relief work was carried out in 1992, whose
salient features were: Construction of 44 houses, distribution of
food, cloth, medicine and essential household materials to the
families & the distribution of books and study materials to
children of the families affected by the flood. Three sewing
machines were also distributed to affected women without
consideration of their caste, community or religion.
Annual feeding of the village people on the holyday of the
Jayanthi of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.
Renovation of temple in a Dalit Colony near Alwarthirunagari.
Financial aid to the tune of 2.5 lakhs is given annually to poor
but meritorious students studying not only in our institutions,
but in a few others too.
Employment opportunities are given to the people of
Ariyakulam, Melakulam and other neighbouring villages.
Shelter and employment to orphaned children and poor women
are given.
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Two spacious bus shelters have been constructed and dedicated
to the use of the surrounding villagers.
The Ambas and Brahmacharinis of the holy order of Sri Sarada
Samithi, who manage the schools and colleges in Tirunelveli on
behalf of the Tapovanam, make weekly visits to six villages
around the college to spread social awareness, healthy habits,
patriotism and spiritual awareness among the village children
and women.
The Management helps in the expansion of the social service
activities of the college by involving the student volunteers in
Village Adoption programmes for Literacy. These programmes
for literacy is carried out not by the NSS units but by the
departments (staff and students teach the village school
children subjects like English, Mathematics and Science) as
proper facilities are not available in the village schools. This is
achieved through regular weekly visits to the village schools.
The staff and students of Sri Sarada College, Tirunelveli adopt
various social service activities, in which they are ably assisted
by the Management in valuable ways. The management itself,
being a service-oriented spiritual organization, engages in
various other social service activities and thus helps to instill
the spirit of service among staff and students of the college.
The Library
The Library in our college is an excellent means of
mental culture and personality development. The well-
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maintained library contains about 24,673 books. The books are regularly used by the students for academic reference, improvement of general knowledge and personality development.
Co-curricular and extra curricular activities, to enrich the all-round personality of the students, are given equal importance along with curricular activities and thus students get ample opportunities for manifesting and developing their innate talents.
A remarkable feature in this regard is the fact that ever since 1989, “Sarada Smriti”, the college magazine is being published every year uninterrupted carrying manifestations of the artistic and literacy talents of our students and details about the laurels won by our students in curricular and extra curricular activities, as well as a few learned and edifying articles by our teachers.
We have introduced the following to strengthen the regular academic programmes:
The emphasis given to Spoken English and Spoken
Samskritam, as well as opportunities provided to lead the prayer, present papers in Seminars or participate in group discussions, trains the students in communication skills.
Numerical skills of the students are improved by the
Mathematical component of the general awareness paper and through coaching by experts.
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Distance Education
Part I Sanskrit students are encouraged to undergo the
Patracharadvara Samskrita courses of Samskrita Bharati,
Rajapalayam, TamilNadu like Pravesha, Parichaya, Shiksha
and Kovida.
Tally Graduate Course
Our Commerce and Economics students supplement
their academic degree with the Tally course, which is a course
in accounts software package.
Short Term Computer courses in Computer software
The courses offered are MS Office Automation and
ASP.Net.
Teaching Method
Apart from the Lecture method, we adopt teaching
methods like seminars and group discussion. Industrial visits
are arranged wherever possible. Guest lectures are conducted
periodically. Educational tours are arranged for the benefit of
the students. We use advanced technologies like OHP, LCD
during seminars.
The availability of 170 computers, an LCD Projector,
OHP and other equipments and the arrangement of View IT,
the annual intercollegiate techno-festival, provide opportunities
for the use of modern technology as well as the improvement of
communication skills of the students.
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As perfection is aimed at in achieving the goals and
objectives of the institution, we are learning to incorporate into
the system the latest managerial concepts such as strategic
planning, team-work and decision making.
Job-oriented and application-oriented certificate courses
and value-oriented education enrich the University-prescribed
curriculum in such a remarkable way that, all together, they
make the personality of the students complete & perfect.
Modern technology has been brought into the service of
the successful execution of the policies by the computerization
of administrative and academic operations of the institution.
The true outcome of this comprehensive training for life
cannot be easily gauged. Feedback from old students is one
reliable indication of the success of the training. An attempt at
an objective assessment of what the students have learnt as a
result of this training is made in the Personality Assessment
Certificate, which is the cumulative record of the achievements
of the students in the three years, given to the final year
students at the end of the third year on the occasion of the
Lighting Ceremony. On this solemn occasion they are also
presented with “Dinasary Dhyanam” or “Daily Divine
Digest”, a guide book for perfect living from our founder
Acharya.
The availability of serene and holy atmosphere, clean
and pollution-free and of the necessary infrastructure facilities
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has enabled the students to develop their capacity to learn and
improve their skills in various ways.
1.4.3 Does the institution use the guidelines of statutory bodies
(UGC/AICTE/State Councils of HE and other bodies) for
developing and / or restructuring the curricula?
Yes, the institution uses the guidelines of statutory
bodies for developing the curricula.
Most of our staff possesses University-approved
qualification, which is according to the UGC norms for
teachers. Though the College is not yet included in the list of
Colleges under 2F and 12B categories of UGC we follow
several of the recommendations of the UGC in teaching,
education and staff recruitment.
We have MCA programme, in which AICTE norms are
followed in the recruitment of staff.
1.4.4 How are the existing courses modified to meet the
emerging/changing national and global trends?
The feedback obtained from our students, alumni and
staff members are taken into consideration and the valid
opinions of our teachers are also intimated to the University.
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They are also voiced by our Principal in forums like Principals’
Meeting convened by the Vice-chancellor.
For instance, our request for change in the grouping of
subjects under A and B for Arts and Humanities and under C
and D for Science subjects was compiled with and changes
were introduced by the University in the desired combinations.
We succeeded in persuading the University to permit
non-mathematics students to take up B.Sc. Chemistry course
with Bio-chemistry as an alternative to Mathematics among
Allied subjects.
1.5. Best Practices in Curricular Aspects
1.5.1 What are the quality sustenance and quality enhancement
measures undertaken by the institution during the last five
years in curricular aspects?
Real Education
Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli is a unique
institution that provides life-building, character-building
education which enables the students to raise themselves up
from the human level to the divine level.
Uniform
When the saree is fast disappearing from among modern
girls of India, especially in Tamil Nadu all our students wear
the uniform of a pleasant green saree and thereby simplicity,
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nobility, equality, modesty and a sense of unity are instilled in
the minds of the students.
Life Training for Hostel Students
Moulding of the students’ character will be more
effective if all the students reside in the campus. But as women
are the home-makers they should not be cut off from their
homes. Hence the college is not fully residential, though
students from far away reside in the college hostel. The life
training for these residents is given more extensively. Early
getting-up, Surya Namaskaram, prayer, simple duties by turn
and common study are regular features. Students are divided
into groups and have to do the following simples duties daily
for half-an-hour such as vegetable cutting, maintaining the
temple, plucking flowers for pooja, serving food during the
three meals of the day. Students also make garlands and assit
in the pooja on special occasions. Practice in cooking will be
introduced soon.
Involvement of Staff members
Giving lectures on and conducting the examination in
the value education subjects, teaching bhajan, samskritam and
Gita are done by capable teachers who volunteer to do them.
Guidance of the students for the Navaratri celebrations and
directing the plays and cultural programmes on various
occasions are done by all staff members as part of the activities
of the college union and fine arts and other associations. The
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dedication of the faculty members has resulted in the steady
increase of University Ranks and centum results.
Prayer for the welfare of All
Real religion is the religion of heart. At times of crisis
like drought and flood and other natural calamities, our students
chant special mantras for the welfare and benefit of the
suffering people.
Use of feedback from staff members and students
A number of formal and informal review meetings are
held by staff members and students. A few significant changes
that have been introduced as a result of these feedbacks are:
Academic
Students are given proper counseling before they are
allowed to make their choice of the Elective or Optional papers.
Then their choice is adhered to.
Certificate courses
Upon the request of the students who opted for fur doll
making and woolen work in great numbers two more sections
were introduced in those courses and Bharata Natyam was
dropped as none opted for it. More sewing machines were
purchased to meet the requirement of the increased number of
students opting for Tailoring course.
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Bhagavad Gita chanting
During week ends of the day, Bhagavad Gita chanting
of each sloka is now followed by reading aloud of its meaning
also as suggested by staff member.
Autonomy
The management is eager and the staff members are
well-prepared for the introduction of autonomy. When
conditions like accreditation by NAAC, permanent affiliation
from the affiliating University and inclusion under 2(f) and
12(B) of the UGC list of recognized colleges are fulfilled, we
shall obtain autonomy so that curriculum design will be
reengineered to meet fully the demands of the objectives of our
institution and needs of the society. At present freedom is
exercised only in the designing and redesigning of the
certificate courses.
1.5.2 What best practices in ‘Curricular Aspects’ have been
planned/implemented by the institution?
As the objectives of the college prove amply, imparting
value–based education that seeks the all–round development of
the personality of the students is the primary aim of Sri Sarada
College for Women, Tirunelveli. The society is in need of men
and women of sterling character who will make happy and
peaceful homes and contribute to the making of Mother Bharat
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a strong and sound nation economically, intellectually, culturally and spiritually, a nation that is capable of leading the world by virtue not of arms but of her spiritual strength.
Focusing on the motto of the College, namely the
Harmonious Development of the Hand, the Heart and the Head, all the activities are centred round the fulfilment of the objectives of the college.
To transform women into Nirai Nangaiyar or complete, perfect and chaste women, character–building, man–making assimilation of elevating ideas is brought about by the many– faceted value–education and life–training programmes of the college. Prayer, music, dance, drama, discourses by Swamijis,
Ambas, other eminent thinkers and the staff, celebration of religious and national festivals, cultural examination on the holy lives of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Sr. Nivedita, Sri
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and other saints and patriots, study of Samskritam for learning the universal scripture of the Bhagavad Gita, Mantras from
Upanishad and Guru sthuthi, study of Gandhian Thought, and taking of the oath on the occasion of the Lighting Ceremony - these are the major means by which the college seeks to bring about the full-fledged growth of the personality of the students.
Thus value education is not a value–addition here, but is the very life and spirit of education.
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Citizenship training is imparted to the students through
various practices of the college as well as through a theoretical
study of the book “Manavarukku Oru Sol” written by our
revered Founder Swamiji expressly for the edification of
students in civic responsibilities.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a
community – orientation to their education through the service
activities of the NSS, YRC, RRC, Consumer Club and Blood
Donation activities of the college.
Life-Training Programmes are meant for all the
students. But the hostel students get the lion’s share of it, as
the gurukula way of life is followed in the hostel. Early getting
up, Surya Namaskaram, prayer, study, daily duties by turns,
duties on special occasions like poojas and festivals and
organising the Hostel Day are the special opportunities
available to the hostel residents, while all the students get
training in showing respect and reverence to elders (eg. the
custom of saying ‘Namaskaram’ to teachers and elders, sadhus
and sayasinis), training in hospitality through receiving guests
and attending to their needs like accommodation, food and
other facilities, organising functions, developing leadership
skills, co–operation and adaptability with others for a common
cause, and expressing their talents through fine arts, literary arts
and household arts.
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Kala Sarada – the Fine Arts Association of the college
– offers valuable opportunities for the development of the
innate skills of the students through its programmes like
Spotting the Talents for I year students, Navaratri celebrations with Rangoli and Kolu and Classic Kala the Fine Arts week.
Especially the latter deserves special mention as it is the
occasion when 36 competitions are conducted under fine arts,
literary arts and household arts.
The true outcome of this comprehensive training for life
cannot be easily gauged. Feedback from old students is one
reliable indication of the success of the training. Hence, a few
sample feed backs of some old students are attached. An
attempt at an objective assessment of what the students have
learnt as a result of this training is made in the Personality
Assessment Certificate, which is the cumulative record of the
achievements of the students in the three years, given to the
final year students at the end of the third year on the occasion
of the Lighting Ceremony. On this solemn occasion they are
also presented with Dinasary Dhyanam or Daily Divine
Digest, a guide for perfect living from our Founder Acharya.
The availability of a serene and holy atmosphere, clean
and pollution–free, and of the necessary infrastructure facilities,
has enabled the students to develop their capacity to learn and
improve their skills in various ways.
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The emphasis given to Spoken English and Spoken
Samskritam, as well as opportunities provided to lead the prayer, present papers in seminars or participate in group discussions, trains the students in communication skills.
Numerical skills of the students are improved by the mathematical component of the General Awareness paper and through coaching by experts.
The practice of grouping students into four houses – namely Sarada, Gadadhar, Narendra and Nivedita – provides opportunities for coming together, temporarily leaving their loyalties to their major and department behind, and thus students learn to work both as a part of a team and independently.
The availability of 170 computers, an LCD projector, OHP and other equipments and the arrangement of
VIEW–IT, the annual intercollegiate techno – festival, provide opportunities for the use of modern technology as well as the improvement of communication skills of the students.
The regular academic programmes offered in the college through the university–prescribed courses are strengthened through other complementary systems like distance education in Sanskrit and certificate courses in skill– oriented and economically productive trainings suited to women. Introduction of distance education in Gandhian
Thought and other one–year diploma programmes offered by
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our University and others, which can be learnt during the course of graduation and post–graduation, is under consideration.
Other practices that have a likelihood of being introduced in the near future are: student exchange programmes, MOUs with industries and research organizations.
The college has established happy and purposeful linkages with institutions in the same local area and university, and with sister–institutions managed by our Tapovanam and like–minded organizations. It has to expand this readiness to learn and to help others learn, to offer and get help, by establishing national and inter – national linkages in future.
All these activities of the college need periodical reviewing and quality checks; one way of assuring this is the visit of inspection commission from our headquarters.
As perfection is aimed at in achieving the goals and objectives of the institution, we are learning to incorporate into the system the latest managerial concepts such as strategic planning, team–work and decision-making.
Modern technology has been brought into the service of the successful execution of the policies by the computerisation of the administrative and academic operations of the institution.
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CRITERION II
Teaching – Learning & Evaluation
Some of our Learning Resources
Chemistry Laboratory Physics Laboratory
Computer Laboratory
Study Room
2.1 Admission Process and Student Profile.
2.1.1 How does the institution ensure wide publicity to the admission process? a) Prospectus b) Institutional Website c) Advertisement in Regional / National Newspapers d) Any other (specify)
a) Prospectus Our application is accompanied with a prospectus
furnishing the details about a brief history of the College. Our
Vision and Mission; Morning Prayer; Value Education; Dress
Regulation; Courses offered (UG & PG); Certificate courses;
Infrastructure facilities; Student services – Extra Curricular
Activities; Sri Sarada Career Guidance Academy; Sr.Nivedita
Computer Academy; Transport Facilities; Hostel; Scholarships
(Central and State Governments); Swami Chidbhavananda poor
Students’ Fund and Admission Procedure.
b) Institutional Website
Our College website, www.saradacollege.net furnishes
the following details
(1) Home Page
(2) About us
(3) Sports
(4) Faculties (5) Rank holders (6) Facilities (7) Mandatory disclosures
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(8) Photo gallery (9) Contact us
(10) OSA
c) Advertisement in Regional / National Newspapers
⇒ Advertisement in local TV and popular local vernacular
newspapers.
⇒ Advertisements in National Dailies for the benefit of
prospective students in neighbouring States.
⇒ Advertisements are also given in leading Srilankan
newspapers
⇒ The recommendation of Staff and Students of their
neighbours and relatives.
2.1.2 How are the Students selected for admission to the following courses? Give the cut off percentage for admission at the entry level. a) General b) Professional c) Vocational
Students are selected for admission based on the
guidelines given by the University and the Government of
Tamil Nadu.
Students are selected on the basis of their performance
in the Higher Secondary Course examination.
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a) General
Under General category, we follow the guidelines for
admission like reservation on the basis of community, age,
NOC for overseas students, other state students or students of
other boards of examination and in ranking the candidates on
the basis of their pass percentage in their HSC examination.
b) Professional
The Professional course offered here is MCA. Here the
Students are admitted through this performance in TANCET –
The Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test conducted by Anna
University, All India MCA Common Entrance Test conducted
by IIT, Roorkee and Any Common Entrance Test conducted by
an approved agency.
c) Vocational
Vocational courses are not offered in the college.
2.1.3. How does the Institution ensure transparency in the Admission process?
Admission of students is done as per the
Government norms and the University guidelines, making due
provisions for reservations according to community. SC / ST,
MBC and BC students will be admitted over and above the
quota whenever the candidates are available. This is possible
because 50 % of the seats may be filled up by the management
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and the admission policy of the Management is only merit and
reaching the unreached.
2.1.4 How do you promote access to ensure equity?
a) Students from disadvantaged community b) Women c) Differently-abled d) Economically-weaker sections e) Sports personnel f) Any other (specify).
a) Students from disadvantaged community
As per Government norms, admission is made
for socially and economically disadvantaged communities
like SC / ST / MBC.
b) Women
Since this college is meant for women only, all
the candidates admitted in this college are women.
c) Differently abled
Five differently abled students are admitted in
our college.
d) Economically-weaker sections
Since our college is situated in rural area, most
of the students are the first college goers from the
farmer’s family; some of them are given fee concession
too.
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Economically poor students are not only issued
books from the book bank, but also are helped
financially by our Management to continue their study.
e) Sports personnel
We insist the Students to be physically fit, and
so we also admit the Candidates who are very interested in
sports.
2.2 Catering to Diverse Needs
2.2.1. Is there a provision for accessing the students knowledge and skills before the commencement of the programme? If yes, give details on the strategies of the institution to bridge the knowledge gap of the incoming students for enabling them to cope with the programme to which they are enrolled.
Yes, there is a provision for accessing the students’
knowledge and skills before the commencement of the
programme.
Bridge course is conducted by all the departments.
Part I - Tamil
Importance is given to improve the knowledge of Tamil
grammer.
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Part I - Samskritam
Samskritam is taught right from the alphabets, with
emphasis on right pronunciation, especially for the sake of those
who have no previons knowledge of the language.
Part II English
Bridge / remedial course in English is held. The areas
that need remedial teaching are identified and the required
remedial measures are offered.
The syllabus is informally assessed for their general
grasping power and basic grammar at the level of X and XII
Std is taught for a week before the teaching of the syllabus is
started.
At present the available books are used. Material for
bridge course in English, specially designed for the students
with a rural background is under preparation by the faculty of
English.
The faculty of English has prepared Bridge Course
material to suit the level of First Generation College goers.
Composition classes are additional academic reinforcement.
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Part III - Major / Allied Papers
Technical terms and key concepts are given in English
along with their Tamil equivalents. Students are taught to use
the English terms.
Each department follows this bridge / remedial Course
with slight variations.
2.2.2. How does the institution identify slow and advanced learners? Give details on the strategies adopted for facilitating slow and advanced learners.
Remedial measures are taken for the slow
learners. English and Mathematics tuition classes are
conducted by appointing tuition teachers for the weaker
students. In all the departments, teachers give special
coaching to the slow learners and they are asked to
study and write important questions daily during the
lunch hour or evening after 4.20 p.m. and correct it and
make them in getting good academic results.
The method of training adopted in our institution
is to enrich the students from their initial level to a step
further and from that to a higher one and so on. Students
are streamlined according to their capacity to learn, so as
to be given individual attention-weak students, average
students, above average students and bright Students.
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Weak students are given intensive coaching to get pass
marks.
Average and above average students are
encouraged to get first class marks and bright students are
motivated to get distinction and university ranks. Parents
are informed about their daughters’ performance through
Progress Report sent to them periodically.
Advanced learners are challenged to work ahead of the
rest in the following manner:
⇒ Brilliant Students are informed about the previous years’ rank
holders’ achievements and encouraged to reach similar or even
greater heights.
⇒ The advanced learners are encouraged to refer to books other
than the prescribed texts and to journals in the respective area of
study.
⇒ The advanced learners are asked to conduct seminars and present
papers in the chapters not taught yet. Teachers see to it that the
chapters are not too difficult or unmanageably challenging.
⇒ Responsibilities like leading the project teams, being office
bearers of the college Union and Allied Associations, organizing
meetings and participating in cultural programmes are given only
to the brilliant Students.
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2.2.3. Does the institution have a provision for tutorials for the Students? If yes give details.
Yes, for English and Mathematics arrear students tuition
is arranged and by this tutorial system the arrear Students are
able to get clear their arrears then & there.
2.2.4. Is there a provision for mentoring of students or any similar process? If yes, give details.
The college watches the over-all performance of the
students from the beginning till they leave the college and takes
great effort or improve them in each and every aspect not only
in education but also in character building, extra curricular
activities and co-curricular activities.
Apart from the major staff concerned the other staff are
also involved in monitoring the over-all performance of the
students. As tutor / Staff counselor, each teacher is allotted 20
Students for counseling. The tutor watches the performance of
the Students and counsels them. The Students are free to
approach their tutors at any time to get their advice in their
personal problems as well as in academic problems.
So the improvement of the students is not only
monitored by the staff but the parents are also involved in the
monitoring process. Parents-Teachers Association Meeting is
also conducted.
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2.2.5. How does the institution cater to the needs of differently- abled students?
The differently abled students are given academic and
emotional counseling in the similar manner given to other
students. Their health conditions are taken into consideration in
the physical activities. Our college helps them in getting the
scholarship for students with disabilities. For the sake of the
disabled students, they are allowed to wear chudidhar instead of
saree.
2.3 Teaching-Learning Process.
2.3.1. How does the institution plan and organize the teaching- learning and evaluation Schedules? (Academic Calendar, teaching plan and evaluation blue print, etc.)
Following the management principle that “Nothing is
particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs,” the complex
administrative requirements of an institution of Higher
Education like our college have been divided into smaller,
manageable components and the responsibilities allotted to the
enthusiastic members of the various faculties under the
coordinating guidance of the principal.
The mechanism of coordinating the internal
administration and monitoring the various activities of the
college through various committees, along with their structure
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and powers, clearly indicates the contribution of the faculty in
them
College Calendar Committee
The college calendar committee consists of the
following members.
i) Chairman – The Principal
ii) Members – Staff-in-charge of Staff Council and
Staff Club
iii) College Union President
iv) Superintendent of the Administrative Office.
The college calendar is prepared by this committee. The
Committee will design the calendar during March-April and
get it printed by June of the succeeding academic year. Copies
of the calendar will be distributed to students and staff by the
first week of July. Great Care is taken in assigning appropriate
dates for internal tests, model examination, and certificate
courses, Association meetings, extra ordinary meetings and the
last date for the payment of tuition fees. The Committee also
monitors the day order followed on each working day.
The college calendar contains the following items.
i) Personal Memoranda
ii) National Anthem and Meaning
iii) National Pledge
iv) College Song
v) Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam
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vi) The College Emblem vii) The College Committee viii) Some facts about the college ix) The Principals’ Office x) The Administrative Office xi) Issue of Certificates xii) The Bursars’ Office xiii) Fee Structure xiv) Government Scholarships xv) Endowments xvi) Swami Chidbhavananda Memorial Poor Students’ Aid
Fund xvii) Prize Endowments for Academic Excellence xviii) Rules and Regulations xix) Attendance and leave of Absence xx) Laboratories xxi) Library xxii) Co-curricular Activities xxiii) Certificate Courses xxiv) Physical Education xxv) College Union and Allied Associations xxvi) Facilities and Services xxvii) Personality Assessment xxviii) Academic calendar xxix) Record of Co-curricular Activities
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xxx) Record of Participation in Physical Education Activities
xxxi) Record of Participation in Extra-curricular Activities (Inter-Collegiate & other Competitions)
xxxii) Record of Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities (Intra-Mural)
xxxiii) Time Table
The academic calendar provides information to the
students such as the dates of the reopening of the college,
internal and model examinations, holidays, functions, national
and religions festivals last working days for students and
teachers, etc. The Schedule of work given in the calendar is
scrupulously adhered to.
Evaluation Committee
i) Chairman : The Principal
ii) Member : Heads of two Departments.
The Main function of this committee is to plan and
conduct the internal assessment tests and model examination. It
takes care of seating arrangements, getting question papers
ready, preparation of invigilators’ schedule and the actual
conducting of the tests and examinations. It also forwards to the
University our suggestions and requests regarding the conduct
of the University examinations and represents Students’
difficulties (if any) in matters regarding question-pattern,
valuation, mark statements etc.
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Apart from the internal tests and model examinations,
value education examination of the college, VACS examination
by Vivekananda Kendra and Gandhian thought examination are
also coordinated by this body.
At the beginning of every semester the staff members
have to submit the lesson plan. The Lesson plan covers details
like portions to be covered, the number of periods required to
teach them and the dates, along with details of the text books and
reference books to be used in teaching.
Sufficient time is allotted for revision as and when a
particular Section / Chapter / Unit is covered.
In each class, a class diary is maintained to record the
portions covered during each hour. Each Staff member is expected
to submit a personal work done diary to register the work done by
her during a day. The Principal verifies the lesson plan and the
work done diary and if there is any deviation from the plan, the
Staff members are asked to conduct special classes so as to catch
up with the original plan.
2.3.2 What are the various teaching-learning methods (lecture method, interactive method, project-based learning, Computer-assisted learning, experiential learning, seminars and others) used by the teachers? Give details.
Apart from the usual “talk and chalk” method our
college teachers follow other teaching methods such as
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seminars, group discussion, quiz, etc. Our teachers use OHP,
LCD Projector, Radio, VCP, Television and adopt new
techniques of teaching. Industrial visits are also arranged for
the benefit of students. Now and then experts from the
respective fields are invited to share their experiences.
Science students do practical work in their respective
laboratories. (All the 2nd year students do project work on
themes of local relevance) & all the final year students (UG &
PG) do project work on their respective major subjects. Guest
lectures are conducted periodically. Educational tours are
arranged for the benefit of the students. Computers for each
department and Internet facilities are available. As and when
necessity arises teachers use them.
Communication Skills
Final year students are given different topics from the
syllabus to conduct seminars. After explaining their ideas on
the allotted topics, the students will have to face a question
answer session. Students enthusiastically participate in these
discussions and clarify their doubts. This mode of teaching
helps the students to overcome shyness and stage fear. It also
sharpens their reasoning faculty.
Information technology
Our institution keeps pace with the ever-changing
modern technology. Our college has internet centre, where
Staff and Students make use of the Internet facility during the
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morning and evening hours. At present there are more than
170 computers available in our College.
Computers are made use of by the students of all
disciplines either as the major or allied subject. Students avail
the computer facility for learning the Tally software.
We have a LCD projector in our college which is
widely used by all the departments. The Departments of
Computer Science & IT conduct “View IT”, and Inter-
collegiate Techno festival for which the LCD projector is of
immense use.
2.3.3. How is learning made student-centric? What are the institutional strategies, which contribute to acquisition of life skills, knowledge management skills and lifelong learning?
a) Capacity to learn
The serene atmosphere of the college promotes noble
thoughts, meditation, understanding, capacity to learn and
creative thinking. Parents send their daughters to our college
with the hope that we will make the girls study well.
Accordingly we take great pains to see to it that they do not
miss any of the classes, even if they have any meeting. We take
great efforts to develop in them the habit of systematic and
extensive learning all through the year to get distinction & to
face competitive examinations, after they have left this college.
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In Our College, we have the system of conducting three
internal tests and one model examination per semester.
To intensify their alertness, we conduct surprise tests,
class tests and give home-assignments. Periodically they are
provided with seminars, quiz programmes and valuable and
relevant lectures of eminent professors of different fields
through association meetings. All these enable the students to
improve their capacity to learn. b) Communication Skills
All cannot express what they have in their mind in the
proper way, using the appropriate words. Words without ideas
are mere sounds. Ideas to be effective, should be powerful in
expression as well.
Final year students are given different topics from the
syllabus to conduct seminars. After explaining their ideas on the
allotted topics, the students will have to face a questions-answer
session. Students enthusiastically participate in these
discussions and clarify their doubts. This mode of teaching
helps the students to overcome shyness and stage fear. It also
sharpens their reasoning faculty.
Spoken English
Communication through English language is the dire
need of the society in the modern competitive world. Hence
spoken English is taught through certificate courses to the final
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year students. It has been planned to conduct spoken English
classes compulsorily for all the students during all the three
years of study. It will enable the students to tackle any kind of
situation anywhere.
Spoken Sanskrit
The study of Sanskrit the ancient divine language is also
given great importance in our traditional – based institution.
Students are given opinion to select Sanskrit under Part –I
National language. In addition it is taught separately in the form
of certificate courses through correspondence, for which classes
are held in the evenings. The students are trained in
conversational Sanskrit, their knowledge depicted through stage
plays, songs etc. We are proud to say that we have an
enthusiastically functioning Sanskrit Association.
During the daily Morning Prayer, students read aloud
Archana, thought for the day in Tamil & English, Learn a
Sanskrit word a day, correct your English and an item for
General knowledge. These practices also help them develop
their communication skills.
Association Office Bearers also have ample
opportunities to put to use and develop their powers of
communication.
Numerical skills
Mathematics has a very important role to play as it has
practical applications for various problems and challenges in all
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disciplines. Realising its importance, the University has
included simple arithmetic sums in General knowledge to
develop the numerical skill of the students.
In our college, we have formed “Sri Sarada Career
Guidance Academy”. It gives special coaching to the students
to prepare for many competitive examinations like TNPSC,
BSRB, RRB, and GATE etc. Experts are invited to conduct
classes for them especially in numerical ability
Use of Information Technology
Our College has internet connectivity. The library and
the PG Department of Computer Science have an internet
centre, where Staff and Students make use of the internet
facility during the morning and evening hours.
Life-Training Programmes
“We want that Education by which character is formed
strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by
which one can stand on One’s own feet.” said Swami
Vivekananda. The mission of this institution is to provide its
students such a comprehensive training for life. This being the
soul and spirit of the educational programme of the college, the
Life Training Programmes Committee occupies a central
position in it. This committee looks after the life-training given
to the students by organizing value education courses,
certificate courses, the spiritual and religious activities like
Navaratri, Holy Mother’s Jayanthi, Special Pooja, Antaryogam
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for teachers, Abhyasa Yogam or Personality Development
Programme for students, speeches by sanyasins and lectures
on the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, both by guest speakers
& our teachers.
“The highest of gifts is the giving of spiritual knowledge”, utters Swami Vivekananda.
As a humble effort to make that highest gift to our
students Bhagavad Gita chanting and Upanishad classes are
organized by this Committee.
As music plays a significant role in shaping the
personality, great importance is attached to it in the life-
training programmes offered in the college.
Songs taught to all the students of the college include
bhajans and hymns by saints; patriotic songs; religious
harmony songs; and personality development and youth-
awakening songs. Besides these the members of the “Gana
Sarada”, the college choir comprising of talented student
singers trained by the music teacher-are taught many special
songs.
As Women are home-makers, special care is bestowed
to transform the students into living mothers and efficient
queens of their households. Towards this purpose certificate
courses like Fur Doll making, Tailoring, Crochet knitting, Oil
Painting Yogasana, etc., are organized to train the students to
enable them to gain self-confidence to face the world and stand
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on their own feet. Supplementary to the academic programmes,
the committee also organizes job-oriented courses like short-
term computer courses viz., Office Automation, MS-Office,
Tally 9.0(B.A. Economics and B.Com Final year students),
ASP.Net for Computer Science and Information Technology
Students and type-writing (Both Tamil and English) courses
for hostel students.
Sr. Nivedita Computer Academy, an extension unit of the college, takes up the responsibility of organizing the short- term computer courses, while for the typewriting courses, the college has entered into an MOU with a reputed Government- recognized private commercial institute in the city.
The Committee trains the students for the cultural
examinations conducted by Vivekananda Academy of cultural
Studies, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari and for the
personality Development camp conducted by it for those
selected after the examination.
In the violence-torn world, it is imperative that the
Gandhian way of life is made known to the present generation.
Hence the committee organizes examination on Gandhian
Thought conducted by Valliammal Trust, Madurai. Moreover
the committee is also planning to organize certificate and
diploma courses on Gandhian Thought.
“Education is caught, not taught” so goes a saying. The
Centre of all these activities is the beautiful Kanthimathi
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Amman temple and Prayer Hall, surrounded by flower garden, maintained by the sanyasinis of the holy order. Students and teachers partake of its spiritual feast of serenity and holiness.
While all the above life-training programmes are offered to both the day scholars and hostellers, the latter are doubly privileged as they get the full-fledged training of a fully residential Gurukula way of life.
The planning and organization of the life training in the hostel is taken care of by the Gurukula Committee.
In view of the importance given to the personality
Development of the Students the Gurukula Committee fulfils a very significant objective of the vision and mission of the
Institution.
The Gurukula Committee organizes the following aspects of the Gurukula life. i) Maintenance of punctuality in the daily routine of the
Gurukula like getting up at 4.30 a.m., prayer, surya
namaskaram, study, meals etc. ii) Organization and assignment of the daily duties of the
students namely plucking of flowers, vegetable-cutting,
cleaning of the temple and serving meals, Veranda
cleaning, Garden cleaning, making Garland etc. iii) Taking care of the menu, the health of the students and
other amenities.
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iv) Taking the Gurukula Students out to temples and other
places on periodical visits.
v) Organizing the students for functions like Poornima
Pooja, Sivarathiri, Navaratri, Sirappu Vazhipadu,
Thayumanavar, Sivapuranam, Abiramianthathi
muttrodhuthal, Independence Day, Republic day, Rama
Navami, Vaikunda Ekadasi, Skanda Sasti,
Vinayagachathurthi, Krishna Jeyanthi & Antaryogams.
vi) Organizing of the Gurukula day (hostel day)
celebrations. Making arrangements (Mavilai thoranam
Kolam etc.,), participating in Homa poojas on Birth day
Celebrations of Sri Ramakrishnar, Annaiyar and Swami
Chidbhavanandar, Poornima Ayikkiya Vazhipadu every
month on Full moon Days.
vii) Providing the Hindu newspaper to all hostel students to
improve their knowledge.
2.3.4. How does the institution ensure that the students have effective learning experiences? (Use of modern teaching aids and Jet tools)
LCD, over head projectors, Computers, Radio, TV, VCR are
available in our institution. Our faculty members and students make use
of them for teaching and learning purposes.
Paper presentation is presented by MCA students using
LCD projector. Seminars are held by all our UG students using
OHP in recent topics.
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Since the need of Spoken English is a must in this globalized
world of today in 2008, a fully equipped English Language Laboratory
was established in collaboration with EBEK. Specially trained and
skilled persons from EBEK teach our students proper pronunciation,
accent, stress and tone variations of English language. This EBEK is a
55 hours certificate course of Basic Communication skill, with
computers with a written and oral evaluating test for three hours.
All the students are permitted to access internet after the
college hours.
To develop the communication skills of the MCA students a
few group discussion sessions are held. MCA students established the
following projects.
2006-2007: Our college website was designed and updated
2007-2008: WIZ KID – Animation Stories & Rhymes
using multimedia technology in flash
software for KG students.
2008-2009: A project for Tirunelveli Medical College
Hospital & it was installed there.
2.3.5. How do the students and faculty keep pace with the recent developments in the various Subjects?
Our institution keeps pace with the ever-changing modern
technology. Our college has internet connectivity. The Library and
Computer Science block (Sri Vidhya block) have an internet centre,
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where staff and students make use of the internet facility during the morning & evening hours. i) Our students are motivated to present papers on recent topics
using LCD & OHP. ii) Our students are asked to refer to recent magazines and journals
and submit the assignments. iii) To improve their knowledge in English, our III year Hostel
students are provided with the copies of the Hindu Newspaper. iv) Our students are motivated not only to attend the seminars,
workshops, intercollegiate competitions but also to present
papers. v) VIEW-I.T- an intercollegiate techno competition is held every
year by the Department of Computer Science, I.T. & M.C.A. vi) To kindle the research aptitude of the students and keep them
abreast of the current & evolving topics in the respective
disciplines, research-oriented lectures and seminars are
arranged where in experts are invited to enlighten them. Also
the students are encouraged to present their views on different
topics by way of paper presentations. vii) Guest lectures on recent topics are given during association
meetings.
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2.3.6. Are there departmental libraries for the use of faculty and students? If yes, how effectively are they used for the enhancement of teaching & learning?
Yes, three of our PG Departments have departmental libraries.
They are used for the enhancement of teaching & learning. The library
is used by the teachers and students for referring books, journals,
recent developments in various fields and to improve knowledge in
their disciplines.
2.3.7. Has the institution introduced evaluation of the teachers by students? If yes, how is the feedback analysed and implemented for the improvement of teaching?
Yes, the institution introduced evaluation of the teachers by
students.
Even as the teachers provide the details called for in the self-
appraisal questionnaire, they come to know of their strength and
weaknesses. They are thus enabled to evaluate themselves objectively
and gear themselves up for self-improvement.
The filled in self appraisal forms are scrutinized by the
Principal and suitable instructions and suggestions are given to the
teachers.
All the teachers obtain feedback individually from students also
to arrive at a proper self appraisal of their teaching methods.
Academic planning & execution are meticulously entered in the
work done diary maintained by the individual Staff and the class diary
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maintained in each class, both UG and PG. They reveal the work done
during the college working hours and they are monitored by the
Principal every week. This along with lecture plan helps the teachers to
evaluate their own method of teaching.
Apart from this regular self-appraisal, other opportunities for
self-assessment offer themselves occasionally-Questionnaires on staff
performance are now & then given by the research students from
nearby colleges of education. The available teacher self-appraisal form
accommodates all areas of excellence like teaching, research &
extension activities but it was felt that a more comprehensive treatment
of evaluation of teaching might be given.
2.4 Teacher Quality
2.4.1. How are the members of the faculty selected? Does the college have the required number of qualified and competent teachers to handle all the courses? If not, how does the institution cope with the requirements?
Teaching Staff
Application will be called for through National Dailies.
Candidates will be asked to take class on their subjects.
During the personal interview, their performance in the
qualifying examination will be observed and also on the basis of
demonstration teaching and performance in the interview the
candidates are selected. The selection committee consisting of
two members of the college committee, the Secretary, the
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Principal, the Vice Principal and the Head of the department concerned will finalise the selection based on merit.
Whenever new courses are introduced and whenever
leave vacancies arise due to maternity leave, etc., temporary
staff members are appointed.
For certificate courses and short-term computer courses
also candidates with the necessary qualifications are appointed.
Many of the candidates are appointed on temporary
basis for filling up leave vacancies are later recruited into
regular service when permanent vacancy arises, if their
teaching & other qualifications are satisfactory.
Non-teaching Staff
Norms for the clerical post are graduation typewriting
higher grade in both English and Tamil and knowledge of computer.
The candidate will be given a test in type-writing. For
the clerical post, the candidates’ qualification (academic and
technical) will be taken into account.
For the technical staff the candidate must be a diploma
holder in their relevant subject.
For other non-teaching staff like Office assistant,
Sweeper etc., their general behaviour and quick and alert
response will be considered for selection.
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For both teaching & non-teaching Staff, character,
conduct and their willingness to adhere to the ideals of the
institution are taken into consideration.
2.4.2. How does the college appoint additional faculty to teach new programmes / modern areas of study (Biotechnology, IT, Bioinformatics etc.)? How many such appointments were made during the last three years? No such appointments are made during the last three
years. But a physical directress is appointed to maintain the
discipline of the students during Morning Prayer, meetings and
in day to day activities of the college.
A clear mind and a refined heart need a strong body as
their fit instrument.
To strengthen the body, students do physical exercise
daily after prayer. They have their weekly games classes and
annual athletic and other team competitions. Physical education
is not a matter of events and competitions held for the sports
day alone but a cumulative activity for building up physical
fitness.
In the Department of Commerce, a lawyer is appointed
to teach the subject industrial and commercial law. For all the
other departments regular full time teachers do all the teaching.
When a staff member goes on long leave like maternity leave
full-time temporary teachers are appointed.
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For certificate courses and short term computer courses
also candidates with the necessary qualifications are appointed.
To inculcate spiritual, ethical and moral values in the
young minds of the students, daily prayer & bhajans are
conducted. This is mainly fulfilled by our music teacher who is
appointed by the management.
2.4.3. What efforts are made by the management for professional development of the faculty? (eg: research grants, study leave, deputation to national / International conferences / seminars, training programmes, organizing national / international conferences etc) ? How many faculty have availed these facilities during the last three years?
At present it is not, but effective steps are being taken to
make research a significant activity of the college. Sri Sarada
College for women, Tirunelveli is run by Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam, which has a remarkable history of encouraging
research activity in institutions managed by it. Noteworthy are
Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam, Madurai and Sri Sarada
College for Women, Salem. In both these institutions of higher
learning research plays a significant role among the academic
activities. Coming in that rich tradition of promotion of
knowledge between the teacher & the taught, Sri Sarada
College, Tirunelveli also strives to make research a significant
activity of the college.
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Faculty members of the following departments
Tamil : Smt. S. Parvathakrishnammal
Smt. A. Vijayalakshmi
Commerce : Smt. M. Malarvizhi
Smt. R. Muthulakshmi
Selvi A. Arunadevi
Mathematics: Smt. U. Latha @ Venkateswari
Smt. I. Rani
Economics : Dr. Thangasheela have either completed their Ph.D. degree or register research scholars, thanks to the encouragement and endorsement of the management and our Principal.
The faculty members are motivated to take up research and an incentive of Rs.5,000 /- and a Kuthu Vilakku are given to those who have completed their Ph.D. degrees.
The teachers are encouraged to attend research-oriented lecture series organized by the University. Also, to stimulate higher accomplishments, the management has promised financial assistance towards the expenses of their works being sent for publication in reputed journals, national and international.
As our college is a self-financing institution, lack of funds impedes the introduction of new courses and other developmental activities. In spite of this severe restriction, the
Management expends time, effort and money to make the
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college a portal of scientific and technical knowledge and
research.
Casual leave could be availed by the teachers wherever
necessary and in addition study leave is permitted by the
management.
Our management motivates our staff members to attend and present papers in National / International seminars and also to participate in training programmes.
Steps are taken to organize National & International conferences.
Though only 11 % of the faculty members is engaged in
active research, many others are motivated to follow suit. The
Management is dedicated in making available more facilities
for the promotion of research activities as suggested and
recommended by the Research cell of the college like the
engagement of the faculty members in academic consultancy
service.
It is realized both by the Staff and Management, that
research, publication and consultancy activities of the college
are still in the initial stages and need to be strengthened and
developed. Both the Staff and Management are willing to
engage in the further promotion of research activities.
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2.4.4. Give details on the awards / recognitions received by the faculty during the last five years?
Ph.D. was awarded to
a) Dr. Smt. R. Thangasheela, Department of Economics
in the year 2009.
b) Dr. Smt. I. Rani, Deparment of Mathematics in the year
2010.
2.4.5. How often does the institution organize training programmes for the faculty in the use of? a) Computers b) Internet c) Audio Visual Aids d) Computer- Aided Packages e) Material development for CAL, multimedia etc.
As and when necessity arises, the training programmes
in the knowledge of computer & internet are given to the
teaching and non-teaching staff.
a) Computers
Basic level computer course is conducted by the
Department of Computer Science, Information Technology &
Computer Application to our teaching and non-teaching staff.
Most of our faculty members on their own interest (they are
well-trained in) acquiring the knowledge of using computers for
teaching purposes.
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b) Internet
The internet facility is available both in Library and
Computer science block. The staff members and students use this facility whenever they are free. Most of our teachers have internet facility at their home which helps them in preparing the teaching materials.
c) Audio-Visual aids like LCD, OHP, tape-recorder,
Television and DVD player are put to maximum use by
our faculty members.
d) Computer-aided teaching packages
Since, each department is provided with a computer, our faculty members prepare their own teaching materials. English language laboratory and spoken English CDs are used to improve the communication skills of the students. Subject CDs are used for teaching purposes.
e) Computer-Aided Learning & Multimedia
Every year seminars are conducted by the final
year PG students as one of the continuing efforts to update
knowledge on the latest technologies and are encouraged to
present their views on different topics by way of paper
presentation.
MCA students of 2005-2008 batch developed a
computer-aided learning package to the KG students named
‘WIZKID 2008’ comprising animation stories and rhymes
using multimedia technology in flash software.
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Besides the talk and chalk method, our staff members
are using LCD projector for interactive version of teaching
highly and efficiently.
2.5. Evaluation Process and Reforms:
2.5.1. How are the evaluation methods communicated to
the students and other institutional members?
i) The types of tests that would be conducted in the
college and the question pattern followed in the
University semester examinations are informed to the
students at the beginning of the first year. Also the test
schedule is printed in the college calendar.
ii) It is explained to students that three internal tests and
one model examination in each paper will be conducted
every semester to test their knowledge of the subject.
iii) Surprise tests, class quiz and oral tests will test their
understanding and resourcefulness.
iv) Their perseverance is seen in the progress they have
made through these tests.
v) Home assignments are given to enable them to reveal
their understanding and capacity to learn from others.
The above explanation is given not only at the
beginning of the year but also at periodical intervals
throughout the course. It is this scheme of evaluation that is
reflected in the section called “Head” of the cumulative record
of performance given at the end of third year in the form of
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Personality Assessment Certificate
Since our staff members do University central
Valuation, they know the evaluation method and train the
students accordingly from the beginning. The question pattern
is informed to the students at the beginning and they are
trained in answering them. ’Surprise tests’ are conducted in
the pattern of one mark questions , ‘Class tests’ in the pattern
of five marks questions, assignments in the pattern of eight
marks questions and Internal tests and Model Examination in
the pattern of Semester Examinations. These papers are valued
immediately and given to the students and the mistakes they
commit are corrected. The failures are given re-tests.
Thus our staff not only communicate the evaluation
methods but also train the students to score high marks and
because of our teachers’ sincere efforts every year the pass
percentage is above 95 % and many students score high marks.
2.5.2. How does the institution monitor the progress of the students and communicate it to the students and their parents? The college monitors the performance of students
throughout the year in the following manner:
Staff conduct weekly tests, surprise tests, three internal
tests and three assignments and register their scores. A progress
report is sent to the parents after each internal test. Thus the
gradual improvement of the students is monitored. Towards the
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end of the semester two model examinations are conducted in
Part II English. The model Examination marks are also sent to
the parents and the parents are instructed to return the progress
report after signing.
The college watches the over-all performance of the
students from the beginning till they leave the college and
takes great effort to improve them in each and every aspect not
only in education but also in character building, extra
curricular activities and co-curricular activities.
Apart from the major staff concerned, the other staff are
also involved in monitoring the over-all performance of the
students. As tutor / staff counsellor, each teacher is allotted 20
students for counselling. The tutor watches the performance of
the students and counsels them. The students are free to
approach their tutors at any time to get their advice in their
personal problems as well as in academic problems.
Parents-Teachers Association meeting is also conducted
so the improvement of the students is not only monitored by the
staff but the parents are also involved in the monitoring.
2.5.3. What is the mechanism for redressal of grievances regarding evaluation?
All the final year students give their evaluation on
campus experience at the end of their course. Earlier it was a
general recording of their impressions about the college. From
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2002-2003 onwards students’ questionnaire proforma suggested
by NAAC is given to the students for recording their views.
The filled in proforma for each department was
analysed. The significant evaluation is,
⇒ Students are generally happy about the teaching
methods and teacher-student relationship in almost all the departments.
⇒ The extra-curricular activities of the college are ‘very
good’, in the opinion of the students.
⇒ Value education, Bhajan, Pooja, meditation, lectures by
Swamijis and other guest speakers and such unique
practices have helped them to have a re-orientation to
their own religions traditions and values.
⇒ Certificate courses are most popular – especially the
handicrafts courses like Fur Doll making, Woolen work,
Tailoring, Bouquet Making and Yogasana.
⇒ Students welcome the introduction of counselling hours
as this provides them an opportunity to express freely
their difficulties at home, in the college or in hostel.
⇒ Life-Training given to them, especially in the hostel,
has been of great help in meeting difficult situations and
challenges. This feedback was also received from the old students.
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Apart from the feedback given in black and white,
Students express their opinions during the Annual Farewell
Party and in the ‘Alumni’ Association Meetings. There are still other means of collecting the feedback from Parents and Well-
Wishers of the institution & of course the teachers and non- teaching staff.
All these put together indicate that the college is generally going on the right lines, with understandable need for correction and self-improvement. The academic standards, available facilities and the other activities & practices of the college are well-appreciated by the parents and the public.
The Youngsters (i.e.) students have some difficulty in
adjusting to the rules and regulations of the college. But this is
only in the beginning. As the study progresses as they advance
in age and experience, they appreciate fully the value of their
campus experience in the college.
The management and administration of the college also
attach great importance to such feedback as they indicate not
only our strengths but also the areas we need to improve in
teaching evaluation, Infrastructure and other improvement
aspects of the college. Action is taken immediately or allowing
sufficient time, depending on the nature of feedback.
In short, the practice of asking for the students’
feedback and analyzing them objectively through the
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questionnaires and other methods is a healthy exercise in self-
appraisal for the college in all its improvement activities.
2.5.4. What are the major evaluations of reforms initiated by the institution / affiliating University? How does the institution ensure effective implementation of these reforms?
The function of evaluation committee is to plan and
conduct the internal assessment tests and model examinations.
It takes care of seating arrangements, getting question papers
ready, preparation of invigilators’ schedule and the actual
conducting of the tests and examinations. It also forwards to the
university our suggestions and requests regarding the conduct
of the University Examinations and represents students’
difficulties (if any) in matters regarding question-pattern,
valuation, mark statements, etc.
Apart from the internal tests and model examinations,
Value Education examinations of the college, VACS
examination by Vivekananda Kendra, and Gandhian thought
Examination are also co-ordinated by this body.
Another system where in the teaching staff render
indispensable service is the system of assigning a teacher as
specially responsible for a particular class. The class teachers
maintain the mark registers and attendance registers for their
classes and prepare the progress cards after the internal tests and
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model examinations are held. The class teachers of the final year
classes have the great additional responsibility of preparing the
Personality Assessment Certificate, which is the cumulative
record of all the achievements of the students during the three
years in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities,
which reflects the harmonious development of the hand, the
heart and the head of the students.
2.6. Best Practices in Teaching-Learning Process.
2.6.1. Detail any significant innovations in teaching / learning / evaluation introduced by the institution?
For the Well-balanced development of the personality,
the Head or cognition or understanding must be nourished
properly. To offer such intellectual nourishment to the students
who enter the portals of this temple of learning, we follow
different methods of teaching and evaluation, which take into
consideration individual differences among learners.
Admission Procedure
Admission of students is done as per the Government
norms and the University guidelines, making due provisions for
reservation according to community. SC / ST, MBC and BC
students will be admitted over and above the quota whenever
candidates are available. This is possible because 50 % of the
seats may be filled up by the Management and the admission
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policy of the Management is only the merit & reaching the
unreached.
Bridge Course and Other Teaching Practices
Bridge course is conducted by all departments for Part-
I, Part-II and Part-III subjects to effort a smooth transition from
the Higher Secondary to the tertiary level of study. To help
Students from a rural background and from a Tamil medium
schooling, technical terms and definitions are explained in
English with their Tamil equivalent at the beginning of the first
semester. Through oral questioning and brief tests, teachers
assess how far the students have grasped the new English terms.
Only after satisfying themselves that the learners have picked up
the new English terms, the teachers proceed to the teaching of
the syllabus proper.
Advanced and brilliant learners are given standard
books for reference, apart from the prescribed books and are
motivated to aspire for University ranks.
The Faculty members of Department of English have
prepared the often used simple English sentences and the Xerox
copies are given to all students, to improve their
communication skill. For the weak students’ English tuition is
also arranged.
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After the bridge course, during the course of the
semester, teachers bestow special attention on slow learners by
assigning them small portions to study and write tests during
lunch hour.
Lesson Plan
Teachers prepare a lesson plan well-before the semester
begins, and the meticulously prepared plan, mentioning the
dates and the portions to be dealt on those dates, besides the
books to be followed and referred to, is scrupulously followed.
If a particular portion allotted for a day could not be taught for
some reason, special classes are conducted within that month,
so that the original plan will be adhered to, allotting sufficient
time for revision also.
The Teaching methodology
Apart from the usual ‘talk and chalk’ lecture method,
our teachers use audio visual aids like OHP, LCD projector etc.,
and bring in technology to the assistance of teaching.
Seminars are held in which students especially in the final year, present papers on chosen topics.
The Evaluation Procedure
The evaluation procedure followed in our college is
thorough-going. Brief class tests, surprise tests (i.e.,
unannounced tests), quiz, objective questions monthly internal
tests, seminars and model examinations of three hours duration
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are conducted to evaluate the degree of success of the
transference of knowledge to the students.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has introduced
Choice Based Credit System from the academic year 2008-2009 onwards. As per the CBCS syllabus, internal assessment system is followed in which there is a compulsory assignment work and regular attendance to the students for three internal tests and practicals.
Since many senior teachers do central valuation of
theory examinations of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, they know the question pattern and their
comparative value in terms of marks and instruct the slow
learners suitably.
The scheme of evaluation followed in the College like
the types of tests, duration of tests, interval between tests, the
question patterns followed all these are communicated to the
students at the beginning of the year and during the course of
the semester.
Progress Report
Marks scored in the three internal tests, held at an
internal of 21 teaching days and in the model examinations held
at the end of the semester are duly entered in the Progress
Report and sent to the parents, who will sign and return the
report. Thus parents are also brought into the picture and help
the teachers monitor the progress of their daughters. This is
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recorded in the section called “Head” of the Personality
Assessment Certificate.
Working days
The college works the maximum possible number of
days in a year. Only seven days in a semester are taken up for
model examinations and go without teaching.
Students are free to approach the teachers for
clarification of their doubts and for consultation regarding the
lessons, Field Work Project or the Subject Projects.
The Tutorial System
The Tutorial or Advisory system followed in the college is another learner-centred practice that helps students ease their minds of stress and strain. Every teacher is a Tutor for 20
Students, who will be usually students of other departments. The
Tutor and her wards meet regularly once in six days. They also meet the teachers individually and personally. During the counselling hour and during the personal meetings students are free to give vent to their academic difficulties and personal problems. The Tutor will counsel them suitably. This also acts as a grievance redressal mechanism, for the students feel free with the teachers and express without inhibition that which they might not feel free to tell the authorities.
Appointment of teachers
As all these learner-centred teaching-learning and evaluation processes, which are the life-blood of this institution
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of higher education, depend on the knowledge, efficiency and willingness to impart knowledge of the teachers, great care is bestowed on the selection and appointment of teachers. Leave vacancies of one month or longer duration are immediately filled up so that students will not suffer or the teachers will not be overburdened.
Faculty Improvement Programmes
Belonging to a self-financing college yet to be
recognized by the UGC, our teachers miss great opportunities
for benefiting from several faculty development programmes.
Hence our Management, realizing that something must be done
in this direction, has started bestowing attention on arranging
for faculty improvement programmes within the college for all
our teachers. Much needs to be done, though a beginning has
been made in this direction.
Self-Appraisal by Teachers
Teachers record the work done in a day in the class
diary and personal work Done Diary. The Principal scrutinises
them and instructs the teachers suitably. Once in a semester the
teachers also fill up the self-appraisal form to know where they
stand academically and otherwise.
Areas of Improvement
In our relentless pursuit of excellence we have realized that sincere though our self-efforts are, they need to be enriched by collaboration with other organizations of proven merit.
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Though no international linkages have been established, we
have purposeful interaction with our sister-institutions Sri
Sarada College, Salem and Vivekanda College, Thiruvedakam,
and with the colleges of our University area.
The Ultimate justification for the existence of an
institution of higher learning lies in what the students have
learnt in the institution. One indication of this is the University
examination results. Our overall pass percentage for the
academic year 2009-2010 is 97.84. We work towards centum
pass percentage & more ranks in the coming years.
“Ascharyo Vakta Kushalanusishya”- i.e.
“Wonderful is the teacher and skilled is the student,” exclaims the Katopanishad.
Sri Sarada College for Women strives to produce such
wonderful teachers and skilled students.
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CRITERION III
Research Consultancy & Extension
Our Research Resources
Chemistry Laboratory
Physics Laboratory
Computer Laboratory Extension Activities of the college
Our Extension Activities
Ulavarappani Blood Donation Camp
Eye Camp
Computer Exhibition NSS Camp
3.1 Promotion of Research
3.1.1 Is there a Research Committee to facilitate and monitor research activity? If yes, give details on its activities, major decisions taken (during last year) and composition of the committee.
Yes, there is a research committee headed by a
coordinator and joint coordinator to encourage the teachers and
students to participate and present papers in National /
International Seminar / workshop and Symposia.
¾ A Research Committee with Smt M. Malarvizhi – Principal,
Ex-officio member and Dr. R. Thangasheela, Department of
Economics as a President and with the following members.
i. Smt. R. Muthulakshmi - Department of Commerce
ii. Smt.S.Parvathakrishnammal - Department of Tamil
iii. Smt. U. Latha @ Venkateswari- Department of Mathematics
iv. Smt. I. Rani - Department of Mathematics
v. Smt. A. Vijayalakshmi - Department of Tamil
vi. Selvi. A. Arunadevi - Department of Commerce
¾ The Committee functions to facilitate teacher’s research
activities. Project from other agencies have not been taken up
so far but will be done when more teachers complete their
research work.
¾ Providing on duty facility to those who attend
seminar/conferences in National / International level.
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¾ Deciding to provide half of the registration fee for teachers
who participate in seminars/workshop/symposia and
conferences where they act as resource person or present
papers.
¾ Deciding to offer Rs.500/- to each of the papers published in
the National / International journals.
¾ Arranging research oriented lecture series for staff and students
through LCD projector.
¾ Providing free Internet facility for the faculty members to
enhance their research work during leisure hour.
3.1.2 How does the institution promote faculty participation in research? (providing seed money, research grants, leave, other facility)
¾ Teachers are permitted to go for faculty development
programmes at various Universities and research centre at
colleges.
¾ Teachers who have genuine research pursuit are permitted to
use internet during leisure hour.
¾ Teachers invite eminent professors, research patrons from other
colleges / Universities and research scholar from various
research center to our campus to engage themselves in the
seminar and workshop. Their presence in the campus guides
them usefully.
¾ Our magnanimous management offers Rs.500/- to each of the
papers published in the International journals.
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¾ There are coordinators for research in Arts and Science
discipline who encourage the teachers and students to publish
papers and apply for projects.
¾ Internet facilities including DELPLUS available in the Library
help the researcher a lot.
¾ The availability of books, journals and magazines numbering
24673 and 92respectively helps the researcher to pursue in the
field of their choice.
¾ Qualified staff are appointed in the place of staff members sent
on leave for research work.
¾ Management bears half of the registration fees of teachers who
participate in seminars/workshop/symposia and conferences
where they act as resource person or present papers.
¾ There are many efficient faculty members in our campus who
are encouraged to guide the M.Phil. research scholars.
¾ The students are motivated to read the research journals
available in the General Library and to present papers on recent
trends.
¾ Providing financial assistance for research work undertaken by
the faculty members.
¾ The management gives a cash award of Rs.5000/- and a Kuthu
Vilakku after the successful completion of the research by the
staff members.
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3.1.3 Does the institutional budget have a provision for research and development? If yes, give details:
Yes, our institution furnishes the following provisions:
¾ It allots a sizeable percentage from the budget for the purchase
of chemicals, equipments for laboratory, computers to
strengthen the required infrastructure.
¾ Money is allotted to purchase books for the General and
Department Libraries and for the subscription of research
journals.
¾ Rs.500/- is given as an incentive to every article published in
the international journal.
¾ Once the research is completed successfully and the degree
awarded, the institution gives the scholar a cash award of
Rs.5000/- and a “Kuthu Vilakku”.
3.1.4 Does the institution promote participation of students in research activities? If yes, give details.
Yes, the students are motivated to read the research journals
available in the general library as well as in the department
library and to promote their research / project work.
PG Students do Project work
The final year students of MCA degree and M.Com.CA and
M.Sc. Mathematics are doing major projects in their area of
interest in accordance with the latest technological
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development as part of their academic activity using LCD
Projector.
UG students do Project work
¾ The final year students of all the discipline in UG degree
courses also take up project work through LCD Projector as
part of their academic endeavour.
¾ All the second year UG degree students doing their project as
part of their degree programme have a paper entitled field
work. Students are divided into various teams and are allowed
to select a topic like folk heritage, human resource
development, resource mapping, herbal medicine and so on.
Students visit the places related to their topics for data
collection and are expected to produce a report which would
include an objective representation of the present condition of
their area of study, their suggestions as to how it could be
improved and what the students’ active contribution towards it
is. This field work stimulates the research activity among the
students and awareness of the problems in the society.
¾ Students who have good academics are encouraged to
participate in association meetings/seminars/workshops to
develop their research skill.
¾ Seminars and workshops are conducted by eminent professors
to motivate all the students to appear for UGC / SLET
Examinations, and Bank Examinations. GUIMAX and Ebek
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basic English communication courses are conducted to create
effective communication skill among the students.
¾ In order to enhance the students’ research activity, we take
them to industrial visit and regional research laboratory.
• B.Com. and B.Sc. Chemistry students visited Aavin
Factory, Reddiarpatti, Tirunelveli on 23.08.2010 &
24.08.2010 respectively for project references.
• On 6.10.2010 and 07.10.2010 B.Sc. Physics,
B.Sc. Chemistry, B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc.,
Information Technology and MCA visited Liquid
Propulsion System Centre (ISRO), Mahendragiri,
Kavalkinaru in order to improve their research skill.
• B.Com. and B.A. Economics students are encouraged to
use the Library for doing their project work in
Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli and
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
• Students from Department of English visited Literary
Exhibition on 28.09.2010 organized by Rani Anna
Government Constituent College for Women, Tirunelveli.
• On 06.10.2010 and 07.10.2010 students from Physics
Department and Chemistry Department visited Regional
Research Laboratory, Trivandrum.
• Project work done by our MCA students is installed in
Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli.
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3.1.5 What are the major research facilities developed on the campus?
¾ DELPLUS facility is available in the Library which is used by
Researchers to the great extent.
¾ 36 Research Journals are subscribed for Research work.
¾ The project work done by our PG students are presented
through LCD Projector.
¾ For Environment projects, the laboratory equipments such as
PH meter, conductivity meter, electronic balance are used.
¾ For Bio-chemical projects in order to determine enzyme assay,
protein content and phosphorous estimation in fertilizers,
incubators and calorimeters are used.
¾ For preparing distilled water, a distillation apparatus is used. It
is very helpful for chemistry research projects.
¾ For Physics project works, lab equipments such as Over Head
Projector (OHP), Multimetre, CRO, Spectrometer and
Galvanometer are used.
¾ Electronic equipments like ICs, digital meters, transistors,
capacitors, battery, resistors and diodes are provided from the
Physics laboratory for the students those who are doing their
projects in electrical and electronic fields.
¾ The staff members are providing proper guidance for the
students to design circuits by themselves for their research
projects.
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3.1.6 Give details of the initiatives taken by the institution for collaborative research (with national / foreign Universities / Research/Scientific organizations / Industries/ NGOs)
Our III MCA student (2005-2008 batch) produced a CD
WIZZ – KID 2008 for kids. It was released at the VIEW-IT
function by the Chief Guest Dr. X. Rosary Mary, Director,
Youth Welfare Department, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University which was added as a laurel to our college.
Apart from the academic project work, a project work
was done by the students and installed in Medical College
Hospital, Tirunelveli.
3.2 Research and Publication Output
3.2.1 Give details of the research guides and research students of
the institution (Number of students registered for Ph.D. and
M.Phil., fellowship/scholarship, funding agency, Ph.Ds and
M.Phils awarded during the last five years, major
achievements., etc.
Details of the Research Guides
¾ Smt. B. Thamarai Selvi, Department of MCA has been
recognized as research guide by Prist University, Tanjore. She
guided the M.Phil student on “Optimization based techniques
for securing relational database” in 2010.
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¾ Smt. M.P. Jeyachitra, Department of MCA has been
recognized as research guide by Prist University, Tanjore. She
guided the M.Phil. student on “Stenography” in 2009.
¾ Smt. V. Vallinayagi, Department of Computer Science has
been recognized as research guide by Madurai Kamaraj
University, Madurai, Annamalai University, Chidambaram,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univeristy, Tirunelveli and Prist
University, Tanjore. She has been guiding the M.Phil & M.Sc.,
(DDE) students on the following topics:
Year Title Name of the University
2006 Wavelit transform using Manonmaniam image compression Sundaranar University,Tirunelveli.
2008 Disambited wavelength and Madurai Kamaraj data base University, Madurai.
2009 Image processing (M.Sc., Annamalai University, Distance Education) Chidambaram.
2010 Detecting Net work wide Prist University, and router Misconfiguration Tanjore. through Data Mining
2010 System Performance Alagappa University, (M.Sc., Distance Education) Karaikudi.
3.2.2 Give details of the following:
a) Departments recognized as research centres
b) Faculty recognized as research guides
c) Priority areas for research
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d) Ongoing Faculty Research projects (minor and
major projects, funding from the Government,
UGC, DST, CSIR, AICTE, Industry, NGO or
International agencies)
e) Ongoing Student Research Projects (title, duration,
funding agency, total funding received for the
project)
a) Departments recognized as research centres
Yet there is no research centre in our institution. But,
our staff members belonging to different faculties have
published books in their respective areas and some of our
faculties are recognized as research guides to guide the M.Phil.
students.
¾ In addition to this we have formed a Research Committee with
Smt. M. Malarvizhi – Principal, Ex-officio member and
Dr. R. Thangasheela, Department of Economics as a President
and with the following members.
i. Smt. R. Muthulakshmi - Department of Commerce
ii. Smt.S.Parvathakrishnammal - Department of Tamil iii. Smt. U. Latha @ Venkateswari- Department of Mathematics iv. Smt. I. Rani - Department of Mathematics
v. Smt. A. Vijayalakshmi - Department of Tamil vi. Selvi. A. Arunadevi - Department of Commerce
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To start with, we have identified the following departments:
a. Tamil
b. Commerce
c. Mathematics and
d. Economics as potential research centres. Faculty
members in these departments have either
completed their Ph.D degree or registered as
research scholars. Thanks to the encouragement and
endorsement of the management and our Principal.
The following research scholars among faculty
members in the aforesaid departments are pursuing
their research diligently.
Department Research scholars
Tamil 1. Smt. A. Vijayalakshmi 2. Smt.S. Parvathakrishnammal
1. Smt. M. Malarvizhi Commerce 2. Smt. R. Muthulakshmi 3. Selvi A. Arunadevi
Mathematics Smt. U. Latha @ Venkateswari
Doctorates
Department of Economics : Dr. Smt. R. Thangasheela
Department of Mathematics : Dr. Smt. I. Rani
As our College is a self-financing institution, lack of funds impedes the introduction of new courses and other developmental activities. In spite of this severe restriction, the
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management expends time, effort and money to make the college a portal of scientific and technical knowledge and research.
b) Faculty recognized as research guides
¾ Smt. B. Thamarai Selvi, Department of MCA has been
recognized as research guide by Prist University, Tanjore. She
guided the M.Phil student on “Optimization based techniques
for securing relational database “in 2010.
¾ Smt. M.P. Jeyachitra, Department of MCA has been recognized
as research guide by Prist University, Tanjore. She guided the
M.Phil. student on “Stenography” in 2009.
¾ Smt. V. Vallinayagi, Department of Computer Science has
been recognized as research guide by Madurai Kamaraj
University, Madurai, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
,Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univeristy, Tirunelveli and Prist
University, Tanjore. She has been guiding the M.Phil. &
M.Sc., (DDE) students on the following topics:
Year Title Name of the University 2006 Wavelit transform using image Manonmaniam Sundaranar compression University,Tirunelveli.
2008 Disambited wavelength and Madurai Kamaraj data base University, Madurai.
2009 Image processing (M.Sc., Annamalai University, Distance Education) Chidambaram .
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2010 Detecting Net work wide and Prist University.Tanjore. router Misconfiguration through Data Mining
2010 System Performance (M.Sc., Alagappa University, Distance Education) Karaikudi.
c) Priority areas for research
In this year, we have planned to do research
activities on social issues. Our research is an attempt to analyse
the socio-economic profile of women in various activities, their
performances and the constraints faced by various women in
the society. In this connection the research activities are
carried out by our students headed by a staff. A group of seven
to ten students are allotted for this purpose in each department.
d) Ongoing Faculty Research projects (minor and major projects, funding from the Government, UGC, DST, CSIR, AICTE, Industry, NGO or International agencies)
Not Applicable
e) Ongoing Student Research Projects (title, duration, funding agency, total funding received for the project)
Not Applicable
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3.2.3 What are the major achievements of the research activities of the institution (fundings contributed to subject knowledge, to the Industry needs, community development, patents, etc.)?
A rare opportunity of great spiritual significance that
presented itself to us gives an opportunity to develop the full-
fledged personality of the students. Our staff members are
constantly striving of more perfection in their field. They enter
the portals of this temple, and left it as a “perfect women”. The
following staff members have been awarded Ph.D., or M.Phil.
¾ Smt. P. Bagavathy, Former HOD, Deparment of Tamil was
awarded her doctorate during the year 1994 on “Kungumam
Vaara Ithazhil Tamil Panni”.
¾ Smt. T. Vijeyanthi, Former Lecturer, Deparment of
Economics was awarded doctorate during the year 2006 on
“A Study on the role of Non form Rural Sector Employment
for the Upliftment of Rural women folk in Cheranmahadevi
block, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu.
¾ Smt. R. Latha, Former Lecturer, Department of Economics
was awarded doctorate during the year 2007, on “An Economic
Study of the Impact of Prime Minister Rozar Yojana on
employment Generation in Tirunelveli District”.
¾ Yatiswari Krishnapirya Amba, former Principal of our
College was awarded the doctorate during the year 2008 on
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“Discovery and Defence of India in the Writings of
Sr. Nivedita”.
¾ Smt. S. Parvatham, Former HOD, Department. of Economics
was awarded the doctorate during the year 2009 on “Impact of
Urbanisation on Democratic features, agriculture and
infrastructure in Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation.
Other Researches
Sl. Name of the staff Department Degree awarded No 1. Mrs.M.Malarvizhi Commerce M.Phil –1992 PGDHE - 2001
2. Mrs.R.Muthu Commerce PGDHE –2001 lakshmi MBA – 2003 M.Phil - 2003
3. Mrs.N.Kamala Commerce M.Phil - 2000
4. Smt.A.Vijayalaks Tamil M.Phil – March 2006 hmi Registred (Ph.D on 4.5.2007) 5. Ms.M.SivaPriya Sanskrit M.Phil–May 2010
6. Ms. N.Vijaya Economics MBA – 2010 lakshmi 7. Ms.S. Geetha Economics MBA – 2010
8. Dr. R. Thanga Economics Awarded 0n 2009 Sheela
9. Smt. Latha @ Maths M.Phil 2006 Vengateshwari
10. Smt.Umai Physics M.Phil 2004 Parvathy
11. Smt.B.Padma Physics M.Phil – 2006
12. Smt Uma Chemistry M.Phil – 2005 Maheswari
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13. Smt.K.Lakshmi Chemistry M.Phil – 2008
14. Smt. V.Valli Computer M.Phil – 2004 nayagi Science 15.. Selvi.S.Arumuga Commerce(C.A) M.Phil – 2009 selvi
16. Selvi.T.Aranga Commerce (C.A) Mphil - 2010 Nayaki
17. Smt. B. Thamarai MCA M.Phil 2007 Selvi
18. Smt.M.P.Jeya MCA M.Phil 2009 Chithra
19. Smt. M.Rajeswari MCA MCA 2000 M.Phil 2007 20. Smt.G.Ramani MCA M.Phil 2007
21. Smt.R.Anusuya MCA MCA 2005
21. Smt.P.Anusha MCA M.Phil 2009
22. S.Kanaga Information M.Phil 2008 Shankari Technology
23. Smt. Commerce M.Phil 2006 A.Mariammal
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3.2.4 Are there research papers published in referred journals by the faculty? If yes, give details for the last five years including citation index and impact factor.
Sl. Name of the Name of the Title of the College/ Yea No Staff Book Article University/ r Publisher’s Name 1 Smt. S. AGAL Purananutril St. Xavier’s Parvatha Samoogaviyal College, 2005 krishnammal Anugumurai Palayamkottai Dept. of (P.No. 122-125) Tamil Porunai Tamil Bharathiyin Sadakathullah 2009 Padalgalil Anbu Appa College, Neri (P.No.105) Palayamkottai. Nellai Vattara Sudalai Maadan Manonmaniam 2009 Aann (P.No.90-96) Sundaranar Theivangal University & Kaavya Pathippagam Pannokku Naaladiyaril Kalloori 2010 Paarvaiyil Uvamai Nayam Asiriyar Kumari Tamil (P.No.86-90) Tamil Sangam Chemmozhi ISBN No.13- (II conference), 978-81-909074- Nagercoil. 1-5
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Indraya Kuraul Kattum Paavai 2010 Suzhalil Penn Pennmai Publications & (P.No.96-99) Rani Anna Govt. Arts College, Tirunelveli. Indraya Penniya Paarvaiyil Asia Magalir 2010 Vaazhkkaiyil Kamba Nala Valarchi Illakkiayam Ramayanam Kuzhu & (P.No.133-138) Singapore ISBN Dindale College No.9789380627113 & Kalaignan Pathippagam. Kadhir Tamil Ilakkiangalil St. Xavier’s 2005 Penngal College, Palayamkottai. 2 Ms. A. Panniru Onbatham Directorate of 2008 Vijaya Thirumuraigal Thirumuraiyil Saiva Distance Lakshmi Sidthantham Education, Dept. of (P.No.326) Annamalai Tamil University, Chidambaram Pannokku Natrinaiyil Kalloori 2010 Paarvaiyil Narumullai Asiriyar Kumari Tamil ISBN No.13-978- Tamil Sangam Chemmozhi 81-909074-1-5 (II Conference), Nagercoil Tamil As a Panbadum St. Xavier’s 2006 Classical Chemmozhiyum College, Language: (P.No.20) Palayamkottai (Problems and Expectations)
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3 Ms. A. Porunai Tamil Ilakkiyathil Anbu Sadakathullah 2009 Usha Neri Appa College, Palayamkottai Kalingathu Avvai Paraniyin Veera Kottam, Varalatru Marabu Thiruvaiyaru (P.No Bhakthi 11th Saiva 2008 Ilakkiyathil Aanmeega Manadu, Nerikal (P.No. London
4 Ms. T. Pannokku Thirumurugatru Kalluri 2010 Dhana Parvayil Padayil Aasiriyar Lakshmi Tamil Vazhipaattu Kumari Tamil Dept. of Chemmozhi Murai (P.No.609- Sangam, Tamil ISBN No.13-978- Nagercoil 81-909074-0-8 Aynthamil Porunaratrupadai Kaalam 2010 Aaivalar Kattum Publications Mantram Vazhviyal Nerigal ISBN No.978-81- 908911-6-5 Sanga Patthu Paattil Meyyappan, 2010 Ilakkiya Mullai Paattu Chidambaram Sinthanaigail Perumidam Tamilil Pathinen Bharathidasan 2010 Neethi Keelkanakku University Ilakkiyamum Noolkalil Kural Uruppu Valarchiyum Unarthum Neethi Kalloori, Perambalur. Pannokku Natrinaiyil Kalloori 2010 Paarvaiyil Narumullai Asiriyar Tamil ISBN No.13-978- Kumari Tamil Chemmozhi 81-909074-1-5 Sangam (II Conference), Nagercoil Tamil As a Panbadum St. Xavier’s 2006 Classical Chemmozhiyum College, Language: (P.No.20) Palayamkottai (Problems and Expectations)
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5 Ms. R. First All India Rural Technology Kanyakumari 2004 Thanga Conference of Programme Academy of KAAS Towards Self- Arts and Sheela Sufficiency with Science Dept. of special Reference to (KAAS) Economics Centre for Appropriate Technology Third Multi Role of Non- Scott 2006 Disciplinary Governmental Research National organizations Forum, Scott Seminar of during Tsunami in Christian Scott Kanyakumari College, Research District. Nagercoil. Forum Vol.I Third All Role of Voluntary KAAS, 2006 India organizations Nagercoil. Conference of KAAS The Hindecon Role of Kottar Hindecon 2006- Vol.XV Social Service Research 2007 Society in the Centre, S.T. Tsunami Relief Hindu Activity in College, Kanyakumari Nagercoil. District. 6 Smt.V.Raj AFINIDAD “Mechanism of Tomo, LVI, 1999 arajeswari picolinic acid 483 catalysed chromium (Departme (VI) oxidation of nt of Phenoxy acetic Chemistry acid” ) 7 Smt. Indian “Hydro Chemistry National 2006 G.Uma J.Environ & of ground water in Journal Maheswari Ecoplan Palayamkottai Departmen Taluk”-Tirunelveli t of Chemistry 8 Ms. S. The Hindecon Global Financial Hindecon 2009- Geetha Vol. XVIII Crisis and its Research 2010 Impact on Indian Centre, S.T. Financial Sector. Hindu College, Nagercoil.
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9 Ms. V. Basic Sri Balaji 2010 Valli Programming Publication nayagi Design Dept. of Computer Science International Monitoring SNMP Sathya Bama 2009 Journal – using Client / University Intelligent Server Performance Electronic System – Vol. 3; No.2 E-Commerce in K.S.R. College, 2009 Computer Science Tiruchengode Technology. International Network Annamalai 2010 Journal Management University 10 Smt. M. Southern A Study on Labour Southern 2010 Malar Economist Turn over in self- Economist, vizhi financing colleges Bangalore in Tirunelveli city 11 Smt. R. Computation of 2001 Muthu Exemption for CTR lakshmi Compensation received under Voluntary Retirement Scheme under Salary VIS- À-VIS Capital Gain Need arises to Vivekananda 2003 amend the Payment College, of Bonus Act 1965 Tiruvedakam. consequent upon the Wage Revision. Banking Services- Forum of 2008 An Empirical Study Commerce on rural Credit Teachers (FOCOT) Tax Planning on Scott Research 2008 Profits and gains Forum (SRF), derived by Scott Christian Regional Rural college, Bank Nagercoil. 12 Ms. A. A Study on do’s Sadakathullah 2008 Aruna and don’t’s in Appa College, devi Super markets. Palayamkottai
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13 Ms.B.Vijayalakshmi Digital M JeyaRaj 2010 Librarian Vision 2020 Learning AnnaPackiam College, Periyakulam Innovation Library SRM 2010 Driven Consortia University, Librarianship Page no. Chennai 813 – 818 ISBN 978 81 8465 212 3 Information Z39.50 Jacob 2010 Management An Memorial Overview Christian College, Dindigul
3.2.5 Give list of publications of the faculty
a. Books
b. Articles
c. Conference/Seminar proceedings
d. Course materials (for Distance Education)
e. Software packages or other learning materials
f. Any other (specify)
Sri Sarada College for Women with a view to support the
Research activity of the faculty members published a journal in
the year 2006, January onwards. The Name of the journal is
PRAGNA VANI. The main aim of this journal is to enhance the
writing habit of the faculty members. This journal is published
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twice a year. The first issue was published for a period of
January - June 2006. This is a multi disciplinary journal.
For the details of Articles / Books / Conference / Seminar
proceedings / Course materials, please refer 3.2.4.
3.3 Consultancy
3.3.1 List the broad areas of consultancy services provided by the Institution during the last five years (free of cost and / or remunerative). Who are the beneficiaries of such consultancy?
As members of a spiritual organization, running
educational institutions for the benefit of the society, our
Swamijis, Ambajis, Sanyasis and Sanyasinis, amidst all their
administrative work, offer free spiritual consultation to
devotees and public who seek solace and advice for negotiating
their life-boat in the troubled water of this earthly life.
The following spiritual programmes are conducted
periodically, the importance of which are published in Dharma
Chakkaram, the Monthly magazine published by our
headquarters at Tirupparaithurai.
¾ In these programmes, there is a question-answer session during
which the participating devotees clear their doubts regarding
spiritual practices, social practices and personal experiences.
They are also free to consult the Swamiji’s and Ambaji’s
personally before and after the programmes.
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¾ The public seek advice and guidance of the swamijis and
ambajis as and when they need. Devotees come not only from
Tirunelveli but also from far off places. These counseling
sessions are not always about spiritual matters. Consultation is
sought on personal family problems, problems in the work
place etc. It is not that the devotees all the time come seeking
the advice of swamiji’s and ambaji’s. Sometimes online
consultation is also offered over phone or through the e-mail.
¾ Orientation on Yoga and Meditation is offered to our students
gratis.
¾ Certificate courses are being conducted to the students in
bouquet-making, oil painting, fur doll making, crochet wire
knitting, and spoken Hindi to the welfare of the students
community. Due to this training the students gain skills in the
above and they can generate income in future. They can also
make their domestic ornamental articles by themselves.
¾ To make the students aware of the ancient glory, teaching of
Vedas, our national epics and moral values, periodical lectures
are being conducted. This discourse is being delivered by
Dr. Subramaniam, former Principal of Vivekananda College,
Tiruvedagam. Due to this, patriotism and love towards the
nation is created in the minds of the students.
¾ Free counseling facility is available in our college. Once in a
week the counseling sessions are being conducted for our
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students and individual attention is given to the students to cope
up their problems.
¾ To maintain good physique and self protection the ancient
martial arts like Silambum is being taught to students. It
creates self-confidence among them.
¾ Career Guidance / Awareness programmes are being conducted
in our College to guide the students in getting private and
government job.
¾ To teach the students other languages Samskrita Sambashana
Programme is conducted in our college. The duration of the
programme is 10 days. Sanskrit one of our ancient national
languages is also understood by our students.
¾ SC/ST students are also encouraged to learn how to chant
Upanishad. Prizes are being awarded to the best students
among themselves.
¾ Chanting of Lalitha Sahasranamam, slokas of Upanishad and
Bhagavad Gita also practiced to the students for their spiritual
development.
3.3.2 How does the institution publicise the expertise available for consultancy services?
Our institution voluntarily offers orientation services in
the needy area. It is all done as a service in tune with the
principles of Gurumaharaj Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,
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Swami Vivekananda and our founder President Srimath Swami
Chidbhavananda Maharaj.
Antharyogam - Spiritual Retreat Programme is
published in “Dharmachakkaram” – a Spiritual Monthly
Magazine by Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai.
Devotees are informed through posts.
3.3.3 How does the institution reward the staff for the consultation provided by them?
Consultancy is done as a service. Money is not
collected.
3.3.4 How does the institution utilize the revenue generated through consultancy services?
Consultancy is done as a service at free of cost. The
recipients are benefited and servers become more selfless.
3.4 Extension Activities
3.4.1 How does the institution promote the participation of students and faculty in extension activities? (NSS, NCC, YRC and other NGOs) There are two types of extension activities carried out in
our college.
(i) Extension activities through NSS, RRC, YRC and
Consumer Club of the college
(ii) Other outreach programmes by the Departments.
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In the former, special camps and regular activities such
as eye camp, medical camp, awareness programmes are carried
out by the student volunteers guided by the programme
officers.
For both type of activities, the management gives full
support in several ways. For instance,
¾ Students and teachers are provided with transport and food
facilities.
¾ The Management uses its influence to establish contact with
village heads and other important persons to facilitate the
special camp and other programmes.
¾ National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Government sponsored
programme . The aim of NSS is to inculcate the social welfare
thoughts in the students and to provide service to the society
without any prejudice. The motto is “Not me, But you”. This
expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the
need for selfless services and appreciation of another man’s
point of view and also shows consideration for fellow human
being.
o Our NSS Units do so many services to the society every
year. Camps are conducted annually. The camp is usually
located in a rural village. Volunteers may involve in
cleaning, stage shows or procession creating awareness on
social problems, education, cleanliness, and inviting doctors
for health camps etc. There are no pre-defined or pre
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assigned tasks. It is the voluntary imagination to provide
the service to the society in whatever ways that are feasible.
The camps may typically last for a week or ten days. o Every year our college students visit the temples in and
around our college to take up the “Uzhavarappani”, the
temple cleaning work. They go for the University campus
cleaning work as part of their work activities. They also
took part in digging a pond in Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University during the year 2007-2008. o Our NSS units arrange meetings to make the youth aware of
the evils of drug consumption and to eradicate drug
addiction. To spread the importance of administering polio
drops to children below the age of five, awareness camps
are conducted in the nearby villages. o Every year in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital,
Tirunelveli eye camps are conducted for the people of
nearby villages. In these camps free eye-check up and
treatment for identified eye diseases are given. A few
needy cases have also been taken to the hospital for
operation, which is also done freely. General medical
camps are conducted in collaboration with Reddiarpatti
Primary Health Centre for the people of the surrounding
areas of the college. Free medicine is also distributed.
Herbal medicine camps are also conducted with the
assistance of Specialists from Siddha Hospital Tirunelveli.
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This proves the popularity of our traditional medicine
system. In the year 2005, Jaundice awareness camp was
conducted on 24.01.2005 and Jaundice Vaccination was
given to all students on 15.12.2005.
o The NSS Units of our College maintain a classified record
of the blood groups of all the students especially those of
rare groups, so that identification will be easy when
requests are made for blood of rare groups by patients from
local hospitals. Nearly 50 members of NSS donate blood
every year. Blood Identification camp is conducted for all
the first year students to identify their blood group.
o Every year Women’s Day is celebrated by NSS units. The
lesser the rain in an area, the greater the trouble for the
farmers and villagers there, and this was the plight of the
people of Ariyakulam. To help them, the NSS students of
our college planted trees in the village.
¾ Red Ribbon Club (RRC) is a movement started by the
Government of India in Schools and Colleges through which
students will be making awareness camps for the prevention of
AIDS.
o The RRC is a voluntary on-campus intervention program
for students in educational institutions. It is initiated and
supported by the State AIDS control Society and
implemented through multi-sectoral collaboration,
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particularly using the services of cadre officers of the states
National Service Scheme (NSS). o Through this programme we will address the knowledge,
attitude and behaviour of the youths in interrelated areas of
voluntary Blood donation, HIV and AIDS and sexuality as
demanded by their age, environment and life style. Our
Red Ribbon club serves as a complementary and
comprehensive prevention intervention to support and
reinforce similar youth led initiatives. To create awareness
about AIDS among the students, in the year 2009, a film
show is displayed to the students and every year AIDS
awareness programme is organized by RRC. It will prepare
and promote youth peer educators within and outside the
campus.
YOUTH RED CROSS (YRC)
At the beginning of the every year all the first year UG and PG students must pay Rs.10/ along with their fees. These funds are used for conducting the various Youth Red Cross activities like Blood Donation Camp, Blood Identification
Camp and First Aid Camp etc, and also celebrating Geneva
Convention Day. During that time the various competitions have been conducted in the form of essay writing in Tamil &
English, Short Story writing in Tamil & English, Verse reading,
Recitation in Tamil& English etc. The best has been selected and prizes are given to them.
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CONSUMER CLUB
The Consumer Club was formed during the financial
year 2008 in our College. The main activities of Consumer
Club is to create awareness among the consumer in the society
focusing mainly on the price of goods mentioned in the article,
the net weight of the product, the date of manufacturing and
expiry of the product, the ingredients of the product etc. This
sort of awareness is being created by our students of Consumer
Club among the people by distributing pamphlets to all those
concerned indicating the measures to be adopted before buying
the goods, by doing campaigning on various places for
propaganda and frequently by doing dramas also for observing
the ideas and reaching the same quickly among the public.
¾ Department of MCA, B.Sc. Computer Science and B.Sc.,
Information Technology conducted an exhibition in the
academic year 2009-2010. The exhibition covers both software
and hardware. This exhibition was conducted for the benefit of
the students of various schools. In hardware exhibition the
parts of the Computer, various types of printers and other
computer peripherals are displayed.
o In software exhibition from computer basics to latest
improvement in computer technology are explained through
Visual Aids (CD’s) to the students, children are benefited
through this exhibition.
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o The Department of Physics, organized a Physics exhibition
for school students on 10th and 11th of February 2010. A
total of 300 students from various schools around our
college visited the exhibition. Our students enthusiastically
explained about the various experiments and models kept in
the exhibition. o School students enjoyed the exhibition very much because
the theory they have studied in their books were exhibited.
They also liked some models especially Automatic Railway
Gate, Dual intercom and Solar Eclipse very much. It was
not only for the benefit of the school students but also to
motivate our college students to keep their steps in the
research field in future. o “Exhibition is the art where things or matters are explained
in a lucid manner”. Department of chemistry organized a
grand Science exhibition regarding the syllabus of sixth,
seventh and eighth standards on February 10th and 11th
2010 at the Chemistry laboratory of
Dr. M.A. Chidambaram Block. o Many schools were invited. Among them some of our
native schools – IIPE Matriculation School, Sri Sarada
Matriculation School and Oasis Matriculation school
visited. HOD, staff and Lab. Assistants of Chemistry
Department and students arranged for all the experiments.
On that August occasion, students of B.Sc. Chemistry
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played a prominent role in explaining all the experiments
exhibited.
o Principal, Secretary, staff and students of our college and
staff of other schools attended the informative science
exhibition and appreciated the tremendous work put forth
by the concerned.
o The students of various schools enjoyed the educative
exhibition, since the exhibition explanations were given in a
very lucid manner.
3.4.2 What are the outreach programmes organized by the institution? How are they integrated with the academic curricula?
Village Adoption Programme (VAP) has completed its
fifth year of existence through its noble service in three villages
at three centres. The main objectives of VAP, through the
trained 60 Student volunteers in the college, is to spread the
Man Making Message of Swami Vivekananda. Nearly 75
children are being benefited by tuition run by VAP of our
College. The volunteers are also getting training for future
service and they are exposed to the condition of the poor
children and their family background.
Children have learnt various types of Yogasanas, Surya
Namaskaram, Spiritual and Patriotic stories and songs,
Silambam, Bhagavad Gita chanting and Lalitha
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Sahasranamam chanting and Sanskrit. They become cheerful
by playing games. Their horizon of knowledge has to be
expanded by developing their general knowledge and they are
made to observe hygienic aspects of life also.
Rural Women Empowerment programme
To empower rural women economically, free tailoring
coaching classes are conducted for 15 women from
Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram, Poilan Nagar and Krishnapuram.
National Service Scheme
NSS volunteers conduct annual special camp
programme for ten days in the nearby adopted villages during
summer holidays in which they make lot of efforts to enlighten
the rural community in hygiene, literacy, AIDs Awareness,
cooperative living and communal harmony.
Though the above mentioned outreach programmes are
done voluntarily and not a part and parcel of our curriculum
they actually form an informal extended curriculum of our
students where in our students are exposed to the harsh realities
in the poverty stricken villages which bring about a sea change
in their mental make up. Great values like service and
compassion are inculcated unconsciously in their minds.
“Once taught is twice learnt”. Our students when they
reach the basic aspects of all discipline to the school students,
their learning process becomes more effective and gets
reiterated.
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Students Tutoring Programme:(STP)
Self disciplined and academically best students from
department of commerce, English and Mathematics were
earmarked for students tutoring programme. The STP volunteers
visit the students in Ariyakulam, Melakulam and Thalavaipuram
twice in a week and orient the children on social, psychological,
educational, cultural, spiritual, environmental, physical and
human aspects.
3.4.3 How does the institution promote college-neighbourhood network in which students acquire attitude for service and training contributive to community development?
¾ As part of creating awareness of social values to the villagers in
and around Ariyakulam, Special camp on theme “Healthy
youth for Healthy India” are organized by the staff and
students of the NSS units of our college.
¾ To rejuvenate the Handloom industry and help the poor
weavers, staff and students of our college wear Handloom
sarees every Saturday and it was initiated by a meeting
“Handloom Flowers” to create an awareness among the
college students and general public about the sad plight of the
weavers.
¾ Employment opportunities to the people of Ariyakulam,
Melakulam, Uthamapandiankulam and other villages
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surroundings our college are given in our educational
establishments.
¾ Two spacious bus-shelter on the national Highways opposite to
our College, has been constructed for the use of the people
from the surrounding villages.
¾ Shelter and employment to orphaned children and to poor
women deserted by their husbands or by the children are given.
¾ Helping in the establishment of women’s self help groups and
youth forum in Thalavaipuram and Ariyakulam.
¾ The women folk of these adopted villages are brought to our
campus to learn skill-oriented courses which make them self-
reliant.
¾ For strengthening social harmony among the different
communities of several villages, our college has taken a
number of strenuous efforts. Downtrodden people are
spiritually enlightened through such spiritual centres. There is
always an internal urge in these people to have a temple in their
areas. Our college has satisfied their healthy urge by helping
them to erect spiritual centres with the liberal donations of the
management.
¾ Our management and staff have contributed profusely for the
construction of “Golden Chariot” for Nellaiappar temple.
Such efforts contribute a lot for the sustained community
development.
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¾ Matha Amirthanandamayi visited our college during the
academic year 2007-2008 to conduct orientation programme in
Tirunelveli. Our students rendered valuable service to her and
her devotees.
3.4.4 What are the initiatives taken by the institution to have partnership with University / Research institutions / Industries / NGOs etc. for extension activities?
Invariably every year our college students visit the
temples in around our college (Karunkulam Venkateswara
Temple and Palaymkottai Rajagopalaswamy Temple) to take
up the “Uzhavarapani” the temple cleaning work. They also
go for the university campus cleaning work as part of their
social work activities.
Our NSS students took part in digging a pond in
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University during the year
2007-2008.
o Every year in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital,
Tirunelveli eye camps are conducted for the people of
nearby villages. In these camps free eye-check up and
treatment for identified eye diseases are given. A few
needy cases have also been taken to the hospital for
operation, which is also been done freely. General Medical
camps are conducted in collaboration with Reddiarpatti
Primary Health centre for the people of the surrounding
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areas of the college. Herbal medicine camps are also
conducted with the assistance of specialists from Siddha
Hospital Tirunelveli. This proves the efficacy and
popularity of our traditional medical systems.
¾ Health and Hygiene Awareness
o Meetings are arranged to make the youth aware of the
evils of drug consumption and to eradicate drug
addiction.
o To spread the importance of administering polio drops
to children below the age of five, awareness camps are
conducted in the nearby villages.
o Training in First Aid is given to our students through
one day camp under the auspices of Youth Red Cross
(YRC).
o One day camp to spread the awareness of Skin
infection, Hepatitis B immunization programme.
¾ Adult Education Programmes
Sanyasinis and Brahmacharinis of Sri Sarada Samithi, the
spiritual order, visit the nearby villages every week to
spread not only spiritual awareness among the villagers but
also hygienic habits, social awareness etc.
¾ Blood Donation Camp
o The NSS UNITS of the college maintains a
classified record of the blood groups of all the students,
especially those of rare groups, so that identification will be
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easy when requests are made for blood of rare groups by
patients from local hospitals.
o Nearly 50 members of NSS donate blood every
year. Blood tests are conducted for all the first year
students to identify their blood group.
o Blood Donation Camp and Blood Group
Identification Camp are conducted by the NSS UNITS of
our college.
o Women’s day celebration was organized by NSS
Units of our College on 07.03.2007. Smt. Uma, IPS
presided over the function and conducted a discussion on
how women can face the challenges of modern life.
¾ AIDS Awareness
o Red Ribbon club of our college conducted a three day camp
in order to create awareness among the students.
o A grave phenomenon threatening the entire humanity today
is AIDS. To prevent this gloomy social evil, awareness
needs to be created among all sections of the society.
¾ Medical Camp
o Every year in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital
Tirunelveli eye camps are conducted for the villagers of
Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram, South Ariyakulam, Poilan
Nagar, Uthamapandiankulam and for residents of V.M.
Chatram and KTC Nagar areas. In these camps free eye-
check-up and treatment for identified eye diseases are
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given. A few needy cases have also been taken to the
Hospital for operation, which is also done freely. The
students and staff of our college and schools can also
benefit from these camps. o General medical camps are conducted in collaboration with
Reddiarpatti primary Health Centre for the people of the
surrounding areas of the college. Free medicines also
distributed. o With the assistance of specialists from Siddha Hospital the
students of our college play an active role in conducting
general medical camps (Siddha) to the forlorns of the
village of Ariyakulam, South Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram,
Uthamapandiyankulam and Poilan Nagar. These herbal
medicine camps prove the efficacy and popularity of our
traditional medicine systems. o A noteworthy one among the several medical and eye
camps conducted is the mega Medical and eye camp
conducted on 23.11.2003 to commemorate the 150th
Jayanthi celebrations of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.
Seven Medical experts including a heart specialist, an eye
specialist, a surgeon, a gynecologist, a pediatrician and a
physician treated more than thousand patients; 38 cases
were identified for eye operation (which will be done free
of charge by Aravind Eye Hospital). Diabetic patients were
given special treatment for eye disease. Blood and urine
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tests and ECG were also done, which is uncommon in one-
day medical camps.
¾ Environment Awareness
o Polythene Eradication Camp was conducted to make the
public aware of the menace created by the usage of
polythene covers. A special one day camp was conducted
in KTC Nagar jointly with the Corporation Tirunelveli for
the above purpose.
o The lesser the rain in an area, the greater the trouble for the
farmers and villagers there, this was reminded to the people
of Ariyakulam and the need for planting trees was insisted
and as an initiative in that direction the students of our
college planted trees.
o College Consumer Club Member participated in the
consumer exhibition conducted in Manjammal Higher
Secondary School, Tenkasi creating awareness about food
adulteration on 22.01.2009.
¾ Any others
o Extensive Flood relief work was done in 1992, when
unexpected floods hit the Thamirabharani River and
hundreds of people were downed. Features of this flood-
relief activity were:
Æ 44 houses were constructed for 2 villages affected
by the flood.
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Æ Distribution of food, cloth, medicine and essential
household materials to 6300 victims of the flood.
Æ Distribution of books and other study materials to
the children of the families affected by the flood.
Æ Distribution of three sewing machines to affected
women without consideration of their religion (one
was a Muslim, the second a Christian).
Æ A temple in a Dalit Colony, at a distance of about 20
miles from our campus, was renovated.
3.4.5 How has the local community benefited by the institution? (Contribution of the institution through various extension activities, outreach programmes, partnering with NGOs and GOs).
The following are a few of the NGO’s and GO’s whose
services are availed by the college in various ways or with
whom the college staff and students join hands and work for
social welfare.
Non Government Organisations
¾ Nehru Yuva Kendra
Nehru Yuva Kendra helps us in creating an awareness
of the various government schemes among the college students and the villagers.
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o Our college NSS unit has jointly worked with them in
conducting tailoring classes to the village women of
Ariyakulam. o We have helped the villagers to form Self Help Groups to
bring the unemployed and non-student youths into the
mainstream and improve the rural economy by helping
women take up income generation activities. o By the special efforts of the NSS unit a Mahalir mandram,
Sri Sarada Sanmarga mathar Sangam has been started in
our adopted village Ariyakulam. The Mahalir mandram
helps the rural women swim against the tide of troubles so
as to elevate themselves economically by forming a self-
help group. o India is set to become the world’s most populous country
by 2030. The accelerated growth of population has been a
matter of great concern for India and it affects the overall
economy of the country. Hence to create an awareness
among the students about this social issue a meeting was
arranged jointly with Nehru Yuva Kendra to enumerate the
problems of population explosion. o Tirunelveli is the only district which has been blessed with
11 reservoirs, whose prime source of water is the Porunai
or Thamirabharani river which is a perennial lifeline
provide succour to the plants and people of both Tirunelveli
and Tuticorin districts. The harmful effects of the effluents
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being let out into the Thamirabharani river and the need
for an effective underground drainage system were
explained to the students of our college through meetings.
¾ Arumbuhal Arakkattalai
o The staff and students of our institution have worked with
the above NGO in conducting folk cultural programmes,
which not only provided entertainment to men, women and
children of Ariyakulam and the adjoining villages but
helped them realize the importance of exercising their
franchise, and of sanitation and rain water harvesting.
¾ Nava Jeevan Trust
o It is a Non-Governmental organization engaged in social
service. Our institution has assisted it to conduct a special
seminar for our students enumerating the evil effects of
child labour on the society.
¾ Bhaktarhal Peravai
o During the annual car festival of the sri Nellaiyappar
Kanthimathi Ambal temple, the Temple Protection Society
and the Bhaktharhal Peravai requested our management to
assist them in drawing the car to its station. Usually the
process would take several days to complete and cause
hindrance to the general public by way of traffic
congestion. Staff and students of our college NSS units
assisted the public in completing the arduous task
expeditiously in a single day.
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o Uzhavarapani, the Temple Cleaning programme, a social
service activity popularized in Tamil Nadu by
St. Thirunavukkarasar as early as the 7th century itself, is taken up by the students of the NSS unit of our college every year, with the co-operation of the Bhaktharhal Peravai. o For the welfare of all, Mrityunjaya Japayagna is conducted
in the Swami Nellaiyappar Temple by the Temple
Protection society and Bhaktarhal peravai. In this holy
programme held every year, for the past three years,
students and staff of our college play an active role.
Government Organizations o Two bus shelters were built under the aegis of Self-Help
Scheme (Namakku Namae Thittam) of the State
Government and were dedicated to the public by the district
collector Shri K. Dhanavel. The essential feature of this
programme is that one third of the expenses has to be met
by the individual and the remaining two thirds will be
contributed by the government. Our college management
satisfied the condition of contributing one third and took up
the responsibility.
o Every year we request the Government Hospital,
Tirunelveli to send a medical team for blood group
identification for the first year students and for blood
donation. A team of doctors from the Government
Hospital visits our college for the above purpose. All
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the first year students get their blood groups identified
and a Blood Donation Camp is conducted in which
about 50 students voluntarily donate their blood to the
Blood Bank in the Government Hospital. o Nationalized Banks like Canara bank and the Indian
Overseas bank, other banks like Tamilnadu Mercantile
bank Ltd. and Pandiyan Grama Bank organize meetings
to encourage potential entrepreneurs to take up small
scale ventures and the students are also made aware of
the various loan schemes of the Banks. o The NSS units of our college and the Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University jointly arrange Inter-collegiate
Seminars to create awareness among the students
regarding socially relevant themes like consumer
protection. o Meetings are arranged in our college in which officials
of the Employment Exchange expose the students to the
Employment opportunities in various fields. o As initiated by the state government, Kaithari Pookkal
Thiruvizha was celebrated to instill in the students the
readiness to help the poor handloom weavers. o Meetings are arranged in which officials from the
Tirunelveli Corporation spoke to the students driving
home the necessity of underground drainage system.
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o Financial aid to the tune of 2.5 lakhs is given annually
to poor, but meritorious students studying in our
institutions from the interest of Srimat Swami
Chidbhavananda Maharaj “Memorial Poor Students’
Relief fund,” whose corpus fund is formed from
donations from Philanthropists. o Annual feeding for the poor people in the village on
the holy day of Jayanthi of Holy Mother Sri Sarada
Devi, the divine consort of Sri Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa. o A National Integration Camp was organized by
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 25.08.2008
to 31.08.2008 at St. John’s College, Palayamkottai.
Smt. N. Renuka, Department of English rendered a
quantum of volunteer work in that occasion. As part of
the programme a meeting was organized in our college
on 29.08.2008. Students from the States of Goa, Orissa,
Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamilnadu attended the
meeting.
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3.4.6 How has the institution involved the community in its extension activities? (Community participation in institutional development, institution-community networking etc.)
¾ Due to extension activity, beneficiary’s status in all respect is
obviously enhanced which bring out frequent feedback.
¾ Children go to school regularly and thus drop out rate is
considerably reduced.
¾ Their learning capacity is sustained and enhanced.
¾ Child labour in the adopted villages has reduced.
¾ The parents of these children have learnt moral values from
them. Many have given up smoking and drinking alcohol.
¾ The quality of hygiene has gone up.
¾ The villagers feel assured that our students will donate blood in
the case of emergency.
¾ There is an urge among the girls to join in our college.
¾ A sense of sisterhood is developed into our students volunteers.
3.4.7 Any awards or recognition received by the faculty / students / Institution for the extension activities?
¾ Our College had received “BEST COLLEGE” Award in
Tirunelveli District from Rotary Club of Tirunelveli during the
year 2003.
¾ Our college students had received “BEST DISCIPLINARY
AWARD” during the year 2008 from ELCOT, Government of
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Tamilnadu. (18th & 19th January 2008 – to create awareness
among the students regarding job opportunities in IT field –
more than 10,000 students from Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari,
Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar districts)
¾ Karnatic Classical Music programme conducted by Sri
Jeyandra Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sankarnagar
on 17.07.2010. 64 students from our college participated and
won III prize “Rasika Award” in this programme.
¾ On 17th March 2010, Smt. R. Muthulakshmi, HOD, Department
of Commerce received the “Best Co-ordinator” in Consumer
Forum at district level from Sri Kaliappan Vice-chancellor of
Anna University and Ms. Ramana Saraswathi, District
Revenue Officer, Tirunelveli.
3.5 Collaborations
Give details of the collaborative activities of the institution with the following organizations:
Local bodies / community
State
National
International
Industry
Service sector
Agriculture sector
Administrative agencies
Any other (specify)
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Local Bodies/Community
¾ Whenever Manonmaniam Sundaranar University approaches
the college for the use of its facilities, the college obliges. Free
hostel accommodation is given during Inter University Sports
Meet conducted by the University.
¾ Request of the department of CIT, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University was complied with to conduct University CIT
course, theory and practical examination during April 2002
making use of our computer laboratory.
¾ Students from B.A. B.Com. learnt M S Office Automation
which was organized by Government from 2006 onwards. Our
college provides our Computer lab to take classes for our
students.
¾ B.Sc. Computer Science and Information Technology
departments make use of our computer lab to have their project
classes during 8.30 am - 9.30 am and 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm. Our
college has arranged to take project class from Computer
Academy, Palayamkottai.
¾ The NSS units of our college and Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University jointly arranged intercollegiate seminar to create
awareness among the students regarding socially relevant
themes like consumer protection.
¾ V.M. Chatram division of Tamilnadu Electricity Board,
Tirunelveli requested the college to assist them in the data
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operation as part of the process of the computerization of the
metre reading operation. It was accepted by the staff and
students of the Department of Computer Science and MCA and
completed the work efficiently during February 2004.
¾ A National Integration Camp was organized by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University from 25.08.2008 to 31.08.2008 at St.
John’s College, Palayamkottai. As a part of programme a
meeting was organized in our college on 29.08.2008.
¾ On the occasion of 25th year celebrations of our college, Sarada
Library and SALIS (Society for Advancement of Library and
Information Science) jointly organized one-day State level
seminar on “E Resources” on 13th August 2010.
¾ A one-day State level Seminar on “Alleviation of Poverty and
capacity building of women through Micro Finance”
organized by Department of Economics collaborated with
“Dinamalar” daily Tamil Newspaper on 21st September 2010.
¾ The department of English has jointly organized
Communication Skill course with Ebek and Guimax for the UG
and PG students.
Government/ /State
¾ Every year we request the Government Hospital, Tirunelveli to
send a medical team for blood group identification for the first
year students. For blood donation a team of doctors from the
Government Hospital Tirunelveli visits our college for the
above purpose. Blood donation camp is conducted in which
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about 50 students voluntarily donate their blood to the blood
bank in the Government Hospital.
¾ Nationalized Banks organized meetings in our campus to
encourage potential entrepreneurs to take up small scale
ventures and the students are also made aware of various loan
schemes of the banks.
¾ Personality Development camps are arranged in our college in
which officials of the employment exchange expose the
students to the employment opportunities in various fields.
¾ As initiated by the State Government, “Kaidthari Pookkal
Thiruvizha” was celebrated to instill the students the readiness
to help the poor handloom weavers.
International / National
¾ Though no linkage with International bodies have established
so far, the day is not far off when such meaningful linkages will
come into being. A small beginning has been made in the
matter of linkages at the National level, the Departmental
library of MCA is a member of DELNET, a National Network
libraries of institutions of higher education which is offered to
all the students of our College.
¾ Our Staff used to participate in the one week cultural camp for
teachers, conducted by Vivekananda College, Tiruvedagam in
2005.
¾ National level Seminars are organized by MCA Department
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¾ The college has links with local institution Government and
private, for Short term / Certificate diploma courses also. They
are Ebek and JL Computer Academy, Tirunelveli.
Service Sector
¾ Two spacious bus shelters on the National Highways opposite
to our college, have been constructed for the use of people from
surrounding villages.
¾ Shelter and employment opportunity given to orphaned
children and to poor women deserted by their husbands or by
their children.
¾ Every year in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital,
Tirunelveli eye camps are conducted for the villagers of
Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram and for residents of V M Chatram
and KTC Nagar areas.
¾ General and Medical camps are conducted in collaboration with
Reddiarpatti Primary Health Centre for the people of the
surrounding areas of the college.
¾ Free medicines are also distributed. With the assistance of
Specialists from Government Siddha Hospital Tirunelveli the
students of our college play an active role in conducting general
medical camps (Siddha) to the people residing in the villages
of Ariyakulam, south Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram,
Uthamapandiayankulam and Poilan Nagar. This medical camp
proves the efficacy and popularity of our traditional medicine
systems.
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Administrative Agencies
¾ Our college is one of sub centres for the conduct of the entrance
examination by Anna University, Chennai (TANCET).
¾ Ebek communication skill
¾ We had conducted multimedia workshop by Colour
Computer Centre, which gave awareness to the students.
How has the institution benefited from the collaboration?
a) Curriculum development
b) Internship
c) On-the-job training
d) Faculty exchange and development
e) Research
f) Consultancy
g) Extension
h) Publication
i) Student Placement
a) Curriculum Development
¾ Our students of III year Computer Science and Information
Technology Department are well equipped with project classes.
Their submission of project works gain them more knowledge
and sufficient experience in I T field.
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¾ Ebek and Guimax courses offered by Department of English
enhances the student’s Communication Skill and personality
development.
¾ Sarada Career Academy trains the students for all
competitive exams.
¾ A consortium with the nearby three colleges has been formed
with the mission of the mutual sharing of academic expertise
through a Memorandum of Understanding, our institution
playing an important role. Activities involved are joint
seminars, workshops and exchange programmes.
¾ A National symposium on “Vedic Mathematics” was
organized and many of our students participated and gain
knowledge. We are glad to inform that we have introduced a
certificate course on Vedic Mathematics, a unique and rare
subject.
b) Internship
Our students earn money during their vacation times.
They engage themselves in various jobs. Most of our students take tuition for students from Standard I to X. Some of the students take part in Bouquet Making, Crochet making, Garland making and doll making. As per the students’ interest they are undergoing the work like making post cards and tailoring. Few students earn money from rolling Beedi. Our students utilized their vacation period in the above
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mentioned activities in order to improve their skills and self confidence.
c) Research
¾ Seed money is provided. When the research is completed
successfully and the degree is awarded the management gives
the scholar a cash award of Rs.5000/-.and a kuthuvizhaku
¾ Arranging research oriented lecture series for staff and
students.
¾ Providing financial assistance and study leave for research
work undertaken by the faculty members.
¾ Offering financial assistance to the staff for publication of
articles in standard academic journals.
¾ Project work done by the third year students of MCA and UG
degree courses and the field work undertaken by all second
year students of UG degree course as a part of academic
activities.
¾ Delnet facility is available in our computer lab.
.Departments are permitted to conduct seminars, workshops,
symposia and conferences.
¾ Half of the Registration fee is borne by the management when
the teachers present papers in National/ International seminar.
¾ For genuine research pursuit teachers are permitted to go to
Universities.
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f) Consultancy
¾ Antaryogam – spiritual retreat programme once in four months.
¾ Poornima Pooja : once in a month on full moon days.
¾ Special Pooja
¾ Navaratri Pooja
¾ Free tuition facility available to adopted village.
¾ Reading Daily Divine for students to learn moral values to
improve their confidence.
¾ Free education to poor but meritorious students.
¾ Fees concession to poor students.
¾ Chanting Lalitha Sahasranamam, Upanishad and Geeta
Upadesam.
¾ Competition on Thevaram and Thiruvasagam. g) Extension
¾ Handloom saree was bought by the staff and students to help
the poor weavers.
¾ Uzhavarappani, the temple-cleaning work, is regularly
undertaken by our students at Nellaiappar Temple,
Rajagopalasamy Temple at Palay, Lord Venkateswara Temple
at Krishnapuram and Karunkulam. Our students also lighted
hundreds of lamps efficaciously during the laksha Deepam
festival at Alwarthirunagari Athinathar Alwar Temple.
¾ Our NSS volunteers participated in a one-day camp for digging
the pond in the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University to store
the rain water.
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¾ Every year Swamijis, Ambas, Brothers and Sisters our college
staff and students chant “Mrithyunjaya Japam” held at
Nellaiappar temple for the “peace of world”.
¾ Special one day or 10 days camps are arranged to spread
awareness of voting, social values, evils of drug consumption,
need for breast-feeding, administering of polio drops, blood
donation, AIDS, pollution due to use – and – throw polythene
materials, population explosion, underground drainage system
and planting of trees among the villagers in the vicinity of our
college. These awareness camps were held for the benefit of
the villagers as well as the strudents.
¾ Medical camps (both allopathic and siddha), Dental camp, Eye
camps and Skin care camps are conducted in the villages in
which patients are given treatment free of cost. This facility
could be utilized by the staff and students also. These camps
also enlighten the villagers about the various diseases that
could affect them and about the precautionary measures to be
taken to prevent them.
¾ Social as well as religious and spiritual awareness is created
through Kolu, the traditional practice of arranging dolls during
Navaratri. The public not only from the nearby villages and
schools, but from the urban residential areas also visit this
Kolu.
¾ Assistance in the establishment of Self help Groups and Youth
Forum in the nearby villages. Apart from the above social work
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done by the NSS staff and students of our college, the
Management is involved in the following benevolent activities.
¾ Extensive flood-relief work was carried out in 1992, whose
salient features were: construction of 44 houses, distribution of
food, cloth, medicine and essential household materials to the
families and the distribution of books and study materials to the
children of the families affected by the flood. Three sewing
machines were also distributed to the affected women without
consideration of their religion.
¾ Annual feeding of the village people on the holy day of the
Jayanthi of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.
¾ Renovation of temple in a DALIT colony near
Alwarthirunagari.
¾ Financial aid to the tune of 2.5 lakhs is given annually to poor
but meritorious students studying not only in our institutions,
but in a few others too.
¾ Employment opportunities are given to the people of
Ariyakulam, Melakulam and other neighbouring villagers.
¾ Shelter and employment to orphaned children and poor women
are given.
¾ Two spacious bus-shelters have been constructed and dedicated
to the use of the surrounding villagers.
¾ The Ambas and Brahmacharinis of the holy mother Sarada
Samithi, who manage the schools and colleges in Tirunelveli on
behalf of the Tapovanam, make weekly visits to six villages
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around the college to spread social awareness, healthy habits,
patriotism and spiritual awareness among the village children
and women.
Publications
¾ Our staff members belonging to different faculty published
books in their in respective areas – Please refer 3.2.4.
3.6 Best Practices in Research, Consultancy and Extension
3.6.1 What are the significant innovations / good practices in
Research, Consultancy and Extension of activities of the
institution?
¾ Our teacher’s State / National linkage in research has become
vast.
¾ For the publication of each article in the National/International
Journal Rs.500 /- is offered by the management.
¾ Arranging research – oriented lecture series for staff and
students.
¾ Identifying departments which could be potential research
centres.
¾ Providing financial assistance and study leave for research
work undertaken by the faculty members.
¾ One-half of the Registration fee is borne by the management
when the teachers present papers in seminars / workshops.
¾ For genuine research pursuit teachers are permitted to go to
Universities for references.
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Consultancy
¾ Antaryogam – a one day spiritual retreat for our devotees is
conducted once in three months by our Sanyasinis, the
personification of selflessness and service in order to rejuvenate
them spiritually.
¾ Orientation on yoga and meditation is offered to our students at
free of cost.
¾ Poornima Pooja (once in a month), Navarathri Pooja
(Annual) Special Pooja (Annual) programmes held in our
college campus.
¾ Online consultation is also offered over phone or on the e-mail
by our Swamiji and Ambaji.
¾ Certificate courses are being conducted to the students in
bouquet making, oil painting, fur doll making, crochet wire
knitting, spoken Hindi to the welfare of the students
community. Due to the training given to the students they gain
skills in the above and can generate income in future. They can
also make their domestic ornamental articles by themselves.
Extension Activities
¾ We have great concern for our culturally, socially,
economically and educationally improvised neighbourhood. In
our effort to uplift the downtrodden people we have adopted the
nearby six villages where our student volunteers visit once in a
week and make all efforts to enhance the overall status of
children of those areas.
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¾ For strengthening social harmony among the different
communities of several villages, our college has taken a
number of strenuous efforts. Downtrodden people are
spiritually enlightened through such spiritual centres.
¾ As a part of Navarathri celebrations, “Kolu” arrangement
would be made in the prayer hall every year. The dolls would
be arranged to depict the theme which explain the happenings
in the Puranas and Epics like Ramayana and Mahabharatha.
The local public besides families of students and staff visit
nearby schools. It creates religious and spiritual awareness.
Social awareness is also created through Kolu.
¾ It is also proposed to enlist the support of the management for
the expansion of the social service activities for the college by
involving the student volunteers in village adoption
programmes for Literacy. These programmes for Literacy will
be carried out not only by NSS units but by the Departments’
staff and students will teach the subjects like English,
Mathematics and Science to the village school children.
¾ The staff and students of our college adopt various social
service activities, in which they are ably assists by the
management in valuable ways. The management itself, being a
service oriented spiritual organization engages in various other
social service activities and thus helps to instill the spirit of
service among staff and students of the college.
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¾ It is realized, both by the staff and the management, the
research, publication and consultancy activities of the college
are still in the initial stage and need to be strengthened and
developed. Both the staff and management are willing to
engage in the further promotion of research activities.
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CRITERION IV
Infrastructure & Learning Resources
Infrastructure
Hostel Temple
Office
Library Running Track Infrastructure
Dining Hall Seminar Hall
Office room
Hostel room Computer Block
4.1 Physical Facilities
4.1.1 What are the infrastructure facilities available for a. Academic activities? b. Co-curricular activities? c. Extra-curricular activities and sports?
a. Academic activities:
Our infrastructure creates a congenial atmosphere for
the abundant growth of Man-making Education.
By the grace of the Holy Mother, we are proud to
possess adequate infrastructure facilities with regard to the
laboratories, the library and games; these much-needed infra-
structure facilities, along with well-ventilated classrooms and
sufficient furniture, make us feel the presence of Goddess
Saraswathi.
The Laboratories
Our Physics and Chemistry laboratories are spacious
and well ventilated and possess enough number of high quality
apparatus needed to meet the requirements of the syllabus. To
cope with academic growth occasioned by modernization of
syllabus by the University or introduction of new courses, the
management invests sufficient funds on infrastructure. In fact,
the well maintained laboratories have uniformly won the
appreciation of the external examiners for Practical that they
even suggest that PG courses could be started with the available
infrastructure. Sprawling playground and a splendid prayer hall
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strengthen the physical and ennoble the emotional facets of the students’ personality.
The Computer Centers of the college, available for UG and PG courses separately, are a powerful indication of the academic self-sufficiency and well being of the institution.
There are totally 170 computers in these centers, besides the computers available in the library, office and for the Principal.
The library, possessing 24673 books and 92 journals and magazines, is another proud possession of the college.
Location of the college amidst the exuberance of nature is most suitable for the self-reform of the individual, which is the goal of the institution.
The homely milieu attracts the elders immensely that they decide to educate their children only in our college.
The library is kept open on all working days except on
Government holidays. The library is utilized not only by the students and staff of this college but by our school staff, our old students and occasionally by the teachers of neighboring colleges.
Computerization of the library is going on in the important aspects of library administration.
Book bank facility is available for each department for
the benefit of poor students.
The spiritual vibrations in our college aura touch and transform not only the staff and students but other visitors too, for they come back and offer prayers and make special
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offerings to our deity Kanthimathi Amman on special
occasions.
Each and every individual member of the institution has
felt the gentle and saving touch of Holy Mother Sri Sarada
Devi during times of pressure, which is another unique feature
of our college.
b. Co-curricular activities
All available facilities are utilized to the maximum.
Thus the prayer hall has turned a multi-purpose hall, where
important meetings, association meetings and various other
functions are held. A big spacious & ventilated Auditorium
named Mathru Vihar, a multipurpose hall is available in the
hostel premises. In this hall, every year, View I.T., Annaiyar
Jayanthi, College Day celebrations, Lighting ceremony,
Convocation, Film shows are held. This hall becomes a study
hall during study hours, Yogasana hall while doing Yoga. c. Extra-curricular activities and sports
We have a full-fledged Physical Education Department
with various types of facilities, equipments and courts for
outdoor games and indoor games. As a status symbol we are
proud to place on record that our is the only women’s college in
the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University to possess 400 mts
track. We have courts for games like Kho-kho, Volley Ball,
Ball-Badminton and Basket Ball.
Table Tennis, Chess and Carom are some of the indoor
games. There is a stadium named after Sister Nivedita.
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Every year height and weight are measured for all the
students in the first year and for the staff.
Instruments for rhythmic activities like lezium, dumb
bells, hoops, wands and Indian clubs are available in plenty.
Infrastructure facilities like Indoor Gymnasium,
Pavilion, Basketball court and a Gallery for over 2000
spectators are some of the ardent aims of the college
management to be realized in the years to come, for the benefit
of the student community and the welfare of youth in Sarada
Nagar Area, which is a remote corner of Tirunelveli Municipal
Corporation.
4.1.2 Enclose the Master Plan of the college campus indicating the existing physical infrastructure and the projected future expansions.
Enclosed.
4.1.3 Has the institution augmented the infrastructure to keep pace with its academic growth? If yes, specify the facilities and the amount spent during the last five years.
Yes. According to the changes in the syllabus
introduced periodically by the Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, the Heads of Departments submit to the Principal
proposals for updating the infrastructure. The Principal
discusses with the management and the need is fulfilled as early
as possible.
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Introduction of new courses compels the rise of new
buildings along with increases in the need of more furniture,
books and apparatus. For science departments advanced
equipments are bought frequently and the laboratories are
modified and extended for the convenience of the students.
Money is allotted for various departments to buy books as per
the syllabus whenever it is updated.
The availability of LCD projector, OHP, Xerox
machine, Printers, Typewriters, Intercom and generator makes
the technical work easy.
The recent introduction of certificate courses, which is a
new feather in the college cap, also demands its own
infrastructure. Apart from the available infrastructure, which is
used for the certificate courses, our management has bought 15
sewing machines for the tailoring course. Also on agreement
with a reputed commercial institute in the city, 40 typewriting
machines have been provided for the typewriting course.
The huge water tank is yet another arrival which sprang
in accordance with the needs of the growth of the college.
4.1.4 Does the institution provides facilities like common room, separate rest rooms for women students and staff?
Yes. Even though the college is meant for women,
there are also separate rest rooms for students and staff.
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4.1.5 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available infrastructure is optimally utilized?
All available facilities are utilized to the maximum.
Thus the prayer hall turns a multi-purpose hall, where
important meetings, association meetings and various other
functions are held. A big spacious and ventilated Auditorium
named Mathru Vihar, a multipurpose hall is available in the
hostel premises. In this hall, every year, VIEW-IT., Annaiyar
Jayanthi, College Day celebrations, lighting ceremony, film
shows are held. This hall becomes a study hall during study
hours, yogasana hall while doing Yoga.
Various certificate courses are conducted in the class
rooms. The computer laboratory is utilized for short-term
computer courses.
Our library functions on Sunday also, for the benefit of
all the students, especially the hostel students and old students.
Our classrooms are used to accommodate guests from outside
during important public functions.
During study holiday’s day scholars are also permitted
to stay in the hostel.
Intercollegiate Chess competitions are also held in our
college. The girls participating from other colleges are
accommodated in our college hostel. Recently an
intercollegiate sports meet was held in Tirunelveli for which
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the girls participating from other colleges are accommodated in
our college hostels.
Seminar hall situated in SRI VIDHYA BLOCK is used
for conducting association meetings and seminars.
In our hostel premises, typewriting classes are
conducted for all the hostel students.
Students and staff get benefited by a hospital situated in
our college premises where a qualified doctor and an efficient
nurse are available all the time.
4.1.6 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure
facilities meet the requirements of the differently-abled
students?
We do admit differently abled students who are able to
accommodate themselves in our institution with the available
facilities.
4.2 Maintenance of Infrastructure
4.2.1 What is the budget allocation for the maintenance of (last year’s data) a) Land? b) Building? c) Furniture? d) Equipment? e) Computers? f) Vehicles?
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2005-06
Budget Actual
Land - -
Building 4,00,000 4,11,912.80
Furniture 25,000 26,897.75
Equipments & 1,20,000 1,24,376.50 Machinery Thalavadam
Computers 3,75,000 3,82,051
Vehicle 2,00,000 2,23,257.70
2006-07
Budget Actual
Land - -
Building 4,75,000 26,205.50
Furniture 25000 26,205.50
Equipments Machinary & Thalavadam 2,10,000 2,12,253
Computers 3,40,000 3,46,982
Vehicle 3,00,000 3,07,138.90
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2007-2008 Budget Actual
Land - -
Building 4,40,000 4,49,487.70
Furniture 45000 46,169
Equipment 7 Machinery 3,25,000 3,39,257 Thalavadam Computers 4,25,000 4,36,029.50
Vechile 1,80,000 1,99,707
2008-09 Budget Actual
Land - -
Building 65,000 67,424
Furniture 65,000 67,424
Equipments& 2,25,000 2,28,886 Machinery Thalavadam Computer 2,50,000 2,55,490.50
Vechiles 1,50,000 1,68,393.05
2009-10 Budget Actual
Land - -
Building 4,20,000 4,20,666
Furniture 6,500 6,662
Equipments& 2,10,000 2,13,629 Machinery Thalavadam Computer 2,00,000 2,20,721
Vechiles 21,000 21,584
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4.2.2 How does the institution ensure optimal utilization of
budget allocated for various activities?
Since the actual expenditure is higher than the Budgeted
Expenditure there will be deficit in all the years. Such deficit
will be generously met by the management.
4.2.3 Does the institution appoint staff for maintenance and repair? If not, how are the infrastructure facilities, services and equipment maintained?
With the growth of the infrastructure the necessity of its
maintenance also increases in all fields. New courses and the
increase in the student strength lead to the extension of the
existing buildings and laboratories.
For the maintenance of computer annual maintenance
contract is signed with Nexus Computers. Also more assistants
are employed to do other manual work in laboratories and for
properly maintaining the laboratory equipments. Even during
the power failure laboratory work is not affected because of the
generator. Local companies like Crystal and Madras Scientific
supplies are called for serving the equipments in Physics &
Chemistry laboratories.
The need for more buildings is met by the Management.
Periodical white-washing and painting are done. Adequate
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Two big water tanks have been constructed which greatly help in keeping the campus clean and hygienic, besides providing drinking water.
A water purifier (Reverse Osmosis system) is also available in our canteen for the benefit of the students, parents and staff.
A hospital with a qualified Dr. Veda Gnanam and a qualified nurse is also available all the time.
A 400 mts. Track is available and courts of indoor and outdoor games are kept clean for use at any time.
A range of technical work-force like electricians, mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, washer man & drivers is available in the campus all through the day to maintain the infrastructure.
We have entered into annual maintenance contract with the following companies for the maintenance of computers and their accessories.
WEBCOM Computers For the maintenance of Limited computers
TVS Electronics For the maintenance of printers
For the UPS ZENLEC Company
For maintaining the
batteries for UPS
Nellai Air conditioner For AC
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The technical assistant in the laboratory will
attend to the minor technical problems in computers and
UPS as and when they arise.
There are totally three technical assistants, two
laboratory assistants and one maintenance staff in the
UG & PG laboratory for the regular maintenance of
computers and the rooms.
4.3 Library as a Learning Resource
4.3.1 Does the library have a Library Advisory Committee? What are its major responsibilities?
The Library is governed by an advisory committee,
which consists of the following members.
¾ The Chairman - The Principal
¾ Convener - The Librarian
¾ Members - i) The Heads of the Departments
ii) Two Students Representatives
Allocation of annual budget to the general library, the
department libraries and the book-banks for the purchase of
books, journals and magazines, based on the number of
students admitted in each course, is done by this committee.
The major responsibilities of this committee is to
disseminate information as much as possible regarding
resources, facilities and services available in the library and to
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community and to rectify with proper actions. Totally, this
advisory committee acts as a bridge between the library and the
user community.
A sub-committee consisting of two teachers is
appointed by the Head of the each department for the actual
selection of books. Keeping in mind the needs of the syllabus,
the requirements of the students, the probable expansion of the
department into a PG / Research department, sub-committee
makes the actual selection of books.
Views of the student representatives are given due
importance. This committee appoints one faculty member as in
charge of the department library (which includes book bank
and specimen books.) This committee prepares the list of
economically backward students for whom the books from the
book bank are to be given for use throughout the semester.
4.3.2 How does the library ensure access, use and security of materials?
Access
Our Library provides open access service to the user
community. It is kept open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Use
Students can search books through OPAC of the
Delplus software, the DELNET product.
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All UG students can borrow 3 books and all PG
students can borrow 4 books each.
Teaching staff can borrow 20 books and Non-teaching
staff can borrow 10 books.
User can also borrow old magazines and journals.
Reference books are also lent for a day. But these
books are issued only in the evening and should be returned in
the next morning.
The students are allowed to retain books till the
completion of the semester examinations.
Security
User can bring only paper and pen to the Library.
The staff in the book issue point, checks the condition
of the book before lending.
There is one way to enter and exit and that is monitored
by the Library staff.
All the windows are protected by net.
4.3.3 What are the various support facilities available in the library? (computers, internet, band width, reprographic facilities etc.)
Computers - 5
Internet - Yes (DELNET & Open Access E-Resources)
Bandwidth - Broad band
Reprographic - Yes machine
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4.3.4 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, important journals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent on new books and journals during the last five years?
Allocation of annual budget to the general library, the
department libraries and the book banks, for the purchase of
books and magazines, based on the need and the number of
students admitted in each course is done by advisory
committee. The advisory committee makes actual selection of
books by keeping in mind the needs of the syllabus, the
requirements of the students and the probable expansion of the
department into PG department. Views of the student
representatives are given due importance. Books and journals
are normally purchased from local bookshops and through
exhibitions arranged with booksellers from big cities. Rare
books are obtained from Chennai.
Teachers are also permitted to buy rare books as and
when they come across them and claim the money later. At
times, when the Principal or members of the management visit
metropolitan cities on some main business, purchase for the
library is also done.
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4.3.5 Give details on the access of the on-line and Internet services in the library to the students and faculty? (hours, frequency of use, subscriptions, licensed software etc.,).
Separate systems are available in the library for the
students and staff with internet facility.
DELNET facilities & list of open access journals & free
E-books are available for the easy search and use.
Hours - 2
Frequency of use - Daily
Licensed software - DELPLUS
Subscription - Rs.7500/- p.a.
4.3.6 Are the library services computerized? If yes, to what extent?
Yes, our library is under process of computerization by
using DELPLUS software, the product of DELNET.
Acquisition, circulation, cataloging, OPAC are the
various computerized activities and services of our library.
4.3.7 Does the institution make use of INFLIBNET / DELNET / IUC facilities? If yes, give details.
Yes, our institution is the member of the DELNET –
Developing Library Network, New Delhi which is one of the
resources sharing library-Library Network support from the
National Information Centre, Ministry of Communications &
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Information Technology and Ministry of Culture, Government
of India.
The user name and password are given to the staff and
students. They get benefited by the following facilities.
¾ Union Catalogue of Books
¾ Union list of current periodicals
¾ Database of Periodical Articles
¾ Union list of CD-ROM Database
¾ Union list of Video Recordings
¾ Union list of Sound Recordings
¾ Union list of thesis and Dissertations
4.3.8 What initiatives are taken by the library staff to enrich the faculty and students with its latest acquisitions?
Advisory committee used to suggest the books for
purchase. New books are kept in new arrival display rack.
That intimation is sent to the concerned departments.
CD, DVD collections are also available for the user
community. They can copy these when they need.
4.3.9 Does the library have interlibrary borrowing facility? If yes, give details of the facility.
Yes, we have signed an MOU with St. Xavier’s
College, Palayamkottai for the Interlibrary Loan, so that our
students and staff can access the facilities available in
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St. Xavier’s College and they can use our library services and
resources.
4.3.10 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the visually and physically-challenged persons?
We do have physically challenged students and they
make use of the available facilities. For visually handicapped
students, we have Braille materials.
4.3.11 List the infrastructural development of the library over the last two years.
¾ Journal Display Rack
¾ CD / DVD
¾ Reference Section-Extension
¾ 5 Computers
¾ Library Automation
¾ OPAC service
¾ DELNET service
¾ Internet service
¾ Reprographic service
¾ Printer
¾ Scanner
¾ New Arrival Display Rack
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4.3.12 What other information services are provided by the library to its users?
¾ Circulation service
¾ Current Awareness service
¾ Clipping service
¾ Referral service
¾ Reference service
¾ Bibliographic compilation
¾ User Orientation programme
¾ Fresher Orientation Programme
¾ Guest lecture programme
¾ State level seminar
Programames conducted by Sarada Library
S.NO DATE PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE 1 08/07/09 Fresher For first year students Orientation regarding resources & Programme services, rules & regulations of the Library.
2 25/09/09 Saraswathi Pooja Naming ceremony “Sarada Library” 3 10/10/09 Inculcating reading Skit enacted by habit among the certificate course students Library Science Students. 4 25/01/10 Guest Lecture To create awareness of Programme on Internet Search. The Information Search Chief Guest -Smt in Internet. C.Hema, Librarian, Madura College.
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5 College Library Best User 2 Best Library User Day Award Awards were given to encourage students to visit Library.
6 30/06/10 Fresher For first year students Orientation regarding resources & Programme services, rules & regulations of the Library.
7 29/07/10 Formation of To promote reading Library Association skills through activities.
To disseminate information as much as
possible. 8 10/08/10 Librarian Day Quiz about Library.
Celebration
9 13/08/10 One Day State To create awareness of E Level Seminar on E Resources. Resources 10 14/10/10 Saraswathi Pooja Inauguration of OPAC
Facility.
4.4 ICT as Learning Resources
4.4.1 Does the institution have up-to-date computer facility? If yes, give details on the available hardware and software (Numbers of computers, computer-students ratio, stand alone facility, LAN facility, configuration, licensed software etc.)
Yes, our institution has up-to-date computer facility.
Number of computers: UG Lab. = 94
PG Lab. = 76
Computer-Students ratio: UG = 1 : 1
PG = 1 : 1
Allied (UG) = 1 : 2
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Window XP latest version is available.
System Software : 9
Application software : 13
The software available in our institution and the details
about configuration are attached.
4.4.2 Is there a central computing facility? If yes, how is it utilized for staff to students?
Yes, it is available in SRI VIDHYA BLOCK.
For UG:
The Computer Laboratory is kept open from 8.30 am to
6.00 pm on all working days for students of all courses like
B.Sc., B.A., B.Com and B.Com (C.A). for major and allied
subjects as well as short-term and Tally courses. Students are
allowed to utilize it during holidays also.
For PG:
As per the University norms, 6 hours per practical paper
are allotted between 10.00 am and 4.20 pm. In addition to this
our PG students utilize the laboratory for extra 3 hours
(Timings 8.30 am – 9.30 am and 4.30 pm-6.30 pm). The needy
students are permitted to work in the laboratory during holidays
up to 1.00 pm.
Staff members also utilize internet facility. Rs.10/- is
charged per hour.
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4.4.3 How are the faculty facilitated to prepare computer-aided teaching learning materials? What are the facilities available in the college for such efforts?
Apart from the lecture method, we adopt modern
teaching tools – like demo software, simulator, flash, OHP and
LCD for teaching purpose. Teachers prepare teaching
materials using power points.
Each department is provided with separate computers
and teachers use them for preparing their own teaching
materials.
In the Department of English the language lab enhances
the communication skills for students.
4.4.4. Does the Institution have a website? How frequently is it updated? Give details.
Yes, our institution has a website. Our website address
is www.saradacollege.net. The domain for the website is
hosted by our staff and students. The salient features of our
institution are accommodated in our website are given below:
¾ Home Page
¾ About us
¾ Sports
¾ Faculties
¾ Rank holders
¾ Mandatory Disclosure
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¾ Photo Gallery
¾ Contact us
¾ OSA
¾ Facilities: i) Library ii) Hostel iii) Certificate course iv) Facilities v) Services
4.4.5 How often does the institution plan and upgrade its computer systems? What is the provision make in the annual budget for update, deployment and maintenance of the computers in the institution?
Computer systems are upgraded twice in a year
according to the requirements of the students for their project
work. Third year students are doing major projects in their
areas of interest in accordance with the latest technological
developments as part of their academic activity. Students are
divided into teams and are allowed to select a topic in the
relevant subject. Systems are upgraded according to the change
of syllabus in the University as well as current changes in the
I.T. field.
For the maintenance of computers annual maintenance
contract is signed with Webcom Company. Also Lab
Assistants and Technical Assistants are employed for the
proper maintenance of the systems. Even during the power
failure lab work is not affected because of Generator facility.
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Annual budget for maintenance of the computers are,
For UG lab – Rs.2 lakh.
For PG lab – Rs.1 lakh.
Software up gradation:
(i) Windows Xp, Professional Sp2, DSp
(ii) Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (3 user)
(iii) Winstr 7 SNGL OLP NL, Academic legalization
get genuine.
4.4.6 How are the computers and their accessories maintained? (AMC etc.)
We have entered into Annual maintenance contract with
the following companies for the maintenance of computers and
their accessories.
WEBCOM Computers For the maintenance of Limited computers
TVS Electronics For the maintenance of printers
For the UPS ZENLEC Company
For maintaining the
batteries for UPS
Nellai Air conditioner For AC
The technical assistant in the laboratory will attend to
the minor technical problems in computers and UPS as and
when they arise.
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There are totally three technical assistants, two
laboratory assistants and one maintenance staff in the UG and
PG lab for the regular maintenance of computers and the
rooms.
4.5 Other Facilities: 4.5.1 Give details of the following facilities a) Capacity of the hostels (to be given separately for boys and Girls) b) Occupancy c) Rooms in the hostel (to be given separately for boys and Girls) d) Recreational facilities e) Sports and Games (Indoor and Outdoor facilities) f) Health and Hygiene (Health care centre, Ambulance, Nurse, Qualified doctor) (full time/part time etc.)
a) Capacity of the hostel
Our college is meant for women and the hostel is
available only for women. The capacity of the hostel is
sufficient to accommodate 600 students, which is 50% of the
total sanctioned strength at present.
b) Occupancy
Each room is allotted for 4 students. 520 students are
accommodated in the current year.
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c) Rooms in the hostel
Hostel is meant only for women and there are 150
rooms in our college hostel.
d) Recreational facilities
The recreation room has a Television where the
students watch value-based programmes. DVD player and
Tape recorder are also available in the recreation room.
“The Hindu” Newspaper is provided to all the hostel
students.
e) Sports and Games (Indoor and Outdoor facilities)
Table Tennis, Chess and Carom are some of the
indoor games available in the hostel. f) Health and Hygiene (Health care centre, Ambulance,
Nurse, Qualified doctor) (full time/part time etc.)
Our hostel is convenient, homely and suited for study.
The living rooms each meant for four, have facilities like
cots, shelves and a fan. The main reason which makes the
students come here is the discipline and manners taught here.
The pollution-free air gives a healthy boost to our students.
The pure milk and lush vegetables add to the good health of
the residents. Uninterrupted water and power supply
(generator availability) is available for students. Clean
bathrooms and toilets, unequalled in their cleanliness, is
another attractive facility available here. We are proud of the
availability of a big dining hall and kitchen furnished with
modern equipments, with enough space for washing and
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keeping plates. Extra coaching is given to the hostel students
by the resident staff. The hostel students have the privilege
of learning type-writing, Tally graduate course, computers
and music after college hours. There is a study hall with
furniture for the students. Library facility and Telephone
facility is also available in the hostel. Library working hours
from 8.30 am to 9.00 pm.
There is a health care centre in our institution, which is
attended by Dr. (Smt) Vedagnanam (12.00 – 3.00 p.m.).
A qualified Nurse Smt. Somasundari is available at all times.
The needy go and get treatment. The students and members
of teaching and non-teaching staff get benefited. Essential
medicines like Paracetamol, cough syrup, antibiotic capsules,
ointments etc. are available in the hospital.
Serving the three meals by students in rotation makes
the students learn the art of hospitality and service.
4.5.2 How does the institution ensure participation of women in intra and inter-institutional sports competitions and cultural activities?
We have a full-fledged Physical Education Department
with various types of facilities, equipments and courts for
outdoor games and indoor games. As a status symbol of our
college we are proud to place on record that ours is the only
women’s college in the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
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to possess 400 mts. Track. We have courts for games like
Kho-kho, Volley ball, ball-badminton and basket ball.
Table Tennis, Chess and Carom are some of the indoor games. There is a stadium named after Sister Nivedita.
Every year height and weight are measured for all the students in the first year and for the staff.
Instruments for rhythmic activities like lezium, dumb bells, hoops, wands and Indian clubs are available in plenty.
Infrastructure facilities like Indoor Gymnasium,
Pavilion, Basket ball court and Gallery for over 2000 spectators are some of the ardent aims of the college management to be realized in the years to come, for the benefit of the student community and the welfare of youth in this Sarada Nagar Area, which is a remote corner of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation.
Our management is very generous to our sports students. Coach are arranged to develop the talents and train the players. Every year during the Inter-collegiate meet when intensive coaching is given, the participants are provided free lodging and boarding for one month. Cash incentives are awarded to outstanding players as encouragement.
¾ The winner of the mini marathon is given Rs.1,000/-
¾ District players are given Rs.150/-
¾ State level and University level players are
rewarded Rs.200/-
¾ Players who are financially poor are given fee
concession.
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Details of the participation of students during the last 2
years at the University, State, Regional, National and
International meets are given below:
Participation of Outcome students in various Games 2008 & 2009
Ball badminton 1. P. Sathya Bama (2008–Salem) 2. M. Padmavathy (2008–Chennai)
Volley ball 1. K. Sathya (2008-Vellore) State
Kho-kho 1. V. Kasthuri @ Uma 2. M. Vempukkani 3. T. Ramya 4. J. Pushpa 5. V. Baby (2008- Namakkal)
Regional - -
National - -
International - -
University- Ball badminton team III Place (2008 – Tuticorin) Inter- Collegiate
Inter- Ball badminton 1. P. Sathya Bama University 2. T. Thanalakshmi (2009 – Bharathidasan University, Trichy District Ball badminton 1. P. Thirumalai Rohini 2. T. Thanalakshmi 3. J. Pushpa 4. P. Sathya Bama (2008– Tiruppur)
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Chess 1. D. Gayathri – I Prize (2008) & 2. A. Jayalakshmi – III Prize (2008)
University Athletics 1. A. Manimegalai – III prize (2008) (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University)
University Players:
Year Name of the Name of the Course Game student
1990- Ball V. Mohana,. B.Com. 1991 Badminton
1992- Ball S. Mary Staline B.Sc. 1993 Badminton Pitchammal Comp.Sc.
Ball S. Senthil B.Sc. Maths. Badminton kumari 1993- Chess B. Uma B.Sc. Maths. 1994 Maheswari
1995- Kho-Kho R. Amutha B.Sc. Maths. 1996 Parameswari
Kho-Kho K. Sasikala B.Sc. Maths.
Kho-Kho S. Gurulakshmi B.Sc. Physics
Hockey K. Janaki MCA 1996- 1997 K. Sujatha B.Sc. Comp.Sc. Ball S. Senthil MCA Badminton kumari R. Lakshmi B.Sc. Physics Prabha 1999- Ball C. Chitra MCA 2000 Badminton Kho-kho M. Ramya B.Sc. Physics
2002- R. Karpagam B.Sc. Maths. 2003 Ball Badminton A. Ayirathal B.A. Economics
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State Player Shuttle Cock S.N. Vijaya B.Sc. lakshmi Comp.Sc.
National Player
Hand Ball K. Merilliance B.Sc. Comp. Sc.
4.5.3 Give details of the common facilities available with the Institution (staff room, day care centre, common room for students, rest rooms, health centre, vehicle parking, guest house, Canteen, telephone, internet care, transport, drinking water etc.)
¾ The location of our college is far from the maddening
crowd and we are gifted to have a pollution free
environment. Daily prayer and pooja, by the students and
staff, as well as Ambas and Bhaginis of the Samithi and
Swamijis of the Ashram spiritually cleanse not only the
environment but also our minds.
¾ A big spacious and ventilated Auditorum named Mathru
Vihar, multipurpose hall is available in the hostel premises.
¾ Various certificate courses are conducted in the classrooms.
The computer laboratory is utilized for short-term computer
courses.
¾ Our class rooms are used to accommodate guests from
outside during important public functions.
¾ A charitable health care centre is maintained in the college
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¾ First aid kits are available in the Chemistry laboratory,
Games Room and in the Administrative office for ready use
of staff and students.
¾ Separate staff rooms are available for all the departments.
¾ There is a common room available in the college premises,
where committee meetings are held.
¾ Rest room is also available for the sick students.
¾ Canteen services are provided. Cool drinks, lunch, hot
drinks, snacks & stationery items are available in the
canteen at fair prices. Canteen is open from 8.30 am to
1.30 pm and from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Students may use
the canteen from 8.30 am to 9.20 am, 12.45 pm to 1.30 pm
and 4.20 pm to 5.30 pm.
¾ The management has constructed two bus shelters in the
college bus stop for the benefit of staff, students and the
public.
¾ On our request, the local State Transport Corporation
provides ladies’ special bus services from the college to
various places and vice-versa.
¾ The college possesses a fleet of buses and van to pick up
the students and staff from the surrounding areas & an auto
rickshaw for emergency purposes.
¾ Hostel facility is provided for both staff & students.
¾ There is a dairy farm maintained by the management in the
college campus for the use of hostel mess. Good quality
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milk is provided at concessional rates to the teaching and
non-teaching staff.
¾ Vegetables, Fruits and other agricultural produce grown in
the campus by the management are given at concessional
rates to staff and students.
¾ A spacious vehicle parking is available in the campus.
¾ Simple rent-free quarters for workers and Class IV non-
teaching staff are provided within the campus.
¾ Monetary assistance for the treatment of major ailments and
for higher studies is provided not only to our deserving
students but also to students of other colleges.
¾ Personal loans are given to staff members in times of
emergency.
¾ Coin Telephone and land line facility are available within
the college premises. Land line facility is also available in
the hostel.
¾ Internet Café is available in the MCA block and library for
the benefit of both students and staff.
¾ Plenty of water facility is available in the campus. Four
bore wells and two open wells supply the water, which is
stored in two overhead tanks.
¾ A water purifier (Reverse Osmosis System) is also available
in our canteen for the benefit of the students, parents and
staff.
¾ Uninterrupted power supply is provided (Generator facility
is available)
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¾ We have a full fledged Physical Education Department with
various types of facilities, equipments and courts for
outdoor games and indoor games.
¾ A 400 mtrs. track is available in this college.
¾ We have courts for games like kho-kho, volleyball, ball
badminton and basket ball.
¾ Table Tennis, Chess and Carom are some of the indoor
games available in the campus.
¾ Instruments for rhythmic activities like lezium, dumbbells,
hoops, wands and Indian clubs are available in plenty.
¾ Our college also possesses separate toilets for gents.
¾ In Ashramam, a post box is available and everyday postman
clears it and courier service is also available in our college.
¾ Since there is no ATM centre is available within our
campus our management provides money to the needy staff
and students during emergency.
4.6 Best Practices in Infrastructure and Learning Resources
4.6.1 What innovations / best practices in ‘Infrastructure and Learning Resources’ are in vogue or adopted / adapted by the institution?
By the grace of the Holy Mother, we proud to possess
adequate infrastructure facilities with regard to the laboratories,
the library and games, these much-needed infrastructure
facilities, along with well-ventilated class rooms and sufficient
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The Laboratories
Our Physics and Chemistry laboratories are spacious and well-ventilated and possess enough number of high quality apparatus needed to meet the requirements of the syllabus. To cope with academic growth occasioned by modernization of syllabus by the University or introduction of new courses, the management invests sufficient funds on infrastructure. In fact, the well maintained laboratories have uniformly won the appreciation of the external examiners for Practical that they even suggest that PG courses could be started with the available infrastructure.
The Computer Centres of the college, available for UG and PG courses separately, are a powerful indication of the academic self-sufficient and well-being of the institution.
There are totally 170 computers in these centres, besides the computers available in the library, office and for the Principal.
The Library
The library, possessing 24673 books and 92 journals and magazines, is another proud possession of the college.
Having books collected over 24 years, the library contains the following:
¾ All the important text books and reference books in
sufficient number for all the courses offered in the college,
besides books of an advanced level;
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¾ Each department has acquired a few books of the PG or
M.Phil. level also, anticipating the introduction of PG or
M.Phil. sooner or later;
¾ Complete works of Swami Veivekananda, Sr. Nivedita,
Swami Chidbhavananda, Kalidasa, William Shakespeare
and our President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul kalam;
¾ All the major classics in Tamil literature;
¾ All the four Vedas and the scriptures of other major
religions;
¾ Different kinds of encyclopedias and dictionaries, including
a set of Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics;
¾ Many books on personality development;
¾ Books for Career improvement and for competitive
examinations;
¾ Books for Home management on subjects like cooking,
childcare, needle work, First -Aid etc;
¾ Biographies of National and religious Leaders and a
separate Gandhiana, with the major works by and on
Mahatma Gandhi.
¾ Another feature is that many books have been donated by
friends and well-wishers.
¾ Audio and Video cassettes and CD’s are also available.
The library is kept open on all working days except on
Government holidays. The library is utilized not only by the students and staff of this college but by our school staff, our old
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students and occasionally by the teachers of neighbouring colleges.
Computerization of the library is going on in the important aspects of library administration.
Book bank facility is available for each department for the benefit of poor students.
Sports Facilities
Our department of Physical Education, fulfilling one of the three aspects of the 3H concept of education, contains many facilities like courts for Ball Badminton, Kho-kho, Volleyball; facilities for indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess and Carom and has enough number of equipments like bats, nets, balls, wands, hoops, dumbbells, Indian clubs etc.
Many financial incentives like fee concession or cash awards are given to prominent players. Coach are arranged to train the players.
Buildings and Furniture
Buildings are constructed and furniture provided sufficiently. If the demands for infrastructure would be too high, the management gives itself time before it commits itself to any new programme. Once committed, it adheres to its policy of fulfilling the conditions and requirements of the course.
Hostel
About 40% of the college students reside in the hostel, for whom the following facilities have been provided;
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¾ Rooms with cots, shelves and fans;
¾ Enough number of clean toilets and bathrooms;
¾ Power and water supply round the clock;
¾ Study hall with furniture;
¾ A modernized kitchen with all facilities and big
dining hall;
¾ Recreational facilities like Television, Radio,
audio and video cassettes.
¾ “The Hindu” Newspaper is provided to all the
hostel students.
Maintenance
Acquiring books, equipments, furniture and constructing buildings will not in itself be everything, if it is not supported by intelligent maintenance for continual use.
Towards this purpose, the college has entered into annual maintenance contract with our suppliers of computers and accessories like UPS, AC etc. Physics and Chemistry equipments are maintained by calling the technicians for service as and when required. Continuous power supply is ensured by the availability of generator. Whitewashing and other maintenance work is done periodically.
Teams of maintenance staff like electricians, plumbers, mechanics, carpenters, masons, washer man and drivers are available in the campus for all kinds of maintenance work.
There is a technical assistant for the computer centres, who attends to the minor technical problems, while software and
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hardware engineers are called for other problems. Other maintenance staff like sweepers and scavengers keeps the campus and buildings ever clean.
The availability of power and water supply through out the day in the college and for the hostel is another great blessing.
The planning committee studies the need for the acquisition and maintenance of infrastructure and makes suggestions and requests to the management, which fulfils the needs.
Optimum utilization of the infrastructure facilities within the college by the students is ensured in the following ways:
¾ The computer centres are open before and after college
working hours and are used by the students for practical
work prescribed in the syllabus.
¾ Short term computer courses and Tally graduate course
make use of the computer centre after college hours.
¾ Physics and Chemistry laboratories, which are generally
open during the working hours, are kept open for
students’ use before and after college hollow to allow
repeat practical for absentees or failures.
¾ Even during the college working hours, the laboratories
are utilized to the maximum possible extent by
judiciously planning and allotting practical hours for
major, allied, optional papers of all the courses offered
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in the college that need practical work in any one of the
laboratories.
¾ Rare facilities like LCD projector are thrown open to
our school children also (that is, students of Sri Sarada
Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Sri Sarada
Vidyalaya School).
Use of our infrastructure facilities by others
¾ Classrooms, halls and other buildings are given for use
for purposes other than teaching like conducting of
camps during vacations. GO’s and NGO’s are
permitted to use them for conducting competitive
examinations, chess tournaments, day-long, week-long
or fortnight-long camps and similar programmes.
¾ Devotees and players are accommodated in the hostel
and class rooms during poojas, festivals and
tournaments.
Areas that need improvement
¾ Excellent are the available facilities of infrastructure for
the courses offered so far; the next logical step and also
our earnest longing is that PG courses and research
centres be started, for which there is sufficient potential.
The only consideration is finance; if UGC funding
could be availed, so much more could be done.
¾ Apart from the above, development of computer-aided
learning packages is under consideration.
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Other facilities
¾ Canteen is open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
¾ The campus is remarkably free from pollution.
¾ The clean and sere in atmosphere of the college with
plenty of greenery around in the form of trees and
flower garden makes the place healthy and conductive
for moral and intellectual development of the teachers
and the taught.
¾ Transport facilities, either in the form of vehicle owned
by the management or ladies special buses arranged
with the local Government-owned transport corporation,
make one forget that the campus is about 10 km away
from the town.
¾ Above all, at the centre of everything is the beautiful
temple of Sri Kanthimathi Amman and Holy Mother
Sri Sarada Devi, sending out peace and benediction to
everyone, which is the source of all our success and
excellence, past, present and future.
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CRITERION – V
Student Support & Progression
Students support & progression
Canteen FurDoll making
Transport facilities
Craft Class Tailoring class Students support & progression
Typewriting class Science Exhibition
5.1 Student Progression
5.1.1 Give the socio-economic profile (general, SC/ST, OBC etc.,) of the students of the last two batches.
Community wise list of the students of the last two batches.
Number of Students Year Gen OBC MBC SC/ST Total
2006 - 63 125 58 32 278 2009
2007 - 64 136 48 27 275 2010
Details of Annual Income of parents of the students
of the last two batches
Between Between Less than Above Rs.40,000 Rs.60,000 Year Rs. Rs. and and 40,000 1,00,000 Rs.60,000 Rs.1,00,000
2006 – 2009 139 57 51 24
2007 – 173 46 33 26 2010
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Occupation details of parents for last two batches
Gove Profes Self Private Othe Tea Far rnme Year sional emp concern rs cher mer nt s loyed
2006– 11 58 12 60 50 41 36 2009
2007– 6 98 13 58 36 39 51 2010
From the above details we found that most of the
students pursuing in our college are from socio – economically
backward classes and we encourage them to gain knowledge in
our institution.
5.1.2 What are the efforts made by the institution to minimize the dropout rate and facilitate the students to complete the course?
1. Dropout rate of UG and PG students of the last two
batches.
UG PG S. No Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
1 2006- 24 / 254 9.44 2 / 35 5.71 2009 2 2007- 20 / 255 7.84 4 / 49 8.16 2010
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2. A healthy counseling is done to every student at the
time of the admission. The principal/ a senior teacher
highlights the objectives & practices of the college that
a student should follow throughout the course of study.
An orientation programme is conducted for the first
year student, during the first week of their entry into the
college. This makes the student get accustomed to the
routine of the college without any difficulty.
For the benefit of the Tamil medium students
from rural areas an academic counseling is given in the
beginning itself to acquaint them with the technical
terms in English so that they may not feel their subjects
strange & difficult
3. When the student freshers feel home – sick and find it
difficult to get accustomed to the hostel life with
maternal care, our Secretary Ambaji and teachers
counsel the students and our senior students also
counsel them about the merits of the institution and
persuade them how good it would be to continue their
studies in this healthy atmosphere. On many occasions
we are successful and sometimes we do have drop outs
but its number is minimum
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5.1.3. On an average, what percentage of the students progress to further studies and for employment? Give details for the last two years (UG to PG to Ph.D.,) and / or to employment.
Approximately 70% of the PG students go for
employment. Among UG students 70% go for higher studies
and 15% go for employment.
Year Higher studies Employment
Number Percentage Number Percentage
2006 – ‘09 116/852 13.6 32 3.8
2007 – ‘10 159/947 16.7 21 2.2
Being a women’s institution many girls after graduation
they get married. Even though they get married, the certificate
courses introduced in our college develop the skills and innate
talents of the students enable them to evolve into perfect
women who make sweet homes. Inspite of this usual procedure
during 2007-2010, 16.7% of our students have gone for higher
studies and 11.3% are self–employed.
The scope for self-employment seems to be endless and
one only needs initiative and hard work to find areas, which can
provide occupation with minimum investment. Thus in our
college training for self-employment is introduced through
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various certificate courses on various fields like fur doll
making, oil painting etc.
5.1.4. How does the institution facilitate the placement of its outgoing students? What proportion of the graduating students have been employed (average of last five years’).
The college has an active placement cell. It informs the students about the various employment opportunities. The placement cell makes earnest efforts to place the
final year students in good jobs. Mock interviews are held to
train the students to face real-life interviews. Local schools &
organizations that approach the college are helped by this cell
in the selection of suitable candidates. Campus interviews are
arranged by the placement cell in collaboration with companies
in Chennai & other places.
The following are the details of some of the old students
of our college who are employed.
Agency UG Students PG Students
Local companies 53 10
Central 22 20 Government
State Government 42 3
Public Sector 45 12 under taking
Private Sector 221 26
Private Schools 35 23
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5.1.5 How does the institution facilitate and support students for appearing and qualifying in various competitive examinations? Give details on the number of students coached, appeared and qualified in various competitive examinations (Average of past five years). (UGC-CSIR- NET, SLET, GATE, CAT, GRE, TOFEL, GMAT, Civil Services – IAS, IPS, IFS, Central/State Services, etc.)
The college has Career Guidance Academy called Sri
Sarada Career Guidance Academy.
The Career Guidance Academy arranges coaching
classes for entrance examinations like MBA, MCA, B.L.,
B.Ed., and for competitive examinations conducted by UPSC,
TNPSC, SSC, BSRB and RRB. Experts from various
departments handle these classes. The Academy is proud that
some of its members got through the entrance examinations for
M.B.A and B.L courses, as a result of the training provided to
them through the Academy.
Information on higher studies and competitive
examinations are displayed on the notice board to make the
students aware of the opportunities available to them for
improving their career.
The Academy arranges programmes on employment
opportunities and entrepreneur development.
One of the faculty members is in charge of the
placement cell. Potential employers like SYNTEL and systems,
Telecom & Data services and Tata consultancy services are
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identified and contacted every year. Students who meet merit
requirements of the employers are short-listed and the
consolidated bio-data of all the selected students are mailed to
listed employers.
The prestige enjoyed by the institution is such that the
employability of our students is very high among the local
companies and concerns. For instance , one of our students
was appointed as counselor in the EDP, Tirunelveli for which
the fact was that she was an old student of Sri Sarada College.
What is more significant is that the former chairman of the
students’ union was consulted for this purpose and it was she
who suggested her classmate’s name who was finally
appointed.
Tally course was conducted for the final year B.Com
students during 2002 – 2003 in collaboration with JL Academy
Tirunelveli. On the successful completion of the course the
academy conducted a special interview exclusively for our
students and three of them were selected for appointment.
Unfortunately, all the three of them declined the offer as they
wanted to pursue higher studies.
5.1.6 Give a comparative analysis of the institutional academic performance with reference to other colleges of the affiliating University and the University average. (Pass percentage, Distinctions, gold medals and University Ranks, marks obtained in relation to university average etc. (Last five years data)
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Our college aims at producing the full–fledged students
with character building and academic distinctions. Our
dedicated teachers train the students to achieve centum results
& University ranks.
Academic Performance of our institution
Pass Number of Number of Department Year Percent University Rank Gold Medalists age holders B.A., 2003 – 2006 80 1 - Economics 2004 -2007 80 1 - 2005 – 2008 91.66 - - 2006 -2009 100 - - 2007 -2010 100 1 - B.Sc., 2003 – 2006 77.5 - - Mathematics 2004 -2007 94 1 1(Sanskrit) 2005 – 2008 87.5 - - 2006 -2009 93.75 1 - 2007 -2010 96.6 1 1 (Sanskrit) B.Sc. Physics 2003 – 2006 77.27 - - 2004 -2007 78.26 - - 2005 – 2008 94.11 1 1 (Sanskrit) 2006 -2009 100 - 2007 -2010 92.3 2 1 (Sanskrit) B.Sc., 2003 – 2006 82.85 - - Chemistry 2004 -2007 53.33 1 - 2005 – 2008 93.93 2 - 2006 -2009 94.73 - - 2007 -2010 100 2 (Tamil-1) -
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B.Sc., 2003 – 2006 100 - - Computer 2004 -2007 96.15 - - Science 2005 – 2008 100 5 - 2006 -2009 100 - - 2007 -2010 100 4 -
B.Sc., 2003 – 2006 94.7 6 - Information 2004 -2007 73.68 6 - Technology 2005 – 2008 100 5 - 2006 -2009 100 2 - 2007 -2010 97.82 NA - B.Com 2003 – 2006 81.13 1 - 2004 -2007 78.57 1 - 2005 – 2008 92.72 1 - 2006 -2009 98.27 1 - 2007 -2010 95 - - MCA 2003 – 2006 82.35 1 - 2004 -2007 85.71 4 - 2005 – 2008 93.75 1 - 2006 -2009 100 - - 2007 -2010 100 - - M.Com (CA) 2006– 2008 100 2 - 2007 -2009 75 1 1 2008 - 2010 100 NA - M.Sc. 2003 – 2005 61.53 - - Mathematics 2004 -2006 76.47 1 - 2005 – 2008 40 - - 2006 -2008 71.42 - - 2007 -2009 66.6 - - 2008 – 2010 100 - -
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Comparative Analysis of marks obtained in relation to
University First Marks
Marks Ranks University secured in Secured Department Year First Mark our institution B.A. Economics 2003 – 2006 1071 990 18 2004 -2007 1092 991 12 2005 – 2008 1108 898 - 2006 -2009 1137 893 - 2007 -2010 1122 933 20 B.Sc. 2003 – 2006 1374 1278 - Mathematics 2004 -2007 1381 1296 - 2005 – 2008 1370 1196 - 2006 -2009 1554 1492 14 2007 -2010 1542 1424 - B.Sc. Physics 2003 – 2006 1760 1621 - 2004 - 2007 1772 1607 - 2005 – 2008 1830 1753 5 2006 -2009 1662 1483 - 2007 -2010 1575 1486 17 B.Sc. Chemistry 2003 – 2006 1850 1580 - 2004 -2007 1808 1706 19 2005 – 2008 1786 1758 13,16 2006 -2009 1900 1628 - 2007 -2010 1869 1783 7 B.Sc. Computer 2003 – 2006 1767 1580 - Science 2004 -2007 1745 1607 - 2005 – 2008 NA 1726 2,4,9,16 & 18 2006 -2009 1856 1738 - 2007 -2010 1916 1916 1,4,7 & 12
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Marks University secured in Ranks Department Year First Mark our Secured institution B.Sc. 2003 – 2006 1660 1614 4,9,12,13, Information 15 & 16 Technology 2004 -2007 1753 1625 8,10,16, 18,19&20 2005 – 2008 1735 1591 8,15,16,17 & 18 2006 -2009 1815 1718 12,20 2007 -2010 NA 1779 -- B.Com 2003 – 2006 1474 1393 18 2004 -2007 1508 3050 9 2005 – 2008 1582 1436 13 2006 -2009 1665 1646 2 2007 -2010 1561 1430 -- MCA 2003 – 2006 NA 2943 4 2004 -2007 3182 3128 6,8,8 & 9 2005 – 2008 3160 3069 6 2006 -2009 NA 3057 -- 2007 -2010 NA 3041 -- M.Com (CA) 2006– 2008 1782 1684 3,4 2007 -2009 1773 1773 1 2008 - 2010 NA 1767 NA M.Sc. 2004 -2006 NA 1676 -- Mathematics 2005 – 2007 1801 1763 6 2006 -2008 NA 1158 -- 2007 -2009 NA 1247 -- 2008 – 2010 NA 1644 --
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5.2. Student Support
5.2.1. Does the institution publish its updated prospectus, handbook and other student information material annually? If yes, what is the information disseminated to students through these publications?
Yes. The college publishes its updated prospects
annually and it consists of a brief history of the college; our
vision and mission; morning assembly; Ramayana and
Mahabharatha, Dress Regulation, courses offered (UG & PG),
certificate courses, short term courses, Infrastructure facilities,
student services -(Extra curricular Activities; Sri Sarada Carrier
Guidance Academy; Sr. Nivedita Computer Academy;
Transport facilities); Hostel; Scholarships (central and state
Governments).
Our College website is http: // www.saradacollege.net furnishes the following details (1) Home page
(2) About us
(3) Sports
(4) Faculties
(5) Rank holders
(6) Facilities
(7) Mandatory disclosures
(8) Photo gallery
(9) Contact us (10) OSA
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The college website is updated periodically.
The details about the college and its infrastructure can be
viewed through the above URL.
A copy of the hand book containing the above pieces of
information along with the academic calendar is given to each
student and staff.
The college calendar contains the following items.
i) Personal Memoranda
ii) National Anthem and Meaning iii) National Pledge
iv) College Song v) Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam vi) The College Emblem
vii) The College Committee viii) Some facts about the college ix) The Principals’ Office
x) The Administrative Office
xi) Issue of Certificates xii) The Bursars’ Office xiii) Fee Structure
xiv) Government Scholarships xv) Endowments
xvi) Swami Chidbhavananda Memorial Poor Students’ Aid Fund xvii) Prize Endowments for Academic Excellence xviii) Rules and Regulations
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xix) Attendance and leave of Absence xx) Laboratories xxi) Library
xxii) Co-curricular Activities xxiii) Certificate Courses xxiv) Physical Education
xxv) College Union and Allied Associations xxvi) Facilities and Services xxvii) Personality Assessment
xxviii) Academic calendar xxix) Record of Co-curricular Activities
xxx) Record of Participation in Physical Education Activities xxxi) Record of Participation in Extra-curricular
Activities(Inter-Collegiate&other Competitions)
xxxii) Record of Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities (Intra-Mural) xxxiii) Time Table
The academic calendar provides information to the
students such as the dates of the reopening of the college,
internal and model examinations, holidays, functions, national
and religious festivals last working days for students and
teachers, etc. The Schedule of work given in the calendar is
scrupulously adhered to.
College magazine contains information about the
college, Annual Report, college diary, Reports of college Union
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and its Allied Associations and photographs of best achievers,
important event. The paintings, essays, verse writing and
articles of both staff and students are published every year.
5.2.2 Does the institution provide financial aid to students? If yes,
specify the type and number of scholarships/free ships given
to the students during the last academic year by the
institution (other than those provided by the social welfare
departments of the state or central Governments)
Our management provides Financial aid to
economically backward students from Swami Chidbhavananda
poor students’ fund.
Through this fund our management has disbursed a sum
of Rs. 2,07,000/- as scholarship to the students as follows: Full
fee concession for 16 students; Half Fee concession for 6
students; Quarter fee concession for 5 students; and Mess Full
Fee concession to 4 hostel students and Half fee concession to
2 hostel students. In addition to this, the Management arranges
scholarships through benefactors of our institution. A few
players are helped financially to execute their studies.
Private Foundations:
Besides the above scholarship, our college helps
students to avail scholarships offered by private foundations
and communities.
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5.2.3 Give details of schemes for student welfare? (Insurance, subsidized canteen facilities, special diets, student counseling support, “earn while you learn scheme” etc.)
Special diets are given in our hostel for the students
Separate sick room is available for students who are sick with
basic first aid facilities. For sick students hot water, bread and
idly are given. The college canteen is open from 8.30.am to
5.30 pm. Our College canteen provides light refreshment,
lunch, cool drinks, snacks at fair prices. There is a general store
attached to the canteen. Stationery and other articles needed by
the students, day scholars as well as hostel residents, can be had
from the stores. The canteen and stores will be kept open for a
fixed duration during holidays also for the benefit of the hostel
residents. In the hostel nutritious malt is provided every day.
Milk is supplied to the students from our dairy.
The Tutorial or Advisory system followed in the college
is another learner centred practice that helps students ease their
minds of stress and strain. Every teacher is a Tutor for 20
Students, who will be usually students of other departments.
The Tutor and her wards meet regularly once in six days. They
also meet the teachers individually and personally. During the
counselling hour and during the personal meetings students are
free to give vent to their academic difficulties and personal
problems. The Tutor will counsel them suitably. This also acts
as a grievance redressal mechanism, for the students feel free
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with the teachers and express without inhibition that which they
might not feel free to tell the authorities.
Separate ward register is maintained by each staff.
Students who are not able to share their views in the
counselling hour met the corresponding tutor personally, and
get counseled.
Home management classes like Interior decoration,
child care, Health and Hygiene, simple, House hold wiring,
Home Budget are taken for final year students.
In “Earn while you learn” scheme certificate courses are
conducted by our students themselves. Spoken Hindi was
taught by an I.T. student, B. Ashwini. Oil painting is done by a
chemistry student Sarada. In a similar fashion, crochet wire-
knitting, fur-doll making are also taught by our students.
Selvi. A. Arunadevi, Lecturer, Department of Commerce taught
fur-doll making during her student days in our college.
5.2.4. What types of support services are available to overseas students?
Year Country No of Students
2006 – ‘09 Srilanka 1
2007 – ‘10 Srilanka 1
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Special care is taken by our institution, to have a
flexible environment in the hostel and our teachers also take
special care to groom them in weak areas.
Support services given to overseas students.
1. One window admission services
2. Overseas student office
3. Welfare programme and
4. Police clearance
The University and Government norms are followed
regarding legal and official aspects like qualification, visa etc.
As regards the unique aspects of the college like its
insistence on discipline and character – formation, the overseas
students are expected to follow the rules, regulations and
practices of the college in the same manner as the local
students. However special attention is given to them to
familiarize them to the new atmosphere in the college and the
hostel.
5.2.5 Give details of the placement and counselling services for the students?
The college has three placement officers and an
employment cell called Sri Sarada Career Guidance Academy.
It informs the students about the various employment
opportunities.
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The placement cell makes earnest efforts to place the final year students in good jobs. Mock interviews are held to train the students to face real-life interviews. Local schools & organizations that approach the college are helped by this cell in the selection of suitable candidates. Campus interviews are arranged by the placement cell in collaboration with companies in Chennai & other places.
The Career Guidance Academy arranges coaching classes for entrance examinations like MBA, MCA, B.L.,
B.Ed., and for competitive examinations conducted by UPSC,
TNPSC, SSC, BSRB and RRB. Experts from various departments handle these classes. The Academy is proud that some of its members got through the entrance examinations for
M.B.A and B.L courses, as a result of the training provided to them through the Academy.
Information on higher studies and competitive examinations are displayed on the notice board to make the students aware of the opportunities available to them for improving their career.
The Academy arranges programmes on employment opportunities and entrepreneur development. The Tutorial or
Advisory system followed in the college is another learner- centred practice that helps students ease their minds of stress and strain. Every teacher is a Tutor for 20 Students, who will be usually students of other departments. The Tutor and her wards
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meet regularly once in six days. They also meet the teachers individually and personally. During the counselling hour and during the personal meetings students are free to give vent to their academic difficulties and personal problems. The Tutor will counsel them suitably. This also acts as a grievance redressal mechanism, for the students feel free with the teachers and express without inhibition that which they might not feel free to tell the authorities.
Separate ward register is maintained by each staff.
Students who are not able to share their views in the counselling hour met the corresponding tutor personally, and get counseled.
Every week one hour counselling classes are conducted.
Here our teachers give academic counseling and also they give required guidelines when they face problems related to their personal lives, which affect their academic portion.
Also every important advertisement regarding higher studies / career opportunities are displayed in the Notice board now and then.
More over a healthy counselling is done to every student at the time of her admission. The Principal / a senior teacher highlights the objectives and practices of the college that a student should follow throughout the course of study.
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5.2.6 How does the institution encourage and develop entrepreneurial skills among the students?
Entrepreneurial skill is inculcated and our students have
emerged as successful entrepreneurial. Many schools in
Tirunelveli are eager to employ our alumini as they are
moulded by the value based education.
Some of our students are self-employed of whom only
the following details could be traced.
Details of S. Name Major employment No
Details of Bharath Gas 1. G.K.Kalyani B.Com. Agency, Tirunelveli
2. Chandrika B.Com. Amway distributor
3. V.Pushpa B.Com. Tienshi distributor
4. Kausalya B.Sc. Chemistry Home tuition
5. Sarada B.Sc. Chemistry Tailoring
Tupperware 6 R. Uma B.A. Economics Distributor
B.Sc. Computer 7 M. Priya Computer Centre Science
8 M.Thamilmagal B.Sc. Chemistry Matriculation School
9 M. Kalaimagal B.Sc.Comp. Sc. Matriculation School
10 Sivagami B.Com. Saree Designer
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B.Sc. 11 Veni Garland Making Mathematics
B.Sc. 12 P. Vigneshwari Crochet Making Mathematics
13 Ashwini B.Com. Signoraware Dealer
Srinithya Signoraware Dealer 14 B.Com. Kalyani
15 Mathumitha B.Sc. Physics Amway Distributor
16 Valarmathi B.Sc. Maths. Bouquet making
17 Fathima B.A. Economics Cloth Merchant
18 Dhanalakshmi B.Sc. Maths. Tuition Centre
19 Muthukumari B.A. Economics Hindi Tuition Centre
5.2.7 Does the faculty participate in academic and personal
counseling? If yes, give details on services provided during
the last academic year?
Yes. The faculty participates in academic & personal
counseling
Character, culture and curriculum-oriented education is
imparted in this college. A healthy counselling is done to every
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student at the time of her admission. The principal / a senior
teacher highlights the objectives and practices of the college
that a student should follow through out the course of study.
Towards this purpose an orientation programme is conducted
for the first year students during the first week of their entry
into the college. The programme orients the students to the
unique aspects of the college like.
The emblem and the motto of the college.
The vision of our founder Swamiji in establishing this institution.
The scheme of prayer in the morning assembly.
The significant of Vedic Prayers.
A brief account of the life of Holy Mother Sri
Sarada Devi.
Customs of the college like wearing uniform
Sarees, leaving the chappals outside the
classroom, saying namaskaram to teachers and
elders, etc.,
Because of this orientation programme, the
students get acclimatised to the routine of the
college without any difficulty.
When the student freshers feel home-sick and find it
difficult to get accustomed to the hostel life, with maternal care
our teacher counsel them about the merits of the institution and
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persuade them how good it would be to continue their studies
in this healthy atmosphere.
For the benefit of the Tamil medium students from rural
areas an academic counseling is given in the beginning itself to
acquaint them with the technical terms in English so that they
may not feel their subjects strange and difficult. Academic
counselling is given quite frequently not only during class
hours but also during lunch time. Encouraging counseling is
given for slow learners for their better performance.
5.2.8 Is there a separate guidance and counselling centre for women students? If yes, enumerate the activities of the centre.
There is no necessity of having a separate guidance of
counseling centre for women students as ours is an exclusive
women’s college.
5.2.9. Is there a cell / committee constituted for prevention/action against sexual harassment of women students? If yes, detail its constitution and enumerate its activities (issues addressed during the last years).
No, since our institution is meant for women and is
giving a value – based life training education for the students
there is no need to provide a separate cell for sexual
harassment.
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5.2.10 Does the institution have a grievance redressal cell? If yes, what are its functions? Details the major grievance redressed during the last 2 years.
Yes. There is an active grievance redressal cell. A
grievance box is placed in the canteen premises. Students
grievance cell offers opportunities to students to let out their
pent up feelings regarding any problems or grievances they
have in academic or other aspects of the college life.
Students’ Grievances can be represented before the
student’s grievance and Appeals committee, which has the
Principal as the Chairman, the Vice-Principal as the Convener
and two teaching staff and two student representatives as
members. The committee will discuss the appeals and
grievances of the students and make suitable recommendations
to other committees or the authorities concerned for redressal.
The committee will collect the letters from the Suggestion Box
every week and appropriate measures will be taken by the in
charge staff. This has instilled confidence in the minds of
students.
Major grievances redressed
Year Grievances
Special bus for hostel students at 2006 – ‘09 weekend.
2007 – ‘10 Fan for classrooms.
2009 – ‘10 To keep the Model Exam in alternative days.
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5.2.11 Is there a provision for acquiring computer skills/ literacy for all students, in the curriculum? If yes, give details on how it is imparted, and level of proficiency.
Yes. Our institution keeps pace with the ever-changing
modern technology. Our college has Internet centre, where
Staff and Students make use of the Internet facility during the
morning and evening hours. At present there are more than 170
computers available in our College.
Computers are made use of by the students of all
disciplines either as the major or allied subject. Students avail
the computer facility for learning the Tally software.
We have an LCD projector in our college which is
widely used by all the departments. The Departments of
Computer Science, Computer Applications& IT conduct
VIEW-IT , an Inter-collegiate Techno festival for which the
LCD projector is of immense use.
5.2.12 What value – added courses are conducted by the institution to develop life – skills; career training; community orientation; good citizenship and personality development of students?
Our College functions with value based education.
“We want that Education by which character is formed strength
of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which
one can stand on One’s own feet.” said Swami Vivekananda.
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The mission of this institution is to provide its students such a comprehensive training for life. This being the soul and spirit of the educational programme of the college, the Life Training
Programmes Committee occupies a central position in it. This committee looks after the life-training given to the students by organizing value education courses, certificate courses, the spiritual and religious activities like Navaratri, Holy Mother’s
Jayanthi, Special Pooja, Antaryogam for teachers, Abhyasa
Yogam or Personality Development Programme for students, speeches by sanyasins and lectures on the Ramayana and the
Mahabharata, both by guest speakers & our teachers.
“The highest of gifts is the giving of spiritual knowledge utters Swami Vivekananda. As a humble effort to make that highest gift to our students Bhagavad Gita chanting and Upanishad classes are organized by this Committee.
As music plays a significant role in shaping the personality, great importance is attached to it in the life-training programmes offered in the college.
Songs taught to all the students of the college include bhajans and hymns by saints; personality development and youth-awakening songs. Besides these the members of the
“Gana Sarada”, the college choir comprising of talented student singers trained by the music teacher-are taught many special songs. Patriotic songs are taught regularly and are used as background for all the programmes of the Sports Day.
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Students have to assemble in the college to celebrate National
Festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day and National
Youth Day.
A sense of oneness with all is created by the Religious
Harmony Songs Sung every week during the prayer.
As Women are home-makers, special care is bestowed to transform the students into living mothers and efficient queens of their households. Towards this purpose certificate courses like Fur Doll making, Tailoring, Crochet knitting, Oil
Painting Yogasana, etc., are organized to train the students to enable them to gain self-confidence to face the world and stand on their own feet. Supplementary to the academic programmes, the committee also organizes job-oriented courses like short- term computer courses viz., Office Automation, MS-Office,
Tally 9.0(B.A. Economics and B.Com Final year students),
ASP.Net for Computer Science and Information Technology
Students and type-writing (Both Tamil and English) courses for hostel students. Sr. Nivedita Computer Academy, an extension unit of the college, takes up the responsibility of organizing the short-term computer courses, while for the typewriting courses, the college has entered into an MOU with a reputed;
Government-recognized private commercial institute in the city.
The Committee trains the students for the cultural examinations conducted by Vivekananda Academy of cultural
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Studies, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari and for the personality Development camp conducted by it for those selected after the examination.
In the violence-torn world, it is imperative that the
Gandhian way of life is made known to the present generation.
Hence the committee organizes examination on Gandhian
Thought conducted by Valliammal Trust, Madurai. Moreover the committee is also planning to organize certificate and diploma courses on Gandhian Thought. “Education is caught, not taught” so goes a saying. The Centre of all these activities is the beautiful Kanthimathi Amman temple and Prayer Hall,
Surrounded by flower garden, maintained by the sanyasinis of the holy order. Students and teachers partake of its spiritual feast of serenity and holiness.
While all the above life-training programmes are offered to both the day scholars and hostellers, the latter are doubly privileged as they get the full-fledged training of a fully residential Gurukula way of life.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a community orientation to their education through the service activities of the NSS, YRC, RRC, Consumer Club and Blood
Donation activities of the college.
Citizenship training is imparted to the students through various practices of the college as well as through a theoretical study of the book “Manavarukku Oru Sol” written by our
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revered Founder Swamiji expressly for the edification of students in civic responsibilities.
In view of the importance given to the personality
Development of the Students the Gurukula Committee fulfils a very significant objective of the vision and mission of the
Institution.The planning and organization of the life training in the hostel is taken care of by the Gurukula Committee.
The Gurukula Committee organizes the following aspects of the Gurukula life.
i) Maintenance of punctuality in the daily routine
of the Gurukula like getting up at 4.30 a.m.,
prayer, Surya namaskaram, study, meals etc.
ii) Organization and assignment of the daily duties
of the students namely plucking of flowers,
vegetable-cutting, cleaning of the temple and
serving meals, Veranda cleaning, Garden
cleaning, making Garland etc.
iii) Taking care of the menu, the health of the
students and other amenities.
iv) Taking the Gurukula Students out to temples
and other places on periodical visits.
v) Organizing the students for functions like
Poornima Pooja, Sivarathiri, Navaratri,
Sirappu Vazhipadu, Thayumanavar,
Sivapuranam, Abiramianthathi muttrothal,
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Independence Day, Republic day Rama
Navami, Vaikunda Ekadasi, Skandasasti,
Vinayaga Chaturthi, Krishna Jeyanthi &
Antaryogams.
vi) Organizing of the Gurukula day (hostel day)
celebrations. Making arrangements (Mavilai
Thoranam, Kolam etc.,), participating in Homa
poojas on Birth day Celebrations of Sri
Ramakrishnar, Annaiyar and Swami
Chidbhavanandar, Poornima Ayikkiya
Vazhipadu every month on Full moon Days.
vii) Providing the “The Hindu” newspaper to all
hostel students to improve their knowledge.
5.2.13 How does the institution ensure safety and security of the students, faculty and the institutional assets?
Swami Chidbhavananda Centenary Memorial Health
Care Centre functioning in the campus offers necessary
treatment for the needy day scholar’s as well as hostel
residents. Nursing care is available around the clock. Auto or
Vans can be availed in cases where urgent admission in a
hospital is needed or if the sick student has to be entrusted to
the care of her parents. More over, the surrounding villages are
more benefited by this charity hospital.
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Fire Extinguishers are provided in the institution to
protect the students, faculty and the institutional assets from
various natural calamities.
A First Aid Kit is available in the Administrative
Office. Also first aid box is made available in the games
department and in the chemistry department. 24 hours security
is available at the gate. He maintains register to keep track of
vehicles entering the campus.
5.3 Students Activities
5.3.1. Does the institution have an Alumini Association? If yes,
i. List its current office bearers. ii. List its activities during the last 2 yrs iii. Give details of the top ten alumini occupying prominent positions. iv. Give details of the contribution of alumini to the growth and development of the institution.
Yes. All the students of the college become members
of the ‘Sarada suta’, on the completion of their course.
Significantly ‘Sarada Suta’ means that, each old student of this
illustrious institution is the daughter of the Holy Mother Sri
Sarada Devi. The aim of the Association is to remind the
outgoing students about this blessed privilege and to keep them
in touch with one another and with the Alma Mater to foster
and spread, in private and public life, the principle expressed in
the college motto “The Harmonious Development of Hand,
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Heart and Head”. Many of our talented old students are making their mark in the computer scenario in foreign shores, especially in the United States of America, Singapore, Quatar,
Kenya, London and Dubai. And all of them are responsible members of the society, spreading the message of Mother
Sarada wherever they are.
The Alumni of the college, meet every year on 11th August, the date on which the college was first started in 1986. But from the year 2008, every year, 2nd Saturday, in the month of
August; the sarada sutas meet to celebrate the Old Student’s
Day. The main objective of the Association is to develop and maintain filial affection and sense of oneness among the old students of the college and help them to maintain contact with the college and with one another. The Sarada sutas are a community among themselves and whenever they meet in any part of the globe they will recognize and help each other. They will be a blessing to the society, carrying the message of love of the Holy Mother.
i. Current office bearers:
Director - Smt.V.Latha @ Venkateswari
Secretary - Smt.S.Gandhimathi
President - Smt.R.Uma
Joint Secretary - Smt.G.Ramani
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ii. Activities
a) The Association actively involves itself in the
betterment of the almamater. The introduction
of M.Sc Mathematics, M.Com (CA) were the
repeated request made by the alumini
b) Requisition for the introduction of PG courses in
Physics, Chemistry & Economics was made and
the management promises to do it.
c) Each year, a cash of Rs.2000 is being provided
to the poor and deserving students from the
alumni association.
d) Apart from this general contribution, a
significant gesture was made by four of the
sarada suta’s who are the current office bearers
and they contribute Rs.500/- towards assistance
of poor students.
e) Association intends to start a self-help group
among its members and plans to extend its
activities regarding social relevance in the year’s
to come.
iii. Prominent positions held by alumni
Many of our students are serving as Lecturers,
Teachers, Police officials, Programmers and Artists in All India
Radio, Bank, LIC and other Government officials. We are proud to say that many of our former MCA students and quite a
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few number of science graduates hold prominent positions in
foreign countries. Some of our prominent alumini includes
Ramavally, Janaki, Gokilavani, V. Sairukmani, K. Sujatha,
Aruna, Sangeetha, Ganapathy Sundaram, A. Amaravathy,
Sivapriya, Baheshree, S. Indra, etc.
Alumini serving as lecturers in various colleges
includes Sharmila, Umadevi, Anu, Devi,Valli Meena, Usha,
Devikala, Tamilarasi, Nalini, P. Gomathi and many more are
toiling themselves in their dedicated service in bringing up the
next generation. Our alumini are holding responsible position
in various area’s such as Post offices, Banks, Schools, ISRO,
Police Department, All India Radio etc. Our college recognizes
our alumini and appoint them as lecturers in various disciplines.
Some of them includes Ms U. Latha @ Venkateswari, Ms M.P
Jeyachithra, Ms J.Umai Parvathiy , Ms G. Ramani, Ms. G Uma
Maheswari, Ms G Avudaiammal , Ms A Mahalakshmi , Ms E.
Indira ,Ms B.Parvathi Devi, Ms S. Arumuga Selvi, Ms (Dr)
Rajeswari , Ms P.Revathy , Ms A.Aruna Devi , Ms T
Aranganayaki and Ms Anusha Mari.
5.3.2. How does the institution encourage its students to participate in extra curricular activities including sports and games? Give details on the achievements of during the last two years. (Institution level/ center – collegiate / Inter – University/ Inter – state/ National / International)
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Physical Education is the only education that takes care of the first component of the Body-mind-self complex or the
Hand. The Department of physical Education came into existence with the appointment of a fully qualified Physical
Education Directress in 1987. It takes care of the Daily
Physical exercises of all the student of the college; trains and coach players for various team games for participation in university, State or National level tournaments; conducts intramural competitions for the students and celebrates the
Annual Sports Day.
Outdoor courts for Volley Ball, Ball Badminton and
Kho-Kho and indoor facilities for Table Tennis and Chess are available. A 400 metre track is a unique feature in an arts and science college for women in the Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University.
Sarada Sports Academy, the Games Association of the college conducts an annual inter – collegiate women’s chess tournament for women students of Manonmaniam Sunaranar
University area, besides conducting the intramural competitions.
The Recreational services / facilities such as cultural program, Dance, music competitions, essay writing, recitation, etc are conducted through Kala Sarada competitions. The best of their productions are published in the college magazine as a
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token of encouragement and to motivate other students.
Individual prizes are also given to encourage them.
We are having three NSS units. NSS Coordinators
guide each unit. By means of this students do public services
specially Uzhavarappani, oraganize eye camps and many
awareness camps.
Through these they serve the public. Other units like
Youth Red Cross (YRC) are also serving actively in our
college.
A regular coach comes and trains the shuttle team.
Students participating in these activities may lose their classes.
Teachers specially attend those students and help them.
Year & University Level District Level State Level Game
V Place 2008 – 2009 I Prize D.Gayathri D.Gayathri B.Sc Computer Chess B.Sc. Comp. Sc. - Science III Prize
A.Jayalakshmi
B.Sc. Maths
Player Player 2009 – 2010 M.Eswari M.Eswari Volley Ball B.Sc. Maths B.Sc. Maths -
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5.3.3. How does the institution involve and encourage students to publish materials like catalogues, wall magazines, college magazine and other material? List the major publications / materials brought out by the students during the previous academic session.
Kala Sarada, the fine arts association of the college –
offers valuable opportunities for the development of the innate
skills of the students through its programmes like spotting the
talents for the I year students, Navaratri celebrations with
Rangoli and Kolu and Classic Kala which organizes a mega –
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competitions in Household arts, fine arts and literary arts are
held every year. The hidden talents of the students are brought
out and by means of this they participate in state level
competitions and win prizes. The best of their productions are
published in the college magazine as a token of encouragement
and to motivate other students. Individual prizes are also given
to encourage them.
A new college website was designed by the MCA
students in the year 2007 – 2008.
During the previous academic session it was updated.
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5.3.4 Does the institution have a student council or any similar body? Give details on its constitution, major activities and funding.
Yes. Academic Association Meetings, certificate
courses are conducted by student council. More over fine arts
competition are also organized by the student council. Through
student council, they contribute for Flag Day, Saraswathi
pooja, natural calamities etc.
These activities are monitored by the staff council in-
charge staff.
For the year 2009 -2010 Mrs. Vallinayagi, HOD, Dept
of computer science was the student’s council in-charge.
5.3.5 Give details of the various academic and administrative bodies and their activities, which have student representatives on them.
Academic Body:
Regarding Association meeting a III Year student is
selected as secretary & II year student is selected, as joint
secretary.
Fine Arts secretary and joint secretaries along with the
guidance of in-charge staff organize 36 different competitions
to exhibit their latent talents.
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Administrative Body
Student chairman and secretary will reflect the views of
the students and convey their suggestions to the principal
through staff council in-charge staff.
5.3.6 Does the institution have a mechanism to seek and use data and feedback from its graduates and from employers, to improve the growth and development of the institution?
Yes. The feedback mechanism has increased the
facilities of the college by one more step. The feedback
mechanism we have is a two-way communication (process)
(i.e.,) between management and Principal, between H.O.D and
teachers, between student Union chairman and class
representatives & students.
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Management
Principal
HOD Student Union
Chairman
Teachers Representatives
Students
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5.4 Best practices in students support and progression
5.4.1 Give details of institutional best practices towards student support and progression?
To transform women into Nirai Nangaiyar or complete,
perfect and chaste women, character-building, man-making
assimilation of elevating ideas is brought about by the many –
faceted value – education and life – training programmes of the
college. Prayer, music, dance, drama, discourses by Swamijis,
Ambas, other eminent thinkers and the staff, celebration of
religious and national festivals, cultural examination on the
holy lives of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Sr. Nivedita, Sri
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and other
saints and patriots, study of Samskritam for learning the
universal scripture of the Bhagavad Gita, mantras from
Upanishad and Guru sthuthi, study of Gandhian Thought and
taking of the oath on the occasion of the Lighting Ceremony –
these are the major means by which the college seeks to bring
about the full – fledged growth of the personality of the
students. Thus value education is not a value – addition here,
but it is the very life and spirit of education.
Every day starts with a prayer for half an hour. This
makes the students to feel fresh and to have a purified mind.
College is a temple of learning not mere building of brick and
mortar. We do not use foot-wear inside the class rooms & halls
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to keep the building holy, clean and hygienic. This practice is followed by students even after completion of their course.
To maintain good health daily physical Exercise is given for 10 minutes after the prayer.
Serving the three meals by students in rotation makes the students learn the art of hospitality. Our alumni proudly acknowledge this. Suryanamaskar, yogasanas, NSS training, pure milk and malt make our students healthy and strong.
Parents meeting is held often and their frequent visit to our college make us discuss with them our activities and their wards academic performance.
Prompt intimation of progress report to parents keeps them up to date regarding their ward’s academic status.
The practice of grouping students into four houses- namely Sarada, Gadadhar , Narendra and Nivedita – provides opportunities for coming together, temporarily leaving their loyalties to their major and department behind and thus students learn to work both as a part of a team and independently.
On the whole, all the support services ensure and enhance the quality of students learning and life style.
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CRITERION VI
Governance & Leadership
GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 State the Vision and Mission statement of the institution and give details on how the institution a) Ensures that the Vision and the Mission of the institution is in tune with the objectives of the higher education policies of the Nation? b) Translates its Vision statement into activities?
The mission of Sri Sarada College for women,
Tirunelveli is to mould young girls into perfect women with
purity of heart and strength of mind. That is the vision of our
revered founder Srimat Swami Chitbhavananda. His great
desire was that “the girls who enter the portals of this Temple
of learning should leave it as perfect women”. The Tamil term
‘Nirai Nangaiyar” expresses the vision more approximately as
‘Nirai’ stands for ‘Complete’, ‘prefect’, ‘chaste’ and ‘strong’
and ‘Nangaiyar’ means women.
a) The goals of the College: To accomplish the all-round
development of the will, emotion and cognition of the
students through the curricular, co-curricular and extra-
curricular activities of the college.
To encourage the students for excellence in higher
education and research.
To instill love for the motherland and an eager intent to
invigorate her through active services.
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To inculcate a sense of unity and respect for all
religions coupled with firm adherence to one’s own
religion.
The objectives of our curriculum help to generate citizens of sterling character with a profound knowledge in the discipline they have chosen to study coupled with required skills.
(b) The educational ideas of this institution are symbolized
in the college emblem. The veena, the waxing moon,
the blazing sun and the kamadhenu are the four pictorial
representations. The scroll has three words inscribed on
it, “Hand, Heart and Head”. The Veena stands for the
development of the Hand for the enrichment of life. The
waxing Moon suggests the study expansion of the heart
in love of Good and his creation. The blazing sun is
expressive of knowledge that reveals things in their true
light. A harmonious development of the Hand, the Heart
and the Head is what is wanted for a fully educated
young generation of women, each of whom will be a
kamadhenu, the cow of plenty and plentitude.
Being one of the prestigious, culture-oriented,
value-based educational institutions run by Sri
Ramakrishna Tapovanam, giving a high premium on
discipline, our college aims not just at the imparting
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knowledge but mainly at value-inculcation and
character-formation.
Hence realizing that the curricula designed by the modern day Indian Universities do not meet the requirements of all the aspects of a student’s personality and the needs of the society, the University curriculum is supplemented with our own value-oriented educational programs which reflect the motto of our college, “the harmonious development of the
Hand, the Heart and the Head”.
Following are the unique aspects of the educational programme offered in Sri Sarada College for women.
HAND
The hand that rocks the cradle may even have to handle the gun today. Hence our students do mass drill daily after
Morning Prayer to have a sound body. Also Yogasanas and karate are taught to interested students.
HEART
Prayer
The heart is the seat of all emotions. Prayer sanctifies the heart and eliminates all ill feelings. Our daily prayer, a unique thing in the modern busy scenario, attracts one and all.
A well-designed prayer starts at 9.20am. It includes Namavali, devotional hymns, Archana, Gayatri Japam, Dhiyanam and the reading Daily Divine digest both in Tamil and English with explanatory remarks by Secretary Ambaji. The Namavalis and
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Archana are devoted to a particular deity in the Hindu pantheon
of gods. Our students chant Gayatri Mantram thrice to obtain
enlightenment.
Gayatri Mantra
“Om Bhur Bhuva Suvah Om Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasaya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.
Meaning
“Let us meditate on the divine light that
promotes our knowledge along the right path”
Besides the mass prayer each class begins and ends with
prayer for the mutual welfare of teacher and student and for the
welfare humanity.
Mantra
“Om Sahanavavathu Sahanaubhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai Tejasvinavadheethamasthu
Mavidvishavahai! Om Shanthi ! Shanthi ! Shanthi!
Meaning
May the Almighty protect and rear the teacher and the taught.
May the Almighty endow us to work together
May our Learning enlighten us.
May we not hate each other.
May the atmosphere be peaceful and free from obstacles self
created, obstacles supernatural and obstacles natural.
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Music and literature play a significant role in the moulding of human personality. The musical training provided by the College enables the student to sing melodiously and with feeling, devotional hymns, personality development songs and patriotic songs. On Saturdays they chant Bhagavad Gita.
Our national Epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata are the real treasure house of social values applicable to people of all ages. Lectures on the epics are given by scholars and staff members on alternate years. An appreciation and analysis of the character is made by the experts who discourse helps the students to equip themselves for the struggles of life. Sri
Ramakrishna Tapovanam Institutions thus aim at providing a man-making, character building education. Students are trained to love and serve their parents, family, society and the nation and to love god.
Festivals
We pass on our ancient meaningful, rich, cultural traditions and practices to the present generation by observing
Hindu religious festivals like Vinayaka Chathurthi, Sri
Krishna Jayanthi, Sri Rama Navami ,Navarathri, Thiru
Karthigai, Mattu Pongal and Poornima Pooja.
Especially Navarathri is celebrated grandly with the arrangement of ‘Kolu’. It is not just a matter of arranging a few dolls as decorative pieces. Every year a theme is chosen and dolls are arranged suitably to express that theme. The theme for
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2009 was ‘Arupadai Veedugal’ Recitation of Lalitha Sahasra
Nama, Bhajans Lectures on the significance of Shakthi Pooja, and distribution of prasad to all students are the other important aspects of Navaratri celebrations.
Jayanthi Celebrations
Apart from religious festivals we also have Jayanthi celebrations or the birth anniversaries of our Holy Trinity Sri
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and
Swami Vivekananda. The aim of these Jayanthi celebrations is to compare and review our lives with those of noble ones and transform ourselves. Special significance has been given to
Holy Mother’s Jayanthi since the college bears the name of that austere and exemplary woman. On that holy day students and staff members participate in the non-stop ‘Akhanda Nama
Japam’. The students, staff members and workers of Sri Sarada institutions and even the public of nearby villages will have lunch in the college as holy mother’s prasadam on that day.
Lighting Ceremony
Lighting Ceremony held for the final year students is another solemn occasion here. The lamp given to each student on that occasion symbolizes the need to light the society with the knowledge obtained here. All the outgoing students take the following solemn oath during the lighting ceremony.
“I do promise endeavour my utmost to lead a simple life as embodied in Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.”
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“I do promise to uphold faithfully the ideal of the Holy
Mother in the form of seeing merit alone in all and loving whole heartedly”.
“I do promise to imbibe the ideal of strength under all circumstances- the ideal of the hero’s will and the mother’s heart which Swami Vivekananda invoked in Sister Nivedita”.
“I do promise to live up to the motto of my Alma Mater by striving to keep for even my Hand, Head and Heart in purity”.
National Festivals
Apart from religious festivals and Jayanthi celebrations, National festivals like the Independence Day, and the Republic Day are celebrated in which all the students and staff participates. Patriotic sprit is installed in the students through patriotic songs and plays. Drama is a powerful medium for the propagation of ideas, hence on all important occasions, episodes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the lives of saints and great national leaders are enacted. The public also benefit from these programmes.
Samskritam
As Swami Vivekananda observed, knowledge of
Samskritam and prestige go together in Bharat because study of samskritam is not just an exercise in learning a language but it inculcates culture. Hence Srimad Bhagavad Gita, the song celestial is taught to all students, after they are first taught to
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read and write Samskritam. Three important chapters - Bakthi
Yoga, Purushothama Yoga and Dhyana slokas are taught.
Thus by the end of the third year a student will be quite familiar with at least 100 slokas and will be capable of reading the rest also.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Excellent opportunities are given to students to exhibit their various talents through “Kala Sarada”, the fine Arts
Association of the College. 36 Competitions are held under three categories Household Arts, Literary Arts and Fine Arts.
Cooking, Kolam, Rangoli, Vegetable carving, Flower
Arrangement and Art from waste fall under House hold Arts.
Competitions such as elocution, essay and verse writing, recitation, just a minute and short story writing are some of the
Literary Arts Competitions.
Bharatha Natyam, drama, Karnatic music, light music and painting are the fine arts competitions.
Certificate courses
As an attempt to fulfill the earnest desire of our Revered founder Swamji, certificate courses are being introduced to develop the skills and initiate talents of the students to enable them to evolve into perfect women who make sweet homes.
Certificate courses are imparted under two different heads.
They are
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Compulsory certificate courses.
Optional certificate courses.
Basic communication skill course, Tally course, Value education, Basic Samskritam, Civic Responsibilities, Bhajan,
Bhagavad Gita chanting, Upanishad chanting are come under compulsory certificate courses.
Handicrafts, Library and Information Science, Tailoring for Home Needs, Yoga, Karate, Spoken Hindi and Vedic
Mathematics are the optional certificate courses.
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Well-qualified and dedicated staff members impart knowledge to students striving towards academic excellence, the minimum of which is centum result. Every semester seminars, quiz competitions, symposium and guest lectures are arranged by various associations of the college union on current topics for the benefit of the students. Sri Sarada College for
Women provides excellent infrastructural facilities both in the laboratories and in the Library.
Special mention must be made of the computer center that has state of the art facilities with 170 high-power computers and Internet facility. Each development of UG and
PG is also provided with a computer along with Internet facility.
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The college Library houses more than 24,673 books and
92 journals and magazines – Some of them, National and
International.
Besides this, Sri Sarada career guidance Academy trains
interested students in preparing for competitive examinations.
All the above major considerations, namely education,
training, employment, access and equal opportunities are
addressed by the goals and objectives of our college. The most
important consideration not mentioned above but is primarily
addressed by our goals and objectives are character formation.
The dire need of our Bharath Matha is to generate
citizens of sterling character along with a profound knowledge
in the discipline they have chosen to study coupled with
required skills. The object of our curriculum fulfills this.
6.1.2 Enumerate the management’s commitment, leadership role and involvement for effective and efficient transaction of the teaching – learning processes.
Teaching-learning and evaluation process, which are the
life-blood of this Institution of Higher Education and our
Management has taken prompt decision and provide necessary
arrangements for effective and efficient transaction. They are as
follows.
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¾ Tally course and MS Office are conducted for the B.Com
and B.A (Economics) students in collaboration with
JL Academy, Tirunelveli.
¾ Potential employers like SYNTEI, TELECOM and DATA
SERVICES and TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES are
identified and contacted every year.
¾ Guest lectures are conducted periodically. Educational tours
are arranged for the benefit of the students.
¾ OHP, LCD Projector, Television, VCP, audio & Video
Cassettes, Tape Recorder, Radio, Computers for each
department and Internet facilities are also available.
¾ In our college we have Language lab which helps to remove
ignorance of the English Language. The English department
and Ebek, Palayamkottai, GUIMAX have collaborately
organized in college premises.
¾ Lectures by Swamijis and other guest speakers and such
unique practices have helped them to have a re-orientation
to their own religious traditions and values.
¾ Staff appointments are made whenever necessary, either on
a permanent basis or on temporary. Sufficient numbers of
staff are appointed so that students will not suffer and the
staff is not over burdened.
¾ Management has started bestowing attention on arranging
for faculty improvement programmes within the college for
all our teachers.
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¾ Leave vacancies of one month or longer duration are
immediately filled up so that students will not suffer.
¾ Arranging research-oriented lecture series for staff and
students.
¾ Providing financial assistance and study leave for research
work undertaken by the faculty members.
¾ Offering financial assistance to the staff for publication of
articles in standard academic journals.
¾ Book Bank facility is available for each department for the
benefit of poor students.
Teaching Learning Process
As an affiliated non-autonomous college we follow
Manonmaniam Sundaranar Leadership-University syllabus, which is already unitized. For the sake of convenient teaching the units are further split into sections that can be taught in a period of 21 days which is the interval among I, II, III Internal tests. By the time, the model Examinations start, the entire syllabus would have been taught and revision given.
Apart from the lecture method, we adopt teaching methods like seminars, group discussions and Quiz. Science students do practical work in their respective laboratories.
Educational tours are arranged for the benefit of the students.
OHP, LCD Projector, Television, VCP, Audio & Video cassettes, Tape recorder, Radio Computers for each UG & PG department, and Internet facilities are available. They are used
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by our teachers often. Industrial visits are also made compulsory for all UG IIIrd year students. Now and then experts from the respective fields are invited to share their experiences.
Bridge Course and other Teaching Practices
Bridge Courses conducted by all the Departments for part I, part II & part III subjects to effect a smooth transition from Higher Secondary to the tertiary level of study. To help the students from a rural background and from Tamil Medium schooling, technical terms and definitions are explained in
English with their Tamil equivalents at the beginning of the first semester. Through oral questioning and brief tests teachers assess how far the students have grasped the new English terms. Only after satisfying themselves that the learners have picked up the new English terms do the teachers proceed to the teaching of the syllabus proper.
Advanced and brilliant learners are given standard books for reference apart from the prescribed books is motivated to aspire for university rank.
The faculty members of Department of English have prepared often used simple English sentences and XEROX copies are given to all students, to improve their communication skill. For the weak students English tuition is also arranged.
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Lesson plan
Teachers prepare a lesson plan well before the semester begins, and the meticulously prepared plan, mentioning the number of hours needed to cover the portions.
If a portion allotted could not be taught for some reason special classes are conducted within that month, so that the original plan will be adhered to allotting sufficient time for revision also.
The Tutorial System
The Tutorial or Advisory system followed in the college is another learning-centered practice that helps students ease their minds of stress and strain. Every teacher is a Tutor for 20 students, who will be usually students of other departments.
The Tutor and her wards meet regularly once in 6 days. They also meet the Teachers individually and personally. During the counselling hour and during the personal meetings students are free to give vent to their academic difficulties and personal problems. The tutor will counsel them suitably.
The ultimate justification for the existence of an institution of higher learning lies in what the students have learnt in the institution. We are working towards centum pass percentage and more ranks in the coming years.
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6.1.3 How does the management and the Head of the Institution ensure that responsibilities are defined and Communicated to the staff of the institution?
Reforms in the Management Techniques are attained
through decentralization of administrative and academic
responsibilities having utmost faith on each individual
employee who is a log of the entire machinery. Periodical
reviews fine-tune the administrative machinery.
Faculties are involved in decision making through the
following committees.
Department Council
Staff Council
Academic Council and
Various other Committees in the self-financing setup.
The mechanism of coordinating the internal
administration and monitoring the activities are done through
various committees.
The Management Committee is empowered to monitor
the activities of the college such as admission, appointment of
teaching and non teaching staff, construction of the building,
providing infrastructure and their maintenance, starting of new
courses, administrative matters and financial aspects and so on.
Decisions taken at the departmental level are reviewed
thoroughly in staff council. The responsibilities are
decentralized among.
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1. Principal-Ex officio member
2. Vice-Principal
3. Head of The Departments
4. The Disciplinary Committee
5. The Admission Committee
The institution has an effective internal coordination
and monitoring mechanism. All the committees and their
activities are headed and monitored by the Principal-Ex officio
member.
Decentralization of responsibilities, transparent,
officialdom, participative functioning, accommodative attitude,
trial and error approach, learning and equipping every day
make twin administration – college academic and character
building life training headed by the Principal function friction
free..
6.1.4 How does the Management/Head of the Institution ensure that adequate information (from feed back and personal conduct etc) is available for the management, to review the activities of the institution?
Even as the teachers provide the details called for in the
self-appraisal questionnaire, they are enabled to evaluate
themselves objectively and gear themselves up for self-
improvement.
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Academic planning and execution are meticulously entered in the work done dairy maintained by the individual staff and the class dairy maintained in each class, both UG and
PG. They reveal the work that was done during the college working hours and they are monitored by the Principal-Ex officio member every week. This along with lecture plan helps the teachers to evaluate their own teaching method.
Apart from this, Questionnaires on staff performance are now and then given by the research students from nearby colleges of education.
Apart from the feedback given in black and white, students express their opinions during the annual farewell party and in the old students Association meetings. There are still other means of collecting the feedback from parents and well- wishers of the institution.
All these put together indicate that the college is generally going on the right lines, with understandable need for correction and self-improvement. The academic standards, available facilities and other activities and practices of the college are well appreciated by the parents and the public.
The youngsters (i.e.) students have some difficulty in adjusting to the rules and the regulations of the college. But this is only in the beginning. As the study progresses, as they advance in age and experience, they appreciate fully the value of their campus experience in the college.
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The management and administration of the college also
attach great importance to such feedback as they indicate not
only our strengths but also the areas we need to improve in
teaching, evaluation, infrastructure and other important aspects
of the college. Action is taken immediately or allowing
sufficient time depending on the nature of the feedback.
In short, the practice of asking for the students,
feedback and analyzing them objectively through the
questionnaires and other methods is a healthy exercise in self-
appraisal for the college in all its improvement activities.
Parents - teachers meeting is conducted at least once in
every semester. In such meetings issues regarding academic
performance, discipline & co-curricular activities are dealt
with. After receipt of feedback and personal conduct with the
parents, necessary action will be taken by the management.
6.1.5 How does the management encourage and support involvement of the staff for improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Institutional process?
Belonging to a self-financing college yet to be
recognized by the UGC, our teachers miss great opportunities
for benefiting from several faculty development programmes.
Hence our management, realising that something must be done
in this direction, has started bestowing attention on arranging
for faculty improvement programmes within the college for all
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our teachers. Much needs to be done, though a beginning has been made in this direction.
Self-Appraisal by Teachers
Teachers record the work done in a day in the class
Diary and personal work done Diary. The Principal-Ex officio member scrutinizes them and instructs the teachers suitably.
Once in a semester the teachers also fill up the self-appraisal form to know where they stand academically and otherwise.
Areas for Improvement
In our relentless pursuit of excellence we have realized that even our self-efforts are sincere, they need to be enriched by collaboration with other organizations of proven merit.
Though no international linkages have been established, we have purposeful interaction with our sister-institution Sri
Sarada College, Salem and Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam and with the colleges of our University area.
The ultimate justification for the existence of an institution of higher learning lies in what the students have learnt in the institution. One indication of this is the university examination results. Our overall pass percentage for the academic year 2009-2010 is 97.84%. We work towards centum pass percentage and more ranks in the coming years.
“Ascharyo Vakta Kushalanusishya” – i.e. “Wonderful is the teacher and skilled is the student” exclaims the
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Katopanishad. Sri Sarada College for Women strives to
produce such wonderful teachers and skilled students.
Management also extend its financial support for
conducting STATE LEVEL seminar by the Department of
Economics in the year 2010-2011 and VIEW IT by Department
of computer science both UG & PG and department of IT for
the past eight years.
Management provides necessary financial assistance to
conduct seminars by each department in the college.
Monetary help is provided to staff for meeting
registration expenses of seminars conducted by other
universities / colleges. Rs.500/- is given as an incentive to
every article published in the international journals. Monetary
help is provided to staff for their higher studies, for meeting
emergency requirements, for meeting educational expenses of
their children etc.
6.1.6 Describe the leadership role of the Head of the Institution in governance and management of the institution.
Leading with the perfect co-operation of all the colleagues
in the mission of realizing the dream of our Founder Swamji
Chidbhavanandaji Maharaj that a harmonious development of
the Hand, the Heart and the Head of a student’s personality
leads to the emergence of perfection already in her.
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That we meet together, think together and execute together
helps us to achieve the above-mentioned mission under the
captaincy of our Principal-Ex officio member.
Designing application form and prospectus for admission
every year.
Streamlining the admission of students as per the
government norms.
Appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff members.
Conducting Disciplinary Committee meetings
Appointing various Committees and arranging meetings of
the same.
Planning and executing the development of the
infrastructure of the institution.
Coordinating with the Heads of the Departments for
conducting workshops and seminars.
Mobilizing the resources for the institution.
Deciding the meeting of the staff council and Academic
council.
Getting the feedback from the staff and students for all the
activities.
Deciding the fees structure.
Establishing equity among the students.
Liaison between members of the staff and the management.
Exploring the potential of every student and the staff for the
growth of the institution.
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Practicing absolute simplicity and inspiring others.
Instilling patriotic fervor among the students.
Handling classes and completing the portions in split of
hectic schedule.
Having a smooth relationship with the alumni and parents.
Easy approach for staff as well as students round the clock.
Addressing all the students frequently knowing each
student and her background.
Sending students for seminars and workshops.
Making students employable.
Modernizing the library and laboratories.
Maintaining all the records.
Concentrating on all sorts of extension activities.
Administrative dealing made flexible in tune with the
individual character of student.
6.2 Organizational Arrangements
6.2.1 Give the organization structure and details of the academic and administrative bodies of the institution. Give details of the meetings held, and the decisions taken by these bodies, regarding finance, infrastructure, faculty recruitment, performance evaluation of teaching and non-teaching staff research and extension activities linkages and examinations held during the last two years.
Our college activities have been divided under various
committees. They are as follows
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1. Staff Council
2. Staff Club
3. Department Council
4. Syllabus Committee
5. Evaluation Committee
6. Planning Committee
7. Library Committee
8. Research Cell
9. Extension Activities
10. Students Welfare Committee
11. Students Grievance and Appeal Committee
12. College Union And Allied Associations
13. Association
14. Fine Arts
15. Life – Training Programme
16. Admission Committee
17. Discipline Committee
18. Value Education Committee
19. Placement Cell
20. National Integration Committee
21. Scholarship Committee
22. Consumer Forum
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6.2.2 To what extent is the administration decentralized? How does the institution collaborate with different sections / departments and personnel of the institution to improve the quality of its educational provisions?
The responsibilities are decentralized among:
1. Principal
2. Vice Principal
3. The Head Of Departments
4. The Disciplinary Committee
5. The Admission Committee
Decentralization of responsibilities, transparent,
officialdom, participative functioning, accommodative attitude,
trial and error approach, learning and equipping every day
make twin administration college academic and character
building life training headed by the Principal-Ex-officio
member function friction free.
Special coaching is given to all students in spoken
English to enable the students to meet the world in its own
terms.
To remove ignorance of the English language, bridge
courses are conducted in the beginning of the first year. The
English department, Ebek and Guimax have collaborately
organized “Basic English communication skill” course in
college premises.
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Tally course and MS Office are conducted for the final
year B.Com and B.A (Economics) students in collaboration
with JL Academy, Tirunelveli.
Potential employers like SYNTEI, TELECOM and
DATA SERVICES and TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
are identified and contacted every year.
The service of Spark Academy, Madurai is enlisted for
career guidance to our students and placement cell of
Thiagaraja School of management, Madurai for placement of
M.C.A students.
6.2.3 Does the institution have effective internal co – ordination and monitoring mechanism? Specify.
Yes.
All the committees of the college and their activities are
headed and monitored by the Principal-Ex -officio member.
Perfect co–ordination exists among the Principal-Ex-officio
member and staff members to carry on the college
activities.
IQAC is one of the convictions that the growth and success
of the Student’s enrichment activities
Coordinating with the heads of departments for conducting
workshops and seminars.
Planning for co–curricular activities and extra curricular
activities with the staff.
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Smooth functioning of the college in the presence as well as
in the absence of the Principal-Ex officio member.
6.2.4 Does the institution have a grievance redressal cell for its employees? If yes, what are its functions? List the number of grievances redressed during the last two years?
The staff club functions as an effective means of self –
expression for teaching staff and non – teaching staff to voice
their grievances to the Principal-Ex-officio member and bring
them to the knowledge of the management. Remedial measures
are taken as promptly as possible depending on the nature of
the grievance and the availability of time and resources.
The staff members (teaching and non – teaching) have
an easy approach to the Principal-Ex-officio member and the
resident swamiji (who is the administrator of the educational
institutions functioning in the campus and the representative of
educational agency) which enables them to give vent to their
feelings freely.
As far as students are concerned, opportunity is given to
them to express their difficulties, through suggestion box. They
also open their hearts out to the teacher-counselors; not only on
their personal problems but also on difficulty they may have in
the college. The teachers discuss the student’s grievances with
the Principal-Ex officio member and suitable remedy is given.
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There are fair and expeditious grievance redressal
mechanisms at all levels of functioning whenever any
discrepancy or grievances comes to the notice of the Principal-
Ex officio member takes immediate steps to redress the same.
6.2.5 How many times does the management meet the staff in an academic year? What are the major issues discussed the last meeting.
Minimum twice a year and as many times as possible at
times of necessity at micro level.
The growth of the infra – structure is in proportion to
academic.
About an incentive to every article published in
international journal.
Planning co – curricular and extra – curricular activities.
Major issues discussed in the August meeting
a. Salary revision
b. Admission
c. Staff recruitment
d. Purchase of books
e. Fulfillment of department requirements
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6.2.6 Is there a cell to prevent sexual harassment of women staff?
How effective is the functioning of the cell?
Not applicable, because our college is meant for
Women.
6.3 Strategy Developments and Deployment
6.3.1 Describe the procedure of developing the perspective institutional plan. How are the teachers, students and administrators involved in the planning process?
The mission of our college is to mould young girls into
perfect women with purity of heart and strength of mind, that
is, a harmonious development of “the hand, the heart and the
head” is what is essential for a fully educated young generation
of women. To implement this mission, proper planning has
been made by the administration by decentralizing the
responsibilities among the committed staff members of the
college.
HAND
To enhance the physical stamina of our students they
are performing mass drill after the prayer in the morning
everyday and interested students are given training to perform
yoga and karate.
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HEART
Prayer purifies the heart and moulds them to feel good things and happiness always. It is enriched by the chanting of
Namavali, Devotional hymns, Archana, Gayathri Japam and by singing Devotional Songs.
The college also celebrates festivals like Navarathiri,
Jayanthi functions and National celebrations, in which the students are involved whole-heartedly.
Fine arts association conducts Kala Sarada competitions to exhibit the talents of our students, which is divided into three categories: household arts, literary arts and fine arts.
To develop the skills and talents of our students certificate courses are conducted as compulsory certificate course and optional certificate course.
To equip a sound knowledge about our national epics
“The Ramayana and The Mahabharatha”, our college is providing Value education classes and special lectures by scholars.
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To sharpen the knowledge of our students, seminars,
Quiz competitions, symposium and guest lectures are arranged by various association of the college union apart from their regular academic curriculum.
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The growth of infrastructure is done with the monetary
assistance extended by the management.
ACTION PLAN
A common computer center with Internet facility is
provided to both the staff and students.
To strengthen the infrastructure of the library more books
have been purchased, more journals have been subscribed
and Delnet connectivity is also introduced.
Value added courses also provided to the students to
enhance their proficiency in various subjects like MS-
Office, .Net, Tally, Typewriting, English Communication
and various career guidance programme.
6.3.2 How are the objectives communicated and deployed to all levels, to ensure individual employee’s contribution for the institutional development.
The objectives are planned in the beginning of each
semester through various committees and it is deployed to all
levels in the institution. The efficient performance and
governance is based on the principles of the individual
participation and transparency. Whenever there is a change /
updating in the curriculum activity it is intimated to the
management by the respective committees through the
Principal-Ex officio member.
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6.3.3 List the different committee constituted for the management of different institutional activities? Give the details of the meetings held and the decisions taken regarding academic, management, finance, infrastructure, faculty, research, extension and linkages and examinations held during the last 2 years.
Various committees carry out the institutional activities,
which is improving the development of the institutions in the
factors like decision-making, Academic, Management, Faculty,
Research and examination.
Decision Making
Decision-making is done through the planning
committee, which includes the Principal-Ex officio member as
its chairman and the Head of the department of various
departments as its members. This committee will discuss the
planning of infrastructure facilities of the curriculum like
laboratory equipments, chemicals, apparatus and furniture
requirements for the year.
Academic
Academic performance is scrutinized by Department
council, syllabus committee, placement cell and association.
These committees discuss the matters like teaching plans, test
evaluation methodologies, performance of the students,
selection of subject, preparation of workload, timetable, lecture
plan and test schedule for the ensuring semester.
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Each department is having its own association to explore the subject knowledge of the students through various seminars and symposium.
Placement cell is conducting career guidance programme to give training on competitive examinations along with this information regarding campus interview is intimated to the students.
Management
Careful planning, co – ordination and execution in financial affairs has paved the way for quantitative and qualitative growth of the college. It has also framed the fee structure as a reasonable one. The management at the head quarters at Trichy does annual auditing of accounts regularly.
Maintenance of buildings and other infrastructure is well looked after by the administrator swamiji.
Research
To facilitate teachers’ research activities a research cell is functioning with the Principal-Ex officio member as its chairman and five staff as its members.
Examination
The planning and scheduling of internal and model examinations is done with the committee of two faculty members along with the Principal-Ex officio member and Head of the departments. The time schedule is preplanned before the starting of each academic year and it is intimated to the
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students and other faculty members through the college
calendar.
Extension Activity
Apart from the academic activities each department is
performing some extension activities as a regular practice, that
is taking tuitions to the nearby rural area students in the
subjects like Maths, Commerce, Tamil and English. Exhibitions
and quiz competitions are conducted for the school level
students on chemistry, physics and computer science.
6.3.4 Has the institution an MIS in place to select, collect, align and integrate data and information on the academic and administrative aspects of the institution?
Yes, as the horizontal structure is followed in our
institution the academic and administrative plans are
transparent to all the levels. Through the various committees
the plans are scheduled at the beginning and end of each
semester and executed. If there is a change or updating in any
plan, it is intimated to the faculty members by the management
through the Principal-Ex officio member and vice versa.
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6.3.5 Does the institution use the various data and information obtained by the feedback in decision-making and performance improvement? If yes give details.
Yes, the institution has placed a suggestion and
grievance box for the benefit of the students to overcome their
grievances in both the academics and environmental issues.
For example, as per the complaint in the grievance box
dated 04.03.10, fan facility in the classroom is implemented.
With their suggestions our institution has reviewed its activities
day by day.
Feedback is collected from the outgoing students at the
end of the academic year for the betterment of the institution.
6.3.6 What are the institution’s initiatives for promoting
co-operation, sharing of knowledge, innovations and the
empowerment of the faculty?
Each department is conducting various associations, in
which, the management, staff and students are involved in
various aspects. For the departmental functions along with the
outsiders, the technical and non – technical staff of our college
are invited to participate as audience and to express their
opinion.
Decentralization of responsibilities, healthy
communication, enthusiastic participation, sportive attitude,
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sharing of opinion, equipping everyday makes our college to
turn into a indefectible institution.
All the students are divided into four groups namely,
Sarada, Gadhathar, Narendra and Nivedita, in which they
actively participate with co– operation in all the functions,
poojas and competitions held in our college. Faculty members
are given chance to present articles, papers and seminars to
empower their knowledge. Collective leadership, perfect
planning and execution, teamwork, mutual understanding, faith
and commitment strengthen our administration.
6.4 Human Resource Management
6.4.1 What are the mechanisms for the performance assessment (teaching, research, service) of faculty and staff? (Self-appraisal method, comprehensive evaluation by students and peers). Does the institution use the evaluations to improve teaching/research of faculty and service of the faculty by other staff? If yes, how?
A unique method of self-appraisal is followed in
the college. Academic planning and execution are meticulously
entered in the work done dairy maintained by the individual
staff and the class dairy maintained in each class, both UG and
PG. They reveal the work that was done during the college
working hours and the Principal-Ex officio member monitors
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them every week. This along with Lecture plan helps the teachers to evaluate their own method of teaching.
Apart from this regular self-appraisal other opportunities for self-assessment offer themselves occasionally.
Questionnaires on staff performance are now and then given by the research students from nearby colleges of education. The available teacher self-appraisal form accommodates all areas of excellence like teaching, research, and extension activities but it was felt that a more comprehensive treatment of the evaluation of teaching might be given. Hence our Principal-Ex officio member is designing another format. Teachers will be asked to fill in this self-appraisal form for teaching at the end of each semester.
All the final year students give their evaluation on campus experience at the end of their course. Earlier it was a general recording of their impressions about the college. From
2002-2003 onwards student’s questionnaire proforma suggested by NAAC is given to the students for recording their views.
Apart from the feedback given in black and white, students express their opinion during annual farewell party and in the Old Students Association meeting. There are still other means of collecting the feedback from the parents and well- wishers of the institution and of course the teaching and non- teaching staff. All these put together to indicate that the college
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is generally going on the right lines, with understandable need
for correction and self-improvement.
The management and administration of the college also
attach great importance to such feedback as they indicate not
only our strengths but also the areas we need to improve in
teaching, evaluation, infrastructure and other important aspects
of the college. Action is taken immediately or allowing
sufficient time depending on the nature of the feedback.
In short the practice of asking for the student’s feedback
and analyzing them objectively through the questionnaires and
other methods is a healthy exercise in self-appraisal for the
college in all its improvement activities.
6.4.2 What are the welfare measures for the staff and faculty? (Mention only those, which affect and improve staff well being, satisfaction and motivation)
The teachers are encouraged to attend research-oriented
lecture series organized by the university. To stimulate higher
accomplishments, the management has promised financial
assistance towards the expenses of their works being sent for
publications in reputed journals, national and international.
The faculty members are motivated to take up research
and an incentive of Rs.5000/- and a Kuthu Vilakku is given to
those who complete their Ph.D. degrees.
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Casual leave could be availed by the teachers whenever
necessary and in addition study leave is permitted. Whenever a
teacher goes on leave for a short period, the lecture hours
allotted to her are adjusted with her colleagues. If long leave is
availed temporary staff are appointed in the leave vacancy.
There is a health care centre in our institution, which is
attended by a doctor daily. A qualified nurse is available at all
times. The needy go and get treatment. The students and
members of teaching and non-teaching staffs get benefited.
First aid kits are available in the chemistry laboratory,
games room and in the administrative office for ready use of
staff and students.
Rs.500/- is given as an incentive to every article
published in the international journal.
Meals are provided in the college hostel at lunchtime at
concession rate.
Light refreshment is provided in the college canteen.
6.4.3 What are the strategies and implementation plans of the institution to recruit and retain faculty and other staff who have the desired qualifications, knowledge and skills?
Whenever vacancies arise advertisement will be given
in the newspapers. The applicants are asked to conduct classes
for 10 or 15 minutes and selection is made on the basis of
demonstration, teaching performance in the interview and in
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the qualifying examination. Whenever new courses are
introduced and when teachers avail leave for a month or more,
vacancies are created.
Staff selection is based on the academic merit and the
character of the candidate. After recruitment orientation in the
ideals and the objectives of the institutions is given to the new
recruits. They are made to participate in the Antaryogams held
in our college for the first two years of service besides
attending all the functions and festivals celebrated in the
college. Our staff used to participate in the one-week cultural
camp for teachers conducted by Vivekananda College,
Tiruvedakam.
In the selection of teachers we prefer women of
reliability rather than capability. They should possess the right
attitude to undertake responsibilities.
We assess the need for staff recruitment in the
following cases.
• Introduction of new courses.
• Faculty development programmes.
• Substitute during long term medical leave etc.
Talented and deserving candidates working in other
institutions are motivated to serve here.
Staff members are encouraged to do doctoral research.
They are also encouraged to attend national and
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international seminars and to present papers. Rs.500 is given as
an incentive to every article published in the international
journal.
6.4.4 What are the criteria for employing part-time/ad hoc faculty? How are the recruitment conditions of part time/ad hoc faculty? (eg. Salary structure, workload specializations)
Whenever leave vacancies arise due to maternity leave
etc, temporary staff members are appointed. These temporary
teachers are also paid no par with the regular teachers.
For certificate courses and short-term computer courses,
candidates with necessary qualifications are appointed.
Many of the candidates appointed on temporary basis
for filling up leave vacancies are later recruited into regular
service when permanent vacancies arises only if their teaching
and other qualifications are satisfactory.
6.4.5 What are the policies, resources, and practices of the institution that support and ensure the professional development of the faculty?
The teachers are encouraged to attend the research
oriented lectures series organized by the University. To
stimulate higher accomplishment, the management has
promised financial assistance towards the expenses of the
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works being sent for publication in reputed journals national
and international.
The faculty members are motivated to take up research
and an incentive of Rs.5000/- and a Kuthu Vilakku is given to
those who complete their Ph.D.
Rs.500/- is given as an incentive to every article
published in the international journal.
Several academic development programmes make the
teaching staff up-to-date in their disciplines.
6.4.6 How do you asses the needs of the faculty development? Has the institution conducted any staff development programmes for skill up gradation and training to the staff? If yes, give details.
We assess the need for staff recruitment in the
following cases
• Introduction of new courses.
• Faculty development programmes
• Substitute during long medical leave etc.
Seminars, workshops and symposia conducted by all the
departments of the institution regularly cater to staff
development programme.
All the faculty members have been introduced to the use
of computers, Internet, audio-visual aids, computer aided
packages, usage of smart class etc.
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We maintain good relationship with neighboring colleges and invite experienced and well qualified teachers for guest lectures, which are beneficial to both staff and students.
Our teachers act as examiners and question setters for the local autonomous colleges and are invited to give guest lectures.
The well-experienced teachers of the Vivekananda
College share with us the benefit of their knowledge and experience by
• Giving lectures for students.
• Conducting staff development programmes.
• Offering consultation in administrative matters.
• Giving us opportunities to join them in organizing seminars
etc.
Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam carries out several programmes for the welfare of the public, in which our staff and students render their part wherever necessary. In the statewide cultural examinations conducted by the Tapovanam, our teachers offer their services as question setters and examiners.
Our staff members act as judges for the competitions conducted by Chinmaya Mission and the Divine Life Society and our students give cultural programmes during their functions.
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Formation of committees leads to decentralization of
works, which makes teachers responsible and independent.
6.4.7 What are the facilities provided to the faculty? (Well maintained and functional office, infrastructure and other space to carry out their work effectively etc)
Introduction of new courses compels the raise of new
buildings along with increase in the need of more furniture,
books and apparatus. For science departments advanced
equipments are bought frequently and the laboratories are
modified and extended for the convenience of the staff. Finance
is provided to various departments to buy books as per the
syllabus whenever it is revised.
The availability of LCD projector, OHP, Xerox
Machine, Printers, Typewriters, Intercom and Generator makes
the technical work easy.
A water purifier (Reserve Osmosis System) is also
available in our canteen for the benefit of the students and staff.
A hospital with efficient and qualified nurse is available
all the time.
A range of technical work force like electricians,
mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, washer man and drivers is
available in the campus all through the day to maintain the
infrastructure.
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Our Library functions on Sundays also for the benefit of
all the students and staff.
Institutional development is made infrastructure wise
and quality wise, which has innumerable micro activities,
which are accomplished by both the staff and students.
The growth of the infrastructure is in proposition to
Academic needs.
Well-furnished staff room with proper ventilation is
provided to each department of the college.
Staff retiring room is also available in our campus.
6.5 Financial Management Resource Mobilization
6.5.1 Does the Institution get financial support from the government? If yes, mention the grants received in the last three years under different heads. If no, give details of the sources of revenue and income generated during the last three years?
No, the institution does not get any financial support
from the government. As the college is a self – financing
college not yet recognized by UGC, no plan or non – plan
grants are received. All the expenditure is met from the income
from fees and management contribution. Income and
expenditure account for last three years is enclosed.
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6.5.2 What is the quantum of resources mobilized through donations? Give information for the last two years.
NIL
6.5.3 Is there adequate budget to cover the day–to–day expenses? If no, how is the deficit met?
Yes, as the annual budget is based on the requirements
of each department and the financial supports, deficiency in the
budget has not been noticed. Even if any deficiency is
identified, the management generously meets it.
6.5.4 What are the budgetary resources to fulfill the institutions mission and offer quality programmes?
Many devotees and well – wishers of the institution have
generously contributed towards the creation of scholarship
endowments and prize endowments.
Alumni volunteers donate financially and materially.
Agriculture and dairy farm
Staff members
Local support
The budget allocation for various purposes is utilized
optimally. Funds are allocated equitable to all the departments.
However the budget requirements of the department vary from
one another.
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6.5.5 Are the accounts audited regularly? If yes, give the details of internal and external audit procedures and the audit reports for last two years.
Yes, all the financial transactions are properly audited
externally at the end of each financial year. Accounts are
audited centrally at our Headquarters – Sri Ramakrishna
Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai by well-qualified professional
auditors. Internal audit is carried out with Inter - departments
by verification of library books, records, stock of chemicals and
equipments at the end of each academic year.
An audit report and stock verification report for last two
years is enclosed.
6.5.6 Has the institution computerized its finance management system? If yes, give details.
Yes. The administrative office is partially computerized.
The non – teaching staff were trained in the operation of
computers for fees collection, accounts maintenance and letter
correspondence, teachers salary, provident fund, scholarship
accounts of students, mess bill etc.
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6.6 Best Practices in Governance and leadership
What are the significant best practices in Governance and Leadership carried out by the Institution?
Swamiji Chitbavanandaji Maharaj, founded Sri Sarada
College, Tirunelveli in the year 1986 to cater to the educational
needs of the women of the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu,
where the activities are focused on to inculcate the culture and built
the character of the women students along with the academic
activities.
There is perfect Administrative planning from the beginning to
end. It is possible because of the clarity of objectives and
guidelines.
Innovative administrative efforts help us to achieve the Vision
and Mission of the Institution.
Collective thinking ensures impartial decision by the
disciplinary committee consisting of experienced professors.
Governance and infrastructure monitored by self–less and
dedicated Sanyasins.
Governance is made mature by the induction of retired persons
in the administrations. Former Principal-Ex officio member of
Vivekananda College, Thiruvedagam Dr. K. Subrahmanyam is
our present Educational advisor.
The noble Mission of the Institution is simple living and high
thinking of the self–less sanyasins residing at the adjacent
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Ashram shower great spiritual impact on governance making it
Pure, Straight forward and effective.
Service sectors like Agriculture, Dairy – Farming monitored by
Sanyasins with perfect co–ordination yields unadulterated milk,
vegetables and fruits which keeps our hostel students healthy
both physically and intellectually.
The management spends the entire revenues generated in the
service sectors like Agriculture and Dairy Farming on the
construction of buildings.
Dining – hall administration, conduct of prayer and bhajan are
done by student leaders which gives them self -confidence and
leadership qualities.
Student’s representation in the academic council, personal
counseling meetings enable us to empathize the emotions of the
students and take student friendly decisions.
Various associations established by the Institution provide
opportunities to the students to develop their leadership skills.
Student secretary and joint secretary of various associations
themselves organize the seminars, guest lectures. Quiz
competitions and paper presentations etc.
Certificate courses like Tailoring, Handicrafts like Woollen –
Work, Crochet Wire knitting, Fur- Doll making, Bouquet
making, Oil Painting arranged by the Institution improve the
self–confidence of the students in the form of self –
employment.
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The institution maintain the contact with other outside
Institutions like Valliammal Institution Madurai, Ulaga
Thirukkural Peravai Madurai, SAP Charitable Trust
Rajapalayam provide chance to develop knowledge of the
student apart from the academic syllabus.
The management allows the students to attend the Personality
Development Camps outside the campus like Vivekananda
Academy of cultural studies camp conducted by Vivekananda
Kendra, Kanyakumari which will provide the foundation for
their Personality Development.
Strictly following the uniform system will help to remove the
inequalities among the students.
Maintaining Individual Department library by each and every
department help us to improve the reading habit of the students.
Hospital facilities with a Lady Doctor help the students to get
immediate Medical treatment with out any delay.
The management arranged ten days spoken Sanskrit camp
called “Samskritha Sambhashana Shibiram” provide
opportunities to students to learn other language, Sanskrit.
The Value Education class arranged by the management apart
from the university prescribed syllabus inculcate the values of
Indian culture and Good morals to the students.
Intra–College competition, which is organized by the
institution, called Kala – Sarada provide opportunities to the
students to develop their extra – curricular skills.
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The Management gives more importance to rural students
during the time of the admission.
The Institution provides chances to the students to develop their
social work activities by establishing various clubs like
Consumer Club, Red Ribbon Club etc.
Alumni help the poor students every year to continue their
studies.
The Institution encourages the student to organize the
exhibitions, seminars, educational visit, and industrial visit.
This will improve the thinking ability of the students,
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CRITERION VII
Innovative Practices
7.1 Internal Quality Assurance System
7.1.1. What mechanisms have been developed by the institution for quality assurance within the existing academic and administrative systems?
A team of staff from our Head – quarters
(Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Thirupparaithurai) visited our
College during 1998 and inspected the mode of functioning of
various sections of the college. Their recommendations to
improve the quality of education and administration are taken
into consideration. For instance the practice of Inter-
departmental checking of Laboratory equipments and Library
books came into force on the basis of their recommendations.
Previously each department used to check their own stock of
books and equipments.
Regarding academic system, according to the changes
in the syllabus introduced periodically by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, the Heads of the Departments submit to
the Principal proposals for updating the infrastructure. The
principal discusses with the Management and the need is
fulfilled as early as possible.
Introduction of new courses compels the rise of new
buildings along with the need of more furniture, books and
apparatus. For Science departments advanced equipments are
bought frequently and the laboratories are modified and
extended for the convenience of the students. Money is allotted
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for various departments to buy books as per the syllabus
whatever it is updated.
The availability of LCD projector, OHP, Xerox
machine, Printers, Typewriters, Intercom and generator make
the technical work easy.
7.1.2. What are the functions carried out by the above mechanisms in the quality enhancement of the institution?
In order to improve the quality enhancement of the
institution, it concentrates mainly on the quality of faculty
members. Even as the teachers provide the details called for in
the self-appraisal questionnaire, they come to know their
strength and weakness. They are enabled to evaluate
themselves objectively and gear themselves up for self-
improvement.
The filled in self-appraisal forms are scrutinized by the
Principal and suitable instructions and suggestions are given to
the teachers. All the teachers obtain feedback individually from
students to arrive at a proper self-appraisal of their teaching
methods.
A unique method of self-appraisal is followed in the
college. Academic planning and execution are meticulously
entered in the work done diary maintained by the individual
staff and the class diary maintained in each class, both UG and
PG. They reveal the work that was done during the college
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working hours and they are monitored by the Principal every week. This along with lecture plan helps the teachers to evaluate their own method of teaching.
Apart from this regular self-appraisal, other opportunities for self-assessment offer themselves occasionally.
Questionnaire on staff performance are now and then given by the research students from nearby colleges of education. The available teacher self-appraisal form accommodates all areas of excellence like teaching, research and extension activities but it was felt that a more comprehensive treatment of the evaluation of teaching might be given. Our Principal is designing another format. Teachers will be asked to fill in this self-appraisal form for Teaching at the end of each month / semester. Following the management principle that, “nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs”, the complex administrative requirement of an institution of Higher Education like our college has been divided into smaller, manageable components and the responsibilities, allotted to the enthusiastic members of the various faculties under the coordinating guidance of the
Principal.
The mechanism of coordinating the internal administration and monitoring the various activities of the college through various committees, along with their structure and powers are clearly indicating the contribution of the faculty in them
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7.1.3. What role is played by students in assuring quality of education imparted by the institution?
Regarding the quality of education imparted by the
institution, the role played by the students is significant.
Students are generally happy about the teaching
methods and teacher-student relationship in almost all the
departments. The extra-curricular activities of the college are
very good in the opinion of the students. Some unique practices
like value education, pooja, bhajan have helped them to have a
re-orientation to their own religious traditions and values.
Certificate courses are most popular especially handicrafts
courses like Fur Doll making, woolen work etc. Counselling
hours provide them to express freely their difficulties at home,
in the college or in the hostel. Life Training given to them,
especially in the hostel has been of great help in meeting
difficult situations and challenges.
Students also express their opinions during the annual
farewell party, in the Old Students’ Association Meetings etc.
There are still other means of collecting the feedback from
parents and well-wishers of the institution. Action is taken
immediately or allowing sufficient time, depending on the
nature of the feedback.
A few significant changes brought about, respecting the
student’s feedback are, the extensions of last dates for fees
payments with / without fine have been given on request from
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students. On request from some poor students, permission is given to pay fees in installments. In order to help the poor handloom weavers, the students come forward to buy 4-5 sarees and they wear it on all Saturdays
After receiving the suggestion from the students the management arranged water cooler, Reverse Osmosis System
& Thamirabarani river water for the benefit of staff & students.
As we have very big water pond within our college premises to save the rain water thereby there is no scarcity of water throughout the year, even in summer .Meals are provided in the college canteen at lunchtime at concessional rate, when students make the request for such an arrangement. Earlier only light refreshment was provided in the canteen.
Arrangement of transport facilities for Tally course and other short-term courses held in the evening is made for the convenience of the students. The classroom for III year physics students was altered with proper ventilation.
The training given in various ways in the college, especially the life-training of the college and the hostel and the training given in subjects through Sri Sarada Career Guidance
Academy has helped our old students to go in for higher studies or employment.
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7.1.4. What initiatives have been taken by the institution to promote best practice in the institution? How does the institution ensure that the Best Practices have been internalized?
“We want that Education by which character is formed,
strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by
which one can stand on one’s own feet,” said Swami
Vivekananda. The mission of this institution is to provide its
students such a comprehensive training for life. This being the
soul and spirit of the educational programme of the college ,the
Life Training Programmes Committee looks after the life-
training given to the students by organizing Value Education
courses, Certificate Courses, the spiritual and religious
activities like Navaratri, Holy Mother’s Jayanthi, Special
Pooja, Antaryogam for teachers, Abhyasa yogam or
Personality Development Programme for students, speeches by
sanyasins and lectures on the Ramayana and the Mahabharata,
both by guest speakers and our teachers.
“The highest of gifts is the giving of spiritual
knowledge”, utters Swami Vivekananda. As a humble effort to
make that highest gift to our students, Bhagavad Gita chanting
and Upanishad classes are organized by this committee.
As music plays a significant role in shaping the
personality, it is offered in the college. Songs taught to all the
students of the college include bhajans and hymns by saints;
patriotic songs; religious harmony songs and personality
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development and youth-awakening songs. Besides these the members of the “Gana Sarada”, the college choir comprising of talented student singers trained by the music teacher are taught many special songs.
As women are home-makers, special care is bestowed to transform the students into loving mothers and efficient queens of their households. Towards this purpose certificate courses like Fur Doll making, Tailoring, Crochet knitting, Oil painting, Yogasana, and woolen works etc., are organized to train the students to enable them to gain self-confidence to face the world and stand on their own feet. Supplementary to the academic programmes, the college also organizes job-oriented courses like short-term computer courses viz., Office
Automation, MS-Office, Tally 9.0 (for B.A Economics and
B.Com final year students), VB.Net, and ASP.Net (for
Computer Science and IT students) and Type-Writing (Both
Tamil and English) course for all the hostel students.
Sr. Nivedita Computer Academy, an extension unit of the college, takes up the responsibility of organizing the short
–term Computer Courses, while for the Type Writing courses, the college has entered into an MOU with a reputed;
Government – recognized Private Commercial institute in the city.
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7.1.5. In which way has the institution added values to the quality enhancement of the students?
Education and cultural training are indispensable for the
development of the human society. Women more than men
need such training, as it is they who protect and preserve the
culture of a country. Swami Vivekananda regrets that during
the middle ages, our men failed to offer such education to our
women and consequently the nation has been reduced to a state
of inferiority and slavishness. To set things right, he wanted
education to be on national lines. Our college has been making
sincere efforts for the past 24 years to impart such value-based
education and has attained success, to a great extent.
Our guiding stars in this great endeavour are the Holy
Trinity, Sri Ramakrishna Pramahamsa, Holy Mother Sri Sarada
Devi and Swami Vivekananda. The principles of these three
divine lives have reached us through our Founder President
Srimat Swami Chitbhavanda Maharaj. It is to fulfill his dear
wish about a centre of higher education for women that will
create “Nirai Nangaiyar”, perfect women, that Sri Sarada
College for Women, Tirunelveli was started 24 years back in
1986.
Towards this end, we impart value education in our
college in the following manner:
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Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer for about 15 minutes is compulsory. The prayer is programmed in such a way as to include some of the most important forms of personal and community prayer in our
Sanatana Dharma. Singing of the hymns written by saints like
Alwars and Nayanmars.
Archana
Repetition of the holy names of God said aloud by a leader and repeated by the assembly.
Recitation of Gayatri
The Gayatri is the national prayer of our country. There are some social restrictions in vogue in regard to the recitation of this elevating Mantra. But our institutions do not recognize these restrictions. Without discrimination of case, creed or sex all sincere persons can use this mantra. Hence all our students recite it three times in the traditional method of Vedic chanting.
Dhyanam or Meditation:Recitation of the Gayatri is followed by reading aloud of its meaning in Tamil and meditation for two minutes. Recitation of Lalitha Sahasra Namam - our students recites 25 namas daily during the prayer. ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ are the two national epics of our country.
They are the treasure-house of values applicable to people of all ages and all walks of life. Lectures on the epics are given by eminent speakers and staff members. The main episodes of these epics are not unknown to our students. Hence in these
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lectures the relevance of the ancient epics for modern times along with the values to be learnt from them are brought out.
Apart from these lectures, students learn a few texts especially prescribed for value education.
I year U.G. Students – Life of the Holy Mother and of Sr.Nivedita.
II year U.G Students- Mahabharata
III year U.G Students- Vivekanda Vivaranam
PG students – Mahabharata (English version)
All the above books are written by our saintly Founder,
Srimath Swami Chitbhavanda, Srimat Bhagavad Gita, the song celestial, is taught to the students. They are first instructed to read and write Samskritam and three important chapters in the
Bhagavad Gita are taught. By the end of the third year a student will be quite familiar with atleast 100 slokas and will be capable of reading the rest also. Every Saturday, students chant slokas from 15th Chapter.
Hindu religious festivals like Vinayaka Chaturthi,
Sri Krishna Jayanthi and Navaratri are observed. Navaratri is celebrated grandly with the arrangement of Kolu. It is not just a matter of arranging a few dolls are decorative pieces.
Each year a theme is chosen and accordingly the dolls are arranged suitably. Recitation of Lalihta Sahasra Nama, lectures on the significance of Shakti Pooja and distribution of
Prasad to all the students are other important aspects of the
Navaratri celebrations. Pongal festival is also celebrated by
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our hostel students. Drama is a powerful medium for the propagation of ideas as also a means of expressing one’s talents. Hence on anniversary days and on other important occasions episodes from the ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’ ,lives of saints and great national leaders are enacted. The public also benefit from these programmes.
Life training for hostel students
Moulding of the students’ character will be more effective if all the students reside in the campus. But as women are the home-makers they should not be cut off from their homes.
Hence the college is not residential though, students from far away places do reside in the college hostel. The life training for these residents is more extensive. Early getting up, Surya
Namaskaram, prayer, duties by turn and study are regular features. Students are divided into groups and will have to do the following duties daily for half an hour: vegetable cutting, cleaning of the temple, plucking flowers for pooja, serving during the three meals of a day. Students also make garlands and assist in the pooja on special occasions.
These activities are carried on throughout the year. The lectures on the epics, bhajan classes, and Sanskrit and Gita classes are for 45 minutes a day, after regular working days.
The aim of this value education is to sow good
‘Samskaras’ in the minds of the students. Short as their stay in the college is, students do benefit from such activities. Thus the
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young girls are trained in this shrine of Sarada to bloom into
women of character and piety and make happy, perfect home
and contribute to the peace and strength of the Nation.
7.2. Inclusive Practices.
7.2. What practices have been taken by the institution to provide access to the students from the following sections of the society: a) Socially backward. b) Economically weaker and c) Differently abled
Special traning are given by our faculty members to the
academically weaker students of socially backward to get through in
their exams. Individual attention is taken on academically weaker
hostel students by peer – teaching.
Financial aids are available to students from the Central
Government, State Government and from the Institution.
State Government - BC Scholarships
- Adidravida Scholarship
- C.M. Award Scholarship
- Tamilnadu Education Trust Scholarship
- Special scholarships
- Children of Teachers Scholarship
- Farmer Scholarship
-UdalUzhaipuThozhilalarkal scholarship
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- Merit Scholarship
- Disabled Students Scholarship
Central Government - Ex Servicemen’s Children Scholarship
- Beedi Workers Scholarship
- Adidravida Scholarship
- P.M. Award Scholarship
Others - Department Scholarship (State & Central)
- National Educational Trust
Management Scholarship – Our Management provides financial aids to economically backward students from Swami
Chitbhavanda Poor Students’ Fund. In addition to this the
Management arranges Scholarships through benefactors and donors of our institution. A few players are helped financially to execute their studies.
Private foundations: Besides the above Scholarships, our college helps students to avail scholarhips offered by private foundations and communities.
For Disabled students we have made changes in the pattern of uniform, to wear according to their convenience.
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7.2.1 What efforts have been made by the institution to recruit staff from disadvantaged Communities? Specify. a) Teaching b) Non-teaching
It is a customary of our College to select staff members
purely through merit. On this basis Smt. T. Dhanalakshmi from
Tamil Department and Smt. A. Mariammal from Commerce
Department have been selected as teaching staff. Similarly,
Smt. C. Shunmugavadivoo (scavenger) and Sri Kadarkarai
(waterman) also have been selected as non-teaching staff; we
assure that staff from all communities are working in our
college as teaching and non-teaching staff.
7.2.2. What special efforts are made to achieve gender balance amongst students and staff?
Since our college is a women’s college, we don’t have such problems.
7.2.3. Has the institution done a gender audit and / or any gender- related sensitizing courses for the staff / students? Give details.
As we have female gender in our college our focus is
mainly on feminism. So training is given for our students
regarding self- reliance, self-control and self- confident. The
Constitution of India enjoins upon every citizen of India. The
duty is to promote the common brotherhood of all the people of
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India and renounce any practice derogatory of the dignity of
women. That is to secure women’s rightful place in the society.
Woman’s tenderness represents the constructive side of Nature.
Her delicacy and the sense of dedication and devotion, her
promptness to help and co-operate have been a source of
inspiration to all humanity.
Our institution has organized many programmes to
develop their personality. NSS conducted AIDS awareness by
showing a film to the students and the staff. Employment and
income generation, awareness generation and gender
sensitization for women are the main points by our institution.
Blood donation camp and Blood identification camp are
conducted every year by the NSS units of our college,
Placement cell, Quiz club and Classic Kala programmes made
our students as Nirai Nangaiyar. Today women have given a
good account to themselves as teachers, educationists, scientists
and administrators. Their performances in their respective
fields have been more shining and bright than those of men.
7.2.4. What intervention strategies have been adopted by the
institution to promote the overall development of students
from rural / tribal background?
As many of our students are first generation college
goers from rural areas, whose school education had been
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through the Tamil medium, and as the major part of the college education is in the English medium, their knowledge of English needs great improvement. Bridge / remedial course in English is held in which areas that need remedial teaching are identified and the required remedial measures are offered. The Students are informally assessed for their general grasping power and basic grammar at the level of X and XII Std is taught for a week before the teaching of the syllabus. At present the available books are used. Material for Bridge course in English, specially designed for the students with a rural background is under preparation by the faculty members of English.
Composition classes are additional academic reinforcement. Economically poor students are not only issued books from the book bank but also helped financially by our
Management to continue their studies.
Apart from the major staff concerned the other staff are also involved in monitoring the over-all performance of the students. As tutor / Staff counsellor, each teacher is allotted 20
Students for counseling. The tutor watches the performance of the students and counsels them. The students are free to approach their tutors at any time to get their advice in their personal problems as well as in academic problems.
The tutor maintains the ward register which records all the details about the students, academic and non-academic.
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The faculties who are staying in hostel take charge of
their weak students then and there which is very helpful to the
students to clear away their arrears and also to concentrate
more on their current papers too.
Basic communication course- Ebek and GUIMAX
communication skill classes are organized by English
Department to the students belong to various disciplines in both
the semesters. The former course is for 50 hours and the latter
for 40 hours. Students received their certificates with grades
according to their performance. Our main aim is to encourage
the students to converse in English and also to over come from
their inferiority complex. This gives them self-confidence.
7.2.5. Does the institution have a mechanism to record the incremental academic growth of the students admitted from the disadvantaged sections.
This is the unique institution. The Evaluation procedure
followed in our college is thorough-going. Brief class test,
surprise tests, quiz, objective questions, monthly periodical
tests, Seminars and model examinations of three hours duration
are conducted to evaluate the degree of success of the
transference of knowledge to the students.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has introduced
Choice-Based Credit System from the academic year 2008.
As per the CBCS Syllabus, internal assessment system is
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followed, in which there is a compulsory assignment work and regular attendance to the students for 3 internal tests and practicals.
Marks scored in the three Periodical tests are held at an interval of 21 teachings days and the model examinations held at the end of the Semester are duly entered in the progress report. The reports are sent to the parents, for signing. This is recorded in the section called “Head” in the personality
Assessment certificate. Teachers bestow special attention on slow learners by assigning them small portions to study and write during lunch hour. Individual attention is taken on academically weaker hostel students of disadvantaged community by peer - teaching. The following data shows the variation in the performance of the students.
Report of the Academic Growth of Students from
Disadvantaged Community
Year Particulars UG PG
Total No. of students 22 1 2006 No. of students passed 19 -
Pass Percentage 86.36 -
Total No. of students 31 5 2007 No. of students passed 27 3
Pass Percentage 87.09 60
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Total No. of students 34 1 2008 No. of students passed 31 -
Pass Percentage 91.17 -
Total No. of students 32 4 2009 No. of students passed 30 3
Pass Percentage 93.75 75
Total No. of students 21 8 2010 No. of students passed 20 7
Pass Percentage 95.23 87.5
From this data we can finalize that the academic growth of the
students from the disadvantaged community is increased. This
is mainly achieved by the hard work of the students and the
intensive coaching by our dedicated, efficient teachers.
7.2.6. What initiatives have been taken by the institution to
promote social-justice and good citizenship amongst its
students and staff? How have such initiatives reached out to
the community?
As our institution specially implemented to frame their
students as ‘Nirai Nangaiar ‘, it expresses the vision more
appropriately as ‘Nirai’ stands for complete. Perfect, chaste and
strong and “Nangaiar” means women.
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Students and staff have to face the demands of the competitive and fast-paced world. Five particular aspects need to be considered here, i) Involvement ii) Communication iii) Interactions iv) Initiative v) Responses to challenge.
Focusing on the motto of the college namely the
Harmonious Development of the hand, the heart and the Head, all the activities are centred round the fulfillment of the objectives of the college. Citizenship training is imparted to the students through various practices of the college as well as through theoretical study of the book “Manavarukku oru sol” written by our revered Founder Swamiji especially for the edification of students in civic responsibilities.
Songs taught to all the students of the college include bhajans and hymns by saints, patriotic songs, religious harmony songs and personality development and youth- awakening songs
As women are home makers, special care is bestowed to transform the students into loving mothers and efficient queens of their house holds.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a community orientation to their education through the services
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activities of the NSS, YRC, RRC, Consumer Club and Blood
Donation activities of the college.
7.3. Stakeholder relationship
7.3.1. How does the institution involve all its stakeholders in planning, implementation and evaluation of the academic programme?
As an affiliated college, we receive the syllabus from
the University pre-designed but there may be difficulties in
implementing them. The syllabus committee represents to the
University the difficulties faced by the teachers regarding the
relevance, scope, manageability etc. of the syllabus.
The main function of Evaluation committee is to plan
and conduct the internal assessments, getting question papers
ready, preparation of invigilator’s schedule and the actual
conducting of the tests and examinations. It also forwards to the
University our suggestions and requests regarding the conduct
of the University examinations and represents students
difficulties in matters regarding question pattern, valuation,
mark statements etc.
Apart from the internal tests and model examination,
Value Education examination of the college, VACS
examinations by Vivekananda Kendra and Gandhian thought
Examination are also co-ordinated by this body.
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The planning committee will discuss the planning of infrastructure facilities of curricular and co-curricular programmes, like laboratory equipments, chemicals and apparatus and furniture requirement for the year.
Stakeholders like students, staff, alumini, parents and educationalists are included to formulate and evaluate curricular, teaching and testing programmes to achieve academic excellence. In order to get the feedback from the parents our college conducts parents-teachers meeting on the celebration of our Annual Day. According to their suggestions, our management is ready to do their level best. Our college aims at character-building education and not just providing degrees and diplomas. Our activities make a student independent and self-reliant. The counselling given to the students enables them to acquire the strength to get over the obstacles. So the parents are interested to educate their daughter in our college. Mainly the parents’ satisfaction lies in making their wards, involvement in spiritual side by undergoing Daily prayer, singing of the hymns, Archana,Recitation of Gayathri,
Dhyanam or Meditation, Recitation of Lalitha Sahasra
Namam etc. It is noteworthy fact that on the occasion of
Alumini Association, students are given chances to bring out their opinions & also their experiences about the college. This helps the students to have active touch with the college.
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As per the discussion with parents, alumini, students & staff our college planning committee has implemented the following to strengthen the academic programmes.
Distance Education
All our students are encouraged to undergo the patracharadvara Samskrita courses of Samskrita Bharati,
Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu like Pravesha, Parichaya Shiksha and kovida. In every year many students and staff have registered for the above courses.
Tally Graduate Course
Our Commerce and Economics graduates supplement their academic degree with the Tally Graduate Course, which is a course in accounts software package. i) To inculcate values like truth non-violence as advocated
by Mahathma Gandhiji, the Father of Our Nation,
student’s enroll for the examination in Gandhian
Thought conducted by Valliammal Instituition,
Madurai. ii) Commencement of Certificate and Diploma Course in
Gandhian thought in collaboration with Gandhi Smarak
Nidhi is under process. iii) As part of the Value Education programme offered in
the college,students take the examination conducted by
Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari
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Apart from the above mentioned programmes,
conducted by other agencies, our college runs the following
courses as value-additions to their academic programmes.
i) Short–term computer courses in computer
software. The courses offered are MS-OFFICE
AUTOMATION and VB.NET.
ii) Certificate courses in job oriented skills like
Tailoring and Handicrafts apart from value based
courses, are taught to all the students.
7.3.2. How does the institution develop new programmes to create an over all climate conductive to learning?
Bridge course is conducted by all the departments.
Part I - Tamil
Importance is given to improve the knowledge of Tamil
grammar.
Part I - Samskritam
Samskritam is taught right from the alphabets, with
emphasis on right pronunciation, especially for the sake of
those who have no previous knowledge of the language.
Part II - English
Bridge course is conducted by English Departments for
part II subjects to effect a smooth transition from the Higher
Secondary to the tertiary level of study. To help the students
from a rural background and from a Tamil medium schooling,
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technical terms and definitions are explained in English with their Tamil equivalents at the beginning of the first semester.
Through oral questioning and brief tests, teachers assess how far the students have grasped the new English terms. Advanced and brilliant learners are given standard books for reference, apart from the prescribed books, and are motivated to aspire for
University ranks.
The faculty members of Department of English have prepared the often used simple English sentences and the Xerox copies are given to all students to improve their communication skill. For the weak students English tuition is also arranged.
After the Bridge course during the course of the semester teachers bestow special attention on slow learners by assigning them small portions to study and write tests during lunch hour.
Part III - Major / Allied Papers
Technical terms and key concepts are given in English along with their Tamil equivalents Students are taught to use the English terms.
Each department follows this bridge / remedial Course with Slight variations.
We take great efforts to develop in them the habit of systematic and extensive learning all through the year to get distinction and to face competitive examinations.
To intensify their alertness, we conduct surprise tests, class tests and give home assignments. Periodically they are
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provided with seminars, quiz programmes and valuable and relevant lectures of eminent professors of different fields through association meetings. All these enable the students to improve their capacity to learn.
Economically poor students are not only issued books from the book bank but also helped financially by our
Management to continue their studies.
The capacity of the students to learn is also improved by the provision of all necessary infrastructural facilities. The smooth functioning of the institution goes a long way in increasing the capacity of the students to learn.
The method of training adopted in our institution is to enrich the students from their initial level to a step further and from that to a higher one and so on. Weak students are given intensive coaching to get pass marks. They are asked to write special tests after their lunch interval. More care is taken in this aspect regarding part II English. Average and above average students are encouraged to get first class marks and bright students are motivated to get distinction and University ranks.
Meritorious students are awarded prizes and certificates at the end of each year. Awards are given to rank holders to encourage them.
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7.3.3. What are the key factors that attract students and stakeholders to the institution and result in stakeholder satisfaction?
The serene atmosphere of the college promotes noble
thoughts, meditation, understanding, capacity to learn and
creative thinking. Parents send their daughters to our college
with the hope that we will make the girls study well
accordingly we take great pains to see to it that they do not
miss any of the classes, even if they have any meeting. We take
great efforts to develop in them the habit of systematic and
extensive learning all through the year to get distinction & to
face competitive examinations, after they have left this college.
Life-Training Programmes
“We want that Education by which character is formed
strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by
which one can stand on One’s own feet.” Said
Swami Vivekananda. The mission of this institution is to
provide its students such a comprehensive training for life. This
being the soul and spirit of the educational programme of the
college, the Life Training Programmes Committee looks after
the life-training given to the students by organizing Value
Education courses, certificate courses, the spiritual and
religious activities like Navaratri, Holy Mother’s Jayanthi,
Special Pooja, Antaryogam for teachers, Abhyasa Yogam or
Personality Development Programme for students, speeches by
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sanyasis and lectures on the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, both by guest speakers & our teachers.
“The highest of gifts is the giving of spiritual knowledge Utters Swami Vivekananda.
As a humble effort to make that highest gift to our students Bhagavad Gita chanting and Upanishad classes are organized by this Committee.
As music plays a significant role in shaping the personality, great importance is attached to it in the life-training programmes offered in the college. “Education is caught, not taught” so goes a saying. The Centre of all these activities is the beautiful Sri Kanthimathi Amman temple and Prayer
HallSurrounded by flower garden, maintained by the sanyasinis of the holy order. Students and teachers partake of its spiritual feast of serenity and holiness. While all the above life-training programmes are offered to both the day scholars and hostellers, the latter are doubly privileged as they get the full-fledged training of a fully residential Gurukula way of life.
The planning and organization of the life training in the hostel is taken care of by the Gurukula Committee.
In view of the importance given to the personality
Development of the Students the Gurukula Committee fulfils a very significant objective of the vision and mission of the
Institution.
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Students with low-esteem and stammering are able to get over obstacles in the cooperative living of the campus.
Green geographical and eco-friendly surroundings increase the receptive capacity of the students thus making teaching and learning move effective.
Parents meeting once a year and their frequent visits to our College make us discuss with them our activities and student’s academic development. Placement cell, Grievance cell, Guidance cell and representation in Academic Council are the other available support services. Prompt intimation of progress reports to parents keeps them up to date regarding their ward’s academic status.
i) Seminars are held by students.
ii) Audio-visual aids are used in teaching
iii) Oral tests, surprise tests and quiz are conducted.
Students are trained to answer objective type questions.
Our College has been following the practice of sending progress cards to the parents ever since its inception in 1986, long before the State Government instructed the colleges to do so. An added feature of this progress card is that the marks obtained in the University examinations of previous semester are also informed to the parents. Tests and examinations are conducted and assignments given on the model of internal assessment system followed in autonomous colleges. Though the performances in these ‘Internal’ tests directly influence the
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scores in the University examinations, they certainly succeed in preparing the students for the examinations.
Year by year, the pass percentage of our college is increasing and we are striving to achieve centum results and more no of university ranks. The pass percentage of the year
2009-2010 is 97.84%.
Though no linkages with national or international bodies have been negotiated as yet, we maintain a good relationship with neighbouring Colleges and invite experienced and well-qualified teachers for guest lectures, which are beneficial to both staff and students.
iv) Our syllabus is modular and the students have
the option to choose either Tamil or Sanskrit
under part I. Sanskrit is taught from the
alphabet.
v) Bridge Courses provide them a good academic
base.
vi) Whole remedial measures are taken for the weak
students, academically brilliant are offered
ample opportunities to better their skill.
vii) Students’ feedback helps us to locate areas
where they need academic improvement and
provide facilities.
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viii) Formation of Committees leads to
decentralization of work which makes teachers
responsible and independent.
The excellent academic growth and the
character building education are the main key
factors which attract students and stakeholders
7.3.4. How does the institution elicit the co-operation from all stakeholders to ensure overall development of the students, considering the curricular activities, research community orientation and the personal, spiritual development of the students?
All the following features of the educational programme
offered in this college contribute to over all development of the
students.
i) Value Education classes provide spiritual
training.
ii) College Union and its allied associations bring
out the talents in extra-curricular activities.
iii) The physical education programme of the
college renders the students physically fit.
iv) The NSS and YRC inculcate the spirit of social
services.
v) The hostel provides life-training.
vi) Students are trained through various certificate
courses.
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Curricular & Co-curricualr Activities
The Understanding of the students is deepened by the
teaching of the subject in the classroom, with audio-visual aids:
tested and corrected by the evaluation methods like tests, quiz,
oral questioning etc, widened by the guest lectures by experts
and education tours and visits to industries, sharpened by the
participating in intercollegiate quiz and other competitions and
confirmed by paper presentation in seminar sessions in and
outside the college.
Co-curricualr Activities
Physical Education
A general tendency in intellectually or artistically
inclined persons is to neglect physical culture. But in our
college all students are offered opportunities for training the
Physique. They are:
i) All students do mass drill, physical exercise for
about 10 minutes after the daily Morning Prayer.
ii) They are given special training for about 25 days
for performance of physical rhythmic activities
during the Annual Sports Day and it is
praiseworthy that all UG & PG students in our
college are participating in various sports
activities.
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iii) Talented players are trained in games and sports
like Ball Badminton, Kho-Kho, Volley Ball and
chess, for which coaches are engaged.
Certificate Courses
The explanation for the Veena in the emblem suggests
“the development of the Hand for enrichment of life” This is achieved through various handicrafts like Tailoring, Fur doll- making, Woolen work and physical training programmes like
Yogasana. A student has to do six of these courses before she leaves the college.
Service Activities
Service activities are the occasions to prove that love felt at heart should bear fruit as service or physical work.
Having received much from the society, the youth should give something to it through service. NSS, YRC and Blood donation activities are concrete physical expressions of an abstract ideal and the students are encouraged to participate in them.
NCC has not yet been introduced as funds will not be allocated by the Government for self-financing colleges, as is done for NSS.
All these three-pronged activities are implemented by the college, with only the curricular aspect being recognized or insisted by the University. The extra-curricular and co- curricular activities are only ‘extra’ as far as the final degree certificate issued by the University is concerned. Hence in spite
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of the enthusiastic engagement in these activities, and though
we issue certificates of our own like Personality Assessment
Certificate and Certificates for the Certificate courses, we feel
that a greater validity will accrue to these certificates if they
have a say in the final result and award of degree to the
students. The status of autonomy will be effective in this
direction.
Community Orientation
The youth of a nation are the main reservoirs of
idealism and determination and upon them lies the
responsibility of shaping the future of the country. If a man is
perfect in character then he will be in harmony with the
community in which he lives. In a world of great disparities,
Community living is the dire need of society. This training in
community living is imparted in our college because students
who belong to different religions, castes and social status live
together and need to promote communal harmony among
themselves.
The consciousness that they are member of a larger unit
than their own personal and familial situations is created in the
minds of the students in various ways in this college.
Spiritual development
This is accomplished through the daily prayer, bhajans,
antaryogams and discourses by Swamijis, speeches by eminent
thinkers, value education classes, dance drama and other arts,
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Bhagavad Gita Chanting and introduction in Gandhian
Thought.
Daily Prayer
Students assemble daily for a common prayer in the morning which includes the following features.
i) Hymns like Thevaram, Thiruvachakam,
Nalayira Divyaprabhandham.
ii) Chanting of Gayathri Mantram.
iii) Meditation.
iv) Archana.
v) Noble thoughts for the day.
The hymns and songs used for the prayer are printed in a book specially for this purpose and the noble thoughts for the day are read from the ‘Dinasary Dhyanam’ and ‘Daily Divine
Digest’ by our revered Founder Swamiji. Antaryogams and discourses by Swamijis.
Antaryogam is a special spiritual retreat programme comprising of discourses, Bhajan, question answer session etc.
Antaryogams and discourses by Swamijis of the Tapovanam and Sadhus of other like-minded religious organizations exhort the students to bear with the vicissitudes of life, to be cheerful and helpful, to be a source of encouragement to others and to maintain equanimity towards friends and foes.
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Speeches by eminent thinkers
Speeches by eminent thinkers, especially on The
Ramayana and The Mahabharata, are periodically arranged,
which empower the students to assimilate noble virtues and
principles stated in our Vedas and scriptures like “Matru Devo
Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava. Acharya Devo Bhava, Athithi Devo
Bhava”. Our teachers also give brief but edifying discourses,
relating the incidents of Ramayana and Mahabharata and those
from the lives of great men of character, to the events and
situations in our own daily lives. These speeches are especially
popular with the students as they listen to their teachers on
themes other than their academic subjects.
Value Education Classes
Twenty five hours per year are dedicated to the teaching
of books which introduce the students to the lives and messages
of great saints and seers like Sir Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,
Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda,
Sr. Nivedita and Swami Chitbhavanandha. The students are
taught to relate themselves to the character, conduct the deeds
of these spiritual giants in order to imbibe strength and courage
to face the ups and downs of life.
Dance, Drama and other Arts
Bharata Natyam performances and the enacting of
plays are indispensable elements of the cultural programmes
presented on occasions like Sakthi pooja, Holy Mother Sri
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Sarada Devi’s Jeyanthi, the College Day celebrations and the
special Pooja.
The arrangement of Kolu during Navaratri is a
speciality on its own terms. The dolls are arranged not only in
the traditional manner on steps, but according to themes of
social relevance, depicting scenes and anecdotes from the epics,
puranas and lives of saints. Rangoli is drawn, also depicting
gods, goddesses and saints with a special message.
Bhagavad Gita Chanting
Selected chapters from the Bhagavad Gita, the
Universal scriptures are taught to students. Once a week these
slokas are chanted in the prayer along with their meaning.
Recitation Competitions are conducted in Bhagavad Gita every
year.
Study of Gandhian Thought was opted as one of the
subjects under Part IV. After the abolition of Part IV from the
Curriculum by the University, new students are encouraged to
appear for Gandhian Thought Examinations conducted by
Valliammal Institution, Madurai. Efforts are on to reintroduce
Gandhian Thought at the certificate and Diploma levels.
7.3.5. How do you anticipate public concerns in your current and future programme offerings and operations?
We have planned to make computer Assisted Language
Learning part of the curriculum, to organize consortium
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programmes often and to conduct National as well as
International seminars for the college and school teachers on
ELT. Moreover we have decided to conduct special residential
camps for the school children to inculcate communicative skills
in English language and special programmes for the
Post-Graduate students in ELT. M.A (English) will be
introduced in our college. Our faculty members are interested
to publish Text books, which will be value oriented to inculcate
values unconsciously as well as communicative skills in
English. Our planning of executive communication to the
advanced learners in the Language Lab will make them acquire
better skills in spoken English and inculcate self-confidence.
Our decision of weekly group discussion will further reinforce
this skill among the students. They, irrespective of the
discipline, go abroad and become successful in seeking
employment, thus establishing their Global competence.
7.3.6 How does the instruction promote social responsibilities and citizenship roles among the students? Does it have any exclusive programme for the same?
As the objectives of the college prove amply, imparting
value-based education that seeks the all-round development of
the personality of the students is the primary aim of Sri Sarada
College for Women, Tirunelveli. The society is an need of men
and women of sterling character who will make happy and
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peaceful homes and contribute to the making of Mother Bharat a strong and sound nation economically, intellectually, culturally and spiritually, a nation that is capable of leading the world by virtue not of arms but of her spiritual strength.
Focusing on the motto of the college, namely the
Harmonious Development of the Hand, the Heart and the Head, all the activities are centred round the fulfillment of the objectives of the college.
To transform women into Nirai Nangaiyar or complete, perfect and chaste women, character building, man-making assimilation of elevating ideas is brought about by the many faceted Value-education and life training programmes of the college. Prayer, music, dance, drama, discourses by Swamijis,
Ambajis, other eminent thinkers and the staff, celebration of religious and national festivals, cultural examination on the holy lives of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Sr. Nivedita,
Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and other saints and patriots, study of Samskritam for learning the universal scripture of the Bhagavad Gita, mantras from
Upanishad and Guru sthuthi study of Gandhian Thought, and taking of the oath on the occasion of the lighting ceremony these are the major means by which the college seeks to bring about the full fledged growth of the personality of the students.
Thus value education is not a value addition here, but is the very life and spirit of education. Citizenship training is
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imparted to the students through various practices of the college as well as through theoretical study of the book
“Manavarukku Oru Sol” written by our revered Founder
Swamiji expressly for the edification of students in civic responsibilities.
Ample opportunity is provided to the students to have a community-orientation to their education through the service activities of the NSS, YRC, RRC, consumer club and blood donation activities of the college.
Life-Training Programmes are meant for all the students. But the hostel students get the lion’s share of it, as the
Guru kula way of life is followed in the hostel. Early getting up, Surya Namaskaram, Prayer, study, daily duties by turns, duties on special occasions like poojas and festivals and organizing the Hostel Day are the special opportunities available to the hostel residents, while all the students get training in showing respect and reverence to elders (eg. The custom of saying “Namaskaram” to teachers and elders, sadhus and sanyasinis), training in hospitality through receiving guests and attending to their needs like accommodation, food and other facilities, organizing functions, developing leadership skills, co-operation and adaptability with other for a common cause, and expressing their talents through fine arts, literary arts and household arts.
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7.3.7. What are the institutional efforts to bring in community orientation in its activities?
The Youth of a nation are the main reservoirs of idealism and determination and upon them lies the responsibility of shaping the future of the country. If a man is perfect in character then he will be in harmony with the community in which he lives. In a world of great disparities, community living is the dire need of the society. This training in community living is imparted in our college because students who belong to different religions, castes and social status live together and need to promote communal harmony among them. The consciousness that they are members of a larger unit than their own personal and familial situations is created in the minds of the students in various ways in this college. Uniform
The practice of wearing uniform saree daily is an
important factor in this respect. Even those students who can
afford to wear the costlier and more luxurious type of dress
used to wear a simple common uniform dress, which creates a
sense of oneness among all students.
The celebration of communal Harmony Day and
Sadbhavana Day, whose features are oath taking, speeches by
students and elders etc., creates social awareness and a sense of
the need for harmonious living with the society around. As part
of the prayer programme of the college, students sing religious
harmony song once in a week.
The groups of students are divided into four houses-
Sarada, Gadadhar, Narendra and Nivedita-for purposes of
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extra-curricular activities of the college also brings in a sense of belonging and co-operation within a community. Students come together beyond the limits of their major and department.
On several occasions like the Jayanthi celebration of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Antaryogams or spiritual retreat programmes, Sirappu Vazhipadu or special pooja and
Aikkiya Vazhipadu on the full moon day, devotees and the public come to the campus for participation in the programmes.
Sometimes they stay in the campus. On all these occasions, students take care of the visitors in various ways and thus learn the nuances of community living.
Love of motherland and desire to serve the motherland is created by the singing of patriotic songs as part of the
Morning Prayer once in a week. Patriotic songs also form the background music for all the performances during the annual sports day.
Students willingly contribute their time, energy and means on occasions of national significance like the Kargil war in 1999, the Gujarat earth quake etc. In 1992 there were heavy floods in the Tamirabharani river and in the extensive flood relief work undertaken by the management, the students especially the NSS volunteers, contributed their mite not only in the form of donation of money, old clothes etc, but also service in the affected areas.
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All the students and staff of the college participate in the celebration of national festivals like Independence Day and
Republic Day and the less well-known ‘Vijay Diwas’ –
December 16th - the Day of Victory of the Indian Army over
Pakistan in 1971.
That we have to come to the rescue of the less fortunate in society is well understood by our students and staff as evidenced by the uncommon fact that our students and staff not only wore the handloom saree on the day fixed as the “Kaithari
Pookkal Day”- i.e. “Day of Handloom blooms” which was announced by the state government. We were the first college to do it in our district but as an occasional wearing of a saree will not relieve the misery of the Handloom weavers, our students continued to wear it on every Saturday during 2002-
2003 thus occasioning the sales of more handloom sarees leading to greater relief for the poor and affected weavers. We are following this system till today.
Thus each and every activity of the college has a special orientation and creates in the minds of the students a sense that they are a member of the society and have a duty and responsibility towards the society.
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7.3.8. How does your institution actively support and strengthen the neighborhood communities? How do you identify community needs and determine areas of emphasis for organization involvement and support?
As part of creating awareness of social values to the
villages in and around Ariyakulam special camps on theme
“Healthy youth for Healthy India” are organized by the staff
and the students of the NSS units of our college.
To rejuvenate the Handloom industry and help the poor
weavers the staff and students of our college wore Handloom
saree every Saturday and it was initiated by a meeting
christened “Handloom Flowers” to create an awareness among
the college students and the general public about the sad plight
of the weavers.
Employment opportunities to the people of Ariyakulam,
Melakulam, Uthamapandiankulam, and other villages
surrounding our college are given in our Eduational
Establishments.
Two spacious bus-shelters on the National Highways
opposite to our college have been constructed for the use of the
people from the surrounding villages.
Shelter and employment to orphaned children and to
poor women deserted by their husbands or children are given.
Helping in the establishment of women’s self Help
Groups and Youth Forum in Thalavaipuram and Ariyakulam.
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Social Work
Invariably every year our college students visit the
Temples in and around our college (Karunkulam-Venkateswara
Temple & Palayamkottai-Rajagopala Swamy Temple) to take up the “Uzhavarappani”, the temple cleaning work. They also go for the University campus cleaning work as part of their social work activities.
Our students and staff go on a hospital visit to the
General Hospital during festivals and distribute sweets to the patients and play for their welfare.
Our Management and staff have contributed profusely for the construction of “Golden Chariot” for Nellaiappar temple at Tirunelveli.
Health and Hygiene Awareness
Meetings are arranged to make the youth aware of the evils of drug consumption and to eradicate drug addiction.
To spread the importance of administering polio drops to children below the age of five, awareness camps are conducted in the nearby villages.
Training in First Aid is given to our students through one day camp under the auspices of YRC. One day camp to spread the awareness of Skin infection, Hepatitis B immunization programme.
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Adult Education Programmes
Sanyasinis and Brahamacharinis of Sri Sarada
Samithi, the spiritual order, visit the nearby villages every week to spread not only spiritual awareness among the villagers but also hygienic habits, social awareness etc.
AIDS Awareness
Red Ribbon Club of our college conducted a three day camps in order to create awareness among the students.
A grave phenomenon threatening the entire humanity today is AIDS, where India stands first. To prevent this gloomy social evil, awareness needs to be created among all sections of the society.
Medical camp
Every year in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital,
Tirunelveli eye camps are conducted for the villagers of
Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram, South Ariyakulam, Poilan Nagar,
Uthamapandiankulam and for residents of V.M. Chatram and
KTC Nagar areas. In these camps free eye-check-up and treatment for identified eye diseases are given. A few needy cases have also been taken to the Hospital for operation, which are also done freely. The students and staff of our college and schools can also benefit from these camps.
General medical camps are conducted in collaboration with Reddiarpatti Primary Health centre for the people of the surrounding areas of the college.
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Free medicine is also distributed
With the assistance of specialists from Siddha Hospital the students of our college play an active role in conducting general medical camps (Siddha) to the forlorns of the village of
Ariyakulam, South Ariyakulam, Thalavaipuram,
Uthamapanidiyakulam and Poilan Nagar. These herbal medicine camps prove the efficacy and popularity of our traditional medicine systems.
A noteworthy one among the several medical and eye camps conducted is the Mega Medical and Eye camp conducted on 23-11-2003 to commemorate the 150th Jayanthi celebrations of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi seven Medical experts including heart specialist, an eye specialist, a surgeon, a gynecologist, a peadiatrician and a physician treated more than thousand patients; 38 cases were identified for eye operation.
(Which was done free of charge by Aravind Eye Hospital).
Diabetic patients were given special treatment for eye diseases.
Blood and urine tests and ECG were also done, which is uncommon in one-day medical camp.
Blood Donation camp
The NSS Units of the college maintain a classified record of the blood groups of all the students, especially those of rare groups by patients from local hospitals.
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Nearly 50 members of NSS donate blood every year.
Blood tests are conducted for all the first year students to identify their blood group.
Blood Donation camps and Blood Group Identification camps are conducted by the NSS Units of our college.
Women’s day was celebrated on 7-03-2007 by the NSS
Units. Smt. Uma, IPS presided over the function and conducted a discussion on how women can face the challenges of modern life.
Environmental awareness
Polythene Eradication camp was conducted to make the public aware of the menace created by the usage of polythene covers. A special one day camp was conducted in KTC Nagar jointly with the Corporation of Tirunelveli for the above purpose.
The lesser the rain in an area, the greater the trouble for the farmers and villages, there, this was reminded to the people of Ariyakulam and the need for planting trees was insisted and as an initiative in that direction the students of our college planted trees.
College consumer club Member parricipated in the consumer exhibition conducted in Manjammal Higher
Secondary School, Tenkasi Creating awareness about food adulteration on 22-01-2009.
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Any others
Extensive Flood relief work was done in 1992, when unexpected floods hit the Thamirabharani River and hundreds of people were drowned. Features of this flood-relief activity were.
¾ 44 houses were constructed for 2 villages affected by
the flood.
¾ Distribution of food, cloth, medicine and essential
house hold materials 6300 victims of the flood.
¾ Distribution of books any other study materials to the
children of the families affected by the flood.
¾ Distribution of three sewing machines to the affected
women without consideration of their religion ( One was
a Muslim, the second a Christian)
A temple in a Dalit colony, at a distance of about 20 miles from our campus was renovated.
Financial aid to the tune of 2.5 lakhs is given annually to poor but meritorious students studying in our institutions from the interest from Swami Chitbhavananda Memorial Poor students Relief Fund, Whose corpus fund is formed from donations from philanthropists.
Annual feeding of the village poor on the holy day of the Jayanthi of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, the divine consort of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
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A National Integration camp was organized by
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 25.08.2008 to
31.08.2008 at St. John’s college, Palayamkottai. As a part of
the programme a meeting was organized in our college on
29.08.2008. Students from the states of Goa, Orissa,
Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu attended the meeting.
To empower rural women economically free tailoring
sessions are conducted for 15 women from Ariyakulam.
Thalavaipuram, Poilan Nagar and Krishnapuram.
Special coaching is given to children from 3 villages
surrounding our college. Most of these children and the
teachers who teach them belong to SC / ST Communities.
7.3.8. How do the faculty and students contribute in these activities?
To actively support and strengthen the neighbourhood
communities two types of extension activities are carried on in
the college.
Other outreach programmes by the departments.
In the former, special camp and regular activities such
as eye camp, medical camp, awareness programmes are carried
out by the student volunteers guided by the programme
officers.
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For both types of activities the Management gives full
support in several ways. For instance Students and teachers are
provided with transport and food facilities.
The Management uses its influence to establish contact
with village heads and other VIPs to facilitate the special camp
and other programmes. While NSS activities are funded by the
Government, the Management provides funds or permits the
sharing of resources free of cost for other activities.
7.3.9. Describe how your institution determines student satisfaction, relative to academic benchmarks? Do you update the approach in view and current educational needs and challenges?
Yes.
To determine students satisfaction, relative to academic
benchmarks our college informs to the students the type of tests
that would be conducted in the college and the question pattern
followed in the University semester examination at the
beginning of the first year. Also the test schedule is planned in
the college calendar. It is explained to students that three
internal tests and one model examination in each paper will be
conducted every semester to test their knowledge of the subject.
Surprise tests, class quiz and oral tests will test their
understanding and resourcefulness.
Their perseverance is seen in the progress they have
made through these tests.
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Home assignments are given to enable them to reveal
their understanding and capacity to learn from others.
The above explanation is given not only at the
beginning of the year but also at periodical intervals throughout
the course. ‘Surprise tests’ are conducted in the pattern of one
mark questions, ‘class tests’ in the pattern of six mark
questions, Assignments in the pattern of twelve marks question
and Internal tests and Model Examination in the pattern of
semester Examinations. These papers are valued immediately
and given to the students and the mistakes they commit are
corrected. The failures are given re-tests.
Our staff train the students to score high marks and
because of our teachers’ sincere efforts every year the pass
percentage is above 95 % and many students score high marks.
We produce many rank holders every year under various
disciplines.
7.3.10. How do you build relationship?
1) To attract and retain students
2) To enhance students performance and
3) To meet their expectations of learning.
The College Union is a Students’ forum, offering them
opportunities for extra curricular activities. Several
Associations are allied to it for conducting special meetings for
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the students of a particular major subject. Each allied
Association will have the following office-bearers
Vice President – A Staff member
Students’ Secretary - Final / Second year student
Joint Secretary - Second / First year student
The Union and its allied Association organize guest lectures and intra-mutual and inter collegiate competitions.
Special mention must be made of the mega event VIEW-IT - organized by the Computer Science Association at the Inter collegiate level.
A notable body of the Union is Kala Sarada the Fine
Arts Association of the college. It conducts 36 competitions under Household Arts, literary Arts and Fine Arts under the banner “Classic Kala” for this purpose it has a special battalion of three staff advisors and several students office bearers.
The staff of the department of English take the students to visit literary exhibition organized by various colleges and make them to attend seminars and inter-collegiate competitions in our University / Colleges.
Members of other discipline organized a special programme of Industrial visit like ISRO, Aavin Dairy farm,
Science center, famous films etc. Our institution allows the students to attend to the programmes or competitions conducted by outside organizations like Gold plus, Karan T.V etc. and students got main prizes and awards from them.
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In Final year, every student should do project work.
According to their involvement, they will be awarded marks by
the external examiner of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
7.3.11. What is your Complaint management process? How do you ensure that these complaints are resolved promptly and effectively? How are complaints aggregated and analyzed for use in the improvement of the organization and for better stake holder-relationship and satisfaction.
Grievance Box is placed in our college to know about
our students’ problems. Every Saturday the Grievance Box will
be opened and matters will be discussed in between the higher
authorities. Afterwards our faculty members undergo a group
discussion to rectify the problems / Complaint of the students.
The students are satisfied by this system.
Suggestion box is placed to know the students’
suggestions. Their views are given importance by our
institution. If the suggestions are out of our norms and
regulations, it will be neglected. Best Suggestions are
appreciated by our faculty members.
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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF TAMIL
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
S. Name of the Desig Quali Area of Years No staff nation fication Speciali of zation Experie nce 1 S. Parvatha Lecturer M.A., Bakthi 17 y krishnammal M.Phil Ilakkiam
2 A. Vijaya Lecturer M.A., Bakthi 5 y lakshmi M.Phil Ilakkiam 3 A. Usha Lecturer M.A., Naval 2 y M.Phil 4 T. Dhana Lecturer M.A., Sanga 6 m lakshmi M.Phil Ilakkiam
¾ Smt. S.Parvatha Krishnammal has held / is currently
holding the following positions.
o Vice-President - Tamil Association (2004-2005 &
2007-2008)
o Staff Club – Secretary (2000-2001)
o College Union – Vice-President (2005-2006)
o N S S Programme Officer (2006-2009)
o Staff Council - Secretary (2004-2005 & 2009-2010)
o Presented a paper titled “ Naaladiyaril Uvamai Nayam”
was published in the book named “Pannokku Paarvaiyil
Tamil Chemmozhi” published by Kalluri Asiriyar
Kumari Tamil Sangam (II Conference) on 22 .01.2010.
o Presented a paper titled “ Purananutril Samoogaviyal
Anugumurai” was published in the book named
“AHAL”, published by the Departmeht of Tamil,
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St. Xaviers’ College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai on
10.12.2005 o Presented a paper titled “Bharathiyin Padalgalil
Anbuneri” was published in the book named
“PORUNAI TAMIL” published by the Department of
Tamil, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous),
Palayamkottai on 17.03.2009 o Presented a paper titled “NELLAI VATTARA AANN
THEIVANGAL’ published by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli joined together with
Kaavya Pathippagam, Chennai on January 2009. o Presented a paper titled “Kural Kaatum Pennmai” was
published in “INDRAYA SUZHALIL PENN”
published by Paavai Publications, Chennai and
conducted by Rani Anna Government Arts College,
Tirunelveli on May 2010. o Presented a paper in Absentia “Penniya Paarvaiyil
Kamba Ramayanam” at International Conference and
published by Asia Mahalir Nala Valarchi Kuzhu joined
with Singapore Tindale College and Kalaignan
Pathippagam, Chennai on 15.05.2010. ISBN NO:
9789380627113 - Volume – IV. o Presented a paper “Tamil Ilakkiangalil Penngal” was
published in “KADHIR” by the department of Tamil,
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St.Xaviers’ College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai, on
April 2005.
o A book “Bharathiyin Samayam” was published by
Nalnilam Pathippagam, Chennai in the year 2009. ISBN
NO: 97-893-80238-00-5.
o A book “Ramnath Eliyamurai Tamil Illakkanam”
published by Sri G.V Balaji Loganathan,
Sri G V Publications , Chennai in the year 2010 - ISBN
NO 978-93- 80499-30-7.
¾ Smt. A. Vijaya Lakshmi
o One of the Vice-Presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine Arts
Association (2009-2010)
o Vice-President - Tamil Association (2005-2006, 2007-
2008)
o Presented and published a paper “Onbatham
Thirumuraiyil Saiva Sithantham” in the National
Seminar on “Panniru Thiru Muraigal” conducted by
DDE, Annamalai University, Chidambaram on
05.03.2008
o Presented and published a paper “Pazhantamil
Panbadum Chemmozhium” in the National Seminar on
“Tamil as a Classical Languages Problems and
Expectations” at St. Xaviers’ College (Autonomous),
Palayamkottai on 16.12.2006.
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o Presented a paper “Nattrinayil Narumullai” was
published in the book named “Pannokku Paarvaiyil
Tamil Chemmozhi” published by Kalluri Asiriyar
Kumari Tamil Sangam (II Conference) on 22 .01.2010.
¾ Smt. A. Usha
o Vice-president – Tamil Association (2009-2010)
o Presented a paper in National seminar on “Ilakkiyathil
Anbuneri” at Sadakathullah Appa College
(Autonomous), Palayamkottai on 07.03.2009.
o Presented a paper on “Kalinkathu Baraniyin Veera
Varalattru Marabu” Research conference conducted by
History Literature, Thiruvaiyaru.
o Presented a paper in Absentia on “Literature, Bakthi
Ilakiyathil Aanmega Nerikal”, in 11th Saiva Maanadu, at
London in 2008.
¾ Smt. T. Dhana Lakshmi
o Vice-president – Tamil Association (2010-2011)
o Presented and published a paper “Thirumurugattru
Padaiyil Vazhipattu Murai” in “Pannokku Paarvaiyil
Tamil Chemmozhi” published by Kalluri Asiriyar
Kumari Tamil Sangam (II Conference) on 22 .01.2010.
o Presented and published a paper “Porunaratru Padai
Kattum Vazhviyal Nerigal” by Kalam Publishers,
Madurai on 2010. ISBN No: 978 – 81-908911-6-5
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o Presented and published a paper “Pathupattil Mullai
Pattu Perumidam” by Meiyappan, Chidambaram in
2010.
o Presented and published a paper “Pathinenkeel Kanakku
Noolkalil Kural Unarthum Neethi” by Bharadhidasan
Palkalikalaga Uruppu Kalloori, Perambalur in 2010.
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic
status, language proficiency etc.
The students of Part-I Tamil and Non-Tamil Language
students who study Tamil under NME hail from all the districts of
Tamil Nadu comprising OC, BC, MBC, SC/ST. The majority of
them are from the family of first generation college goers of rural
areas.
¾ Some of our students got University Ranks.
S. No Name of the student Rank Year Major
1 T.N.Dhanalakshmi I 1992 Physics
2 N.Radha II 1992 Maths
3 S.Gohila II 1992 Maths
4 R.Kalpana VIII 1993 Physics
5 M.Padmavathi XII 1993 Physics
6 K.Mariammal XIV 1993 Physics
7 M.Maragatha Valli XIV 1993 Physics
8 G.Ulagammal XV 1993 Physics
9 T.Muthammal II 1994 Physics
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10 K.Sindhu XVI 1994 Physics
11 P.Parvathavarthini XX 1994 Physics
12 P.Palani Selvi XIII 1995 Physics
13 S.Gayathri XIII 1995 Maths
14 T.Vennimalai XII 1996 Maths
15 A.Florance Princy Bai IX 1997 Chemistry
16 A.Zeenath Bazeera X 1997 Physics
17 S.Uma Kanthimathi XIV 1997 Physics
18 S.Nithya XX 1997 Maths
19 Y.Kiruba XIII 1998 Physics
20 A.Usha XIII 1998 Chemistry
21 G.K.Sarojini XVII 1998 Physics
22 P.Abirami XVIII 1998 Physics
23 M.Mahendravalli XIX 1998 Physics
24 V.Rajalakshmi XIX 1998 Physics
25 Dasu. S. Usha Rani VIII 1999 Physics
26 B.Shivaghami IX 1999 Physics
27 S.Janaki XI 1999 Physics
28 S.Rathna XVII 1999 Physics
29 V.Jayalakshmi XVIII 2000 Maths
30 K. Shanmuga Veena XI 2001 Maths
31 V. Ramya XVII 2001 Maths
32 S. Gomathi XX 2001 Maths
33 R. Subathra VIII 2003 Chemistry
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34 C. Buvaneswari XVII 2004 Physics
35 R. N. Mariammal XIV 2005 Physics
36 R. Muthuselvi XVII 2005 Physics
37 A. Subaselvi XIX 2006 Physics
38 C. Parasakthi V 2007 Physics
39 S. Saratha XVI 2010 Chemistry
3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University no changes are made regarding the
syllabus. During the year 2009-2010 the NME Tamil is
compulsory for the second year students other language as
part I. For first year students subject codes are changed and the
minimum passing mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentage.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during
the past two years.
Success Rate Year 2008-2009 2009-2010
I Year 100 100
II Year 100 100
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5. Learning resources of the departments–library, computers,
laboratories and other resources
¾ Since we have no separate library, we are provided with
Book bank, specimen books and reference books which are
learning resources. We used to issue the books to the
students who are in the lower financial status.
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in
teaching – learning.
Teachers are the most valuable resources who share
their day to-day experience like, reading books, observations
and information collected from internet resources and updating
their knowledge. Group discussion and debate are often
conducted in the class room choosing the subject for debate
from classical and modern Tamil Literature, for example,
Sangam is the age of Amour Vs Sangam is the age of Valour.
In order to make teaching and learning process more effective,
students are asked to write verse and essays on what is taught in
the class. They are also asked to write script for Radio.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal
counseling of students.
Along with regular teaching hours, four hours per
month is spent for personal and academic counseling for
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students. The Faculty members are engaged in conducting tests
to the weak students after class hours.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
o All the faculty members attended a one day
Orientation programme on ‘Capacity Building’
conducted by Sathya Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on
26.10.2009.
o All the faculty members attended one day “Orientation
Programme on NAAC” conducted by Dr. I. Ilango,
Vice-Principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman,
Vivekananda College on 03.11.2009.
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ To the weak students extra classes are conducted during
the lunch hour
¾ Students used to discuss the project with the staff
members during lunch hour.
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10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
NIL
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially relevant
projects under the title “Vattara Vazhakkuhal”.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
Not applicable.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ In addition to developing the four skills of the students,
the department plans to develop Public Speech, Mass
Communication, Journalism, the Art of verse writing,
and the use of Tamil in ICT.
¾ To introduce B.A Tamil.
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¾ To Conduct seminars by inviting experts from various
colleges and Universities
¾ To encourage the students to attend many national level
seminars .To present papers on various topics by the
department staff
¾ To conduct intradepartmental competition for students
in Tamil.
¾ To send students to various schools in near villages and
to teach basic Tamil Grammar to the students.
¾ To conduct departmental exhibition
¾ To organize national level seminars , Workshops and
Conferences
¾ To encourage the students to do projects apart from
their syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
¾ To publish syllabus oriented books of Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University by the department staff.
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1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name Desig Qualification Speciali Years of nation sation Experience Ms.¾ M. SSiva Lecturer M.A., Kavya 1 y priyae M.Phil., Literature & 6 m Dip.in Hindi i . M. Sivapriya M.A., M.Phil., Dip.in Hindi is holding the following position. • Vice-president – Sanskrit Association (2009 – 2010 onwards)
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
¾ Since 1994 our students have been achieving university ranks every year. YEAR No of Students 1991 – 1994 18 1992 – 1995 24 1993 – 1996 19 1994 – 1997 17 1995 – 1998 22 1996 – 1999 20 1997 – 2000 20 1998 – 2001 11 1999 – 2002 18 2000 – 2003 6 2001 – 2004 4 2002 – 2005 3 2003 – 2006 3 2004 – 2007 7 2005 – 2008 3 2006 – 2009 3 2007 – 2010 2
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¾ Every year our students participate and win prizes in
“Bagavad Gita Chanting” Conducted by Chinmaya
Mission, Tirunelveli.
3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, syllabus is
updated regularly every year. The unique component of
the syllabus is the introduction of spoken Sanskrit in the
curriculum which already existed for U.G. Part I. This
Programme is introduced to B.Sc. Computer Science
and B.Com also.
The spoken Sanskrit is taught to teachers,
students by direct contact and also through using visual
presentations. Oral examination is conducted for the
evaluation of the knowledge and capacity to speak in
Sanskrit itself. For first year students subject codes are
changed and the minimum passing mark is increased
from 35 to 40 percentages.
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4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Year 2008-2009 2009-2010
I Year 100 100
II Year 100 100
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
¾ There are 125 Volumes in the department
library, College Main library which contains
more than 750 volumes related to Sanskrit
literature, Indian Philosophy.
¾ Books on the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
and the Puranas. Some rare books like
Encyclopedia on Ethics, early editions of Vedas
are available in the library.
¾ More than 150 charts depicting the advancement
of Science and Technology in ancient India with
proper authoritative quotations from Sanskrit
works are the good resources to have a first
knowledge about our Ancient Indian Wisdom.
The charts are displayed in the Department
¾ More than 20 CDs to learn spoken Sanskrit
through Audio and visual programme
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¾ Since we have no separate department library,
we are provided with Book bank and specimen
books, which are learning resources.
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
¾ Use of OHP which is one of the teaching
methods practiced in our department.
¾ Usage of Internet in the Library
¾ Usage of CDs for teaching conversational
Sanskrit
¾ Arranging camps with resource person from
outside for spoken Sanskrit
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
Academic counseling given to the students
makes them highly successful in Part I Sanskrit with
100 % pass. Personal counseling is offered to the
students who have personal problems.
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8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
Ms. M. Sivapriya, Lecturer in Sanskrit attended a One
day Orientation programme on ‘Capacity Building’
conducted by Sathya Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on
26.10.2009.
Attended one day “Orientation Programme on
NAAC” conducted by Dr. I. Ilango, Vice-Principal and
Prof. C.R. Anantharaman, Vivekananda College on
03.11.2009.
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ Daily study is arranged by our faculty members for all the students during 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm (after the college working hours) for the betterment of students in academics. ¾ To the weak students extra classes are conducted
during the lunch hour
¾ Students used to discuss about the project with the
staff members during lunch hour.
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10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
¾ Collaboration with Samskritha Bharathi, Tirunelveli branch to conduct spoken Sanskrit classes.
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially
relevant projects under the title “Comparative Study
between Working women and Homemakers”
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
Not Applicable.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ To conduct seminars by inviting various
colleges at State and National level.
¾ To present papers on various topics by the staff.
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¾ To send students to various schools in nearby
villages and to teach the students about the
basics in Sanskrit.
¾ To encourage students to make projects apart
from their syllabus to enrich their ability and
knowledge.
¾ Our department has planned to publish the
syllabus oriented books of Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University.
¾ New Courses like Diploma in Sanskrit through
University for other major students to be started.
¾ To add Sanskrit as a subject in Non Major
Elective Paper.
¾ To develop a Language Lab for Spoken Sanskrit
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488 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
1. Faculty Profile
S. Name of the Designa Qualifi Area of Years of N Staff tion cation Speciali Experi o zation ence 1. N. Renuka Lecturer M.A., Indian 17 y & 4 m M.Phil., Writing in English 2. A. Raja Lecturer M.A --- 13 y & 2 m Lakshmi 3. T. Latha Lecturer M.A., Indian 10 y & 6 m M.Phil., Writing in SLET English 4. S. Dhana Lecturer M.A., Afro - 1 y & 6 m lakshmi M.Phil., American PCP., 5. S. Viji Lecturer M.A., Indian 1 y & 6 m M.Phil., Writing in B.Ed., English 6. M. Sivakala Lecturer M.A., Indian 1 y M.Phil., Writing in B. Ed., English
Ms. N. Renuka has held the following positions.
Vice-President - English Association (2004-2005)
Staff Club – Secretary (2000-2001)
• College Union – Vice-President (2002-2003)
• N S S Programme Officer (2005-2009)
• Attended three days orientation programme for Bridge
course for college teachers conducted by State Institute of
English, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
from 06.10.97 to 08.10.97.
489 • Attended an Orientation programme in Spoken English at
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on
12.09.2005
• Attended the In-service college teacher’s development
programme conducted by State Institute of English,
Chennai on 24.03.07.
• Participated in the annual meeting of the Programme
Officers’ organized by NSS, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli, held at District Science Center,
Tirunelveli, on 13.03.2006.
• Acted as a Judge for the NSS competitions at Schafter Hall,
Palayamkottai on 24.09.09.
• Appointed as an external examiner to conduct B.A.
Functional English practical Exam on 16.10.07 at Rani
Anna Government College for Women.
Ms. A. Rajalakshmi
• Vice-President – English Association (2007-2008)
• Attended a programme on Assessing speaking skill in
English at Annammal College of Education for women on
17.11.06 & 18.11.06.
• Participated in the “Training the Trainer” programme
conducted by ELCOT, at chennai on 15th & 16th September
2006.
• Attended three days orientation programme for Bridge
course for college teachers conducted by State Institute of
490 English, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
from 06.10.97 to 08.10.97.
• Attended the In-service teacher’s development programme
conducted by State Institute of English at Thiruvalluvar
College Papanasam on 18.12.00 to 22.12.00.
• Attended a National seminar on Subaltern Writings in India
on 24.02.05 to 26.02.05 at Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli.
• Attended a one day seminar cum workshop on
Communicative English at V.P.M arts & science college for
women on 16.12.05.
• Two days seminar in Sustaining Quality of Education
through Effective Teaching & Learning Practices
Ms. T. Latha
• Attended the two days seminar in Subaltern Writings in
India on 24.02.05 to 26.02.05.
• Appointed as a Additional examiner for Part II English,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli from
2004 onwards
• Appointed as a Additional examiner for Part II English,
Sarah Tucker college
• Attended a orientation course in Spoken English for college
teachers at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli on 12.09.05.
491 • Attended one day orientation programme on NAAC
conducted by Dr R. Ilango, Vice principal and Prof. C.R.
Anantharaman , Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam West,
Madurai on 3-11-2009
• Vice President – English Association (2005-2006)
Ms. S. Dhanalakshmi
• Attended a National level seminar on Voices from the New
Millennium Writers at Sarah Tucker College
(Autonomous), Tirunelveli on 30th September 2010.
• Vice President – English Association (2009-2010)
• Attended one day State level Seminar on E-resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli
on 13-8-2010
• Attended one day orientation programme on NAAC
conducted by Dr R. Ilango, Vice principal and
Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda College,
Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
Ms. S. Viji
o Attended one day orientation programme on NAAC
conducted by Dr R. Ilango, Vice principal and Prof. C.R.
Anantharaman , Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam
West, Madurai on 3-11-2009.
o Participated two days Seminar on “Environmental
Studies” sponsored by The Tamilnadu State Council for
492 Higher Education, Chennai and organized by St. John’s
College, Palayamkottai on 16th and 17th July 2009.
o Attended one day State level Seminar on E-resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli
on 13-8-2010
o Vice President – English Association (2010-2011)
Ms. M. Sivakala
o Attended a National level seminar on Voices from the
New Millennium Writer’s at Sarah Tucker College
(Autonomous), Tirunelveli on 30th September 2010.
o Attended one day orientation programme on NAAC
conducted by Dr R. Ilango, Vice principal and Prof. C.R.
Anantharaman , Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam
West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
o Attended a one day State level Seminar on E-resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli
on 13-8-2010
2. Student Profile-Entry Level Competencies, Socio-
economic status, language proficiency etc.
Part II – English - University Rank Holders
S.No Name of the Student Rank Year Major 1. T. Selvi XVIII 2003-06 Physics 2. N. Renganayagi XX 2003-06 Physics 3. Sindhuja Raman XI 2004-07 Physics 4. M. Subbulakshmi XX 2005-08 Maths
493 3. Changes made in the course or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, no changes are made regarding the syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentages.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students
during the past two years.
Success Rate Year 2008-2009 2009-2010
I Year 95.95 97.7
II Year 95.95 87.91
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
• Reading journals & magazines • Attending seminar • Browsing through the internet • Using Language lab to understand the pronunciation. • Library. • Visiting literary exhibition.
494 6. Modern teaching method practiced and use of it in teaching and learning
• Seminars by making the students prepare through Internet. • Recent Trends by guest lecturer. • Audio Visual aids are used in teaching. • Oral tests, surprise test and quiz conducted. • Now and then experts from various fields to share their experience.
7. Participation of teachers and personal counselling of students • Maintaining ward register and acedemic register. • Counselling classes are held for the students.
8. Details of the faculty programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years o All the faculty members attended a one day orientation
programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by
Sathya Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
• All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
9. Participation/Contribution to the academic activities
¾ Special care is taken towards weak students.
495 10. Collaboration with other department institution at State, National international
NIL
11. Priority areas of research and details on going project and note worthy publication of the faculty during the past two years Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and students in research activity, we are doing social relevant projects under the title “Uneducated parents”.
12. Placement record
Not applicable
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years:
To conduct special camps for the school children to inculcate communicative skill in English.
To organize seminars for the school teachers
To introduce M.A. English.
To make computer assisted language learning in the part of the curriculum.
To conduct seminars by inviting various colleges.
To encourage the students to attend many national level seminars.
496 Students are motivated to develop communication skills and group discussion.
Students are motivated to present paper on various topics.
To conduct district level competitions.
To conduct departmental exhibition
To encourage the students to do their projects in various fields.
Giving assignments and seminars on latest topics.
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497 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Designation Highest Specialisation Years of Teaching Qual. Experie staff nce Functioning of 3 y & Public 5 m Ms. T. Kala M.A.. Distribution Lecturer vathi M.Phil., System - Tirunelveli District. Centre State M.A.. Financial Ms.N.Vijaya Lecturer M.Phil., relationship with lakshmi special reference 2 y & to Tamilnadu. 11 m Role of NGO`s in promoting socio- M.A. Ms. Economic M.Phil. Dr.R.Than Lecturer Conditions”: A Ph.D. gasheela study of 1 y &
Kanyakumari 2 m District. M.A. Globalisation and Ms.S.Geetha Lecturer M.Phil., its Impact on 1 y & SLET Indian Economy. 5 m
Ms. T. Kalavathi has held / is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Planning Forum (2009 – 2010)
• One of the Vice-Presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine Arts
Association (2010-2011)
• Attended a seminar on “Violence against Women
Issues, Remedies and our response” organized by
M.D.T Hindu College, Tirunelveli on 17.02.2010.
• Participated a State level Seminar on “Empowerment of
Women Issues and Challenges” organized by P.G Dept
498 of Economics, Sri Kumara Gurupara Swamigal Arts and
Science, Srivaikundam.
Ms. N. Vijaya Lakshmi has held in the following position.
• Vice-president – Planning Forum (2008 – 2009)
• Presented a paper on “National Conference on “Women
Empowerment through Micro Finance in Nanguneri
Taluk” organized by Sarah Tucker College
(Autonomous) Tirunelveli –7 on 13th and 14th March
2009.
• Attended One day seminar on “Recent Trends in
Renewable Energy Sources” organized by Sri
Parasakthi College for Women (Autonomous),
Courtallam on 25th August 2008.
• Participated in two days Seminar on “Environmental
Studies” on 16th and 17th July 2009 sponsored by the
TamilNadu State Council for Higher Education,
Chennai at St. John’s College, Palayamkottai.
• Participated in two days workshop on “Personality
Development” at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous),
Palayamkottai on 14th and 15th December 2009
organized by Manionmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli.
499 • Participated in two days workshop on “Economics
Education – An Excellent Avenue for Employment” on
22nd and 23rd January 2010 organized by St. Mary’s
College, Thoothukudi.
Ms. S.Geetha has held / is currently holding the following positions. • Vice-president – Planning Forum (2010 – 2011)
• Participated in the State level Seminar on “Recent
Issues of Indian Economy” conducted by Department of
Economics, Holy Cross College, Nagercoil on
30.09.2009.
• Participated and presented a paper on “Global Financial
Crisis and its impact on Indian Economy” in the UGC
sponsored National Level Seminar conducted by S.T
Hindu College, Nagercoil on 12th September 2009.
• Participated and presented a paper on “Global Financial
Crisis and its impact on India and World Countries” in
the National Level Seminar conducted by Scott
Research Forum (SRF) of Scott Christian College,
Nagercoil on 13th March 2010.
• Published the article titled “Global Financial Crisis and
its impact on Indian Economy” in the journal “The
Hindecon” Vol –XVIII (2009 –2010), ISSN: 0975 –
5802
500 Dr. Smt. R. Thanga Sheela
• Participated in International Seminar on WTO and
Indian Economy organized by S.T. Hindu College,
Nagercoil on 19.09.2008 and 20.09.2008.
• Participated in the National Seminar on “ Rural
Development in India – Opportunities and Challenges.
Organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli on 29.10.2008 and 30.10.2008.
• Participated in a Work Shop on “Capacity Building of
Women Managers in Higher Education “organized by
Holy Cross College, Nagercoil on 17.11.2008 and
21.11.2008.
• Participated in National Seminar on “Women
Entrepreneurs” organized by holy cross College,
Nagercoil on 22.12.2008.
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
¾ Students of our Department attended the Inter –
Collegiate 09 and 2010 Competitions conducted by
St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai on
21.12.2009 and won second prize in Elocution
Competition.
501 ¾ T. Vellathai III B.A. Economics participated in Essay
writing (Tamil), held at Department of Youth Welfare,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
¾ M. Umarani and K. Jothi participated quiz competition
conducted by St. Xaviers College (Autonomous),
Palayamkottai on 22.09.2010
¾ On 02.10.2008 R.Gobiga I B.A.Economics, participated
Essay writing competition on “Gandhi Integrated Forum
Trust Chennai” won second prize, received the shield
from Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu Shri Sujith
Singh Barnala.
¾ Some of our students got University Ranks.
S. Uma - 7th Rank in Major (1989)
S.Gowri – 1th Rank in Major (1997).
S. Mohana – 5th Rank in Major (1998)
S. Prema @ Uma – 8th Rank in Major (1998)
K. Prema – 9th Rank in Major (1998)
S. Murugesakani –18th Rank in Major (1998)
V. Thavamani – 5th Rank in Major (1999)
Rukmani Devi – 8th Rank in Major (1999)
R. Mani Prabha – 7th Rank in Major (2000)
V. Sokkar Ananthi – 9th Rank in Major (2000).
P. Saranya - 18th Rank in Major (2006)
S. Ammaniammal – 12th Rank in Major (2007)
502 3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University no changes are made regarding the syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and the minimum passing mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentages.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008- 12 100 3 25 2009
2009- 21 100 5 23.80 2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
¾ We have well equipped Computer laboratory for each
and every student.
¾ Since we have no separate library, we are provided with
Book bank and specimen books, which are learning
resources.
503 ¾ Department Specimen and book bank books.
Specimen – 117
Book bank - 121
Central Library –1334
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
Use of LCD which is one of the teaching method is
going to be practiced on coming academic years.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the students during the study hour. It is also
a regular practice of conducting counseling to the students
along with their parents after the results of the students are
obtained.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
All the faculty members attended a one day orientation
programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
504 All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ For the past two years, our hostel faculty members spend more time with the week students and give proper training to them, it leads to get centum results for the academic years. ¾ Daily special coaching classes is arranged by our faculty members during 8.30 to 9.30 am and 4.20 to 5.20 pm for students.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
Nil
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and Noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially relevant
projects on “Empowerment of Women in Higher Education”.
505 12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
NIL
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
To conduct seminars by inviting various colleges once
in a year.
Plan to motivate the students to participate in the
various competitions conducted by Economics
department of neighboring Colleges.
Invite eminent persons for budget discussion after union
Budget in order to make awareness among the students.
Giving placement guidance to the students.
Conducting quiz programmes based on the subjects
once in a month.
The teaching method using ICT will be done in future.
To encourage the students to attend and present papers
on National level seminars.
To organize workshops and conferences
To encourage students to do projects apart from their
syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Designati Highest Qual. Specialisation Years Teaching on of staff Experie nce Ms. M.Malar Principal M.Com.M.Phil M.Phil-“Labour 22 y vizhi ., welfare measures M.Ed.,PGDHE in South India Co- , operative Spinning PGDCA mills”,Pettai. PGDHE:”Effectiv eness of computer assisted evaluation”. Smt.R.Muthu Lecturer M.Com., M.phil – “An 21 y lakshmi M.Phil., analysis of the M.B.A financial PGDHE.,DGT performance of the Tiruchendur Sarvodaya Sangh”
PGDHE: “Relationship between affect intensity and academic achievement of college girls”
M.B.A- “Financial performance of Pandyan Grama Bank in Virudhunagar” Smt. A. Mari Lecturer M.Com., M.phil-“A study 10 y ammal M.Phil., on consumer (UGC Passed) behaviour towards Shampoo at Tirunelveli- Town”. Ms. B. Subbu Lecturer M.Com., M.phil- “A study 5 y lakshmi M.Phil., on attitude of PGDCAB., policy holders towards LIC in Tirunelveli City”.
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Ms.T.Sundar Lecturer M.Com,M.Phil M.phil- 1 y & 6 a Vathana “E.Banking m Services- Employer’s perception towards HRM related issues in Kanyakumari Dt”. Selvi. A. Lecturer M.Com,M.Phil “Study on 5 m Aruna Devi Investment capacity of Women School Teachers in Tirunelveli”
Smt. M. Malarvizhi has held / is currently holding the following positions.
Vice-President – Commerce Association (2002 - 2003)
Programme Officer - NSS (1994-1997)
Staff Club – Secretary (1993 – 1994)
Staff Council- Secretary (2000-2001)
Vice-President College Union (1994-1995)
Head – Department of Commerce (1999-2007)
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-
Senate Member-2002-2005
College- Management Committee Member (2007
onwards)
Vice-Principal (2006-2007)
Principal (2008 onwards)
Chief Superintendent – Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University Examinations (2007 onwards)
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Smt.R.MuthuLakshmi has held / is currently holding the following positions.
Vice-President – Commerce Association (1992 – 1993,
1996 –1997 & 2003 - 2004)
Vice-president – Fine Arts (Kala Sarada) (1991-1992)
Staff Club – Secretary (1995-1996)
Staff Council- Secretary (2007-2008)
Programme Officer - NSS (2005-2008)
Programme Officer – RRC (2007-2008)
Programme Officer - Consumer Club (2008- 2009 to
2010 - 2011)
College Union Vice-President (2000-2001)
Head – Department of Commerce (2007 Dec onwards)
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-
Senate Member (2009 onwards)
College- Management Committee Member (2008
onwards)
Vice-Principal (2008 onwards)
Students Grievance and Appeal Committee-Member
(2010 – 2011)
Chief Superintendent – Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University Examinations (November 2010)
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Smt.A.Marriammal has held / is currently holding the
following positions.
Vice-president – Commerce Association (2005-2006)
Vice-president – Kala Sarada (2006-2007)
Programme Officer – YRC (2008-2009)
Selvi B.Subbulakshmi has held / is currently holding the following positions.
Vice-president – Commerce Association (2007-2008)
Vice-president – Kala Sarada (2010-2011)
Vice-President – Quiz Club (2010-2011)
Selvi.T. Sundara Vathana has held / is currently holding the following positions.
Vice-president – Commerce Association (2010-2011)
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
¾ Selvi.K.Seetha Lakshmi 2005-2008 batch received
“Swamy Vivekananda Award” for best dancer
conducted by Yuvakendra Organization.
¾ Selvi.R.Kanaga Durga, G.Shanthi of I B.Com, Saranya
Shalini, B.Subbulakshmi of II B.Com Won II Prize in
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Admod conducted by St.Xavior’s College,
Polyamkottai. During the academic year 2007-2008.
¾ Selvi.C.S.Chennammal of 2005-2008 batch got the I
Prize in State Level Essay Competition Conducted by
Sri Geetha Bhavan Trust, Chennai.
¾ Selvi.R.Kalai Selvi of I B.Com.of 2007-2010 batch
received “ Swamy Vivekananda Award” for Light
Music conducted by Yuvakendra Organization. during
the academic year 2007-2008
¾ Selvi.S.Diravia Lakshmi of 2006-2009 batch got the II
Prize in Mock Press Competition conducted by
St.Xavior’s College, Polyamkottai on 19.12.2008
¾ On 1st October 2009, Sri Parasakthi College for Women
Conducted an Inter Collegiate Competition Cachet Com
’09 in which V.Lakshmi, K.Prema,
R.KalaiSelvi,M.Subhashimi & G.Maheswari of III
B.Com participated in style check and won III prize in
‘style check’.
¾ Selvi.Sonali B.Patel and V.Lakshmi of III B.Com
participated in District Level Elocution Competition
conducted by Tamil Nadu Forest Department and won I
and II Prize respectively on 24th September 2009.
¾ Selvi.Sonali B.Patel of 2007-2010 batch won III Prize
in State Level Elocution Competition held at Chennai
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on 7th October 2009 conducted by Tamil Nadu Forest
Department for the wild life week celebration
¾ Selvi.R.Mayilammal of II M.Com (CA) and
Selvi.R.Kalai Selvi of III B.Com got I Prize (among 34
colleges) in ICONO fest 2009 an intercollegiate
Business Quiz Competition conducted by ICFAI
International College, Tirunelveli on 21.1.2009.
Some of our students got University Ranks.
2005-2006 Rank Holders M.Kalaivani - Major - VIII Rank
T.Thiruvaranga Selvi - Major - IX Rank
2006-2007 Rank Holders B.Marriammal - Major - XVIII Rank
2007-2008 Rank Holders T.Aranganayaki – Major - XVIII Rank
2008-2009 Rank Holders S.Arumuga Selvi – M.Com.(CA)- Major - III Rank
S.Lakshmi - M.Com.(CA)- Major - IV Rank
V.Nambi Parvathi – Major - XIII Rank
2009-2010 Rank Holders T.Aranganayaki – M.Com.(CA)- Major - I Rank
K.Jegatha - B.Com.- Major - II Rank
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3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University no changes are
made regarding the syllabus. For first year students
subject codes are changed and the minimum pass mark
is increased from 35 to 40 percentage.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year(UG) Number Percentage Number Percentage 57/58 98.27 1 1.72 2008-2009 58/61 95 3 4.92 2009-2010 Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year(PG) Number Percentage Number Percentage
6/8 75 1 12.5
2008-2009
16/16 100 Nil - 2009-2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
We have nearly Specimen books- 264 and book bank
books- 380 for UG are available in the library. In the
department library, we have 33 book bank books and 461
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library books are available for PG students. We used to issue
the books to the students who are in the lower financial status.
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of LCT in teaching – learning.
Use of OHP which is one of the teaching methods
practiced in our department.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
Along with regular teaching hours 4hrs per month is
spent for personal and academic counseling for students. The
Faculty members are engaged in conducting tests to the weak
students after class hours.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
All the faculty members attended a one day Orientation
programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
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9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
To the weak students extra classes are conducted during
the lunch hour
We motivate the students to do more problems in
complicated papers.
Students used to discuss about the project with the staff
members during lunch hour.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
• An one day National Seminar on “COMMERCE
EDUCATION-A NEW OUTLOOK” consortium
Programme organized by Vivekananda College,
Tiruvedakam, Madurai on 22.12.2007.
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially relevant
projects on “Women Entrepreneurship”.
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12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
NIL
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ To Conduct seminars by inviting experts from various
colleges and Universities
¾ To incorporate various teaching methods (LCD-
Teaching aids, Team teaching)
¾ To encourage the students to attend many national level
seminars.
¾ To present papers on various topics by the department
staff
¾ To conduct intradepartmental competitions for students
in Mathematics
¾ To conduct departmental exhibition
¾ To organize National level seminars , Workshops and
Conferences
¾ To encourage the students to do projects apart from
their syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
¾ To publish syllabus oriented books of Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University by the department staff.
¾ To conduct weekly classes for students who are all
attending Bank Examinations.
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¾ To conduct weekly classes like Tally, MS Office, for
developing students computer skills
¾ To Conduct Exhibition on “ Job affairs for Commerce
Students”
¾ To motivate the students to involve in Paper
Presentation.
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DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE WITH COMPUTER APPLICATION
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Desig Highest Speciali Years of Teaching nation Qual. sation Experience staff
Ms.¾ SN.Kamala Lecturer M.Com, Labour 18 y& 5 m m M.Phil disputes t NET in KTC . Ms.S.Arumuga Lecturer M.Com A Study on 1 y & 5 m Selvi (CA), Household N M.Phil Savings in . Tirunelveli K Municipal a Corporation m Ms.T.Arangaa Lecturer M.Com - 5 m Nayaki (CA) l a
Ms. N. Kamala, M.Com., M.Phil., has held / is currently holding the following positions. Vice-president – Commerce Association (1994 – 1995,
1997 – 1998, 2002 – 2003, 2004 - 2005)
Secretary – Staff Club (2004 - 2005)
Secretary – Quiz Club (1996 – 1997)
Vice President - Fine Arts (2000 – 2001)
Secretary – Youth Red Cross (2001 – 2002)
College Union, Vice President (2007 – 2008)
NSS Programme Officer (2009 - 2012)
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Attended a one day YRC Camp at Thiruvalluvar
College,. Papanasam organized by Tirunelveli, District
Coordinator, YRC on 08.09.2001.
Attended a one day State Level Seminar on “Recent
Trends in Entrepreneurship” held in Sadakathullah
Appa College, Tirunelveli on 19.10.2002.
Attended the seminar on “Globalisation and its impact
on Impacts on Indian Trade, Commerce and Industry”
organized by the MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli on
21.01.2004 .
Attended an Inter collegiate Seminar on “Research
Methodology” organized by Govindammal Adithanar
College for Women, Tiruchendur on 23.09.2005.
Attended one day workshop on “Application of
Statistical Tools in Modern Research”.organized by
Scott Academy for career prospects at Scott Christian
College (Autonomous), Nagercoil on 6.10.2006.
Attended the National Seminar on Union Budget 2007-
2008 and Indian Economy, held in Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on 23.3.2007.
Attended a one day seminar on “Police Public Relation”
at FX Engineering college, Tirunelveli on 08.02.2008.
Attended the Seminar conducted by Vaanmuhil Society
for community organization Trust at Sarah Tucker
College. Tirunelveli on 7.12.2009.
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Selvi. S. Arumuga Selvi M.Com (C.A)., M.Phil.,
Vice President – B.Com (C.A) Association (2010 –
2011)
Attended a National Level Seminar on “Indian
Financial Services Sector: Integration Strategies and
Challenges”, organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli on 5th and 6th September 2009.
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
9 On 23.10.2010 – Power Point Presentation using
Projector by Six Students of I and II B.Com(C.A) on the
following topics
E -.Banking
ATM
Credit Cards
Mobile Technology
Debit Cards
M- Banking
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3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University no changes are made regarding the
syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and
the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentages.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
This course was started only in the year 2009 – 2010.
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
¾ We have well equipped Computer laboratory.
¾ Commerce books are available in plenty in the general
Library.
¾ B.Com (C.A) Department itself has 62 Book Bank
Books and 17 Specimen books to serve the need of poor
B.Com (C.A) Students.
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
Use of OHP, which is one of the teaching methods, is
practiced in our department.
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7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the students during the study hour. It is also
a regular practice of conducting counseling to the students
along with their parents after the results of the students are
obtained.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
¾ All the faculty members attended a one day Orientation
Programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
¾ All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ Clarifications regarding practical and project works is
explained by our department staff members during
lunch break.
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10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
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11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially relevant
projects under the title “Problems Faced by Married Students ”
during past one year.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
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13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ Through Commerce (C.A) Association we plan to
create awareness about all competitive examinations.
¾ Plan to conduct Commerce and general Quiz.
¾ Plan to conduct meetings with Power Point Presentation
by staff and students.
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¾ Plan to increase the number of Books in Book Bank to
serve the needy.
¾ Plan to have separate computer lab exclusively for
B.com (C.A).
¾ At least two of our staff members have planned to
register Ph.D.
¾ Planned to conduct State Level and National Level
Seminars in the future years.
¾ Plan to achieve centum result.
¾ Plan to conduct Campus interview with the help of
Placement Cell.
¾ Plan to purchase separate LCD Projector for B.com
(C.A) department.
¾ Plan to conduct extra Computer courses for career
development.
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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Designation Highest Speciali Years of Teaching Qual. - sation Experience staff Ms.U. Latha Lecturer M.Sc, M.Ed, Distance and 12 y & 6m @ M.Phil. detour Venkateswari distance in graphs
Ms.R.Kuppu Lecturer M.Sc.,M.Ed., -- 12 y & 6 m Janaki M.Phil, PGDCA.
Dr.Ms. I. Rani Lecturer M.Sc, M.Phil, -- 10 y B.Ed, MCA., PGDCA
Ms.S.Ammani Lecturer M.Sc., M.Phil -- 5 y & 6 m
Ms.G.Avudai Lecturer M.Sc., M.Phil Maximum 3 y & 6m ammal flow problem on tree flow networks
Ms.B.Revathi Lecturer M.Sc., M.Phil Asteroidal set 3 y & 5 m in graphs
Ms.A.Essakki Lecturer M.Sc., M.Phil Domination 1 y & 6 m ammal and point set domination in graphs
Ms. T. Venni Lecturer M.Sc., Distance in 8 m malai M.Phil.,B.Ed. graphs
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Smt. U. Latha @ Venkateswari has held / is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Mathematics Association (2000-
2001 & 2006-2007)
• Vice-President - Kala-Sarada (2002-2003)
• Coordinator - Youth Red Cross (2005-2006)
• Vice-President College Union (2010-2011)
Smt. R. Kuppujanaki has held / is currently holding the following positions. • Vice-President – Mathematics Association (2007- 2008) • Vice-President – Kala Sarada (2002-2003) • Staff Club – Secretary (2009-2010)
Smt. S. Ammani has held / is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Mathematics Association (2005-
2006 & 2010-2011)
• Vice-president – Kala Sarada (2008-2009
• Vice-President – Quiz Club (2009-2010)
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Smt. G. Avudaiammal has held / is currently holding the following positions
• One of the vice-presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine
Arts Association (2010-2011)
• Vice-president – Mathematics Association (2008-
2009)
Ms. B. Revathy has held / is currently holding the following positions
• One of the vice-presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine
Arts Association (2010-2011)
• Vice-president – Mathematics Association (2009-
2010)
2. Student profile – entry-level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
¾ Students of our Department participated in two days
National level symposium on “Vedic Mathematics”
held at Vivekananda College, Madurai on
18.12.2009 and 19.12.2009.
¾ Participated in the Inter collegiate quiz competition
held at St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai on
21.12.2009.
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¾ Participated in the Inter collegiate quiz competition
held at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University on
10.03.2010.
¾ Participated in one day National symposium on
“Ancient Indian Mathematics” held at Vivekananda
College, Madurai on 18.03.2010.
¾ Participated in the workshop on “21st Century
Women in the Corporate” conducted by IFCAI,
National College, Tirunelveli on 14th February
2009.
¾ C.Geethanjali –College Union Chairman-2008-2009
¾ M.Sankereswari-College Union Secretary-2009-
2010
Some of our students got University Ranks.
• C. Geethanjali - 14th Rank in Major (2009) • M. Sathya - 6th Rank in Major (PG – 2007) • G . Muthu mari - 12th Rank in Tamil (2009) • V.Pechiammal – 2nd Rank in Sanskrit (2005) • S. Swarna Lakshmi – 3rd Rank in Sanskrit (2005) • K. Geetha - 1st Rank in Sanskrit (2007) • S. Rathina Malathi – 2nd Rank in Sanskrit (2007) • K.Sulochana – 6th Rank in Sanskrit (2007) • K.Kanimozhi - 1st Rank in Sanskrit (2009) • M. Gomathi - 2nd Rank in Sanskrit (2009) • T.M Packia lakshmi - 3rd Rank in Sanskrit (2009) • M. Subbu Lakshmi – 20th Rank in English (2008)
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3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University no changes are made regarding the
syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed
and the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40
percentages.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year (UG) Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008-2009 37 93.75 2 5.13
30 96.66 4 12.12 2009-2010 Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year (PG) Number Percentage Number Percentage
3 66.66 1 25 2008-2009
2 100 Nil Nil 2009-2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
In our department library. We have nearly 600
books for UG and PG students. We used to issue the books
to the students who are in the lower financial status.
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6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
Use of OHP which is one of the teaching methods
practiced in our department.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
Along with regular teaching hours four hours per month is spent for personal and academic counseling for students. The
Faculty members are engaged in conducting tests to the weak students after class hours.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
• All the faculty members attended a one-day Orientation
Programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by
Sathya Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
• All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
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9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ To the weak students extra classes are conducted
during the lunch hour
¾ We motivate the students to do more problems in
complicated papers.
¾ Students used to discuss the project with the staff
members during lunch hour.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
¾ Department of mathematics of our college and
department of mathematics of Vivekananda college,
Tiruvedakam West, Madurai jointly organized one
day National level seminar on “Graph Theory and
its Applications” on 23.1.2008.
¾ Department of mathematics of our college and
department of mathematics of Vivekananda college,
Tiruvedakam West, Madurai jointly organized two
days National level Symposium on “Vedic
Mathematics” on 18.12.2009. and 19.12.2009
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¾ Department of Mathematics of our college and
department of mathematics of Vivekananda college,
Tiruvedakam West, Madurai jointly organized one
day National level Symposium on “Ancient Indian
Mathematics” on 18.3.2010.
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Smt. I Rani – Independent Domination Number of
Cayley graphs on Zn Published in the Journal of
Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
in 2009.
And Total and connected domination numbers for
cayley graphs on Zn in the Journal of Advanced studies in
Contemporary Mathematics in 2010.
Ongoing-not applicable. In order to motivate
teachers and students in research activity, we are doing
socially relevant projects on “Consumer Rights”.
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12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
Selvi. J. Nandhini (2005-2008) of B.Sc
Mathematics attended campus interview at Rani Anna
College, Tirunelveli and selected for the B.R.O training for
Southern land company, Chennai on 8.2.2008.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ To Conduct seminars by inviting experts from
various colleges and Universities
¾ To incorporate various teaching methods (LCD-
Teaching aids, Team teaching)
¾ To encourage the students to attend many national
level seminars.
¾ To present papers on various topics by the
department staff
¾ To conduct intradepartmental competitions for
students in mathematics
¾ To send students to various schools in near villages
and to teach basic mathematics to the students
¾ To conduct departmental exhibition
¾ To organize national level seminars, Workshops
and Conferences
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¾ To encourage the students to do projects apart from
their syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
¾ To publish syllabus oriented books of
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University by the
department staff.
¾ To conduct weekly classes in “Mathematics for
Competitive examination” to motivate the students
to attend various examinations.
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name Desig Qualification Specializa Years of nation tion Experience Ms. J. Umai HOD M.Sc, M.Phil, Non-linear 9 years Parvathiy & PGDCA Dynamics 10 months Lectur er Ms. B. Padma Lectur M.Sc, M.Phil, Non-linear 8 years er PGDCA Dynamics
Ms. G.Gomathi Lectur M.Sc, M.Phil Non-linear 1 years Sankari er Dynamics 6 months
Ms. E.Indira Lectur M.Sc, M.Phil, Non-linear 1 year er PGDCA,B.Ed Dynamics 6 months
Ms. J.Vasuki Lectur M.Sc, Nuclear 2 months er M.Phil,B.Ed Physics
¾ Smt. J. Umai Parvathiy has held / is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Physics Association (2001-2002 &
2007-2008)
• Vice-president – Kala Sarada (2003-2004)
¾ Smt. B. Padma has held /is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Physics Association (2003-2004)
• Vice-president - Kala Sarada – Fine Arts Association
(2007-2008)
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¾ Selvi. G. Gomathi Sankari has held / is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Physics Association (2009-2010)
¾ Smt. E. Indira is currently holding the following positions.
• Vice-president – Physics Association (2010-2011)
2. Student profile – entry level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
• Our Department students participated in Poster
Presentation and Quiz Competition organized by M.D.T
Hindu College, Tirunelveli on 18.09.2009.
• Selvi. C. Sheela Macthaline (2002 – 2005) received
Young Scientist Award for creating and exhibiting the
Earth Quake Sensor Model in the Science Exhibition
held in the District Science Centre, Tirunelveli.
• Participated in Quiz Competition organized by
St. Johns College, Palayamkottai on 30.09.2009.
• Participated in Paper presentation and Quiz Competition
organized by St. Xaviers College, Palayamkottai on
18.12.2009.
• Participated in Essay Competition and Quiz
Competition organized by Sri K.G.S. Arts College,
Srivaikuntam on 17.12.2009
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• Participated in National Symposium on Vedic
mathematics and training programme organized by
Vivekananda College, Madurai on 18.12.2009 &
19.12.2009.
• Participated in National seminar on Advances in
theoretical physics organized by Sri K.G.S Arts
College, Srivaikuntam on 07.01.2010 & 08.01.2010.
• Participated in Paper presentation, Quiz Competition
and State level Workshop on International year of Astro
Physics organized by Vivekananda college
(Autonomous) , Madurai on 18.12.2009.
• Participated in State level seminar on Soil Environment
organised by Aditanar College of Arts and Science,
Tiruchendur on 20.02.2010.
• Participated in Quiz Competition organized by
Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli
on 10.03.2010.
• Participated in University Level Workshop organized
by Aaditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur
on 17.09.2010.
• Selvi. N. Renganayaki – Student’s Secretary (2005-
2006)
• Selvi. G. Meenakshi Selvi – Student’s Secretary (2010-
2011)
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Some of our students got University Ranks.
• R.N. Mariammal – 4th Rank in Major (2005)
• C. Vithiya – 18th Rank in Major (2005).
• N. Jagadha – 5th Rank in Major (2008)
• M. Bethel Arasi – 17th Rank in Major (2010)
• R.N. Mariammal – 14th Rank in Part I – Tamil (2005)
• R. MuthuSelvi– 17th Rank in Part I – Tamil (2005)
• A. Suba Selvi - 19th Rank in Part I – Tamil (2006)
• C. Parasakthi – 5th Rank in Part I - Tamil (2007)
• S. Anitha – 1th Rank in Part I - Sanskrit (2005)
• Sinduja Raman – 3rd Rank in Part I - Sanskrit (2007)
• V. Lakshmi – 4rd Rank in Part I - Sanskrit (2007)
• N. Jagadha – 1th Rank in Part I - Sanskrit (2008)
• D. Subulakshmi-2nd Rank in Part I – Sanskrit (2008)
• S.Seetha – 8th Rank in Part II - English (2005)
• T. Selvi -18th Rank in Part II - English (2006)
• N.Renganayaki – 20th Rank in Part II – English (2006)
• Sindhuja Raman – 11th Rank in Part II – English (2007)
• M.Bethel Arasi - 17th Rank in Major (2010)
• M.Bethel Arasi - Rank in Part I – Sanskrit (2010)
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3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, no changes are
made regarding the syllabus. For first year students
subject codes are changed and the minimum pass mark
is increased from 35 to 40 percentages.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008-2009 13 100 4 23.5
2009-2010 12 93.75 0 0
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
¾ We have well equipped and well ventilated laboratory
with the following facilities.
• Equipments / Apparatus of advanced technology
are available
• Electronics laboratory with all special electronic
equipments is available
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• Since we have no separate department library,
we are provided with Book Bank and Specimen
books which are learning resources.
• Separate room for keeping electrical and
electronic equipments
• Well-stocked Store Room.
• Microscope
6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
Various teaching methods are incorporated to
students using visual aid like OHP, usage of multimedia
LCD Projector and team teaching in the laboratory.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the weak students after class hours .
Along with regular teaching hours four hours per month
is spent for personal and academic counseling of
students. It is the regular feature of the department at
the time of result analysis to conduct counseling to the
student along with their parent
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8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
All the faculty members attended a one day
Orientation Programme on ‘Capacity Building’
conducted by Sathya Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli
on 26.10.2009.
All the faculty members attended one day Orientation
Programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman ,
Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on
3-11-2009
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ Evening study is arranged for the weak students
after the class hours between 4.20 – 5.15pm.
¾ Consultations regarding practical and projects
are given by the corresponding staff in-charge
between 1.15pm and 1.45 pm.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
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11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially
relevant projects on the title “Global Warming”.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
¾ Selvi A .S. Shanmathi (2007-2010) was selected for
WASE (Wipro Academy of Software Excellence). She
was also selected as an Instructor in Asana Andiappan
college of Yoga and Research Centre. Because of her
eagerness towards education, she has gone for higher
studies.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ To conduct seminars by inviting various colleges.
¾ The Staff members have planned to present a paper on
various topics.
¾ To conduct more Quiz competitions for students on
various topics on physics.
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¾ To send students to various schools in the nearby
villages and to teach the students about the basics of
physics.
¾ To enroll the students to meet the public and to create
an awareness regarding “Global warming” and
precautions to be taken to avoid it.
¾ To incorporate “Lab on wheels” scheme for rural area
students.
¾ To conduct department exhibition for various school
students according to their syllabus.
¾ To encourage the students to do projects apart from
their syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
¾ Our staff members have planned to publish a remedial
bridge course book in Tamil-English version
containing technical terms in basic physics.
¾ We have planned to send our students for various colleges to attend National and International Seminars. ¾ To conduct intra departmental competitions for students regarding Physics. ¾ To visit many research laboratory and industries to
enrich the knowledge of the students.
¾ To organize workshops and conferences
¾ Staff of our department have planned to publish the
syllabus oriented books.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Designa Highest Specialisa Years of Teaching staff tion Qual. tion experience Ms.V.Raja Lecturer M.Sc. Physical 17 y rajeswari M.Phil. Chemistry Ms. G. Uma Lecturer M.Sc Environm 6 y & 11 m Mageswari M.Phil ental Chemistry Ms.K. Lakshmi Lecturer M.Sc. Physical 3 y & 4 m M.Phil. Chemistry
Ms. S.Manon Lecturer M.Sc. Environm 1 y & 11 m mani M.Phil. ental Chemistry Ms. K.Raja Lecturer M.Sc, Environm 1 y & 2 m lakshmi M.Phil ental Chemistry
o Smt. V. Rajarajeswari has held / is currently holding the
following positions.
Vice-president – Chemistry Association (1997 - 1998)
Staff Club – Secretary (2000-2001)
Blood Donor’s Club - Vice – President (2002-2003)
College Union – Vice-President (2003-2004)
N S S Programme Officer (2006-2009)
Staff Council - Secretary (2009-2010)
College - Management Committee Member (2010
onwards)
NAAC Coordinator (2010)
Gave a lecture on Childhood days of Sri Sarada Devi in
2010
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Mrs.V. RajaRajeswari wrote an article on ‘Green
Chemistry” in our college Magazine in the academic
year 2008-2009.
Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women on
13.08.2010. o Smt. G. Umamageswari has held the following positions.
One of the Vice-Presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine Arts
Association (2009-2010)
Vice-President – Chemistry Association (2005-2006)
Presented a paper on “Hydrochemistry of Ground Water
in Palayamkottai Taluk” in the State Level seminar
conducted by VOC College, Thoothukudi on
26.11.2006.
Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women,
Tirunelveli on 13.08.2010 o Smt. K. Lakshmi has held / is currently holding the following
positions.
One of the Vice-Presidents of Kala Sarada – Fine Arts
Association (2010-2011)
Vice-President – Chemistry Association (2008-2009)
Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women,
Tirunelveli on 13.08.2010
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o Smt. K. Rajalakshmi gave a lecture on Ramayana dealt with
“The life of Bharathan” in the Staff Meeting during the year
2009.
Vice-President – Chemistry Association (2009-2010)
Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women,
Tirunelveli on 13.08.2010
o Smt. S. Manonmani is currently holding a Vice-President
position in Chemistry Association (2010-2011)
Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women,
Tirunelveli on 13.08.2010
2. Student profile – entry-level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
¾ Students of our Department attended the “Symphoria 2009”
intercollegiate competitions conducted by St. Xavier’s College
on 19.12.2008 and won the overall shield.
¾ M.Agnes (2005-2008)- College Union Secretary.
¾ Jeya Indumathi (2006-2009), S. Poornakala and S.Saratha
(2007-2008) attended the four days Personality Development
Camp, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari.
¾ A. Ramaselvam (2006-2009)- Best Outgone Student.
¾ Some of our students have secured University Ranks.
o E. Sharmila Devi – 9th Rank in Major (2005)
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o R. Amutha – 19th Rank in Major (2007).
o K. Ranichandhika – 13th Rank in Major (2008)
o N. Jothi Mangala – 16th Rank in Major (2008)
o M. Revathy - Rank in Part I – Sanskrit (2008)
o S. Saratha – 7th Rank in Major and 16th Rank in Part I -
Tamil (2010)
3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, no changes are made regarding the
syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and
the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentage.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008- 18 94.7 7 0.27 2009
2009- 17 100 7 0.29 2010
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5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
¾ We have well equipped and well ventilated laboratory with
the following facilities.
• Separate acid-cellar
• Separate room for balances
• Electronic balances
• Electrical oven
• Three suction motors
• Separate room for keeping electrical and
electronic equipments
• Well-stocked storeroom
• Separate room for storing gas cylinders
• Fume-chamber
• First – Aid Box
• Incubator
• Calorimeter
• Microscope
• pH meter
• Digital balance
¾ Since we have no separate department library, we are
provided with Book bank and Specimen books that are
learning resources.
¾ We are also provided with a computer.
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6. Modern teaching methods practiced and use of ICT in teaching – learning.
We have been using OHP for teaching practices and our
students are also using it for paper presentations and seminars.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the students during the study hour. It is also
a regular practice of conducting counselling to the students
along with their parents after the University results are
obtained.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years.
¾ All the faculty members attended a one day orientation
programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
¾ All the faculty members attended one day Orientation
Programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
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9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
¾ Daily study is arranged by our faculty members for all the
students during 4.20 pm to 5.20 pm (after the college
working hours) for the betterment of students in academics.
¾ Clarifications regarding practical and project works are
explained by our departmental staff members during lunch
break and from 4.20 – 5.20 pm after the college working
hours.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
NIL
11. Priority areas for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty, during past two years.
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and
students in research activity, we are doing socially relevant
projects on “Health and Hygiene”.
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12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
¾ A. Indira, one of the old students of our department, during
the year 2007 got placement in Call Centre. At present, she
is working in Bajaj Alliance Company, Chennai.
¾ D. Fatimal Beevi (2007-2010), Coco-Cola Company,
Tirunelveli.
Our Department communicates the job opportunities to
the efficient outgone students.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years.
¾ To conduct State, National and International level seminars.
¾ To incorporate various teaching methods (OHP, LCD-
teaching aids, Team teaching and Peer teaching)
¾ To encourage the students to attend and participate in many
National level seminars.
¾ To present papers on various topics by the staff.
¾ To conduct intra departmental competitions for students
regarding Chemistry.
¾ To send students to various schools in nearby villages to
teach the students about the basics in Chemistry, Health and
Hygiene.
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¾ To send students to meet the public and to tell them about
the hazardous effect of plastics and various chemical
pollutants.
¾ To visit research laboratories and industries to enrich the
knowledge of the students.
¾ To organize workshops and conferences.
¾ To encourage students to do projects apart from their
syllabus to enrich their ability and knowledge.
¾ To publish the syllabus-oriented books by our department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
S. Name Designati Qualific Specialisatio Experience No on ation n UG PG
1 Ms.V. Valli Lecturer M.Sc, Network 13 y 4 y nayagi M.Phil Management 2 Ms.L.Shunmu Lecturer M.Sc Image 3 y 6m 2 y ga Priya M.Phil Processing- Shyamala Segmentation 3 Ms. J. Pon Lecturer M.Sc Image 1 y 6 m renga M.Phil Processing- Triangulari zation 4 Ms. P.Anusa Lecturer M.C.A -- 3 m 3 m Mari 5 I. Indiral Lecturer M.C.A -- 2 m -
Smt V.V allinayagi has held the following positions
• Staff club-secretary (2008-2009)
• Union vice-president (2009-2010)
• Certificate course coordinator (2010)
• Vice-president – Computer Science Association (2009-2010)
• Attended a one day Workshop on 3-8-2010 “Network Simulator”
organized by the Department of Computer Science, Einstein College
of Engineering, Tirunelveli on 1-10-2010.
• Attended a one day National level seminar on “Image processing”
organized by Department of M.C.A , Sri Sarada College, Tirunelveli
- 06-10-2007.
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• Attended a one day Workshop on “Recent Trends in Wireless
Networks” organized by Einstein College of Engineering,
Tirunelveli on 10.10.2009.
• Attended a one day Workshop ELCOT’s Train the Trainers
Programme conducted by Department of Youth Welfare,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University on 31.07.2008.
• Attended a one day Workshop on “Advanced Networking, WANET
’07 conducted by Department of M.C.A, Sarah Tucker College,
Tirunelveli on 28.02.2007.
• Attended a one day Seminar on Emerging trends in IT, SET-IT
organized by Department of M.C.A Sarah Tucker College on
04.03.2008.
* Attended a one day Seminar on Environmental Studies organized by,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, on 10-4-2004.
* Attended a one day State level Seminar on E-Resources conducted
by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on 13-8-2010
Ms. L.Shunmuga Priya Shyamala
• Vice-President - Computer Association (2007-2008)
• Vice-President of Kala Sarada Competitions (2009-2010)
• Attended a one day State level Seminar on E-Resources conducted by
Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on 13-8-2010
• Attended a one day National level Seminar on “Image processing”
organized by Department of M.C.A Sri Sarada College, Tirunelveli
on 6-10-2007.
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Ms. J.Ponrenga
o Attended a one day Workshop on Personality Development &
Effective Communication Organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University Tirunelveli on 14-12-2009and 15-12-2009
Ms. Smt P.Anusa Mari
• Attended a one day State level Seminar on E-Resources conducted by
Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on 13-8-2010
• Attended a one day Workshop “Network Simulator” organized
by the Department of Computer Science, Einstein College of
Engineering Tirunelveli on 1-10-2010.
• Attended a one day State level Seminar on “Research Perspective of
Computer Science” organized by the Department of Computer Science
The M.D.T Hindu College, Tirunelveli on 08-10-2010
2. Student Profile-Entry Level Competencies, Socio-economic
status, language proficiency etc.
S.no Name Prize Year Competition V. Manimehala 2004- I Quiz DYOIT’04 1 2005 conducted by G.V.N. College, Kovilpatti M.Parameswari 2004- III Quiz DYOIT’04 2 2005 conducted by G.V.N College, Kovilpatti N.Saranya 2005- I “Mistrymirror” of 3 2006 XITUS conducted by Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli
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K.P.Sathya Kamala 2005- I “Ex-Out” Skill 4 2006 Competition held by G.V.N College Kovilpatti M.Gomathy 2006- III Elocution in Tamil 5 2007 conducted by Sadakathulla Appa College, Tirunelveli M.Gomathy 2007- I Elocution in Tamil 6 2008 conducted by St. Xavier’s college, Tirunelveli ,
Sarah Tucker II College, Tirunelveli
7 P.GangaDeivaNayagi 2007- II EXTEMPORE 2008 Competition Conducted by ELCOT and NASSCOM at St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai 8 M.Gayathri 2007- I Project conducted 2008 by NIIT, Tirunelveli
Quiz conducted by II Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkuruchi 9 S.Mangayarkarasi 2007- II Quiz conducted by 2008 Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkuruchi 10 M.TamilSelvi 2007- II Essay Writing in 2008 Tamil conducted by Sadakathulla Appa college, Tirunelveli 11 G.Uma 2007- I Aptitude Examination 2008 conducted by Rotary Club, Tirunelveli
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12 M. TamilSelvi 2008- II Essay Writing in 2009 Tamil conducted by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
III Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtrallam
II Science Centre, Tirunelveli
13 G.Aruna 2009- III State level 2010 Symposium “FLIP FLOP” conducted by St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai 14 N.Loganayagi 2009- I Software Debugging 2010 conducted by St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai
3. Changes made in the course or programmes during the past
two years and the contribution of faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, no changes are made regarding the
syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and
the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentage.
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4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008- 44 100 - - 2009
2009- 46 100 1 2.17 2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
Well furnished Computer Lab.
Reading Computer Journals
• Browsing through the Internet
• Power Point Presentation through LCD Projectors.
• Since we have no separate department library, we are
provided with Book bank and Specimen books that are
learning resources.
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6. Modern teaching method practiced and use of it in teaching
and learning
• Power Point Presentation through LCD.
• Teaching materials on Recent Trends in Computers
using Internet and Book CD’s.
• Study Tour also arranged for the benefit of the students.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal
counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the students during the study hour. It is also
a regular practice of conducting counseling to the students
along with their parents after the results of the students are
obtained.
8. Details of the faculty programmes and teachers who have
been benefited during the past two years
All the faculty members attended a one day Orientation
Programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
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Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
Help the students in their project works during lunch hour.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
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11. Priority areas of research and details on going project and note worthy publication of the faculty during the past two years
Name of the Name of the Year of Name of the ISBN No./ staff Book / Title Publi Publisher Page No. cation
Ms. V.Valli Basic 2010 G.V. Publi 978-9b- nayagi programming cations, Chennai 80499-31-4 design
Intelligent 2009 International: electronic Sathayabama system - University, “Monitoring Chennai Page 43 SNMP using client/server performance”
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TNCONFIC- 2009 K.S.R 09 Engineering Page 135 E-commerce in College(3rd C/S technology Conference) Tiruchengode - 24-09-2009 TNCONFIC- 2009 Journal of 09 Computer 0974 -1925 E-commerce in Application, C/S technology K.S.R Engineering College.
On going Projects - Not applicable.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
2005-2006 P..Srimathi was selected as a trainee in WIPRO for work and
study method
2007-2008
C. Nirmala was selected as programmer in a multi national
company, Madurai.
2009-2010
V. Anushya was selected for WASE by Wipro company as
technician.
N. Loganayagi was selected for clerical post in Postal
Department.
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13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years:
To conduct National seminars.
To incorporate various teaching methods (LCD, Team
teaching).
To encourage the students to attend many national level
seminars.
Students are motivated to present paper on various
topics.
To conduct district level competitions.
To conduct departmental exhibition related to
Hardware and Software to know the recent trends
in information technology .
To encourage the students to do their projects in
current trends in IT field.
To encourage the students for installing software
and assembling the hardware components of the
system.
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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
Name of Designati Highest Specialisatio Years of Teaching staff on Qual. n Experience
Ms. M. Indra -- UG PG Lecturer MCA 4 y & 4y 7m & 4m Ms. S. Kanaga Lecturer M.C.A., Wavelet 3 y & 6 m sankari M.Phil Transform Using Image Compression
Ms. S. Shankari Lecturer M.S.(IT)., Retrieving 1 y & 6 m M.Phil. Files Using content based searching and displaying them in carousel view Ms. B. Parvathi Lecturer M.C.A. Image 1 y & 6 m Devi M.Phil., Enhanceme nt with Improved Algorithm
Smt. M. Indra has held the following position.
Vice President in Kala Sarada Fine Arts Association
2008-2009.
• Attended a one day State level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli
on 13.08.2010
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Ms. S. Kanagasankari has held the following position.
• Vice President position in Computer Science Association
(2009-2010)
• Attended two days Trainers Programme on Soft Skills at
Manaonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on
22.01.2008 & 23.01.2008
• Attended a one day State level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on
13.08.2010
Ms. S. Shankari
• Attended two days workshop on “Personality Development and
Effective Communication” conducted by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli at St. Xavier’s College
(Autonomous), Palayamkottai on 14 & 15 of December 2009.
• Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on
13.08.2010
Ms. B. Parvathi Devi
• Attended a one day state level seminar on E-Resources
conducted by Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli on
13.08.2010
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2. Student Profile - Entry Level Competencies, Socio-economic status, language proficiency etc
Student profile
S. Name Year Prize Competition No
1 Ms. B. Subbu 2004-2005 III Software Contest - lakshmi DYOIT’04 conducted by G.V.N College, Kovilpatti
2 B. Ashwini 2005-2006 I District Level Bhagavad Gita Chanting
II Paper Presentation conducted at Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli.
3 M. KowsalyaDevi 2006-2007 I Software Marketing conducted at Noorul Islam College, Nagercoil. 2006-2007 II Paper Presentation 4 M. Vijaya conducted at Sarah Tucker Maheshwari College, Tirunelveli.
2007-2008 I Paper Presentation conducted at Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi.
6 R. Gayathri 2008-2009 I Presented a Paper at the National level Symposium conducted by Noorul Islam College, Nagercoil.
7 M. Prabha 2008-2009 I Presented a Paper at the National level Symposium conducted by Noorul Islam College, Nagercoil.
8 M. Suganya 2008-2009 I Software Marketing conducted by Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi.
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9 G. Hari Hara 2009-2010 III In Stress Interview at a Sudha State level Symposium “ICAPO” conducted by St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai 2009-2010 State level Symposium- 10 P. KaliKohila II ICAPO-Debugging- conducted by St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai. State level Symposium- 11 S. Megala 2009-2010 I ICAPO-Software Contest conducted by St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai.
12 A. Parameshwari 2007-2008 III In state level Bhagavad Gita Chanting.
State level Symposium 13 S. Susee 2009-2010 I ICAPO - Software Contest conducted by St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai
14 C. Thirumal 2007-2008 I District Level State Meenakshi Games.
2008-2009 II Runner in Volley Ball
2008-2009 II District Level Volleyball
15 C. Karthika 2009-2010 II Presented a Paper in the National level Symposium conducted by Sivanthi Adithanar College, Nagercoil.
16 P. Grace Phosiya 2009-2010 II Presented a Paper in the National level Symposium conducted by Sivanthi Adithanar College, Nagercoil.
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Some of our students got University Ranks
S. No Name of the Student Rank Year 1. P. Subbu Lakshmi V 2002-05 2. Sharmila Mohan IV 2003-06 3. T. Devi IX 2003-06 4. G. Gomathi XII 2003-06 5. M. Kavitha XIII 2003-06 6. M.C. Janaki XV 2003-06 7. N. Sathya XVI 2003-06 8. A. Deepalakshmi VIII 2004-07 9. R. Preethi Thanga Ranjini X 2004-07 10. Elsie John XVI 2004-07 11. M. Revathy XVIII 2004-07 12. M. Sankara Gomathi XIX 2004-07 13. Divya Sundaram XX 2004-07 14. M. Kowsalya Devi VIII 2005-08 15. B. Ashwini XV 2005-08 16. Yoka Prathagini Vinasthampy XVI 2005-08 17. V. Selvi Nandhini XVII 2005-08 18. S. Nisha XVIII 2005-08 19. H. Udaya Lakshmi XII 2006-09 20. M. Prabha XX 2006-09
3. Changes made in the course or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of faculty to those changes.
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, no changes are made regarding the
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syllabus. For first year students subject codes are changed and
the minimum pass mark is increased from 35 to 40 percentage.
4. Trends in the success and drop out rates of students during the past two years.
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008- 47 100 - - 2009
2009- 45 97.8 1 2.17 2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
Well furnished Computer Lab.
Reading Computer Journals
• Browsing through the Internet
• Power Point Presentation through LCD Projectors.
• Since we have no separate department library, we are
provided with Book bank and Specimen books that are
learning resources.
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6. Modern teaching method practiced and use of it in teaching and learning
• Power Point Presentation through LCD.
• Teaching materials on Recent Trends in Computers
using Internet and Book CD’s.
• Study Tour also arranged for the benefit of the students.
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students.
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting
periodical tests to the students during the study hour. It is also
a regular practice of conducting counseling to the students
along with their parents after the results of the students are
obtained.
8. Details of the faculty programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years
All the faculty members attended a one day Orientation
Programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya
Sai Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
All the faculty members attended one day orientation
programme on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango,
Vice principal and Prof. C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda
College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai on 3-11-2009
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9. Participation / contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research.
Help the students in their project works during lunch hour.
10. Collaboration with other departments / institutions, at the State, National and International levels, and their outcome during the past two years.
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11. Priority areas of research and details on going project and note worthy publication of the faculty during the past two years
Ongoing projects- Not applicable.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the department to aid student placements.
2005-2006
N. Krithika was selected as a Senior Consultant in
Sutherland Global Services, Chennai.
R. Usha Priya was selected as a System Administrator
in PRISM Consultant Bangalore.
B. Ashwini is employed as a Clerk in State Bank of
India, Tirunelveli.
R. Nisha Priya was selected as a Web Designer in
KIRAN IT NET, Coimbatore.
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2007-2008
V. Chandravalli was selected as programmer in HOV
Services Pvt limited, Chennai.
13. Plan of action of the department for the next five years:
To conduct National Seminars.
To incorporate various teaching methods (LCD, Team teaching).
To encourage the students to attend many National level
Seminars.
Students are motivated to present paper on various topics.
To conduct District level competitions.
To conduct departmental exhibition related to Hardware and Software to know the recent trends in information technology .
To encourage the students to do their projects in
current trends in IT field.
To encourage the students for installing software
and assembling the hardware components of the
system.
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DEPARTMENT OF MCA
1. Faculty profile – adequacy and competency of faculty
S Name of the Desig Qualifi Specializati Experience N Staff nation cation on o UG PG
1 Ms. Asst MCA, Image - 13 y B.Thamarai Prof M.Phil Processing 11 m selvi
2 Ms. M.P.Jeya Asst MCA, Image - 11 y chithra Prof M.Phil Processing
3 Ms. N.Rajes Lectur MCA, Image - 10 y wari er M.Phil Processing
Network 4 y 4 y 4 Ms. G. Lectur MCA, Security 7 m 4 m Ramani er M.Phil
5 Ms. Lectur MCA ___ 3 y 2 y R.Anusuya er 3 m 4 m
6 Ms. A.Maha Lectur MCA, Computer 3 y 1 y er M.Phil Networks 11m 9 m lakshmi
7 Ms. P.Anusha Lectur MCA, Image 1 y 1 y er M.Phil Processing 7 m 9 m
• A National level seminar on “Computer networks and Image
Processing “ was organized by the staff members of MCA Department
• Hardware and software exhibition was held to the children of various
schools. The students of various schools were invited to the college
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and demonstration of the hardware equipments of a computer system
was given.
• To develop the communication skills of the MCA students a few group
discussion sessions are held by the staff members.
• Seminars are arranged to highlight the students’ knowledge and make
them able to communicate with others.
• M.Phil., Thesis is guided by the faculty staff (Smt.Thamarai Selvi and
Smt.M.P.Jeyachithra).
• A one day workshop was organized by the Department of MCA on
“Software Testing Tools” conducted by Shri.J.B.Rajkumar on
04.03.2006.
• A technical symposium was organized by the Department of MCA on
‘Plan to Win a Successful Carrier’ conducted by Shri.G.Elankumaran,
Placement Officer ,Thiyagaraja School of Management , Madurai on
25.08.2003.
Smt. B.Thamarai Selvi MCA, M.Phil.,
• Fine Arts Association – Secretary (2001-2002)
• Placement Cell Officer (2002-2003 & 2005-2006)
• Y R C Coordinator (2002-2003)
• Vice-president – Computer Science Association - PG
(2006-2007)
• Staff Club – Secretary (2006-2007)
• College Union – Vice-President (2008-2009)
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• Certificate Course Coordinator (2009-2010)
• N S S Programme Officer (2010-2011 onwards)
• Attended a state level seminar on “Revolutionary technology –
an Integrated Perspective “organized by Sri Parasakthi College
for Women, Courtallam on 29.02.2008.
• Attended a National level conference on “PhD aspirants meet
on Research Excellence” organized by National Engineering
College-Kovilpatti on 23.11.07. & 24.11.2007.
• Attended a National level conference on “Data Mining”
organized by St.Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli
on 05.03.2010 & 06.03.2010.
Smt. M.P. Jeyachithra, MCA, M.Phil.
• Fine Arts Association – Secretary (2002-2003)
• Placement Cell Officer (2003-2004 & 2010-2011)
• Vice-president – Computer Science Association - PG
(2005-2006)
• Y R C Coordinator (2006-2007)
• Staff Club – Secretary (2010-2011)
Attended a Faculty Development Training Programme on
“Web Technology” – organized by Anna University at
National Engineering College – Kovilpatti during 07.11.2005
to 19.11.2005.
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Attended a three days Workshop on “Ph.D. aspirants meet on
academic Research – an Industrial Prespective” conducted by
National Engineering College – Kovilpatti during 14.09.2006
to 16.09.2006.
Attended a one day workshop on “Youth welfare” for Youth
Coordinators organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli on 22.01.2007.
Attended a 1-day zonal level orientation training programme
for Youth Coordinators organized by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on 06.03.2007.
Attended a seminar on “Emerging Trends in IT” organized
by Sarah Tucker College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli on
04.03.2008 .
Attended a UGC sponsored National level conference on
“Data Mining “organized by St.Xavier’s College
(Autonomous), Tirunelveli on 05.03.2010 & 06.03.2010.
Ms. N. Rajeswari, MCA, M.Phil.
• Vice-president – Computer Science Association - PG
(2004-2005 & 2009-2010)
Fine Arts Association – Secretary (2007-2008)
• Placement Cell Officer (2008-2009)
• Attended a Faculty Development Training Programme
conducted by National Engineering College – Kovilpatti in
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collaboration with IBM (India) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai on
25.10.2007 & 26.10.2007.
• Attended a State level Seminar on “Revolutionary
Technology – an Integrated Perspective “organized by Sri
Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam on 29.02.2008.
• Attended a seminar on “Emerging Trends in IT” organized
by Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli on 04.03.2008.
• Attended a one day orientation & workshop – ELCOT ‘s
Train the Trainers Programme conducted by Dept. of Youth
welfare, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on
31.07.2008.
• Attended a one day workshop on “Recent Trends in
Wireless Networks” organized by Einstein College of
Engineering, Tirunelveli on 10.10.2009.
Ms. G. Ramani, MCA,M.Phil.
• Vice-president – Computer Science Association - PG
(2008-2009)
Fine Arts Association – Secretary (2009-2010)
• Placement Cell Officer (2009-2010)
Ms. R. Anusuya, MCA
Fine Arts Association – Secretary (2007-2008)
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2. Student profile – entry-level competencies, socioeconomic status, language proficiency etc.
• An Intercollegiate Competition, VIEW-IT is organized by the
Association of Computer Science in every academic year to explore
the hidden talents of the students.
• MCA students of 2005-’08 Batch developed a computer – aided
learning package to the KG students named ‘WIZKID 2008’
comprising animation stories and rhymes using multimedia
technology in flash software.
• Apart from the academic project work, a project work was done by
the students and installed in Medical College Hospitals, Tirunelveli.
• Our college website was designed by MCA students (2005-2008
batch).
• Students are motivated to take seminars in latest topics using Visual
aids (LCD Projector) to improve their knowledge in current trends.
Some of our students got University Ranks.
Year Name Rank
1994-1995 P.V. Asha 1
1996-1997 V. Jeyarani 1
1997-1998 S. Sridevi 5
1998-1999 V. Sai Ruckmani 1
R. Maheswari 2
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1999-2000 S. Seethavani 3
R. Lavanya Rajvee 4
O. Devi 6
2002-2003 J. Vijila Kasthuri 10
2003-2004 K. Lavanya 5
2004-2005 J. Stella Kasthuri 4
2005-2006 R. Radha Sankari 4
2006-2007 M. Sudha 6
B. Priya 8
R. Radha 8
M.M. Sharmila 9
2007-2008 S. Bagavathi Meena 6
3. Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past two years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes:
Since our institution is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, no changes are made regarding the syllabus.
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4. Trends in the success and dropout rates of students during the past two years:
Success Rate Drop Out Rate Year Number Percentage Number Percentage
2008- 24 100 2 0.08 2009
2009- 27 100 3 0.1 2010
5. Learning resources of the departments – library, computers, laboratories and other resources
There is an exclusive library for MCA Department
No. Of Books in the Department Library : 3859
No. Of Books in the Book bank : 109
No. Of Journals/Periodicals subscribed : 2
[National : 6
International : 6]
• No. Of computers in the lab (With latest s/w) : 76
• Internet connection (Broadband) : 12 MBPS
6. Modern Teaching Methods practiced and the Use of ICT in TeachingLearning:
• Handling Theory classes with the help of LCD projector
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• Demonstration to Programming language papers is given through
visual aids such as computer, LCD projector etc.,
• To develop the communication skills of the MCA students, a few
group discussion sessions are held
• Apart from the academic project works, students are encouraged to
do additional project works to improve their software
7. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counseling of students:
The Faculty members are engaged in conducting periodical
tests to the students during the study hour. It is also a regular
practice of conducting counselling to the students along with their
parents after the University results are obtained.
8. Details of faculty development programmes and teachers who have been benefited during the past two years:
• One day workshop on “Network Simulator Software” was
organized on 02.09.2008 by Smt.V.Vasantha, Senior Lecturer,
Department of Information Technology, National Engineering
College, Kovilpatti.
• All the faculty members attended one day Orientation Programme
on NAAC conducted by Dr R. Ilango, Vice principal and Prof.
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C.R. Anantharaman , Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam West,
Madurai on 3-11-2009
• All the faculty members attended a one day Orientation
programme on ‘Capacity Building’ conducted by Sathya Sai
Organisation, Tirunelveli on 26.10.2009.
9. Participation/contribution of teachers to the academic activities including teaching, consultancy and research:
• As students of the various disciplines are invited for the MCA
Programme, every year for the fresh students (I year) orientation
programme is conducted to bridge the gap between the skills of the
students and the needs of the curriculum.
• Besides the traditional talk and chalk methodologies of teaching,
the faculty staff used to present an efficient and highly interactive
version of teaching using LCD Projector.
• To improve the performance of the weak students in the Internal
tests, they have been practiced to write retests. Students who have
failed in University Examinations are asked to write model
examinations apart from the working hours in their respective
subjects before they go for reappearing the examinations.
Important questions in each subject are dictated to students to
concentrate more on them, so that weak students can easily take up
their semester examinations.
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• Subjects having practical are taught and demonstrated using visual
aids like LCD Projector, which help the students to do the practical
in an efficient way.
• In order to improve and update the knowledge and cope up the
changing trends in IT field, guest lectures are arranged by senior
resource persons from other colleges as well as from Industries.
• As the curriculum invites the MCA students to take up seminars in
all the subjects (as it is the part and parcel of the curriculum), they
are motivated with the assistance of the concerned faculty staff to
present their lectures in classrooms.
• As one of the continuing efforts, every year students are motivated
to present papers on various topics to update their knowledge on
the latest technologies with the assistance of teachers.
• With the guidance of the faculty final year MCA students take up
their projects (mini & major) on the latest technologies in various
Industries and Concerns, National and International wide.
• Out gone students who are doing M.Phil., are guided by the faculty
to take up their thesis.
10. Collaboration with other Departments / Institutions, at the State, National and International, and their outcome during the past two years:
NIL
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11. Priority area for Research and details of the ongoing projects, important and noteworthy publications of the faculty during the past two years:
Not applicable. In order to motivate teachers and students in
research activity, we are doing socially relevant projects.
12. Placement record of the past students and the contribution of the Department to aid student placements:
Placement details through Placement Cell:
Sl. Year Name of the No. Of No. Of No. Company students students participated placed
1 2008-2009 Amro Bank 29 2
Contribution of the Department to aid students’ placements:
• To improve and for effective communication, every year
communication skills course is organized for one week to the final
year MCA Students.
• Mock interview is held twice in a year for the final year students in
order to equip them to face real life interviews.
• Group discussions, seminars and workshops are arranged to highlight
the students’ knowledge as well as the ability of communication.
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• Aptitude tests on various subjects are conducted the MCA students
which help them to take up their interviews without much difficulties.
• An Intercollegiate Technical Symposium (View-IT) is organized by
the students, which help them to explore the hidden talents such as
leadership, Cooperation and the organizing power of the students.
13. Plan of action of the Department for the next five years:
• To collaborate with other Institutions to conduct National and
International seminars, conferences and workshops.
• To invite IT companies to conduct Campus Interviews for recruitment.
• To adapt the students of Government schools of nearby villages in and
around Tirunelveli to create awareness on computers.
• To provide a training programme regarding the usage of computers in
various areas for the Government/Private employees.
• To develop social projects for the welfare of the public.
• To publish articles in National/International Journals/Magazines.
• To present papers in National/International Seminars and Conferences.
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584 D. Declaration by the Head of the Institution
I certify that the data included in this Self-Study Report (SSR) are
true to the best of my knowledge.
The SSR is prescribed by the institution after internal discussions,
and no part there of has been outsourced.
I am aware that the Peer team will validate the information
provided in this SSR during the peer team visit.
Signature of the Head of the Institution with seal:
Place:
Date:
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