RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Submitted to the NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Submitted to THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BHARATA MATA COLLEGE THRIKKAKARA KOCHI-KERALA Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Self Study Report of Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala - dated 12/09/2013 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Preface of the Institution B. Executive Summary C. Profile of the Institution D. Criteria-wise analytical report Criterion I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS 1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation 1.2 Academic Flexibility 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment 1.4 Feedback system Criterion II: TEACHING – LEARNING AND EVALUATION 2.1 Student Enrollment and Profile 2.2 Catering Diverse Needs of Students 2.3 Teaching- Learning Process 2.4 Teacher Quality 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms Criterion III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 3.1 Promotion of Research 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research 3.3 Infrastructure for Research 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 3.5 Consultancy 3.6 Institutional Social Responsibility and Extension Activities 3.7 Collaborations Criterion IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 4.1 Physical Facilities 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource 4.3 IT Infrastructure 4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities Criterion V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 5.1 Student Mentoring and Support 5.2 Student Progression Self Study Report of Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala - dated 12/09/2013 Page 2 5.3 Student Participation and Activities Criterion VI: GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System Criterion VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 7.1 Environment Consciousness 7.2 Innovations 7.3 Best Practices E. Evaluative Report of the Departments 1. Department of Mathematics 2. Department of Physics 3. Department of Chemistry 4. Department of Zoology 5. Department of Botany 6. Department of English 7. Department of Economics 8. Department of Malayalam 9. Department of Commerce 10. Department of Commerce (Travel & Tourism) 11. Department of Commerce (Taxation) 12. Department of Management 13. Department of Social Work F. Annexures 1. Minority Certificate -I 2. Certificate of recognition u/s 2(f), 12 (B) – II 3. AICTE Affiliation certificate-III 4. Accreditation Certificate and Peer Team Report- IV 5. Annual income and expenditure statements - V 6. Master Plan of the college -VI Self Study Report of Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala - dated 12/09/2013 Page 3 A. Preface Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, is a first grade arts and science co-educational institution of higher learning in the aided sector, owned and managed by the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Established in 1965 by His Eminence the late Joseph Cardinal Parecattil, the college was included under section 2 (f) and 12 (b) of UGC Act 1956 in 1976 and accredited at the B level by NAAC in 2003. The college was started with a vision to cater to the higher education aspirations of the socially, educationally, and economically marginalized sections of a rural population belonging to different communities, consisting mostly of women. It offers an ideal vision of education that is aware of, and responsive to the challenges of an emerging India in a globalised world. The college endeavours to prepare its students for fulfilling careers by enabling them to realize their full potential and by inculcating in them the spirit of intellectual enquiry, independent thinking, self-reliance, leadership, co-operation, expression of cultural talents and social service. Started in 1965 as a junior college with five Pre-degree batches, the college today has 15 undergraduate courses and 5 post-graduate programmes, 3 research centres and an off-campus centre. It is also an accredited institution of the National Institute of Open Schooling under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, an approved centre for National Open School exams as well as a Training Partner Institution of ASAP (Additional Skill Acquisition Programme) of the Government of Kerala. The IGNOU Special Study Centre approved by IGNOU is a mileage in Distance Education provided by Bharata Mata College. Bharata Mata College is open to students of all caste and creed, as envisaged in its lofty vision. A supportive management committed to their vocation, a community of professionally competent and dedicated teachers, a team of hard-working and humane non- teaching staff and a bunch of spirited students with an unrelenting thirst for knowledge and an empathetic commitment to the service of fellow beings leads the college higher into the ideals of its mission and vision and to greater potentials for excellence. Over the past years, the college has made considerable progress in achieving the goals and objectives of its founders and in bringing in a positive difference in the socio- economic status of the locality. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Bharata Mata College plays a vital role in ensuring quality in education through various quality enhancement measures and monitoring mechanisms. The Self Study Report of Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala - dated 12/09/2013 Page 4 IQAC act as an internal nodal agency to plan, promotes, evaluate and consolidate all the activities of the college. The NAAC Re-accreditation process has given an impetus to the quality assurance and progress of the college to a great extent. The internal and external audits conducted by the Management and top academicians including retired vice chancellors have been exercises which has ensured steady improvement in the quality of the institution. The initiative for the second cycle of NAAC accreditation improved steadily the growth of the institution in academic, co-curricular and extension activities which ultimately benefited the students, the community, all the stalk holders and the larger society. Complying with the recommendations of the NAAC Peer Team during their first visit to the college, the Management and the Staff strived whole heartedly to raise the benchmark of quality improvement in making the institution a centre for excellence. The introspection, reflections and discussions while preparing the Self Study Report brought to light the unique strengths that set Bharata Mata College apart from the rest, the areas which could be improved, the weaknesses which calls in for remedial and corrective measures and the potential fields of perspective achievements. The present accreditation will be a stepping stone for achieving the excellence that the institution seeks to bring about in the higher education sector in general and in the college in particular. B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kerala which has catered to the educational needs of the locality of Thrikkakara fast changing from a rural to a semi-urban community, has been trying to sustain quality enhancement in all its curricular and co-curricular aspects as well as its student progression, governance and leadership for the past forty eight years since its inception. Taking cue from the suggestions made by the Peer Team in the last accreditation, the college has shown all-round marked progress in its quality through improved mechanisms. An executive summary of the Self Study Report of the college is presented below. CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS Bharata Mata College always stood for rural transformation through the empowerment of youth especially the empowerment of women. The College has a well defined vision, mission, objective and educational policy. Though there are constraints imposed on the college with regard to academic flexibility, the institution is working towards achieving its goals and achievements within the Self Study Report of Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala - dated 12/09/2013 Page 2 framework of the affiliated University through varied programmes such as the conduct of add-on courses, orientation, seminars, workshops etc. The contributions of the staff in curriculum design, improvement made on curriculum by the suggestions given by the staff in various restructuring workshops etc. reflect the commitment of the staff towards curriculum enrichment. As suggested by the Peer Team to explore the possibility of improvement in Commerce by introducing a wide range of programmes the management has introduced B Com in Travel and Tourism, B Com in Taxation, B Com in Computer Applications and BBA in the self financing scheme to meet the growing demands for programmes in commerce, finance, marketing and computer applications. More recently, an additional batch in B Com (Computer) and a new batch B Com (Marketing) is sanctioned by the University. Since the government was not giving sanction to start new programmes in the aided sector since 1996, the upgrading of the UG departments to PG departments, as suggested in the previous NAAC Peer team report, was kept at a bay until now. However, this year the government and University has given consent to sanction one aided programme and hence the English UG department is upgraded to PG department based on growing demand for English language studies. Based on the student and staff feedbacks suggestions to various Boards of Studies to update the syllabus were provided by the faculty of the college. The MG University has restructured its traditional degree courses to Choice Based Credit and Semester

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