The Annual Quality Assurance Report (Aqar) of the Iqac
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Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 1 THE ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT (AQAR) OF THE IQAC Name of the Institute: Deccan Education Society’s Kirti M. Doongursee College Address: Kashinath Dhuru Road, Off. Veer Savarkar Marg, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028 Telephone Numbers: (022) 2430 23 72, (022) 2421 19 04 Year of Report: 2007-2008 E-Mail: [email protected] Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 2 PART A Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC for next five years (2008-2013) Plan For Students: 1) Improvement of academic excellence by remedial teaching measures, vacation classes. 2) Facilitating result improvement through conduction of additional exams, initiating personal contact sessions. 3) Conduction of field studies, excursions, project work, survey, and educational visits. 4) Industrial orientation to the students. 5) Preparing students for job opportunities by imparting training for interviews. 6) A very high level of stress is seen among the students, especially when the examinations approach therefore a help line would be established for the students under pressure. 7) A regular counselling activities will be conducted on the campus 8) Placement opportunities for students, establishing the placement cell. 9) Personality Development through workshops conducted by eminent psychologists. 10)Overall development of the students to make him/her a proud, successful Indian citizen. This will be necessarily achieved through NCC and NSS activities. 11)Training for competitive examinations like GATE, GMAT, UPSC, MPSC etc. 12)Strengthening of Alumni Association by motivating them to render help in college activities. 13) Internet facility in the form of “Cyber Kirti” connected to every department. 14)Health food for needy and malnourished students. Milk and other nutritious food to be given to students participating in sports events. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 3 Plan For Staff: 1) Motivating staff members to participate in International Conferences. 2) Health awareness by arranging lectures series. Health checks up to be undertaken for the non-teaching staff members. 3) Free yoga classes and meditation in the morning. 4) Stress relieving programmes. 5) Counselling for non-teaching staff e.g. “Vyasan Mukti” (Freedom from addiction) 6) Financial assistance scheme. Strengthening Kirti Credit Cooperative Society, which already exists. 7) Provision of playground for employees after working hours. 8) Provision of well equipped gymnasium. 9) Adopting children of class-IV employees for providing educational expenses. 10)Training of laboratory staff. 11)Computer classes for the staff members. 12)Assisting class-III and class-IV employees to pursue further studies. Plan For Library: 1) Computerisation of library for book lending. 2) Free internet access for students and staff. 3) Training of library staff. 4) Post graduate corner to be introduced in the library for the PG students for their reference work. Plan For Laboratory: 1) Setting up language laboratory. 2) Training of laboratory staff. 3) Buying official and licensed copies of various softwares. 4) Up gradation of hardware of computers. 5) Providing safety practices in the laboratory. Plan of Management Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 4 1) Setting up a Butterfly garden. 2) Setting up vermicomposting unit. 3) Improving canteen facilities. 4) Providing changing rooms for NCC students. 5) Providing a well -equipped gymkhana. Plan For Co-curricular Academic Activities: 1) Interdisciplinary courses like Clinical Research, Environmental Science, and Tourism and Eco-tourism etc. 2) Special lecture series for Post graduate students. 3) Conducting inter-collegiate workshops and seminars. 4) Undertaking minor and major research projects. 5) Conducting personality, interest, aptitude and intelligence tests with the help of psychology department. 6) Arranging slide shows. 7) Arranging talks of eminent personalities. 8) Arranging quiz contests. 9) Arranging debate and elocution competitions. 10)Arranging poetry appreciation programme. 11)Arranging intercollegiate activities. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 5 Plan For Extra Curricular Activities: 1) Contacting celebrities and famous personalities who are alumni of the college. 2) Arranging “Talent Search” for cultural activities in the beginning of the year. 3) Setting up an Audio Visual Room, for participation in entertainment programme with an intention to de-stress the staff members Plan For NCC and NSS (Ongoing Programmes): 1) Arranging trekking and mountaineering camps. 2) Arranging stress management workshops. 3) Arranging personality development workshops. 4) Arranging self defence workshops. 5) Arranging disaster management programmes. 6) Arranging summer camps for the neighbourhood. 7) A continuous programme on Consumer guidance. 8) Ongoing health awareness programmes on the issues in slums of Dharavi and Mahim. 9) Contact programme with an old age home. 10)Tree plantation drive. 11)Environmental awareness through poster exhibition, workshops, skits, etc. on conservation of water, electricity, global warming and other related issues. 12)Projects for disposal of solid waste and waste management. 13)Training of students and volunteers in various Indian languages. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 6 14)Imparting training in Yoga to students and other members of the society to improve mental and physical health, to reduce dependency on medicines and increase overall physical efficiency. 15)Strengthening up disaster management cell. Plan for Community Development (Ongoing Programmes): 1. Imparting training to street children in basic hygiene and making them literate. 2. Development of linkage with local authorities like Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation. 3. Developing linkages with NGO such as MAWA (Men against Violence Towards Women) and Bharatiya stree shakti. 4. Awareness regarding teaching aids for school and other college teachers. 5. Popularisation of Science for school children. 6. AIDS awareness and Sex education. 7. Women empowerment. 8. Environmental awareness. 9. Tree plantation and garden maintenance. 10.Beach Cleaning. 11.Training in fruit processing for economically backward women, 12.Helping senior citizens in the surroundings. 13.Strengthening women development cell. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 7 Department wise Specific PLAN A Faculty of Arts: Languages: Department of English • To arrange intercollegiate lecture series for students of English literature. Department of Marathi • To conduct a Translation Workshop • To start a certificate Course in Journalism • To start a certificate Course in Marathi ( For Non- Maharashtrian people) • To start a certificate Course in Administrative Marathi • To conduct a Workshop on Creative Writing Social sciences: Department of Political Science • To conduct a workshop in Human Rights • To conduct the MPSC and UPSC Coaching for aspiring students. Department of Economics • To conduct a workshop on Share Market Department of History • To conduct a One Day Workshop on Numismatics. Department of Psychology • To conduct a one day Workshop on Stress Management for the College Staff. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 8 Department of Geography • To establish Weather Monitor System at Different Educational Institutions. • To establish a resource Centre at Kirti College for Research and Development of various types of Teaching aids related to all School Level Subjects. • To conduct a workshop for teaching AIDS- awareness for teachers. • To conduct a workshop on ‘Use of maps in history’. • To conduct a workshop on preparation of landform models. • To conduct workshop and lectures to provide information and preparing students for UPSC and MPSC examinations. Department of Philosophy • To start a Certificate Course in Yoga and Vipashyana Faculty of Commerce : • To conduct remedial classes for weak students. • To conduct regular meetings with students and parents for counselling regarding their careers. Accountancy Increasing links with industry by inviting people from corporate world. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 9 Faculty of Sciences : Department of Chemistry • Short Term Certificate Course for F.Y., S.Y. B.Sc. Students Manufacturing of Soap and Detergents. • Certificate Course in Personality Development. • To conduct an intercollegiate workshop on changed syllabus of first year B.Sc. for the teachers of University of Mumbai. Department of Physics • To Conduct a Bridge Course to fill the gap Between SYBSC and TYBSC students, a review lecture by Prof. S. N. Desai will be arranged to give an insight of the entire course . This will be supplemented by a few lectures on the History of Developmental Physics • Visit to the Film and television Institute in Pune to expose the students to the field of Digital Editing. • Visit to IUCAA, Department of Physics, University of Pune. • Industrial visit to Digital Systems, Manufacture of power Supplies and Digital Meters • Visit to Forensic Laboratory for F.Y.B.Sc and SYBSC students Remedial Course for S.Y.B.Sc students to develop interest in the students in the field of Physics. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2007-2008 NAAC Accredited “A Grade” 10 Department of Mathematics • To arrange a Lecture on Share Market • To start Remedial Course for F. Y. B. Sc. and S.Y B. Sc. Students who are allowed