Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering 1186 A, Shivajinagar, Off. J.M. Road Pune 411005 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2015-2016 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore, India. Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 1 The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Part – A 1. Details of the Institution 1.1. Name of the Institution Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering 1.2. Address Line 1 1186 A, Shivajinagar, Off. J.M. Road Address Line 2 Tal: Haveli, City/Town Pune-411005 State Maharashtra Pin Code 411005 Institution e-mail address [email protected] [email protected]/ Contact Nos. 020-25533638/648 Name of the Head of the Institution Prof. Dr.(Mrs.) K.R. Joshi Tel. No. with STD Code: 020-25533638 Mobile 9011070917 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator Prof. Dr. (Ms.) M.V. Arjunwadkar Mobile 9960611275 IQAC e-mail address [email protected] 1.3. NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879): MHCOGN14275 http://www.moderncoe.edu.in 1.4. Website address: Web-link of the AQAR: http://www.moderncoe.edu.in /IQAC/AQAR_2015-16.pdf Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 2 1.5. Accreditation Details Year of Validity Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Accreditation Period 1 1st Cycle B 2.45 2011 5yrs 2 2nd Cycle NA NA NA NA 3 3rd Cycle NA NA NA NA 4 4th Cycle NA NA NA NA 1.6. Date of Establishment of IQAC : 05/01/2010 1.7. AQAR for the year (for example 2010-11) 2015- 16 1.8. Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011) i. AQAR 2011-12 submitted to NAAC (On-line) on 10/09/2012 ii. AQAR 2012-13 submitted to NAAC (On-line) on 23/12/2013 iii. AQAR 2013-14 submitted to NAAC on 21/09/2015 iv. AQAR 2014-15submitted to NAAC on 22/02/2016 1.9. Institutional Status University State √ Central Deemed Private Affiliated College Yes √ No √ Constituent College Yes No Autonomous college of UGC Yes No √ Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes √ No (eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI) √ Type of Institution Co-education Men Women √ Urban Rural Tribal Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) √ UGC 12B √ Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing √ Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 3 1.10. Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering √ Health Science Management √ Others (Specify) 1.11. Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) Savitribai Phule Pune University(SPPU) 1.12. Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University - - University with Potential for Excellence - UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE - - UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST - - UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) - - UGC-COP Programmes - 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1. No. of Teachers 13 2.2. No. of Administrative/Technical staff 1 2.3. No. of students 2 2.4. No. of Management representatives 1 2.5. No. of Alumni 2 2.6. No. of any other stakeholder and 2 community representatives 2.7. No. of Employers/ Industrialists 1 2.8. No. of other External Experts 1 2.9. Total No. of members 24 2.10. No. of IQAC meetings held 6 ]’ loiouyr Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 4 2.11. No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 29 Faculty 12 Non-Teaching Staff 4 Students 6 Alumni 2 Others 5 2.12. Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No √ If yes, mention the amount Nil 2.13. Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. 21 International 0 National 1 State 0 Institution Level 20 (ii) Themes Skill building Soft skill and personality Development Yoga and Mediation 2.14. Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC The Institute has established its IQAC cell in the year 2010. Each department also has an IQAC representative. The main activities and contribution of IQAC cell of the Institute are: Draft, evaluate and implement academic and administrative policies. Planning and monitoring academic and administrative Audit for quality improvement. Dissemination of information in the form of reports like Annual Report of Institute, AISHE report, Annual quality Assurance Report (AQAR) on various quality parameters of higher education. Submit various proposals for workshops, seminars, conferences, minor/major projects to funding agencies Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 5 2.15. Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year. Plan of Action Achievements To organize International Few of them are: Seminar/Conference/Workshop. International seminar on ‘Recent Trends in Renewable Energy Systems’ was organized by Electrical Engineering Department on 28th , 29th January 2016 in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University National level workshop on ‘Recent trends in Speech and Biomedical Signal Processing’ was organized by E & TC Engineering Department on 29th, 30th January 2016 in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University State Level Seminar on ‘Symbiotic Industry Institute Relationship : A Foundation for Quality Enhancement’ was organized by MBA department on 8th January 2016 in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University State level seminar on ‘Recent trends in Finite Element Analysis’ was organized by Mechanical Engineering Department on 13th February 2016 in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University One day workshop on ‘Antenna Design and Hand-on on CST Microwave Studio' was organized by E & TC Engineering Department on 1st February 2016. One day seminar was organized on ‘Women in the Era of Current Emerging and Technologies’ by E & TC Engineering Department in association with IEEE signal processing Chapter Pune Section on 28th October 2015 One day seminar on ‘Advances in Research methodology’ was organized by E & TC Engineering Department in association with IEEE Signal Processing Chapter Pune Section on 29th October 2015 One day seminar on ‘Understanding the nuances of Accreditation’ was organized by E & TC Engineering Department in association with IEEE Pune Section under EAC support scheme on 8th , 9th December 2015. One day FDP on ‘Reliability Engineering’ was organized by Mechanical Engineering Department on 9th November 2016 To plan various activities to improve MOUs and MOCs are signed with industry and experts. Industry Institute Interaction. E&TC Dept has tied up with 7 companies for internships Industrial visits are arranged regularly. Industry Experts regularly visits the Institute for guest lectures, and as visiting faculty and judges for various activities. Students projects are sponsored by Industry. Under knowledge Park; Mr. A.T. Bangale of Bangale Associates has given real time projects in industries and Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 6 Distribution Authority in Maharashtra (MAHADISCOM), He also conducted Skill Development programme in the Institute about . Energy Audit Conservation and Management . Solar roof top PV system installation and design. To submit proposals to different One international, one national and two state level funding agencies for funds for seminars funded by Savitribai Phule Pune University seminars, research and development. One day seminar on '‘Women in the Era of Current Emerging and Technologies, Advances in Research methodology and Understanding the nuances of Accreditation’ was organized in association with IEEE Signal Processing Chapter Pune Section Three minor research projects are sanctioned by Savitribai Phule Pune University under RPS. Those are: . Cotton Crop disease detection and diagnosis using Image Processing Technique . Design and development reconfigurable antenna deploying electromagnetic band gap structure for improvement of performance parameters . Design and Development of an Adaptive Antenna Array for evaluating performance parameter using efficient beam forming algorithm Road safety awareness programs were conducted for school and college going students which was funded by US based NGO UL&YSA. Our institute has signed an MOU with UL-YSA to be the patron of Road Safety in Pune. To conduct additional certification On-line certification courses/ tutorials of, NPTEL are courses. made available. From 338 Students who had appeared for March 2016 examination; 22 students have received Elite Golden Medal Certificates, 120 students have received Elite Certificates, 49 Students have received successfully completed Certificates and 147 students received participation certificates. Spoken tutorials are also made available for staff and students. 302 students got certified in the FOSS of their choice. The Institute offers certified training programs from IBM in various technologies such as IBM C++ Foundation course, IBM DB2, IBM Core Java training program for improved potential for employability of students. The Institute offers the courses in association with Bangale Associates of Energy Audit Conservation and Management and Solar roof top PV system installation and design for students. Course will be completed soon. Certification is provided for SCRUM, Six-Sigma and entrepreneurship program of MCED To Plan and arrange AAA. Academic audit was conducted twice in both the terms & administrative audit is in-process and will be completed till July end. Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 7 Introduction of foreign language In Planning Phase courses 2.16. Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes √ No Management √ Syndicate - Any other body - Provide the details of the action taken AQAR is approved by management As per previous year recommendations; the improvement in research activities of the Institute were found to be satisfactory. Advice given to improve other activities for staff and students for the forthcoming academic year 2016-17 Track ID: MHCOGN14275 AQAR2015-16 Page 8 Part – B Criterion – I Curricular Aspects 1.1.