AQAR for the Year 2017-18
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AQAR for the year 2017-18 Part A – General Report 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Address of the Institution 1.2 COLLEGE ROAD Address Line 1 KOTTAYAM Address Line 2 KOTTAYAM City / Town KERALA State 686001 PIN [email protected] Institutional e-mail 0481-2566002 Contact No 0481- 2565002 Fax No Name of the Head of Dr. ROY SAM DANIEL Institution 0481-256002 Tel. No. with STD code Mobile No. 9447895832 Name of the IQAC Dr. P. RAJAGOPAL Coordinator 9447660940 Mobile No. IQAC e-mail [email protected] NAAC Track ID KLCOGN 10043 1.3 1.4 NAAC Executive EC(SC) / 04 / RAR / 79 dated 10-12- Committee No. & Date 2014 www.cmscollege.ac.in 1.5 Website Address Web-link of the AQAR 1.6 Accreditation Details CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 1 Sl. Year of Validity Cycle Grade CGPA No. Accreditation Period Five 5 yrs 1 1st Cycle 83 2000 Star 2 2nd Cycle B++ 84 2006 5 yrs 3 3rd Cycle A 3.27 2014 5 Yrs 04/02/2004 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC 1.8 Details of previous years’ AQARs submitted to NAAC after the latest assessment and accreditation Sl.No AQAR Submitted to NAAC on AQAR 2014-15 02/08/2017 1 2 AQAR 2015-16 16/11/2018 3 AQAR 2016-17 26/12/2018 1.9 Institutional Status Nature of Institution AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE OF UGC Type of Institution CO-EDUCATION Financial Status GRANT –IN-AID 2(F) AND 12(B) ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE 1.10 Type of Faculty / Programme Name of the Affiliating MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, 1.11 University KOTTAYAM UGC –CPE 1.12 Special Status Conferred by the Central / State DST –FIST Government DBT- STAR Special Heritage Status Autonomy by University 2. IQAC Composition and Structure 2.1 No. of Teachers 10 01 2.2 No. of Administrative /Technical Staff 01 2.3 No. of Students 01 2.4 No. of Management Representatives 01 2.5 No. of Alumni CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 2 01 2.6 No. of Any other stakeholder and Community representatives 01 2.7 No. of Employers / Industrialists 0 2.8 No. of Other External Experts 16 2.9 Total No. of Members 06 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 2.11 No.of meetings with various stake holders A Faculty 05 B Students 02 Non-Teaching Staff 03 C D Alumni 01 E Others 0 No 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year Seminars and Conferences (only quality 03 2.13 related) Institutional Level International/National/State/Institutional level 1. Governance and Themes Leadership 2. Pedagogy 3. Curriculum 2.14 Significant activities and contributions made by IQAC 1. HRD training for faculty members on social engineering. 2. Seminar on ‘Quality Sustenance in Higher Education’. 3. Organised Benjamin Bailey Memorial Lecture. 4. Training Programme for the faculty members for introducing outcome based education and curriculum revision. 5. Proposed to establish a Community College and start B.Voc Programmes. 6. Proposed Track Tenure System for faculty members in Self Financing Stream. 7. Proposed new initiatives in organic farming. 8. Conceptualised and proposed department level accreditation. CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 3 9. Prepared baseline data for RUSA Fund Proposal. 10. Participated in NIRF India Rankings 2018. 11. Submitted proposals for Bailey Chair in Mahatma Gandhi University. 12. Developed feedback system for teaching-learning and curriculum from various stakeholders. 13. Proposed the setting up of Department Level IQAC. 14. New initiative for assisting students with special needs. 15. Organised Academic Audit for the year 2016-17. 16. Prepared Academic Calendar for the year 2018-19. 17. Prepared Admission Manual and Prospectus for the year 2018- 19. Plan of Action by IQAC /Outcome 2.15 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. (Academic Calendar 2017-18 is attached in Annexure I). Plan of Action Achievement All the faculty members were a A two day HRD Training inculcated the need for commitment to Programme on Pedagogy of the society, students and self for Mutuality from 16th March mutual existence and growth. th 2018 to 17 March 2018. b A one day seminar on All the faculty members were ‘Quality Sustenance in Higher familiarised with the new quality Education: Challenges and parameters in higher education at Opportunities’ on 27th national and international levels, January 2018. especially from the point of view of NAAC. Benjamin Bailey Memorial c The faculty members and other Lecture on ‘Historical stakeholders were made aware of the Progress towards Quality trend in higher education in the CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 4 Higher Education’ on 15th country. March 2018. Training programmes for the d Requisite knowledge and skill were faculty members on outcome imparted on faculty members for based approach in course and development of outcome based curriculum. curriculum as against the present system of content based curriculum. c Establish a Community Necessary background study was College and start B.Voc conducted and courses and syllabus Programmes. were prepared for submitting the proposal to the UGC. d 1. Literacy programme 1. About 4500 households in the on environment and adopted village (Thiruvarppu) organic farming in the were given awareness on the leadership of NSS possible dangers of the use of during the 10 days pesticides, insecticides and camp. chemical fertilisers. 2. A global organic meet 2. Institution – industry – society comprising of linkages were strengthened in academicians, the context of growing needs scientists, for promoting organic farming. agriculturalists and allied industrialists st th from 21 April to 24 April 2018. e Identify the quality Designed a Department Assessment parameters for accessing and and Accreditation Framework for the giving accreditation to each academic departments of the college CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 5 academic department in the for quality enhancement with healthy College. competition among themselves. f Identification and analysis of Secured eligibility for RUSA Scheme. baseline data on academic and basic infrastructure in the college for submission to HEC, Govt. of Kerala. g Orientation to the staffs on Secured a rank among the top 150 NIRF Ranking and online colleges in the country. submission of documents. h Submit proposal for Bailey Bailey Chair was established in Chair in Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi University University. recognising the contributions of Benjamin Bailey to Malayalam Language. i New system of feedback for Feedback from various stakeholders accessing the quality of was collected and analysed as part of curriculum. curriculum revision process. j Setting up of department The faculty members were made aware level IQAC. of the quality parameters and the new system of evaluation by NAAC. k Making the staff and the A new system was designed for regular learning environment reporting and follows up of needs of friendlier towards students students requiring special care. requiring special needs. CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 6 2.16 Whether the AQAR was Yes placed in statutory body Statutory Body Management Board Provide the details of the action taken Management Board decided to; a. To form DQAC in all the departments. b. Conduct department level assessment and accreditation. c. Implement Track Tenure System for appointing faculty members in Self Financing Programmes. CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 7 Part B – Criterion –Wise Report 1. CRITERION I – CURRICULAR ASPECTS 1.1. Details about Academic Programmes No.of Value No.of No.of No.of Self Added / Level of the Programmes Existing financing career Programme added during Programmes Programmes oriented the year programmes PhD 9 0 0 0 PG 15 0 03 0 UG 16 0 04 0 PG Diploma 0 0 0 0 Advanced 0 01 0 01 Diploma Diploma 01 0 0 01 Certificate 03 01 0 04 Others 0 0 0 02 Total 44 02 07 02 Inter 0 0 0 0 Disciplinary Innovative 0 0 0 0 *Add on Courses CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 8 1.2. Flexibility of the Curriculum i Flexibility of the Curriculum Choice Based Credit and Semester System with Core Course, Elective Courses and Open Courses. ii Pattern of Programmes (PG and UG Programmes only) Patterns No. of Programmes Semester 31 Trimester 0 Annual 0 1.3. Feedback from Stakeholders 1 Stakeholders Alumni Parents Employers Students Others √ √ √ 2 Mode Online Manual Cooperating Others Schools √ √ Analysis given in Annexure II 1.4. Whether there is any revision / update of regulation or syllabi. If yes, mention their salient aspects YES. 1. Elective of B.com Self Financing Programme was changed from Marketing to Finance and Taxation CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 9 1.5. Any new department / Centre Introduced during the year. If yes give details Koshy Institute of Mathematics (KIM) 2. CRITERION II – TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION 2.1 Total Number of Permanent Faculty* Asst. Associate Stream Professors Others Total Professors Professors Aided 60 15 0 16 91 Unaided 46 03 0 0 49 Total 106 18 0 16 140 * As on 30 September 2017 2.2 No. of Permanent faculty with PhD 41 Aided Unaided 05 Total 46 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Professors Professors R V R V R V R V R V 02 13 - - - - - - 02 13 CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM (AUTONOMOUS) Page 10 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting Faculty and Temporary Faculty Guest Faculty Visiting Faculty Temporary Faculty 16 03 02 2.5 Faculty Participation in Conferences and Symposia No. of Faculty International National Level State Level Level a.