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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Deemed to be University Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) 2016-2017 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 Part A 1 Name of the Institution Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Name of the Head of the institution Prof. Sandip Trivedi Designation Director Does the institution function from own campus Yes Phone no./Alternate phone no. 2222782306 Mobile No 9892105000 Registered Email [email protected] Alternate Email [email protected] Address 1, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, City Mumbai State Maharashtra Pin Code 400005 2 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 2 Institutional status University Deemed to be University Type of Institution Co-education Location Urban Financial Status Centrally Funded Name of the IQAC Coordinator Prof. Amol Dighe Phone no. / Alternate No. 2222782432 Mobile 9967396593 IQAC email address [email protected] Alternate email address [email protected] 3 Website address Weblink of the AQAR: (Previous year) https://www.tifr.res.in/NAAC/tifrSSR.pdf 4 Whether Academic Calendar prepared during the year? Yes If yes, whether it is uploaded in the Institutional website Yes https://www.tifr.res.in/~sbp/new2015/Academic_Calendar_2017.pdf 5 Accreditation Details Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Accreditation Validity Period 1st A+ 3.68 2016 02 Dec 2016 to 01 Dec 2021 3 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 6 Date of Establishment of IQAC 15 Feb 2016 7 Internal Quality Assurance System 7.1 Quality initiatives by IQAC during the year for promoting quality culture Item /Title of the quality initiative by IQAC Date & Duration Number of participants/beneficiaries (1). The major task of the initial IQAC (which was formed before the 1st NAAC accreditation of TIFR) was to prepare the SSR for NAAC accreditation and oversee the process of Accreditation. The SSR was completed in June 2016, and the NAAC accreditation was obtained in Dec 2016. (2) Procedures needed to have the Hyderabad off-campus of TIFR (called TIFR-H) approved by the UGC were completed. The visit of the UGC team to Hyderabad took place in April 2017, and TIFR-H was approved as an off- campus in August 2017. 8 Provide the list of special status conferred by Central / State Govt NA 9 Whether the composition of IQAC as per latest NAAC guidelines: No (This was a body formed pre- accreditation.) 10 No. of IQAC meetings held during the year 0 11 Whether IQAC received funding from any of the agency to support its No activities during the year? 12 Significant contributions made by IQAC during the current year (Max five bullets) The major task of the initial IQAC (which was formed before the 1st NAAC accreditation of TIFR) was to prepare the SSR for NAAC accreditation and oversee the process of Accreditation. The SSR was completed in June 2016, and the NAAC accreditation was obtained in Dec 2016. Procedures needed to have the Hyderabad off-campus of TIFR (called TIFR-H) approved by the UGC were completed. The visit of the UGC team to Hyderabad took place in April 2017, and TIFR-H was approved as an off- campus in August 2017. 4 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 13 Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the Academic year towards Quality Enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the Academic year Plan of Action Achievements / Outcomes To prepare the SSR for NAAC Accreditation and The SSR was completed in June 2016 and NAAC oversee the process of Accreditation Accreditation was obtained in December 2016 To follow procedures needed to have the Hyderabad The visit of the UGC team to Hyderabad took place in April off-campus of TIFR (TIFR-H) approved by the UGC. 2017, and TIFR-H was approved as an off-campus in August 2017. 14 Whether the AQAR was placed before statutory body? Yes Name of the Body: TIFR Academic Council Date: 30 Sep 2020 15 Whether NAAC/or any other accredited body(s) visited IQAC or interacted with it to Assess the functioning? Yes 24 Nov 2016 16 Whether institutional data submitted to AISHE? Yes 13 Apr 2017 17 Does the Institution have a Management Information System? Yes If yes, give a brief description and a list of modules currently operational (Max 500 words) Datanet is the pan-TIFR Management Information Systems, which is TIFR’s Integrated Information System (TIIS) for accounting, budgeting, procurement, material receipts, and inventory. Another module 'MANCH' is used for sharing minutes of meeting and wider consultation among the faculty members. Additionally, individual Centres have developed independent local modules to cater to their needs. [HBCSE] HBCSE at Mumbai has developed its data management system for registering and keeping track of all Olympiad students from the second level exam until the international event. [NCRA] NCRA, Pune has its software system "PACTS", which is used for Purchase, Accounts, and Stores transactions. Additionally, it manages the NCRA medical scheme, and has separate modules for the student training program and visiting student research program. [CAM] CAM at Bangalore has its separate web- based interface for indenting and procurements of items. Datanet, LDAP, MANCH, PACTS 5 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 Part B 1.1 Curriculum Design and Development 1.1.1 Programmes for which syllabus revision was carried out during the academic year Name of Programme Programme Code Date of revision Ph.D. in Biology PhD-Biol 01 Aug 2016, 01 Feb 2017 Integrated Ph.D. in Biology I-PhD-Biol 01 Aug 2016, 01 Feb 2017 MSc in Biology MSc-Biol 01 Aug 2016, 01 Feb 2017 MSc in Wild Life MSc-WLBC 01 Aug 2016, 01 Jan 2017 Ph.D. in Chemistry PhD-Chem 01 Aug 2016, 01 Jan 2017 Integrated Ph.D. in Chemistry I-PhD-Chem 01 Aug 2016, 01 Jan 2017 Ph.D. in Computer and Systems Science PhD-CSS 01 Aug 2016 Integrated Ph.D. in Computer and Systems Science I-PhD-CSS 01 Aug 2016 Ph.D. in Science Education PhD-SciEd 01 Aug 2016 Ph.D. in Mathematics PhD-Maths 01 Aug 2016 Integrated Ph.D. in Mathematics I-PhD-Maths 01 Aug 2016 Ph.D. in Physics PhD-Phys 01 Aug 2016 Integrated Ph.D. in Physics I-PhD-Phys 01 Aug 2016 1.1.2 Programmes/ courses focused on employability/ entrepreneurship/ skill development during the Academic year Programme with Date of Course with Code Date of Code Introduction Introduction Research Methodology (BIO-100.1) 01 Aug 2016 Teaching practice and school internship/ design of learning 01 Jan 2017 resource Part 1 (SCE-103.2) 6 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 1.2 Academic Flexibility 1.2.1 New programmes/courses introduced during the Academic year Programme / Course Date of Introduction Bioanalytical Techniques 01 Aug 2016 Structural Biology 01 Aug 2016 Stem Cell Engineering Workshop 01 Aug 2016 Evolutionary Biology 01 Aug 2016 Calculus 01 Aug 2016 Basic Biology A 01 Aug 2016 Basic Biology B 01 Aug 2016 Prem, Bhook And Dar: The Chemical Language of Life 01 Aug 2016 Mathematics for Biology 01 Aug 2016 Introduction to R Programming 01 Aug 2016 Foundation of Ecology 01 Aug 2016 Evolution 01 Aug 2016 Basic Statistics 01 Aug 2016 Philosophy of Science and Conservation 01 Aug 2016 Scientific Writing and Communication 01 Aug 2016 GIS and Remote Sensing 01 Aug 2016 Classical Readings in Ecology and Conservation 01 Aug 2016 Mathematical Methods 01 Aug 2016 Quantum Chemistry 01 Aug 2016 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry 01 Aug 2016 Classical Physics 01 Aug 2016 7 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 Statistical Physics II 01 Aug 2016 Quantum Mechanics II 01 Aug 2016 Quantum Aspects of Black Holes and the Information Paradox 01 Aug 2016 Introduction to Statistical and Quantum Field Theory 01 Aug 2016 Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space-time and Black Holes 01 Aug 2016 Group Theory 01 Aug 2016 History of Education 01 Aug 2016 Social aspects of education 01 Aug 2016 Introduction to Science Technology Society Environment Education 01 Aug 2016 Introduction to Physics Education Research (PER) 01 Aug 2016 Readings in Chemistry Education Research 01 Aug 2016 Essential Readings in Mathematics Education Research 01 Aug 2016 Algorithmic Game Theory (Reading Course) 01 Aug 2016 Communication Complexity 01 Aug 2016 A mini course on Coding Theory 01 Aug 2016 Neurobiology Course (Module 1) 01 Jan 2017 Biology of Infections 01 Jan 2017 Linear Algebra 01 Jan 2017 Cell Biology 01 Jan 2017 Signaling 01 Jan 2017 Randomness in Biology (Stochastic Processes) 01 Jan 2017 Human Evolution 01 Jan 2017 Vertebrate Ecology 01 Jan 2017 Invertebrate Ecology 01 Jan 2017 8 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 Plant Animal Interactions 01 Jan 2017 Advanced Statistics 01 Jan 2017 Behavioral Ecology 01 Jan 2017 Marine & Coastal Ecology 01 Jan 2017 Population Ecology and Estimation 01 Jan 2017 Conservation Ecology and Practice 01 Jan 2017 Conservation Film Making 01 Jan 2017 Conservation Photography 01 Jan 2017 Biophysics and Biochemistry 01 Jan 2017 Advanced Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry 01 Jan 2017 Classical Fields - Elasticity Theory and Fluid Dynamics 01 Jan 2017 Data Assimilation and Dynamical Systems 01 Jan 2017 Open Quantum Systems 01 Jan 2017 Physics of Living Matter 01 Jan 2017 Introduction to Minimal Surfaces 01 Jan 2017 String Theory II 01 Jan 2017 Advanced Topics in Cognition 01 Jan 2017 Automata Theory Using Algebra and Logic (Reading Course) 01 Jan 2017 Expander Graphs, Constructions and Applications 01 Jan 2017 Algebra and Computation 01 Jan 2017 Polynomial Methods in Combinatorics (Reading Course) 01 Jan 2017 Online Algorithms 01 Jan 2017 Advanced course in Physics of Biology 01 Feb 2017 Perspectives on socio-scientific issues education (Reading course) 01 May 2017 9 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research AQAR 2016-17 Academic writing 01 Jun 2017 C-Programming (short course) 01 Jul 2017 1.2.2 Programmes in which Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)/Elective Course System implemented at the university level during the Academic year.