Annual Report of the College 2017 - 2018
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Annual Report of the College 2017 - 2018 Prepared byb Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) PSG College of Arts & Science Autonomous & Affiliated to Bharathiar University Accredited with ‘A’ Grade Level by NAAC (3rd Cycle) College with Potential for Excellence (Status Awarded by the UGC) Star College status awarded by the DBT-MST An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution Civil Aerodrome Post Coimbatore - 641 014 2017-2018 Annual Report of the College 2017-2018 S. No. Content Page No. S. No. Content Page No. 1 Special Events 3 2 Other Department Activities 183 2 MOU Signed 42 IV 1. Students’ Activities 187 Literary Achievements 3 International Visits 42 2 Accolades 190 4 Placement Report 43 3 Papers Presented 210 5 Achievements of Faculty 48 4 Participation 229 6 Paper/Books Published 51 5 Training programs 271 7 Conference Proceedings 58 V Sports 283 8 Journals Published 59 VI National Cadet Corps 307 9 Papers Presented 66 VII National Service Scheme 309 10 Conference/Seminar/ Symposium/ 81 VIII Entrepreneurship Development Cell 310 Workshops Attended 11 Faculty Development Program & 106 IX Club, Forum & Association 321 Refresher Courses 12 Conference/Seminar/Symposium/ 110 Alumni Association 324 Workshops Organized 13 Guest Lectures organized 122 X PhD Viva-Voce Conducted 325 14 Guest Lectures Given 140 XI Initiation of New Courses for the 331 Academic Year 2017-18 II 1. Extension Activities 147 XII Funds for Student Projects 331 2 Industrial Visit 158 XIII Scholarship & Admission 333 III 1. Department Activities 160 I. SPECIAL EVENTS Launch of Application Sales for Undergraduation The launch of distribution of applications for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both the aided and unaided streams was initiated by the Secretary, PSG CAS on 10.04.2017. Number of applications sold for the different streams are given below. Aided Unaided Total UG - UG - Details UG ONLIN PG UG ONLIN PG E E Application 23352 7188 3039 22947 6518 1681 64725 s Sold Cost per 50 50 60 200 200 200 application Applicatio 11,67,60 1,82,34 45,89,40 13,03,60 3,36,20 79,38,54 3,59,400 n Sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felicitation to the Retired Staff Members Seven teaching and one non-teaching fraternity who have successfully completed their services at out institution and are at the verge of their retirement were felicitated by Dr. V. Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG College of Arts & Science, at the GRD Auditorium on 13.04.2017. The staff members were felicited with shawl and Memento on the occasion. Refreshments and lunch was arranged for all the staff members of the institution at the Hostel mess on the occasion. S. Years of Staff Member Designation & Department No. Service 1 Dr. M. Principal In-Charge, 34 Years 5 Veerabatheran Head & Associate Professor, Department of Months Corporate Secretaryship 2 Dr. P. Mahendran Head, Department of Psychology 33 Years 8 Months 3 Dr. R. Head, Department of Statistics 32 Years 5 Subramaniam Months 4 Dr. D. Rajan Head, Department of Social Work 30 Years 10 Months 5 Dr. D. Anusuya Associate Professor of Commerce 28 Years 1 Months 3 6 Dr. Lalitha Head, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics 33 Years 2 Ramaswamy Months 7 Dr. J. Stella Irene Associate Professor of Mathematics 16 Years 8 Mary Months 8 Ms. K. Balamani Record Clerk 27 Years Felicitating Staff Members on Account of the NIRF Ranking PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore was ranked 11th best Instution among Colleges on a Nationwide survey and 4th across the State by the ranking system adjudged by National Institutional Ranking Framework, and released to the public by Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Honourable Union Minister of Human Resource Development, on 3.04.2017. The occasion was celebrated by the management and they came forward in felicitating all the staff members of the instution along with their family members by hosting a dinner on at the Suguna Auditorium, Nehru Nagar, on 22.04.2017. The staff members and students of the department of Carnatic music recited famous numbers on the occasion. The event was participated more than 3000 members comprising the Trust board members, Former retired administrators, retired staff members, along with all the teaching and non-teaching fraternities of the institution with their family members. Sumptous vegetarian and Non- vegtarian food varieties along with desserts and fruits were served on the occasion. Workshop on Value in Work and Value in Publication: Designing Research with Metonymic Resonance A two workshop on Value in Work and Value in Publication: Designing Research with Metonymic Resonance was organized specifically for the research scholars of PSG CAS by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, PSG CAS, at the Library Conference Hall, on 27th and 28.04.2017. The inauguration of the workshop presided by Dr. V. Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG CAS and was succeeded by the inaugural address by the Chief Guest Dr P Kolandaivel, Professor & Head, Director, School of Physical Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. The event saw lecture sessions by eminent personalities from around the city who addressed around 45 research scholars from various departments of the institution. Admission 2017 Admission for the year 2017 was initiated by the formation of specific committees separately for aided and unaided streams. The +2 results were released on 12.05.2017, and the admission process at the institution was initiated as per the Government norms. New specifications and regulations were laid down by the committee for the unaided programs to 4 admit students in the institution based on merit were found to be highly successful. The aided streams collected applications for a period of 10 days as per the Government regulations and based on the rooster system and merit, students were admitted. New Ladies Hostel – Inauguration The newly built ladies hostel building was inaugurated on an auspiscious day with a Pooja on 16.06.2017. The hostel is a three floor building having 95 rooms capable of catering to around 500 students within the campus from current academic year 2017-18. Number of Rooms Floor 4 Bed 6 Bed 7 Bed No. of beds in all floors Ground Floor 9 12 2 23 First Floor 10 12 2 24 Second Floor 10 12 2 24 Thrid Floor 10 12 2 24 Total No. of Rooms 39 48 8 95 Total No. of Beds 39 x 4 = 156 48 x 6 = 288 8 x 7 = 56 500 beds International Yoga Day Celebration After the persistence of our Prime Minister Shri Narandra Modi on observation of 21st of June as the International Yoga Day at the UN General Assembly, on 27.09.2014, every year 21.06.2017 is observed as the international yoga day with students and staff members participating in various events within the campus on the occasion. This year too the event is organized by the Yoga Forum of our college in association with the World Community Service Centre, Aliyar, Coimbatore. Thiru. V. Lakshinararyanasamy, Managing Trustee, Suguna Institutions, graced the event as the Chief Guest, with the inauguration of the event presided by Prof. Dr. V. Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG CAS, while, Dr. N. Mathiyalagan, Principal In-Charge, PSG CAS welcomed the gathering. Demonstration of the yoga aasanas were performed by Master Niranjan, who has participate in many international events, members of WCSC and students of PSG CAS on the occasion. Prior to the celebrations various events including essay writing competitions, poster presentation, yoga-individual performance (Aasanas), and Yoga-Group Performances were conducted for students. Winners of the events were awarded prizes by the Chief Guest on the occasion. More than 500 students and staff members from various department participated in the event. 5 Manavar Manram Elections Manavar manram elections for both the aided and unaided streams of the institution contesting for Chairperson (Men and Women) and Secretary (Men and Women) were conducted on 23.06.2017. Election process for the aided streams happened during the day time while the elections process for the unaided streams happened at noon. Office bearers elected for Aided Section D.Ranss Godwin Chair person III B.Sc Statistics 15BST046 (Men) S.Loganayaki Chairperson III B.Sc Nutrition 15BND021 (Women) A.Vedeshwar Secretary II BA Economics 16BEC057 (Men) S.M.Poornima Secretary II B.Com (CS) 16BCS039 (Women) Office bearers elected for Unaided Section K.S.Ajith Prakash Chair person III BCA 15BCA004 (Men) C.S.Nandhana Chairperson III B.Com CS 15BCS126 (Women) M.Muthu Harish Secretary II B.Com CS 16BCS538 (Men) C.Pranitha Secretary II B.Sc Biochemistry 16BBC532 (Women) Reopening of College for Undergraduate Students The college reopened for the II & III year undergraduate programmes and for the II, III, IV, and V year postgraduate and integrated courses on 16.06.2017. College opened to the students belonging to I year undergraduate courses on 28.06.2017. Orientation Programm for Freshers Orientation program for the I Year undergraduate programmes happened on the opening day on 28.06.2017. All the students along with their parents were welcomed by Prof. Dr. V. Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG CAS. Dr. N. Mathiyalagan, Principal, PSGCAS, then gave a brief glimpse about the inception and history of development of the institution through a PowerPoint presentation. Dr. R. Rajasekaran, Associate Professor of Commerce, PSG CAS 6 addressed the students on the need to curb ragging and about the members of the Anti- Ragging committee to the students. Our Principal then introduced the Heads of the Departments to the students following which the students were taken to their respective departments. National Statistics Day – 2017 The birth anniversary of Shri. P. C. Mahanalobis, who played a vital role in drafting the second five year plan as a part of the planning Commission of India, was celebrated as the National Statistical Day every year.