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NETAJI NAGAR COLLEGE 170/436, N.S.C. Bose Road, Kolkata - 700092 Phone: 033)2411-5445 Email: [email protected] Website: www.netajinagarcollege.in Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) (2016-2017) Part – A 1. Details of the Institution NETAJI NAGAR COLLEGE 1.1 Name of the Institution 170/436, N.S.C. Bose Road, Regent Estate 1.2 Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Kolkata City/Town WEST BENGAL State 700 092 Pin Code [email protected] Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. (033)2411-5445 Dr. Biswajit Bhadra Name of the Head of the Institution: Tel. No. with STD Code: (033)2411-5445 8697582028 Mobile: Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Prof. Pinaki Ranjan De Mobile: 09433702810 IQAC e-mail address: AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College Page 1 1.3 NAAC Track ID WBCOGN13109 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC (SC) / 18 / A & A / 37.2 (For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate www.netajinagarcollege.ac.in 1.5 Website address: Web-link of the AQAR: http://netajinagarcollege. ac.in/AQAR _2016_17.pdf 1.6 Accreditation Details Year of Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Validity Period Accreditation 31.3.2007 to 1 1st Cycle C++ 67.2 2007 31.03.2012 2 2nd Cycle B+ 2.55 2016 04.11.2021 3 3rd Cycle 4 4th Cycle 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC :DD/MM/YYYY Reconstituted w.e.f March, 2017 1.8 AQAR for the year 2016 -2017 1.9 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC i. AQAR__2011-2012 Submitted to NAAC on 24.12.2015 AQAR__2012-2013 Submitted to NAAC on 24.12.2015 AQAR__2013-2014 Submitted to NAAC on 24.12.2015 AQAR__2014-2015 Submitted to NAAC on 24.12.2015 AQAR__2015-2016 Submitted to NAAC on 15.10.2016 AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College Page 2 1.10 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 1.11 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts √ Science √ Commerce √ Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management Two job oriented courses are run by the college. One is UGC sponsored Others (Specify) course on Insurance Management and the other is self financing 1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) University of Calcutta 1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc N.A Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University College with Potential for Excellence N.A UGC-CPE N.A N.A N.A AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College Page 3 DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme N.A DST-FIST N.A UGC-Innovative PG programmes N.A Any other (Specify) N.A UGC-COP Programmes N.A 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1 No. of Teachers 8 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 2 2.3 No. of students 1 2.4 No. of Management representatives 1 2.5 No. of Alumni 1 2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and 1 community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 1 2.8 No. of other External Experts 2 2.9 Total No. of members 17 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 4 ]’ 2 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: loiouyr No. Faculty Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No . If yes, mention the amount 3 G 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) i v AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College e Page 4 t w o (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. International National State Institution Level 3 Orientation programme for first year students, Orientation programme on (ii) Themes newly introduced Semesterised CBCS in B. Com programme, Seminar on Higher Education Scenario in West Bengal – Opportunities and Challenges. 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC The college has organised Text Book Exhibition for the students of different departments inviting various publishers to give an exposure to the students regarding availability of various types of reference as well as text books. To commemorate Golden Jubilee Year of establishment of college the Film Club in association with the IQAC has prepared a documentary on the history of college (Ujaner Sathkahon) involving the ex-students and present students of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Documentary has also been displayed in a programme organised by the Film Club and IQAC where all stakeholders to the college were present. The Department of Commerce in association with IQAC has organised an Orientation programme on newly introduced Semesterised CBCS in B. Com programme with a view to give detailed exposure to the students regarding new regulation introduced by the affiliating university. In such programme senior members of the Board of Studies of the faculty of commerce, University of Calcutta, had shared their views with our students. The Career Counselling Cell in association with the IQAC has organised a Career Guidance Programme where experts from a renowned Career Guidance organisation were invited to deliberate on different issues regarding methodologies to be followed for preparing in connection with different competitive examinations. In such students participated in a large scale and interacted with great interests. As an initiative of the IQAC in association with the Department of Political Science with financial support from the Government of West Bengal, a QUIZ on different issues of Parliamentary affairs had been arranged. In such programme students of different departments had actively participated and showed great interests regarding their awareness on the particular area. Certificates and prizes were distributed to the participants at the end of the programme. An initiative was taken by the IQAC before the admission process of first year students started to approach the teachers, students of the neighbouring schools to aware them about the different programmes, facilities available in our college. In such programme faculties actively participated and students, teachers of different schools interacted with our faculties with great interests. A Virtual Class Room has been arranged with provision of modern ICT AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College Page 5 facilities by utilising financial support from the Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal. IQAC has taken active role in the process of the arrangement of virtual class room. IQAC has taken appropriate initiative towards promotion under CAS of one senior faculty in the Department of Commerce to the post of Associate Professor. Research Cell of the college in cooperation with the IQAC has arranged different lectures by faculties of the college on various issues of their respective research interests. Internal Complaint Committee, as a compliance to UGC requirement, has been constituted. IQAC encourages the non-teaching staff to participate in ‘Computer Training Programme’ organised by other colleges. 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 Action Taken The college has a plan to introduce new The Governing Body of the college has departments and to start honours / considered the introduction of general general courses new subjects in near course in Education and the Principal has future. been authorised to discuss the matter with the appropriate authority. The Governing Body has approved the proposal to introduce M. A. Course in Bengali and has advised the Department of Bengali to submit a feasibility report regarding introduction of the course. More job oriented courses are to be The issue regarding introduction of job introduced. oriented courses is being considered by the IQAC and the possibility of restructuring the existing courses has also been emphasised. Initiatives are to be taken for enhancing A Virtual Class Room has been arranged infrastructural facilities. with provision of modern ICT facilities by utilising financial support from the Higher AQAR 2016-17 :: Netaji Nagar College Page 6 Education Department, Government of West Bengal. Application for financial grants has been submitted to the Government of West Bengal for incurring more expenditure towards improvement of infrastructural facilities. New books have been purchased for different departments in the library. Teaching-learning processes are to be Presently, teachers of some of the conducted by using ICT enabled departments are taking classes by utilising techniques. ICT facilities installed in the virtual class room. Recently an initiative has been taken by the IQAC to make necessary provision in the master routine so that all departments can take some classes of their students on a regular basis. 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No Management Syndicate Any other body Provide the details of the action taken The IQAC meetings were held at regular intervals. Teachers, Administrative staff/technical staff, students, management representatives, community representatives, external experts were included in the newly constituted IQAC. Feedback from guardians of newly admitted students after the admission of first year students