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Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE CHENGANNUR, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT, KERALA -689508 Affiliated to the University of Kerala Email: [email protected] www.sncollegechengannur.org SELF STUDY REPORT SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BENGALURU JUNE- 2015 Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation NAAC - STEERING COMMITTEE Chairman: - Dr. R. Raveendran, (Principal) Convenor: - Smt. Sheela S. Fernandez Members 1. Smt. Geetha. K 2. Dr V. L. Pushpa 3. Dr. M. S. Latha 4. Smt. Mini.K 5. Dr. K. Sreelatha 6. Sri. S. R. Rajeev 7. Dr. Reshmi. R 8. Dr. Anju.K. S 9. Smt.Aarcha. S. S 10. Sri. Arun Prasad 11. Smt. Amrutha Sasidharan 12. Smt. Shereen K 13. Smt. M. Sujatha Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) Committee Chairman - Dr. R. Raveendran, (Principal) Convenor - Dr. V. L. Pushpa Members 1. Smt. Sujatha Head Accountant 2. Smt. K. Mini Dept. of Mathematics 3. Dr. K. Sreelatha Dept. of Physics 4. Sri. Anu Senan RDC - Convenor 5. Miss. Suchithra Surendran Alumini 6. Miss. Deepthy Balan Student 7. Smt. Ambily Sathish Principal, S.N. Trust HSS, Chengannur Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation CONTENTS S.No. Particulars Page No. 1 PREFACE 1 2 SWOC ANALYSIS 3 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 4 PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE 14 CRITERIAWISE INPUT 5 CRITERION I : Curricular Aspects 25 6 CRITERION II : Teaching–Learning & Evaluation 40 7 CRITERION III : Research, Consultancy & Extension 70 8 CRITERION IV : Infrastructure & Learning Resources 104 9 CRITERION V : Student Support & Progression 122 10 CRITERION VI : Governance, Leadership & Management 149 11 CRITERION VII : Innovations & Best Practices 169 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS 12 Department of Chemistry 180 13 Department of Commerce 206 14 Department of Economics 212 15 Department of English 222 16 Department of Hindi 228 17 Department of Malayalam 231 18 Department of Mathematics 234 19 Department of Physics 238 20 Department of Physical Education 256 21 ANNEXURE 261 Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation PREFACE The College was established in the year 1981, as a junior college offering Pre-degree courses. The college is established in keeping with the vision of the Patron saint of the institution, Sree Narayana Guru. For the past 32 years the college has reaffirmed its commitment to the principles of Sree Narayana Guru, “Empowerment through education.” Guided by the teachings of the great religious leader and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru, we strive for excellence despite all odds. The college is situated in the Cheriyanadu village-one of the most under developed part of Alappuzha district. The college has always taken special care in nurturing the educational ambitions of the predominantly backward sections of the society inhabiting in and around Cheriyanadu village of Chengannur. The college is run by an educational agency of socially and educationally marginalized community, Sree Narayana Trusts, Kollam. The inherent backwardness of the village hampers our development prospects. Most of the students hail from socio-economically weaker sections of the society. Hence our prime responsibility lies in shaping their destiny and providing them with a better future. To put up in a nutshell, nearly 80% of our students hail from SC, OBC (non-creamy layer) & minority categories and we would like to add the fact that nearly 80% of our students are girls. This calls for a greater attention and encouragement from our part to create a sustainable and friendly learning environment, so as to provide opportunities to explore, experiment, feel experiences, discover new facets of life, and internalize and accomplish tasks specific to our students. Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, has in fact become a blessing to our students aspiring for academic excellence from this area, hence the growth and development of the institution and the improvement of the faculty have become imperative. The vision and mission The vision and mission of the college had been moulded by the saint Sree Narayana Guru who envisioned a society which was devoid of any kind of stratification, and a society equal in all respects. Education according to Sree Narayana Guru is the sole path through which the downtrodden society could emancipate itself out of the binding grip of the shackles which had been imposed upon them for centuries. It is this great and universal vision of the Guru, which ignited the thoughts of the college founder, Sri. R. Sankar. The Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation 1 college had kept up these inspiring thoughts, right from the year of its inception in 1981. Considering the fact that the college is situated in an educationally backward region in Alappuzha district, the college had kept up this sharp vision through out its mission for the past 33 years, striving its utmost in enlightening and remoulding the lives of the downtrodden rural masses. Today the college serves the educational needs of students hailing from rural backgrounds, setting them ready to meet the challenges of the big world, apart from instilling them with vital vigour and inspiration to climb up the ladders of life. A large section of student community of our college is constituted of girls who hail from rural and economically backward families, who find it difficult to push on to meet the rising expenditure with regard to education. Our college is the sanctury for such girls , letting open an avenue for higher education, close to their homes, thus letting their future bloom out. The college will continue to sustain and live up to the hopes and aspirations to the rural poor, and to see to this purpose the college plans to extend the educational facilities by the addition of more innovative and undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and a side by side improvement of infrastructure facilities along with the improvement in innovative practices in teaching and extra curricular activities thus bringing an even more vital boost to the college and the surrounding areas. Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation 2 SWOC ANALYSIS OF THE COLLEGE STRENGTHS 1. Meritorious PG students are selected through common entrance exam of University of Kerala. 2. A group of qualified and competent faculty, interested in research activities; who mutually understand and work united with commitment for the progress of students hailing from rural backwardness. 3. The college is situated within an idyllic environment with vast space for development. 4. The only college in the state of Kerala, offering a Post graduate course in Medicinal Chemistry- an innovative program with significance relating to human healthcare. 5. A rare capacity to transform the students from rural backwardness, into highly competent young men and women striding the world with confidence to the brim. 6. The institution has succeeded in bringing education to the girl students in and around the vicinity. 7. An active unit of NSS to serve the society inculcating ecological awareness and socital values. WEAKNESS 1. The college suffers from rather lopsided infrastructural development. 2. Paucity of transportation facilities. 3. No PG courses in the disciplines of Commerce and Economics. 4. The college has no Research Centre. 5. Lack of a solar unit to meet frequent power failure. 6. No staff quarters. 7. No indoor stadium and sufficient play grounds. Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation 3 OPPORTUNITIES 1. Situated in a rural area where the majority of the population belongs to the weaker sections of the society, the college has an opportunity in educating the marginalized sections of the society and thus bringing them to the main stream line. 2. The college takes opportunity to avail all the government and public sector financial assistances (scholarships) to the students belonging to SC, OBC, minority communities and non-creamy layer. 3. 80% of our students being girls, there is an opportunity to introduce handicraft training. 4. Interactive learning with the nearby colleges and also through video conferencing. 5. An Introducion of Integrated PG programmes, might help in sustaining the educational dreams of our students CHALLENGES 1. The Introduction of self-financing colleges poses a threat to the student strength of our college. 2. Our college belongs to a corporate management and so there is always a possibility of transfer to our staff members. 3. Another threat which needs immediate attention is severe drought in the area that leads to water scarcity. 4. There is no compound wall and so interference from outside is yet another problem. 5. Lack of health care services is also a difficulty faced by us. The strategic plan identified on the basis of SWOC analysis is summarized as follows. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats mentioned above are marked in the strategic plan as S1-S7, W1-W14, O1-O6 and T1-T6 respectively. On the the basis of the strength, weakness, opportunities and challenges found the following strategies were drawn. 1. Strengthen interaction with the industry. (S1, S5 and O4, W6) 2. Enhance activities of Entrepreneurship Club. (S1, S5 and O4, W6) 3. Initiate health care services. (S4, S7 and O4) Sree Narayana College, Chengannur, SSR for Accreditation 4 4. Infrastructural development. (W1,W8, W12 and S3) 5. Improve commuting facility to the college. (S1, S4, S6 and W2, O1, O2) 6. Strengthen library. (S1, S2, S4, S5 and W13) 7. Introduce PG courses in the disciplines of Commerce, Economics, Analytical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry. (O1, O2 and W4) 8. Regularise PG in Medicinal Chemistry (S1,S2,O4,W6) 9. Upgrade the college to a Research Centre. ( S1, S2, S4, S5 and W5) 10. Introduce Integrated PG (S1,S2 and O6) 11. Establish solar power unit. (W7) 12. Equip labs with sufficient equipment. (W11) 13. Undertake training program to cater the local needs. (O1, O2, O3 and O4) 14.