Annual Quality Assurance Report for the Year 2013-14
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Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 || †ÓŸÖ¸üß ¯Öê™ü¾Öæ –ÖÖÖ•µÖÖêŸÖ || NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY, JALGAON Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC for the period of July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Part € A 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution North Maharashtra University 1.2 Address Line 1 Umavi Nagar Address Line 2 P.B. No. 80 City/Town JALGAON State Maharashtra Pin Code 425001 Institution e-mail address [email protected] Contact Nos. (0257)2257221, 2257222 Name of the Head of the Institution: Prof. Sudhir U. Meshram Tel. No. with STD Code: (0257) 2258201 Mobile: 09823074734, 09423185071 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Prof. S.T. Ingle Mobile: 09421566793 IQAC e-mail address: [email protected] 1.3 NAAC Track ID MHUNGN10022 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC-47/RAR/17 dated 29 January, 2009 North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 1 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 1.5 Website address: www.nmu.ac.in Web-link of the AQAR: http://nmu.ac.in/Portals/0/IQAC/AQAReport2013-14.pdf 1.6 Accreditation Details Sl. Year of Validity Cycle Grade CGPA No. Accreditation Period 1 1st Cycle Four Star - 2001 2009 2 2nd Cycle B 2.88 2009 2014 SSR submitted on - 3 3rd Cycle - 29.09.2014 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : 09.05.2006 1.8 AQAR for the year 2013-14 1.9 Details of the previous year•s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC. i. AQAR - 2008-09 : 08/06/2010 ii. AQAR € 2009-10 : 07/07/2011 iii. AQAR € 2010-11 : 22/08/2012 iv. AQAR € 2011-12 : 24/12/2012 v. AQAR € 2012-13 : 24/12/2013 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 - North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 2 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 1.11 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) √ √ √ √ √ TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management √ √ √ √ Others (Specify) Mental, Moral and Social Sciences; Fine Arts 1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) Not Applicable 1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University State Govt. University with Potential for Excellence - UGC-CPE - DST Star Scheme UGC-CE - - UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes World Bank- MHRD-TEQIP UGC-COP Programmes - 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 07 2.1 No. of Teachers 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 08 2.3 No. of students 01 2.4 No. of Management representatives 01 2.5 No. of Alumni 01 2.6 No. of any other stakeholder and 02 community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 03 2.8 No. of other External Experts 01 2.9 Total No. of members 24 North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 3 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 09 12/12/2013 14/12/2013 05/03/2014 07/03/2014 10/04/2014 07/05/2014 09/05/2014 28/05/2014 16/06/2014 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 09 Faculty 06 Non-Teaching Staff 03 Alumni - Others - 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No If yes, mention the amount - 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC. Total Nos. - International - National - State - Institution Level - (ii) Themes - 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC : The significant contributions made by IQAC to institutionalize quality assurance strategies and processes are highlighted below: i. The IQAC has created the benchmarks for institutional quality enhancement. ii. The IQAC has supported the University•s initiative of the constitution of Quality Monitoring Committees for campus and District-wise Committees for affiliated colleges. iii. The IQAC promoted the suggestions made by Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) under ‚Think Tank• theme in respect of Institutional Quality. iv. The IQAC has supported BCUD in implementation of new UGC guidelines in relation to Ph.D. programme which has resulted in improvement of the quality of research and Ph.D. thesis. v. University, at the behest of IQAC, has established Patent Cell and University Industry Interaction Cell for the submission of patents and knowhow technology by faculty and stakeholders and promotion of transfer of technology to interested industries/organizations and common masses as well. North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 4 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 vi. The IQAC supported CTPC in promoting the campus recruitment programme for placement of final year students in different reputed industries, soft skill development activities and industrial training of pre-final year students of various faculties of the campus and affiliated colleges. vii. The IQAC has coordinated the formulation and implementation of Choice Based Credit System and Audit Courses as per UGC Notification at University Schools/Institute. viii. The IQAC along with various Schools/Institute/Examination Section have analysed the results of various examinations, calculated transition rates and accordingly made suggestions for the improvement of academic standards. ix. The IQAC encouraged the Schools/Institute to obtain feedback from students, alumni, parents and industry experts on various academic aspects. 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 of Action Achievements To develop collaborative linkages with Accordingly, 09 MoUs/ linkages have been overseas Universities/institutes, National signed by University. Organizations and Industries for teaching and research. To implement 7 point CGPA scale, Choice The University is implementing Choice Based Credit System and Audit Courses as Based Credit System from the academic per UGC•s Notification to all academic year 2014-15. programmes of the Schools/Institute. To design the courses as per the requirement of Establishment of University Skill Based local as well as national industries**. Vocational Training Center and introduction of 18 SSI oriented skill based training certificate courses of 2 (theory) and 4 (practical) week duration. * Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure. Annexure-I ** Attached the joint study report of SSIs in Jalgaon MIDC: An empirical study with measures of Problems faced. Annexure-II 2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No - Management Senate Academic Council - - Provide the details of the action taken The contents of AQAR are approved by the Management Council. * * * * * * North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 5 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes: ., Number of Number of value Number of Number of Level of the programmes added / Career existing self-financing Programme added during the Oriented Programmes programmes year programmes PhD 37 - - - PG 62 - 15 13 UG 11 - 04 05 PG Diploma - - - - Advanced Diploma - - - - Diploma 01 - - 01 Certificate 03 01 - 01 Other (Integrated 01 - 01 01 Master) Total 115 01 20 03 Interdisciplinary 12 - 09 12 Innovative 02 - - 02 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Elective option (ii) Pattern of programmes: Pattern Number of programmes Semester 74 Trimester - Annual - 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects) Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI) - *Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure. Annexure-III 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. i) The syllabus has been redefined with incorporation of CGPA system in tune with concept and suggestions of UGC, AICTE and NAAC. ii) The electives have been introduced along with core courses. North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 6 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 iii) The contents of NET/SET/GATE syllabi have been incorporated while restructuring the existing curricula. iv) The job potential of the particular programme has been included at the end of every course ensuring employability through curriculum designing and development. 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. 01 - Digital Knowledge Centre has been established, a browsing centre with 30 nodes, is in operation. * * * * * * North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 7 Annual Quality Assurance Report 2013-14 Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Total Asst. Associate Professors Others 2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty Professors Professors 106 50 14 37 05 2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 70 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Recruited (R) and Professors Professors R V R V R V R V R V Vacant (V) during the 01 02 01 03 02 00 55 02 59 07 year 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty 74 05 55 2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: International State No. of Faculty National level level level Attended 32 120 30 Seminars/Presented 85 151 12 WorkshopspapersResource 14 72 18 Persons 2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: i. Adopted innovative teaching methods with ICT enabled teaching aids like € LCD projector, LED TV, Smart Board to illustrate the concept effectively and interactively. The tutorial sheets, home assignments and lecture notes are circulated to the students directly. ii.