Annual Quality Assurance Report 2016 - 2017
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ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT 2016 - 2017 Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BENGALURU P.K.R. ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC) An Autonomous Institution – Affiliated to Bharathiar University 21, PARIYUR ROAD - 638476 GOBICHETTIPALAYAM, ERODE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU SEPTEMBER 2017 CONTENTS S.No PARTICULARS PAGE No. 1. PART – A 1-6 Details of the Institution 1 IQAC Composition and Activities 4 2. PART - B 7-35 CRITERION I : Curricular Aspects 7 CRITERION II : Teaching – Learning Evaluation 9 CRITERION III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 13 CRITERION IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 18 CRITERION V : Students Support and Progression 21 CRITERION VI : Governance , Leadership and Management 25 CRITERION VII : Innovations and Best Practices 31 3. ANNEXURE i - xxvii Annexure - I Plan of Action and Outcomes Achieved i Annexure-II Feedback from Stakeholders xvii Annexure-III Best Practices xxi The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Part – A 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution P.K.R. ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 1.2 Address Line 1 127, PARIYUR ROAD POST BOX NO: 21 Address Line 2 GOBICHETTIPALAYAM City/Town TAMIL NADU State Pin Code 638 476 Institution e-mail address [email protected] Contact Nos. 04285-222128 and 04285-224458 Name of the Head of the Institution: Prof. Jagatha Lakshmanan Tel. No. with STD Code: 04285-222128 Mobile: 098420 20757 AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 1 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Dr. P.Natesan Mobile: 094861 23451 IQAC e-mail address: [email protected] 1.3 NAAC Track ID : TNCOGN15584 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC/65/A&A/49 dated October 25, 2013 1.5 Website address: www.pkrarts.org Web-link of the AQAR: http://www.pkrarts.org/index.php/pages/AQAR -2016-17 1.6 Accreditation Details Year of Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Validity Period Accreditation October 25, 2013 st 1 1 Cycle A 3.10 2013 to October 24, 2018 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: 20/06/2011 1.8 Details of the previous year‟s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC. i. AQAR 2013-2014 submitted on 14/08/2014 ii. AQAR 2014-2015 submitted on 11/09/2015 iii. AQAR 2015-2016 submitted on 10/08/2016 AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 2 1.9 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 *MCA and MBA programmes offered by the institution are approved by the AICTE 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 √ 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts √ Science √ Commerce √ Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management √ Others (Specify) UGC – Add- on courses in Functional English at three levels BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY 1.11 Name of the Affiliating University COIMBATORE AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 3 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University √ UGC/ State Government/ University University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other UGC - Add on courses (Specify) UGC-COP Programmes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1 No. of Teachers 12 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 01 2.3 No. of students 02 2.4 No. of Management representatives 02 2.5 No. of Alumni 02 2.6 No. of any other stakeholder and 02 Community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 02 2.8 No. of other External Experts 02 2.9 Total No. of members 25 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 09 AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 4 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 30 Faculty 18 Non-Teaching Staff 2 Students 6 Alumni 2 Others 2 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. 01 International - National - State 01 Institution - Level (ii) Themes Autonomy and Quality in Higher Education 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC Activities and contributions are 3 dimensional: a) Institutional development: IQAC geared up the activities associated with autonomy. „Seeking autonomy‟ was an effort to move towards infrastructure development and development of people consisting of learners and teachers. b) Learner development: IQAC promoted „participative learning‟ wherein teachers motivate learners to involve collectively in the learning process. IQAC‟s initiatives through NSS, YRC, RRC and CCC facilitate personality development of learners. c) Teacher development: IQAC‟s contribution in the development of faculty development programmes is noteworthy. IQAC‟s suggestions to sponsor teachers to seminars/ workshops/ conferences/ symposia make teachers learner friendly. AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 5 2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome Refer Annexure I 2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes √ No - Management √ Syndicate - Any other body - Provide the details of the action taken The college opted for autonomy as suggested by the IQAC. A committee constituted by the UGC visited the college in March 2017 and granted autonomy. Nine programmes were organized exclusively for teachers to create a comprehensive idea about autonomy in association with teachers and administrators seasoned through autonomous mechanism. A state level seminar on „Autonomy and Quality in Higher Education‟ was organized by the IQAC for the benefit of teachers at the higher education level in Tamil Nadu. For the development of total personality of learners many skill based activities were undertaken by different departments. Such activities are the prerogative of co-curricular wings of departments. AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 6 Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Number of value Number of Number of Number of self- added / career Level of the programmes existing financing oriented programme added during the programmes programmes programmes year PhD 05 - 05 - PG 14 - 14 - UG 11 - 11 - PG Diploma - - - - Advanced Diploma 01 - - - Diploma 01 - - - Certificate 01 - - - Others - - - - Total 33 - 30 - Interdisciplinary: In the proposed autonomous pattern, in all programmes an inter-disciplinary course is a compulsory component both at the UG and PG levels. A learner can also opt for more number of inter-disciplinary courses and thereby earn additional credits. 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options The proposed autonomous mechanism has total flexibility in curriculum construction and modification. (ii) Pattern of programmes: Pattern Number of programmes Semester (UG&PG) 18 Trimester - Annual (M.Phil & Ph.D) 12 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni √ Parents √ Employers √ Students √ (On all aspects) Mode of feedback : Online - Manual √ Co-operating schools - for PEI) Refer Annexure II AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 7 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. Updation of syllabi is in progress for all the programmes of different departments as the institution is getting ready to launch autonomy. Salient features of updation are: Skill orientation Employment orientation Development orientation 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. No AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 8 Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Others Professors 100 82 18 - - 2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 19 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Asst. Associate Total Vacant (V) during the year Professors Professors R V R V R V 33 - 01 - 34 - 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty - 05 - 2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: No. of Faculty International level National level State level Attended Seminars/ Workshops 20 33 09 Presented papers 14 13 05 Resource Persons 03 - 04 2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: „Teaching through counseling‟ is popular and result oriented as teachers maintain a good rapport with students „Group learning‟ is result-centred as many students are inmates of the hostels „Adopting a slow learner‟ by teachers works well as they derive satisfaction out of it „Teacher mentors‟ motivate slow learners Projects, field trips and social laboratories assist learning interactive and compact. AQAR 2016-2017, P.K.R ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 9 2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days 180 during this academic year 2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions) Conduct of examinations and evaluation were the responsibilities of the affiliating university before the introduction of autonomy. Under the autonomous pattern, the institution is contemplating to adhere bar coding of answer scripts, open book examination at the MBA level, online examinations, incorporation of multiple choice questions and offering photocopy of evaluated answer scripts to examinees on request to show case that evaluation mechanism is bias free, independent and genuine. In addition, special supplementary examinations will be conducted immediately after the publication of results for the benefit of those students who are unable to complete the programme on the completion of stipulated years of study.