AQAR 2018 - 19 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore
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AQAR 2018 - 19 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore MAHARAJA AGRASEN COLLEGE University of Delhi Maharaja Agrasen College University of Delhi The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Part – A AQAR for the year 2018 - 19 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution Maharaja Agrasen College 1.2 Address Line 1 Vasundhara Enclave Address Line 2 City/Town Delhi State Delhi Pin Code 110096 Institution e-mail address [email protected] Contact Nos. 011-22610556 Name of the Head of the Institution Dr. Sunil Sondhi Tel. No. with STD Code 011-22610556 Mobile 9999746288 Name of the IQAC Coordinator Dr. Maneesha Mobile 9868248263 IQAC e-mail address [email protected] Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi 1.3 NAAC Track ID DLCOGN 23516 (For ex. MHCOGN 18879) OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date (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) 1.5 Website address www.mac.du.ac.in Web-link of the AQAR www.mac.du.ac.in/uploads/AQAR2018-19.pdf 1.6 Accreditation Details Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Validity Accreditation Period 1 1st Cycle A 3.02 2016 5 year 2 2nd Cycle - - - - 3 3rd Cycle - - - - 4 4th Cycle - - - - 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC 03/10/2015 1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC: AQAR 2017-18 submitted to NAAC on 30/06/2018 1.9 Institutional Status University State Central √ Deemed Private Affiliated College Yes No √ Constituent College Yes √ No Autonomous college of Yes No √ UGC Regulatory Agency Yes √ No approved Institution Page 2 AQAR 2018 - 19 Type of Institution Co- √ Men Women education Urban √ Rural Tribal Financial Status Grant-in- √ UGC √ UGC √ aid 2(f) 12B Grant-in-aid + Self Totally Self- Financing financing 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts √ Science √ Commerce √ Law PEI √ (Phys Edu) TEI Engineering Health Management (Edu) Science Others (specify) Advanced Diploma Course in Television Programme and News Production 1.11 Name of the Affiliating University University of Delhi (for the Colleges) 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State / Central Govt. / University Constituent college of University of Delhi University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) UGC-COP Programmes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1 No. of Teachers 16 Page 3 Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi 2.2 No. of Administrative / Technical staff 3 2.3 No. of students 0 2.4 No. of Management representatives 1 2.5 No. of Alumni 1 2.6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives 0 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 0 2.8 No. of other External Experts 0 2.9 Total No. of members 21 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 9 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders No. Faculty 9 Non-Teaching Staff 9 Students 1 Alumni Others 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC Yes √ No during the year? If Yes, mention the amount Rs 3 Lakh sanctioned by UGC 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Symposia organized by IQAC Total 04 International National 01 State Institution 03 Nos. Level (ii) Themes 1. IQAC organized a conference titled ‘Higher Education Institutes: Knowledge Organisations’ on 24 April 2019. The National Conference was organized as a part of a series of programs organised by IQAC in its commitment towards enhancing the academic and research environment of the college. The organization of this conference, when Maharaja Agrasen College is celebrating 25 years of excellence in higher education assumes special significance as throughout these past 25 years, the college has been continuously evolving and changing by challenging existing boundaries of knowledge amidst a culture of innovation and creativity. The conference offered a creative platform for Page 4 AQAR 2018 - 19 faculty members to share their teaching and learning experience and contribute to the knowledge building exercise. 2. Organized interactive Workshop for faculty on ‘Teachers as Mentors’ along with Mentoring and Counselling Committee on 30 January 2019 3. 10-day FDP / Workshop on ‘MAC eLearning Portal and Content Creation’ was organised along with AKC in the month of February 2019. 4. Students and faculty were exposed to the legal topics of paramount importance through a seminar titled ‘Legal Awareness’ organized along with Delhi State Legal Authority (DLSA, East Delhi) during March 2019. Five Judicial Officers gave invited talks about Rights of Accused vis-a-vis Bail and Arrest, Gender Discrimination and Violence, Domestic Violence Act, Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, POSCO Act, Senior Citizens Act, Victim Compensation, NALSA Schemes etc. 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was set up in Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi on October 3, 2015 in response to the latest set of guidelines laid down by NAAC for the setting up of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell in higher institutions. The IQAC is committed towards enhancing the academic and research environment of the college. • The Principal, teachers-in-charge of all departments and key administrative officers (AO Admin, SO Accounts and Librarian) from the college are part of the IQAC at Maharaja Agrasen College. • During the academic session, the vision and mission statements of the college were revised. • Various mechanisms and procedures were adopted to further improve the quality of Academic Programmes Formation of year-wise student faculty committees. The committees to meet twice in a semester, records of minutes to be maintained, discussion to focus on syllabus coverage, internal assessment and any other matter. Paper-wise result analysis to be submitted by departments along with follow up remedial measures which are then discussed in the IQAC. Department calendars for the entire academic year to be prepared in the first month along with budgets of activities and purchases. Departments to work towards augmenting institute-industry interface. Departments to keep duly signed minutes of all department meetings Promote skill development short term courses, students and faculty research projects. Acknowledging and taking responsibility for the environmental impact of operations and behaviors of MAC fraternity on the natural environment , Page 5 Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi IQAC formulated the Environmental Policy of the college (Annexure I). With an aim to increase awareness of environmental responsibility amongst its fellows, students and staff and to maintain all buildings and grounds in an environmentally conscious manner for the benefit of all present and future college members and visitors, the environmental policy outlines the policies and practices to further improve the environmental performance. The Green Committee was formed based on the recommendations of IQAC. • The Extra-Curricular Activities Policy (Annexure II) and Sports Policy (Annexure III) for Maharaja Agrasen College were discussed and adopted. • Various parameters for detailed result analysis (Annexure IV) were discussed and finalized with an aim to track student progression; to identify slow and advanced learners; to analyse the result on the basis of social groups and gender. With such detailed analysis of result, appropriate assistance like remedial classes and zero labs shall be provided to students with decline in result . Similarly, extra opportunities shall be provided to advanced learners to prepare them for higher education and career. • First Parent-Teacher interaction ‘Samvaad’ was envisaged and organized in October 2018 in order to provide a platform through which the parents can interact and share their concerns with the faculty members directly. This interaction helped the faculty members to understand the students better and provided valuable feedback to enhance the teaching learning process in the college. Sports committee and department of physical education organized ‘Family Olympics’ for MAC students with an objective to bring family members together, create a bonding and also to promote fitness and wellness among the students as well as their parents. There was very good and positive response from the students and their parents. Similarly, based on the same concept, a ‘Family Olympics’ for faculty members of all colleges of University of Delhi and their family members was also organized successfully. • Realizing the importance of emotional well-being in students’ lives, IQAC recommended to engage psychological counselling professionals to impart awareness and training regarding the same. It was recommended that such counselling sessions should not be a onetime exercise but it should be a continuous process for the entire year so as to spread awareness on the issues which generate stress, anxiety and sadness which in turn impacts the academic performance and productivity of students. The Mentoring and Counselling committee was set up in the college on the basis of recommendations of IQAC. Total 8 workshops were conducted for students, teachers and non- teaching staff in the academic year. • IQAC organized a conference on ‘Higher Education Institutes: Knowledge Organisations’ in April 2019. The National Conference was organized