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NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Barisha, Kolkata 700008, West Bengal Affiliated to University of Calcutta and Accredited by NAAC, B++, 2004, Cycle 1 SELF STUDY REPORT In respect of SECOND CYCLE RE-ACCREDITATION Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL P.O. Box no.: 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560072 NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BARISHA, KOLKATA-8 Established 1961 Assessed and Accredited by NAAC in B++ Grade in 2004 2445-5044/2445-7575/[email protected] www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org To The Director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) P.O. Box no: 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore- 560072, India Sub: Uploading SELF STUDY REPORT 2015 of Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha, District: South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Kolkata: 700008 for Second Cycle Re- Accreditation 2015 in our official website www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org Sir, In compliance of our LOI requirements, we are glad to upload our SELF STUDY REPORT 2015 in our official website www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org for Second Cycle Re- Accreditation showcasing the key aspects of the functioning of our college during the post- accreditation period (2004-2014), accompanied by enclosures as listed on the Contents page. I ardently look forward to hear from you on your decision for peer team inspection in our college. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Dr. Soma Bhattacharya Principal Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha, Kolkata-700008, Dist: South 24 Paraganas West Bengal NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 CONTENTS Items Page No. A and B .Preface and Executive Summary and SWOC 1-11 Analysis C. Profile of the College 13-22 D. Criterion wise Analytical Report Criterion I: Curricular Aspects 24-45 Criterion II: Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 46-98 Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 99-123 Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 124-146 Criterion V: Student Support and Progression 147-165 Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 166-188 Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices 189-197 E. Inputs from each of the Department 199-425 F. Post accreditation initiatives 426-433 G. Declaration by the Head of the Institution 434 H. Compliance Certificate 435 I. List of Annexures 437-439 NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 A and B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Preface Vivekananda College for Women is named after the great reformer and social activist Swami Vivekananda. The institution was established in 1961 as an independent women‘s college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is located at Diamond Harbour Road (State highway no. 1, National Highway no. 117) with an easy accessibility to the heart of the city as well as the southern fringe of suburban Kolkata. It serves a vast hinterland of semi urban and urban localities of South 24 parganas district of West Bengal. At present the college has nineteen departments of which fourteen offer Honours course (advanced course) and there are also two postgraduate courses. Being a pioneer women‘s college in the southern fringe of Kolkata the college aims at producing self-reliant graduates to equip them to compete at tough job market. Since most of the students come from middle class to lower middle class and even poor class families, the college offers a wide range of subject options for general students from science, humanities and commerce streams at undergraduate level and opens avenues for higher studies by introducing post graduate programme in Geography and Bengali. In order to ensure quality assurance of the academic and non-academic activities of the institution, the formation of IQAC was essential. IQAC was formed in 2004 after the first assessment of the institution by NAAC wherein it was accredited with B++ grade. IQAC of the institution has developed several quality assurance mechanisms within the existing academic and administrative system. It envisions total quality management, for quality sustenance and improvement in academic and administrative activities of the institution. In practice it collects and analyses documents of all aspects of the college, analyses the feedback received from all stakeholders and finally submits AQAR to the NAAC authority based on seven criteria as prescribed by the NAAC. A brief survey of these criteria embracing the whole orbit of the college activities is worthwhile. Several initiatives of IQAC facilitate the college to a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement. Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha,Kolkata-700008 Page 1 NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 Criterion I: Curricular Aspects The college offers 14 undergraduate (UG) programmes in B.A. / B.Sc. Honours Courses with 39 sets of subject combinations, 25 subject combinations in B.A. General, 5 in B.Sc. General and one in B.Com General at UG Courses. There is also provision for DE (Distance education) mode of learning at UG and PG level offered by Netaji Subhas Open University. Seven programmes in Honours courses level and 10 programmes at Postgraduate (PG) level are conducted by this university. The undergraduate Board of Studies of the University of Calcutta (C.U.), of which the college is an affiliated one, regulates the specific time frame matching curricular aspect. So the college has little option to redesign the curriculum according to the needs of its interest. The examination pattern which has undergone a major change since 2010 session now has three exams i.e. Part-I, Part-II and Part-III. So the college has made the modular syllabus for each year. A centralized academic calendar is prepared according to the guidelines of C.U. All departments formulate a structured modular distribution of syllabi for the students. Extra classes are often taken to complete the syllabus. Remedial classes are also taken for all the students; special classes for the weaker students. Study tour, project works are arranged for better implementation of curricula. Extension lectures by persons of eminence, interdisciplinary lectures within colleges, industry visit by the department of Chemistry and Physics, opening research centres in the postgraduate department of Geography are various efforts made for effective operationalisation of the curriculum. The college facilitates skill oriented programmes relevant to regional and global market within our limited resources and time frame. Introduction of postgraduate courses in Geography and Bengali affiliated to the University of Calcutta has widened the academic range of the institution and heightened its glory as pioneer women‘s college in the locality. The institution tries its best to provide students with basic needs like library, reading room, common room, internet facilities and computer training at a moderate charge. Within the framework of the syllabi set by University of Calcutta, teachers in the class and beyond always make utmost effort to inculcate among them moral and ethical values. These teachings certainly help them in future to be a responsible citizen of the country. Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha, Kolkata-700008 Page 2 NAAC Re-accreditation Self-Study Report,2015 Criterion II: Teaching-Learning and Evaluation With the aim of quality education and student empowerment, the website and prospectus provide all relevant information about admission, institutional facilities, rules and regulations, prospect of the subjects to be taken, qualification of teachers and academic excellence etc. The college maintains 100% transparency in the admission process. The admission is done strictly on the basis of merit. The merit list displays the names of all eligible candidates who apply for to make know of their position in the merit list. The college offers opportunities to SC / ST / OBC students abiding by the directives of the govt. of West Bengal. The institution strives to make the teaching-learning process as learner centric as possible. Class room teaching with chalk and talk method is the mainstay of our teaching learning process. The students are encouraged to do reference work in library to widen their intellectual sphere. The institution adopts innovative approaches to teaching learning by introducing smart board, internet, LCD projector, visualisers etc. The field works and Youth Parliament sessions are the other options to make teaching learning process more motivating. Academic support, personal suggestion, psychological counselling and career counselling are provided to the students. Teachers are dedicated to their service. They give their best to complete the syllabus within short time frame and take special classes as and when required. Teachers attend refresher / orientation courses for their academic upliftment. A considerable number of teachers both whole time and part time are engaged in research work. Some of the whole time faculties teach in post graduate section. Learning requires frequent feedback if it is to be sustained. Students are free to give their opinion about quality of teaching through evaluation sheets handed out to them. Students‘ feedback is analyzed by the Principal who in turn communicates the report to the teachers. If the report on the performance of a particular teacher is adverse the Principal personally advises him or her to improve quality of teaching and in some cases behavioral pattern also. Students‘ evaluation is the most important outcome