Maharashtra Education Society’s AABASAAHEB GGARWAARE CCOOLLEGEE Karve Road, Pune 411004, Maharashtra State SELF‐STUDY REPORT For The ACADEMIC YEARS 2010‐15 RD (3 CYCLE OF NAAC ACCREDITATION) Submitted to: National Assessment and Accreditation Council ((NAAC) P. O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru 560072 October 2015 MES’S ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE, PUNE CONTENTS • Preface • Steering Committee • Executive Summary and SWOC Analysis • Profile of the College and Annexures [I, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb] • Evaluative Report: Criteria-wise • Criterion I Curricular Aspects • Criterion II Teaching - Learning and Evaluation • Criterion III Research, Consultancy and Extension • Criterion IV Infrastructure and Learning Resources • Criterion V Student Support and Progression • Criterion VI Governance, Leadership and Management • Criterion VII Innovations and Best Practices • Evaluative Report: Department-wise Faculty of Science • Biodiversity • Biotechnology • Botany • Chemistry • Computer Science • Electronic Science • Mathematics • Microbiology • Physics • Statistics • Zoology Faculty of Arts • Economics • English • Education • Geography • Hindi • History • Journalism and Mass Communication • Library Science • Logic and Philosophy • Marathi • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • Post-accreditation Initiatives • Declaration by the Principal of the College • Mandatory Compliance for Assessment and Accreditation of HEIs Annexures • Annexure IV Affiliation of courses of the College by the University • Annexure V UGC 12th Plan for Development Assistance SELF STUDY REPORT [3RD CYCLE] CONTENTS MES’S ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE, PUNE PREFACE Maharashtra Education Society’s Abasaheb Garware College is a college of repute nationally. Keeping in line with its motto “facta non verba”, the college has worked steadfastly, voluntarily and successfully in the NAAC accreditation process. This is the 3rd Cycle of accreditation that the college is preparing for. The Self-Study Report (SSR) is being presented for the period 2010 - 2015. The final report has been prepared by the NAAC Accreditation Steering Committee of the College with the collective contribution of all the teachers, administrative and support staff. The report includes all efforts of the developments and the enhancements of the college during the five years. The college and its management are aware of their commitment to student learning and achievement, and manage the deployment of all activities through the principle of “inclusion through involvement”. This principle has laid the foundation of planning, conduct, monitoring and reporting of all the activities of the college across all levels (from proceedings of the College Management Committee to the Parent-Teacher meets). The college and the management have quantified their efforts and made self-assessment from time to time. This periodical review has directed the efforts, and facilitated specific and possible growth areas to develop and flourish, while others have been sustained. The SSR has been prepared with a holistic view and repetitions have been avoided. Relevant information only, has been presented in the SSR. Details of information and documentation will be made available to the Peer Team during their visit. I am happy to submit this SSR, which is an honest reflection of our efforts at quality improvement and sustenance. I thank Maharashtra Education Society and all other stakeholders for having been a part of preparations of the SSR. Dr. Shrikant Gupta PRINCIPAL October 08, 2015 SELF STUDY REPORT [3RD CYCLE] PREFACE MES’S ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE, PUNE STEERING COMMITTEE NAAC REACCREDITATION (3RD CYCLE) Sr. No. Designation Name of the Member Dr. S. G. Gupta 1 Chairman Principal Dr. P. B. Buchade 2 Coordinator Vice-Principal Dr. S. D. Deshpande 3 Member Secretary & CEO, ME Society Mr. S. H. Inamdar 4 Member Vice-President, ME Society Governing Body Advocate Mihir Prabhudesai 5 Member Member, ME Society Governing Body Dr. Bharati Bhadbhade 6 Member Vice-Principal Dr. A. A. Patwardhan 7 Member Director, Non-Grant Courses Dr. O. B. Sharma 8 Member Senior Teacher (Arts Faculty) Mr. K. J. Sable 9 Member Officiating Registrar Dr. B. D. Bhole 10 Member IQAC Coordinator SELF STUDY REPORT [3RD CYCLE] STEERING COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SWOC ANALYSIS MES’S ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE, PUNE Executive Summary Pune owes its reputation of being the hub of higher education to several educational institutes. The Maharashtra Education Society holds a major share in this. Founded in 1860, Maharashtra Education Society (MES) formerly called as Poona Native Institution was established by Shri Vaman Prabhakar Bhave, Shri Laxman Narhar Indapurkar and Krantiveer Vasudev Balvant Phadke. The Maharashtra Education Society has a magnificent past with the great revolutionary Krantiveer Vasudev Balvant Phadke as the founder Secretary and Treasurer. Abasaheb Garware College (AGC), previously known as MES College, is aligned to MES’s philosophy of nurturing nationalistic thoughts and creating citizens of strong character and ideals to build a powerful nation. The last hundred and fifty five years stand testimony to the fact that the aims of MES have been achieved, in which Abasaheb Garware College has contributed for the last 70 years. Established in 1945, AGC is now an institution with twenty-four teaching departments in Science and Arts Faculties, offering more than 30 different academic programmes, of which some are self- financed. The accreditation journey of the college started with a ‘B+’ Grade in the first cycle in 2004. On the basis of the Exit Reports of the NAAC Peer Teams, and under the guidance of the Governing Body of MES, we identified our points for sustenance and possible areas for improvement. The efforts and passion of all stakeholders to excel, led us to attain ‘A’ (CGPA 3.15) Grade in the 2nd accreditation cycle in 2010. In 2012, we were the proud recipients of the Best College Award in urban category of the University of Pune. These achievements endorsed our commitment for excellence in the field of higher education, and hence we are now undergoing the process for the 3rd Cycle of NAAC accreditation. The focus of AGC has always been to instil values in students to make them capable of contributing towards National development, inculcating world-class competencies among them simultaneously fostering strong values and ethics to make them socially responsible citizens. Curricular Aspects In tune with the emerging national and global needs, the college offers wide range of courses under the Science and Arts faculties including interdisciplinary courses such as M.Sc. Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Master of Computer Applications (Science). The college has taken an initiative in providing additional skill oriented programs relevant to regional and global employment needs. These are PGDFT, Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology; Certificate Course in Counseling and Functional Hindi provide students with an opportunity to exploit the application areas of the subject. In the last five years, the college has started five more courses (self-financed). Effective implementation of the curriculum is emphasized and executed by appropriate and modern methods of teaching. Principal and Heads of departments monitor curriculum delivery through feed-back from stakeholders, meetings at regular intervals and confidential reports. Teachers of the college have been at the forefront in organizing syllabus implementation workshops. Teachers participate in faculty improvement programs to augment their skills and qualification. Several faculty members are members of Boards of Studies of the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and have played significant role in syllabus designing and revision at university level. SELF STUDY REPORT [3RD CYCLE] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & SWOC ANALYSIS: PAGE 2 MES’S ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE, PUNE Well stocked departmental libraries make print and e-versions of reference books readily available to students and staff. Departments are actively engaged in organizing competitions, conferences at Intercollegiate, State, National and International levels. Interactions with academia, researchers, and industrial visits for students facilitate exposure to students in upcoming areas of the subjects. The college simultaneously focuses on imparting and equipping students with additional skill sets through summer internships, pre-placement training, soft skills training and competitive examination training. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation The key aspects of teaching and learning process play significant role in achieving the institute mission of excellence in education. Dedicated and highly qualified staff members are the backbone of the institute. To facilitate effective learning, teachers adopt different pedagogical practices in addition to the class-room lecture method. Use of audio visual aids, educational models and ICT has enriched students learning experience. Well-equipped central and departmental libraries with open access system and INFLIBNET cater to the needs of students and faculty members. Both evaluative approaches, formative (Entrance Examinations, Internal and In-semester continuous assessment) and summative (final examinations) are adopted by the college to assess student’s performance. This helps in identifying the strengths and areas of improvement for students and to motivate them. College follows evaluation patterns recommended by the SPPU. Teaching-learning is evaluated through feedback, use of the APIs and feedback