Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal Index Contents Page No. Preface Executive Summary SWOC Analysis of the Institution Profile of the Institution Criterion-Wise Inputs . Criterion I : Curricular Aspects 1-22 . Criterion II : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 23-40 . Criterion III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 41-72 . Criterion IV : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 73-85 . Criterion V : Student Support and Progression 86-109 . Criteria VI : Governance, Leadership and Management 110-127 . Criteria VII : Innovations and Best Practices 128-138 Evaluative Report of the Departments . Department of Botany and Microbiology 139-150 . Department of Chemistry 151-164 . Department of Commerce 165-174 . Department of Computer Science and Application 175-190 . Department of Economics 191-196 . Department of Education 197-205 . Department of English 206-214 . Department of Hindi 215-232 . Department of History 233-239 . Department of Home Science 240-247 . Department of Mathematics 248-257 . Department of Music 258-265 . Department of Physics 266-279 NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal . Department of Political Science 280-289 . Department of Psychology 290-296 . Department of Sanskrit 297-302 . Department of Sociology 303-309 . Department of Zoology & Biotechnology 310-322 Post Accreditation Initiatives • Report of the NAAC Peer Team Cycle – I • NAAC Peer Team Suggestions Implemented by the Institution Declaration by the Head of the Institution Certificate of Compliance ANNEXURE Annexure I : Affiliation Certificate from the University Annexure II : Certificate of 2(f) and 12(B) Annexure III : NCTE Recognition Letter Annexure IV : Copy of Accreditation Certificate Annexure V : Building Plan of the Institution Annexure VI : Audited Income-Expenditure Statement NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal Preface We take pleasure in submitting the Self Study Report (SSR) of our college to NAAC, Bangalore for the re-accreditation (Cycle-II) in compliance of our LOI requirements. Sincere efforts have been made to present factual details of the varied aspects of the institution. This exercise gave us an opportunity to review and analyse the institutional progress after the first accreditation and facilitated us in our quest for quality enhancement in the time to come. We are highly indebted to NAAC Peer Team for examining our systems and validating our claims in our first assessment for which we received B+ Grade in the year 2004. While the approval and appreciation of NAAC Peer team fortified our resolve to touch greater heights, their fruitful suggestions have helped us to overcome the shortcomings. The IQAC established after the first accreditation has been instrumental in raising the bar of excellence and adopting and implementing diverse quality enhancing measures.We have tried our level best to implement the suggestions of the NAAC Peer Team. This report is the outcome of the collective efforts of the entire campus community. It is a matter of great satisfaction that the teaching, non-teaching staffs, students and administration have been working as a team with an excellent level of understanding and zeal which will undoubtedly help the institution to grow from strength to strength in its pursuit of knowledge and excellence. This purely Women’s college is committed to highest quality outcomes in teaching- learning, research and value based education. We offer ourselves for quality inspection by NAAC in order to get accreditation status, which will enable us to serve the concerned stakeholders better. Dr. Sudha Pathak Principal, Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Kasturba Hospital Road, Habibganj Bhopal (M.P.) – 462024 Email:[email protected] Website: www.srisatyasaiedubpl.org NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal Executive Summary Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal was founded by no less a person than our founder President Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 4th July 1974, a Guru Purnima day. With His Divine grace, the institution set sail on its worldly journey in Decmber 1974 under the steward ship of Dr.(Ms.) Tara Prabhu who was specially deputed by Swami for this assignment. The college was started in a shed in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) township. The BHEL community, secular in its outlook, enjoys wide exposure to modern science and technology. An ambience of sophistication and modernism based on liberal education prevails in the township. Way back in the 70s, Bhopal city was not so developed and it was not easy to commute from the township to the city. Therefore, the need of a Girls College was strongly felt. The people of Bhopal, particularly BHEL Township was blessed by Baba’s divine grace when the college was established in December 1974 in the Piplani area of BHEL township. Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal, affiliated to Barkatullah University; Bhopal was started with 21 students, 5 teachers and a single faculty – Arts, with five subjects: English, Hindi, History, Economics and Political Science. Recognizing and appreciating the efforts and performance of the institution, BHEL decided to provide some land on lease for the college. The present site of 21 Acres was leased out and the college moved to its new premises in Habibganj area of the township in 1981. The same year the college introduced the science faculty and five teachers were added. The new building was formally inaugurated and the students and staff were blessed by Swami during His Divine visit to Bhopal on 13th April 1982. Faculty of B.Sc. Home Science was introduced in 1983 and in the following year Department of Education was introduced. The Science faculty acquired grant –in- aid status in 1987. Considering the need of the time Computer Department was established in 1990 with modular courses and PGDCA. Soon the Commerce faculty was added to start the B.Com programme. Consequently to keep pace with the requirements of time, new courses like B.Sc. Computer Science and B.Com. Computer Application, BCA and PG courses were introduced for English, Hindi, Mathematics, Political Science, History, Zoology, Biotechnology, Computer Science and Commerce. Though education is important for all Swami particularly emphasizes on female education. The primary objective of the institution is to promote women’s empowerment through value based education. The college is guided by the objectives of Sai education which can be summed up as:- . Development of well- integrated personality sensitive to humanism and spirituality. NAAC Self Study Report - 2014 Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal . Considering character building as the end of education, to make the student aware of their intellectual and spiritual strength and help them to utilize it for social reconstruction. To instill faith in God, self confidence, feeling of brotherhood, commitment to truth, love, non violence and a deep sense of social responsibility. To develop a profound sense of national pride by highlighting our ancient culture and values depicted in our scriptures. To help students to discriminate between mere knowledge and wisdom and to inspire them with creativity and imagination. The institution firmly believes that the education should equip one with the mental strength and steadiness to face the challenges of life. Therefore the best way to empower and emancipate women is to educate them. Our college is committed to empower women to think independently, to understand complexities and challenges of modern life and to transform them to opportunities. Upholding the noble traditions laid down by our founders, the institution is marching towards excellence. A brief summary of the academic and extra-curricular activities considered criteria wise is worthwhile. Criteria I: Curricular Aspects: Explaining the purpose of establishing the college, Baba said: “I insist that the students should progress in developing skills which will make them useful to the society.” We believe that education should not only enable students to earn a living, but should make them better human beings. Hence our students not only concentrate on their studies, but also on the development of character so that they serve as example to others and promote the ideals of Sai Education through their deeds and actions. Sri Sathya Sai College for Women, Bhopal is affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal. The college conducts the following UG programs: B.A., B.Sc., B.Com, BCA, B.Sc. (Home Science) and B.Ed. Our PG programs include: M.A. Hindi, English, History, Political Science, M.Sc. Chemistry, Mathematics, Zoology, Biotechnology and Computer Science, M.Com. and PGDCA. The college follows the academic calendar issued by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh. We follow the curriculum prescribed by the Barkatullah University, Bhopal. We follow semester system with Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation. Examination and evaluation is conducted by the University. Although we have no autonomy in designing the syllabus our teachers make sincere efforts for effective curriculum delivery. Besides traditional class room teaching, our teachers make use of smart class, audio visual aids like OHP, LCD projector, Computer DVDs etc. National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)