The Annual Quality Assurance Report (Aqar) of the Iqac
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Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 1 THE ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT (AQAR) OF THE IQAC Name of the Institute: Kirti M.Doongursee College, NAAC Accredited “A Grade” Kashinath Dhuru Road, Off. Veer Savarkar Marg, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028 Telephone Numbers:(022) 2430 23 72, (022) 2421 19 04 Year of Report: 2006-2007 E-Mail: [email protected] Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC for next five years (2007-2012) Plan For Students: 1) Improvement of academic excellence by remedial teaching measures, vacation classes. 2) Betterment of results, additional exams, personal contact sessions for solving difficulties. 3) Field studies, excursions, project work, survey, educational visits and Industrial orientation of students. 4) Preparing students for job opportunities by imparting training for interviews. 5) Placement opportunities for students, establishing placement cell. 6) Personality Development through workshops conducted by eminent psychologists. 7) Overall development of the students to make him/her a proud, successful Indian citizen. 8) Training for competitive examinations like GATE, GMAT, UPSC, MPSC etc. 9) Training for Mathematics Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad etc. 10) Strengthening of Alumni Association by motivating them to render help in college activities. 11) Internet facility in the form of “Cyber Kirti” connected to every department. 12) Health food for needy and malnourished students. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 2 Plan For Staff: 1) Motivating staff members to participate in International Conferences. 2) Health awareness by arranging lecture series. 3) Free yoga classes and meditation in the morning 4) Stress relieving programmes 5) Counselling for non-teaching staff e.g. “Vyasan Mukti” (Freedom from addiction) 6) Financial assistance scheme 7) Provision of playground for employees after working hours 8) Provision of well equipped gymnasium 9) Adopting children of class-IV employees for educational expenses 10) Training of laboratory staff 11) Computer classes for the staff members 12) Assisting class-III and class-IV employees to pursue further studies 13) Tea/Coffee vending machine in staff room and principal cabin. Plan For Library: 1) Computerisation of library for book lending 2) Internet access for students on rental basis 3) Training of library staff Plan For Laboratory: 1) Updating Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry 2) Updating Research Laboratory for Zoology and Bio-Technology 3) Setting up laboratory for psychology 4) Setting up language laboratory 5) Training of laboratory staff 6) Buying official and licensed copies of various software’s 7) Up gradation of hardwares of computers Plan of Management 1) Setting up Clinical Research centre Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 3 2) Setting up Butterfly garden 3) Setting up vermicomposting unit. 4) Starting unaided courses in new premises such as M.C.A. Plan For Co-curricular Academic Activities: 1) Interactive programme with Air Force and Naval Departments for students of Physics 2) Interdisciplinary courses like Clinical Research, Environment Science, and Tourism etc. 3) Special lecture series for Post graduate students 4) Conducting inter-collegiate workshops and seminars 5) Undertaking minor and major research projects 6) Conducting personality, interest, aptitude and intelligence tests with the help of psychology department. 7) Arranging slide shows 8) Arranging talks of eminent personalities 9) Arranging quiz contests 10) Arranging debate and elocution competitions 11) Arranging poetry appreciation programme 12) Arranging intercollegiate activities Plan For Extra Curricular Activities: 1) Contacting celebrities and famous personalities who are alumni of the college 2) Arranging “Talent Search” for cultural activities in the beginning of the year 3) Setting up a Music Room for training teachers and students 4) Setting up an Audio Visual Room, for participation in entertainment programme with an intention to de-stress the staff members Plan For NCC and NSS (Ongoing Programmes): 1) Arranging trekking and mountaineering camps 2) Arranging stress management workshops 3) Arranging personality development workshops 4) Arranging self defence workshops 5) Arranging disaster management programmes Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 4 6) Arranging summer camps for the neighbourhood 7) Visit to the Sex Museum and interaction with prostitutes at Kamatipura by female volunteers to understand and empathize with the living conditions of prostitutes, under the guidance of Bombay Municipal Corporation staff and social workers of that area. 8) A continuous programme on Consumer guidance. 9) Ongoing health awareness programmes on the issues in slums of Dharavi and Mahim. 10) Contact programme with an old age home. 11) Tree plantation drive. 12) Environmental awareness through poster exhibition, workshops, skits, etc. on conservation of water, electricity and other related issues. 13) Project for disposal of solid waste and waste management. 14) Training of students and volunteers in various Indian languages 15) Imparting training in Yoga to students and other members of the society to improve mental and physical health, to reduce dependency on medicines and increase overall efficiency. Plan for Community Development (Ongoing Programmes) 1) Rehabilitation of street children. 2) Awareness regarding teaching aids for school and other college teachers. 3) Popularization of Science for school children. 4) AIDS awareness and SEX education. 5) Women empowerment. 6) Environmental awareness. 7) Tree plantation and garden maintenance. 8) Beach Cleaning. Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 5 Part-B: 1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the institution: Deccan Education Society, Pune that manages Kirti M. Doongursee College, caters to the needs of under privileged section of the society. The students seeking admission to our college are not academic achievers and do not come from educated families. Many of them are first generation learners; in spite of this fact the college by various training sessions tries to improve their record. Our goals and objectives rightly reflect when we personally supervise growth of our students. As the eagle has vigilant vision, our principal, staff and even the non-teaching staff are keen and eager for the all round development of student. Thus the work of our institution rightly signifies the emblem of our society that is the strong and magnanimous eagle. The concrete efforts of our college were duly recognized and acknowledged by the University of Mumbai and it adjudged Kirti M. Doongursee College as the “Best College” among the urban region of Mumbai after visit on 26 th September 2006. OUR MISSION Imparting all-encompassing quality education, through united efforts, especially to the underprivileged sections of the society. OUR GOALS To provide a comprehensive environment for all round personality development of the students. Empowerment of students by imbibing social skills for career development. To inculcate good moral values and a sense of nationalism among the students. OUR VALUES Commitment to scholarship and learning – Encouragement to academic achievement, enhancement and up gradation at all levels of non-teaching, teaching staff and students. Accessibility to teachers at a personal level – An informal atmosphere is developed to enhance student teacher bonds. Teacher’s attitude encourages the Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 6 student for one- to- one communication. Keeping pace with technology like computerization of systems. Alliances with the community – Encouragement to community based activities. 2. New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG): Undergraduate level a) The college will admit students for T.Y.B.A. Psychology (six units) from 2007-08. b) Department of Computer Science has started MS-CIT course of Govt. of Maharashtra in 2005-06 and the affiliation has been continued for this year. Postgraduate level a) Dr. (Ms.) N. V. Deshmukh of Department of Zoology has registered 3 students for Ph.D. in Zoology (Prof. S. M. Patil, Prof. S. P. Jadhav and Prof. V. K. Patil). b) Department of Zoology has started M.Sc. in Zoology, with specialization in Oceanography from academic year 2006-2007. Ten students have been admitted for the same. c) Dr. M. B. Kekare is guiding four students (Milind Choukekar, Nikita Bhandarkar, Smita Mundaye, Rupali Deshmukh), Dr. R. B. Kawade is guiding two students (Vidyesh Jadhav and Jotiba Patil) and Dr. S. B. Sonawale is guiding three students (Dnyaneshwar Katkar, Milin Thakkar, Ranjit Kadam) for M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry (by research). d) Department of Computer Science & IT has started M.Phil in Computer Science & IT courses of the “Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University”. Fifty two students have been enrolled for the same. e) The college has admitted students to M.Sc. Information Technology. Ten students have been admitted for the same. f) Dr. Seema Purohit is recognized Research Guide for M. Phil in Mathematics by Allagappa University, Chennai. Three students have been registered by her (Jude Desouza, Meghana Vyas, Arti Naik). She is also a recognized research guide for M.Phil in Computer Science and IT Kirti College, AQAR Report-2006-2007 7 (Annamalia University and Madurai Kamraj University). Two students have been registered (Minal Borse and Harshali Patil). 3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction: A number of our faculty members are elected/nominated on various academic bodies of the University