Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous),

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)

ACTION TAKEN REPORT

(based on the decisions taken during the IQAC meeting held on Tuesday, 11st, January, 2017 at 4.00 PM ,at Carmel Hall )

Agenda Item Action Taken

Rajagiri unique Rajagiri - St. Chavara Endowment Lecture was delivered by practices Padma Vibhushan Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on the topic “Youth and Truth” was organized on Friday, 10th of March. Rev. Fr. Jose

Alex CMI, Director Rajagiri Group of Institutions welcomed the gathering and the presidential address was delivered by Fr. Paul Achandy CMI, Prior General. Dr. Binoy Joseph, Principal RCSS proposed the vote of thanks.

Rajagiri Business League 2017(RBL), the grand basketball competition was held at the campus on February 3- 4, 2017.Team Infosys bagged the first prize and team Sutherland was the first runners up.

LE COCON-Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies has successfully held the Annual Business Plan competition on March 6, 2017. Of the finalists, two plans adjudged first and second were awarded cash prizes. Consolation prizes were given away to the other participants. Mr. Rohan Kalani of Maker Village and Mr. Saran Shivrajan of WeDoGood were the panel of Judges

The Kids Fest Kunjattakilikal – 2017 was organized by the BSW department for all anganawadi students of Kalamassery Municipality. The Fest was inaugurated by honorable MLA. V. K. Ebrahimkunju.57 participated, comprising of children from different Anganawadis along with their parents and teachers.

Research School of Library and Information Science in association with quality KLA Ernakulum region jointly organized a two days Training enhancement cum workshop on Research Report Writing, on 17- 18th initiatives February 2017 at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. There were 50 participants, including participants from outside . The workshop was handled by Dr. K Mohanakumar, Former Prof. &Head, Department of Atmospheric Science, and Director of Advance Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, CUSAT.

MOU Rajagiri College of Social Sciences-School of Signed Commerce has signed Memorandum of Understanding with ACCA UK on 22/03/2017.

Add On Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Chartered courses for Institute of Management Accountants training are given to the Commerce opted students of School of Commerce and School of Business students Administration. The Resource Persons are from Bangalore and Sri Lanka.

Students of School of Commerce and School of

Business Administration were offered Certification courses on Capital and Securities market by FINMARK academy and Certification on Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence by Hedge set up by Government of Kerala

The 2015-2018 batch were offered an Add on course on Diploma in Banking and Finance by Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and Ms. Varna Rony Pallan of B.Com 4 semester Model 2 Finance and Taxation secured the Diploma

Student Fest Rajagiri Centre for Behavioural Science and Research (RCBSR)

organized PSYESTA 2017 on 17th February 2017. More than 300 students of psychology across various states enthusiastically participated in the festival.Mrs. Jomol, famous Film Actress was the Chief Guest of the event

Significant Day On 30th January 2017, as part of Republic Day Celebrations, YI Celebrations members of RCSS, Kalamassery organized an exhibition of antiques - “ANTIQUES 2k17”. Rare antique items such as Republic Thaaliyolas, Stamp Papers, Share Certificates, Stamps, Day Gramophone and Guns etc. which were collected and displayed at celebrations the RCSS courtyard, Kalamassery. Students from various

departments of RCSS took part in the exhibition.

Sustainable Suchitwa Bodhana Yajnam –Pada Yatra organized by Mithradham, Environment RAJAGIRI outREACH and Initiatives Sahrudaya Services and Charities was held from January 1 -15, 2017. The 15 days Padayatra commenced from to had a reach

of 20 educational institutions and Grama Panchayaths, Municipalities and Corporation.

As part of the project Energy Management Cell of Urjja Kiran, an awareness session on 'Energy Saving' was held at Piravom region on 19 January, 2017. Sri. Anoop Jacob MLA, Piravom inaugurated the event and 60 members had participated. A seminar was also conducted in on 24 of January for 100 participants.

Research Project Final report was submitted on the Social Impact Assessment study conducted in the affected area of Vytilla –Petah Road Widening

Project entrusted by the District Administration, for Rail Project on 20 February, 2017. As part of the study a Public Hearing was held on January 30 , 2017 organising a gathering of the affected owners and tenants identified during the survey. Also the study has been recognized as the first study in Kerala as per the LARR Act 2013.

Alumni Oyster home coming day was celebrated on conducted on Engagement Thursday, 26th January 2017 at 10 am at Rajagiri Valley Campus, Kakaknad. Honoring the Golden (1967 Passed out) and Silver

Jubilee (1992 Passed out) batches and special get together for the decennial batches (2006 passed out for MBA, 2006 passed out for MCA and 2006 passed out for BSW and BLiSc) was held during the occasion.