(An Autonomous College of the Manonmaniun Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli) Reaccredited with ‘A’ (3.38) by NAAC (Under the Management of H.R
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SRI PARASAKTHI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, COURTALLAM (An Autonomous College of the Manonmaniun Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli) Reaccredited with ‘A’ (3.38) by NAAC (Under the Management of H.R. & C.E. Dept.) 54th COLLEGE DAY ANNUAL REPORT “Education is not the filling of a Pail, but the Lighting of a Fire” -William Butler Yeats A good education is not filling of an empty bucket but it should be sharp like a match stick to lit a fire that can engulf ignorance. Such an education is offered by our Institution to the students hailing from this rural area. Courtallam, the land of majestic waterfalls and healing waters has nestled in it, our esteemed institution, Sri Parasakthi College for Women, primed and promoted with an intention of providing quality education, very particularly to the First-Generation learners. Our institution stands as the symbol of the remarkable foresight, meticulous planning and relentless efforts of two Eminent Visionaries Thiru.A.R.Subbiah Mudaliar, Founder Correspondent and Miss.S.Bagirathi, Founder Principal. The stupendous generosity of Maharaja of Trivancore who donated 18 acres of land for this institution is worth mentioning. Our college functions under the Management of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (H.R. & C.E.) Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. The Commissioner of the H.R. & C.E. Department is the President of the College Committee. The administrative functions are carried out by the Joint Commissioner, H.R. & C.E. Tirunelveli, who is the Secretary of the College and the academic matters are looked after by the Principal. Taking our session further and to begin with the Annual day, I on behalf of everyone present here, whole heartedly welcome the dignitary of the priceless function today, the Guest of Honour, our Secretary, Mr.A.T.Paranjothi, Joint Commissioner, H.R. & C.E. Department, a well-known administrator and educationist. His systematic and scientific approach to the problems add feather to his dynamic leadership. A warm welcome to you, Sir. I also extend a warm welcome to all the teaching and non teaching faculty, students including rank holders, parents, guests, press persons, and one and all assembled here. With the enviable blessings of Goddess Parasakthi, I deem it a great privilege to present the 54th College Day Report of our renowned institution. 1 GROWTH TRAJECTORY OF OUR COLLEGE The institution which had 114 students in its inception has grown with 1832 students in regular mode and 1522 student in self finance mode. The strength of 12 teachers at the beginning has touched a total of 78 teachers in regular stream and 63 teachers in self finance stream. Among the teachers in regular stream, 61 are Doctorate degree holders and 42 of them are approved research guides of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. In self finance stream, 10 teachers are Doctorate degree holders and one faculty member is the approved research guide of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. The institution at present has 11 U.G courses, 5 P.G. courses and 1 M.Phil course in the aided stream and 6 UG courses, 5 P.G courses in the self finance mode. In addition, the institution has 6 Research Centres. ICAR centre is also functioning in the college. The academic related administration work is being carried out by 24 non-teaching staff under regular stream and 16 non teaching staff under Self Finance stream. The cooperation and commitment of the faculty has made quality enhancement and quality sustenance possible, making the institution progress steadily. MILE STONES IN THE ANNALS OF THE INSTITUTION The progress of the institution is highlighted here by spotlighting the mile stones we have passed over the years. 1964 - Inception of the College 1964 – 65 - Pre University Course 1965 – 66 - Economics, Tamil (U.G.) Mathematics, Chemistry (UG) 1966 – 67 - Botany (U.G.) 1970 – 71 - Zoology (U.G.) 1971 – 72 - English (U.G.), Tamil (P.G.) 1972 – 73 - Botany (P.G.) 1975 – 76 - History (U.G.) 1978 – 79 - Conferment of Autonomy 1979 – 80 - Physics (U.G.) 1980 – 81 - Commerce (U.G.) 1981 – 82 - Dairy Science (P.G.) 1984 – 85 - Commerce (P.G.) 1986 – 87 - Computer Science (U.G.)., Tamil – M.Phil., 1988 – 89 - Zoology (P.G.) 1989 – 90 - Tamil -Ph.D., 2 1994 – 95 - Vocational Stream – Mathematics & Zoology February 2004 - Accredited by NAAC with B++ 2005 – 2006 - Introduction of CBCS for U.G 2008 – 2009 - Restructuring CBCS for U.G Introduction of CBCS for P.G Self Finance B.Com (CA) & M.Sc.(Mathematics) Satellite Course - B.B.A.& B.C.A. 2009 – 2010 - Up gradation of Department of Commerce as Research Centre Self Finance M.A (English) Satellite course B.Sc (IT), December 2010 - Submitted Re-accreditation Report to NAAC 2010 – 2011 - Self Finance - B.B.A., B.C.A & B.Sc., (IT) September 2011 - Reaccredited by NAAC with ‘B’ (2.82) March 2012 - Inspection Committee’s visit to upgrade Department of Botany and Zoology as Research Centres July 2012 - Visit of Hon’ble Minister & the Commissioner – 2 Crores sanctioned for improving infrastructure September 2012 - Up gradation of Departments Botany, Zoology Mathematics as Research Centres. October 2012 - UGC Expert Committee Inspection for Extension of Autonomy 2013 - Autonomy Extension up to 2018. 2014 - Submitted the proposal to start the Self Finance Courses - B.Sc (Mathematics), M.A (History), M.Sc (Mathematical Economics) and M.Com., from the academic year 2015 – 2016. 2015 – 2016 - All the above four courses have been started. October 2016 - Visit of the NAAC Peer Team for Re-accreditation (III Cycle). November 2016 - Re -accredited with ‘A” grade (3.38) by NAAC February 2017 - Applied for permanent Affiliation to MS University March 2017 - Visit of Inspection commission for permanent affiliation to MS University 2017 - Renewal of Recognition of Research Centre of Commerce, up to the year 2019. 2017 - Renewal of Recognition of Research Centres of Tamil, Mathematics, Botany & Zoology up to the year 2020. 3 2017 - Proposal submitted to start MSc., (IT) course (Under Self Finance) 2018 - Rs.95 lakhs has been sanctioned by DST under FIST Scheme. For improving teaching & research facilities of Science Departments. 2018 - Department of English is elevated as Research Centre. 2018 - Permanent Affiliation of courses by MS University for the period of 10 years. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BOARD OF STUDIES MEETINGS Board of Studies Meetings was held by five departments to redesign the existing curricula during this academic year. They are the Departments of Tamil, Commerce, B.B.A., B.C.A., and B.Sc. (IT). The course structure of M.Sc. (IT) to be introduced in the ensuing year has also been approved. ACADEMIC COUNCIL Academic Council met on 31.10.2017. Awards Committee meeting was held on 12.06.17 and 03.01.2018. ACADEMIC AUDIT Internal academic audit has been conducted on 21.09.2017 and 22.09.2017 for all the departments by the audit committee constituted with senior faculty members of our college. External academic audit has been carried out by Dr.K.Sahayaraj, D.Sc., Head and Associate Professor of Zoology, St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai for all the science departments on 11.10.2017. Dr.S.Ganesan, Head and Associate Professor of Economics, ANJA College, Sivakasi carried out the external audit for the arts departments on 13.10.2017. Recommendations for implementation in the ensuing years were made. STAFF COUNCIL The staff council consisting of the Principal, Heads of the Departments, the Senate member, IQAC coordinator and the Staff Club Secretary met 10 times during this academic year. 4 IQAC IQAC has organized a practical session on “Stress Management through Yoga” for the Adminstrative Staff Members. Further, a training session on “Heartful meditation” was conducted along with the Staff Club for the Teaching and Non-Teaching Faculty. A meeting with External Members of the Committee was held to discuss the plan of action to be carried out in the college. It was decided to implement the scheme “Collect used Ball Pens”, by Eco Club through students acting as Quality Circle members. An awareness programme on “EPF-Aadhar-PAN card Linkage” was organized for the Self Finance faculty, administrative members and supporting staff addressed by the Commissioner of EPF. A proposal has been sent to UGC for conducting National Level conference on the topic “Higher Education : Gen.Next”. RESULTS Choice Based Credit system is being followed from the academic year 2005-2006. Students are given an option of choosing one non-major elective / skill based elective core paper each semester from any of the 16 departments. Every semester an extra credit paper (self study mode) is offered by each department. Students may take up a paper from any department to earn extra credit. Systematic teaching, regularized continuous internal assessment and remedial coaching have enabled the institution to fetch good results. Analysis of result of UG Examination, April 2017, revealed that Department of English, Physics, Zoology, and Computer Science have produced more than 95% results. The Departments of Economics, Tamil, Commerce and Mathematics have produced more than 90% results. 5 Among the PG Departments, Botany, Zoology, History, Tamil and Mathematical Economics have produced 100% results. The Department of Commerce has produced more than 95% result. I TO VI Semester consolidated Result of Part I, II, III, IV & V of B.A./B.Sc. /B.Com. (2014-2017) I to IV Semester Consolidated Result of M.A./M.Sc. & M.Com. (2015-2017) REGULAR COURSES No. No. No. Percentage Subject Code Registered Appeared Passed of pass B.A. HISTORY 57 57 40 70.18 ECONOMICS 52 52 49 94.23 ENGLISH 62 62 59 95.16 TAMIL 59 59 56 94.92 B.Com. 60 60 56 93.33 Total 290 290 260 89.66 B.Sc.