NAAC Cert. of Accreditation–2016

ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE (Established: 1983, Affiliated To University Of Mumbai) NAAC SELF-STUDY REPORT 2015 College at a Glance 1 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 Contents Page No. NAAC Steering Committee 4 Preface 5 Principal’s Message 6-7 Executive Summary 8-12 SWOC Analysis of the Institution Part-I: INSTITUTIONAL DATA Self-Study Report A. Profile of the Institution 14-23 B. Criteria-wise analytical report 25-170 1 Criterion I : Curricular Aspects 25-40 2 Criterion II : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 41-65 3 Criterion III : Research, Consultancy and Extension 66-89 4 Criterion IV : Infrastructure and Learning Recourses 90-113 5 Criterion V : Student Support and Progression 114-141 6 Criterion VI : Governance, Leadership and Management 142-161 7 Criterion VII : Innovations and Best Practices 162-170 C. In puts from the Departments Aided Courses 172-231 Department of English 172-180 Department of Economics and Business Economics 181-186 Department of Psychology 187-193 Department of Sociology 194-200 Department of History 201-207 Department of Commerce 208-215 Department of Accountancy 216-221 Evaluative Report of the Course: Mathematics and Statistics 222-225 Evaluative Report of the Course: Environmental Studies 226-231 Self- Finance Courses 233-274 Department of Management Studies 233-242 Department of Mass Media 243-249 Department of Information Technology 250-254 Department of Accounting and Finance 255-260 Department of Hospitality Studies 261-267 Department of Banking and Insurance 268-274 Post Accreditation Initiatives 275-278 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 279 PART – II: Certificate of Compliance 280 Annexures 281-307 2 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 Annexure – I : Approval of Courses of Affiliated University 281-282 Annexure –II : UGC 2(f) a nd 12B Certificate 283-286 UGC Grant to Colleges under XI Plan Annexure-III : Minority Certificate 287 Annexure-IV : List of Subjects 288-291 Annexure-V : List of teachers: Orientation and Refresher programmes 292 Annexure-VI : List of Minor Research 293 Annexure-VII : Master Plan 294 Annexure-VIII : Library Layout 295-297 Annexure-IX : Accreditation Certificate 2004 and 2010 298-299 Annexure-X : Peer Team Report 2010 300-307 3 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 NAAC Steering Committee Principal Dr. Marie B. Fernandes Co-Ordinator: Dr. Shirly George Members: Dr. Vatika Sibal Ms. A.N.S. Sarvani 4 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 PREFACE The Self-Study Report for re-accreditation is the result of the sincere efforts made by all the faculty members to collect and quantify data as per NAAC requirement. Our SSR report contains information about St Andrew’s College under two major headings, namely Institutional Data and Evaluative Report. Part I of the report includes the Profile of the Institution and Executive Summary. Part II consists of Criterion-wise and Departmental Evaluative reports and Annexures. St. Andrew’s College was established by the Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay (Mumbai), primarily; but not exclusively to cater to the educational needs of the catholic community. The college began its illustrious history with the unveiling of the plaque by the Nobel Laureate Blessed Mother Teresa on January 01, 1981. The degree college began on July 09, 1983, with the formal permission from the Government of Maharashtra and the University of Mumbai. The college was envisioned as an institution that would inculcate strong human values along with modern knowledge, so as to fulfil our motto “Enlighten the Darkness”. Over the last three decades, our college has grown in terms of number of courses and faculties, students, co-curricular and extra-curricular programmes. We are open to students of all communities. A large proportion of our students are first generation learners in the arena of higher education. We are permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai which was among the first modern universities to be set up in India. We strive tirelessly to upgrade skills and knowledge, impart values and guide our students to take their place as responsible citizens of India. The official and unofficial feedback we receive from students, alumni, parents, educationists, IQAC, Local Managing Committee and industry experts helps us in our move towards achieving excellence. The audit conducted by the University of Mumbai and previous NAAC peer teams have also contributed greatly to our growth. We were granted an A Grade by the previous NAAC Peer team in 2010 and have endeavoured to implement their recommendations. We do our best to provide holistic educaton to our students and in doing so we aim to achieve a commitment to a better India for all of us. Our present SSR is a culmination of our efforts towards this end and we look forward to a rewarding interaction with the NAAC peer Team to re-accredit our institution. 5 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT It is a pleasure to submit the self-study report of our college to NAAC for reaccreditation. This report has been prepared under the leadership of our IQAC coordinator - Dr. Shirly George, who along with all the teaching staff members, have meticulous collected, analysed, documented and articulated all our records and activities listed in the seven criterions for the last five years. We have had several meetings with the staff, as the drafts of the report were being prepared, so that everyone would be familiar with the report and offer suggestions and indicate areas we had overlooked. It was a great joy to see everyone working enthusiastically. We have made an earnest effort to implement all the recommendations given by the last Peer Team in 2010 and we have been quite successful. Although we started a post-graduate course - M.Com in Management in 2012, a University recognized Diploma course in ‘Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Studies. and will shortly get permission to start a Ph.D centre in English, our application to start 3 new courses in 2013-14 (MA in English, BA in Psychology Majors and M.Com in Accounts) was rejected by the University. Based on the list of new courses sent by the University of Mumbai, we have done a feasibility study on one such course – Media, Film and Entertainment. The results of the feasibility study was discussed at the LMC and found that it would not be advantageous to start such a course. We are optimistic and in the future we hope we will find something that will interest our students and at the same time be affordable. Since the last NAAC visit, the college has adopted policies that show a significant change in various areas like research, infrastructure development, extension activities, teaching learning process and student support mechanisms, to name a few. These changes were in accordance with our vision, that is - A commitment to guide our students to achieve excellence through holistic education. The college has increased the support system for teaching-learning in terms of providing ICT friendly campus. LCD projectors and speakers have been provided in all 47 classes. We also have the two Audio Visual rooms. The staff rooms have been equipped with computers with internet facility, a printer and scanner in addition to wi-fi facility. In accordance with the best practice identified for our college for this evaluatory period, we are happy to state that the college has organized 2 International and 9 National UGC sponsored seminars. The Cardinal Paul Poupard Foundation of Inter Religious Chair has organized 5 International symposiums. At the institutional level 13 workshops were organized by various departments. Since research is of primary importance, funds have been garnered from different sources both internal and international. The college has initiated four ongoing journals with ISSN numbers published annually. A student journal, ‘Lumiere’, was started in 2014 -15 to encourage student research. 6 St. Andrew’s College NAAC Report 2015 As part of our Institutional Social Responsibility, our continuing outreach programme instituted at the second year level has received commendation from various sources. The Cardinal Paul Poupard Chair is doing great work to promote peace and harmony between different cultures and religions The College has an ongoing Value Education programme which covers all the students of the college. A member of the NSS unit has received the best volunteer award at the district level in 2013-14 the unit has received the best unit award in 2011-12 and 2012-13. As part of its outreach to the community, the college has collaborated with AGNI, NAVJEET society, SOSVA and Think Foundation, the Blue Ribbon Club and Holy Family Hospital. As part of our infrastructural growth process, we have increased the number of classrooms from 34 to 47 (of which 6 are air-conditioned). From just 1 conference room, we have added two more conference rooms which are ICT enabled. Our computer facilities have more than doubled in the last five years (from 103-217). The computer laboratories have increased from just 1 to 3. A modernized gymnasium is provided for the use of staff and students. Student support forms an integral part of our college’s commitment. Since a sizable number of our students are first generation learners at the degree level, we provide additional support in terms of financial assistance, counselling and mentoring. On an average 5 per cent of our students receive financial assistance from government agencies. Freeship is provided by college for economically weaker students. Provisions for medical assistance is provided to students through our group insurance policy. The management also provides any additional assistance when required. The college has instituted a Counselling Center with a full time paid counsellor who also provides career guidance. The number of students placed by the Career Guidance and Placement Cell has placed (on an average) 85 students annually, in various organisations mainly catering to the IT and hospitality sector.

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