Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS and COMMERCE COLLEGE
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Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE SELF STUDY REPORT FOR 2nd CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE VILLAGE VISARWADI TAHSIL NAVAPUR DISTRICT NANDURBAR 425426 www.sacc.ac.in SSR SUBMITTED DATE: 19-01-2019 Submitted To NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BANGALORE January 2019 Page 1/89 05-02-2019 10:26:31 Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Visarwadi is highly populated by the tribal community in the Navapur tehsil of Nandurbar district (Maharashtra). The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of higher education in neighbourhood communities around the Visarwadi was almost nil during the decade of 1950-1980. The issue of low GER of education was taken very seriously by the then rising youth tribal leader Hon’ble Shri Manikrao Gavit. He decided to promote the education in tribal hamlets, which undermined the concept of education societies and founded Visarwadi Education Society, Visrawadi in 1964 and Arts College, Visarwadi in the year 2001. The Sarvajanik Arts and Commerce College, Visarwadi has starts functioning from the academic session 2001-02 with an intake of 120 students for B.A. course in Arts stream In the year 2006, the intake capacity of first year B.A. course has increased up to 220 students, as proposal of grant of additional division has been approved by Govt. of Maharashtra. The Institute has received the first permanent principal in the year 2007 and also completed with 100% recruitment of the permanent staff in 2012 with two teacher recruits from other states. In the year 2009, the distance education study centre is established with the kind support of YCMOU, Nashik to educate those needy people who are in service and can’t attend the college regularly due to their work or family problems. The apex bodies have also appreciated the efforts and practices of the institute for the promotion of quality culture in academic and non academic sector. the affiliating university has honoured the institute with the ‘Best College Award’ in the year 2013 and ‘BEST NSS Unit Award’ in the year 2018. Step by step, it has obtained status of permanent affiliation in the year 2015 from the affiliating university and very next year Viz. 2016, the institute declared fit to receive Central Assistance from the UGC, New Delhi , as it is included in the list prepared under section 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The institute has subscribed the N-list INFLIBNET programme from UGC, New Delhi to strengthen the digital facilities of the college library. Vision “Creating a culture of excellence in higher education in tribal area” Mission "Bring the tribal into the main stream of development by imparting value based quality higher education" 1.2 Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Challenges(SWOC) Page 2/89 05-02-2019 10:26:31 Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE Institutional Strength Uniformity in Curriculum , the curriculum is prescribed by the affiliating University. Govt. aided institute of the Govt. of Maharashtra under ‘Grant-in-Aid Policy. Institution is eligible for central assistance as it is recognized under section 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC, New Delhi. All the sanctioned posts have been filled as per reservation roaster. Sufficient land for further enhancement and development. Highly qualified Young teaching staff and skilled Non teaching staff, which is doing their best in bringing rural and downtrodden youth into the main stream of the higher education. Two Hindi spoken teachers (one from H.P. and one from M.P.) of the institution are doing well in improving the communication skills of Hindi language in this Non Hindi spoken State. Supervisors for research courses like Ph.D. & M.Phil are available Ragging free, well disciplined, Hygienic, safe and eco friendly environment. The institution is well connected with National and State Highway. Basic facilities such as Post Office, Banks, ATM, Hospitals etc. are available within 200 mt. Surrounding. Progression towards IT and e-campus development and digitisation of library . Active involvement of the stakeholders including local community and staff towards the advancement of the institution. Malpractices in examination is strictly prohibited and under control. Distance Education Study Centre at UG and P.G. level. Competitive exam preparation centre is in progress. Institutional Weakness Recognized as Low GER district in higher education. No Income Sources : Majority of the families of this region is still living Below Poverty Line (BPL). So, the local community and stakeholders are unable to donate or contribute a single rupee for the development of the institute. Beside this, 99% students belongs to backward communities and they got admission on nil fee/zero basis. (96% college students are ST, 2% OBC and 1% SC) Malnutrition rate is high in Nandurbar district. Sickle Cell disease is very common in the tribal communities of Navapur region. Living standard of the people is very low which affects the moral level of the students. Unavailability of P.G. courses in regular mode. Hostel facility for Boys and Girls students is not available. So, the students of remote areas always dropped their higher education. ICT facilities and e- facility, needs to be updated with the current technology. Smaller Playground and lack of Indore facilities for sports. Insufficient land for further enhancement. Institutional Opportunity Looking vigorously towards the infrastructural developmental grants of the UGC, New Delhi and RUSA, as the institute is eligible for central assistance in 2016 as included under Sec. 2 (f) & 12(B) of UGC ACT, 1956. Page 3/89 05-02-2019 10:26:32 Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE To get reaccreditation from NAAC with CGPA above 2.80 to become eligible for RUSSA grants. Expansion of U.G. unit like Commerce and Science is possible after the enhancement of building and infrastructural. Opening of P.G. courses is also possible after the enhancement in infrastructural facilities. Full support is available from the affiliating university and governing body. The affiliating university is now emphasizing to create employment avenues for the tribal students through centralized placement programme. Healthy environment for the all round Development of the students as quality curricular and extracurricular programmes is offered to students. Faculty can undertake UGC Minor and Major Research Projects and can also participate in seminar and conferences on UGC funding. Financial support available to the needy learners from faculty and governing body. Institutional Challenge Since 2016, no advertisement made by the UGC, New Delhi to invite proposal to develop infrastructural facilities in colleges. No grants in RUSA projects are available to those institutions which are accredited below CGPA of 2.80 by NAAC. Since 2000, no infrastructural improvement grants released by the Govt. of Maharashtra to the colleges under Grant-in-Aid Scheme. P.G. and further education enrolment ratio is much less due to unavailability of P.G. courses in this tribal area. Unavailability of Boys and Girls Hostel. low living standard and introvert traits are the biggest threat found in tribal student at large . Tribal people of this area are still believes in superstition, apart from this Malnutrition is another major problem of this tribal region. 1.3 CRITERIA WISE SUMMARY Curricular Aspects The institution is imparting quality higher education only in Arts stream with an annual intake of 220 students per year for B.A. Programme. The Institution is bound to implement the B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) curriculum as prescribed by the affiliating university. The institute collects regular feedback on curriculum from the students and such feedbacks are share with the university authorities. The teachers of our institution also actively share their good and bad experiences and suggestions during the curriculum framing workshops to make the curriculum more attractive and effective. The affiliating university has introduced the CBCS (Choice based Credit System) and elective system from the year 2018. Subject wise separate Board of Studies (BOS) have been there and affiliating university has appointed Page 4/89 05-02-2019 10:26:32 Self Study Report of SARVAJANIK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE very experienced and renowned personalities on the BOS to make the curriculum more meaningful and fruitful recently, the institute has organized the syllabus framing workshop in Sociology in collaboration with BOS (Sociology) of the affiliating university. The curriculum of B.A. Course is updated on regular intervals which is made available well in advance in the beginning of the new academic session. Teaching-learning and Evaluation In the beginning of the new session, the latest curriculum is made available to the teachers to draw blue prints to facilitate the teaching- learning process on time. The subject wise teaching plan is placed before the IQAC for deliberations. The flexibility approach in time table is also maintained to adjust the classroom teaching during unforeseen situation. Near about, 70% of faculty is capable to teach through IT materials. In this regards, Wi-fi supported audio-video projectors have been installed in three classrooms. Beside this, Wi-fi Internet connectivity is available free of charge in the premise of the institute. The ICT based study material is also available online on the website of the institute. The e-surveillance (CCTV) and bio-metric attendance machine are doing well in maintaining the healthy atmosphere for teaching- learning. The regular feedbacks on curriculum and teaching is obtained by IQAC and placed before the principal and governing body for suitable actions. The suggestion and complaints of the students on teaching-learning and facilities also invited through suggestion box. Similarly, principal organizes surprise visit in classrooms to monitor the student attendance register and teaching learning process. There is a continuous assessment programme for the learners.