MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY (A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament in the Year 1998)
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MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY (A Central University established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1998) NAAC RE-ACCREDITATION 2014 SELF STUDY REPORT SUBMITTED TO: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL(NAAC) – 2014 BENGALURU 2014 MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY (A Central University established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1998) NAAC RE-ACCREDITATION 2014 SELF STUDY REPORT SUBMITTED TO: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL(NAAC) – 2014 BENGALURU 2014 MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY (A Central University established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1998) Professor Mohammed Miyan Vice Chancellor PREAMBLE The Maulana Azad National Urdu University in its journey towards excellence in providing access to education to Urdu Learners has achieved its objective of providing education from School Level Education to the Post Graduate and Research Level Education. The University completes 17 years of its establishment and 5th year of its Accreditation of „A‟ Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). At this juncture, I take the pride to present the Self Study Report (SSR) of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University for the Second Cycle of the Re-Accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). MANUU accomplished effectively the earlier cycle of accreditation and attained “A Grade” (CGPA 3.23 on 4-point scale) in 2009. The remarkable contribution achieved by the University is the outcome of sustained and dedicated efforts of all the associate members of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, Finance Committee, faculty, administrative staff members and our student community. Following are the important achievements of the University: Launch of new courses, viz., Integrated Programmes, Para-Medical Courses, and Computer Science at Ph. D. Level; Setting up of new departments and schools; Establishment of MANUU Model Schools; Constituent Colleges of Teacher Education; Polytechnics and ITIs Accomplishment of social responsibility by providing educational access to the poor and underprivileged to bring them to mainstream/integral part of higher education; Promotion of following schemes: New scheme “Earn While You Learn Scheme” a unique system to enable the campus students to get hands on experience of working and to earn while pursuing their studies; Fee concessions, University Monthly Scholarship; Promotion of gender equality and student support services; Channelizing students to excel in job market through conduct of Special Lectures involving industrial experts; Encouraging job fairs by leading companies and banks in the campus; Ensuring maintenance of transparency in functioning of the University; 24/7 Internet Facility through Wifi–enabled Campus; Well developed Library with internet and computer lab facility for e-journals, and related works; Promotion of ‗learner-centred approach‘ in imparting education. These important activities and achievements of the University are outlined in the SSR of the University being submitted to NAAC as part of the 2nd Cycle of Accreditation process. Place: Hyderabad Date: 11th October, 2014 (Professor Mohammed Miyan) Vice Chancellor Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 032 www.manuu.ac.in Tel: +91-40-23006601 [email protected] Fax: +91-40-23008366 SELF-STUDY REPORT CONTENTS Sr. Particulars Page Numbers Part – I 1. Executive Summary Part – II 2. Profile of the Institution Part – III 3. Criteria-Wise Reports i) Curricular Aspects i) Teaching – Learning and Evaluation ii) Research, Consultancy and Extension iii) Infrastructure and Learning Resources iv) Student Support and Progression v) Governance, Leadership and Management vi) Innovations and Best Practices Part – IV 4. Evaluation Reports of the Departments i) Department of Urdu ii) Department of Hindi iii) Department of English iv) Department of Arabic v) Department of Persian vi) Department of Translation vii) Department of Management & Commerce viii) Department of Education & Training ix) Department of Mass Communication & Journalism x) Department of Political Science & Public Administration xi) Department of Social Work xii) Department of Women‟s Education xiii) Department of Islamic Studies xiv) Department of Computer Science & Information Technology xv) Department of Mathematics xvi) Centre for Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy xvii) Polytechnics, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Darbhanga xviii) ITI, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Darbhanga xix) Part – V 5. Action Taken on the recommendations of the previous Peer Team Visit of NAAC 6. IQAC Quality Measures for the year 2014-15 Part – VI 7. Annexures Part – I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since half a decade, there is a whole new orientation reflective of the mood of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University that is surging ahead on its path of progress and development. This report provides information about events fait accompli and forecasts plans that are in place for the future. The University has been on a fast track of development and is trying to catch up with people and places in an inclusive and responsive manner. The profile of the University places on record a wide coverage of a number of events ranging from various categories such as meetings/events open to the general public and/or campus-at- large; professional development which focuses on faculty development activities, as well as other workshops; research and creative activity which looks into the University‟s research and sponsored programs, as well as individual accomplishments by faculty and staff; activities of students and miscellaneous information which represent all those activities that the University has been involved in. The Maulana Azad National Urdu University was established in Hyderabad by the Central Government in 1998 under an Act of Parliament. The aims and objectives of MANUU are: promotion of Urdu language; providing formal, professional and technical education in Urdu medium in regular and distance modes; and focus on improving educational levels among women. MANUU has a national outreach. The University has an All India jurisdiction. It has its satellite campuses at Darbhanga (Bihar), Lucknow and Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Asansol (West Bengal), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bangalore and Bidar (Karnataka), Nuh (Haryana), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) and Budgam (Jammu & Kashmir). For organizing and administering the distance education programmes offered by the University, there is a network of 9 Regional Centres and 5 sub Regional Centres and around 164 Study Centres all over the country. The main campus at Hyderabad is spread over 200 acres of land in the Gachibowli area neighbouring the Hyderabad Central University and the Hi-tech City. The University accommodates a number of buildings with parks and green lawns, and quarters for faculty and staff. In a nutshell, the campus houses 14 academic and administrative buildings, four hostels for men and women, three guest houses, one canteen, one building for bank and post office, 94 residential quarters for the faculty and staff of the University, an open air theater, an impressive sports ground and a sports complex. The University was awarded "A" grade by NAAC in 2009 in the first cycle and can ostensibly boast of a sustained and structured growth in terms of infrastructure development, intellectual advancement and research output. This has been achieved through administrative involvement, scholarly activity of the faculty, and students‟ commitment towards meaningful and contributory research. All programmes in the University are offered through the medium of Urdu, except languages where again research is encouraged in bilingual areas, as Urdu being one of the languages. The academic set-up of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University is headed by the Vice Chancellor, who is the Chief Academic and Administrative Officer responsible for the initiation, consolidation and expansion of all academic activities in the University. He is assisted by the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Deans of Schools and Heads of Departments, and Directors of the Directorates and Centres. Implementation of new programmes, research and development, raising of educational standards, course designing, syllabus preparation, new methodologies in pedagogy, providing learning opportunities and required infrastructure etc. are discussed, recommended and approved at the level of Boards of Studies of the Departments/Centres/Directorates, School Board meetings, and the Academic Council. The administrative set-up of the University is also headed by the Vice Chancellor, who is assisted by the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Finance Officer, Deputy Registrars, Assistant Registrars and other non-teaching cadre staff. The recommendations from different bodies and committees are discussed at different levels. After which some important matters go for approval to the University‟s highest body i.e., the Executive Council which is again chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the University. Academic Structure The University‟s campus education as on today boasts of seven Schools of Studies: 1. School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology 2. School of Arts & Social Sciences 3. School of Sciences 4. School of Education & Training 5. School of Commerce & Business Management 6. School of Journalism & Mass Communication 7. School of Computer Science & Information Technology School of Languages, Linguistics and Indology 1. Department of Urdu 2. Department of English 3. Department of Hindi 4. Department of Translation 5. Department of Arabic 6. Department