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BEHALA COLLEGE Parnashree Palli, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, PIN-700060 Ph.: (033) 24069714 www.behalacollege.org, Email: [email protected] The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Session: 2014-2015 Part – A AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14) 2014-15 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution BEHALA COLLEGE 32, UPEN BANERJEE ROAD, 1.2 Address Line 1 PARNASREE, Dist. 24 Parganas (South), Address Line 2 PARNASREE KOLKATA City/Town WEST BENGAL State 700060 Pin Code [email protected] Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. 033-24069714; 8479911071 84 Dr. Sharmila Mitra, Teacher-in- Name of the Head of the Institution: Charge Tel. No. with STD Code: 033-24069714 Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 1 Mobile: 8479911071; 7439038600 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Dr. Sukla Maiti Mobile: 9433131837 [email protected]; IQAC e-mail address: [email protected] 1.3 NAAC Track ID.(For ex. MHCOGN 18879) WBCOGN12438 OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC/38/089 dated 20.05.2005 (For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner-bottom of your Institution’s Accreditation Certificate) 1.5 Website address: www.behalacollege.in Web-link of the AQAR: www.behalacollege.org/bc_aqar_2014 -15.pdf For ex. http://www.ladykeanecollege.edu.in/AQAR2012-13.doc 1.6 Accreditation Details Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Validity Period Accreditation 1 1st Cycle B+ 76.00 2005 5yrs 2 2nd Cycle A 3.06 2015 3 3rd Cycle 4 4th Cycle 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: DD/MM/YYYY 26/07/2014 1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 2 i. AQAR: 2010-11 submitted on 31.10.2014 ii. AQAR: 2011-12 submitted on 01.11.2014 iii. AQAR: 2012-13 submitted on 01.11.2014 iv. AQAR: 2013-14 submitted on 09.11.2014 1.9 Institutional Status University State Central Deemed Private Affiliated College Yes No Constituent College Yes No Autonomous college of UGC Yes No Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No (eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI) Type of Institution Co-education Men Women Urban Rural Tribal Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (PhysEdu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management Others (Specify) University of Calcutta 1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 3 Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) UGC-COP Programmes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 8 2.1 No. of Teachers 2 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 2.3 No. of students 1 2.4 No. of Management representatives 1 2.5 No. of Alumni 1 2.6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives 1 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 1 2.8 No. of other External Experts 1 2.9 Total No. of members 16 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 6 Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 4 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 14 Faculty 5 Non-Teaching Staff Students 6 Alumni 1 Others 2 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No If yes, mention the amount 3 lakhs during 12th Plan 2.13Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. 9 International National State Institution Level 9 (ii) Themes (i) Role of Chemistry and Nutrition in Daily Life (ii) The Influence of Folk Art in Bengal’s Temple Sculpture (iii) Educational Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (iv) 100 years of First World War (v) Job Opportunities and Future Prospects of Remote Sensing and GIS (vi) Indian Women in 21st Century: Changing Role in Economics and Politics (vii) Modern Frontiers of Research in Biological Science (viii) Pluto: The New Horizon (ix) Sadharanikaran: The Concept 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC IQAC proposed and implemented the following upgradation measures: Introduction of Online Admission System Introduction of Online Stakeholders’ Feedback Mechanism Introduction of Students’ Profile Mapping to understand the diversity among students Introduction of Web Based Teaching Aid Software for preparation of academic plan, question bank, attendance sheet, result of internal tests, etc Development of Online Library Repository that contains syllabus, previous years’ questions, instructional sheets, etc Installation of Solar Panel for Electricity Supply to Library Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 5 2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year * Plan of Action Achievements Short term Plans Focus on Research with more Faculty have Publications, Projects and Collaborations published papers in 16 International, 9 National and 7 Regional Journals completed 1 and pursuing 1 Major Project and pursuing 12 Minor Projects 4 National Collaborations Examination Reforms Continuous Internal Assessment is being carried out to make students thoroughly prepared Introduction of Skill Collaborative Courses on Development Course Spoken English and Soft Skill Development Internally Funded Courses on Communicative English, Photography and Social activities Use of Computer and Modern Online Admission, upgradation Technology in all possible aspects of College of office software, Online Feedback System, Management Library Automation, Teaching Aid Software Extension of Career Counseling and support for Counseling and placement support career in Pharmaceuticals Industry and Accounting in collaboration with George Telegraph Training Institute Campus recruitments by TCS, Wipro and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Long term Plans – IQAC prepares a five year plan for developmental activities Construction of building for Post Graduation classes Construction of Auditorium Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 6 Provision of Residential Proposals have been submitted in respective Facility for PG students forums Transport Facility for students residing in distant places * Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure. 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No Management Syndicate Any other body Provide the details of the action taken The AQAR has been approved by the IQAC and recommended by the Governing Body for onward submission. Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Level of the Programme Number of Number of Number of Number of value existing programmes self-financing added / Career Programmes added during the programmes Oriented programmes year PhD PG UG 20 2 0 0 PG Diploma Advanced Diploma Diploma 1 (DOEACC) Certificate Others Total 20 2 0 0 Interdisciplinary Innovative 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options (ii) Pattern of programmes: Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 7 Pattern Number of programmes Trimester Nil Annual 20 (UG) 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders*Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects) Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI) *Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. No 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. Introduction of Honours in Geography Introduction of Honours in Food & Nutrition Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Others 2.1 Total No. of Professors Permanent Faculty 35 23 12 Nil 05 2.2 No. of Permanent Faculty with Ph.D. 23 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Professors Professors Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) R V R V R V R V R V during the year 34 15 2 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty 28 (UG) 34 (PG) 2 (UG) 8 (PG) 2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: No. of Faculty International level National level State level Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR Page 8 Attended Seminars/ 5 5 5 Workshops Presented papers 8 8 5 Resource Persons 7 2 8 2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: Use of Teaching Aid Software for academic planning Provision of instructions and study materials to students for their ready reference Use of overhead projector and interactive white board Class lectures through PPT Study/Field tours also for non-practical subjects 2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year 224 2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, and Online Multiple Choice Questions) Class tests based on Multiple Choice Questions using Teaching Aid Software 2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum 1 0 0 restructuring/revision/syllabus development as Member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop 2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students 75% 2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage: Title of the Total no. of Division Programme students appeared Distinction % I % II % III % Pass % B.A. (Hons) 104 - nil 72% 14.4% 98% B.Sc (Hons) 63 - 14.2% 52.3% 22.2% 90.32% B.A.