S elf S tudy R eport NSS College, Cherthala Track ID:KLCOGN10423 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) March 2017 SELF STUDY REPORT Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) By NSS College, Cherthala K. R. Puram P. O. Alappuzha (District), Kerala PIN: 688 541 Track ID:KLCOGN10423 March 2017 Bharathakesari Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan (Our Founder) CONTENTS COVERING LETTER ............................................................................................................ 9 PREFACE ............................................................................................................................... 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 13 SWOC ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 17 PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE ........................................................................................... 21 CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS ....................................................................... 29 1.1. Curriculum Planning and Implementation ....................................................................................... 29 1.2. Academic Flexibility ........................................................................................................................ 35 1.3. Curriculum Enrichment .................................................................................................................... 39 1.4. Feedback System ............................................................................................................................. 44 CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION................................. 47 2.1. Student Enrollment and Profile ........................................................................................................ 47 2.2. Catering to Diverse Needs of Students ............................................................................................. 51 2.3. Teaching – learning Process............................................................................................................. 52 2.4. Teacher Quality. .............................................................................................................................. 55 2.5. Evaluation Process and Reforms ...................................................................................................... 57 2.6. Student Performance and Learning Outcomes ................................................................................. 59 CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION ......................... 61 3.1. Promotion of Research ..................................................................................................................... 61 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research ................................................................................................. 67 3.3. Research Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 69 3.4. Research Publications and Awards .................................................................................................. 70 3.5. Consultancy ..................................................................................................................................... 77 3.6. Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) .................................................. 78 3.7. Collaboration ................................................................................................................................... 82 CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES ................... 89 4.1. Physical Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 89 4.2. Library as a Learning Resource. ...................................................................................................... 91 4.3. IT Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................... 94 4.4. Maintenance of Campus Facilities ................................................................................................... 95 CRITERIA V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION ........................................ 97 5.1. Student Mentoring and Support ....................................................................................................... 97 5.2. Student Progression ....................................................................................................................... 107 5.3. Student Participation and Activities ............................................................................................... 110 CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ............... 115 6.1 Institutional vision and leadership ................................................................................................... 115 6.2. Strategy development and deployment ........................................................................................... 122 6.3. Faculty empowerment strategies .................................................................................................... 130 6.4. Financial management and resource mobilization .......................................................................... 133 6.5. Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) ................................................................................... 134 CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ..................................... 139 7.1. Environment consciousness ........................................................................................................... 139 7.2. Innovations .................................................................................................................................... 140 7.3. Best practices ................................................................................................................................. 140 POST ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES ........................................................................ 151 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS ................................................... 157 Department of English .......................................................................................................................... 157 Department of Malayalam .................................................................................................................... 169 Department of Mathematics .................................................................................................................. 183 Department of Physics .......................................................................................................................... 195 Department of Chemistry ...................................................................................................................... 202 Department of Botany ........................................................................................................................... 207 Department of Zoology ......................................................................................................................... 213 Department of History .......................................................................................................................... 220 Department of Economics .................................................................................................................... 227 Department of Commerce ..................................................................................................................... 237 ANNEXURE ......................................................................................................................... 251 Annexure 1- Affiliation Certificate ....................................................................................................... 251 Annexure 2- Certificate of Rural Area .................................................................................................. 253 Annexure 3- Certificate of Accreditation .............................................................................................. 255 Annexure 4- Grade Certificate .............................................................................................................. 257 Annexure 5- AISHE Certificate ............................................................................................................ 259 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE ....................................................................................... 261 DECLARATION BY THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION ......................................... 263 COVERING LETTER NSS College, Cherthala Self Study Report 9 NSS College, Cherthala Self Study Report 10 PREFACE N.S.S. College, Cherthala is one among the twenty five premier institutions of higher education, established by the Nair Service Society, the leading educational agency and social organization. The founder, the Late Padmabhooshan Mannathu Padmanabhan was a great visionary and social reformer who believed that education is the most effective means of social reforms. The college started functioning as a second grade college in the year 1964. The college started functioning formally as a Junior College with just 350