Editor’s Note Secretary’s Message JOURNEY FOR EVER… I feel happy to present the 24th edition of our College Newsletter, the first printed matter released in my tenure as the Secretary and Correspondent from 1st June 2016. This By the time this 24th issue of Newsletter newsletter is a showcase of our academic, research and is being browsed, the Autonomous social activities that not only justifies our reaccreditation Review Committee would have with ‘A’ grade but also validates the grant of autonomy. My overhauled our past, present and future Alma mater has completed its first cycle of autonomy activities of this elite institution. The successfully and now it is the time for getting extension experts in Autonomous Review Committee are the status to autonomy. I feel honored to guide this college for highest ranked Academicians as well as seasoned achieving another milestone during its hundred years of administrators. Their expectations from our College history. I take this opportunity to welcome the UGC’s expert would have been very high as they had reviewed committee members for the extension of autonomous premier institutions all over India. All our staff status to this great institution. I am very grateful to all those members and students are euphoric to project their who worked directly and indirectly for the reaccreditation achievements and accomplishments befo re the and autonomy review process. I take this opportunity to call expert committee which would give them the fittest upon all our teaching and non-teaching staff to regroup to testimonial of their hard work. Truly, the success of impress upon the members of the upcoming autonomy this great institution has not come overnight but in a review committee. I hope everyone will find this newsletter phased manner. Every one of the stake holders has exciting and interesting. burnt his midnight oil to exalt himself and thereby this most prestigious institution. Dr. Anwarullah Hajee Surely the experts will be finding our college most deserved to have acquired the autonomy after Principal’s Message sensing the tremendous development gained after The 24th edition of the College Newsletter is very special autonomy. Empowered by the autonomy, the because the long awaited news on the appointment of curriculum and the syllabi have been redesigned to UGC’s expert committee for extension of autonomy to cater to the needs of current scenario in addition to our institution has been received during this period. Like the introduction of several certificate courses which every newsletter, this also celebrates our successful enhance the employment opportunities. No doubt, voyage on education as minority managed autonomous they would sanction the continuation of autonomy, college. Our maiden attempt on autonomy for the past six but that is not our sole objective. This occasion years shows spectacular development in academic, should be taken as an opportunity for self administration, infrastructure, quality, and accountability introspection. Rather than basking on our past in this institution. Within the span of six years, we successes and laurels we should step into the next understood the concept of autonomy and learned the level of progression. Keeping aside their appreciation methodology and art of self-governance. The academic it is better to concentrate on our vulnerable areas interaction among the teachers and the taught has and to take measures to anneal our academic improved a lot. The readiness to accept the responsibility records. Since the staff members of this College have is realized in the campus. The Ability to evolve new enormous potential to deliver goods and the methodology in teaching, learning and evaluation has Management is magnanimous and resourceful, the improved. Research has become a part of the curricula status of ‘College with Potential for excellence’ is at and every department is registering its social striking distance. responsibility via extension activity. Collaborations and MoU’s with industries, companies and hospitals are the regular features of our College. I hope this newsletter Dr. S. Raja Mohamed Kamil portrays all our achievements and acclaimed activities. I pray Almighty to provide power and patience to succeed our new goals in the forthcoming years. Dr. K. Prem Nazeer Patrons VME SOCIETY President-VMES: Janab T. Md. Mubeen Sahib MANAGED INSTITUTIONS General Secretary-VMES: Janab C. Khaiser Ahmed Sahib College Secretary: Janab Dr. Anwarullah Hajee Sahib . Islamiah College (Autonomous) Principal: Dr. K. Prem Nazeer . Islamiah Women’s College Vice-Principal: Dr. T. Mohamed Ilyas . Islamiah Boys Higher Secondary School IC .NEWSLETTER Islamiah | JULYGirls 2016 Higher - DEC Secondary 2016 School Editorial Board . Islamiah Industrial Training Centre Editor: Dr. S. Raja Mohamed Kamil . Islamiah Elementary School IC NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016 - DEC 2016 MEGA JOB FAIR District Level Mega Job Fair was organized WHAT’S NEW on 10th September 2016 at Islamiah NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY College (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi by Our Library is registered as a member in National Digital Library, IIT, Kharagpur. The the Directorate of Employments and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), by its National Mission on Education Training, Government of Tamil Nadu. Dr. through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), has sponsored the Nilofar Kafeel, Minster for Labour & National Digital Library (NDL) pilot project. Employment and Mr. K.C. Veermani, Minster for Commercial Taxes inaugurated the programme in the presence of District Collector S.A. Raman IAS, top officials and members of the VME society. Around 270 job providers including 15 IT companies participated in the fair. More than 11,000 job seekers registered for the interview and 1,900 candidates received their appointment order on the spot. Nearly, 850 candidates were short listed for the final round. During this programme 300 NCC, NSS, YRC volunteers, 100 teaching and non-teaching staff extended their fullest co-operation and the programme was very successful. National Digital Library Provides: . Repository integrates contents from different Indian Institutional Repositories . More than 40 types of learning resources . Educational resources for users ranging from primary to post graduate levels. Theses & Dissertations . NDL contents in various forms like text, audio, video etc. in more than 70 languages. 13,00,000 items authored by one lakh authors. Dedication of D space To Departments: “D space: Instituional Repository System” was dedicated to the Departments by Dr. Anwarullah Hajee, Secretary & Correspondent on 5th December 2016 at Secretary’s Chamber in presence of all the Heads of the Department. The Librarian Mr.N. Abdul Latheef explained the salient features of the “D Space”, the IP address being 192.168.1.251/Jspui. IC NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016 - DEC 2016 Important Events IQAC | Management - Staff Introduction Awareness Camp| 08 & 09 October 2016 Board of Studies Meeting | All Major Meeting| 19 July 2016 Techno Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp was Departments| 17 December 2016 th th Internal Quality Assurance Cell arranged an held on 8 and 9 October, 2016 at the Seminar Board of studies meeting was held on 17th Introduction meeting between Management Hall. Resource persons from VIT and USA December by all the major departments to and Staff members on 19th July 2016. All delivered expert lectures. discuss for revising and updating the syllabi members of the teaching staff (both aided for third year UG and second year PG and self finance) interacted with the students. All the invitees from other Management members and discussed about Colleges participated and rendered their the measures for the improvement. valuable suggestions. IC NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016 - DEC 2016 Ph. D Viva-voce Examination-On campus Ph.D (Physics) Viva-Voce Exam| Islamiah College| 24 July 2016 RESEARCH Ph.D. Public viva-voce examination of Mr. M. Saravana Kumar, Part-time Research Scholar in Physics, guided by Dr. F. Liyakath Ali Khan, Associate Professor of Physics, was held on 24th July 2016. Minor Research Projects Ph. D (Commerce) Viva-Voce Exam | Islamiah College| 27 July 2016 The Department of Chemistry is getting Rs.2, 20,000/- of UGC Minor Ph.D. Public viva-voce examination for Mr. V. Valeeullah, Part-time Research Scholar in Commerce, Research Project applied by Dr. K. guided by Dr. T. Mohamed Ilyas, Associate Professor of Commerce, was conducted on 27th July 2016 Subramani on “A Novel method of the In- Dr.Syed Abdul Hameed, Assistant Professor of Commerce, The New College, Chennai was the External Situ Disassembling of Poly Hydro-Gels by Examiner. the inclusion of uniform Meso porous Ph. D (Commerce (FA) Viva-Voce Exam | Islamiah College| 05 October 2016 Silicon for the efficient removal of Ph.D. Public viva-voce examination for Mr. U. Chromium(VI) form tannery waste water” Ramesh, Part-time Research Scholar in Commerce by the communication dated in October (FA) was conducted on 05th October 2016. Dr. 2016. Kareemullah Basha, Assistant Professor of The Department of Commerce Economics, The New College, Chennai acted as the received the communication from UGC External Examiner. Dr. M. Basha, Associate SERO regarding the Provisional Selection Professor of Economics (Retd.) was the Supervisor. of the Minor Research Project Proposal of Dr. A. Noor Mohamed, Associate Ph. D Viva-voce Examination-Off campus Professor and HOD of Commerce & Mr. Ph. D (Commerce) Viva-Voce Exam | Jamal Mohamed College| 23 August 2016 A. Khaleequzzaman, Assistant Professor Dr. A. Noor Mohamed, HOD of Commerce acted as an External Examiner for Ph.D. Viva-Voce of Commerce on the topic ‘Opportunities Examination of Mr. S. Basheer Ahamed, the scholar of Dr. E. Mubarak Ali, Associate Professor of and Challenges to Young Entrepreneurs Commerce at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli on 23rd August 2016. in Vellore District’. Ph. D (English) Viva-Voce Exam | Mazharul Uloom College, Ambur| 27 August 2016 The Department of Physics has been Mr. S. Abdullah Shah, Asst. professor of English defended his thesis titled “Portrayal of Sea Life in Eugene sanctioned with the financial assistance O’Neil’s Selected Plays” for his Ph.D.