MANIPUR COLLEGE IMPHAL SELF STUDY REPORT FOR RE-ACCREDITATION 2013 Prepared by SSR Steering Committee Manipur College Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, BANGALORE SSR Manipur College 2013 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Particulars Page No. Inner Cover 1 Table of Contents 2 Acknowledgement 3 A Preface 4 B Executive Summary of the College 5 C Profile of the College 18 D Criteria-wise inputs Curricular Aspects 28 Teaching-Learning & Evaluation 42 Research, Consultancy & Extension 72 Infrastructure and Learning Resources 103 Students Support and Progression 120 Governance, Leadership & Management 137 Innovation and Best Practices 162 E Evaluative Reports of the Departments 171 F Annexure:- I A NAAC Accreditation Certificate 249 I B NAAC Quality Profile 250 II. NAAC Peer Team Report 251 III. Manipur College Campus Lay-out Map 266 IV. Lay-out of College Library 267 V. Audit Certificate 268 G Post-Accreditation Initiatives of the College 269 H Declaration by Head of the Institution 273 Certificate of Compliance 274 I SSR Preparation Team 275 SSR Manipur College 2013 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Self Study Report (SSR) of Manipur College, for re-accreditation, has taken its present shape because of the unflagging efforts of the College IQAC Core Team, which also acted as the Steering Committee, and the support and co- operation extended by the Principal and his office. As the Co-ordinator of the Committee, I sincerely express my gratitude to the members, namely, Shri Ng. Manaranjan Singh, Assoc. Professor, Shri P. Birchandra Singh, Asst. Professor, Dr. S. Kipgen, Asst. Professor, and Dr. A. Devidas Sharma, Asst. Professor for their unstinted support in preparing this SSR. Special words of appreciation are due to Shri L. Mangelm Singh, Sr. Demonstrator, for painstakingly preparing the entire manuscripts of the Report. I also duly acknowledge the co-operation extended by all the members of the IQAC, the SSR Review Committee, the HODs, all the faculty members, convenors of various committees, Dr. N. Somorendro Singh, General Secretary, Manipur College Teachers Association, the Students Union and all who have helped us to bring out this SSR. (S. Benjamin Nattar) Co-ordinator Steering Committee SSR Manipur College 2013 3 A. PREFACE With the establishment of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Higher Educational Institutes in India entered into an era of sustained quality enhancement and promotion of quality culture. Manipur College, established in the year 1958, true to its vision ‘To grow into a multi-disciplinary study centre of academic excellence’, opted to be assessed and accredited by NAAC in 2007. The College, after accreditation at the ‘B’ level, in March 2007, has made significant progress in academic activities, research works, social responsibilities etc with a view to attain quality culture. In spite of many constraints, most of the suggestions, offered by the Peer Team during their first visit, have been materialized, while steps are being taken to implement the rest in due course of time. In our endeavour to continuously adhering to quality assurance in the next cycle, the College IQAC Core Team, which also acted as Steering Committee, together with the active support and cooperation of the College administration and the faculty members, has prepared the Self Study Report (SSR) for reaccreditation. The Report embodies the progress and achievements made, the infrastructural additions and the academic development witnessed, during the last five years. The institute has the pleasure to submit the SSR before the NAAC, for re- accreditation, in recognition of our humble and sincere efforts to further promote quality in higher education in this remote part of our country. (Dr. Kh. Jayantakumar Singh) Principal Manipur College, Imphal SSR Manipur College 2013 4 B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE COLLEGE Manipur, an erstwhile princely state, part of Indian Union since 1949, is one of the seven-sister states of the Northeast India. A small state in terms of area and population, very vibrant with art and culture, a proud and highly self conscious people with more than 2000 years of history, a rich language, and a home to a variety of tongues and tribes with their own unique customs, traditions and traditional political system, Manipur is indeed fit to be described as the ‘Jewel of India’ as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister had praised it. Manipuris have excelled in different chosen fields, especially in games and sports, martial arts, performing arts etc. The game of ‘polo’ has its roots in the soil of Manipur. ‘ Mukna’ , a traditional form of wrestling, ‘kang’ , a rare form of indoor games are indigenous sports of the state. Its famous Manipuri dance is one of the few classical dances of India. In fact, Manipur is better introduced to the rest of the country and outside by her famous dances such as ‘ Ras lila’ and ‘Pung Cholom’ (Drum dance), and colourful tribal dances and martial arts than as a battlefield of the Second World War. Manipur today, despite various deficiencies, has made steady progress in many fields, including education. The literacy rate and the gross enrollment rate in higher education are much higher than the national average. The Human Development Index (HDI) too is one of the highest in India, mainly because of the progress in education and health components, despite relatively lower per capita income and economic progress. Higher education in Manipur began only in the mid-twentieth century with the establishment of D.M. College in 1946 in Imphal. The state, at present, has made considerable progress in this sector. There are 2 Central Universities, 1 Central University Regional campus and more than 70 Under Graduate colleges. But, in the post-Independent period, higher education was a privilege of the few who could afford to go outside the state or study in the two colleges of the state with limited intake of students. College education was a far cry for those matriculates who were employed. It was in this background, a few public spirited men in the Singjamei (place where the college is located) locality met together and decided to establish a college. As a result of their efforts, Manipur College came into existence on 21 st August 1958, inaugurated at Singjamei Girls High School, as the third (private) college in the state. Initially, the college functioned as a Night College on the said school premises. In the year 1961, the college moved to its present location, after the Government allotted an area of 5.86 acres at the foothill SSR Manipur College 2013 5 of the Chinga Hill. Day shift was added to the existing Night shift. In the beginning the college offered only Pre University Course (Arts) affiliated to Gauhati University. In 1964, P.U.C in Science was opened. In 1965, Gauhati University granted approval for Degree Courses in Arts and in 1969 in Science. Consequent upon the establishment of Manipur University in 1980, the college got its permanent affiliation to the former. In 1968 the college became a grant-in-aid college and in 1978, it was converted into a full-fledged Government college. The college has come a long way since its inception. It has celebrated the golden jubilee in 2008. Previously, in March 2007, the college was accredited at ‘B’ level by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Bangalore. The accreditation has become a watershed in the history of the college. A marked and visible change is seen in every activity of the college since then. There has been a quantum leap in the number of students getting admitted in the college from 448 in the year 2006-07 to 1132 in the year 2011-12. The number of Faculty members taking up Research projects has gone up. UGC schemes are operative in the college. The Students’ performance in the University examinations is showing improvement. The NAAC accreditation has put the college in the right track of progress. With the strong belief that it will move forward to achieve greater heights, the college has prepared the Self Study Report (SSR) for reaccreditation. I. Curriculum Planning and Implementation: Curriculum is a combination of various programmes aimed to promote professional and personal development of the students. Curriculum planning is also a complex process involving the cooperation of various stakeholders. Manipur College as an affiliated college under the Manipur University has been an active member of curriculum planning at the university level. Some of the members of the teaching faculty are members of the Syllabus Framing Committees. Suggestions for improvement of curriculum are given in the meetings with the Professors of the university, and their views have been incorporated and the syllabi have been accordingly modified. The onus for implementing the curriculum lies entirely with the college. The institute takes utmost care in planning and implementation of the same. There are different institutional mechanisms available in the college for successful operationalisation of the curriculum. As the first step, the college prepares an Academic Calendar following the academic schedule of the university. All the departments and the faculty strictly follow the academic calendar both in letter and SSR Manipur College 2013 6 spirit. Teaching Plans are being prepared by individual teachers for effectively carrying out the curriculum. Issues that have social and environmental relevance are part of the curriculum. Students are provided enrichment lectures by the teachers themselves. The relevance of curriculum and the changes if any has been made possible from the feedback obtained from the stakeholders. As the semester system replacing the annual system is in its third year, there has not been any formal feedback obtained, as one batch of students is yet to pass out. Specific complaints or suggestions are yet to be received from the stakeholders. II. Teaching-Learning and Evaluation: As in any educational institution, teaching-learning and evaluation form the core of college activities.