INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH CULTURE SOCIETY ISSN: 2456-6683 Monthly Peer-Reviewed, Refereed, Indexed Research Journal UGC approved Journal with Global Indexing Impact Factor: 3.449 Publishes original research papers/articles, reviews, mini-reviews, case studies, synopsis, research project and short research communications of all subjects/topics Special Issue : 4 National Conference on ‘Innovative Practices in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation’ (IPTLE – 2018) th 6 February, 2018 Benefits to publish the Paper in IJRCS IJRCS is an Open-Access, peer reviewed, Indexed, Refereed International Journal. Author Research Guidelines & Support. Platform to researchers and scholars of different field. Reliable and Rapidly growing Publication with nominal publication fees. Prestigious Editorials from different Institutes of the world. Communication of authors to get the manuscript status time to time. Quick and Speedy Review Process. Full text of all articles in the form of PDF format. 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College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Hyderabad, Telangana. Ms. D. Suhasini Asst. Prof., Head, Computer Science (UG), Coordinator, MOOC & TASK Centre, Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, A.V. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Hyderabad, Telangana. Organized by A.V. College of Arts, Science & Commerce affiliated to Osmania University ( Re-Accredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC ) Gagan Mahal, Hyderabad, Telangana State India - 500029 www.avcollege.in i EDITORS SPEAK… Recently Bill Gates was in India as Editor of the Day of Times of India. He commented that his biggest disappointment was the education system of India. Our natural reaction would be to criticize Bill Gates. But it made us pause and introspect and wonder why education can not be fun? One can write pages on what is wrong with our education system, on why that spark, that curiosity that fuels learning is missing. Not many of us will disagree that the present system as it exists makes learning a drudgery. What we need today is to explore, to innovate, to experiment with new ways of teaching, learning and evaluation to ignite among the stakeholders of the education system the passion, the joy of teaching and learning. This National Conference on “Innovative Practices in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of A. V. College is a step in that direction. We thank all the participants for joining us in this endeavour of exploration for sharing their ideas, experiences and learning’s. - Dr.Vinita & D.Suhasini ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The IQAC Team thanks our management members, Prof. K. Ramchandra Reddy, Sri K. Raghuveer Reddy and Dr. S.V.N. Reddy for constantly inspiring, encouraging and motivating us to take up such academic endeavours. We especially thank our Principal and IQAC Chairman, Dr. Ch. Rajalingam and Vice- Principal Dr. K. Venkateswarlu, for their total support and guidance in organizing this Conference. The IQAC team gratefully acknowledges the assistance and guidance extended by our PG Director, Prof. P. Yadagiri Reddy. The team also expresses a heartfelt thanks to all the Heads of the Departments, without whose support this Conference would just not have been possible. Last but not the least it thanks all the technical and supporting staff that has worked tirelessly. IQAC Team, A.V. College ABOUT THE COLLEGE Andhra Vidyalaya Education Society established the A.V. College of Arts, Science and Commerce in the year 1968 as a multi-disciplinary college. The A. V. Education Society is one of the oldest and pioneering educational societies of the erstwhile Nizam’s State of Hyderabad. It was established with an objective to extend educational opportunities to backward sections of the region, which were deprived of basic education during the rule of the Nizam, by stalwarts and philanthropists like Sri Raja Bahadur Venkatrama Reddy, Sri Suravaram Pratap Reddy, Sri Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (Former Deputy Chief Minister), Sri Madapati Hanumantha Rao and Sri J.V. Narsing Rao (Former Deputy Chief Minister) who took part in the Freedom Struggle, Women’s Education Movement, Library Movement and Press Movement. The college is centrally located in the heart of Hyderabad, with Hussain Sagar Lake and the T.S. Government Secretariat in its vicinity. It has a sprawling campus of 7.33 acres. It offers nine Undergraduate Programmes and ten Postgraduate Programs. Students in the undergraduate courses of B.Sc., B.Com, B.A. have seventeen core options, nine combinations, thirty elective subjects and five second languages. The postgraduate programmes in M.B.A., M.C.A., M.Sc.(Computer Science), M.Sc. (Biotechnology), M.Sc. (Maths), M.Sc. (Physics), M.Sc. (Chemistry), M.Sc. (Applied Maths), M.A. (Telugu) and M.Com. are offered to meet the diverse needs of students pursue higher education. Fifteen of these programmes are self – financed. The college has been re-accredited with ’A’ grade by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.3. A.V. College has one of the best infrastructures in the twin cities. It has 10 Computer Labs with 400 computers, Well Equipped Laboratories, 2 Seminar Halls, 1 Auditorium, 10 E-classrooms, 1 English Language Lab, 2 Audio Visual Hall, 2 Libraries housing books worth 1 crore, and subscribing to journals worth 1.5 lakhs annually, and to leading digital databases. It has 19 Departments, 1 Sports Department, 2 Indoor Sports Centres, Value Education Centre, Career Guidance Cell, Health Centre, Psychology Counselling Centre, a MOOC Centre, an online Teaching Learning Centre and an online Career Development Centre. The Departments of Botany, Physics and Chemistry are recognized as Research Centres. ii The college has student strength of approximately 3500 and attracts students not only from other states of India but also from other countries. 80% of our students belong to SC, ST, BC and Minority communities. The College has one NCC Wing of 200 cadets and 2 NSS Units of 100 students each, that bring us annually state, national and this year international laurels too. AV College students are known for excelling in Sports – in State and national level. It has 117 teachers, 70 in UG, 47 in PG.; 20 PhD’s and 4 PhD supervisors. Its faculty are regularly publishing in national, international and state level journals. The college annually hosts National and State level seminars, conferences and FDP’s. The college has also organized two International Journals, with the third one due in 2019, as part of its Golden Jubilee celebration. The college is supported by 19 administrative Staff and 7 technical Staff. ABOUT IQAC The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established in the year 2005, in accordance with NAAC guidelines. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. A.V. College was first accredited by NAAC in 2007 for the first cycle with an A Grade, in 2014 it was re-accredited with an A Grade for the second cycle, and is now due in 2019 for the third cycle. IQAC established at A.V. College has continuously strived along with the Heads of the Institutions, the Academic and Administrative Departments for the betterment of all processes. The IQAC Committee currently comprises of 21 members representing the management, different departments, industrialists, external experts and alumni of the college. To make the IQAC more effective the College also has a UG Quality Assurance Team comprising of 15 members and a PG Quality Assurance Team, comprising of 9 members representing all the Departments. It conducts various quality related activities on a regular basis. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Innovative developments around the world are disrupting almost all walks of life and Higher Education (HE) is no exception. Our Higher Education System is the third largest in the world, next only to the United States and China. Entrusted with the responsibility of equipping the workforce with the expected skill-set, it has to keep pace with the contemporary developments. This can be done through innovation in the three pillars of education – teaching, learning and evaluation. The use of innovative practices and methods not only help in creating dynamic processes that respond rapidly to the changing requirements but also in creating a lifelong learner. The conference will provide participants with a platform for sharing views, experiences, implementations and best practices on ‘Innovative practices in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation’. The networking opportunity would help them expand the scope of their work and take on further initiatives. The Expert and Knowledge Sharing sessions scheduled on local and global trends, challenges and future directions will further enrich the deliberations. Sub-themes · Integration of Traditional and Modern Methods · Innovations in Higher Education · Role of Accreditation in improving Quality in HE · Evaluation as a vehicle of teaching and learning · Developing Lifelong Learners · Innovative Use of Technology · Quality benchmarks · Role of Institutions in promoting innovation · Next Best Practices · Case-Studies · Other topics relevant to the theme iii Conference Organizing Committee Chief Patron : Prof. K. Ramchandra Reddy, Secretary, A.V. E. S. Patron : Shri. K.