FAROOK COLLEGE A College with Potential for Excellence (Identified by the UGC, New Delhi) Affiliated to University of Calicut Kozhikode – Kerala – 673 632 SELF STUDY REPORT 2009 – 2014 (For Institutional Re-Accreditation Cycle 3) Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) Bangalore PREFACE The Principal, Management and staff of Farook College are very happy to undergo the re-accreditation (Cycle 3) of the College. The college was initially accredited at 5 star level (2001) and re-accredited at A grade with a CGPA of 3.34 (2009). The college has tried its best to incorporate the valuable suggestions and advice of NAAC during the assessment/reassessment to improve the infrastructural facilities as well as academic quality in its continuous pursuit of excellence. The present Self Study Report (SSR) has been prepared by the collective efforts of the faculty with the support of the Department Coordinators under the leadership of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and the overall supervision of the Principal. The report is based on the performance of the college during 2009-14. The report has attempted to present the facts preferably in tabular form avoiding long listing of activities for brevity. The supporting documents are kept in the IQAC office of the College. The profile of the College is based on the current status, i.e. for the year 2014-15. The data presented in the report are true to the best of my knowledge and based on the documents and the records of the institution. Let me express my sincere thanks to the College Managing Committee, the staff and the IQAC for extending support for the preparation of this Self Study Report. Farook College Principal 25-03-2015 The College Emblem presents a simple design consisting of three harmoniously arranged sectors with a coordinating crescent and star at the centre, and a motto inscribed underneath. The Balance in the top sector symbolizes justice, equality before law, harmony of design and proportion, and stability. The Open Book in the second sector signifies dissemination of knowledge and its accessibility to all. The Coconut Trees and the Sea in the third sector represent Kerala and the Arabian Sea whose histories have always remained intertwined. The coordinating Crescent at the centre signifies peace and the Star a steady source of light. The motto means ‘Pray and Work’. Table of Contents HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE ............................................................................................. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 5 SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE COLLEGE ............................................................................ 15 PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE ............................................................................................ 16 Criterion I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS................................................................................ 33 Criterion II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION ........................................... 54 Criterion III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION ................................... 86 Criterion IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES ............................ 116 Criterion V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION ............................................. 133 Criterion VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT ............................... 156 Criterion VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ............................................... 178 EVALUATIVE REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS ................ 196 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH ............................................................................... 196 DEPARTMENT OF FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH ..................................................... 208 DEPARTMENT OF MALAYALAM ...................................................................... 211 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ......................................................................... 219 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY ......................................................................... 225 DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC ................................................................................. 234 DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC HISTORY .............................................................. 242 DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY ............................................................................... 247 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS ................................................................... 261 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS .......................................................................... 268 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS ................................................................................ 281 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY ......................................................................... 289 DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY ................................................................................ 298 DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY ............................................................................. 305 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY … ................................................................. 320 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ......................................................... 324 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES ................. 333 DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE ............................ 341 DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM .............. 346 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WITH COMPUTER APPLICATION ............ 353 POST-ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES ........................................................................ 357 Appendix I ..................................................................................................................... i Appendix II ................................................................................................................... ii Appendix III – Organization Chart .............................................................................. iii Appendix IV - Details of funds availed from UGC ..................................................... iv Annexure –I ................................................................................................................... i Annexure –II ................................................................................................................. ii Annexure –III (a) ......................................................................................................... iii Annexure – III (b) ........................................................................................................ iv Annexure –III (c) ...................................................................................................... xvii Annexure – III (d) .................................................................................................... xviii HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE Farook College, established in 1948, was the only first grade College in central Malabar at the time of its inception. It was originally affiliated to the University of Madras. Following the state reorganization, the College came under the University of Kerala in 1957 and thereafter under the University of Calicut when it was formed in 1968. The College is modelled on residential pattern, providing curricular and co- curricular activities for both mental and moral development of the students. Its special care for the moral standard of the students, operating through religious and spiritual discourses, help them enrich their personal as well as social identity. The College and its hostels are open to students of all castes and creeds and provide amenities for the creation of the healthy and cosmopolitan atmosphere on the campus. By the silver jubilee year the College has grown itself into a residential campus. The college then offered 9 UG programme and 4 PG programme with 4 Students‟ hostels and 12 Staff residential quarters. The Jubilee Health Centre was also established in the jubilee year. The College celebrated its 40th anniversary in February 1989, Golden Jubilee in 1999-2000 and the Diamond Jubilee in 2009. The college made these points of celebrations for contemplating on future directions of the college and duly strengthening the infrastructure. A new block and the IDB Hostel for postgraduate girl students were constructed in connection with 40th Anniversary celebrations. The College took its golden Jubilee as a point for introspection to scheme out the blue print for its sustained growth. The College, after debates and discussions 1 among stakeholders, initiated the projects in its digital priority. In 1999 the Informatics Centre was established. A fully residential Institute of Civil Service Examination was launched in 2000. A library complex, conceived to be a better synthesis of print and electronic media, was also launched. It cost 1.5 crores and was commissioned by Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, His Excellency, the President of India in 2002. Another project of 15 lakhs was implemented to modernize the existing facilities of the laboratories in the College. Following the blue print, new programmes such as B.Sc. Statistics, B.Sc. Computer Science, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), M.Sc. Computer Science and Master of Communication and Journalism (M.C.J.) were added to the existing ones. In 2001 the College went for assessment and the NAAC accredited the College at Five Star level. The College tried to re-design many of its activities in the light of the recommendations made by the NAAC Peer Team. The Academic Monitoring Centre, which was already housed on the