VOLUME II Submitted to NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC), BANGALORE EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS SRI SARADA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, TIRUNELVELI TABLE OF CONTENTS (Volume – II) PART-II OF THE SELF STUDY REPORT Part II – Evaluative Report a. Executive Summary Section I 91 Section II 103 b. Criterion-wise Evaluative Report Curricular Aspects 120 Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 173 Research, Consultancy and Extension 220 Infrastructure and Learning Resources 283 Student Support and Progression 324 Governance and Leadership 367 Innovative Practices 417 c. Evaluative Report of the Departments Department of Tamil 471 Department of Sanskrit 482 Department of English 489 Department of Economics 498 Department of Commerce 507 Department of Commerce (C.A) 518 Department of Mathematics 525 Department of Physics 535 Department of Chemistry 544 Department of Computer Science 553 Department of Information Technology 563 Department of Computer Applications 572 Declaration of the Principal Annexures a. Executive Summary Section I Nirai Nangaiyar – Our Mission The mission of Sri Sarada College for Women is to mould young girls into perfect women with purity of heart and strength of mind. In fact, this is the vision of our Revered Founder Srimath Swami Chidbhavananda and his great desire was that the girls who enter the portals of this Temple of Learning should leave it as “Nirai Nangaiyar” – ‘the perfect women’. Thus, Sri Sarada College, Tirunelveli has been established in the year 1986 to fulfill two specific needs or rather a two-fold need to the people of Tirunelveli and the nearby villages where from we get many first generation college goers, the daughters of peasants and weavers – no doubt the oppressed and downtrodden. This Inclusive Practice fulfills the mission of Swami Vivekananda. Our institution a) gives prime importance to Life-Training and Character Building as well as excellence of academic standards and b) offers both the minority and non-minority sections of the public a haven of Spirituality and discipline. So, with these efforts, we step towards the achievement for the assessment and accreditation by NAAC. The Life-Training and Character Building education is inseparable with each of the seven criteria enunciated by NAAC while we put them into practice. The core values 91 stipulated by NAAC, discerned in all our activities make the criterion delivery more energetic and relevant to the need of the hour of the society. Holistic Curriculum As an affiliated non-autonomous college, we follow the CBCS syllabus introduced by the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, which is already unitized. The regular academic programmes offered in the college through the University prescribed courses are strengthened through other complementary systems like distance education in Sanskrit and certificate courses in skilled-oriented and economically productive trainings suited to women. Education and spiritual training are extremely essential for the development of the human society. The aim of Value education is to sow good ‘samskaras’ in the minds of the students. The Value education imparted in college is four pronged a) Daily prayer and meditation b) Weekly Geetha chanting c) Celebration of religious festivals of deep significance and d) The regular study of the life of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Sr. Nivedita, The Mahabharatha and the Vivekananda Vivaranam. Students also write examination on Indian Culture conducted by Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari and Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai. 92 This Value based education instills the value of the Ancient, Indian culture and good morals to the students. Civic responsibility classes conducted for the students to train them as responsible citizens of the country, with a readiness to contribute to its welfare in all possible ways. Soul Culture The heart is the seat of all emotions. Our daily prayer, a unique thing in the modern busy scenario, attracts one and all. A well designed prayer starts at 9.20 am. It includes Namavali, Devotional hymns, Archana, Gayathri Japam, Dhyanam and the reading of Daily Divine Digest both in Tamil and English with explanatory remarks of our Secretary Ambaji. Besides the mass prayer, each class begins and ends with a prayer for the mutual welfare of teacher and student and for the welfare of humanity. Our college is a unique institution that provides Life-building, Character-building education which enables the students to raise themselves up from the human level to the divine level. Physical culture As the harmonious development of Hand, Heart and Head is the mission of the institution, attention is bestowed upon the physical culture of the students. “Strength is life; weakness is death; muscles of iron and nerves of steel” – says Swami Vivekananda. A clear mind and a refined heart need a strong bond as their fit instrument. To strengthen the body, students do physical exercise daily after prayer. They have their weekly games classes and annual athletic and other 93 team competitions. Physical education is not a matter of events and competitions held for the sports day alone but a cumulative activity for building up physical fitness. In addition to this, martial training like karate and silambam make them the responsible custodians of the society. Yogasana – a certificate course is also taught to our students. All these activities inculcate certain great values in the young minds such as Value of health consciousness and Self-confidence. Community Orientation The youth of a nation are the main reservoirs of idealism and determination and upon them lies the responsibility of shaping the future of the country. In a world of great disparities, Community living is the dire need of the society. This training in Community living is imparted in our college because students who belong to different religion, castes, and social status live together and this promotes communal harmony among them. The practice of wearing uniform saree daily is an important factor in this respect, which creates a Sense of Oneness among all the students. As part of the prayer programme of the college, students sing religious harmony song once in a week. The grouping of students into four houses – Sarada, Gadadhar, Narendra and Nivedita – for the purpose of extra-curricular activities of the college also brings in a Sense of belonging and co-operation within a community. Students come together beyond the limits of their departments. Devotees and the public come to the campus for participating in several occasions, in which students take care of the 94 visitors in various ways and thus learn the nuances of community living. Love of motherland and desire to save the motherland is created by singing of patriotic songs as part of the morning prayer once in a week and the participation in the celebration of national festivals like Independence Day & Republic Day. Patriotic songs also form the background music for all the performances during the annual sports day. To rejuvenate the handloom industry and help the poor weavers the staff and students of our college wear handloom saree every Saturday to create awareness about the sad plight of the weavers. These activities create in the minds of the students a sense that they are the members of the society and have a duty and responsibility towards the society. To build a knowledge-based society, it is indispensable to create Scientific temper and a Spirit of equity among students. To instill this scientific spirit among the youngsters simple facts in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science are taught to the village students by organizing science exhibitions and taking tuition by the students & staff of the respective departments of our institution. Creation of social awareness through a traditionally novel method by arranging Kolu in our prayer hall every year during Navaratri celebrations. The dolls would be arranged to depict the theme which explain the happening in the puranas and epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. The local public besides families of 95 students and staff of nearby schools visit it. Besides Religious and Spiritual awareness, Social awareness is also created through these Kolu. Life Training “We want that Education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own feet”, said Swami Vivekananda. The mission of our institution is to provide our students such a comprehensive training for life. The life training for the hostel students is more intensive. Early getting up, Surya Namaskaram, prayer, duties by turn and study are regular feature. Students are divided into groups and have to do the duties like vegetable cutting, cleaning of the temple, plucking flowers for pooja, serving food during the three meals of the day. Students also make garlands and assist in the pooja on special occasions. These activities instill the Values of briskness, concentration and service in young minds. Hence, the young girls are trained in this shrine of Sarada to bloom into women of character and piety and make happy, perfect home and contribute to the peace and strength of the nation. “Earn while you learn” is followed by some of our students. They take up some of the certificate courses and do some handicrafts work such as oil painting, fur doll making, crochet wire knitting & they earn money. Thus, the students acquire the Virtues of the dignity of labour & Value of self-reliant. 96 Lighting Ceremony & Unique Convocation The spirit behind the words of Swami Vivekananda “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man” is the guiding light of our college. The perfection already in a student is brought out, by enriching various aspects of the personality – physical, emotional and intellectual qualities which are nothing but the harmonious development of Hand, Heart and Head. The activities right from early morning till evening are meant to enrich the physical, emotional and intellectual blooming of our students.