SELF STUDY REPORT SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) BENGALURU-560072 ACCREDITATION CYCLE – II Government College, Mokeri Mokeri (P.O), Kozhikode (Dist.), Kerala-673 507 Phone: +91-0496-2587215, Fax : +91-0496-2587215 e - mail: [email protected], Website:www.gcmokeri.edu.in MARCH 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Page Number SECTION A A. Preface 1 - 2 B. Executive Summary of the College and SWOC analysis of the Institution 3 - 13 C. Profile of the College 14 - 24 SECTION B D. CRITERION-WISE ANALYTICAL REPORT I – Curricular Aspects 25 - 41 II – Teaching, Learning & Evaluation 42 – 73 III – Research Consultancy & Extension 74 - 104 IV – Infrastructure & Learning Resources 105 – 122 V – Student Support & Progression 123 – 141 VI – Governance & Leadership and Management 142 – 168 VII – Innovations and Best Practices 169 - 177 SECTION C E. Evaluative Report Of The Departments 178 - 269 SECTION D F. Post-Accreditation Initiatives 270 - 277 Declaration By The Head Of The Institution 278 - 279 Certificate of Compliance 280 Annexures 281 Section A INSTITUTIONAL DATA A. PREFACE Government College Mokeri is located in a beautiful picturesque campus of five acres in Kozhikode District of Kerala State. Established in 1981 the college serves the higher education needs of the rural populace in the hilly part of the Vatakara Taluk. It offers four under graduate programmes and two post graduate programmes with its student strength always hovering at a little more than 500, which is the College’s sanctioned maximum of seats. Apart from these programmes, the Department of English is an approved research centre under the University of Calicut. The main objective of the college is to impart quality education to socially, economically and educationally backward people in the hilly areas of the district. The motto therefore is ‘Educating the mind for the pursuit of truth’. The college is funded by the Government of Kerala. As it is admitted under 2(f) and 12 (b) of the UGC act, it may expect some funds from UGC for its development programs. Since it is affiliated to University of Calicut, all its academic programmes are under the governance of the University. It has no proposal to go for autonomy. The first accreditation was conducted in May 2006 and the institution secured a B Grade. The college has got four core departments viz., Mathematics, History, English, and Commerce. Oriental Languages and Physical Education have got separate departments other than the core departments. The subjects like statistics, computer science, political Science, and Economics are also taught in the college as complementary subjects. It has 32 permanent teachers. All the teachers have PG qualification in their respective subjects but 8 teachers have got Ph.D and 4 have M.Phil Degree. There are 5 female teachers. The college has also got 17 administrative Staff. 1 The college library has a fair collection of books numbering 19961. It subscribes to a good number of journals and magazines. The college has also got a computer centre with 30 PCs. The college has also got sports facilities as well as a cooperative store. 2 B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND SWOC ANALYSIS CRITERION 1. CURRICULAR ASPECTS Curriculum Planning and Implementation Government College Mokeri meticulously plans and implements the curriculum designed by the University of Calicut and seeks to synchronize the declared educational goals of the college with the objectives of higher education set by the UGC and the affiliating University. The College has well-articulated Vision and Mission statements that are in phase with the Educational policy of the Union of India. The College endorses the development of the secular and democratic values detailed in the Constitution of India. We prepare the youth to excel not only in academics, but also in cultural interventions and sports. Apart from this the college orients the students to assimilate cultural, moral and ethical values in the course of their academic pursuit. In addition to this, the various clubs functioning in the college train them in soft-skills and inculcate social orientation. The College offers 2 PG and 4 UG programmes. All the courses are sanctioned by the Government of Kerala and follow rules and regulations set by the affiliating University. The College follows Choice Based Credit and Semester System implemented by the University for the UG and PG programmes. For the effective implementation of the curriculum, an academic calendar is prepared by the IQAC at the beginning of each academic year. This date-line is followed and the working hours are distributed as per a general Timetable provided by the College Administrative Office. The Academic Audit Committees oversee the teaching learning activities of the college. Timetable for individual teaching Departments are prepared by the respective Heads of the Departments. Individual academic plan is prepared by the faculty in tune with the general academic calendar. A collective monitoring system, involving the Principal and the Heads of the Departments, ensures the timely completion of the syllabus and the conduct of internal evaluative process before the University Examinations. 3 Syllabus-upgrading and modification take place at least once in five years. The faculty are given Duty Leave to participate in the workshops and seminars, organized to familiarize with the revised curriculum. Students are given copies of the syllabi so that they also may get familiar with the curriculum. The internal examinations are conducted twice in a semester, to assess the academic progress of the ward, for which a detailed plan will be given by the Academic Audit Committee in the month of June itself. Parent- teacher interface meetings are organized in each semester to discuss the performance of the student in the presence of his/her parent/guardian at the class level. Academic Flexibility Affiliation limits the freedom for academic flexibility, curriculum design, course structure, evaluation process, etc. Within the limited academic flexibility, the college offers extension programs that seek to train teachers in the nearby schools in soft skills and communication skills. The college also organizes academic visits for the students in schools that work in and around the region to the History Department’s collection of archival materials, the General Library, and the Language Laboratory. Selected high school and higher secondary students are also given career orientation and orientation towards higher studies. Curriculum Enrichment The College is affiliated to the University of Calicut. It is bound to follow the syllabus prescribed by the affiliated University. Within its limits, the College supplements the university curriculum with various activities that are required to improve the social aptitudes and employability of students. Apart from imparting quality education as per the suggested syllabus, the College takes care to arrange programs like the Scholar Support Program,and Walk With the Scholar to supplement the input. The Additional Skills Acquisition Program develops life skills, soft skills and communication skills among the student fraternity. Since the college is set in a rural human geography, most of the beneficiaries of the programmes are from socially and economically backward areas. The students are enrolled to a number of clubs and other platforms that may extend a variety of experiences to them. Funding from all quarters and the intellectual and energy input of 4 the teachers and the local community are utilized for this purpose. The synergy thus created is channelized in an ideal way that widens and enriches the curriculum. The sensitization programmes in areas such as gender equity, social responsibility, environment awareness and biodiversity protection are also comes under the scope of these activities. Remedial coaching and value education classes, aiming at the empowerment and holistic development of the weaker sections, are also conducted. Feedback System The Institution collects feedback on curriculum from all its stakeholders. The impressions received from class teacher-student interactions, PTA meetings, the Alumni meetings and the faculty are compiled and reported to the affiliating University through the member of Board of Studies. CRITERION II : TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION Student Enrolment and Profile The admissions to various programmes are done in accordance to the rule1s and regulations given by the Government and the University from time to time. Now the admission is through the Centralized Admission Process (CAP). University will select the students and an allotment list is prepared and sent to the colleges online. The selected candidates will join the college in different spells. In this admission process category reservations (Open, Community, Sports, Differently-abled and SC/ST) are ensured. There is high demand ratio for all the programmes which may be attributed to the high percentage in results, campus discipline, commitment of the staff, their support for student progression, well equipped laboratories and other such systems, support for sports and fine arts and the good governance ensured by the administration. Catering to Student Diversity The college hosts a wide variety of students hailing from different strata of society. Extreme care is given for the overall growth of all students admitted to the College, irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, intellectual capacity and financial status. Majority of our students are from