Maulana Azad Education Society’s Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Campus-I Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Marg, Rauza Bagh, Aurangabad- 431001 Maharashtra ISO 9001:2008 Certified Est. 1963 Affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. Re-Accreditation Report (RAR) (Cycle-II) Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Nagarbhavi, Bangalore CONTENTS Page S. No. Particulars Number Preface 1 A Executive Summary 3 B Profile of College 13 C Criteria Wise Report Criterion I Curricular Aspects 25 Criterion II Teaching – Learning And Evaluation 45 Criterion III Research, Consultancy And Extension 98 Criterion IV Infrastructure And Learning Resources 137 Criterion V Student Mentoring & Support 158 Governance, Leadership And Criterion VI 186 Management Criterion VII Innovations And Best Practices 214 D Evaluation Reports of the Departments 1. Physics & Electronics 225 2. Chemistry & Industrial Chemistry 233 3. Botany 244 4. Zoology 249 5. Mathematics 255 6. Geology 261 7. Microbiology 267 8. Computer Science (M.Sc.) 276 9. Computer Science (B.Sc.) 281 10. Biotechnology 286 11. BCS BCA 291 12. Commerce & Management Science 297 13. English 307 14. Urdu 314 15. Hindi 320 16. Political Science 325 17. History 331 18. Sociology 335 19. Psychology 340 20. Physical Education 345 E Post Accreditation Initiatives 347 Declaration by the Head of the F 350 Institution G Annexure Re-Accreditation Report: Cycle 2 Preface I take this opportunity to present the Self Study Report (SSR) of our college to NAAC for reaccreditation cycle-2. Maulana Azad College was established in the year 1963 by the late founder Dr. Rafiq Zakaria renowned educationist, politician, scholar and author of international repute. He is also known as the architect of modern Aurangabad. Now the mission of excellence is continued under the able and dynamic leadership of Padmshri Mrs. Fatma Rafiq Zakaria. The college has recently completed its 50 years of existence. The celebration of Golden Jubilee started with the organization of Fifth International Groundwater Conference in December 2012 and it concluded with the organization of Sixth International Congress on Environmental Research in December 2013. The college was accredited by NAAC as Grade “A” in 2004, now we are seeking reaccreditation as cycle-2 from NAAC. In the last 10 years college has made progress in vertical as well as horizontal dimensions and have complied with every recommendation made by the Peer Team in 2004 at the time of first accreditation. Quality of an institution depends upon the ability of its management in shaping the institutional policies and objectives. It is the teachers who awake the young minds and creates a vibrant society. It is the devotion and expertise of the teachers which provide quality education to the major stake holder i.e. students. The student are conscious of their learning responsibility to enable institute to impart quality education. All these stake holders should build their solidarity and association that may fetch benefit for the society and nation. Our college is striving sincerely for reaching excellence by improving upon our innate qualities, adopting new ideas and trends, acquiring new skills, implementing new Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Aurangabad. 1 Re-Accreditation Report: Cycle 2 techniques. We continue to integrate our efforts with a positive approach so as to move ahead for excelling and achieving new heights on the way of TQM the ultimate destination. The SSR presented herewith is an outcome of many organs of our institute. I appreciate the co-operation and guidance of our President Padmashri Mrs. Fatma Rafiq Zakaria. I also would like to acknowledge the contribution of the coordinator of NAAC, members of steering committee, members of IQAC, members of different committees of the college, and teaching and non-teaching staff members. I hope that the report presents a worthy criterion wise details which justifies our sincere endeavor. Dr. Maqdoom Farooqui Principal Place: Aurangabad. Date: 20 November, 2014 Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Aurangabad. 2 Executive Summary Re-Accreditation Report: Cycle 2 Executive Summary The Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science & Commerce was established in 1963 by Late Dr. Rafiq Zakaria (Ex- Minister and M.P.), eminent scholar, freedom fighter, crusader of Hindu Muslim unity and internationally known intellectual. His successor Madam Fatma Rafiq Zakaria is now leading the caravan. She was conferred the Padmashri award in 2006 for her outstanding contributions in the field of education. The Maulana Azad College was assessed by NAAC as “A” Grade in 2004. The college is the first amongst all the affiliated colleges of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, to have been awarded Grade “A” by NAAC. The college is a minority institution situated in the backward region of Marathwada. The college was rated as the first in the jurisdiction of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in affiliation inspection and has got the distinction of securing highest marks in 2010. During the current year the college got award of Ideal Examination Centre from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. During the history of last 50 years the college has started a number of under graduate and post graduate programmes. Today it runs 08 UG and 07 PG courses along with 3 Diplomas & 4 Certificate Courses. The College has recognized Research Centre for the subjects like Geology, Commerce, Zoology, Chemistry and Botany. The College has introduced from time to time various undergraduate and post graduate programme depending on the requirements of the region. The College has distinction of running job oriented courses at graduate & post graduate level. The Maulana Azad College is the mother institution on the campus which helped in establishment of different colleges like College of Hotel Management, Education, Computer Application, Management Science, Journalism, Pharmacy etc. The college is known for providing well equipped learning facilities and gadgets ranging from OHP, Multimedia Projector, Smart Boards to Audio &Video equipments. The Maulana Azad College after the accreditation in 2004, have added number of courses and made progress in all directions. In 2004 the strength was 1324 which now has crossed 2230. The number of teaching faculty almost doubled during this period. There is a regular additions of infrastructure and the facilities like new building for computer and management courses, administrative office renovation, facelift of buildings on the campus, fiber optic connectivity, addition of equipments in laboratories, water harvesting, installation of RO system, seminar hall, smart class rooms, language laboratory, establishment of different Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Aurangabad. 3 Re-Accreditation Report: Cycle 2 cells and committees for effective administration are the improvements made after the first accreditation. The college implemented quality management system and have obtained ISO-9001:2008 certification in 2011. In order to carry out Curricular & Co-curricular pursuits the college has well equipped and well maintained infrastructure. The campus is spread over 27 acres of land in total having state of the art infrastructure that includes well Equipped Laboratories, Fiber Optic Connectivity, Wifi enabled Buildings, Library with all required facilities, Open Air Auditorium, Seminar Hall, fully furnished half a dozen Computer Labs powered by High- End-Servers and other interface devices. CRITERIA WISE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Criterion I: Curricular Aspects The vision of the college covers academic and intellectual development, moral upliftment, social commitment, cultural refinement with holistic improvement in realm of higher education. Its mission is to impart education at affordable cost, cultivate quality of excellence in education, promoting value based and socially committed human resource, boosting scientific temperament and providing opportunities to educationally and economically disadvantaged in general and muslims in particular. The mission and objectives are displayed through, Notice Boards, Prospectus, Websites etc. The college got affiliation for 8 undergraduate programmes, 14 postgraduate programmes and 3 Diplomas and 4 Certificate Courses. It offers a wide range of optional at UG and PG level. Other than undergraduate BA, B.Com. and B.Sc. all other courses are on Non Grant Basis. The college is committed to providing an environment fostering research. The college has a Research Centre in Commerce, Geology, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology. The recognition is in progress for English and Physics subjects. The college also has very active NCC and NSS units. There is also a language lab in the college to train students in the English language. To help the slow and disadvantaged learners, the college arranges remedial classes. There is a feed-back mechanism, which helps in performance analysis of Teachers. In Curricular enrichment the faculty of the college actively participates. The feedback is also taken from stakeholder for enriching the curriculum. There are eight faculty members who are representing the various academic bodies of the university. Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Aurangabad. 4 Re-Accreditation Report: Cycle 2 Criterion II: Teaching-Learning and Evaluation: The college has an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) that meets periodically to discuss the various issues regarding teaching-learning and evaluation.