Empowering people through Education! SELF STUDY REPORT PART-1 Submitted to: National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bengaluru TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of CONTENTS Criterion I : 7 Preface 37 &XUULFXODU$VSHFWV Criterion II : 7HDFKLQJ/HDUQLQJ Executive Summary 9 57 DQG(YDOXDWLRQ Criterion III : 5HVHDUFK 3UR¾OHRIWKH8QLYHUVLW\ 25 95 &RQVXOWDQF\DQG([WHQVLRQ TABLE OF CONTENTS Criterion IV : ,QIUDVWUXFWXUHDQG Criterion VII : ,QQRYDWLRQ 153/HDUQLQJ5HVRXUFHV 241 %HVW3UDFWLFHV Criterion V : 6WXGHQW6XSSRUW Annexures 177DQG3URJUHVVLRQ 249 Criterion VI : *RYHUQDQFH Abbreviations 215/HDGHUVKLSDQG0DQDJHPHQW 327 PREFACE PREFACE Jain University is committed to nurturing designed with an open-minded interdisciplinary excellence in higher education, research, approach to provide foundation-level as well as entrepreneurship and innovation. The University advanced training to students in their chosen in its role as an educational institution of repute areas of study. The cutting-edge research is acting as a catalyst in these areas and will undertaken in existing and emerging areas continue in its endeavours. A significant aspect by the University stands testimony to our of ensuring perpetual excellence in academic dedication towards playing a progressive role in endeavours is assuring quality initiatives, the economic, social and cultural spheres. sustenance and enhancement. The SSR would provide the esteemed In its quest towards continued improvement, the NAAC Peer Team with a well-documented University has achieved many more milestones presentation of the University’s faculties, since the last visit of the esteemed NAAC Peer dedicated research centres, administrative Team. I would like to have the opportunity units and student support systems, the to showcase these achievements, among methodologies which govern our teaching- others, during the re-assessment exercise. learning processes and the ways in which all The NAAC Self Study Report (SSR) is a major our stakeholders have benefitted from these. component of this re-assessment exercise. It The SSR is a result of the contributions made has been prepared after a critical analysis of all by all our stakeholders. The Internal Quality the academic and administrative systems and Assurance Cell (IQAC) has made a conscious processes implemented by the University to effort to collate the inputs and highlight them provide impact-based teaching and research as appropriate in the prescribed format. I within an ethical framework governed by the acknowledge the dedication of the IQAC. vision and mission of the University. The SSR has given the perfect opportunity to A core belief at Jain University is that educational highlight our strengths and understand our institutions are also the cornerstones for national limitations. It has provided us with the impetus development which guides the initiatives to further strengthen our processes and taken by us towards development of youth, systems. community engagement and contributions We deem it our duty and privilege to place this towards the society at large. SSR before the esteemed members of the The University’s programmes have been NAAC Peer Team. Bangalore Dr. N. Sundararajan 15th March 2017 Vice Chancellor 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Jain University was declared as a Deemed to be strengths and consolidate its achievements. University in December 2008 and commenced The University chose for itself a Vision to `Foster its academic programmes from July 2009. Over Human Development through Excellence in the last seven years, the University has made Quality Education, Research and Entrepreneurial conscious and concerted efforts to build on its Development`. The Mission Statement of the University is as follows: To provide quality education, create To enhance research and human assets and intellectual capital. development in different disciplines. To develop a new generation of en- To create able Leaders, Managers trepreneurs who will be instrumental and Technocrats. in fueling economic growth. To foster an ethical environment in which both spirit and skill will thrive based on human values and the quality of life will be enriched. The University is spread across five campuses 4. School of Humanities and Social Sciences and has established six different Faculties: Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Engineering 5. International Institute of Aerospace and Technology, Faculty of Humanities and Engineering & Management Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, Faculty 6. School of Interior Design of Languages and Faculty of Sciences. The University has Research, Postgraduate and 7. School of Management (UG) Undergraduate Programmes in all the faculties. 8. School of Management (PG) Each Faculty has carved out a niche for itself as a `space for educational excellence` in its chosen 9. School of Sciences domain and has a stamp of `unique authenticity` adding tremendous academic value . The To briefly trace the history of Jain University, it following are the Schools of the University:- began as Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College at VV Puram in 1990. As a ‘campus with a 1. School of Commerce difference’, the institution offered traditional courses in the Arts, Commerce, Science 2. School of Computer Science and IT and Management streams with an important 3. School of Engineering and Technology ‘value added’ component both in terms of the 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY `content` of education and more importantly in B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering the `context` of learning. Aiming to create young B.Sc in Interior Design citizens with a global outlook grounded in local reality, the academic ambience at the campus B.Sc in Animation coupled with the exciting new innovations in BCA in IT Information Security and learning methodologies made academic life Infrastructure Management at the campus creative in significantly unique ways. The institution came to be recognized BCA in Information Security and Mobile as a `college’ that placed a premium on quality, Applications innovation and excellence. As a response BCA in Cloud Technology to the growing demands and pressures for admission, with the permission of Bangalore B.Com in Marketing / Finance / Accounting / University, separate campuses were set up. The Finance and Actuarial Studies / Global Business Campus at J.C.Road focused on undergraduate Services / Financial Markets programmes, the one located on Palace Road became the management campus and a Centre B.Com. (Honours) in Accounting/Finance, for Postgraduate Studies was established at B.Com. (Honours) in International Finance and Jayanagar. With an intent to provide professional Accounting engineering education in a salubrious academic B.Com.(Honours) in Risk Management, environment, the Engineering College affiliated B.Com.(Honours) in Global Accounting Practice to VTU was setup at the Global Campus, Kanakapura. Each of these institutions had a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) in flavor of uniqueness with the stamp of quality Financial Services and excellence clearly evident. No compromises Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) in were made in terms of providing state of the art International Business facilities, recruiting the best, well-qualified and motivated faculty and providing a slew of value The University has 45 Postgraduate courses added programmes in order to provide every including 04 postgraduate diploma programmes, learner the unique joy of learning. Given the of which 21 are in niche emerging and innovative focus on higher education, quality research was areas. These include: consciously promoted at each of the institutions. M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Curriculum Design and Development Structures / Avionics / Propulsion) Today, Jain University has all its five locations M.Tech in Energy Engineering/Energy integrated into its fold. There is a conscious effort Management & Climate Change Technology to pool talent and resources strategically so M.Tech in Building Science & Technology that the learning process is enriched in the best (Multidisciplinary with Civil Engineering, Electrical possible way. & Electronics Engineering and Mechanical The University has 33 Undergraduate Engineering) programmes out of which 14 are in innovative and emerging areas. These include: M.Tech. in Food Technology (Multidisciplinary with Engineering & Technology and Sciences) 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY M.Sc in Storage and Cloud Technology to a full-fledged doctoral programme and has become very popular. The rigour that is followed M.Sc. in Information Technology in the Doctoral programme applies for the M.Phil course also. All these initiatives are in consonance MBA in Entrepreneurship with the Mission statement that was crafted by MBA in Aviation Business Management the stakeholders of the University. (Multidisciplinary with Engineering and The University has introduced Choice Based Management) Credit System (CBCS) across faculties as per M.Com with specialization in Financial Analysis UGC guidelines in the year 2016 for all the Undergraduate courses. A handbook has been MA in Journalism and Mass Communication prepared for the same. It has been refined and improved by including value added courses and The University has accorded primacy to research flexibility in elective courses and Industry related and has a rigorous and well-structured Ph.D. courses developed by the University-Industry programme in a wide range of disciplines. The Interface Cell. The Boards of Studies meet latest UGC guidelines and norms have been regularly and