K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce (Autonomous) Annual Quality Assurance Report 2014-15 Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar (East), Mumbai – 400 077 http://www.somaiya.edu/vidyavihar/ 0 The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) Part – A 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce (Autonomous) 1.2 Address Line 1 Vidyanagar Vidyavihar East Address Line 2 Mumbai City/Town Maharashtra State Pin Code 400 077 [email protected] Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. 022‐20122915 Dr (Mrs) Sudha. Y. Vyas Name of the Head of the Institution: Tel. No. with STD Code: 022 ‐20122915 Mobile: 09867411341 1 Dr. Satish Pandey Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Mobile: 09820385705 [email protected] IQAC e-mail address: 1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879) MHCOGN10683 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC/53/RAR/04-Dated 04.09.2010 (For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate) http://www.somaiya.edu/vidyavihar/kjsac 1.5 Website address: Web-link of the AQAR: http://www.somaiya.edu/vidyavihar/kjsac 1.6 Accreditation Details Year of Validity Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Accreditation Period 1 1st Cycle B 2003 05 2 2nd Cycle A 3.27 2010 05 3 3rd Cycle 4 4th Cycle 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : 04-09-2004 2014-15 1.8 AQAR for the year (for example 2010-11) 2 1.9 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011) i. AQAR _______________________ __________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)4 ii. AQAR__________________ ________________________ (DD/MM/YYYY) iii. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY) iv. AQAR_13/08/13___Online AQAR sent on 13th Aug.2013 (DD/MM/YYYY) v. AQAR 1.10 Institutional Status University State Central Deemed Private Affiliated College Yes No Constituent College Yes No Autonomous college of UGC Yes No Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No (eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI) Type of Institution Co-education Men Women Urban Rural Tribal Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing 1.11 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management Others (Specify) NIL 3 1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) University of Mumbai 1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify) Linguistic Minority UGC-COP Programmes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 09 2.1 No. of Teachers 02 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 2.3 No. of students 02 2.4 No. of Management representatives 03 2.5 No. of Alumni 02 2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and 02 community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists NIL 2.8 No. of other External Experts 04 4 2.9 Total No. of members 24 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held TWO 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 02 Faculty Non-Teaching Staff Students 02 Alumni 01 Others 01 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No RS.300000/- If yes, mention the amount 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. 1 International National State 1 Institution Level (ii) Themes Role of Academic audit and Documentation for NAAC 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC A special notice board is maintained with theme “Together Everyone achieves More”, Highlight the news related to Quality Enhancement 2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year * Plan of Action Achievements Academic Programmes -10 Academic Programmes -10 Value Added Programmes-02 Value Added Programmes-02 Skill Oriented Programmes -09 Skill Oriented Programmes -09 Staff Development Programme -05 Staff Development Programme -05 Interdepartmental Co-op Programmes -05 Interdepartmental Co-op Programmes -05 * Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure. 5 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No Management Syndicate Any other body Provide the details of the action taken NIL Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Number of value Number of Number of Number of Level of the added / Career existing programmes added self-financing Programme Oriented Programmes during the year programmes programmes PhD 03 PG 01 UG 06 04 02 PG Diploma Advanced Diploma Diploma Certificate 04 Others Total 10 04 02 Interdisciplinary Innovative 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options (ii) Pattern of programmes: Pattern Number of programmes Semester Trimester Annual 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects) 6 Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI) *Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. First, Second and Third Year ‐ BA/ B.Com Syllabi Revised 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. NIL Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others 2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty 48 39 14 Nil Nil 2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 16 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Asst. Associate Professors Others Total Professors Professors Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year R V R V R V R V R V 06 04 6 4 2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty 32 2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: No. of Faculty International level National level State level Attended 03 10 25 Presented papers 25 26 06 Resource Persons 02 04 19 2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: Power Point Presentations, OHP, Educational Films, Cartographic References and Use of Maps, Industrial Visits, Visits to Heritage Sites and Visit to Prominent Libraries, Educational Exhibitions, Poster making, Case Studies, News paper reports, Group Discussion, and Educational games. 2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days 180 7 during this academic year 2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by Masking and Coding the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions) 2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum 48 restructuring/revision/syllabus development as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop 2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students 77% 2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage : Total no. of Title of the Division students Programme appeared Distinction % I % II % III % Pass % TY B.Com 957 70 483 312 90.28% TYBA 167 07 31 69 64.07% TYBFM 56 - 20 24 78.51% TYBMS 110 - 70 24 90.00% TYBBI 119 - 59 50 91.60% TYBMM 52 - 24 22 88.46% MCOM-II 55 - 01 31 58.18% 2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes: Through direct contact with the students and by obtaining their feedback 2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development Number of faculty Faculty / Staff Development Programmes benefitted Refresher courses 07 UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 02 HRD Programmes Orientation Programmes 04 Faculty exchange programme Staff training conducted by the university 8 Staff training conducted by other institutions 11 Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 06 Others --- Soft skills 2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff Category Number of Number of Number of Number of Permanent Vacant permanent positions filled Employees Positions positions filled temporarily during the Year Administrative Staff 57 09 Technical Staff 03 Criterion – III 3. Research, Consultancy and Extension 3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution Teachers are encouraged to apply for minor/major research projects. Procedure of application is explained in staff meetings. Also notices are put up on the notice board regarding these projects. 3.2 Details regarding major projects Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number Nil Nil __ __ Outlay in Rs. Lakhs Nil __ __ __ 3.3 Details regarding Minor Projects Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number 02 05 07 02 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs Rs.1,75,000 Rs. 1,15,000 Rs. 1,53,000 Rs. 60,000 3.4 Details on research publications International National Others Peer Review Journals 14 08 __ Non-Peer Review Journals 07 24 --- e-Journals 02 --- --- Conference proceedings ---- 21 --- 3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications: 1.34- __ __ __ 9 3.2 Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS 3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations Duration Name of the Total grant Received Nature of the Project Year funding Agency sanctioned Major projects -- -- -- -- University of Mumbai/Deccan Rs.