2 0 2 0 - 2 1 68TH ANNUAL REPORT NIRMALA COLLEGE MUVATTUPUZHA SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY On 09.08.2021 ANNUAL REPORT PREPARATION TEAM DR. THOMAS K.V. PROF. SAJI JOSEPH Principal Vice Principal REV. FR. FRANCIS KANNADAN PROF. JOSE KARIKUNNEL Bursar Self Financing Coordinator DR. SONY KURIAKOSE MR. PRINCE SAMUEL JOSEPH IQAC Coordinator Technical Editor CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY KOTHAMANGALAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT- GOVERNING BODY 1. Mar George Madathikandathil (Patron) 2. Rev. Msgr. Pious Malekandathil (Manager) 3. Rev. Fr. Paul Nedumpurath (Secretary, Higher Education) 4. Rev. Dr. Stanislaus Kunnel (Secretary, Corporate Education) 5. Rev. Fr. Jose Pulloppillil (Chancellor, Bishop's House) 6. Rev. Fr. Jose Kuzhikanniyil (Procurator, Bishop's House) 7. Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Ezhumayil (Director, Vijnanabhavan,Bishop's House) 8. Rev. Msgr.Dr. Francis Keerampara (Syncellus) 9. Rev Dr. George Thanathuparambil 10. Rev. Dr. Francis Alappatt 11. Rev. Dr. Thomas Periyapuram 12. Rev Fr. Joseph Ponneth 13. Rev. Dr. Vincent Joseph 14. Rev. Dr. Raju Jacob 15. Rev. Fr. Paul Karakombil 16. Rev. Fr. Joseph Makkolil 17. Rev. Fr. Francis Kannadan 18. Rev. Fr. Jose Mailadiath 19. Rev. Fr. Johnson Oroplackal 20. Rev. Fr. Abraham Niravathinal 21. Rev. Fr. Kuriakose Kodakallil 22. Rev. Sr. Dr. Christina S.H. 23 Dr. Thomas K.V. 24. Dr. Thomson Joseph 25. Dr. T. M Joseph 26. Dr. Badmanaban R. 27. Prof. Jose Karikunnel 28. Prof. Saji Joseph 29. Dr. Johny Scaria 30. Dr. Sony Kuriakose 31. Dr. Jenny K. Alex 32. Ms Shelji E.V. 33. Ms. Lovely Varghese 34. Ms. Shija Paul P 35. Mr. P. J. Joseph (MLA) 36. Adv. Dean Kuriakose (MP) 37. Mr. Antony John (MLA) 38. Adv. Francis George (Ex. MP). 40. Mr. Jose Kappen FCA ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS 1. T.K. Jose IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala 2. Sri. Manoj Mathew, Director of ONAMI (Iraq) 3. Sri. Siljo V.K., Deputy Secretary, MHRD INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL NIRMALA COLLEGE, MUVATTUPUZHA MEMBERS A. Chairperson 1. Dr. Thomas K V, Principal B. Senior Administrative Officer 2. Ms. Lovely Varghese C. Teaching Faculty Representatives 3. Dr. T M Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics 4. Dr. Julia Emmanuel, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi 5. Ms. Anu Jossy Joy, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce 6. Mr. Shaimon Joseph, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics 7. Dr. Nibu Thomson, Assistant Professor, Department of English 8. Mr. Mathews K Manayani, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry 9. Mr. Titu Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics 10. Dr. Radhu S, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics D. Member from the Management 11. Rev. Fr. Paul Nedumpurathu, Higher Education Secretary E. Member from the Local Society 12. Adv. Francis George, Ex. MP F. Nominees from the Student Community 13. Ms. Ann Elisabeth, Final Year BA Economics G. Nominees from the Industry/Employers/ Stakeholders/Alumni/PTA 14. Mr. Anilkumar, Senior Director, IQVIA, Bangalore 15. Mr. Jismon Issac, Executive Director, Metcon Industries 16. CA Narayanan K, Chartered Accountant, Alumni Representative 17. Mr. Sam, PTA Representative H. Co-ordinator of IQAC 18. Dr. Sony Kuriakose, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce C O N T E N T S 8 10 18 20 25 41 58 59 88 95 99 108 119 121 I. INTRODUCTION Your Excellency Mar George Madathikandathil, the Bishop and Patron of the College, Rev. Msgr.Dr.Cherian Kanjirakombil, the Manager, Corporate Educational Agency, Diocese of Kothamangalam, Rev. Fr. Paul Nedumpurathu, Higher Education Secretary, Rev. Dr. Stanislaus Kunnel, the Secretary to the Corporate Educational Agency, esteemed fellow Principals and respected members of the governing body; I thank God Almighty for having given me the great opportunity to present the 68th annual report of Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha for the academic year 2020- 2021. This report is a reflection of the college’s performance in the academic year 2020- 21 and accountability to its Governing Body and other stakeholders. This academic year was a milestone year in the history of Nirmala College, completing the arduous journey of NAAC Reaccreditation Process under the Revised Accreditation Framework (RAF) for the 4th Cycle Reassessment. The CGPA 3.73 is the highest in the country among the affiliated colleges that have completed the 4th Cycle of A & A process. 8 I am proud to say that the college has emerged as an educational institution of national repute in its 68 years of existence. I take this opportunity to thank Your Excellency Mar George Madathikandathil, the Bishop and Patron of the College, whose unbounded vision brightened our path towards this glory. I also thank all the Governing Body members for the transformational leadership and pivotal guidance that has directed the IQAC, Staff Council, faculty members, non-teaching staff, students, parents, alumni and all other stakeholders to keep their goals high and achieving the same. It is also worth to mention that the Self Study Report was prepared under the guidance of the former principal Dr. James Mathew. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the IQAC team headed by Dr. Sony Kuriakose and the team members Dr. T M Jacob, Dr. Nibu Thomson, Dr. Juliya Emmanuel, Dr. Anu Jossy Joy, Dr. Radhu S, Mr. Mathews K Manayani, Sri. Shaimon Joseph, Sri. Titu Thomas for successfully completing the fourth cycle NAAC accreditation of the college. Majority of the academic activities of the pandemic year went fully online as per the directions of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of Kerala and Mahatma Gandhi University. Anticipating the same, the IQAC of the college organized Faculty Development Programmes and training sessions for teachers and students in the methods of online teaching, evaluation, assessment and conduct of examinations. Special programmes were also conducted to make the classes interesting, effective and more interactive. These kind of preparations really improved the quality of curriculum delivery and teaching-learning process during this academic year. The Annual Academic Strategic Planning and IQAC-Departmental Interface Meetings were completed in the month of May itself. Consequently, a tentative Academic Calendar of the year was prepared as the University Academic Calendar 9 was not published because of the Covid-19 circumstances. The academic calendar of the college got revised after getting the University Academic Calendar and classes started accordingly. Table 1: Semester Beginning Dates Semester Beginning Date UG VIth Semester 02.11.2020 UG Vth Semester 01.06.2020 UG IVth Semester 02.11.2020 UG IIIrd Semester 01.06.2020 UG IInd Semester 01.03.2020 UG Ist Semester 22.10.2020 PG IVth Semester 28.12.2020 PG IIIrd Semester 12.07.2020 PG IInd Semester 01.06.2021 PG Ist Semester 29.12.2020 II. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 1. Nirmala College Reaccredited with A++ Grade (CGPA 3.73) Though the Self Study Report (SSR) submission and Data Validation and Verification (DVV) process had been completed during the academic year 2019-20, the Peer Team Visit got delayed due to Covid 19. After a long wait, a three-member team consisting of Prof. Mustafa Shah, former Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Dr. Surekha Dangwal, Vice Chancellor, Doon University, Uttarkhand, and Dr. H Nanje Gowda, Former Principal, Mysore University visited and evaluated qualitative processes in the college on 25th -26th February, 2021 and expressed great satisfaction over it. However, the Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) decided to do a revisit without assigning any reasons. The college Governing Body, Staff Council and IQAC wholeheartedly welcome the decision of the NAAC and subsequently another Peer Team consisting of Prof. J P Sharma, former Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia University 10 Udaipur, Prof. Kalpana K Mahajan, Professor, Punjab University, Prof. Yasmeen Ashai, Principal, Government College for Women, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. H Nagabhushana, Professor, Tumkur University, Karnataka and Dr. B S Ponmudiraj, Adviser, NAAC visited and made a strategic evaluation of the academic and other allied activities of the college on 30th -31st March 2021. On 8th April, NAAC announced the results and the college got reaccredited with A++ grade with a CGPA of 3.73, which is the highest among the affiliated colleges in India under the Revised Accreditation Framework (RAF). 2. Top University Positions In the UG results announced in August 2020, the college bagged 24 top university positions. Apart from this, the college also got 72 A+ grades and 154 A grades. In the PG results, 18 students secured top university positions. The details of top university positions are given below. Table 2: Programme-wise University Positions Sl. No Programme University Position B.Com Office Management & Secretarial 1 I, II, III,IV ,IX & X Practice Model III 2 BA Hindi Model I VI, VII & IX 3 B.Com Finance and Taxation Model I II &VII 4 B.Sc. Chemistry Model I III & VI 5 B.Sc. Physics Model II I, II, III, IV & VII 6 BA Malayalam III 7 B.Sc. Zoology Model I II 8 B.Com Computer Applications Model III VI 9 B.Com Finance and Taxation Model III VIII & IX 10 BTTM V 11 MA English III 12 M.Sc. Statistics II, IV, VI, VII & IX 13 MA Hindi I, III, VII & IX 14 M.Sc. Zoology X 15 MA Malayalam IV (2 Nos), VI 16 MHRM VI, VIII 17 MTTM VII & X 11 3. Changes at Helm Rev. Fr. Paul Nedumpurath took charge as the Higher Education Secretary, Diocese of Kothamangalam during this academic year. Dr. James Mathew retired from service on 31.03.2020 after successful completion of his tenure and Dr. Thomas K V, Department of Mathematics took charge as principal on July 1, 2020. Prof. Saji Joseph acted as principal during the intervening period. 4. One Week Online Two-tier Induction Programme for UG and PG Students The college has organized one week induction programme for the first year UG students during 22-30 October 2020.