Yearly Status Report - 2019-2020 Part A Data of the Institution 1. Name of the Institution MALDA COLLEGE Name of the head of the Institution DR. MANAS KUMAR BAIDYA Designation Principal Does the Institution function from own campus Yes Phone no/Alternate Phone no. 03512-253705 Mobile no. 9734931801 Registered Email [email protected] Alternate Email [email protected] Address Rabindra Avenue, City/Town Malda State/UT West Bengal Pincode 732101 2. Institutional Status Affiliated / Constituent Affiliated Type of Institution Co-education Location Semi-urban Financial Status state Name of the IQAC co-ordinator/Director PRABHAS CHOUDHURI Phone no/Alternate Phone no. 03512253705 Mobile no. 9064522100 Registered Email [email protected] Alternate Email [email protected] 3. Website Address Web-link of the AQAR: (Previous Academic Year) https://www.maldacollege.ac.in/aqar.php 4. Whether Academic Calendar prepared during Yes the year if yes,whether it is uploaded in the institutional website: Weblink : https://www.maldacollege.ac.in/Document Upload/c64fd539.pdf 5. Accrediation Details Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Validity Accrediation Period From Period To 1 B 2.26 2015 03-Mar-2015 02-Mar-2020 6. Date of Establishment of IQAC 22-Apr-2013 7. Internal Quality Assurance System Quality initiatives by IQAC during the year for promoting quality culture Item /Title of the quality initiative by Date & Duration Number of participants/ beneficiaries IQAC Submission of IIQA and 19-Feb-2020 1 SSR 1 View File 8. Provide the list of funds by Central/ State Government- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR/TEQIP/World Bank/CPE of UGC etc. Institution/Departmen Scheme Funding Agency Year of award with Amount t/Faculty duration PHILOSOPHY cONDUCTING ICPR 2019 20000 NATIONAL LEVEL 1 SEMINAR View File 9. Whether composition of IQAC as per latest Yes NAAC guidelines: Upload latest notification of formation of IQAC View File 10. Number of IQAC meetings held during the 8 year : The minutes of IQAC meeting and compliances to the Yes decisions have been uploaded on the institutional website Upload the minutes of meeting and action taken report View File 11. Whether IQAC received funding from any of No the funding agency to support its activities during the year? 12. Significant contributions made by IQAC during the current year(maximum five bullets) 1. Technology based teachinglearning has been initiated with online classes and webinars 2. Internal assessment through online mode to bring more systemic mechanism with transparency 3. Digitization of books in the library 4. One computer laboratory has been inaugurated 5. Solar panel has been installed View File 13. Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the academic year towards Quality Enhancement and outcome achieved by the end of the academic year Plan of Action Achivements/Outcomes Initiative taken for 2nd cycle of IIQA and SSR has been submitted for 2nd assessment and accreditation of NAAC cycle of NAAC assessment and accreditation View File 14. Whether AQAR was placed before statutory Yes body ? Name of Statutory Body Meeting Date Administrator 26-Jul-2021 15. Whether NAAC/or any other accredited No body(s) visited IQAC or interacted with it to assess the functioning ? 16. Whether institutional data submitted to Yes AISHE: Year of Submission 2020 Date of Submission 26-Jul-2020 17. Does the Institution have Management Yes Information System ? If yes, give a brief descripiton and a list of modules Entire administration of the college is currently operational (maximum 500 words) managed by a single ERP solution. From application to admission, counselling and fees payment, the entire process is purely managed through online system. To ensure inclusion of the students an Android app has been developed which is available at Google Playstore. The following modules have been implemented/work in process. 1. Online Admission Counseling, 2. Student Master Data Creation, 3. Accounts Module (work in process) 4. Admin Module (work in process) 5. Online Payment Integration 6. Student Information System 7. Student Fees management 8. Examination Marks Upload(work in process) 9. Integration of Student fees with accounts 10. Employee Data and payroll with PF Account(work in process) 11. Student , Faculty and Employee E Portal 12. Online eNotice 13. Android App for Students: a. Student information in Viewable mode. b. Attendance in Viewable mode. c. Student Fees in Viewable Mode. d. Notification for students. 14. Online Payment and Email Integration Part B CRITERION I – CURRICULAR ASPECTS 1.1 – Curriculum Planning and Implementation 1.1.1 – Institution has the mechanism for well planned curriculum delivery and documentation. Explain in 500 words Being an affiliated college, Malda College follows the curricula designed by University of Gour Banga. A number of faculty members of the college are in the Board of Studies of the university taking part in framing and modifying curricula as and when necessary. However, the post graduate section has academic autonomy. The College ensures an efficient curriculum delivery in the following manner: • The IQAC prepares the Annual Academic Calendar at the beginning of the academic session where the various planned activities are marked. • Syllabus is distributed among the department’s teachers and is displayed on the departmental website. Lecture Layout is prepared by each teacher and is prominently displayed on the faculty’s webpage. The departments syllabus progression monitoring committee meets regularly to monitor the teaching learning process and takes remedial measures as and when necessary. • The academic Council in collaboration with IQAC prepares the central time table which is further modified by the departments. The time table is displayed on the department’s notice board and websites. • Using various free online softwares and Apps the college has set up an improvised Learning Management system which the students can easily access using their smartphones. The faculty members have their personal website connected with the departmental website through study material is provided. • Internal test comprising of both conventional questions and MCQ is conducted regularly. The MCQ test is conducted through online mechanisms, as a result the result is published on the same day and the students' addiction to smartphone is channelised and used as a learning aid. • In consultation with the mentors the departments identify advanced and slow learners. Extra tasks and learning resources are shared with advanced learners, whereas remedial measures such as extra classes or personalized counselling by the teachers are done. As and when required parent teachers meeting is held to share the students progress with guardians. The ERP solution is linked to the college apps and websites using which the guardians can follow the students activity including attendance. The college has given special emphasis on technology-based teaching learning during the pandemic. More than 1200 class has been taken through online medium. Special classes and remedial classes have been arranged by the department to encourage the students in their studies and help them to deal with mental stress by arranging various webinars regarding mental health and physical hygiene. Webinars on relevant topics have been conducted to provide different outlook on subjects and other relevant subjects during this pandemic period. 1.1.2 – Certificate/ Diploma Courses introduced during the academic year Certificate Diploma Courses Dates of Duration Focus on employ Skill Introduction ability/entreprene Development urship COMMUNICAT Nil 18/12/2019 90 YES. THE COMMUNICAT IVE ENGLISH COURSE WILL IVE SKILL HELP THE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONALITY AND COMMUNIC ATIVE SKILL. 1.2 – Academic Flexibility 1.2.1 – New programmes/courses introduced during the academic year Programme/Course Programme Specialization Dates of Introduction BA B.A. HONS 11/07/2019 View File 1.2.2 – Programmes in which Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)/Elective course system implemented at the affiliated Colleges (if applicable) during the academic year. Name of programmes adopting Programme Specialization Date of implementation of CBCS CBCS/Elective Course System BA ARABIC 01/07/2019 BA BENGALI 01/07/2019 BA ECONOMICS 01/07/2019 BA EDUCATION 01/07/2019 BA ENGLISH 01/07/2019 BA HISTORY 01/07/2019 BA GEOGRAPHY 01/07/2019 BA PHILOSOPHY 01/07/2019 BA POLITICAL SCIENCE 01/07/2019 BA SANSKRIT 01/07/2019 BA SOCIOLOGY 01/07/2019 BCom ACCOUNTING 01/07/2019 BSc BOTANY 01/07/2019 BSc CHEMISTRY 01/07/2019 BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE 01/07/2019 BSc MATHEMATICS 01/07/2019 BSc PHYSICS 01/07/2019 BSc ZOOLOGY 01/07/2019 BCA BCA 01/07/2019 BA GENERAL 01/07/2019 BCom GENERAL 01/07/2019 BSc GENERAL 01/07/2019 1.2.3 – Students enrolled in Certificate/ Diploma Courses introduced during the year Certificate Diploma Course Number of Students 58 Nil 1.3 – Curriculum Enrichment 1.3.1 – Value-added courses imparting transferable and life skills offered during the year Value Added Courses Date of Introduction Number of Students Enrolled COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 18/12/2019 58 OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND 17/01/2020 130 INTERNET SYSTEM BASIC TAILORING 01/07/2019 16 ORGANIC GROWER 01/07/2019 75 View File 1.3.2 – Field Projects / Internships under taken during the year Project/Programme Title Programme Specialization No. of students enrolled for Field Projects / Internships BSc ZOOLOGY 38 BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE 27 BCA BCA 36 BA SOCIOLOGY 8 MA ENGLISH 31 BA GEOGRAPHY 17 View File 1.4 – Feedback System 1.4.1 – Whether structured feedback received from all the stakeholders. Students Yes Teachers Yes Employers Yes Alumni Yes Parents Yes 1.4.2 – How the feedback obtained is being analyzed and utilized for overall development of the institution? (maximum 500 words) Feedback Obtained The college has a well maintained online mechanism for taking feedback from the stakeholders regarding the curriculum and teaching-learning mechanism. An online feedback system has been generated by the college authority where students judge the performance of the teachers.