Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines, Ludhiana Annual Quality Assurance Report 2016-17 Submitted to to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore, India KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 0 The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC (Academic Year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) Part – A AQAR for the year 2016-2017 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 1.2 Address Line 1 CIVIL LINES Address Line 2 -- City/Town LUDHIANA PUNJAB State Pin Code 141001 [email protected] Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. 0161-2420978 Name of the Head of the Institution: Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill Tel. No. with STD Code: 0161-2420978 Mobile: 9814781223 KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 1 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Mrs. Sarvjit Mobile: 9814206936 [email protected] IQAC e-mail address: 1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879) PBCOGN11977 OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: EC/34/A&A/113 dated 4-11-2004 1.5 Website address: www.kcwludhiana.org Web-link of the AQAR: 1.6 Accreditation Details Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Accreditation Validity Period 1 1st Cycle A+ 90.20 (Score) 2004 5 years 2 2nd Cycle A 3.12 2017 5 years 3 3rd Cycle - - - - 4 4th Cycle - - - - 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY 27/08/2003 1.8 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) N.A. (NAAC inspection for Second Cycle of Accreditation took place on September 18 -19, 2017) KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 2 1.9 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 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) - - - - TEI (Edu) Engineering - Health Science Management - - - - - Others (Specify) Biotechnology, Computer Science and Applications, Business Administration, Information Technology, Fashion Designing, Functional English, Office Management, Call Centre Training, Bank Management, Travel and Tourism, Animation and Graphics. 1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) Panjab University, Chandigarh 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 3 Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University No University with Potential for Excellence NA UGC-CPE -- DST Star Scheme -- UGC-CE -- UGC-Special Assistance Programme -- DST-FIST -- UGC-Innovative PG programmes -- Any other (Specify) UGC Vocational Courses UGC-COP Programmes Yes 2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1 No. of Teacher 14 2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff 03 2.3 No. of students 02 2.4 No. of Management representatives 02 2.5 No. of Alumni 02 2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives 02 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists 02 2.8 No. of other External Experts 0 2.9 Total No. of members 27 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held 07 2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. 10 Faculty 03 Non-Teaching Staff Students 03 Alumni 03 Others 01 KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 4 2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No If yes, mention the amount NA 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos. 11 International -- National 01 State -- Institution Level 10 (ii) Themes Three Days Workshop on ―Social Audit of MGNREGA Works by Department of Rural Development, Punjab Government‖. Skill Development Summer Workshops under the Project Sashakt of Triadic Development Programme of the college were organized by Departments of Commerce, Computer Science, English, Fine Arts, Home Science and Music (Vocal). National Workshop on Research Methodology from 29-05-2017 to 04-06-2017. 2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC Preparation of Academic Calendar of the college. Outline standard quality benchmarks for enhancement of academic quality. Facilitate the upgradation of teaching and research proficiency of the faculty. Co-ordinate the organization of various academic, sports and other extra curricular activities for all round development of the students. Initiate community oriented services and programmes as part of Instituition Social Responsibility. Organization of summer workshops to enhance the skill set of the students and hence improve their employability quotient Materialize memoranda of understanding between the college and the industry to boost college-industry interaction. Collection and analysis of feedback from the various stakeholders on quality related processes. Documentation of various college activities for quality enhancement. Preparation of AQARs and SSR as per the guidelines and parameters set by NAAC. 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 outcomes achieved by the end of the year * KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 5 Plan of Action Achievements To enhance ICT based The ICT based facilities were further enhanced with addition of facilities for effective four new smart classrooms. teaching and learning Upgradation of Labs Various labs were upgraded with purchase of new equipment. Three computers with latest configuration and state of art technology were acquired by the Department of Computer Science. Two LCD projectors were installed in the computer labs. Renovation of Departments Renovation work was carried out in the hostels and some of the and Hostels departments of the college. To augment sports facilities With an aim to encourage the students to participate in Sports, inorder to encourage following initiatives were undertaken: increased participation The Annual Budget allocation of the Department of Physical Education was raised. Budget allocation for providing free nutritious diet to the Sports students was further enhanced. Free boarding and lodging facility for the Sports students in the college hostels was further extended to 55 girls. Thirteen college players, recommended by the college, were honoured with a cash prize of Rs. 3, 07,950/- by PUSC, Chandigarh. With improved facilities, the number of teams to represent the college in various Inter-College competitions was extended to 22 different sports. To facilitate up-gradation of An Orientation Programme for the new faculty was organized. knowledge and research A National Level Faculty Development Programme on skills of the faculty ―Techniques of Writing research Paper: Application of Statistical Tecniques‖ was organized. A Network Resource Centre with 19 computers and internet facility was established to provide computing and browsing facilities. N-List facility with access to e-journals and e-books was provided in the Centre. The number of research publications as well as participation of the college faculty in seminars and conferences increased considerably as compared to the previous years. To enhance the skill set of Skill development summer workshops were organized under the the students Project Sashakt by the Departments of Fine Arts, Home Science, English, Music (Vocal), Computer Science and Commerce. To upgrade the skills and Workshops on ―English Speaking‖ and ―Typing‖ were organized enhance the competencies of for the non-teaching staff with an objective to improve their work the non teaching staff proficiency. To apply for research grants Two minor research projects worth Rs. 1, 65, 000/- and to the UGC Rs. 2, 05, 000/- were sanctioned by the UGC to Dr Priyaka Khanna and Mrs Paramjeet Kaur of Department of Commerce KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 6 Increase community service Under the Triadic Development Programme, which was initiated participation amongst the for the holistic development of the students through being students Enlightened, Empowered and Empathic, ―KCW Synapse‖, the college community club organized various activities with an objective of ―giving back to the society‖ and sensitizing the students towards their social responsibility. Various community services were also undertaken by th college NSS, NCC, Red Cross clubs and various departments. Promote environmental Under the ―Green Initiative Programme‖, of the college, the Eco awareness Club, Traffic Club, Gardening Club and the Botanical Society organized various activities to create awareness about the need to protect the environment and promote love for the surrounding biodiversity. Effective measures were undertaken for waste segregation, waste management, water harvesting and E-waste collection. To streamline the Feedback The Feedback System was streamlined and a Students Feedback System Analysis Report was prepared. To apply to NAAC for The Self Study Report of the college was successfully compiled Assessment and and the process associated with applying to NAAC for Second Accreditation Cycle of Accreditation was also completed. * Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure I 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No Management Syndicate Any other body Provide the details of the action taken The AQAR report was discussed with the Managing Committee of the College. KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AQAR 2016-17 7 Criterion – I Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Number of Number of value Number of Number of Level of the Programmes added / Career existing self-financing Programme added during the Oriented Programmes Programmes year Programmes PhD - - - - PG 08 - 03 - UG 07 - 03 - PG Diploma 02 - 02 - Advanced Diploma - - - 3 Diploma - - - 5 Certificate - - - 8 Others - - - - Total 17 - 08 16 Interdisciplinary The undergraduate courses in B Com, BBA, BCA and Bio-Technology are essentially interdisciplinary involving contributions across academic departments.