1 2 3 4 CONTENTS Sl. Items Page No No. I HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 02 II ADMISSION 06 III STUDENT STRENGTH 07 IV GRADUATE OUTCOME 10 V STAFF PROFILE 21 VI RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 25 VII PUBLIC 42 LECTURES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES VIII STUDENT LIFE 46 IX COMMUNITY LIFE 101 X FUTURE PLANS 101 XIII CONCLUSION 104 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 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. Dr. George Thanathuparambil, 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 67th annual report of Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha for the academic year 2019-2020. The classes for II, III DC and II PG were started on 03 June 2019. Rev. Fr. Francis Kannadan, the Bursar of the college offered Holy Mass in the Church. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Cherian Kanjirakompil, Vicar General and Manager of the College inaugurated the academic year. The I PG Classes began on 17 June 2019 and The I DC Classes on 24 June 2019. His Excellency, Mar George Madathikandathil inaugurated the first year degree classes. The first year MCA programme commenced on 26 August 2019. I HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES OF THE YEAR Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle, an open source Learning Management System, was subscribed and installed as part of making teaching learning process more effective. Faculty members were given training in Moodle and other e-learning methods. Swachtha Ranking Team Visits College Nirmala College was one of the three colleges in Kerala shortlisted for visit by the Swachtha team for Swachh Campus Ranking, an initiative of the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The team visited the college on August 31, 2019. SSR Submitted One of the main developments in the college during the academic year was submission of Self Study Report (SSR) for NAAC reassessment. The report was submitted on 26 February 2020. The NAAC team is expected to visit the campus sometime in 2020. 6 Diamond Jubilee Block Phase II Foundation stone for Diamond Jubilee Block Phase II was laid by Msgr. Rev. Dr. Cherian Kanjirakompil on December 12, 2019. Once completed, the block will have facilities for nine classrooms. Statue of Mahatma Gandhi A bust of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, was unveiled on 04 February 2020 by Sri. Sathya Narayana Sahu, former joint Secretary, Rajya Sabha. This was part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi. Virtual Classroom A virtual classroom was created for facilitating e-learning. Power point presentations, video lectures and podcasts of faculty, MS Excel applications, MOOC and other online resources are available in the virtual classroom. Website for Science and Society A website was created for Science & Society, the biannual journal published by the college. Website for journal is a pre-condition for the journal to be approved by the UGC. Gandhi Darsaniksthal Gandhi Darsaniksthal, created in the lounge of the library, was inaugurated by Sri. M.P. Abdu Samad Samadani on 21 January 2020. He also delivered a lecture on Gandhian philosophy on the same day. Library Renovated The main library of the college was renovated and given a facelift. Beautiful new shelves and furniture, walls with stunning painting and extra light have enhanced the ambience of the library. Divyanjan friendly campus The college campus was made divyanjan friendly by improving the facilities for physically challenged. Special exam rooms, separate rest rooms and bath rooms with amenities for the disabled, wheel chair and necessary equipment for each block, ramps for the disabled in each block, computers for the disabled, separate seating arrangement for the disabled in the library, braille software and scribes for the physically challenged are available in the college now. 7 Website Revamped A new and revamped website for Nirmala College is now up and running. The website features a new refreshing design and is more user friendly. Ek Bharat Sreshta Bharat (EBSB) Ek Bharat Sreshta Bharat (EBSB) is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Under this program, Nirmala college is paired with Government college Sangrah, Himachal Pradesh. There are opportunities for faculty exchange, student exchange, organizing cultural events and learning language of the paired state etc. under the scheme. An EBSB Club has been established in the college to facilitate these programmes. Green Protocol in Place Green protocol was implemented in the campus during the year. We follow 3 policy of reduce, recycle and reuse. All plastic items are banned in the campus and separate bins are used for biodegradable and non degradable wastes. Student Solar Ambassador Program Nirmala College participated in the Student Solar Ambassador (SSA) programme, a joint initiative of the Ministry of HRD and IIT Mumbai. Under this programme, nearly 400 students of the college and over 200 students of neighboring schools were trained in assembling solar lamps. CamPulse A new app which was developed by the alumni of the college was launched in the college. The app enables students to get notices, circulars and announcements made in the college real time even when they are away from the college. Gyan Darshan It is a new mentoring programme started during the year. Under this initiative, small groups of students from different disciplines get chance to interact with faculty. Nirmala Green Corps Nirmala Green Corps consists of student representatives from all classes as well as from NSS & NCC. They are in charge of ensuring that green protocol rules are properly followed and complied with in the campus. Vijnana Sameeskha Vijnana Sameeksha is a platform for faculty deliberations and discourses on topics of local, national and international relevance. The programme is held every Thursday from 3.45 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. 8 9 10 11 Digi Campus Inorder to impart technology-based education to students and to enhance egovernance practices in the campus, digital infrastructure in the campus has been augmented significantly. The digital transformation of the campus is nearing completion. Video Conferencing facility A fully equipped video conferencing facility has been installed in the college. Koha Library automation was given a boost during the year by switching over from Inflibnet to Koha which is the best open source Integrated Library Management System (ILMS). The data from inflibnet was migrated to Koha. IT Infrastructure Update As part of making more classrooms ICT enabled, 15 LCD projectors and five TVs were installed in classrooms this year. The digital library was upgraded with 14 new industry grade desktop computers. Four new printers and one advanced documents scanner were also bought during the year. One five KV UPS and three 3 KV UPS were also bought during the year. Wifi Upgradation The college has upgraded its internet facility with subscription of Kerala Vision 200 Mbps and Jio 35 Mbps (leased line) internet. The college uses fibre optic cables. With these upgrades uninterrupted wifi is now available in the college. Solar Energy In order to ensure uninterrupted power supply for all electronic equipments, solar powered UPS was installed in Silver Jubilee Block of the college. Financial Literary Cell A financial literary cell was started functioning in the college to improve the finance education of the students. The functioning of the cell is expected to reach the marginalized people in the coming years. Institutional Performance Survey The college conducted institutional performance survey in 2019. The feedback was discussed by staff council and IQAC. Curriculum Workshops The different departments of the college have organized many faculty development workshops to discuss the changes in the syllabus of UG and PG Programmes. Such programmes attracted teachers from other colleges to the campus. 12 NAAC Sponsored National Seminar The college has organized a NAAC sponsored National Semianr on Integration of Technology in Teaching and Learning Process on 30th September and 01st October 2019. II ADMISSION 2019 The admission process of the year was held very smoothly under the leadership of Vice Principal Dr. J. Georgi Neernal and the nodal officer for admissions, Dr. Nibu Thomson. It is heartening to note that there exists good demand for the courses offered by the college. The highest and the lowest index marks of students admitted under general merit quota through the CAP to various programmes during the year 2019 is given below. Undergraduate Programmes – Admissions 2019/General Merit/ Index Marks Lowest Index Mark Sl. Highest Name of the Programme Index No Mark I Allotment II Allotment III Allotment 1. B.A. Economics 1383 1319 948 1259 2. B.A. Malayalam 1420 1218 1157 1173 3. B.A. Hindi 1519 1316 1199 1137 4. B.A. Comm. English(SF) 1437 5. B.Sc. Mathematics 913 905 913 6. B.Sc. Physics Model I 997 997 960 938 7. B.Sc. Physics Model II 944 944 908 8. B.Sc. Chemistry 972 972 954 9. B.Sc. Botany 958 831 695 869 10. B.Sc. Zoology 944 869 657 555 11. B.Com. Model I 948 794 928 12. B.Com Model III 915 710 856 Com. Appl. (SF) B.Com Model III Taxation 13. 952 907 861 872 (SF) 14. B.Com Model III Office 850 578 752 Management (SF) 15. BCA (SF) 968 841 831 16. BTTM (SF) 743 628 580 13 III STUDENT STRENGTH The college offers 14 Postgraduate programmes and 17 undergraduate programmes in addition to seven research programmes. The total student strength of the college is 2902 of which 1069 are boys and 1833 are girls. It is important to note that 63% of the total students are girls.