NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. || Þe×e efn Hejcee ieefleë :|| THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA (R) THE NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE BAGEPALLI-561207, CHIKKABALLAPUR DIST. KARNATAKA, PHONE – 08150-282232 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT SUBMITTED TO : NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR INSTITUTIONAL REACCREDITATION 2015-16. VALUES, TRANSPARENCE AND SERVICE RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 1 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “An educational system is worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to acquire values of life. It is not just facilitate how to earn a living.” The above statement emphasies the ultimate objective of education. Education is to build life with character, values, which ultimately moulds youngsters as good citizens. “Asatoma Sadgamaya Tamasoma Jyothirgamaya Mruthyorma Amruthangamaya” “From falsehood to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immorality” – Rigveda. The college was established during June 1978. The establishment of this institution in the backward area has become a boon to the students. Infact it has brought the otherwise those students who couldn’t pursue higher education moving to relatively far of places like Bangalore and Kolar, to join degree education. This had helped the economically poorer sections of this area to encourage the wards to go for higher education. The college was assessed by NAAC Peer Team in August, 2004 and accredited with B+ grade. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was constituted in the college as per the guidelines of NAAC in 2004. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 2 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. B. CRITERION-WISE ANALYSIS: CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS :The academic programs of the college are in accordance with its vision and mission of the institution. The college offers undergraduate programs o n l y . The curriculum for all these programs is designed by Bangalore University, Bangalore. New subjects like B.S c.- Computer Science was introduced by the college from the year 2011-12 and the subjects like Environmental Studies, Indian Constitution and computer fundamentals have been introduced as part of Arts, Science and Commerce courses as additional subjects of study by the Bangalore University. The college offers appropriate additional subjects to the students to enrich their knowledge in subjects other than their regular core subjects. CRITERION II: TEACHING – LEARNING AND EVALUATION:The students are evaluated through tests and class room seminars. Remedial classes are engaged for the slow learners. Especially the students of this area are poor in learning the subject of English. For such students remedial classes are conducted. The performance evaluation of the students is done on a continuous basis and the students are informed of their performance and short comings from time to time. Adequate and proper counseling is given to them to improve their performance. In addition to this steps are taken to improve communication skills and computer skills as part of improving soft skills. In addition to this carrier orientation programmes are conducted through experts to enhance employable capacity of the students. In addition to traditional teaching practices, ICT and modern teaching aids are used for instruction. The thrust is on student-centric learning. The classroom seminars and group discussions are to help the students learn better. The slow learners are identified through one to one interaction and their performance is assessed through the Internal and Semester examinations. The slow learners are given remedial coaching. The advanced learners are encouraged through study projects. The evaluation process is communicated to the students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 3 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION:The lecturers of this institution offer honorary/free consultancy services to the concerned parties especially in Computer Science and Taxation. The Research Committee encourages the faculty to undertake research work through UGC sponsored major and minor research projects. It also enthuses the faculty to complete or to enroll for the research courses offered by different universities for teachers. Two members of our faculty have successfully completed their doctoral degree and obtained Ph.D from Bangalore University. CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES:Apart from 22 well-furnished class rooms, there are 03 well-equipped science and computer labs at this college. We have adequate infrastructure for academic, co-curricular, extra-curricular and sports activities. Internet facility is provided to lecturers and students free of cost through UGC Network centre. Our computer lab has about 40 systems. There is spacious and well stacked library with Newspaper Reading Section, Reference Section and Book-Issuing Section. This college provides excellent playground facilities for both Outdoor and Indoor Games. Students are encouraged to play games and sports. 10-station multi-gyms have been arranged for the students. The institution has facilities for 4 Outdoor games and 5 Indoor games. The college has installed 1 RO Mineral Water System for drinking water. The college has LCD projectors as part of ICT learning resources. The college has installed 64.5 KV Generator to cater to the needs of the institution during power failure. CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION :The intimate relationship between students and teachers helps better counseling and motivation to students to solve their problems relating to education and employment. Mentoring and Tutoring of the students is done regularly. The college provides scholarship facilities to SC, ST, OBC and Minority students. The Alumni Association is very active and extends a helping hand for the development of the college. Over 150 students of our college are privileged to receive financial help in the form of scholarship from the popular chennai based software industrialists Dr.Ramanigaru. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 4 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT:The top Management believes that education is not complete without translating the action plans into emphasis on performance. All programs have an emphasis on teaching and learning that is conducive to the all-round development of aspiring youth of the 21st Century. New facilities are provided consistently and the existing ones are constantly renewed and upgraded in order to cater to the needs of the diverse and changing student population. The Management ensures that the institution forges ahead with all the planning, to consolidate and become one of the premier institutions in the state/country, providing excellence in education to the most needy and the weaker sections of the society. CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES:The college promotes and monitors various activities for imparting quality education, all-round development of the students and for achieving its vision and mission. The President of NES, the Honorary Secretary, The Chairman, Managing committee of this institution and all the teaching faculty of the college are the care takers of the institution. All of them together provide necessary facilities and motivation for the advancement of the students. Thus, the institution strives to realize the core values of NAAC and also the objectives of Higher Education through its curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The college has taken initiatives to make the campus Eco friendly. The greenery in and around the campus stand as evidence for this. The college has implemented the following best practices; 1. Every day college prayer which is an excerpt from the Bhagavad Geetha. 2. Provision of Audio-visual facilities 3. Involving alumni of the college for improvement of the facilities. 4. Identifying economically very poor students at the time of admission and taking steps to help them continue their education without financial problems. The college lays a lot of emphasis on ICT (Information Computer Technology) based teaching-learning evaluation. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 5 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. ABOUT COLLEGE ABOUT THE COLLEGE The National Degree college, Bagepalli Chickaballapur District, Karnataka was started in the year 1978 with BA ( HEP & HES) facilities later on in the year 1981-82 B.Sc. – PCM and B.Com courses were started. In the academic year 2011-12 B.Sc. computer Science was introduced. The taluk place Bagepalli is situated 100 km away from the capital city of Karnataka, Bangalore. The establishment of the college in the most backward area is a boon to the students of this area. The absence of our college would have made many a students to discontinue their studies at the pre University level itself. The college caters to the needs of rural students and specially economically most backward. The college provides quality higher education at affordable cost particularly in the cotext of present day challenges. The college has sprawling campus of 7.5 acres of land lush with greenery. The college has good infrastructure facility to cater to the needs of about 1700 students. Our library has more than 30000 books. We have equipped indoor games room, Gymnasium, Basket Ball, Volley ball and football grounds. The college also provides pure drinking water to all the students for which an R.O. Plant was installed at a cost of Rs. 4 Lakhs. The canteen provides lunch to the students at reasonable prices. The college has effective and efficient internal co-ordination mechanism for the smooth conduct of educational administrative and extra curricular activities. The teachers council plays an important role in implementing the policy decisions. The students of our college have not only excelled academically but also serving the society through various programmes. Our college NSS unit is doing a yeomen service since inception. Our NSS unit was adjusted as the best by the Bangalore University. Prof. D.Shivanna Department of Commerce has served as NSS co-ordinator for 28 years continuously and was awarded best NSS co-ordinator by the university. This report is a sincere attempt to explain different aspects, objectives, vision and facilities of this reputed constitution. We believe that the report satisfies the parameters of assessment. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 6 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. OUR MANAGEMENT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA (R) The National Movement of India inspired many enterprising persons to establish National Schools and Colleges. Inspired by Gandhian ideals and responding to the National Movement, the National School was established in Bangalore in the year1917 by Annie Besant. It was first started on the premises of the Doddanna Setty S.L.N. School. The school also faced the prospect of closure due to differences of opinion among the founders. However, some of the enlightened members of the Society of Bangalore came forward to shoulder the responsibility of running the institution. Prominent among them were persons like Sri. B.K.Garudachar, Sri M.Ramachandra Scindhia and Sri M.K. Narasimhaiah. These business magnates and philanthropists founded the National Education Society of Mysore in 1918, which was later christened The National Education Society of Karnataka in 1973 when the State of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka. The first President of The National Education Society was Sri.Krishna Iyengar. He was succeeded by Sri. B.K.Garudachar, who served as the President of NES for 12 years. During his tenure the National High School continued to function in a rented building in Tharagupet. It was a time when Mahatma Gandhi played an important role in the struggle for independence. The National Education Society of Karnataka responded whole-heartedly by popularizing Gandhi an principle such as village development and social service. The NES adopted the motto “Shraddha hi Paramagathihi” and the emblem ‘Vedagni’ placed in an ornamental urn. The objectives on which The National Education Society was established were: 1. To establish, within the State of Karnataka, Schools, colleges and hostels. 2. To introduce any possible improvements in the system of education in its Institutions from time to time. 3. To mobilize whenever necessary, public opinion in matters of educational Importance. To undertake and carry out any step to promote the above objective. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 7 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. About our Ex-President - Dr. H. Narasimhaiah: Dr. H. Narasimhaiah [1920-2005] was the president of the National Education Society of Karnataka since 1975, which was founded in 1917. Since its inception the society is being inspired by the principles of Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. H. Narasimhaiah joined the National College, Basavanagudi, in 1946. He was a professor of physics in the college. He obtained his doctorate in Nuclear physics from the Ohio state University, U.S.A. Election of Dr. H. Narasimhaiah as the principal for four terms of three years each lays bare the democratic governance practiced in the National Education Society of Karnataka. Under his tutelage the institutions flourished acquiring name and fame from the educational fraternity. It was during the tenure of Dr .H. Narasimhaiah as the principal of the college that innovative schemes such as ‘Examinations without invigilators’ and ‘classes on moral Health’ were launched. It was Dr. H. Narasimhaiah’s idea of starting a service-oriented programme called ‘Seva Sangha’ in the college which later on got merged with the N.S.S programme. Four annual intensive social service camps for duration of one month were conducted in rural areas under the leadership of Dr. H. Narasimhaiah. It was during his stewardship as the principal of the college that it distinguished itself as an institution not only on sound academic excellence but in co-curricular activities as well. Not only did Dr. H.Narasimhaiah feel a continued concern and empathy for the poor and the downtrodden in the society, but also inculcated the same humane values for fellow beings among his students and teachers by organizing outreach programs in the college. Dr. H. Narasimhaiah started the Bangalore Science Forum in 1962 in the National College, Basavanagudi, with the noble intention of popularizing science and scientific temper, especially at a time when superstitions reigned supreme. Persons of eminence in their respective fields have delivered One thousand Nine Hundred lectures, and Five Hundred and Fifty films have been screened under the auspices of the Bangalore Science Forum. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 8 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Dr. H. Narasimhaiah was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bangalore in the year 1972. It was a rare instance of Dr.H.Narasimhaiah, a principal of an aided private degree college becoming for the first time Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Bangalore University. In recognition of the yeomen services rendered for popularizing science, the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award was bestowed on the Bangalore Science Forum in 2003. This amply demonstrates Dr. H. Narasimhaiah’s leadership in taking science to the common man and creating a spirit of scientific inquiry. He opined that nothing should be accepted without verification of facts. He encouraged students to raise questions. Soon laurels started following Dr. H. Narasimhaiah. Government of India conferred the award of Padmabhushan in the year 1983 for his outstanding services in the field of education. In addition, he is the recipient of several distinguished awards such as ‘Thamrapatra’, ‘Rajyothsava Prashasti’, Honorary D.Litt by the University of Gulbarga, ‘Naadoja’ an honorary Doctorate by the Kannada University, Hampi, Sir M. Visvesvarayya Award, Karnataka Sahithya Academy award and others. He founded the Bangalore Social Sciences’ Forum in 1992. He was the founder president of the Bangalore Lalithakala Parishath situated on the campus of the National college, Jayanagar. The altruistic Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, dedicated his entire earnings for the growth of institutions which were dear to his heart. It is not an exaggeration therefore to state that he is an example to emulate. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 9 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The Office–bearers of The National Education Society of Karnataka (R) Dr. A.H. Rama Rao: Dr. A.H. Rama Rao [b. 1945] is the President of the National Education Society of Karnataka. He was an old student of the National College, Basavanagudi. He joined the Department of Physics in the year 1966. He has a doctorate to his credit in physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He constantly associated with Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, the former president of the National Education Society of Karnataka. The State Government of Karnataka honoured him with the Rajyotsava Award in recognition of his service to the cause of education. Dr. A.H. Rama Rao has gone beyond the frontiers of education and has identified himself with problems of the poor in society. Hence he has involved himself in many social services for the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden. He has undertaken many outreach programs in different villages. His contribution to the empowerment of Women and Primary Education in rural areas is well known. Not only has Dr. A.H. Rama Rao donated several lakhs of rupees to the different programs of the N.E.S of Karnataka, but also to several other cultural organizations and rural development programs. Thus was his broad vision on education and culture. His work in villages, which spans over two decades, has catered to the needs of about 30,000 students in different primary schools in Anekal Taluk. A special mention should be made of his contribution to the welfare of the 400 blind inmates of Sri Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind. Dr. A.H. Rama Rao has been associated with the Bangalore Science Forum since 1967 in different capacities as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President and President. He has contributed generously towards the development of the Computer science laboratories at the National College, Basavanagudi and the National College, Jayanagar. He was also the Head of the Departments of Computer Science in both the colleges for several years. He has been instrumental in computerization of our Libraries. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 10 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Since its inception of the Bangalore Lalithakala Parishath, an organization devoted to the promotion of cultural activities in the National College, Jayanagar campus, Dr. A.H. Rama Rao was its Vice-President. Thus, Dr. A.H. Rama Rao has significantly contributed to the growth of National Education Society of Karnataka. Being 66 years of age, the Society relies upon his wisdom and experience for many more fruitful years. Sri Y.G.Madhusudhan Vice-President Sri. Y.G.Madhusadan, a former student of the National College Basavanagudi, is the Managing Director of Sri.Gopalakrishna Textile Mills, Bangalore. Sri. Y.G.Madhusudan hails from Yadalam Family, an industrial house known for its philanthropical attitude. It was with their liberal donation that the Natural Science Block of the National College, Basavanagudi, was built. Yadalam family has generously donated towards site and building of the National Primary and National High School in Subramanyapura, a moffusil place in Bangalore. Sri. Y.G.Madhusadan was recently elected unopposed as the Vice-President of the National Educational Society of Karnataka. Dr.P.Sadananda Maiya Secretary Dr.Sadananda Maiya was an alumnus of the National College Basavanagudi. He has an Electrical Engineering Degree to his credit. He has obtained a Ph.D., degree from the University of Columbia, USA, for having worked in the field of “Application of NANO Technology in food processing”. He has also been conferred with Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tumkur. He is a reputed entrepreneur in the food industry, and is credited to have made ‘MTR’ a worldwide known brand. As an entrepreneur he has initiated many innovative things in the food processing industry, which have gained worldwide recognition. He has to his credit many awards in recognition of his contribution to the various sections of the society. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 11 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. He has been a recipient of the Rajyothsava Award from the Govt. of Karnataka in 2006, Aryabhatta Award, Kempegowda Award, Honest Tax Payer award from the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department, and ‘Life time achievement’ Award from All India Food Processors’ Association. He is a major donor to the National Education Society of Karnataka having donated one crore of Rupees. ‘Dr.P.Sadananda Maiya Pre-University Block’ in the National College, Bagepalli and ‘Dr. H.Narasimhaiah Multimedia Hall’ in the National College Basavanagudi bear testimony to his munificent philanthropy. He has been a Governing Member and is at present the Honorary Secretary of the National Education Society of Karnataka. Prof.S.N.Nagaraja Reddy Secretary Prof.S.N.Nagaraja Reddy, formerly Prof. and H.OD of Psychology, is also an alumnus of the National College Jayanagar. A teacher of repute, Professor Reddy, during his service of more than 3 decades, held many portfolios in the college including the Vice-Principal. He was on the Managing Committee of the National College Jayanagar for over two decades. Besides he has been an active Governing Council member of the National Education Society for two decades. He was also the Director for CMR Group of Institutions in Bangalore. He is at present the Honorary Secretary of the National Education Society of Karnataka. C.R.JAYACHANDRA SETTY Treasurer Sri. C.R. Jayachandra Settty was an old student of the National High School and the National College. He has served as a member of the Governing Council of the National Education Society of Karnataka for more than three decades. He is connected with various charitable institutions of the city. He is a leading Advocate and Notary. He was Editor of well-known magazines. He is an executive committee member of Ashaktha Poshaka Sabha and Arya Vyshya Vyayama Shala. At present he is the Treasurer of the National Education Society of Karnataka. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 12 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. B. Profile of the Affiliated /Constituent College 1. Name and address of the college: Name: THE NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE Address: Bagepalli-561207, Chikkaballapur Dist. Opp. To Housing board colony, Chinthamani Road, Bagepalli town. City: Bagepalli Website: www.nationalcollegebagepalli.org Pin: 561207 State: KARNATAKA 2. For communication: Designation Telephone with STD code Name Mobile Fax Email Principal Prof.B.K.Venkateshan O: 08150-282232 R :08150- 9902882662 08150282232 nationalcollege bagepalli@ ymail.com Vice Principal Prof.D.Shivanna O: 08150-282232 R: 9886073640 08155285050 nationalcollege bagepalli@ ymail.com O:08155-285050 R: 8197630186 08155285050 nationalcollege bagepalli@ ymail.com Steering Committee Co-ordinator Prof. J.N.Manjulatha 3. Status of the of Institution : Affiliated College Constituent College Any other (specify) - 4. Type of Institution: a. By Gender i. For Men ii. For Women iii. Co-education - b. By shift i. Regular ii. Day iii. Evening - RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 13 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5. Is it a recognized minority institution? Yes No If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary evidence. -----------------------------6. Source of funding: Government Grant-in-aid Self-financing Any other - -- Government Grant-in-aid Self-financing Any other - - 7. a. Date of establishment of the college: 01/06/1978 (dd/mm/yyyy) b. University to which the college is affiliated/or which governs the college (If it is a constituent college) Bangalore University c. Details of UGC recognition: Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks (dd-mm-yyyy) (If any) i. 2 (f) 18-02-2003 Enclosure - 1 ii. 12 (B) 18-02-2003 Enclosure - 2 (Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act) d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC (AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.) Under Section/clause Recognition/Approval details Institution/Department/ Programme i. ii. iii. iv. Day, Month and Year Remarks (dd-mmyyyy) - - (Enclose the recognition/approval letter) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Validity - - Not Applicable Track ID – KACOGN11553 14 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 8. Does the affiliating university Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by the UGC), on its affiliated colleges? Yes -- No If yes, has the College applied for availing the autonomous status? Yes No 9. Is the college recognized a. by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)? Yes No If yes, date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) b. for its performance by any other governmental agency? Yes No If yes, Name of the agency …………………… and Date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) 10. Location of the campus and area in sq.mts: Location * Rural Campus area in sq. mts. 7.5 acres Built up area in sq. mts. (* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify) 11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and provide numbers or other details at appropriate places) or in case the institute has an agreement with other agencies in using any of the listed facilities provide information on the facilities covered under the agreement. Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities- Auditorium Sports facility Play ground - Swimming pool Gymnasium Hostel - Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers available -cadre wise) Cafeteria Health Centre - First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance …….. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 15 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Health centre staff – Qualified doctor Full time Part-time Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time Facilities like banking, post office, book shops Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff Animal house Biological waste disposal _ Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage - One Generator Solid waste management facility _ Nil Waste water management Water harvesting _ Rain Water Harvesting. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 16 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year) 12. Sl. N o Name of the Programme/ Course Programme Level 1 Under-Graduate 2 4 Post-Graduate Integrated Programmes PG Ph.D. 5 M.Phil. 6 BA/BSc. / B.Com. Durati on Entry Qualificati on Medium of instructi on Sanctione d/ approved Student strength 3 years PUC English 260 / 160 1618 / 260 No. of student s admitte d - - - - - - - - - - - - Ph. D. - - - - - - Certificate courses - - - - - - 8 UG Diploma 9 PG Diploma Any Other (specify and provide details) - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 10 13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes? Yes _ No __ If yes, how many? 14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any? Yes _ No - Number 01 PMCS 15. List the departments: (respond if applicable only and do not list facilities like Library, Physical Education as departments, unless they are also offering academic degree awarding programmes. Similarly, do not list the departments offering common compulsory subjects for all the programmes like English, regional languages etc.) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 17 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Particulars Science Arts Commerce Any Other not covered above UG PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE HISTORY, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE As prescribed by Bangalore University - PG - Research - - - - - - - 16. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like BA, BSc,MA,M.Com…) a. annual system N.A b. semester system B.A./B.Sc., /B.Com c. trimester system N.A 17. Number of Programmes with: a. Choice Based Credit System CBCS Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach NIL c. Any other ( specify and provide details) 1) BA –HES/HEP– Semester CBCS System 2) 3) BSc- PCM/PMCs – Semester CBCS System BCOM – Semester CBCS System (As prescribed by Bangalore University) 18. Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher Education? - No If yes, a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)………………. (dd/mm/yyyy) and number of batches that completed the programme b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: …………………………………… Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Validity:……………………….. c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Teacher Education Programme separately? Yes No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 18 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 19. Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education? Yes No If yes, a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)………………. (dd/mm/yyyy) and number of batches that completed the programme b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: …………………………………… Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Validity:…………………… c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Physical Education Programme separately? Yes No 20. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution Positions Sanctioned by the UGC / University / State Government Recruited Yet to recruit Sanctioned by the Management/society or other authorized bodies Recruited Yet to recruit *M-Male *F-Female Teaching faculty Professor Associate Assistant Professor Professor *M *F *M *F *M *F Non-teaching staff *M *F Technical staff *M *F - - 11 01 02 01 08 04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 06 13 06 - - - - - - - - - - - - 21. Qualifications of the teaching staff: Highest Qualification D.Sc./D.Litt. Ph.D. M.Phil. PG Associate professor Male Female Male Female Permanent teachers Professor 01 04 Assistant professor Male Female 01 Total 02 04 Temporary Staff Ph.D. M.Phil. PG RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT 04 Track ID – KACOGN11553 01 05 19 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Ph.D. M.Phil. PG ... ... ... Part-time Teachers ... ... ... 22. Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College. 15 23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic years. Categories 2011-12 Male Female 2012-13 Male Female 2013-14 Male Female SC 184 44 174 56 205 87 238 126 ST 107 22 118 35 147 55 364 133 OBC 457 307 483 387 487 445 424 416 General 24 30 22 29 18 30 16 19 Others 24. 2014-15 Male Female 4 3 4 5 Details on students enrolment in the college during the current academic year: Type of students Students from the same state where the college is located Students from other states of India NRI students Foreign students Total UG 1618 1618 PG - M. Phil. - Ph.D. - - - - Total 1618 1618 25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches) UG 02% - PG 26. Unit Cost of Education (Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of students enrolled) Rs. 32,909/(a) Including the salary component (b) Excluding the salary component 27. Rs.15,828/- Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)? Yes No If yes, a) is it a registered centre for offering distance education programmes of another University Yes No Name of the University which has granted such registration. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 20 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. b) Number of programmes offered c) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education Council. Yes No 28. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered. _ B.A 1:61.1 _ B.Com., 1:87.83 1:23.16 _ B.Sc., _ Kannada 1:160.16 1:488.5 _ English _ Other Language 1:8 29. Is the college applying for Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 _ Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Re-Assessment: (Cycle 1refers to first accreditation and Cycle 2, Cycle 3 and Cycle 4 refers to reaccreditation) 30. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-assessment only) _ Cycle 1: 16/09/2004, Accreditation Outcome/Result B+ Grade * Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s) as an annexure. – Certificate enclosed - Enclosure -3 31. Number of working days during the last academic year. 240 32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year (Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days) 180 33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) IQAC - 15-06-2006 (dd/mm/yyyy) 34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC. 1. AQAR (i) 25.11.2009 (dd/mm/yyyy) 2. AQAR (ii) 25.11.2009 (dd/mm/yyyy) 3. AQAR (iii) 15.03.2010 (dd/mm/yyyy) 4. AQAR (iv) 08.02.2012 (dd/mm/yyyy) 35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include. (Do not include explanatory/descriptive information) -NILRE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 21 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. C. CRITERIA-WISE INPUTS CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS 1.1. Curriculum Planning and Implementation 1.1.1 State the vision, mission and objectives of the institution, and describe how these are communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other stakeholders. _ The vision of the institution is to establish, administer and manage educational institutions in the State of Karnataka that would offer basic and scientific, career oriented education for rural youth with humanistic, scientific and social learning. “To provide a value-based education to inculcate competitive spirit towards attainment of academic excellence” The mission of the institution is to provide career oriented academic programmes to support and stimulate intellectual environment for the needs of student community. “To provide holistic education that contributes to all-round personality development” The objectives are: o To establish, within the State of Karnataka, Schools, Colleges and Hostels. o To introduce any possible improvements in the system of education in its institutions from time to time. o To organize whenever necessary, public opinion in matters of educational importance. o To provide value-based education. o To enforce rules and regulations stipulated by the university and the Government as regards conduct of classes, examinations and evaluation. o To inculcate discipline, punctuality and regularity. _ To encourage students to purse academic excellence _ To establish academic-industry linkage. o To bring about transparency in organizational functioning through participative management o To provide more opportunities for girl students to participate in mainstream activities. o To involve students in community development and nation building activities. _ To undertake and carry out any step, calculated to promote the above objectives. The above stated vision and mission of the institution are communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other stakeholders through posters, brochures, newsletters, workshops, annual magazines and personal addresses by the principal at the time of inaugural function of I degree classes. It is also conveyed to teachers at daily functions, sports meets, NSS programs and at every college function organized by the college. The fresher’s of the college RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 22 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. and their parents are briefed about the general practices of the institution in a formal induction programme which serves as “COMMUNITY ORIENTATION”. 1.1.2 How does the institution develop and deploy action plans for effective implementation of the curriculum? Give details of the process and substantiate through specific example(s). Affiliation to the Bangalore University restricts us to adopt the syllabus prescribed by the university with little scope for developing the syllabus.. The freedom of choosing the optional subjects is vested with students only, according to their interests, strengths and weaknesses. To lay emphasis on relevance to the regional/national and global trends and developmental needs various courses are offered under different departments as under: (i) Sociology Department: (a) Industrial Sociology (b) Anthropology. (ii) Commerce Department: (a) Company law & Secretarial Practice; (b) Basic Mathematics – for Ist year students: © Accounting group and auditing group for III Year B.Com . Thus all the above academic programs are in accordance with the relevant needs of the society and industry. The syllabi are revised once in five years. However, in some special fields like Income Tax and Computer Fundamentals, the syllabi is revised regularly every year depending upon the changes and developments occurring in the concerned fields. The special papers like Computer Fundamentals, Indian Constitution and Environmental Studies are included in different semesters to acquaint students graduating out of the university with all the above subjects. The special papers are taught as interdisciplinary subjects. The interdisciplinary subjects are choosen out of a number of subjects listed by the Bangalore University. These subjects are taught for different semesters in the case of BA/B.Sc/B.Com As the institution is an affiliated college the curriculum is developed by the affiliating university. All the faculty members are required to prepare 1. Semester teaching plan. 2. Monthly teaching plan. 3. Day wise & Unit wise teaching schedule. 4. Teaching diaries and teaching notes are maintained. The in charge of the respective departments ensures the implementation of the RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 23 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. curriculum action plan through regular monitoring and through discussions in the departmental review meeting. The principal of the college supervises the overall implementation of the curriculum in the college and ensures effective implementation of the curriculum plan. Any shortcomings and major deviations are seriously viewed and instructions given to rectify the anomalies at the earliest. 1.1.3. What type of support (procedural and practical) do the teachers receive (from the University and/or institution) for effectively translating the curriculum and improving Teaching practices? As and when the university revises the syllabus, the faculty members are invited by the university to discuss and find out the best methods, techniques, practices to be adopted to impart and translate the curriculum to the students. Simultaneously the college is also conducting departmental meetings to support the teachers in improving teaching practices. The faculty members attend the departmental conferences, seminars and workshops conducted by the university. The institution conducts seminars, workshops and guest lectures by eminent educationists for effective implementation of curriculum plan. The institution permits the faculty members to attend Induction Training programme courses and Refresher Courses for acquiring the necessary skills for effective implementation of curriculum and improving teaching practices conducted by the affiliating and other universities. 1.1.4 Specify the initiatives taken up or contribution made by the institution for effective curriculum delivery and transaction on the Curriculum provided by the affiliating University or other statutory agency. We conduct training programs for teachers on “How to be effective in the Class room?” and “How to make use of Computers, Power Point presentation, Interactive Board etc.,?” from experts for our Teaching Faculty. We also encourage our faculty members to participate in Seminars, Conferences, Workshops to update their knowledge and skills. We have constituted IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) to monitor and encourage our teachers for effective curriculum delivery. 1.1.5 How does the institution network and interact with beneficiaries such as industry, research bodies and the university in effective operationalization of the curriculum? For the operationalization of the curriculum, our college regularly invites bank officers to the college to enlighten on the theoretical aspects and practical application, for example RTGS and Money Transfer Procedures. Also, we have invited professors from the Indian Institute of Science to enlighten our science students on the latest RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 24 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. developments in the field of science like Nano-technology, global warming and conservation of water resources and maximization of solar energy application. 1.1.6 What are the contributions of the institution and/or its staff members to the development of the curriculum by the University? (number of staff members/ departments represented on the Board of Studies, student feedback, teacher feedback, stakeholder feedback provided, specific suggestions etc. During 2009-10 the following heads of departments and staff members were involved in restructuring the syllabus for B.A, B.Sc., and B.Com, to be introduced by Bangalore University from 2010-11. From the departments of Kannada and English, some teachers are involved in the preparation of text book material for the concerned subjects to be introduced. Members of Boards of Studies: The following served as members of Boards of Studies. 1. Prof. B.K.Venkateshan - (HOD of Commerce) 2. Prof. D.Shivanna - (Associate Prof. of Commerce) 3 Prof. J.N.Manjulatha - (Associate prof. of Commerce) 4 Prof. S.Shivarama Reddy - ( Associate prof. of Political Science) 5 Prof. R.S.Venkateshaiah - ( Associate prof. of History) Members of the staff are contributing in design and development of curriculum, by participating in various meetings of the department. Their opinion on the syllabus and curriculum is based on requirements of society and students. Department of Chemistry:- Prof. G.Siddalingaiah and Prof. P.Venkataram have attended B.Sc syllabus committee meetings for revision of syllabus in the Department of Chemistry for B.Sc. 1.1.7 Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered (other than those under the purview of the affiliating university) by it? If ‘yes’, give details on the process (’Needs Assessment’, design, development and planning) and the courses for which the curriculum has been developed. -- N A -1.1.8 How does institution analyse/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation? The main objective of curriculum prescribed is to understand the subject. Therefore, RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 25 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. the teaching process highlights the relevance of curriculum by creating analytical bent of mind among the students. The stated objective is to create interest not only in passing the examination but also think as to how to apply theoretical aspects into application. Hence we make use of new methods of teaching with the help of electronic devices such as, PPT, Group discussions, seminars and conferences for the successful delivery of the subject. 1.2 Academic Flexibility: 1.2.1 Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the certificate/diploma/ skill development courses etc., offered by the institution. - 1.2.2 N.A. - Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual degree? If ‘yes', give details. No. the institution doesn’t offer twinning /dual degree programmes 1.2.3 Give details on the various institutional provisions with reference to academic flexibility and how it has been helpful to students in terms of skills development, academic mobility, progression to higher studies and improved potential for employability A) Core options: The range of programme options available to learners for undergraduate degree is as follows: 1. B.A students can opt for Political Science or Sociology. 2. B.Com students can opt for either B.Com (Company law and Secretarial practice) or B.Com with Business mathematics. 3 B.Sc students can opt for either Computer Science or Chemistry along with Physics and Mathematics. Value addition: Add-on Courses:Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities The co-curricular and extra-curricular activities include Literary & Cultural contests. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 26 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Every year we conduct :1) Essay Competition 2) Debate Competition 3) Music Competition 4) ports Competition 5) Industrial visits 6) Entrepreneurship day celebration Non-core options: Students have the option to choose any Indian language or additional English as per the regulation laid down by the Bangalore University. We offer subjects like Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit and Urdu. For our Degree students as per Bangalore University norms we have the following subjects for our B.A/B.Sc.,/B.Com., students as Non-core subjects i.e. 1) Computer Fundamentals 2) Indian Constitution 3) Environmental studies Inter disciplinary approach: The following subjects are taught under interdisciplinary subject approach. B.A :- Interdisciplinary subjects are being offered such as Computers, Environmental Science and Communication B.Sc. : -Interdisciplinary subjects are being offered such as Computers, Environmental Science and Communication B.Com:- Interdisciplinary subjects are being offered Environmental Science and Communication such as Computers, Flexibility: Horizontal mobility - As per Bangalore University regulations Time frame flexibility - As per Bangalore University regulations RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 27 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 1.2.4 Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list them and indicate how they differ from other programmes, with reference to admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification, salary etc. The institution is an aided College and is receiving grants from State Government and UGC. All the courses are approved by the University. We have introduced extra sections in B.Com course and extra subjects in B.A and B.Sc. courses. The financial aspects for the introduction of these subjects and courses are borne by the Management. Therefore this, in a sense, can be called as partly self-financed program. There is no difference between courses offered by the University and the College. As far as the qualification and salary of teachers are concerned, they are as per the University norms. In addition, we have a separate scale called as ‘Management Scale’ for all the employees who are appointed by the Management which is close to the Government of Karnataka scales. 1.2.5 Does the College provide additional skill oriented programmes, relevant to regional and global employment markets? If ‘yes’ provide details of such programme and the beneficiaries. - N.A.1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the conventional faceto-face and Distance Mode of Education for students to choose the courses/combination of their choice” If ‘yes’, how does the institution take advantage of such provision for the benefit of students? -N A - 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment: 1.3.1 Describe the efforts made by the institution to supplement the University’s Curriculum to ensure that the academic programmes and Institution’s goals and objectives are integrated? _NA1.3.2 What are the efforts made by the institution to modify, enrich and organize the curriculum to explicitly reflect the experiences of the students and cater to needs of the dynamic employment market? The college has no authority to modify the existing course. We work as per Bangalore University norms. However the faculty members of the college are directly involved in Board of Studies and in Board of Committees. Our college teachers impress and RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 28 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. prevail upon the University for positive changes at the time of revision of syllabus and in examination system. In addition, we equip the students by giving value-added skills like communication skills, computer knowledge by organizing special lectures from eminent scholars. 1.3.3 Enumerate the efforts made by the institution to integrate the cross cutting issues such as Gender, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Human Rights, ICT etc., into the curriculum? The Bangalore University has introduced Environmental Studies, Constitution of India. Civic sense and Computer fundamentals for BA, BSc and B Com students as non-core subjects which are highly beneficial to integrate cross cutting issues such as Gender, climate change ICT etc. into the curriculum. Gender issues & Human Rights are not included in the course curriculum. Students are sensitized on this issues through various programmes conducted in the college. 1.3.4. What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes offered to ensure holistic development of students? _ moral and ethical values _ employable and life skills _ better career options _ community orientation Today Communicative English, Personality Development Programmes are very important for the better future life. These values courses and programmes develop the students to improve 1) 2) 3) 4) Moral and ethical values Employees and life skills Better career options Community orientation 1.3.5 Citing a few examples enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum? _ We collect the feedback from the students on improving the contents and curriculum of all the departments and subjects. This feedback is passed on to the University through one staff member at the time of revision of syllabus. Our teachers are directly involved in the process of revision of syllabi at the university level. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 29 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 1.3.6. How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes? _ The institution has a very clear and transparent way to monitor and evaluate the quality of various enrichment programmes initiated by it. The feedback in the form of interactions, discussions and suggestions are analysed by specially constituted committee and is submitted to all the Heads of the Department. An advisory committee of first five experienced faculty members has been constituted to monitor and evaluate the efficiency and success of these enrichment programs. This committee meets with the higher authorities like Principal and the Managing Committee from time to time and amends or updates the enrichment programs to meet the desired objectives. The Institution makes sure that the programmes offered in the curriculum include contribution to national development, fostering global competencies among students, inculcating a value system among students, promoting the use of technology and quest for excellence. The College’s efforts to ensure that the curriculum bears a thrust on these core values include the initiative for contribution to national development. The College uses education as the tool for empowering students and through the transaction of the curriculum it has adopted; it seeks to address the allround development of the students enrolled in the various academic programs it offers. Whenever necessary we take the help of executives in various fields to conduct programmes in our college to enrich the capabilities of students in the employment market. 1.4 Feedback System 1.4.1. What are the contributions of the institution in the design and development of the curriculum prepared by the University? _ The institution is an affiliated college to the Bangalore University and therefore there is no scope for framing the institution’s curriculum on its own. However, a systematic mechanism is installed in the institution to look after the affairs of the feedback process and analysis through the member of Board of Studies. Faculty members regularly attend workshops and seminars on revision of curriculum. The college can only forward the suggestions of its faculty to the University through the members of Board of Studies. The design and development of the curriculum is in the hands of the university only. 1.4.2 Is there a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and stakeholders on Curriculum? If ‘yes’, how is it communicated to the University and made use internally for curriculum enrichment and introducing changes/new programmes? a) Students:- Feedback is obtained on faculty, curriculum and facilities at the end of RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 30 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. each semester. This is obtained in a regular format specially designed for the purpose. b) Alumni:- Feedback from Alumni is obtained by interacting with them when they visit the institution on various occasions like College Day, Founders Day, Teachers Day, College Festivals etc. c) Parents:- Suitably designed forms consisting of assessment of preparatory examination along with the report of the wards are sent to the parents to obtain their feedback. The parent-teacher meetings conducted by the College present an opportunity to interact with them and get their feedback. d) Employees/Industries: Experts from the industry are invited to deliver lectures and interactive sessions. The college utilizes this opportunity to get their feedback. Further, the college keeps direct contact with the officials of the industry, who in turn provide a good feedback. e) Academic Peers:- Interaction with academic peers at conferences, special lectures and college annual functions, panel discussions, etc., is yet another avenue of getting feedback. f) Community:- Feedback is also sought during interaction with the distinguished members of the managing committee, discussions with scholars from the various Board Meetings of the University and general meetings with society members The feedback thus obtained from various sources is analysed and deliberated by the Principal, Vice-Principal and Management Representatives. The outcome of deliberations is discussed with the staff concerned and necessary action is initiated to put the valuable feedback into practice. 1.4.3 How many new programmes/courses were introduced by the institution during the last four years? What was the rationale for introducing new courses / programmes? Any other relevant information regarding curricular aspects which the college would like to include. We have introduced in BSc course a new combination namely Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (PMCs). The main intention of providing a combination with Computer Science is to update our students on computer knowledge which is very much wanted in the present day job market. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 31 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile 2.1.1 How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the admission process? The pattern the institution follows to ensure wide publicity for the admission process is as follows : _ Issuing Prospectus _ Advertisement in newspapers and local television network _ Erection of banners in front of the college and other prominent places _ - Distribution of pamphlets The institution has maintained high transparency in the admission process by publishing intake capacity and admission schedule of each and every programme. It is notified on blackboards, the student noticeboards and the college prospectus. Fortunately all the students who seek admission for B.A & B.Sc., at the institution are given admissions. But, for B.Com. course, since there is a very high demand, merit cum reservation policy of the government is followed. The college receives more than 500 applications for B.Com course; whereas intake capacity is 260 only. The meritorious students irrespective of caste, creed and financial status are admitted to all faculties. 2.1.2 Explain in detail the criteria adopted and process of admission (Ex. (i) merit (ii) common admission test conducted by state agencies and national agencies (iii) combination of merit and entrance test or merit, entrance test and interview (iv) any other) to various programmes of the Institution. General: The students are selected on the basis of merit cum reservation system at the qualifying examination as prescribed by the University. We follow the government reservation policy for admissions. Courses: The cut-off percentage as per the requirements of University is 35 per cent for B.A, B.Sc., B.Com courses. For all the above courses, students are selected based on their academic performance. Keeping in mind social responsibility, we give preference at the time of admission to girl students, Sports persons and physically challenged. It is our practice that re-admission to the following year is not automatic. This is with a view to inculcate good qualities such as responsibility, discipline, moral values, respect for the institution and elders. It therefore depends upon:i. Performance at the previous examination ii. Discipline at Regularity in attendance iii. Opinion of class teacher The above procedure deters students from unacceptable behaviour and conduct. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 32 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 2.1.3 Give the minimum and maximum percentage of marks for admission at entry level for each of the programmes offered by the college and provide a comparison with other colleges of the affiliating university within the city/district. The Minimum percentage as per the requirements of University is 35 per cent for B.A, B.Sc., B.Com courses. The minimum percentage is eligibility for admission which is a pass in the previous qualifying examinations. However the cut-off admission percentage in the case of different reservation category of students will be different. Government reservation quota is followed by selection of applicants on merit order. The minimum and maximum percentage of marks for admission at entry level for each of the programme offered by the college differs due to reservation rules. 2.1.4 Category Minimum Maximum SC ST OBC GM 45 47 35 57 75 80 85 90 Other Colleges Minimum Maximum 35 61 35 58 35 62 45 72 Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process and student profiles annually? If ‘yes ‘what is the outcome of such an effort and how has it contributed to the improvement of the process? We have the admission committee to process admission purely on merit cum reservations. After the admissions, the same committee will review the entire process and submit the admitted student list as per merit cum reservations to the University and Department of Collegiate Education. It is our practice that readmission to the next classes is not automatic. This is with a view to inculcate good qualities such as responsibility, discipline, moral values, respect for the institution and the elders. It therefore depends upon performance at the previous examination, regularity of attendance, opinion of class teachers, etc. Every year the admission committee reviews the minimum percentage of marks of each category of students for admission. However in the case of poor students to aspire higher education admissions are given under management quota without any extra fee or donation. There is a mechanism to review the admission process and students profiles. 1. The admissions in the college are done according to the schedule given by the Bangalore University following the reservation policy of the Government of Karnataka on merit basis. 2. The complete details of the students are recorded at the time of admission to repair data base of the students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 33 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3. The fee structure and the last date for admission with fine and without fine are strictly followed by the institution. 4. The admission application form specifically includes important desciplinary practices to be followed by the students. 5. The admission process helps us to identify those students who are poor but have 6. good aptitude to learn, so that steps can be taken to give them all support for their education. 2.1.5 Reflecting on the strategies adopted to increase/improve access for following categories of students, enumerate on how the admission policy of the institution and its student profiles demonstrate/reflect the National commitment to diversity and inclusion. SC/ST OBC Women Differently abled Economically weaker sections Minority community Any other The majority of our students are coming from agricultural families with an income hardly enable them to meet both ends. Most of our students are either first generation students or with no academic support from their parents. While more than 60% of students of our college belong to SC and ST communities, around 45% of students are girl students. The courses taught in the college enhance the knowledge competencies of the students. We have BA, B.Sc., B.Com The college has NSS w i n g to create social awareness. Periodically spirutual personalities are invited to the college to give discourses which will enhance ethical and moral values among the students. The college is highly committed to implement the national policy on education to accommodate the students from all the walks of life mentioned above. The national commitment for diversity and inclusion of all the classes is fully implemented. 2.1.6 Provide the following details for various programmes offered by the institution during the last four years and comment on the trends. i.e. reasons for increase / decrease and actions initiated for improvement. Programmes UG 1 BA 2 BSc 3 B.Com PG M.Phil. Ph.D. Integrated PG / Ph.D. Value added RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Number of applications Number of students admitted Demand Ratio 500 6:5 1-2012 (500) 2-2013 (550) 3-2014 (500) 4-2015 (600) NA NA NA NA NA Track ID – KACOGN11553 34 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Certificate 1 Communicative English 2.Personality Development 3 Tourism & Travel Mgt. Diploma / PG Diploma /Any other NA 2.2 Catering to Diverse Needs of Students 2.2.1 How does the institution cater to the needs of differently- abled students and ensure adherence to government policies in this regard? _ The college is making all out efforts to ensure that higher educational avenues and opportunities are made available without any disparity of rich and poor, rural and urban. In fact, the college is taking care of the disadvantaged sections of the society and whose children are first generation students. Preference is given to the following categories: a) Girls from rural areas b) c) d) e) Physically challenged Meritorious Boys/girls Sports persons Economically weaker sections of the society Special arrangements have been made to take care of Physically challenged and economically weaker sections of the society. We have good coordination and rapport with Lions Club for the improvement of differently- disabled students. 2.2.2 Does the institution assess the students’ needs in terms of knowledge and skills before the commencement of the programme? If ‘yes’, give details on the process. The potential of the incoming students is assessed, and bridge courses and Remedial classes are offered accordingly. The heterogeneous intelligence level in the classroom is skillfully balanced by providing study material and extra attention to weak learners; and projects, assignments, lecture contests and quiz to advanced learners. The teaching - learning process is carefully monitored by: The calendar of events prepared in the staff meeting Teachers maintaining teaching plan Work diaries Syllabus completion reports submitted at the end of each semester Class tests and Mid-semester exams during each semester Assignments Projects. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 35 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 2.2.3 What are the strategies drawn and deployed by the institution to bridge the knowledge gap of the enrolled students to enable them to cope with the programme of their choice? (Bridge/Remedial/Add-on/Enrichment Courses, etc.) For the fresh students who are admitted to I Semester B.A.,/B.Sc.,/B.Com., we conduct bridge course to enable students to cope up with degree syllabus Similarly for II & III year students we organise remedial classes for SC and Minority to enable them to score good percentage of marks. 2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as gender, inclusion, environment etc.? Our college regularly organizes training programmes for the staff members on sensitive issues such as gender differentiation. Regularly the conduct programmes to create awarness among the students in respect of gender discrimination, need to protect environment, prevention of pollution etc., 2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to special educational/learning needs of advanced learners? The institution has taken the following measures for identifying and facilitating both slow and advanced learners. At the entry point, namely, I semester B.A/B.Com, we identify slow learners and advanced learners. This identification is made through class test and observation by the concerned teachers. For slow learners: 1. Extra attention and care is given inside the classroom 2. Remedial classes are conducted 3. Photocopies of the study material from the previous public examination question papers of previous years with answers are given. For advanced learners: We conduct Seminars, Debates and Lecture contests. Meritorious boys and girls are encouraged by awarding prizes in the form of books and learning material. Advanced learners are also encouraged to work as team leaders for their fellow students. Admissions are made according to the Merit List and at the same time following the reservation policy. Many of our B.Com students after their graduation have joined C.A course and working as successful Chartered Accountants. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 36 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. We have advised our students to refer the journals frequently and make good use of the Internet Facility in updating their knowledge. Guest Lecture Programmes are conducted for for all faculty students by inviting experts in various fields and organising special lecture programmes The counselling cell has been established in order to guide B.A & B.Sc., students with regards to the preparation for PG admissions, Civil Service examinations and B.S.R.B. examinations. 2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyse and use the data and information on the academic performance (through the programme duration) of the students at risk of drop out (students from the disadvantaged sections of society, physically challenged, slow learners, economically weaker sections etc.)? The dropout ratio is less than 2% in our college. Even this 2% is also because of girl students getting married and leaving the college under compulsion, though sometimes much against their will. We are encouraging physically challenged students and economically weaker sections of students by distributing scholarships from Department of Collegiate Education and Department of Social welfare. 50% of the fees is reimbursed by the Government of Karnataka and different scholarships from the Jindal group, Minority Commission etc., are given to our students. Thereby successful students will get the financial assistance from different sources. As a matter of policy, failed candidates will not be given scholarships. The lecturers of the institution take personal interest to help students with poor financial background. The teachers personally pay attention to the academic performance of the students. The tests and seminars are conducted during the year. After every semester the result of each subject and programme is analyzed. The students having poor performance are specially guided by the teachers. The efforts are made to minimize the drop out percentage of above mentioned sections. 2.3 Teaching-Learning Process 2.3.1 How does the college plan and organize the teaching, learning and evaluation schedules? (Academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation blue print, etc.) An Academic Calendar is prepared at the beginning of the year by a committee in consultation with the principal and time table committee. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 37 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The following activities constitute teaching learning process. _ Calendar of events is prepared in the staff meeting. _ Teachers maintain a teaching plan _ Work diary is maintained _ Syllabus completion reports submitted at the end of each semester. _ Class tests and Mid- Semester exams during each semester _ Assignments 2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching – learning process? _ IQAC committee of our college meets once in a month and checks various programmes for innovative teaching practices to be followed by our Teaching staff. The IQAC committee periodically reviews the teaching learning aspects and make sugetions to the concerned teachers to improve teaching methods. The committee also make proposals to adopt inovative teaching methods. 2.3.3 How is learning made more student-centric? Give details on the support structures and systems available for teachers to develop skills like interactive learning, collaborative learning and independent learning among the students? The following methods have been adopted to ensure student-centric learning. 1. OHP 2. Power Point Presentation 3. Charts & maps 4. CD & DVD in Auditorium 5. Internet browsing in the library. 2.3.4 How does the institution nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper among the students to transform them into life-long learners and innovators? The college is the brain child of late Dr.H.Narasimhaiah who was well known as a scientific thinker and throughout his life fought against various dogmas in the society. Infact he is the man behind all the teachers of the institution to develop scientific temper. Following his foot steps all the faculty members of the college continuously try to inculcate critical, creative and scientific thinking among the students. concentrates on making the students original thinkers. 2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the faculty for effective teaching? Eg: Virtual laboratories, e-learning - resources from National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), open educational resources, mobile education, etc. We have adopted the following methods of teaching-learning process: _ Lecture method _ Discussion method _ Assignment _ Using OHP & LCD (Power point presentation) _ RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 38 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Seminars _ Special lectures The following methods have been adopted and facilities provided to ensure effective learning experiences for students: _ OHP _ Power Point Presentation _ Charts & Maps _ CD & DVD in Auditorium _ Internet browsing in the library. 2.3.6 How are the students and faculty exposed to advanced level of knowledge and skills (blended learning, expert lectures, seminars, workshops etc.)? _ Students and faculty members are exposed to advanced level of knowledge and skills in the following ways: 1. Workshops, seminars and conferences. 2. Studying journals & magazines in the library. 3. Special lecturers by experts and research persons on the recent advances and inventions in the concerned subject. 4. Reading newspapers & watching television 5. Internet browsing Our students follow various methods and surveys to know the latest trends in the concerned subjects by:1. Attending guest lectures 2. By visiting Library 3. Reading newspapers & watching T.V. 4. Presentation of small seminar papers in the class room. 2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students \ benefitted) on the academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance services (professional counselling /monitoring / academic advise) provided to students? There is a system of class teachers for each class for academic and personal guidance. The students are divided into groups and each group is provided with a class teacher to provide academic and personal guidance to the needy students. It is done at all level of courses in all the divisions. The teacher-in–charge carefully monitors the regularity of attendance, participation in seminars and other activities and also the performance of the students in internal tests/semester examinations. Accordingly the students are advised to improve by way of help and remedial / corrective action. The students who seek psychological boosting or the candidates who are psycho-socially left out are given psychological counselling by the college faculty itself. To add, the class teacher really acts as local guardian and a true friend, philosopher and a guide to the students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 39 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 2.3.8 Provide details of innovative teaching approaches/methods adopted by the faculty during the last four years? What are the efforts made by the institution to encourage the faulty to adopt new and innovative approaches and the impact of such innovative practices on student learning? The following methods are evolved for innovative teaching approaches: Discourses by spiritual leaders and holy personalities for inculcating value based education and discipline. Personality development program by guest lecturers _ Computer assisted learning Debates, Group discussion, Quiz, etc. Development of soft skills and internal team building _ ICT (Information and Communication Technology) PowerPoint Presentation. Participative Learning process. _ Audio – visual programs. Opportunities for student leaders to organize curricular and extra-curricular activities are provided. This would help them in their future life. 2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning process? We have a very good library. We have reference section also where our students make use of the library facilities fully well. We screen educational films and video programs on different subjects for BA, B.Com, B.Sc., on rotation system. 2.3.10 Does the institution face any challenges in completing the curriculum within the planned time frame and calendar? If ‘yes’, elaborate on the challenges encountered and the institutional approaches to overcome these. As per university syllabus and number of working days in a semester prescribed by the university, our teachers complete the syllabus successfully. Revision classes are also conducted for various classes. As the Bangalore University is adopting semester system, it is difficult for the teachers to complete the curriculum in the prescribed time. It is our experience that during some semester period teachers took lot of efforts to complete the syllabus by taking special classes during General holidays. 2.3.11 How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching learning? The HOD evaluates the quality of teaching of all the staff members of the concerned departments once in a month by way of verifying the lesson plan already submitted by the staff members. The principal also visits each department and each class frequently to evaluate the teachers on their effective teaching. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 40 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 2.4 Teacher Quality 2.4.1 Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies adopted by the college in planning and management (recruitment and retention) of its human resource (qualified and competent teachers) to meet the changing requirements of the curriculum Highest qualification Permanent teachers D.Sc./D.Litt. Ph.D. M.Phil. PG Temporary teachers Ph.D. M.Phil. PG Part-time teachers Ph.D. M.Phil. PG Professor Associate Professor Male Female Male Female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Assistant Professor Male Female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... ... ... Total ... ... ... 2.4.2 How does the institution cope with the growing demand/ scarcity of qualified senior faculty to teach new programmes/ modern areas (emerging areas) of study being introduced (Biotechnology, IT, Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years. The College copes with the growing demand of faculty by appointing faculty as and when the need arises. However, the ollege also appoints guest faculty depending upon the necessity of the situation. 2.4.3 Providing details on staff development programmes during the last four years elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality. a) Nomination to staff development programmes Academic Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty nominated Refresher courses HRD programmes Orientation programmes Staff training conducted by the university Staff training conducted by other institutions Summer / winter schools, workshops, etc. -- RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 ---- 41 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. b) Faculty Training programmes organized by the institution to empower and enable the use of various tools and technology for improved teaching-learning _ Teaching learning methods/approaches _ Handling new curriculum _ Content/knowledge management _ Selection, development and use of enrichment materials _ Assessment _ Cross cutting issues _ Audio Visual Aids/multimedia In the academic year 2011-12 Computer Science Department was established with state-of-the-art facilities. At present we have 35 computers in the computer laboratory. This Lab was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri. H.D. Kumaraswamy. Gradually, we have increased the number of computers and Internet facility in the college. Presently, all the teachers are using computers and internet facility for updating their knowledge and for preparing study material. We have audio visual programmes. Our College organized UGC sponsored three state level conferences to enable and empower the latest tools learning and teaching. c) Percentage of faculty invited as resource persons in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences organized by external professional agencies. participated in external Workshops / Seminars / Conferences recognized by national/ international professional bodies presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized by professional agencies _ 75% of the faculty participated in departmental conferences conducted by the university. _ 40% of the faculty members have participated in seminars and workshops conducted by recognized bodies. _ 20% of the faculty presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 42 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. conducted or recognized by professional agencies 2.4.4 What policies/systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg: providing research grants, study leave, support for research and academic publications teaching experience in other national institutions and specialized programmes industrial engagement etc.) Faculty members are encouraged to represent and participate in state level and national level Conferences and seminars. Financial & OOD (on official duty) facilities are given to members to participate in such activities. All the departments have availed the benefit for attending seminars and conferences. _ The College encourages faculty 1. To attend refresher courses 2. To attend BOS & BOE meetings 3. To serve as research guides for PhD. & M,Phil. Programmes and to undertake research under FIP 4. Awarded Ph.D. and working as guides for Ph.D. and M.Phil., scholars of Bangalore University and other universities are as follows : _ Dr. N.Somashekar, Department of Sociology, _ Dr. Ramaiah, Department of Kannada 5. Awarded M,Phil.: Prof. G.Siddalingaiah Prof. P.Venkataram Prof. H.V.Shivakumar Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya - Department of Chemistry Department of chemistry Department of Chemistry Department of Physics 6. Awarded additional post-graduation (MBA) 2.4.5. Give the number of faculty who received awards / recognition at the state, national and international level for excellence in teaching during the last four years. Enunciate how the institutional culture and environment contributed to such performance/achievement of the faculty. - N.A - RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 43 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 2.4.6 Has the institution introduced evaluation of teachers by the students and external Peers? If yes, how is the evaluation used for improving the quality of the teaching-learning process? _ We have the procedure for evaluation of all teachers by collecting the opinion of students in a prescribed format, which contains a questionnaire. These questions are circulated to elicit opinion. The feedback of the student community on the teachers, the academic curriculum etc., will be given finally to the principal and the committee, which analyses the feedback and takes necessary action. The entire report is kept confidential. 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms 2.5.1. How does the institution ensure that the stakeholders of the institution especially students and faculty are aware of the evaluation processes? Evaluation methods are communicated to students by announcement in class rooms and on the notice board. Besides, evaluated answer books are returned to the students for their future reference. Every year, at the end of each semester, first degree students and their parents are invited to the College functions and they are informed about attendance, progress and discipline of their wards. Regarding admission for the next academic year, admissions is not automatic. It depends upon the progress & results of the students. Parents are informed about the progress of their wards in the previous years. For the newly recruited teachers, concerned Head of the Department guides them frequently the best practices of teaching i.e. preparation for the class room, maintenance of attendance, writing the work diary, discipline in the college and class room. All the teachers conduct tests and discussions with the students and strictly inform them on attendance & progress. The principal visits all classes and briefs students on the following aspects a) How to prepare for examination b) What future options are available to them c) How to improve their conduct & behavior 2.5.2 . What are the major evaluation reforms of the university that the institution has adopted and what are the reforms initiated by the institution on its own? We are conducting examinations as per the Bangalore University norms. We depute eligible teachers to the Bangalore University for evaluation of the answer scripts. For each subject there is internal assessment of 10 marks. These marks are awarded on the basis of performance of the students in tests, assignments, attendance and discipline. The internal assessment marks are revealed and announced on the notice board. As per the Bangalore University CBCS regulations now we conduct two RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 44 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. internal tests in each semester. In addition internal assessment marks are allotted for sports, extra curricular and co-curricular activities. The Evaluation process is strictly followed as per the university guidelines. 2.5.3 2.5.4. How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the evaluation reforms of the university and those initiated by the institution on its own? As per Bangalore University evaluation reforms, the following procedures are adopted for implementation of reforms. 1) Strict and vigilant conduct of examinations. 2) Sitting squad is appointed during examination period. 3) Eligible teachers are deputed for evaluation at Bangalore University. 4) Internal assessment marks are sent through online. Provide details on the formative and summative evaluation approaches adopted to measure student achievement. Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the system. Our students are evaluated continuously as follows : 1) Regular monitoring of Attendance. 2) Conducting of tests twice in a semester 3) Class teacher counseling the students. 4) Information to the parents on the progress of the student. 5) Appreciation for regular and academically excellent students by way of scholarships and prizes. All the above steps have resulted in positive improvement in the results as well as in the behaviour. 2.5.5 Enumerate on how the institution monitors and communicates the progress and performance of students through the duration of the course/programme? Provide an analysis of the students results/achievements(Programme/course wise for last four years) and explain the differences if any and patterns of achievement across the programmes/courses offered. At the end of every Semester the class teacher collects data on attendance and results concerning his/her students. The principal monitors the results and attendance. If necessary the students and parents both are informed about the progress and attendance. This has alerted the students to be regular to the college. Tests and Assignments are conducted for the purpose of calculating internal assessment marks and grades. Throughout the course period of three years, this procedure is adopted and we have received results in the form of regular attendance and increased pass percentage in all the subjects. To substantiate, gradually, year after year our results of percentage subject-wise is increasing. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 45 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The results sheets of Arts, Science & Commerce is as follows. Batch YEARS I SEM T A T P II SEM P% T A T P III SEM P% T A T P IV SEM P% T A T P V SEM P% T A TP VI SEM P% T A T P 100 84.74 P% B.A ( HEP / HES) 2010-11 174 35 20.11 165 67 40.60 180 53 29.44 172 46 26.74 125 89 71.20 118 2011-12 232 88 37.93 217 97 44.70 151 84 55.62 149 43 28.85 163 96 58.89 155 111 71.61 2012-13 240 98 40.83 225 79 35.11 202 69 34.15 194 42 21.64 140 94 67.14 136 72.05 257 84 32.68 256 78 30.46 209 106 50.96 198 36 18.18 184 119 64.67 180 136 75.55 226 67 29.64 244 40.57 190 153 80.52 2013-14 2014-15 99 98 B.SC (PCM & PMCS) 2010-11 94 68 72.34 92 66 71.73 74 39 52.70 74 43 58.10 42 25 59.52 42 32 76.19 2011-12 95 32 36.68 91 45 49.45 87 42 48.27 87 53 60.91 74 49 66.21 73 42 57.53 2012-13 95 27 28.25 95 43 45.26 90 45 50.00 88 41 46.59 86 53 61.62 86 54 62.79 2013-14 128 51 39.84 125 63 50.40 85 85 39 45.88 86 34 39.53 2014-15 105 35 33.33 2010-11 118 47 39.83 116 44 2011-12 142 60 42.25 141 2012-13 200 51 25.50 189 2013-14 200 78 39.00 197 2014-15 257 115 44.74 42 49.41 123 55 44.71 87 39 44.82 81 39 48.14 37.93 103 42 40.77 102 53 51.96 83 31 37.34 82 37 45.12 60 42.55 109 59 54.12 108 43 22.75 132 60 45.45 127 70 64.81 102 60 58.82 100 69 69.00 44 34.64 106 76 71.69 105 65 25 12.69 180 61 33.88 178 61.90 89 50.00 124 65 52.40 121 83 195 66 33.84 68.59 174 108 62.06 B.COM TA – Total Appear, TP – Total Pass, P% - Pass Percentage 2.5.6 Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and transparency in the internal assessment during the last four years and weight ages assigned for the overall development of students (weightage for behavioural aspects, independent learning, communication skills etc.) The institution ensures transparency in the internal assessment by following the established norms for evaluation of tests and assignments. Group discussions are conducted regularly. Answer scripts are evaluated and given back to the students for reference and taken back for preservation and documentation. 2.5.7 Does the institution and individual teachers use assessment/evaluation as an indicator for evaluating student performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning? If ‘yes’ provide details on the process and cite a few examples. The institution uses assessment and evaluation as an indicator for evaluating students’ performance. The students who excel in the academics, sports or extracurricular or extra mural activities are given due advantage in assessment. General classroom behaviour of the students is also kept in mind when evaluation of a student is undertaken. What are the mechanisms for redressal of grievances with reference to evaluation both at the College and University level? We have a grievance redressal cell in the college which is headed by Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya Head of the Department of Physics.The main objective of this cell is to redress the students problems. Students are contacted 2.5.8 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 46 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. individually and collectively at regular intervals to know their problems, particularly with reference to results and pass percentage. Below average students are asked to attend Remedial classes conducted for such students. This has helped the student community to a greater extent and has improved the results and pass percentage. At the university level, revaluation process is resorted for getting justice to their answer scripts. Many of our students who have failed and lost by 4 or 5 marks have applied for revaluation and the results thus obtained were to their advantage. With regard to the grievances of students relating to examinations, convocations and degree certificates and marks cards. The Teachers guide them to solve their problems. In some cases teachers personally take them to the university authorities to discuss their problems. 2.6 Student performance and Learning Outcomes 2.6.1 Does the college have clearly stated learning outcomes? If ‘yes’ give details on how the students and staff are made aware of these? In recent years, institutions of higher education across the country have recognized that a full commitment to teaching and learning must include assessing and documenting what and how much students are learning and using this information to improve the education. When we articulate the main goals for a course, we need to ensure whether students have achieved them or not and then use the results to make our courses better. We’re on the way to Learning Outcome process. Learning Outcome Assessment is the process of collecting information. It serves as an indicator to an organization whether the services, activities, or experiences it offers are having the desired impact on those who partake them or not. The college’s approach to the learning outcome assessment is defined clearly. Faculty is best suited to determine the intended educational outcome of their academic programs and activities, How to assess these outcome, and how to use the results for program development and improvement is a part of student evaluation. The results of Outcome Assessment are used to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and activities, and student services, and not the performance of individual faculty or staff. Faculty use the information collected to develop and improve academic programs. 2.6.2 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes? We have the best practices with regard to teaching, learning and assessment strategies. Important among them are as under: 1. Use of OHP & Power Point Presentation. 2. Use of CDs & DVDs 3. Use of internet browsing 4. Conducting examinations RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 47 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5. Visit to scientific research institutions 6. Conducting seminars & debates 7. Conducting bridge course for freshers 8. Conducting remedial classes for slow learners 9. Guest lectures by experts 10. Using charts and maps in class rooms 11. Conducting joint venture programmes to popularize basic science and to encourage scientific temper among the students. 2.6.3 What are the measures/initiatives taken up by the institution to enhance the social and economic relevance (quality Jobs, entrepreneurship, innovation and research aptitude) of the courses offered? Every institution has social as well as economic responsibility. The courses run by the college has both social and economic relevance. College understands its responsibility in the socio economic parameters. The institution at the time of the admission provides counselling regarding the choice of options avaialble to the students. They are guided regarding the future prospects of various options. Further they are sensitized on the societal responsibilities through guest lectures. The students are motivated through personality development programmes. Students are encouraged to participate in activities for social and community service. The College has made dedicated efforts to impart quality education and generate new knowledge through research and development activities. It has been contributing significantly in transforming socio-economic conditions of the people of this region. The College, through the orchestrated efforts of teachers, supporting non-teaching staff and administrative officers has been generating highly skilled employable and socially responsible man power. The college has developed self-reliant, enterprising and employable human resource. 2.6.4 How does the institution collect and analyse data on student learning outcomes and use it for planning and overcoming barriers of learning? The institution has specified procedure to collect and analyse data on student learning outcome. The following points are adopted by the institute in this context: _ Midterm and continuous evaluation comprising of monthly internal tests, assignments, term paper and seminar presentations. _ Introduction of unit-wise internal choice; objective and analytical type questions consisting of objective, short and descriptive and analytical answers. This ensures comprehensive study and understanding of the entire course contents by the student. _ Semester system of examination for all courses. _ Seminar presentation by students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 48 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. _ The College has taken following steps to overcome barriers: _ Delimiting the length of the answers in order to promote to the point writings. _ Providing Question bank on various subjects to the students. _ Timely redressal of students’ grievances. _ The students are shown the evaluated answer books of internal tests and examinations, pin point the errors and sugesting better ways of presentation of the answers. _ Minimum attendance limit for students to minimize absenteeism. _ Extra classes for weak students to overcome their shortcomings. _ Periodic evaluation of teachers help in the improvement of learning outcome. 2.6.5 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcomes. Class teachers supervise the progress of students regularly by interacting with student’s progress after the results are received from the university along with the attendance percentage. Student’s progress is also discussed with the parents at the time of parent teacher meeting at the end of every semester. HODs are authorized to call parents of those students, in case of any academic and other problems. 2.6.6 What are the graduates attributes specified by the college/affiliating university? How does the college ensure the attainment of these by the students? The college seeks to develop the following attributes among the college graduates in consonance with the attributes specified by the university. To develop scientific temper and critical thinking. To inculcate spirit of Nationalism and Patriotism. To infuse sense of social responsibility. To work for the development and upliftment of downtrodden and under-privileged. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 49 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 3.1 Promotion of Research 3.1.1 Does the institution have recognized research center/s of the affiliating University or any other agency/organization? Though our institution does not have a Research Centre of its own, the institution has taken initiatives to avail facilities available at the following research centres for their research work. 1. Indian Institute of Management 2. Indian Council of Historical Research 3. Regional Institute of English 4. Bangalore University5. Kannada Sahitya Parishath 3.1.2 Does the Institution have a research committee to monitor and address the issues of research? If so, what is its composition? Mention a few recommendations made by the committee for implementation and their impact. The college management encourages the research activity. Two of our teachers have completed the Ph.D under FIP. The institution has the following objectives adopted by the research committee. 1. To encourage research activities among the teachers. 2. To encourage publication of articles 3. To encourage the faculty and students to participate in seminars, workshops & conferences. 3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth progress and implementation of research schemes/projects? autonomy to the principal investigator timely availability or release of resources adequate infrastructure and human resources time-off, reduced teaching load, special leave etc. to teachers support in terms of technology and information needs facilitate timely auditing and submission of utilization certificate to the funding authorities any other 3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among students? The college motivates the students for higher education; the staff is always on its toes when it comes to encouraging the students to join higher education for research. To develop scientific temper and aptitude, the College organizes university tours of final year students of all the Departments to interact with the research scholars of the university campus. Various departments of the college also organize State level seminars sponsored by UGC to create curiosity among the students as well as to get a chance to meet with the distinguished persons of the related area. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 50 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.1.5 Give details of the faculty involvement in active research (Guiding student research, leading Research Projects, engaged in individual/collaborative research activity, etc. _ N.A.3.1.6 Give details of workshops/ training programmes/ sensitization programmes conducted/organized by the institution with focus on capacity building in terms of research and imbibing research culture among the staff and students. _ Not Applicable 3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise available with the institution. _ Not Applicable 3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students? _ Not Applicable 3.1.9 What percentage of the faculty has utilized Sabbatical Leave for research activities? How has the provision contributed to improve the quality of research and imbibe research culture on the campus? _ Not Applicable 3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in creating awareness/advocating/transfer of relative findings of research of the institution and elsewhere to students and community (lab to land) _ Not Applicable 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research 3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give details of major heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual utilization. _ Not Applicable as this College is not a research centre. 3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty for research? If so, specify the amount disbursed and the percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in the last four years? _ No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 51 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student research projects by students? _ Not Applicable 3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in undertaking inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples of successful endeavours and challenges faced in organizing interdisciplinary research. _ Not Applicable 3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various equipment and research facilities of the institution by its staff and students? _ Not Applicable 3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If ‘yes’ give details. _ No 3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing research funds from various funding agencies, industry and other organizations. Provide details of on-going and completed projects and grants received during the last four years. _ Our college has made application for minor research projects from the Department of Commerce, Physics & Chemistry. We are waiting for the approval and allotment from the UGC. So far, we have not yet taken up any major or minor research projects from any funding agency. 3.3 Research Facilities 3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and research scholars within the campus? _ Not Applicable 3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and creating infrastructural facilities to meet the needs of researchers especially in the new and emerging areas of research? _ Not Applicable RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 52 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities?? If ‘yes’, what are the instruments/ facilities created during the last four years. _ No 3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories? _ Not Applicable 3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource centre or any other facilities available specifically for the researchers? _ Not Applicable 3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities developed / created by the research institutes in the college. For ex. Laboratories, library, instruments, computers, new technology etc. _ Not Applicable 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and students in terms of Patents obtained and filed (process and product) Original research contributing to product improvement Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving the services Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development _ Not Applicable 3.4.2 Does the Institute publish or partner in publication of research journal(s)? If ‘yes’, indicate the composition of the editorial board, publication policies and whether such publication is listed in any international database? NIL _ 3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty and students: Publication per faculty Number of papers published by faculty and students in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Number of publications listed in International Database (for Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database -International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 53 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Monographs Chapter in Books Books Edited Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers Citation Index SNIP SJR Impact factor hindex Details of Publications:To be filled 3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of research awards received by the faculty recognition received by the faculty from reputed professional bodies and agencies, nationally and internationally incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international recognitions for research contributions. - NIL The College encourages: 1. To attend refresher courses 2. To attend BOS & BOE meetings 3. They serve as research guide for PhD. & M,Phil. programmes to undertake research under FIP 4. Ph.D Awardees: Dr.N.Somashekar Department of Sociology Dr.Ramaiah Department of Kannada. 7. M,Phil Awardees: Sri. G.Siddalingaiah Department of Chemistry Sri P.Venkataram Department of Chemistry Sri H.V.Shivakumar Department of chemistry Sri K.T.Veeranjaneya Department of Physics 6. Awarded additional post-graduate degree (MBA) : Smt.Ramanjinamma, 7. Awarded P.hD .: 8. Recognized Ph.D and guide RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 54 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The following faculty have received their Ph.D./M.Phil Degree. Sl.No 01 02 03 04 05 06 Name Degree Department Dr.N.Somashekar Dr.Ramaiah Ph.D., Ph.D., Sociology Kannada Prof. G.Siddalingaiah Prof. P. Venkataram Prof. H.V.Shivakumar Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Physics Year Nov-2013 Oct-2013 June-2010 June-2010 June-2010 June-2010 3.5 Consultancy 3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute-industry interface? _ _ There is a regular interaction between industry and institution. Students of the college visit various industries as part of industrial tours and study projects to get practical knowledge and hands on experience. _ Experts from industries are invited to give guest lectures and extension lectures in the institution. _ There are plans to further strengthen the institution industry interface. 3.5.2 What is the stated policy of the institution to promote consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and publicized? _ The vision of the institution is to provide productive careers with a student centered practically beneficial quality learning experience. Since consultancy activities play important role in this regard, the institution is very serious to promote it. As our consultancy services are confined to our college students only, notices regarding consultancy programmes and projects are displayed on notice-board. So far we have not extended consultancy services to broad areas of community. 3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise and available facilities for consultancy services? _ The institution encourages the staff to utilize their expertise and available facilities for consultancy services through – _ Letters of appreciation. _ Felicitation on important functions in the college. _ Forwarding of names of faculty members for awards by various Government departments and NGOs. 3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the institution and the revenue generated Most of the consultancy services provided by the institution are voluntary and free of cost. Competitive examination preparation and interview facing tips for candidates who have applied for various posts. Establishment of science labs in schools. _ Accountancy and Tax consultancy. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 55 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.5.5 _ Computer based services – Commerce graduates. _ Communication skills and personality development for PUC students and Graduates. _ Establishment of science labs in PUC and degree colleges. _ Yoga and Physical Education. _ Dr. Ranga Reddy is a consultant for various bodies in Government of Karnataka i.e., Kannada and Culture Department, Kannada Development Authority, Janapadha Academy. What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income generated through consultancy (staff involved: Institution) and its use for institutional development? No revenue from consultancy services is generated 3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) 3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighbourhood-community network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students? The college has one NSS unit and NSS volunteers are selected based on students interest and strength to participate in community work. 1. NSS regular programmes include cleaning the campus, surrounding areas, local residential areas etc., 2. Awarness programmes such as AIDS awareness adult and human education, environmental protection 3. Special NSS camps were conducted in remote villages for one week to ten days. 3.6.2 What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’ involvement in various social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles? We allow students to participate in legitimate social movements like anticorruption, anti-liquor, anti-dowry etc. Mock parliament programme was conducted in the college by the Department of political science. A discussion and debate was organised by the Department of Economics on state budget 2014-15. 3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and quality of the institution? The goals and objectives of the College are prominently displayed in the Information Bulletin given to the students at the time of admission. The College website provides adequate space for these goals. They find place in all the offices of the college, library and other major buildings of the college. Immediately after admission, students are made aware of these goals RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 56 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. and objectives. The College has evolved a website by forming different platforms like Academic Committee, Science Association with a fair representation of students. The IQAC in the planning process considers feedback collected from all the stakeholders to prepare perspectives on development. These will be discussed in the respective committees. The reflection of the meeting will be incorporated in the plan. The management has developed evaluation tools for stakeholders to record their opinions, suggestions and objections for constructive developments for the future. The College values the suggestions of its stakeholders. Students: _ We value the opinions and needs of our students. _ One student of each class is nominated as Representative. He/She will communicate requirements of students and problems to the respective teacher/ Head of Department/ Principal. _ Suggestion / Complaint boxes are placed at various places on the campus which are easily accessible to students. _ Students have the freedom to approach the Principal during working hours without prior appointment. Parents: _ Teacher/ Head of Department/ Principal interact with guardians regularly. _ They are informed about their wards’ academic performance and attendance records through meetings, letters and phone calls. _ Direct interaction of the guardians with the H.O.D. is also encouraged. _ Opinion of parents is considered with respect to various aspects such as planning of industrial visits, cultural programmes etc. _ Parents of students are allowed to meet the teachers, coordinators and the Principal on any day of the week at any time to make any suggestions or complaints. Staff: _ We have regular staff meetings to keep the staff updated about changes and developments of the College. _ Most of the decisions are taken only after consultation with the staff during staff meeting. Alumni: _ We have constituted an Alumni Association in the college. The association organizes meetings and has regular formal and informal interactions wherein any alumnus is free to give their suggestions. The association conducts various functions in the college such as “Prathibha puraskar” “Guruvandana” etc., RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 57 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and outreach programmes? Providing the budgetary details for last four years, list the major extension and outreach programmes and their impact on the overall development of students. _ _ _ _ _ 3.6.5 Workshops on women empowerment Awareness on HIV AIDS etc., Blood donation and Blood grouping camps.Save energy and save water campaign. Environmental protection activities - UGC funding College funding Indian Red Cross society College funding College funding How does the institution promote the participation of students and faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC and other National/ International agencies? _ The college undertakes widespread extra-curricular enrichment activities through NCC (Infantry-wing), NSS, Eco-Club, NGOs and other forms of community development activities. During admission and orientation, the representatives of these units appraise students on the benefits and scope of the extension activities. The details of the programme are displayed on the notice board and an interaction of students with the NSS officer of the college is organized. Many of our faculty are active members in Lions Club, , and have actively participated in Blood Donation Camps, AIDS Awareness Programmes etc., 3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any) undertaken by the college to ensure social justice and empower students from underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society? _ NSS- Remedial coaching: The institute has made a conscious effort to promote social justice as a value in learning process and administrative interactions. The institution sincerely practices social affirmative schemes introduced by the government for the upliftment of higher education to under-privileged communities. The College NSS unit has been organizing pulse polio, blood donation camp, AIDS awareness programme etc. Extra facilities are given to differently-disabled students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 58 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension activities organized by the institution, comment on how they complement students’ academic learning experience and specify the values and skills inculcated. _ Objectives: Extension activities conducted by the institution always imbibe academic learning experience, values and skills not only in students but faculty too. These activities refresh the environment of the institute as well. The major strength of this college is its ability to ensure holistic development of students to make them enlightened citizens. The college is an ‘equal opportunity’ institution established to provide knowledge and quality education to all sections of society. It aims to maintain modern outlook with contemporary developments without compromising moral values. The college provides knowledge and quality based education to the students by inculcating moral values, scientific temper and employing state of the art technologies. It aims to pursue excellence towards creating manpower with a highest degree of intellectual, professional and cultural development to meet the national and global challenges. Outcome: The participation in the various socially relevant activities have resulted in inculcating the feeling of being socially awakened citizens in the students. The students who have been a part of this process have been spreading awareness in the institution and motivating other students as well to stand tall for the cause of social uplift. 3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the community in its reach out activities and contribute to the community development? Detail on the initiatives of the institution that encourage community participation in its activities? _ In all the extension activities local community members, NGOs and other community leaders are involved. _In NSS special camps villagers are involved in road construction, clean and green environment, social forestry. _Department of forestry assistance is taken in social forestry and a forestation programme. _Health & Family welfare department of the Taluk help in conducting various camps like blood donation camps, AIDS awareness camps. _Personality development classes are also conducted by experts from wipro and Infosys. _Legal luminaries and Hon’ble Taluk Judges give guest lectures on legal awareness programme. _Police department is actively involved in the Anti-Ragging campaign. All the above activities and initiatives by the college encourage community participation in its activities. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 59 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with other institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and extension activities. _ The following are the important activities organized on outreach and extension activities of the institution. Local bodies/ community : NSS, , Lions club, State : Anti-terrorism and cycle Jatha for public awareness National: NSS International : Nil Industry : Our NSS students visit villages to enlighten the public on health, education, hygiene and literary aspects. Service sector : Our NSS students visit villages to enlighten on health and education. Hygienic, literary aspects.: Our college students collaborate with Taluk Panchayaths and village panchayaths in Bagepalli taluk. Agriculture sector : Organized a training programme in drip irrigation & its benefits for the farmers of Bagepalli taluk. 3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities and/contributions to the social/community development during the last four years. Our NSS Unit is awarded the best NSS unit by the Bangalore University and our NSS officer Prof. D.Shivanna was awarded the best NSS officer. 3.7 Collaboration 3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities. Cite examples and benefits accrued of the initiatives - collaborative research, staff exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships etc. We donot have any formal understanding with any research institutions and industries. But our staff members availed the benefit of several institutions as per their need. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 60 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any) with institutions of national importance/other universities/ industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how they have contributed to the development of the institution. . Local bodies/ community : NSS, , Lions club, State : Anti-terrorism and cycle Jatha for public awareness National: NSS International : Nil Industry : Our NSS students visit villages to enlighten the public on health, education, hygiene and literary aspects. Service sector : Our NSS students visit villages to enlighten on health and education. Hygienic, literary aspects.: Our college students collaborate with Taluk Panchayaths and village panchayaths in Bagepalli taluk. Agriculture sector : Organized a training programme in drip irrigation & its benefits for the farmers of Bagepalli taluk. Any other (specify) – Nil 3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community interactions that have contributed to the establishment / creation/up-gradation of academic facilities, student and staff support, infrastructure facilities of the institution viz. laboratories / library/ new technology /placement services etc. _ Not Applicable. 3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who contributed to the events, provide details of national and international conferences organized by the college during the last four years. -- NA -- 3.7.5 How many of the linkages/collaborations have actually resulted in formal MoUs and agreements? List out the activities and beneficiaries and cite examples (if any) of the established linkages that enhanced and/or facilitated a) Curriculum development/enrichment b) Internship/ On-the-job training c) Summer placement d) Faculty exchange and professional development e) Research f) Consultancy g) Extension h) Publication i) Student Placement j) Twinning programmes k) Introduction of new courses l) Student exchange m) Any other RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 61 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The College is running UG level courses i.e. BA, course from 1978 and BSc and B.Com from 1982. Students graduating from our college move to bangalore for higher education such as MA, MSc, M.Com, & MBA. We are proud to state that the minimum of 15 students are persuing CA education from various institutions in Bangalore, Vijayawada and Hyderabad. Proximity of Bangalore to Bagepalli good roads and frequently operating buses – both government and private - induce students graduating from our college directly join the Bangalore University for their further studies. Hence the research activities at the students’ level are not undertaken because research is not a part of the curriculum. And this is the major reason why the college has not been involved in the signing of any MoUs or formal agreements that could help facilitate any of the above mentioned requirements. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Curriculum development: Our teachers get lot of inputs from industry and local bodies which will be presented in the appropriate forum, like Boards of Studies and Academic Councils at the time of revision of syllabi. Internship : Nil On-the-job Training : Students are facilitated to go for industrial trips which will help them to get first-hand information from the industry enabling better placement opportunities in future. Faculty exchange and development : Many of our senior teachers are regularly i nvited as subject experts and deliver guest lectures in various Colleges. Research : Some of the faculty members are involved in research activity at their own level. Faculty members from the languages have made their mark by completing their research attaining Ph.D. degree while in service. (f) Consultancy : The college has the practice of allowing our teachers to give consultancy services to NGOs and Government Offices without any remuneration. (g) Extension : Yes (h) Publication : NIL (i) Student Placement : Yes 3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning, establishing and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/collaborations. _ The institution is planning to establish permanent linkages with some of the research institutions and organizations. _ The institution is in the process of collaborating with industry developing forward and backward linkages. _ The institution is actively considering appointment of placement / public relation officer from among the faculty members to liaise with industry and other organizations. _ Students will be encouraged to take up study projects in consultation with industries and research institutions available in the surrounding areas. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 62 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 4.1 Physical Facilities 4.1.1 What is the policy of the Institution for creation and enhancement of infrastructure that facilitate effective teaching and learning? POLICY FOR CREATION & ENHANCEMENT In order to create and enhance the infrastructure that facilitates effective teaching And learning, the policy is framed according to the strength of students in different streams. The policy also conforms to the strength of the lecturers appointed to the institution. With the increase in student strength, as per requirement, the institution approaches UGC and the Government of Karnataka and seeks various funds. The management actively offers help as and when any infrastructural change is required. The infrastructural enhancement is liberally funded on need base and on the availability of the funds. 4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for a) Curricular and co-curricular activities – classrooms, technology enabled learning spaces, seminar halls, tutorial spaces, laboratories, botanical garden, Animal house, specialized facilities and equipment for teaching, learning and research etc. The College is endowed with excellent infrastructural facilities to support the teaching-learning process. The main campus is spread over 7.5 acres of land. A master plan has been prepared for the campus. Almost all the Departments have separate self-contained buildings. Our College has adequate number of classrooms, well equipped laboratories, chambers for the faculty and discussion rooms to facilitate the academic programs. The College has a separate block for administration. The Central Library, with adequate space, large number of books and journals, Internet, and other support facilities, is located at the central place. The College has an out-door Sports Ground for sports activities and a Health Centre to meet the basic medical treatment of students and staff. The College has fully furnished and equipped Computer Lab with 35 Computers. The infrastructure includes spacious classrooms, proper lighting and ventilation, seating arrangement with proper visibility for both students and lecturers. There are common facility rooms for boys and girls separately. Special arrangements for canteen for the students and the staff, provision of staff-room, and the auditorium exists. The details of the facilities available in the institution are as under: (A) For curricular and co-curricular activities: Class rooms: Our college has 20 spacious classrooms with proper i. light arrangement and ventilation, dais and podium. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 63 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. ii. Technology Enabled learning facility: The College has Classrooms where the provision of OHPs, Multimedia learning and internet access is given. The college Computer Department is situated in a separate independent block. iii. Seminar Hall: The College has one Auditorium in which seminars, discussions and special lectures are regularly arranged. The students of under graduate departments are regularly encouraged for active involvement in paper presentations, group discussions, etc., Tutorial rooms: Tutorial rooms are there in college campus especially for B.Com classes and for special remedial classes for weak and needy students. Laboratories: The College has three well equipped laboratories- Chemistry, Physics and Computer science Departments for the conduct of science practicals which facilitate students to conduct regular practicals during the session and in semesters examinations. Similarly, the college has only one technology enabled laboratory for conducting computer practicals. Specialized Facilities and equipment available for teaching, learning and research: a) The college has a state of the art one computer lab with Fifty (50) computers. The ratio of the computer and student is 1:2. The staff is given free access to internet so that they can enrich their knowledge and then in turn the students can benefit from their experience and knowledge. The fully computerized library also helps the students. We have a smart board in the physics Laboratory. b) Extra – curricular activities – sports, outdoor and indoor games, gymnasium, auditorium, NSS, cultural activities, public speaking, communication skill development, yoga, health and hygiene etc. iv. v. vi. (B) For extracurricular activities: Sports:- The college has always created a niche for itself in the field of sports. The College has since long been participating in various inter - university level tournaments. Our College has well equipped gymnasium room with all the modern state of art equipment. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 64 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Various cultural and extracurricular activities like folk dances, classical singing, group singing, drama, fine arts , quiz, literary items are offered to the students. The college students participate in the competitions organized by the Bangalore University, Bangalore. In every Session, the University arranges sports and youth festivals at inter zonal levels using the facilities of the College. The College has been actively participating in these activities. The calendar of these activities is issued every year by the Bangalore University, Bangalore. College also organizes an Annual Sports Meet and Annual internal Show on the College campus. Outdoor Games: A spacious spacious play ground is available for outdoor games i.e., Cricket, Athletics, Kabaddi, Kho-kho, volleyball etc. in the College campus. Indoor Games: Facilities for the sports like Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, Carom etc., are provided to students in the College campus. Gymnasium: [Multi-gym]: Our College has a well-equipped gymnasium with all the modern state-of-the-art equipment. Auditorium: Our college has spacious auditorium with 400 seat capcity. We have plans to modernisze the auditorium with the state of art technology. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 65 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. NSS: College has an NSS unit of 100 students. Various socially relevant services are provided by NSS students like organising Blood Donation Camps, Pulse Polio drive, adult education etc., Cultural Activities: The College has carved out a special niche for itself in the field of extracurricular and extra mural activities. The College has been regularly participating in the zonal and inter zonal youth festivals. The students have been participating with full fervour and zeal in all activities, academic, theatre, fine arts and music. They have proved their mettle in all the fields. In the last five years, the students have bagged many prizes which have brought laurels to the College. Public speaking / communication skill development: Personality development programmes run by the college involve various activities like public speaking and communication development etc. Also, the college faculty enriches the students with the art of communicative skills. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 66 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Health and Hygiene: In addition to above mentioned activities, our College has a very special concern for the health and hygiene of the college students, staff and other members. The college specially takes care of the health and hygiene of the students and staff. For this the college organizes health check-up camps where local doctors, dentists, eye surgeons and skin specialists visit and keep a strict watch on the health of the stakeholders, the students and the staff. Proper arrangement for drinking water is available on the college campus at five different locations (R.O. purified drinking water). A first aid room treats the sick and injured. The institution has a tie - up with the local hospitals to cater to emergency needs. The local NSS unit is also very active in conducting Pulse Polio Drive. The volunteers willingly work for the noble cause and help the nation to eradicate the problem of Polio. 4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available infrastructure is in line with its academic growth and is optimally utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities developed/augmented and the amount spent during the last four years (Enclose the Master Plan of the Institution/ campus and indicate the existing physical infrastructure and the future planned expansions if any). _ At present our institution has sufficient class rooms, well furnished Library, fully equipped Laboratories and spacious play ground. We need to upgrade our Computer Laboratory with Wi-Fi facility. 2011-12 a. b. c. d. 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Building Furniture Equipment Computers Enclosure – 7 (Campus Master plan) 4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of students with physical disabilities? _ The institution ensures that infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of the students with physical disabilities. For differently-disabled students, it is ensured that they do not have any physical obstruction to move around the campus. The institution is committed to accommodate them on the ground-floor, comfortable furniture, attendant facility, etc. They are provided classes with ramp facility. The library facility is provided to them in the multipurpose hall located at the ground floor. The needs of the physically challenged students are fulfilled by the support staff. The students are given extra attention during the college terminal examinations as well as the final examinations. They are helped by providing seats on the ground floor. In our college there are about twenty physically challenged students. For such students, classes are conducted at the ground floor only. We have also provided financial assistance through Lions Club to them to buy equipment needed by them. 4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions available within RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 67 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. them: Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga centre, etc. Computer facility including access to internet in hostel Facilities for medical emergencies Internet and Wi-Fi facility Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual equipment Available residential facility for the staff and Constant supply of safe drinking water Security Health Centre : The college has complete arrangement for students in need of medical assistance. There is a first aid/medical room with all the facilities required for the immediate medical assistance. The college has arrangements for a part time doctor and nurse. The hostel and the college are located nearby. Library: The College has a fully equipped reading room and library. Hygiene facilities: Water Cooler with RO purified water with constant supply of safe drinking water is available in the College. Security: Watchmen shed and Gate-keeper room has been made near the gate for proper security. 4.1.6 What are the provisions made available to students and staff in terms of health care on the campus and off the campus? The college has a medical room situated in the main campus where a part time doctor and a nurse/attendant are available on phone call and they regularly visit the College on every Saturday. Arrangements for first aid and medical care are fully available for the staff as well as the students inside the campus and in the hospital near to the college in case of any serious medical emergency. 4.1.7 Give details of the Common Facilities available on the campus –spaces for special units like IQAC, Grievance Redressal unit, Women’s Cell, Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Centre, Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water facility, auditorium, etc. The College has clearly marked space for the common facilities available on the campus. These facilities include IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell), Grievance Redressal Unit, Women’s Cell, Counselling and Career Guidance Cell, Placement Unit, Health Centre, Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water facility, and provision of auditorium etc. The details of such facilities are: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell ) Principal’s office - Prof. B.K.Venkateshan Grievance Redressal Unit, Dept. of Physics – Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya Women’s Cell Dept. of Economics – Prof. A.G.Padmavathamma Counselling and Career Guidance, Dept. of Commerce – Sri Chandrashekar Health Centre, - Sri C.R.Prakash RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 68 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. HEALTH CARE CENTRE WOMEN GRIEVANCE CELL COMPUTER LAB RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 69 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource 4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the composition of such a committee. What significant initiatives have been implemented by the committee to render the library, student/user friendly? Yes, the Library has an Advisory Committee. The Principal is the Chairperson of the committee. Heads of Departments and the Librarian are the members of the advisory committee. User friendly initiatives taken by advisory committee: _ Open access system _ Subject wise Journal subscription _ Internet services for both student and faculty. _ Total Library automation (Easy lib software) _ Computerised lending and return of books. _ Bar-coded books. _ OPAC (Online Public access catalogue) provided. _ Membership with Inflibnet for e-journals _ Reprographic service provided. _ Download and printing. The major responsibilities of the Library committee are: _ Purchase of books _ Supervision of library books and Journals _ Automation of library _ Suggestion for improvement of library LIBRARY RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 70 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. READING ROOM LIBRARY BOOKS ISSUE SECTION REFERENCE SECTION 4.2.2 Provide details of the following: Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.) Total seating capacity 60 students at a time in the reference hall and 50 students at a time in the reading room. Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination days, during examination days, during vacation) 1) On working days 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM 2) On Holidays 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM 3) Before Examination 9.00 AM to 1.30 PM RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 71 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 4) During examination days 5) During vacation - After Examination hours 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM ∗ Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources) Layout Enclosure – Enclosure-08 4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print and ejournals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent on procuring new books, journals and e-resources during the last four years. Library holdings Text books Reference Books Journals/ Periodicals 2011-12 Number 519 50 15 Total Cost 58448 3000 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number 989 50 15 69129 552 50 15 787390 646 50 15 3500 3500 Total Cost 88681 5000 e-resources Any other (specify) 4.2.4 N List 5000 - - - - - - - - Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide maximum Access to the library collection? OPAC _ Online Public access catalogue services provided by multiple entries like Author wise, subject wise, accession number wise, publisher wise. Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals _ Library has subscribed to Inflibnet for e-resources. The staff and students can surf about 3,000 e-journals and 75,000 e-books (N-List). Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases _ NIL Library Website _ Library webpage is available and linked to college website. In-house/remote access to e-publications _ In-house/remote access to e-resources is through INFLIBNET Library automation _ Total library is computerized. Books are bar-coded. Online public access catalogue is available for users to search for books. Eight computers are available in the library with internet facility. The downloaded materials are RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 72 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. printed on request. Bangalore University SC/ST wing has provided books for SC/ST students. Books are available on general topics and on the syllabus. Total number of computers for public access _ 04 Computers are available for public access. Total numbers of printers for public access _ 01printer is available for public access. Internet band width/speed □ 2mbps □ 10 mbps □ 1gb (GB) _ 2mbps Institutional Repository _ NIL Content management system for e-learning _ The library has 275 Educational CD’s and DVD’s. A.T.V. set and DVD player is available in the library. Every year the library subscribes to education CD’s and online journals for e-learning. Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like Inflibnet) _ NIL 4.2.5 Provide details on the following items: Average number of walk-ins _ Every day on an average 400 students visit the library for reference, borrowing books & for internet use. Average number of books issued/returned _ An average of 200 books are issued per day and return all the books. Ratio of library books to students enrolled _ Ratio of books to students enrolled 1:50 Average number of books added during last three years _ Every year 1000 books included all the subjects are added to the library. Number of information literacy trainings organized _ Orientation program is conducted for the students in the beginning of academic year which includes Library Literacy program. Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials _ The books which are obsolete are weeded out after taking stock every year. 4.2.6 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library Manuscripts _ Not available Reference _ Reference service is provided for most effective use of resources. Reference collection in the Library is vast and varied. The library has 3500 Books. Library users easily accessible to the library books. We have open access system in the library to facilitate the users to get the necessary references. Reprography _ Yes, the reprographic facility is available in the library. The students and staff can get this facility on request. ILL (Inter Library Loan Service) _ We do not have inter library loan service. We have the books, periodicals and journals and the other reading materials fully sufficient as per our need. The RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 73 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. college library has sufficient stock of books related to all teaching subjects as well as allied subjects. Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment and Notification) _ The library has students notice boards used for displaying photo-graphs, articles, new arrivals of the books and journals, information to students, publications and job placements. Download _ Through Internet, students and staff download and print the materials they need. Printing _ The Library is having one Printer for general access. The students and staff can get print out they need. Reading list/ Bibliography compilation _ NIL User Orientation and awareness _ Orientation program is conducted for the students in the beginning of academic year which includes Library Literacy program. Assistance in searching Databases _ Assistance in searching databases is provided for students and staff. Faculty from the Library will assist staff and teachers in searching databases and help them to get the information required. INFLIBNET/IUC facilities _ NIL 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.2.9 4.3 Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the students and teachers of the college. _ The librarian has wide contacts with publishers. Information regarding latest purchases is conveyed to the staff members and students. Librarian also visits all the classes to inform the students about rules and regulations of library as well as how to make use of library facilities every year. What are the special facilities offered by the library to the visually/physically challenged persons? Give details. _ The Librarian and the assistants help the physically handicapped students in using the Library facility. Does the library get the feedback from its users? If yes, how is it analysed and used for improving the library services. (What strategies are deployed by the Library to collect feedback from users? How is the feedback analysed and used for further improvement of the library services?) _ Yes, Library collects the feedback from the users and if necessary suitable measures are taken to rectify the complaints. IT Infrastructure 4.3.1. Give details on the computing facility available (hardware and software) at the institution. Number of computers with Configuration (provide actual number with exact configuration of each available system) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 74 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. _ _ Standalone facility LAN facility Licensed software Number of nodes/ computers with Internet facility Any other The institution has up to date computer facility The College has two computer centres which are accessible for students and staff. In addition, each department is given a system (PC). _ Number of computers – 40 _ Computer – student ratio - 1:40 _ Standalone facility:- All computers have standalone facility but linked with LAN facility _ Configuration : Pentium 4, 33 AMD4, _ Licensed software: All software are licensed _ Printers : 6 _ With printer/scanner/Xerox : 3 4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the faculty and students on the campus and off-campus? _ Internet service is available in the college for faculty and students. There are 25 computers with Internet facility in each. The Principal’s office, the Administrative Block and some of the departments have the facility of internet. The ratio of computer and the students is approximately 1:40 The College has a fully computerized library. The students and the society have a free access to the College website, www.nationalcollegebagepalli.org 4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities? _ The institution in the near future is optimistic as far as the infrastructural up gradation is concerned. The College intends to upgrade the PCs with latest configuration available in the market. This apart, the stress will be laid on purchasing new hardware. The Department of Computer Science intends to replace the dysfunctional parts. The non-working computer hardware components, usually treated as junk by many, are used here as models for demonstration in the classes. 4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for procurement, up gradation, deployment and maintenance of the computers and their accessories in the institution (Year wise for last four years) _ 2011-12 _ 2012-13 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT - Track ID – KACOGN11553 75 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 4.3.5 How does the institution facilitate extensive use of ICT resources including development and use of computer-aided teaching/ learning materials by its staff and students? Computers are available for specific use in some departments. The teachers liberally take help of the ICT resources to enrich their prescribed curriculum with the help of internet. The college has adequate computer facility for its faculty. Faculty members are provided with computers with internet browsing facility for the preparation of teaching/learning materials in their respective departments. Also, multimedia projectors, OHPs are available within the college premises for the faculty. The college has auditorium available for faculty members on request for organising various programmes using audio-visual aids. 4.3.6. Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning activities and technologies deployed (access to on-line teaching - learning resources, independent learning, ICT enabled classrooms/learning spaces etc.) by the institution place the student at the centre of teaching-learning process and render the role of a facilitator for the teacher. The institution has always been placing students at the centre of the teaching learning process. The vision and the mission of the institution have always been to provide holistic knowledge to its students. Keeping the students’ learning at the centre of everything, the college understands and appreciates that the teachers have to be reoriented from time to time. The times have changed. So also has changed the way of imparting the knowledge. Use of technology has become very vital in imparting quality based education. The institution encourages the staff to undergo training on the computer-aided teaching and training processes. The college also has been conducting week-long sessions, in tune with the orientation courses, for the college faculty on the use of computers. The computer department also organizes training sessions on the use of Internet for learning resources. Well-equipped computer labs, LCD and OHPs are available to the faculty for computer aided teaching. The computer science faculty is always available for any need based assistance in the use of ICT. 4.3.7 Does the Institution avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what are the services availed of? The College does not avail the connectivity through National Knowledge Network RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 76 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 4.4 4.4.1 Maintenance of Campus Facilities How does the institution ensure optimal allocation and utilization of the available financial resources for maintenance and upkeep of the following facilities? (Substantiate your statements by providing details of budget allocated during last four years) 2011-12 a. b. c. d. e. f. Building Furniture Equipment Computers Vehicles Any other(LCD projector internt 80,000 115,000 60,000 50,000 150,000 2012-13 80,000 120,000 10,00,00 50,000 50,000 2013-14 40,000 120,000 150,000 30,000 - 2014-15 300000 120,000 180,000 40,000 4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college? The maintenance and improvement of the campus is undertaken with the help of our management. The Principal, on the basis of the prospective development plan, proposes the infrastructural augmentation needs to the management. The management and the UGC sanctions funds based on the requirements, student strength, and the nature of the academic programs offered by the institution. The college development fund is utilized for maintenance and minor repairs of furniture and equipment. The IQAC prioritizes the activities, estimates the cost and submits it to the head of the institution. The management approves and allocates the funds. An effective monitoring system through various committees ensures the optimal utilization of the allocated budget. We have a centralized maintenance department for the entire society with full time salaried employees and the expenditure is a part of income-expenditure account. Since maintenance is a part of monthly expenditure, a separate fund is not allocated. The institution has UV as well as RO systems to get safe and pure drinking water all the time as well as cool water during summer to the students and staff members. For the upkeep of these equipments the professionals are invited according to the needs on visit and pay basis. They visit and guarantee the regular functioning of these equipments and facilities. We have UPS backup, inverters and generator to overcome the problem of frequent load shedding. For the maintenance of the infrastructure regular attention is paid and professionals are paid service charges. The financial provision is made through UGC to some extent and the rest through the management. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 77 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up calibration and other precision measures for the equipment/instruments? _ Annual maintenance and repair of the infrastructure is taken care of by the College in a systematic manner. Day to day maintenance is carried out by the staff appointed for cleaning and maintenance of the building. The laboratory equipment is maintained through College Development Fund and annual grants received from the management and UGC grants. The computers and electronic devices are maintained and repaired with the funds available in the College. The calibration is generally required for the equipments/instruments; those are used in the science experiments. All the instruments are brand new and calibrated. However, the calibration is done at the start of the semester and at the time of experiments by the teachers and students by using recommended procedures. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for each instrument is available in the laboratories. 4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and maintenance of sensitive equipment ( voltage fluctuations, constant supply of water etc.)? The institution is having UPS and battery units to provide constant and uninterrupted power supply. The units are located in computer laboratory, administrative office and library. All the buildings are provided with this power backup. The institution has a bore well for the regular water supply. All the buildings have water tanks according to needs and the water supply is provided through underground pipelines at the required places. The college has high power generator of 64 kv. Any other relevant information regarding Infrastructure and Learning Resources which the college would like to include. For the chemistry experiments, gas is used as a fuel for heating. To meet the requirement, a gas pipeline is laid by an expert technician so that each student can use a separate burner. Safety valves are fixed at each working table. The laboratories and store room are provided with the exhaust fans. Fire extinguishers are kept in the laboratories, library, multipurpose hall and office. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 78 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 5.1 STUDENT MENTORING AND SUPPORT Does the institution publish its updated prospectus/handbook annually? If ‘yes’, what is the information provided to students through these documents and how does the institution ensure its commitment and accountability? _ Yes, it contains the details of teaching staff, the fees details and the Calendar of Events to the maximum extent we are committed to the calendar of events mentioned in the prospectus. 5.1.1 5.1.2 Specify the type, number and amount of institutional scholarships / free ships given to the students during the last four years and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on time? Sl. No. Name of the Endowment Prize 1 Padmabushana Dr.H.N’s Endowment prize 2 Sri. S.K.Swamy Endowment prize 3. Amount Interest 8% 5000 400 360 30 Sri Narayana poojari Endowment prize 1000 80 4 Smt. Shobharani Endowment prize 4500 360 5 Smt. M.R.Savithri Endowment prize 500 40 6 Smt. Janakamma Endowment prize 1000 80 7 Smt. Lalithamma W/o Narayana Rao Endowment prize 1000 80 8 Smt. Sujathamma W/o Babu Reddy Endowment prize 500 40 9 Sri A.V.Bhashyam Endowment prize 5000 400 10 Sri R. Ramachandra Endowment prize 2000 160 11 Dr. Y.S. Sampath Kumar Endowment prize 16000 1280 12 Hosabeedu Sri Rangappa Gowda Endowment prize 2000 160 13 Smt. J.N.Manjulatha, Associate prof. of Commerce 1001 80 39,861 3190 Total The Financial aid is available and disbursed to the students on the college day. 5.1.3 What percentage of students receive financial assistance from state government, central government and other national agencies? _ 50% of students receive financial assistance from state government. 5.1.4 What are the specific support services/facilities available for _ Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections _ Students with physical disabilities _ Overseas students RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 79 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. _ Students to participate in various competitions/National and International _ Medical assistance to students: health centre, health insurance etc. _ Organizing coaching classes for competitive exams _ Skill development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.,) _ Support for “slow learners” _ Exposures of students to other institution of higher learning/ corporate/business house etc. _ Publication of student magazines _ The institution is committed to provide every possible help and support to students in their pursuit to become civilized and worthy citizens .The College, as stated earlier, was set up with a mission of imparting holistic education. The institution for this purpose provides the following support facilities to its students: Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections: _ The students who belong to SC/ST, OBC and the economically weaker sections are identified during the process of the admission itself. The college maintains a detailed record of the same. These students are provided every possible help during their stay in the college. The college offers liberal concessions to such students. Besides this, the Central Govt., the State Govt., and the University sponsored scholarships and concessions are also given to such students. The College management too is very thoughtful regarding such students. Every year the college management sponsors a few students. To make up any deficiencies, the college has started UGC Sponsored Remedial classes for the empowerment of SC/ST and other backward castes. In addition, Free Course On Personality Development, Communicative English, Tourism and Travel Management and Coaching classes for various Competitive exams like IAS, KAS, KPSC, Bank PO etc. have been started to benefit the community. Students with physical disabilities: _ There is reservation for students belonging to differently-disabled category or physically challenged students as per UGC notifications. Their requirements and needs are given special care and attention. The college ensures that infrastructure facilities meet the requirement of the students with physical disabilities. For differently-disabled students, it is ensured that they do not have any physical obstruction. The institution is committed to accommodate them on the ground-floor for their classes. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 80 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. They are provided with front-seating arrangement, comfortable furniture and attendant facility. They are provided classes with ramp facility. The library facility is provided to them in the ground floor in the multi-purpose hall. Any need for help from the supporting staff, if required, is fulfilled on the request of physically challenged students. The students are given extra attention during the College terminal examinations as well as the final examinations. Students to participate in various competitions/National and International/ Organizing coaching classes for competitive exams: _ Coaching for Banking, UPSC examination and short term computer courses, are also held for SC/BC/OBC students free of cost under UGC plan. Medical assistance to students: health centre, health insurance etc.: Our College has very special concern for the health and hygiene of the college students, staff and other members. For this the college organizes health check-up camps where local doctors, dentists, eye surgeons and skin specialists visit and keep a strict watch on the health of the stakeholders, students and the staff. There is adequate drinking water facility on the college campus located at five different locations (R.O. purified drinking water). A first aid room is also there for the treatment of sick. The college has a tie up with the local hospitals for emergency care. Skill development (Spoken English, Computer literacy, etc.) _ The college regularly conducts Personality Development Programmes which enhance the IQ level and communication skills of the participants. The college also invites guest speakers from the industry which provides regional and global employment opportunities for the students. Special classes are taken for communication skills taking into consideration the rural background of the students. Besides, the college offers ‘Introduction to Computer Fundamentals’ as one of the subjects to all the students taking admission in the first year. This has really helped the students to learn the basics of computers. _ Support for “slow learners” _ The college understands that it has to serve the basic education needs of one and all. The students from this border town of Bagepalli have a very few options to get better higher education. The students who are slow in their learning or grasping power are identified by the faculty at the beginning of the session. For them the college conducts remedial classes in different subjects to enhance their skills and competence. Special examinations are also held to test their knowledge received during such classes. Enrichment courses like Personality Development Programmes are also conducted to improve students personality and to motivate them for an innovative and creative career. Wherever a disadvantageous learner is identified by the class teacher, the College appoints a guardian teacher to help him/her with counselling and intensive coaching. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 81 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Publication of student magazines _ The college publishes student magazine annually. Many students contribute articles, drawings and puzzles. The main objective is to improve the communication skills of students. 5.1.5 Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate entrepreneurial skills, among the students and the impact of the efforts. _ the college has no separate placement cell. However over the years the staff members have helped large number of students in finding better job opportunities through their contacts. The college helps outgoing students to find better job opportunities and the methods to acquire communication and enterprenurship skills. We conduct various programmes for the development of The module focuses on the following skills: 1. Leadership Skills 2. Marketing Skills 3. Business Development Skills 4. Managerial Skills 5. Risk Assessment and Management 6. Communicative Skills 7. Public Speaking 8. Team Building Skills 5.1.6 Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promote participation of students in extracurricular and co-curricular activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, debate and discussions, cultural activities etc. * additional academic support, flexibility in examinations * special dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials * Other strategies: _ The college is committed to encourage students to participate in various extracurricular activities by ensuring all support and motivation. The necessary facilities are provided and adequate funds are allotted. The sports and cultural committees supervise the extracurricular activities. The students who participate in the sports activities or other extracurricular and extra mural activities are provided with extra classes so that the time they have devoted to various activities can be suitably compensated for. Special examinations are conducted for them in the month of February so that they can have an assessment of their preparations for the final examinations. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 82 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5.1.7 Enumerating on the support and guidance provided to the students in preparing for the competitive exams, give details on the number of students appeared and qualified in various competitive exams such as UGC-CSIR- NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL / GMAT / Central /State services, Defence, Civil Services, etc. _ Not applicable 5.1.8 What type of counselling services are made available to the students (academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.,) _ T he career couselling and guidence cell of the college provides necessary and adequate guidence to the students in choosing suitable careers. The students seeking admission are counselled to choose subjects which are best suited for them on appropriate occassions psychological counseling is also given to the students to overcome their personal and family problems. ACADEMIC & CAREER COUNSELING: _ The students, at the time of the admission, are helped by the faculty present in choosing the right stream. They are informed about the scope and nature of the various subjects that form the syllabi. The students are not pressurized in choosing the subjects. They are given right kind of counselling which helps them shape their career depending upon their interest and aptitude. PERSONAL & PSYCHO-SOCIAL COUNSELING: _ The students during the course of their studies in the college come across various issues. They are, at times, too immature to handle the problems. The College provides them personal counselling. They can share their problems with the teachers. The teacher concerned is very supportive in guiding them to overcome their problems. The candidates at times come face to face with certain social issues or problems which tend to bring the inferiority complex in them. The teachers try to remedy such situations through proper counselling. They are inspired to become better human beings. 5.1.9 Does the institution have a structured mechanism for career guidance and placement of its students? If ‘yes’, detail on the services provided to help students identify job opportunities and prepare themselves for interview and the percentage of students selected during campus interviews by different employers (list the employers and the programmes). _ Placement and career counselling centre renders efficient service to the students. The placement cell extends its service to the students in career guidance, organizes lectures concerning career planning and invites companies for campus recruitment. The following services are provided in the career guidance and placement service: RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 83 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Information of Job Opportunities: _ The students are informed regarding the vacancies offered by government and other agencies. The advertisement is put up on the notice board. The students are informed regarding the last date and other important information regarding the vacancies. Preparation of Curriculum Vitae: _ Members of the placement centre render guidance to the students in formal and informal meetings. They are taught how to make CVs. The various technicalities are sorted out, if any. Discussion of Exam Module & Preparation of the Exam: _ The centre organizes lectures on career opportunities. A thorough discussion takes place on the exam module. The students are informed regarding the syllabus, the pattern and the ways of attempting the paper. Mock tests are held to facilitate them in this pursuit. Their performance is analysed after every test and then a brain storming session is organized to assess their strengths and weaknesses. Follow up: _ The placement cell keeps track of the post examination developments. As and when the results are declared, the cell informs the students regarding the results. The results are analysed and then the next process of helping the successful candidates will start. G.Ds/Interviews: _ The College organizes sessions on Group Discussions and mock interviews for the candidates who have succeeded in the written test. The vigorous practice exercise takes place till the candidate is totally confident regarding his performance for the final interview. 5.1.10 Does the institution have a student grievance redressal cell? If yes, list (if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last four years. _ Grievance Redressal Cell actively interacts with the students to help them sort out their grievances. The institution has a grievance redressal cell headed by the HOD, Physics Department. It is also supported by the other faculty members. The students drop their letters of complaint in the suggestion box. Students are also free to share their grievances with the class teachers and the Principal also. The necessary action is taken after issues are discussed in the concerned cell. In addition, the student liaison officers establish linkage between the university and students to address the anomalies related to exams and results. Grievances Reported : 1) Internet facility was not provided in the Library. 2) Sufficient number of suggestion boxes were not set up. 3) Canteen is not hygienic. 4) Absence of Water Purifiers. 5) Frequent power cut. 6) Dustbins are not provided. 7) Gymnasium is not fully equipped. 8) The compound wall is damaged. Grievances addressed: RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 84 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Internet facility was provided in the library. Suggestion boxes were set up at the major locations on the campus. Better and improved canteen facility is provided. Water purifiers were installed at major points in the college. 24 hour back up of electricity in case of electricity shut down. Trash bins were placed at convenient places on campus. Provision of the gymnasium has been fulfilled. The boundary wall of the college ground has been renovated. 5.1.11 What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues pertaining to sexual harassment? _ No case of sexual harassment has been reported till date. 5.1.12 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any) have been reported during the last four years and what action has been taken on these? _ Ragging in India commonly involves serious abuses and clear violations of human rights. The University Grants Commission has made it mandatory for the institutions to incorporate it in their prospectus. The college is also very cautious regarding this menace. The college has set up an anti-ragging committee. It comprises of the Head of the Institution and all the Heads of Departments. Faculty members are assigned to check the students, make surprise visits and maintain a diary of his/her interaction with freshers. It is gratifying to note that till date no incident of ragging of any kind has been reported in the College. 5.1.13 Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the institution. _ The welfare schemes available at the institution are: Student Counselling Cell Health care Sports Club The institution is working towards ensuring social justice through various students’ welfare schemes. The induction program clearly presents the welfare schemes available to the students. The following welfare schemes are made available to the students: _ SCHOLARSHIPS & FREESHIPS: Details about the scholarships, various freeships are displayed on the notice board of the institution. The class teacher guides the students about the various welfare schemes. The student welfare officer (a faculty member) addresses and responds to all the academic and non-academic challenges of the students. The college provides them freeships on the basis of their performance in academics, sports or extra-curricular activities. Similarly scholarships received from various central, state and other agencies are made available to the students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 85 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. _ BANK SERVICES: In collaboration with the State Bank of Mysore, the institution assists all the students in opening an account with a sum of Rs.500 deposit. It empowers students to transact through the bank. It is helpful in availing educational loans. It also serves them an identity card. _ COUNSELING & PLACEMENT SERVICE: The students counselling centre comprises of more than 05 counsellors from the faculty. The counsellors reach out to the students formally and informally. The placement cell extends its service to the students in career guidance, organizes lectures concerning career planning and invites companies for campus recruitment. _ HEALTH SERVICES: A health centre in the college takes care of the basic health problems of the students. The College has made arrangements for a part time doctor and a nurse, for regular visits. They are available in the college on our request. The College has also tie ups with the local hospitals in need of any emergency. _ SUBSIDIZED CANTEEN: The college canteen provides wholesome food to the students at subsidized rates. The College has a canteen committee which keeps an eye on the working of the canteen. As and when any change or reform is required, the committee immediately takes action. _ GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL: Grievance Redressal Cell actively interacts with the students to help them sort out their grievances. 5.1.14 Does the institution have a registered Alumni Association? If ‘yes’, what are its activities and major contributions for institutional, academic and infrastructure development? _ Yes, the college has an Alumni Association. _ Its activities and major contributors are :∗ Conducts meetings regularly and suggests suitable measures for the overall development of the college. ∗ Provides feedback on various aspects of the college. ∗ Donates books to the library. ∗ Renders financial assistance to poor students. ∗ Provided wheel chair for physically challenged students. _ A meeting here is conducted twice in a year to: i. ii. iii. iv. Know present position Get feedback Make progress Get funds RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 86 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5.2 5.2.1 Student Progression Provide the percentage of students progressing to higher education or employment (for the last four batches) highlight the trends observed. Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment % 10% 10% 05% 25% 5.2.2 Provide details of the programme wise pass percentage and completion rate for the last four years (cohort wise/batch wise as stipulated by the university)? Furnish programme-wise details in comparison with that of the previous performance of the same institution and that of the Colleges of the affiliating university within the city/district. B.A Batch Pass I Sem Ist class II Sem Pass I class III Sem Pass Ist class IV Sem Pass Ist class V Sem Pass Ist class VI Sem Pass Ist class 2010-11 35 14 67 40 53 46 31 89 53 100 2011-12 88 40 97 46 84 57 43 38 96 75 111 80 2012-13 98 46 79 37 69 44 42 28 73 98 68 2013-14 84 29 78 26 106 49 36 25 119 78 136 79 2014-15 67 56 99 42 153 94 28 94 74 B.Sc Batch Pass I Sem I class II Sem Pass I class III Sem Pass I class IV Sem Pass I class V Sem Pass I class VI Sem Pass I class 2010-11 68 55 32 23 43 36 25 24 32 29 2011-12 32 23 45 30 42 40 53 47 49 44 42 35 2012-13 27 20 43 27 45 24 41 25 53 49 54 49 2013-14 51 31 63 38 42 26 39 25 39 27 34 26 2014-15 35 35 55 35 39 29 39 35 B.Com Batch Pass I Sem I class II Sem Pass I class III Sem Pass I class IV Sem Pass I class V Sem Pass I class VI Sem Pass I class 2010-11 47 29 44 53 13 31 07 37 02 2011-12 60 19 60 16 59 33 70 47 60 27 69 35 2012-13 51 14 43 09 60 13 44 16 76 38 65 40 2013-14 78 20 25 08 61 12 89 23 65 25 83 45 2014-15 115 91 66 19 108 46 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT 31 42 17 Track ID – KACOGN11553 87 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Our college stands first in results in and around Chikkaballapur and Kolar Districts, both the Districts being affiliated to Bangalore University. To mention a few names from Arts, science and Commerce who have scored more than 95% in the respective subjects:a. KUSHAL R B.Sc. Student of our college has secured 2nd Rank from Bangalore University and get 5 Gold medals from Bangalore University. b. SURESH K V B.Sc. student of our college has get 1 Gold medal in Physical Chemistry subject. c. Babu B B.Sc. Student of our college has got Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Commemoration Gold Medal Shreedhara Naik BA student of our college has secured 4th Rank. Srividya R B.Sc. student of our college has secured 4th Rank Nagaraja JD BA student of our college has get One Gold Medal from Bangalore University. d. e. f. 5.2.3 How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level of education and/or towards employment? _ The institution facilitates student progression to higher level of education or towards employment through the proper placements in all the fields so that the students get the job as well as the chance of higher education. The College from time to time makes arrangement for various guest lectures. Eminent personalities from diverse field of education are invited to interact with the students. This step of the college has facilitated the students in earning better job opportunities. Even the personality of the students enhances after working and also provide for a secure future. Personality development programmes are also available for the students. 5.2.4 Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of failure and drop out? _ The institution is committed to bring down the dropout rate. The socio-economic, cultural and psychological issues contribute to the drop out factor. To deal with the socio - cultural problems, the counselling cell and grievance cell address the problems of the students and sometimes parents too. The college provides hostel facility to the boys. There are a number of teachers in the college who extend financial support to the needy students. The Department of English arranges special lectures in the spoken language to address the issue of foreign language compatibility. The students who are weak or seem to fail in the exams are provided coaching through extra classes in the college. The college also arranges free remedial classes for the weak students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 88 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5.3 Student Participation and Activities 5.3.1 List the range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular activities available to students. Provide details of participation and program calendar. _ The College has a wide range of sports, games, cultural and extra-curricular activities for the students. _ The College has always created a niche for itself in the field of sports. The College has been participating in various inter university, university level tournaments. Our college has a well-equipped Gymnasium with all the modern state of art equipment. _ Various cultural and extracurricular activities like folk dances, classical singing, group singing, theatre, traditional heritage items, fine arts , Quiz, and Literary items are offered to the students. _ The college participates in the competitions organized by the Bangalore University Bangalore. In every session University arranges sports and youth festivals at inter zonal levels. The college has been actively participating in these activities. _ The calendar of these activities is issued every year by the Bangalore University, Bangalore. _ College also organizes Annual Sports Meet, Annual Variety Show on the College campus. 5.3.2 Furnish the details of major student achievements in co-curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at different levels: University / State / Zonal / National / International, etc. for the previous four years. 1. T.N.Jayarama reddy B.Sc. Chess II Place 2. Rajashekarareddy B.Sc. 20 km walking. 3. Suresh TA Long Jump II Place. 4. Ashoka B Pole vault II Place 5. Kumbar Abhishek Taekwonda 3rd Place 6. Noon Banu B.Sc. Taekwonda II Place 7. Hoor Banu B.Sc. Taekwonda II Place 8. Saikumar Taekwonda II Place 9. Ashwatha hand ball 10. Babu Pole Vault II Place. 5.3.3 How does the college seek and use data and feedback from its graduates and employers, to improve the performance and quality of the institutional provisions? _ The college has a clearly set and defined mechanism for obtaining the feedback from the students to improve the performance and quality of the institutional provisions. The advisory committee consisting of the teachers collects the exit level feedback from the graduates regarding learning processes. All the departments have developed a format to obtain the feedback of its students, who are employed in various organizations. The inputs are obtained from them and further used to improvise the overall competency of the students for employability. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 89 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 5.3.4 How does the college involve and encourage students to publish materials like catalogues, wall magazines, college magazine, and other material? List the publications/ materials brought out by the students during the previous four academic sessions. _ Our teachers motivate the students to give articles and offer all possible assistance in this direction. The college encourages its students to publish materials like college magazine, wall magazines. The students are motivated to express their talent through articles, paintings, and graffiti. Their creativity is given encouragement. The College magazine provides them with a platform to express their literary skills. The Editorial Board in the beginning of the session meets and decides the lay out plan for bringing out the latest issue of the college magazine. Applications for student editors are invited. The teachers motivate the students to bring out the creative genius in them. 5.3.5 Does the college have a Student Council or any similar body? Give details on its selection, constitution, activities and funding. _ We have different associations functioning in the College such as Commerce Association, Arts Association, Science Association and Language Association. These associations are headed by a senior faculty member of the respective departments. These associations arrange functions and seminars, guest lectures and interactive sessions for the benefit of the students. Students are encouraged to play an active role in the functions and seminars. They are allowed to participate actively in arranging cultural and sport events. These are funded by collecting the membership fees and contribution by the faculty. 5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student representatives on them. _ The college believes in giving equal opportunity to the students in supporting the authorities and the college faculty in running the affairs of the College. For this the college endeavours to provide them with opportunities to participate in the various academic and administrative bodies. The details of academic and administrative bodies having students representation are as under: _ Editorial Board: The Editorial Board comprises of Chief Editor, Editors and Students Editors. The Board invites literary material from students and teachers and publishes them in the form of a magazine annually. _ Extra-Curricular Committee: This Committee is constituted to promote the cultural activities among the students. Culturally talented students are spotted by Committee members and the efforts are made to develop their skills and talents by encouragement, right training and performances. The committee consists of 5 members, two of whom are students. _ Library Advisory Committee: This committee consists of 9 members. Six are from the teaching faculty. The Librarian and two students are a part of it. This Committee is constituted under the headship of the Faculty members who are in charge of the library. The Committee is responsible for the maintenance of library RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 90 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. books and journals, easy access of the students to the library facilities, students’ facilities in the library such as reading rooms, drinking water, uninterrupted power supply, opening and closing time of library, availability of daily newspapers and the maintenance of library records. Suggestions are invited from the students and other readers for making the library atmosphere congenial. _ NSS: Through NSS, the students are encouraged to undertake communityoriented activities like Social work, health-hygiene awareness, medical camp, adult education and literacy, blood donation, AIDS awareness, environmental awareness, etc. Students and teachers are provided with money and time from the college for extension activities. N.S.S. students participate in such activities in coordination with N.G.Os. _ Grievance Cell : No student representative _ Respective Subject Associations 5.3.7 How does the institution network and collaborate with the Alumni and former faculty of the Institution. _ Feedback from the alumni is taken at the time of the alumni meeting. Few employers have visited our college and suggested the steps to be taken for academic improvement. Former students who have distinguished themselves in reputed organizations are invited to give talks, co-ordinate with students, thereby stimulating our students to become good citizens. The college alumni committee meets twice a year. The committee is always in touch with the members of the alumni club. The committee is also concerned about the teachers and non-teachers who have retired. The retired faculty are also invited to the meetings. This adds to the experience of the committee. Their advice is followed very promptly. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 91 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 6.1 INSTITUTIONAL VISION AND LEADERSHIP 6.1.1 State the vision and mission of the Institution and enumerate on how the mission statement defines the institution’s distinctive characteristics in terms of addressing the needs of the society, the students it seeks to serve, institution’s traditions and value orientations, vision for the future, etc.? _ Vision The vision of NES of Karnataka, Basavanagudi, Bangalore is to establish, administer and manage educational institutions in the state of Karnataka that would offer basic and scientific, career oriented education for rural youth with humanistic, scientific and social learning attitudes. _ Mission To provide career oriented academic programmes to support and stimulate intellectual environment for the challenging needs of student community. The above stated vision and mission of the institution is communicated to the students and teachers and other stakeholders through display of posters, printing of brochures, publishing newsletters, organizing workshops, annual magazines and address by Principal at the time of inaugural function of I degree classes. It is also conveyed at teachers daily functions, sports meets, NSS programs and at every college functions organized by the college. Core values _ Value based education _ Skill development _ Employment opportunities _ Rural development _ Social equality _ Women’s empowerment 6.1.2 What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design and implementation of its quality policy and plans? _ The principal implements the policies of management, government and university. He is the administrative and academic head. He is in constant touch with the HODs and staff members. He supervises the regular academic work and functioning of nonteaching staff. He undertakes initiatives in implementing add-on programs. Wherever necessary, sufficient budget is allocated by convincing the management. He believes in team work and participative management. He gives special attention to the reasons to grievances on declaration of results, marks card and internal assessment of the students. He addresses them through the various university sections or departments. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 92 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.1.3 What is the involvement of the leadership in ensuring : the policy statements and action plans for fulfilment of the stated mission formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the same into the institutional strategic plan Interaction with stakeholders Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis ,research inputs and consultations with the stakeholders Reinforcing the culture of excellence Champion organizational change _ The management collects information about the various aspects of College functioning, through a number of ways. The management encourages the participation of the staff in the process of decision-making. Both teaching and non-teaching staff have their representatives in the College’s Governing Body, which is its highest decision-making body. The College has constituted different Committees of teachers and members of the non-teaching staff which play an important role in the planning and implementation of activities in different spheres of institutional functioning. The personal interaction of the Principal with various stakeholders, the faculty, the non-teaching staff, the students and the guardians play an important role. This apart, information available in student feedback forms and information available in self-appraisal forms of teachers help the authorities to plan proper support for the policies. The participatory role of the management encourages and sustains the involvement of the college staff, which is necessary for the efficient and effective running of the College. The Principal is the Head of the Institution and he bears the ultimate responsibility for the smooth running of the College. The role of the Principal of the College is multi-dimensional. As the Head of the Institution, the Principal is responsible for both the academic and administrative functioning of the College. He/she prepares the agenda for the Governing Body meetings. He/she places before the Body all academic and administrative matters requiring the Body’s approval and he/she is responsible for executing its decisions. He/she is also responsible for all correspondence with the Governing Body, Government of Karnataka, the Central Government, University Grants Commission, the Bangalore University and different stakeholders of the College. The Principal receives reports from the different College Committees, which offer advice in matters defined in the terms of reference to their functions. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 93 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.1.4 What are the procedures adopted by the institution to monitor and evaluate policies and plans of the institution for effective implementation and improvement from time to time? _ The Principal of the college who is at the helm of the affairs has endowed with complete autonomy to govern the institution within the purview of the rules and regulations framed by the government. In the beginning of the academic year, a selfmapping exercise is conducted for the staff by IQAC. This exercise exposes the strengths and challenges of each of the personnel, which gives insight to the management in the distribution of responsibilities. The head of the institution appoints the conveners for various committees with the consent of the governing body, and further nominates the members of committees in consultation with the respective convenors based on the potential map. Official notice is issued along with the guidelines defining the roles and responsibilities of the committees. The committees prepare action plans and submit to the principal for approval. The committees carry out the activities and at the end of the academic year the conveners submit reports of the work done to the head of the institution. All these activities are evaluated by the IQAC. The faculty is informed of their duties and responsibilities by the head of the institution in the scheduled staff meetings and departmental briefings. The administrative staff is given a job map along with the roles and responsibilities. 6.1.5 Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the top management? _ The Management of the college is in constant touch with the head of the institution and has an amicable rapport with the head of the institution. In the institution, members of the Management Committee meet frequently and the problems and issues related to college development, administration, appointment and infrastructural needs and student disciplines are discussed. In the Management Committee meeting, head of the institute and some staff members nominated by the management committee also attend to provide information and suggestions if any. In the meetings, responsibilities are defined and communicated to the staff through the head of the institution. If the situation demands, the President of the Managing Committee holds meeting with the teachers to communicate directly and give them their responsibilities. The teaching, non-teaching and supporting staff follow the instructions in the interest of the institution. 6.1.6 How does the college groom leadership at various levels? _ The management is always encouraging and supporting the involvement of the staff in the improvement of the institutional process. The management through the head of the institution involves the staff members in various activities related to the development of the college. The staff members are involved by way of constitution of various committees such as Building Committee, Advisory Committee, Discipline Committee RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 94 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Examination Committee, etc. The best working committee is appreciated and the staff members involved are suitably rewarded. 6.1.7 How does the college delegate authority and provide operational autonomy to the departments / units of the institution and work towards decentralized governance system? _ At the college level, largely the decision making role is with the faculty. A decentralized functioning mechanism empowers the departments and individual faculty with a great level of flexibility in academic administration, and helps the faculty in making decisions. The policies are well defined by the College management including the Managing Committee and Principal. In most of the committees, right from the Governing Council to the departmental committees, faculty is represented. At the same time, there are sufficient checks and balances built into the system to see that these decisions are carefully taken. These decisions can also be reviewed by higher authorities and committees in case of need. The managing committee of the College meets at regular intervals. The committee also has representation of faculty and non-teaching employees of the College. The management gives suggestions on various aspects on the basis of Principal’s report and feedback it gets from the society. The suggestions of the management are communicated to the teaching and non-teaching employees and implemented by the Principal. He also assigns specific duties to various academic and administrative bodies of the College on the basis of suggestions of the managing committee. 6.1.8 Does the college promote a culture of participative management? If ‘yes’, indicate the levels of participative management. _ The institution can proudly boast of a participative management. The management actively takes part in the working of the institution. The president of the management plays a leading role in governance and management of the institution. He, along with the other members of the committee, keenly observes the day to day working of the college administration, governance, management and academic activities. He inspires the staff members in staff meeting and by personal interaction to give their best in their teaching assignments. He communicates to the teachers the decision taken by the management and ensures that all the points are implemented properly. He is responsible to constitute different committees involving the staff members. He looks after the financial expenditure and manages the funds for different developmental activities taking place on the campus. 6.2 6.2.1 Strategy Development and Deployment Does the Institution have a formally stated quality policy? How is it developed, driven, deployed and reviewed? _ Yes, the institution has a formally stated quality policy. _ The quality policy is developed in consensus with the overall guidelines of NAAC and need based assessment. _ The vision, mission and objectives drive and state the quality policy of the RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 95 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. institution. _ All the stakeholders are made known of the quality policy objectives of the institution from time to time through various means. _ Action plans, policies and various programmes for quality improvement, enhancement, and policy implementation are formulated and put in action. Ex: Provision of ICT based teaching – learning. Student centric teaching and learning – Assignments and study projects. Inculcating scientific temper and developing research aptitude and behavior. Enhancing employability potential through quality enrichment programmes and training 6.2.2 Does the Institute have a perspective plan for development? If so, give the aspects considered for inclusion in the plan. _ Yes, the institute has a perspective plan for development. The following aspects are considered for inclusion in the plan. _ Introduction of courses / programmes in emerging areas (Commerce, Computer Science, etc.,). _ Providing latest technology for teaching – learning purpose. _ Strengthening the quality enhancement programmes. _ Enhancing the students’ welfare programmes for holistic development. _ The institution – community, institution industry and research organization interaction for the mutual benefit. _ Seek active participation of Alumni association and other stakeholders for the implementation and deployment of policies and plans for the betterment of the institution and society as a whole. 6.2.3 Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making processes. _ Academic and administrative bodies of the institution are as under: _ NES of Karnataka, Basavanagudi, Bangalore _ Governing council _ Local management council _ IQAC _ Staff council _ Examination committee _ Cultural committee _ Sports committee Library committee _ Disciplinary committee The number of meetings held during 2013-14 and 2014-15. _ Governing council 4 Local management council 4 _ HOD meeting: 3 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 4_ 4 3 96 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The important decisions taken are :_ To construct nine class rooms (three floors) under the financial assistance from UGC and management _ To appoint the required number of new staff members _ To prepare budget for all the departments _ To introduce group insurance scheme to teaching and non-teaching members _ To prepare a plan of action for the cultural and academic activities _ To buy power generator _ To purchase water purifying plant for the supply of pure drinking water to the students and staff through the year _ computerization of library and internet connections development of website Generally, the governing council meetings are held four times in a year. Local management committee meetings are held on second Saturday of every month. The above mechanism has created specific responsibilities for each committee for the smooth running of college activities. The IQAC committees along with all other committees meet and discuss the activities and formulate time table for discharging their activities. 6.2.4 Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the institution for each of the following Teaching & Learning Research & Development Community engagement Human resource management Industry interaction _ Teaching & Learning : The institution has framed for itself various strategies which enhance the quality improvement. These strategies are framed by the college keeping in view the quality changes required for the development of the college. This criterion was judged against the same aspect laid down by NAAC. The procedure adopted for admissions to various courses provided by the college is based on student’s academic records. The rules and regulations set by the affiliating University and the State Government are strictly followed for students’ admission. The knowledge and skill required for a particular programme is made known soon after a student is admitted to a course of study. Apart from the lecture method of teaching, group discussion, field studies, debates, tutorials, seminars, etc. are adopted for proper understanding of the subjects. The college has well experienced faculty members. The faculty members of various departments participate actively in academic programmes. The library staff is well qualified and their services and experience is used in updating library for the optimum use of the students. The evaluation methods are communicated to the students by the teachers in the class rooms and also displayed on the notice board of the college. The teachers are given full permission to enrich their knowledge through Seminars, Refresher Courses, Orientation Courses, etc. The college follows the selfRE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 97 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. appraisal method to evaluate the performance of faculty, which is used for correcting shortfalls. The college encourages teachers to participate in self-enriching courses whenever different institutions organize them. Besides, teaching material is collected through internet from renowned Universities. _ Research & Development : The assessment of this criterion of institutional functioning is done by using the key aspects prescribed by NAAC i.e. the ability of the institution to promote and sustain research culture, freedom to publish results of research, consultancy and healthy participation in extension programmes. The college is not having a recognised research centre duly approved by the affiliating university. The scope of research motivation is very little. However, the faculty is very much aware of the growing importance of the research based education. The college encourages the teachers for research work. The college is already having Two Ph.Ds in the Dept. of Kannada , Sociology. Many teachers of the college are engaged in active research work. In our college there are five M.phil holders As far as development is concerned, the NSS officer co-ordinates various extension activities of the college. The NSS, students are encouraged to undertake community-oriented activities like social work, health-hygiene awareness, medical camp, adult education and literacy, blood donation, AIDS awareness, environmental awareness, etc. Students and teachers are provided with money and time from the college for extension activities. N.S.S., sports students participate in such activities in coordination with N.G.Os. The college also organizes sports activities and encourages students to participate in them. _ Community Engagement : College engages many organizations like Red Cross, Medical Council, N.G.Os for holding blood donation camps, NSS camps, free medical check-up, youth festivals, tree plantation festival etc. _ Human Resource Management : In the institution, the process of assessing adequate human power requirements, staff recruiting, monitoring and planning professional development programmes for personnel development and seeking appropriate feedback responses is very good. There are many staff welfare schemes. Staff training takes place periodically. The institution recruits faculty members and staff based on the guidelines provided by the university. Incentives are also given to the staff members. An effective system of appraisal of performance of teachers is in place. The communication system is very good. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 98 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. _ Industry Interaction : The institution interacts with various local as well as outside institutes. We consult with other institutes on various issues for the improvement of education system. Youth festivals are being held by college to interact with other colleges. The college has also participated in various cultural programmes held at various places. Seminars, workshops, conferences on various subjects are conducted in the college premises. 6.2.5 How does the Head of the institution ensure that adequate information (from feedback and personal contacts etc.) is available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review the activities of the institution? _ The head of the institution ensures that adequate information (from feedback and personal contacts etc) is available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review the activities of the institution through Feedback from the students. Feedback from the staff. Feedback and suggestions from parents. Website and e-mail of the college. Press releases. Notices and circulars. Academic reports and results analysis. _ The principal conducts frequent meetings with HODs and members of subcommittees to discuss the programs and functions of institution. These meetings give him/her a lot of feedback and inputs which in turn are conveyed to the management. The management, on the basis of feedback given by the principal, issues necessary guidelines and directions for the continuous development of the institution. Similarly, the Superintendent of the office administration monitors non-teaching staff and the same information is communicated to the management through the principal 6.2.6 How does the management encourage and support involvement of the staff in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the institutional processes? _ Our Governing Council consists of senior academicians. The management committee has a member who is elected from the staff of the college. Prof.G.Siddalingaiah Department of Chemistry is the present management committee member. The suggestions given by the staff members are discussed for the improvement of efficiency in the teaching- learning process. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 99 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.2.7 Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year and the status of implementation of such resolutions. _ Our Management works for the betterment of the institution. The Management last year, in the meeting of the council passed the following resolutions: _ Construction of State of the art class rooms to meet the growing demand for commerce courses _ Construction of boundary wall of the College Ground _ To appoint lecturers for various faculties. _ The resolved issues were implemented this year. 6.2.8 Does the affiliating university make a provision for according the status of autonomy to an affiliated institution? If ‘yes’, what are the efforts made by the institution in obtaining autonomy? _ Yes, Bangalore University has the Provision for according autonomy to affiliated colleges. Our Management has four Degree Colleges. Two colleges already have become autonomous colleges. Now the management has taken a decision to take autonomy for the remaining two colleges, the A E S National College Gauribidanur & National College Bagepally. 6.2.9 How does the Institution ensure that grievances / complaints are promptly attended to and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to analyse the nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder relationship? _ The institution has a grievance redressal mechanism. _ Grievance / complaint redressal committee for students is in place to receive and resolve the grievances effectively. _ Staff redressal committee looks after the grievances and complaints of both teaching and non-teaching staff. The matter of grievance /complaint is mostly resolved amicably and effectively. _ Suggestion box is installed in the college to receive suggestions. The suggestions are promptly attended to and feasible suggestions implemented. _ Grievances / complaints from parents are attended on priority basis. _ Suggestion of Alumni Association, NGO’s and other stakeholders are immediately attended to. 6.2.10 During the last four years, had there been any instances of court cases filed by and against the institute? Provide details on the issues and decisions of the courts on these? _ There are no court cases filed against our college. 6.2.11 Does the Institution have a mechanism for analysing student feedback on institutional performance? If ‘yes’, what was the outcome and response of the institution to such an effort? _ Yes, the institution has a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on institutional performance. _ The institution provides questionnaire to the students to get feedback on institutional performance. _ The committee formed for this purpose analyzes the feedback and gives suitable suggestions and recommendations to be implemented. _ The suggestions and recommendations are discussed in the staff council and decision taken in that regard. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 100 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies 6.3.1 What are the efforts made by the institution to enhance the professional development of its teaching and non-teaching staff? _ The efforts made by the institution to enhance the professional development of its teaching and non-teaching staff are: _ Eligible faculty members are permitted to attend Refresher courses and Orientation courses. _ Faculty members are given training in use of ICT, presentation skills. _ Faculty members are allowed to attend workshops, seminars and conferences for professional development. _ Non-teaching staff are given training in use of office automation, preparation of cash books, correspondence making and writing skills. 6.3.2 What are the strategies adopted by the institution for faculty empowerment through training, retraining and motivating the employees for the roles and responsibility they perform? Faculty empowerment is made by the management as per government and UGC rules. Aided non-teaching staff is motivated by implementing the state government’s scale of pay, whereas the staff members recruited by the management (Unaided) are paid as per NES scales of pay, which is almost on par with the State scale of pay. There are relevant rules in the institution regarding the faculty empowerment. These rules pertain to attending seminars, conferences, refresher and orientation courses, and other training programmes. The need for such training is assessed by the Heads of Departments who recommend members of the faculty for such programmes. The head of the institution suggests the names of senior faculty who need to be trained for administrative positions when promotions are due. The College has organized seminars, workshops, conferences and refresher courses in various disciplines for its staff as well as for the faculty of other institutions in the state. The strategies adopted by the Government of Karnataka for faculty welfare include monetary and career advancement benefits for those with higher qualifications such as M.Phil and Ph.D as well as opportunities for those who wish to improve their qualifications. At the college level, the management motivates faculty members through prompt appreciation of exceptional merit and talent and by providing opportunities for self-expression. The College is committed to faculty welfare and it offers a platform for the talented and the aspiring. 6.3.3 Provide details on the performance appraisal system of the staff to evaluate and ensure that information on multiple activities is appropriately captured and considered for better appraisal. The following methods of performance appraisal systems are adopted to know efficiency ratings. The results of performance appraisal are kept confidential and used only for positive improvement of faculty by the principal. _ Self-appraisal method (Proforma based) - Evaluation of teachers by students. _ Regular and constant touch of principal with the departments. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 101 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.3.4 What is the outcome of the review of the performance appraisal reports by the management and the major decisions taken? How are they communicated to the appropriate stakeholders? _ The management always plays an active role in the performance appraisal of the staff. The management keeps a keen vigil on the working behaviour of the members of the teaching as well as the non-teaching faculty. Annual increments and placement in the grades are all implemented under the signatures of the managing committee. The management has in the recent past given due recognition to the teachers who have completed their Ph.D. Similarly the college management after the appraisal of the faculty takes no time in implementing the benefits due to the staff. The management takes effective decisions and provides the appraisal details to the appropriate stakeholders by incorporating the decisions in the proceedings of the meetings of the trust and managing committee. 6.3.5 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non-teaching staff? What percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such schemes in the last four years? _ The following are the main welfare measures that our institution has provided: 1. Triple benefit scheme 2. Group insurance 3. Performance based increment for management paid staff. 4. Maternity leave & paternity leave facilities 5. OOD for attending seminars & workshops 6. Honouring teachers on teachers day 7. Staff welfare fund 8. Provident fund facility for management paid & staff Members of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff who want to avail the above benefit schemes are always provided the opportunity to take the benefit. 6.3.6 What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and retaining eminent faculty? _ A lot of measures are taken by the institute for attracting and retaining eminent faculty. Handsome salary is offered to the faculty according to their experience and qualification. Feedback is taken from the students and appraisal is made in order to give incentives and increments to the faculty. We have with : _ _ _ _ _ very well maintained departmental staff rooms. Each staff room is provided Individual table & chair Almirahs Computer with internet connection Drinking water facility Canteen & recreation facilities RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 102 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and efficient use of available financial resources? _ The college has sufficient budget to meet day to day expenses. In case of any extra requirement, the principal convinces the management about the genuineness of the requirement. The bill over and above Rs.10,000-00 will be sent to the head office for payment. The institution computerized its finance management systems and updates frequently. Staff salary is paid through internet & HRMS. 6.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for internal and external audit? When was the last audit done and what are the major audit objections? Provide the details on compliance. All the accounts of the institution are audited annually by a qualified auditor. Auditors from the Department of Collegiate Education visit and audit the books of accounts regularly. The copies of audited statement of accounts are enclosed herewith. 6.4.3 What are the major sources of institutional receipts/funding and how is the deficit managed? Provide audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative activities of the previous four years and the reserve fund/corpus available with Institutions, if any. The institution gets salary grants from the government. It gets UGC developmental grants also. The resources are mobilized through fee collections as well. The details are enclosed 6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing additional funding and the utilization of the same (if any). Since the prime objective of the institution is to impart education to economically weaker sections, rural poor, girls and differently disabled, we do not collect donations from students. But we accept donations from our alumni and philanthropists. The entire amount of donations is collected by NES of Karnataka, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. For example, our present Secretary, Dr. Sadananda Maiya, an alumnus recently donated Rs. Nine Crores for NES, to provide infrastructure facilities for our institutions. Similarly our alumni also make generous donations. 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) 6.5.1 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Has the institution established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)? If ‘yes’, what is the institutional policy with regard to quality assurance and how has it contributed in institutionalizing the quality assurance processes? b. How many decisions of the IQAC have been management/authorities for approved by the implementation and how many of them were actually implemented? c. Does the IQAC have external members on its committee? If so, mention any significant contribution made by them. a. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 103 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. d. How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning of the IQAC? e. How does the IQAC communicate and engage staff from different constituents of the institution? _ Yes, the institution is having its IQA Cell. Following is the composition of the same: _ Prof. B.K.Venkateshan Principal _ Prof. D.Shivanna Member Secretary _ prof. J.N.Manjulatha Member _ Prof. P.Venkataram Member _ Prof. G.Siddalingaiah Member _ Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya Member _ Dr. N.Somashekar Member _ Sri. V.Venkatashivareddy External Sri Shivashankara Reddy External Within the existing academic and administrative system, the institution has developed mechanisms of its own for the quality assurance. The academic quality of the institution is evaluated on the basis of the performance of the students in their examinations. The teachers also judge the student’s academic abilities by way of questions-answers and written tests. The poor students are helped by the teachers to improve their academic quality by taking extra classes and providing books and literature. The administrative system also looks after the quality of the education in the institution. The different committees set up by the institution are always aware of the administrative needs. The Advisory Board, the Examination Committee, the Magazine Committee, the Finance Committee are all constituted and are well equipped for quality assurance of the institution’s administration. The academic and administrative systems in the institution have been quite effective for the enhancement of quality education. The institution has fool proof mechanism to get the academic and administrative machinery of the institution in motion. The academic quality of the institution is maintained by the teaching and learning processes. The administrative quality is maintained by the effective functions carried out by the various committees. The two mechanisms are interdependent and, therefore, there is no scope for any failure in any system. The Head of the Institution conducts meetings regularly and visits the class rooms to ensure proper delivery of the material and timely completion of course as per syllabus. Students play a major role in assuring quality of education imparted by the institution. It is through their active participation in classrooms that the quality of the education is RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 104 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. maintained. Students are punctual and attend classes regularly. They also interact with the class teachers and request for extra classes if needed. They approach the teachers for a solution to their problems linked to their syllabus. Their participation is also assured by involving them in cultural and other activities. Students also approach the head of the institution directly for the redressal of their problems. The best practices of the institution have been promoted in full strength. The institution has internalized the best practices in order to improve the functioning of the academic and administrative systems. The insistence on student’s participation in academic and administrative matters has improved the quality of education and administration in the institution. The students come forward to maintain the best practices evolved through academic and administrative systems. The administration in the institution is maintained by the involvement of the staff at every level. The examinations are held quite smoothly by the active participation of the staff at every level. Teachers have been quite supportive of the academic needs of the students by offering them reading materials and tutorials. The following mechanisms have been developed for quality assurance. 1. Organizing guest lectures 2. Computerization 3. Lesson plan by faculty members 4. Work diary for day to day academic work 5. Class teacher system for guiding and monitoring of students 6. Increasing the number of books in library every year 7. Counselling centre 8. Encouraging the staff to take up higher education 9. Regular meetings with staff members 10. Students feed back 11. OHP/LCD projector 12. Grievance Redressal Committee All the Committees are constituted purely for the involvement of students. In turn, students are made to participate voluntarily in the following activities, and they are given full responsibility in conducting group discussions, quiz, debate etc. Students activities are: Cultural activity, Sports activity, NSS,LCD presentations, Seminars: Students not only participate in the above activities but also offer their comments and suggestions which will help us to improve the classroom activities 6.5.2 Does the institution have an integrated framework for Quality assurance of the academic and administrative activities? If ‘yes’, give details on its operationalization. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 105 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. The institution has adopted a three tier system where the Governing Council is the ultimate decision making body accountable to the stakeholders. The IQAC, the planning body, collects inferences from the learners and various committees through participatory interactions, based on which it proposes comprehensive perspective plan to the Governing Council for approval and implementation. The chain of committees is in charge of implementation of developmental and academic activities assigned by the Governing Council. The supervision of the Governing Council ensures proper implementation. The fair representation of the learners ensures the transparency in the process. 6.5.3 Does the institution provide training to its staff for effective implementation of the Quality assurance procedures? If ‘yes’, give details enumerating its impact. The institution ensures that the decisions based on the findings of the IQAC are fully adhered to. The academic as well as the administrative working is further improvised by the regular training sessions being organized by the college for its teaching as well as the non teaching staff. Small workshops over the weekends, in the form of interactive sessions, have helped the staff of the institution work in a better and more promising way. 6.5.4 Does the institution undertake Academic Audit or other external review of the academic provisions? If ‘yes’, how are the outcomes used to improve the institutional activities? The college is affiliated to the Bangalore University, Bangalore. The university has its set of mechanism to inspect and audit the academic working of the college. The university every year sends a team of experts to conduct academic audit known as “Local Inspection Committee”. The team visits the college and very carefully observes the working of the institution in all its aspects. The committee then comments on the performance and thereby suggests the important changes required. Similarly the other form of audit comes in the form of the team visiting the institution as and when any new course is introduced. This committee too, like the previous one, remarks and suggests the changes desired in the college. The college very honestly adheres to the recommendations made by the committees. 6.5.5 How are the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the requirements of the relevant external quality assurance agencies/regulatory authorities? In the case of the college the external regulatory authority is the affiliating University, Bangalore University and we make the compliances as per their needs and requirements. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 106 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 6.5.6 What institutional mechanisms are in place to continuously review the teaching learning process? Give details of its structure, methodologies of operations and outcome? The institute’s approach to the learning outcome assessment is defined clearly. Faculty is best suited to determine the intended educational outcomes of their academic programs and activities, How to assess these outcomes, and how to use the results for program development and improvement is a part of student evaluation. The results of outcome assessment are used to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and activities, and student services, and not the performance of individual faculty or staff. Faculty uses the information collected to develop and improve academic programs. The institution has a clearly defined, set mechanism to monitor the learning outcomes. Attendance is compulsorily taken during every period of lecture. Tutorials and laboratory hours are fixed. The tutorials and assignments are corrected within a short duration and the marks are entered in work register, which acts as a ready reckoner for the academic progress of the students. Based on the participation in the class and the marks scored in the tutorials and assignments, the student level is judged by the staff member and appropriate action is taken. At the end of each periodical test, progress reports consisting of unit test results and attendance status are submitted to the office for further action. Counselling is given to slow learners. Parents of such students are called to meet their respective faculty member, if required. As the entire lab courses are continuously assessed, students who lag in these courses are given additional help and guidance. They are also given additional lab practice. The faculty members are encouraged to conduct surprise tests, quizzes, etc. to monitor the academic progress of each student. 6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and outcomes to the various internal and external stakeholders? Any other relevant information regarding Governance, Leadership and Management which the college would like to include. The institution has evolved a website i.e., www.nationalcollegebagepalli.org The website gives the full details about our college governance. Different platforms like College Advisory Board, alumni, Parent Teacher Meet and various committees with a fair representation of students are formed. The IQAC in the planning process considers feedbacks collected from all the stakeholders to prepare perspectives on development. These developmental perspectives are discussed in the respective meetings of Advisory Board, Parent Teacher Meetings and alumni. The reflections of the meetings are incorporated in the plan. The management has developed evaluation tools for stakeholders to record their opinions, suggestions and objections for constructive development for the future. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 107 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. CRITERIA VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 7.1 Environment Consciousness 7.1.1 Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its campus and facilities? There is no formal conducting of green audit in the institution but the institution is eco-friendly. Lot of expenditure is incurred to make the campus eco-friendly. 7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus eco-friendly? ∗ Energy conservation ∗ Use of renewable energy ∗ Water harvesting ∗ Check dam construction ∗ Efforts for Carbon neutrality ∗ Plantation ∗ Hazardous waste management ∗ e-waste management _ The college campus is totally eco-friendly. For this the management, the head of the institution and the whole staff is committed and because of their commitment and involvement, the campus can claim to be the first polythene / plastic free zone. This apart, the institution has taken several other steps/initiatives to make the campus ecofriendly: Energy Conservation: The college campus enjoys moderate climate through the year. The college class rooms are so airy and well lighted that they hardly need any artificial lighting. Still the institution has done away with the orthodox lighting system and installed CFLs in the class rooms. This has helped a lot in conservation of electricity. Water harvesting: The drainage water instead of going waste is utilised for the growth of ornament plants, so that the campus looks colourful, pleasant, vibrant and ecofriendly. Efforts for Carbon neutrality: The College at its own level has taken up certain preventive measures to check the emission of carbon dioxide. The College has made arrangements for the parking of the vehicles of the students in the College ground. This helps in keeping the campus as clean as possible. The dead leaves and the waste papers are not allowed to be put on fire. The leaves are buried in the soil itself and the papers are disposed-off. Plantation A lot of expenditure is incurred to keep the environment green. For this the supporting staff of the College is working very whole heartedly. The trees are planted regularly. The college organizes programmes like ‘Vana Mahotsava’ every year to inculcate this tradition amongst its students. Innovations RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 108 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which have created a positive impact on the functioning of the College. The College has been scaling new heights ever since its inception. The college has made several innovations which have helped smooth out the functioning of the college. These innovations are in academics, administration and other levels of the college working. Feedback mechanism: Students give the feedback about the teachers at the end of each session/semester. Students of each department are expected to do so for all the teachers concerned with their class. Besides, informal interaction between the students and the Class Teacher/H.O.D./Principal about issues pertaining to teaching quality is also encouraged. Teachers are counselled by the departmental head and/or principal regarding measures to improve subject understanding and/or teaching skills. Computerization of Administrative Block: The college has done away with the orthodox system of working in the office. The College administrative block has been fully computerized. The administrative staff has been given formal training to understand the technicalities pertaining to working on the technology. This has greatly improved the efficiency of the administration. Computerization of Library: The college has made the library fully computerized. The library is having its OPAC system. Students are having their web browsing space in the library. The Library is now fully operating on the computers. Minimum -Balance Accounts: The College has facilitated its staff as well as the other internal stakeholders, i.e. the students by providing them the facility to maintain a Rs.500/- balance bank account in the bank, State Bank of Mysore, located in the town itself. This has helped the students in many ways. It has now become necessary for all the students to open Bank accounts so that scholarships, freeships and other financial benefits from the state government are directly creditted to their accounts. Academic Innovations: The institution has introduced many new innovative practices to help the students in their pursuit of attaining quality education. The college has introduced remedial classes for the students. This has helped them to improve their learning abilities. The College has also started a new innovative technique to help the students revise their syllabi. The teachers introduced the skill of drafting question banks. These questions are framed on the basis of the questions being framed in the last examinations. This has helped ease the burden of the students and improve the pass percentage. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 109 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 7.3 Best Practices 7.3.1 Elaborate on any two best practices as per the annexed format (see page) which have contributed to the achievement of the Institutional Objectives and/or contributed to the Quality improvement of the core activities of the college? _ TITLE OF THE PRACTICE:- Personalized attention to students through mentoring systems. National Degree college, Bagepalli caters to the needs of under privileged students, especially those who are economically weaker and can’t afford tuitions. Hence, initiatives are taken by the college to conduct classes for those students who are very weak in their respective subjects. STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION : OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE :- The main objective of mentoring classes is to go beyond purely academic concern towards the all round well-being of the students and to ensure they gain emotional stability. NEEDS ADDRESSED AND THE CONTEXT : - Faculty members divide students according to the competence and each individual is given attention and encouragement in co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities. Extensive remedial teaching is given for academically weaker students. Faculty members counsel students through mentoring system and special counseling is given for girls. Also, career guidance and counseling is done for all students. EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS :- Most of our students, by virtue of their dedication and commitment, have etched their names in reputed corporate companies as well as governmental departments. The talent identified and nurtured at the college admirably helped them to attain iconic status in the fields of Art, Literature, Cinema and Media. Most of our students have become distinguished personalities, legal luminaries, politicians and statesmen, efficient administrators, capable police officers, successful entrepreneurs, etc, and have brought laurels to the college. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 110 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA 1. Name of the department - KANNADA 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - BA, BSc and B.Com 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) -Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - NIL 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of teaching posts Cadre Sanctioned Filled 02 02 Lecturers 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. PG etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification Designation Specialization Prof. A.K.Ningappa MA., Linguistics 26 Dr. Ramaiah MA., Ph.D Associate prof. Associate prof. Linguistics 23 11. List of senior visiting faculty - No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 20% of the syllabus 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:350 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Track ID – KACOGN11553 111 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl. No 01 02 03 03 Name Prof. A.K.Ningappa Dr. Ramaiah V. Ramachandra Reddy Nagesh Degree M.A., M.A., Ph.D M.A., M.A., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited 03 ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index NIL ∗ SNIP NIL ∗ SJR NIL ∗ Impact factor - NIL ∗ h-index - NIL 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated _ N A 21. Faculty as members in NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter Departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 112 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b) International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May-2012-13. Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected Enrolled *M *F 120 75 45 Pass percentage BA- HEP 180 75% BA-HES 150 110 60 50 80% B.Sc. 120 80 45 35 90% B.Com 250 200 120 80 70% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A 100% NIL NIL B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL B.Com., 100% NIL NIL Name of the Course 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? - NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Against % enrolled 05% - Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students c) Class rooms with ICT facility RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT - Track ID – KACOGN11553 YES YES YES 113 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. d) Laboratories - NO 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University NIL From Government 60% Other Agencies 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. NO 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – 1) ICT method adopted 2) Film Shows 3) CD’s on Kannada Grammar, Drama, etc., 4) Enacting plays in Kannada by students. 5) Encouraging students in poetry writing. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – The faculty members have participated in the Orientation programme for High school teachers. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. _ S- Out of 4 faculty members 1 are Ph.D., holder. W- To improve kannada communicative skills among English medium students. O - Motivating students to participate in Kannada Sahithya Sammelana etc., C – To inspire students to study kannada in PG level. Future Plan : 1) Plan to establish Kannada Language Lab. 2) To conduct Drama Festival during Kannada Rajyothsava. 3) To establish Kannada PG course. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 114 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 1. Name of the department - ENGLISH 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) UG - BA, BSc and B.Com 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) – Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Participated in Seminar offered by other department. - Yes 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Sanctioned Filled 01 01 Lecturer 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name - Qualification - Designation - 11. List of senior visiting faculty Specialization - No. of Years of Experience - No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years - - NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 100% of the syllabus 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT - Track ID – KACOGN11553 1:350 115 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl. No Name 1. H.R.Subramanyam 2. Subramani Degree M.A., M.A., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty - ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students - NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs - NIL ∗ Chapter in Books - NIL ∗ Books Edited - ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – NIL 21. Faculty as members in b) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards - No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 116 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – No 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b)International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: Year – 2012-13 (Odd Semester) Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) BA- HEP Applications received Selected 180 120 Enrolled *M *F 75 45 Pass percentage 75% BA-HES 150 110 60 50 80% B.Sc. 120 80 45 35 90% B.Com 250 200 120 80 70% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A 100% NIL NIL B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL B.Com., 100% NIL NIL Name of the Course 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Against % enrolled 02% - Track ID – KACOGN11553 117 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - NO 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 60% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts.-NIL33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – 1) ICT method adopted 2) Film Shows 3) CD’s on English Grammar, Drama, etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – The faculty members have participated in the Orientation programme for High school teachers. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. _ SW– O– C– Experienced Teachers, Add-on course on Communicative English, e-Library, Rural students with poor knowledge of English Bridge course on English. To improve the communication in English, Employability, competing with urban students are the challenges. Future Plan : 1) Plan to establish English Language Lab. 2) To conduct special coaching classes to increase the word power of students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 118 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 1. Name of the department - PHYSICS 2. Year of Establishment: - 1982 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG - BSc., (PCM, PMCs) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments / units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Sanctioned Filled Lecturer 03 03 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification B.P.Vijayakumar K.T.Veeranjaneya M.Imtiyaz Ahmed Mubeen Designation Associate Professor of Physics Associate Professor of Physics M.Sc., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Physics M.Sc., 11. List of senior visiting faculty No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years 31 - Spectroscop y 26 - Solid State Physics 24 - Specialization Spectro scopy - Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 1) Lectures 60% 2) Practical’s 40% 135 RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 119 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:60 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil NilNil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 02 03 04 05 Name Degree Prof. B.P.Vijayakumar Prof. K.T.Veeranjaneya Prof. M.Imtiyaz Ahmed Mubeen Smt. Aruna Kum. Rajani M.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers NIL ∗ Citation Index NIL ∗ SNIP NIL ∗ SJR NIL ∗ Impact factor NIL ∗ h-index NIL 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 - NIL 120 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards nil 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution No i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students -NIL24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b) International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: Year – 2012-13 (Odd Semester) Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) B.Sc. Applications received Selected 120 80 Enrolled *M *F 45 35 Pass percentage 80% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Against % enrolled 30% - Track ID – KACOGN11553 - 121 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - YES 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 30% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1) Department conducts special Lecture Programmes inviting guests from other colleges, Institutions, etc., 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – 1) In association with Karnataka Rajya Vignana Parishad, classes are conducted for High school students, to improve their knowledge in Physics. 2) Faculty members worked as resource persons in workshops/Orientation programmesconducted for school students. 3) Basic experiments in Physics are demonstrated for High school students. 4) Participated in the programme for school and college students during total solar eclipse/National Science Day to explain myths about Natural phenomena. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S - Well equipped Laboratory, Computer and printer with Internet facility. W – In semester system the time available is sufficient to complete the syllabus and lack of time for other extension activities. O – Employability in research institutes, Laboratories and Industries. C – To impart quality education for rural and backward students opt for higher studies & research. Future plans : Introduction of career oriented programme in Electronics and Electrical appliance Maintenance. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 122 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 1. Name of the department : CHEMISTRY 2. Year of Establishment : 1981 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG - BSc., 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester CBCS System 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned 04 Filled 03 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Prof. G. SIDDALINGAIAH Prof. P. VENKATARAM Prof. H.V.SHIVAKUMAR Designation M.Sc., Associate Professor of Chemistry In-Organic Chemistry 30 years M.Sc., Associate Professor of Chemistry Organic Chemistry 30 years M.Sc., Associate Professor of Chemistry Physical Chemistry 28 years 11. List of senior visiting faculty - Specialization No. of Years of Experience Qualification No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 1) Lectures 20% 2) Practical’s 80% RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 123 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:50 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl. No Name Prof. G. SIDDALINGAIAH 01 02 Prof. P. VENKATARAM 03 Prof. H.V.SHIVAKUMAR 03 Smt. Nagamallika Degree M.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received - NIL NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index NIL ∗ SNIP NIL ∗ SJR NIL ∗ Impact factor NIL ∗ h-index NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 124 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – _ Nil 21. Faculty as members in e) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards - NO 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students To Be filled - 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL. 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : Nil b) International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received B.Sc 80 Selected Enrolled *M *F 65 35 30 Pass percentage 80% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL - N.A. - 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Against % enrolled 30% - Track ID – KACOGN11553 - 125 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - YES 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 20% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship 32. Details on student enrichment programmes(special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. NIL 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Power Point presentation, ICT, Demonstration of three dimensional models, Demonstration through experiments, conduction of Seminars, Lecture contests and group discussions. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – _ The faculty members have participated in the Orientation programme for High school teachers. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S - Well equipped Laboratory, Computer and printer with Internet facility. W – In semester system the time available is sufficient to complete the syllabus and lack of time for other extension activities. O – Employability in research institutes, Laboratories and Industries. C – To impart quality education for rural and backward students opt for higher studies & research. Future Plan : - 1) Setting up Spectro Scopic Laboratory. 2) Conduction of Educational Tours to Steel Plants, Nuclear Plants and other Industries. 3) To start a research centre. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 126 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS 1. Name of the department - MATHEMATICS 2. Year of Establishment: - 1982 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG - BSc., 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) -Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanction 02 Filled -- 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years Qualification Designation Specialization -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11. List of senior visiting faculty - NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by 0% temporary faculty 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT - 1:60 Track ID – KACOGN11553 127 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 02 Name Smt. R.Shyla Kanyakumari Degree M.Sc., M.Sc., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty -NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students -NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) -NIL ∗ Monographs -NIL ∗ Chapter in Books -NIL ∗ Books Edited -NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers -NIL ∗ Citation Index -NIL ∗ SNIP -NIL ∗ SJR -NIL ∗ Impact factor -NIL ∗ h-index -NIL 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – _ Faculty members have attended as resource persons during Teacher Training Programmes for High school teachers. 21. Faculty as members in - NIL a) National committees b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT - NIL Track ID – KACOGN11553 128 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students NIL - 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – No - NO - 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b)International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: Year – 2012-13 (Odd Semester) Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass percentage [ B.Sc., - 120 80 45 35 80% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course B.Sc., - % of students from the same State 100% % of students from other States Nil % of students from abroad NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Against % enrolled 20% - Track ID – KACOGN11553 - 129 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students c) Class rooms with ICT facility d) Laboratories - YES YES YES NO 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University NIL From Government 20% Other Agencies 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No _ NO 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S W O C - Students scoring 100 out of 100. - In semester system the time available is sufficient to complete the syllabus and lack of time for other extension activities. - Employability as teachers and students opting for Higher studies. - To impart quality education so that, maximum number of students opt for higher studies. Future Plan : Plan to Establish Maths Lab. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 130 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1. Name of the Department 2. Year of Establishment 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - - Commerce - 1978 UG – B.Com., 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanction 04 Filled 04 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. PG etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experie nce Prof. B.K.Venkateshan M.Com., Banking 36 Prof. D. Shivanna M.Com., Income Tax 34 Prof. J.N.Manjulatha M.Com., Banking 35 Prof. K.N.Prasad M.Com., Associate professor Associate professor Associate professor Associate professor Income Tax 32 Name 11. List of senior visiting faculty No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years - NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 30% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) 1:100 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 131 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Name Prof. B.K.Venkateshan Prof. D. Shivanna Prof. J.N.Manjulatha Prof. K.N.Prasad Sri. B.C.Venkataramana Sri Prathap P Smt. Sindhu Smt. Shruthi Sri Chandrashekar S Degree M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., M.Com., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – NIL 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees - NIL b) International committees - NIL c) Editorial boards - NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 132 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – 1) Dr. Erasi – P.G. Department of commerce Bangalore University. 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b)International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: Year – 2012-13 (Odd Semester) Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) B.Com Applications received Selected Enrolled *M *F 300 260 150 110 Pass percentage 90% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course B.Com., - % of students from the same State 100% % of students from other States NIL % of students from abroad NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Against % enrolled 30% - Track ID – KACOGN11553 - 133 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students c) Class rooms with ICT facility d) Laboratories - YES YES YES YES 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University NIL From Government 20% Other Agencies 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1) Organised one day UGC sponsored Regional seminar on VAT tax . 2) Guest Lectures are conducted. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – NIL 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S - Heavy demand for B.Com., course in our college. Every year the demand is on the increasing side. W- Not able to meet the demand for B.Com., admissions. O - Employability as Accountants in Business sectors, opportunity for students to join wide range of courses like, C.A., MCA, MBA, M.Com., etc., C - To impart quality education so that, maximum number of students opt for higher studies. Plan to conduct visit to Industries and Financial institutions. Future Plan : Plan to conduct visit to Industries and Financial institutions. Plans to have industrial tieups RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 134 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY 1. Name of the department 2. Year of Establishment: - HISTORY 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.A (HEP & HES ), 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanction 01 Filled -- 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification -- Designation -- 11. List of senior visiting faculty Specialization -- -- No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years -- -- NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by 100% temporary faculty 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:150 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 135 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 02 Name Smt. Pramela Sri Shankarappa Degree M.A., M.A., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – _ N I L - 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students N.A. 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NO 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 136 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. a) National : nil b)International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected BA-HEP & HES 400 320 Enrolled *M *F 180 140 Pass percentage 90% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled 10% - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - NO 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 20% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 137 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. with external experts. - 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No _ 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. _ Plan to conduct more number of educational tours to historical places. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 138 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY 1. Name of the department - SOCIOLOGY 2. Year of Establishment: - - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.A (HES) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Sanctioned Filled Lecturer 01 01 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. M. Phil. etc.,) Name Qualification Designation Associate Professor M.A., Dr.N.Somashekar 11. List of senior visiting faculty - N.A. Specialization Anthropology gender studies No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years 13 - 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty NIL 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:90 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 139 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 Name Degree Dr.N.Somashekr M.A., Ph.D 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty 1 ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students 2 /1 ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – _ Faculty members have attended as resource persons during Teacher Training Programmes for PU College Lecturers. 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees Life member Indian sociological society b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 140 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b) International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) B.A- HES Applications received Selected 100 80 Enrolled *M *F 45 35 Pass percentage 85% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course B.A., - % of students from the same State 100% % of students from other States NIL % of students from abroad NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled 05% - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility YES d) Laboratories NIL 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 141 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. From Government Other Agencies - 20% 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1) Guest Lectures are conducted. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No _ The faculty members have participated in the Orientation programme for PU College, Lecturers. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S – Students are motivated to face the challenges of present Society. W – NIL O – Social Welfare Department, Social Investigated, Teaching opportunities, C – To improve the better personalities of the students. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 142 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 1. Name of the department - POLITICAL SCIENCE 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.A (HEP) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved -NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Semester system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned 01 Filled -- 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years - - - - - - 11. List of senior visiting faculty - NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by 100% temporary faculty 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:150 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 143 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Sl.No 01 Name Adinarayanappa Degree M.A., M.Phil., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees - NIL b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 144 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National b) International : NIL : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected 200 180 B.A Enrolled *M *F 100 80 Pass percentage 85% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities Against % enrolled 05% - a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - NIL 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University NIL From Government 20% Other Agencies 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 145 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1) Seminars by students are conducted 2) Guest Lectures are conducted. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No _ 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S – Students scoring 95% result W – No Permanent Faculty. O – Students can appear for civil examinations, can enter Political field, can go for Higher studies. C – To create awareness to face the present situation in the society. To inculcate leadership qualities among the students. Future Plan: Plan to conduct more number of Assembly and Parliament mock sessions. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 146 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 1. Name of the department - ECONOMICS 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.A (HEP & HES) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) -NIL - Semester cbcs system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned 02 Filled 01 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. / PG etc.,) Name Smt. A.G.Padmavathamma Qualification Designation Specialization M.A., M.Phil, B.Ed., Assistant Professor Public Finance 11. List of senior visiting faculty No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years 25 years - Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 60% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:150 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 147 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No Name Degree Prof. A.G.Padmavathamma M.A., M.Phil.B.Ed., 01 Sri Vanamali V Raman M.A., 02 * Prof.Devaraj, Associate Professor of Economics, is deputed to our college from V.V.Puram, Arts & Science College, Bangalore. 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers ∗ Citation Index ∗ SNIP ∗ SJR ∗ Impact factor ∗ h-index 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees NIL - NIL b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution No i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students Nil RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 - 148 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – Nil 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b) International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected B.A., - VI SEM 300 220 Enrolled *M *F 130 90 Pass percentage 90% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled 05% - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - YES b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - YES d) Laboratories - NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 149 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 20% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1) Seminars conducted 2) Guest Lectures are conducted. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Teacher student interaction, Lecture contests, Seminars, Group discussion etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No _ The faculty members have participated in the Orientation programme for PU College, Lecturers. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S W O C -Good results - Rural Students with less communication skills - Students can appear for Civil examinations, BSRB examinations, can go for higher studies. -To improve the quality of learning among the students so that, they become good economist in future. Future Plan: Plan to conduct more number of surveys on state and central schemes. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 150 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1. Name of the department - PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) -NIL - Semester cbcs system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned 01 Filled -- 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years -- -- -- -- -- -- 11. List of senior visiting faculty - 1) Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 100% - 1:1600 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 151 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No 01 Name Sri C.R.Prakash Degree M.PEd., M.Phil. 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: ∗ a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers - NIL ∗ Citation Index NIL ∗ SNIP NIL ∗ SJR NIL ∗ Impact factor NIL ∗ h-index NIL 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – _ Participated in giving Physical training to students in various colleges. 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees - NIL b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 152 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students To be filled - 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – Nil 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b)International : NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected B.A., B.Sc., & B.Com., 600 Enrolled *M *F 500 350 250 Pass percentage 80% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.A., B.Sc., & B.Com., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled 1% - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library - NIL b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students - YES c) Class rooms with ICT facility - NIL d) Laboratories - NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 153 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University - NIL From Government - 20% Other Agencies - 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. - NA 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – NA 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – NA 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S – Spacious play ground, fully furnished Gymnasium, Basketball court, etc., W – No Permanent faculty O – Students can go for higher studies in Physical Education and can become coaches in different sports. C – Making students Physically and mentally strong. To create awareness with regards to the importance of Physical fitness. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 154 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 1. Name of the department - COMPUTER SCIENCE 2. Year of Establishment - 2011 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – B.Sc., (PMCs.,) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - NIL 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)- Semester CBCS system 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned - Filled - 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience - - - - - 11. List of senior visiting faculty - No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 100% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:60 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 155 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. Sl.No Name 01 Chaithanya Reddy 02 Smt. Anusha Priyadarshini Degree M.Tech., M.Tech., 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: a) Publication per faculty NIL ∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students NIL ∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) - NIL ∗ Monographs NIL ∗ Chapter in Books NIL ∗ Books Edited NIL ∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers - NIL ∗ Citation Index NIL ∗ SNIP NIL ∗ SJR NIL ∗ Impact factor NIL ∗ h-index NIL 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – NIL 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees - NIL b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : NIL b)International : NIL RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 156 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected 60 40 B.Sc. Enrolled *M *F 15 25 Pass percentage 95% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Against % enrolled 5% - Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students c) Class rooms with ICT facility d) Laboratories - YES YES YES YES 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University -From Government - Other Agencies -NIL 20% 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 157 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. - NIL 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Smart Class teaching, Teacher student interaction, etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S W O C – Good results, well equipped lab, Internet connection, etc., – NIL – Students can enter in to the Software field. – To improve the quality of learning among the students so that, they become good Software Engineers in future. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 158 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY 1. Name of the department - LIBRARY 2. Year of Establishment: - 1978 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered - UG – BA-HEP& HES, B.Sc-PCM & PMCs B.Com – subject prescribed by BU 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments - No 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. - No 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - No 9. Number of Teaching posts Cadre Lecturer Sanctioned - Filled - 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (Permanent Staff only) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience - - - - - 11. List of senior visiting faculty - No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 100% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) - 1:60 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and Filled Sl. No. Technical Staff Administrative Staff Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Nil Nil Nil Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ MPhil/PG. Sl.No Name & Designation 01 T.N.Jayarama Reddy Librarian RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Degree M.L.I.Sc., M.A., B.Ed., PGDAS Track ID – KACOGN11553 159 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NIL 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NIL 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL 19. Publications: a) Publication per faculty NIL Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / NIL international) by faculty and students Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database -International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) NIL Monographs NIL Chapter in Books NIL Books Edited NIL Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers Citation Index SNIP SJR Impact factor hindex 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated – 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees - NIL b) International Committees - NIL c) Editorial Boards - NIL 22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme No b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies No 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students NIL Bangalore University 2 Rank in Library Science. District youth award Government of Karnataka, Bangalore University Chess player, Best NSS Volunteer, Best Student Award, National college, Bagepalli. 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department – NIL 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : National conference Central college BUB-2012. National conference Karnataka Health Sciences Bijapur Jan-14. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 160 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. (KHSLA) National conference Dr.B.R.Ambedkar centre Bangalore University. b) International : Internal Conference Bangalore University August-2013. 26. Student profile programme/course wise: May – 2012 Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received BA/B.Sc/B.Com 1610 Selected Enrolled *M *F 1610 900 510 Pass percentage 90% *M=Male F=Female 27. Diversity of Students - Name of the Course % of students from the same State % of students from other States % of students from abroad B.Sc., 100% NIL NIL 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. ? NIL 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled 5% - 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students c) Class rooms with ICT facility d) Laboratories - YES YES YES YES 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. From College NIL From University -From Government Other Agencies -NIL 20% 10% (Jindal Trust Scholarship, C.V.Raman Scholarship, Rani Chennamma Scholarship) RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 161 NATIONAL DEGREE COLLEGE, BAGEPALLI. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. - NIL 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning – _ Apart from conventional class room teaching faculty adopts Power Point presentation, Smart Class teaching, Teacher student interaction, etc., 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities – No 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans. S W O C – Good results, well equipped lab, Internet connection, etc., – NIL – Students can enter in to the Software field. – To improve the quality of learning among the students so that, they become good Software Engineers in future. RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT Track ID – KACOGN11553 162
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