2016-17
ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT (AQAR)
Submitted to
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
by
Arts, Commerce & Science College(Affiliated)
(Accrditated by NAAC with ‘B’ Grade with a CGPA of 2.31)
Shankarnagar, Maharashtra
April-2017
TheAnnualQualityAssuranceReport (AQAR) oftheIQAC
2.Details of the Institution
Part–A
Arts, Commerce & Science College, Shankarnagar
Tq. Biloli Dist.Nanded Maharashtra
Name oftheHead oftheInstitution: Dr. B. S. Pimple Name oftheIQAC Coordinator: Dr. Jayant S. Cherekar
Tel. No. with STD Code: (02462) 2267116 Tel. No. with STD Code: (02462) 2267116
Mobile: 9423731633 Mobile: 9423306171
IQACe-mail address:iqacacs112@gmail.com
1.3 NAAC Track ID : MHCOGN11815
1.4 NAACExecutiveCommitteeNo. &Date: EC/33/395/112 dated 10.04.2014
1.5 Website address: www.acsshankarnagar.org
Web-link ofthe AQAR: http://www.acsshankarnagar.org/AQAR2017
1.6 Accreditation Details :
Sl.No.
Cycle
Grade
CGPA
Year of
Accreditation
ValidityPeriod
1
1s tCycle
C++
67.25%
2004
2004—2010
1.7 Date ofEstablishment ofIQAC:
16.09.2005
1.8 AQARfortheyear 2016—2017
1.9 Details of the previousyear‘s AQARsubmitted to NAACafter the latest Assessment and
AccreditationbyNAAC
-
1.10Institutional Status
University State √Central Deemed Private
Affiliated College Yes √ No
Constituent College Yes No√
Autonomous college ofUGC Yes No√
RegulatoryAgencyapprovedInstitution Yes No√
(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)
TypeofInstitution Co-education
√ Men Women
Urban
Rural √ Tribal
Financial Status Grant-in-aid √UGC 2(f) √
UGC 12B √
Grant-in-aid+Self Financing
TotallySelf-financing
1.11 Typeof Faculty/Programme
Arts √
Science √
Commerce √
Law PEI(PhysEdu)
TEI(Edu) Engineering Health Science Management
Others (Specify)
1.12 Name oftheAffiliating University
Swami Ramanand Teerth MarathwadaUniversity
1.13 Special status conferred byCentral/State Government--UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMRetc
AutonomybyState/Central Govt. /University
No
Universitywith Potential forExcellence NoUGC-CPE
Yes
DST StarScheme
UGC-CE
UGC-Special AssistanceProgrammeNo
DST-FIST
UGC-InnovativePGprogrammesAnyother (Specify)
UGC-COP Programmes
2.IQACComposition andActivities
2.1 No. ofTeachers 9
2.2 No. ofAdministrative/Technicalstaff 3
2.3 No. ofstudents 0
2.4 No. ofManagement representatives 2
2.5 No. ofAlumni 1
2. 6 No. ofanyotherstakeholderand
2
communityrepresentatives
2.7 No. ofEmployers/Industrialists 01
2.8 No. ofotherExternal Experts 01
2.9 Total No. ofmembers 19
2.10 No. ofIQAC meetings held: 4
2.11 No. ofmeetings withvarious stakeholders: No. -Faculty 6
Non-TeachingStaffStudents 2Alumni -Others -
2.12 HasIQAC receivedanyfunding from UGC during theyear? Yes √No
Ifyes, mention the amount -
2.13 Seminars and Conferences(onlyqualityrelated)
(i)No. ofSeminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized bytheIQAC
Total Nos.0International -National -State -Institution Level √
(ii) Themes
Workshop on Revised Curriculum in Pub.Adm.
2.14 Significantactivities andcontributions madebyIQAC
§ IQAC motivatedthe faculty to collect feedback from the students, parents and thealumni of the college.
§ IQACmotivatedresearchpublicationand the ultimate result is the better publication output.
§ IQAC suggested remedial measures to be adopted for the fulfillment of the NAAC norms.
2.15Plan of Action byIQAC/Outcome
TheplanofactionchalkedoutbytheIQACinthebeginningoftheyeartowardsquality enhancement and the outcome achieved bytheend of theyear.
PART A The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year.
Plan of Action
Achievements
· NAAC Peer Team visit
· NAAC Peer Team visited in the month of September and gave some valuable suggestions to Leadership, IQAC & the Staff.
· Sharing of the Peer Team Report
· NAAC Peer Team Chairman Dr. Bawa sir shared Report to the Chairperson Dr. B. S. Pimple.
· Declaration of grade and CGPA
· The College acquired B grade with 2.31 CGPA. The Principal congratulated the IQAC and the Staff and declared that the Peer Team Report will be shared with the staff after the discussion with the Management in the academic year 2017-18.
· To arrange workshops & Conference.
The administration of the College has organized university level workshop in Public Administration.
· Computerization of Library & office atomization
Library has been provided Opac software and the data is fully computerized with n-list & e-books. The office has been fully equipped with CMS software.
* Academic Calendar is attached.
2.15 Whetherthe AQARwas placed in statutorybody: Yes
Management √
Syndicate Anyother body
Providethe details of theaction taken
· Suggestions given regarding future plan of action.
· Suggestions to concentrate on innovations in institutional activities.
Criterion–I
1.CurricularAspects
Part–B
1.1 Details about AcademicProgrammes
Level of the
Programme
Numberof existing Programmes
Number of
programmesadded during the year
Number of self-financing programmes
Number ofvalue
added / Career Oriented programmes
PhD
0
Nil
PG
UG
03
PG Diploma
Advanced
Diploma
Certificate
Others – M.Phil.
Total
01
1.2 (i) Flexibilityof theCurriculum: CBCS/Core/Electiveoption / Open options
(ii) Pattern of programmes:
Semester-MCQ& Theory Pattern
1.3 Feedbackfrom stakeholders* Alumni-Parents
(Onallaspects)
Employers -Students √
Mode offeedback: Online -
Manual √
Co-operating schools (for PEI)
1.4 Whetherthereis anyrevision/updateof regulation orsyllabi, ifyes, mention theirsalient aspects.
As per the University norms CBCS pattern was introduced at second year level
1.5 Anynew Department/Centreintroduced during theyear.Ifyes, givedetails.
Criterion–II
2.Teaching,LearningandEvaluation
Asst. Professors
Associate Professors
Professors
Others
31
18
12
2.2 No. ofpermanent facultywith Ph.D. 24
Asst.
Associate
R
V
--
02
2.4 No. ofGuestandVisitingfacultyandTemporaryfaculty (CHB)
2.5 Facultyparticipationinconferencesand symposia:
05
No. ofFaculty
Internationallevel
National level
State level
Attended Seminars/conference
04
Presented papers
3
06
ResourcePersons
2.6 Innovative processesadoptedbythe institutionin Teachingand Learning:
ICT-enabled teaching-learningprocessfollowed.
Innovative measures were adopted in the teaching process.
The faculty concentrated on the research oriented activities to have better learning output.
2.7 TotalNo.ofactual teachingdays duringthisacademicyear
180
2.8 Examination/EvaluationReformsinitiatedby
theInstitution(forexample:Open BookExamination, BarCoding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, OnlineMultipleChoiceQuestions)
NA
2.9 No. offacultymembers involved incurriculum restructuring/revision/syllabusdevelopmentasmemberofBoard ofStudy/Faculty/ CurriculumDevelopment workshop
2.10 Average percentage ofattendanceofstudents
Details ofsemesterresults: Course wise result B. A., B. Com., B.Sc.
78
Course
T
A
P
%
B.A.I
160
74
69
43.12%
B.AII
39
38
30
76.92%
B.A.III
50
45
60%
B.Com. I
96
90
87
90.62%
B.Com.II
55
51
92.72%
B.Com. III
98.03%
B.Sc. I
115
94
78.26%
B.Sc. II
61
60
98.36%
B.Sc.III
40
33
82.50%
2.12 HowdoesIQACContribute/Monitor/EvaluatetheTeaching&Learningprocesses:
· Regular Inspection
· Feedback from students
· Result Analysis
2.13 Initiativesundertakentowards facultydevelopment
Faculty/StaffDevelopmentProgrammes
Numberoffacultybenefitted
Refreshercourses
UGC– Faculty ImprovementProgramme
HRDprogrammes
Orientationprogrammes
Facultyexchange programme
Stafftrainingconducted bythe university
Stafftrainingconducted byotherinstitutions
Summer/Winterschools, Workshops,etc.
Others (Short Term)
2.14 Details ofAdministrativeand Technicalstaff
Category
Numberof
Permanent
Vacant
permanent
positions filled
Administrative Staff
Employees
Positions
temporarily
duringtheYear
5
AdministrativeStaff
13
TechnicalStaff
Criterion–III
3.Research,ConsultancyandExtension
3.1 Initiativesofthe IQACinSensitizing/PromotingResearch Climatein the institution
· Arrangement of workshop on Revised Curriculum in Public Administration.
· Motivation to the faculty to engage in research oriented activities.
3.2 DetailsregardingMajor Researchprojects
Completed
Ongoing
Sanctioned
Submitted
Number
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs
3.3. Minor research projects
00
155000
190000
3.4 Details on research publications
International
National
Peer ReviewJournals
11
Non-Peer Review Journals
e-Journals
Conferenceproceedings
3.5 Details onImpact factor ofpublications:
Range 0 to 0.32 Average 1 h-index – 00 No. in Scopus-00
3.6 Researchfunds sanctioned and receivedfrom various funding agencies,industryand other organizations
Nature of the project
Duration
Year
Name of the
funding Agency
Total grant
sanctioned
Received
Major projects
Minor Projects
Interdisciplinary Projects
Industry sponsored
Projects sponsored by the University/ College
Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University)
Any other(Specify)
3.7 No. ofbooks published i) WithISBN No. 1
Chapters in Edited Books 02
ii) Without ISBNNo. -
3.8 No. ofUniversityDepartments receiving funds from
UGC-SAP CASDST-FIST
DPE DBT Scheme/funds
3.9 For Colleges
Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme
CE AnyOther(specify)
3.11 No. of Conferencesorganized by the Institution
Level
State
University
College
Sponsoring
agencies
3.12 No. offacultyservedas experts, chairpersons orresourcepersons 05
3.13 No. ofcollaborations: National
3.14 No. of linkages created during thisyear
International -
Anyother
3.15 Total budget forresearchforcurrentyear in lakhs :
From funding agency
From Management ofCollege
Typeof Patent
Applied
Granted
Commercialised
3.17 No. ofresearch awards/ recognitions received byfacultyandresearch fellows
Ofthe institute in theyear
District
3.18 No. offacultyfromtheInstitutionwho arePh.D. Guides 12
and studentsregistered under them
3.19 No. ofPh.D. awarded byfacultyfrom theInstitution 1
3.20 No. ofResearch scholarsreceiving the Fellowships (Newlyenrolled+existing ones) JRF 0SRF 0Project Fellows 0Anyother
3.21 No. ofstudents Participated in NSSevents:
Universitylevel 125
3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:
Universitylevel 0
National level 0
Statelevel
International level
3.23 No. ofAwards wonin NSS:
Universitylevel -
National level International level
3.24 No. ofAwards wonin NCC:
Universitylevel Statelevel
3.25 No. ofExtension activities organized
Universityforum -Collegeforum 04
NSS
12 NCC
Anyother -
- -
3.26 Major Activitiesduring theyear in thesphere of extensionactivities andInstitutional Social
Responsibility:
· Activities ofSTAND outreach programme:
· University level workshop and Poster competition
· Importance of Blood Donation
· Evils of Aids
· Environment and Human Life
· Dr. B. R. AmbedkarMahaparinirvan Din
· Challenges before Youth in the 21st Century
· Thoughts of Swami Vivekananda
· Contribution of YeshwantraoChavan in the making of Modern Maharashtra
· LokmanyaTilak and AnnabhauSathe: Person and Work
· Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Caste Eradication Movement: An Introspection
· Teacher Day Celebration
· Social Activities through N. S. S.
Criterion–IV
4.InfrastructureandLearningResources
4.1 Details of increaseininfrastructurefacilities:
Thecampusareais37834.72 sq. mtsThebuildings,furnitureandequipmentsareputtooptimumuseand are availableforteaching-learning processandevaluation, co-curricular, extra-curricular,andextension activities.
Facilities
Exiting
Newly Created
Source of Fund
MainBlock
17
Campus area
37834.72 sq. mts
Laboratories
Seminar Halls
No. of important equipments purchased (≥1-0 lakh) during the current year
GDA
IQAC
XIIth Plan
Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. In lakhs)
UGC
4.2 Computerization ofadministrationand library:
1.Library has setup its own LAN
2. Presently 04 computers are used
3. OPAC service is available
4. Internet facility is available
4.3 Library Services
Existing
Newly Added
No.
Value
Text Books & Others
10835
178516
327
14904
13344
191860
Reference Books
13015
334084
22
13037
177
366884
e-books
Journals
21
7350
e-journals
7000
Digital database
CD & Videos
Bound Volume Periodicals
471
64
521
4.4 Technologyup gradation (overall)
Computers
Computer
Labs
Internet
Browsing
Centers
Office
Departments
24
8
Added
36
4.5Computer,Internetaccess,trainingtoteachersandstudentsandanyotherprogrammefor technologyupgradation(Networking, e-Governanceetc.)
· Studentsareencouraged to make use ofcomputers forPowerPointPresentations of their seminarsand projects.
· Internetbrowsingis availableforteachersandstudentsattheInternetCentrefreeofcostin the NRC department.
4.6 Amountspent on maintenance in lakhs :
i) ICT
ii)CampusInfrastructureandfacilities iii) Equipments
Total:
201508
217500
61000
Criterion–V
5.StudentSupport andProgression
5.1 Contribution ofIQAC inenhancing awareness aboutStudent SupportServices
· Transparent admission process.
· Counseling with the students from time to time.
· Provision of pure water facility.
· Arrangement of competitive examinations.
· Motivation to the students to participate in cultural & sport activities.
· Motivation to the students to publish articles on social issues in college magazine ‘Dnyanbhaskar.’
5.2 Efforts madebythe institution fortracking theprogression
· Use of informal method like personal communication.
· Comparing passing ratio with back year result of students.
· Formation of various committees for the overall development of the students.
5.3 (a)Total Number ofstudents:
MaleStudents
FemaleStudents
Total Numberof students
411
202
613
PG &M.Phil.
Ph.D.
TOTAL
Last Year
This Year
General
SC
ST
OBC
236
111
72
63
506
243
143
92
113
Demand Ratio- 1:21 Drop out Ratio-7.64
5.4 Details of student support mechanismforcoaching forcompetitive examinations:
1. Competitive Exam Centre
2. Separate Reading Room Facility
3. Availability of e-books.
4. Availability of books related to nature of various competitive examinations.
5.5 No. ofstudents qualified inthese examinations
NET SET/SLET GATE CAT
IAS/IPC etc STATE PSC UPSC Others
5.6 Detailsofstudentcounselingand careerguidance
· Arrangement of extra classes from the resource persons.
· Career guidance cell conducts examinations twice in a year.
No. ofstudents benefitted 55
5.7 Details ofcampus placement
On campus
OffCampus
OrganizationsVisited
NumberofStudents
Participated
Students Placed
Placed
5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes
· Women grievance cell & Anti-sexual harassment cell counsels with the girl students from time to time
· Discipline committee looks after male gender sensitization by means of informal counseling with the students.
5.9 Students Activities
5.9.1 No. ofstudents participated in Sports, Games and otherevents:
Sports—State/University level 40 National level International level
Cultural: State/University level 03 National level International level
5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events
Sports—State/University level 01 National level -- International level
Cultural: State/University level 05 National level -- International level
5.10 Scholarshipsand Financial Support
students
Amount
Financial support from institution
Financial support from government
257
228520
5.11 Student organized /initiatives
Fairs : State/ Universitylevel -National level -International level
Exhibition: State/ Universitylevel -
National level -International level
5.12 No. ofsocial initiativesundertaken bythe students 05
5.13 Majorgrievances ofstudents (if any) redressed: Nil
Criterion–VI
6. Governance,LeadershipandManagement
6.1 Statethe Vision and Missionofthe institution
Our Vision
‘Sa VidyayaVimuktaye ‘
It is truly said that the education that liberates is true education.
It is with this vision the Institution supports the students with Guidance, Support and Development.
* Guidance: Thecommitment of the Godavari Manar Charitable Trust, Shankarnagar is towards
the welfare of students from rural society. The institution aims at proper guidance as
a measure to inculcate awareness among the students about the importance of higher
education for their own personality development.
* Support:The institution aims at providing equal opportunities and ensures support without
Prejudice for gender, class, caste and economic status.
*Development: The Institution aims at facilitating the students with required academic and moral
Support for fine tuning the development of the economically weakersection of the
society.
OurMission
· To encourage educational development by providing higher education facilities to the educationally and economically backward sections of rural society.
· To establish educational institutes from preliminary to higher level wherever deemed fit.
6.2 Does theInstitutionhaveamanagementInformation System?
Yes.
6.3 Qualityimprovementstrategies adoptedbytheinstitutionforeach of thefollowing:
6.3.1 CurriculumDevelopment
· Parent University develops curriculum, the leadership looks after the completion of syllabus in a time bound manner.
6.3.2 Teaching andLearning
· More stress was laid onICT-enabledteaching-learningprocess coupled with traditional approach.
· Implementation of suggestions from NAAC peer team in teaching-learning process.
· Meaningfullearningisinitiatedthroughguidedteachingandguidedlibraryassignments, group discussion, seminars, debates, quiz, viva, etc.
· Co-operative learningisfacilitatedthroughprojectwork, on-the-spot study, andNSS.
6.3.3 Examination andEvaluation
· Internal Evaluation.
· Regular Class Tests.
· Declaration of results in a time bound manner.
· University level Assessment work.
6.3.4 Research and Development
Teachers are encouraged to pursue the Doctorate. The college has almost 80% of faculty who have doctorate and 20% of the staff members are research guides. Therefore, they are suggested to engage themselves in post-doctoral research output. They are enforcing to write/send research articles/papers, to participate in conference, seminar, workshops, etc
6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation
· Yes, Available.
6.3.6. Human Resource Management
· Human resource is managed by the top management. College has sufficient number of teaching/non-teaching and menial staff. Recruitment is made according to the reservation criteria. The addition requirement of teaching staff is fulfilled by means of appointments on CHB basis.
6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment
As per Government and UGC norms
6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration
6.3.9 Admission of Students
As per University guidelines
Teaching
Non teaching
Students
6.5 Total corpus fund generated
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6.6 Whetherannual financialaudithas been done
6.7 WhetherAdministrativeAudit (AAA)has been done?
√
6.8WhetherAcademicand AdministrativeAudit (AAA)has been done?
AuditType External Internal
Yes/No
Agency
Authority
Academic
Administrative
Principal
6.8 Does the Autonomous College declareresultswithin 30 days?
ForUGProgrammesYes -No √
ForPG ProgrammesYes No
6.9 What effortsare madebythe CollegeforExamination Reforms?
· Availability of web cam.
· Paper downloading in a time bound manner.
· Availability of Zerox facility.
· Ground floor room availability for the disabled students.
· Supply of pure water during examinations.
· Smooth conducting of examinations.
6.10 What effortsare madebythe Universityto promote autonomyin theaffiliated/constituent colleges?
6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association:
Informal support during admission process and motivation and support to the students during cultural and sport competitions.
6.12 Activities and support from the Parent– Teacher Association:
Informal dialogue with the parents regarding the progress of their ward and information regarding the nature of various activities taken place in the college for the overall personality development the students.
6.13 Development programmes for support staff:
· Computer training.
· Involvement of the staff in all the activities.
· Earn leave during the vacations.
· Allotment of work on rotation basis.
6.14Initiatives taken bythe institutionto makethe campus eco-friendly:
· Tree plantation.
· Campus cleanliness
Criterion–VII
7.InnovationsandBest Practices
7.1 Innovationsintroducedduringthisacademicyearwhichhavecreatedapositiveimpacton the functioning of theinstitution.
· Tree Plantation.
· Awards to the students’ achievement in exams.
7.2 ProvidetheActionTakenReport(ATR)basedontheplanofactiondecideduponat the beginning oftheyear.
· NAAC peer team visit resulted in better output in the form of B grade with 2.39 CGPA.
7.4 Give two Best Practices of the institution.
· Continuation of the last years’ Best Practices.(please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)
7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection
· Environment protection rallies.
· Awareness through NSS activities.
7.5 Whetherenvironmental auditwas conducted? Yes -No√
7.6 Anyother relevant information theinstitutionwishes to add. (forexample SWOTAnalysis)
S-Show your strength, W-Know your weaknesses, O- Know the possible opportunities, T- Know about the possible threats, means, odds or problems.
IQAC conductedacademic auditwhich served threeimportant purposes:
(i) to facilitate SWOC analysisat theDepartmental level,
(ii) tohelptheDepartmentsdocumentqualityenhancementactivitiesregularly, and
(iii) toimplementpeer team suggestions related toqualitymeasuresintheforthcomingyears,especially beforethethirdcycle ofaccreditation in 2021—2022.
PART C
The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement.
· Improvement in Research and extension.
· Improvement in Library services.
· Arrangement of workshops and conferences from different agencies
· To motivate the staff to attend Seminars, Conferences, Short term & Refresher courses.
· To arrange a meeting of the Management, Leadership & the staff to introspect over NAAC Peer Team suggestions.
Appeal to the parents
Improvement in infrastructure facilities
Arrangement of research oriented activities
Any other
Name and Signature of the Coordinator, Name and Signature of the Chairperson IQAC
Dr. Jayant S. Cherekar Dr. B. S. Pimple
ANNUALQUALITYASSURANCEREPORT(AQAR)
Submittedto
NationalAssessmentandAccreditationCouncil(NAAC)
(Accrditated byNAACwith‘B’GradewithaCGPAof2.31)
Tq. Biloli
Nanded
Maharashtra
Name oftheHead oftheInstitution:
Tel. No. with STD Code:
Mobile:
Dr. B. S. Pimple
024622267116
9423731633
Name oftheIQAC Coordinator:
IQACe-mail address:
1.3 NAAC TrackID
Dr. Jayant S. Cherekar
9423306171 iqacacs112@gmail.com
MHCOGN11815
1.4 NAACExecutiveCommitteeNo. &Date:
EC/33/395/112 dated 10.04.2014
1.5 Websiteaddress:
Web-link ofthe AQAR:
1.6 Accreditation Details
www.acsshankarnagar.orghttp://www.acsshankarnagar.org/AQAR2017
1stCycle