The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC

All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017)

Part – A

AQAR for the year (for example 2016-17)

1. Details of the Institution

1.1 Name of the Institution

1.2 Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

State

Pin Code

Institution e-mail address

Contact Nos.

Name of the Head of the Institution:

Tel. No. with STD Code:

Mobile:

Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:

Mobile:

IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879)

OR

1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date:

(For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004.

This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom

of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate)

1.5 Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR:

For ex. http://www.ladykeanecollege.edu.in/AQAR2012-13.doc

1.6 Accreditation Details

Sl.
No. / Cycle / Grade / CGPA / Year of Accreditation / Validity Period
1 / 1st Cycle / A
B / 3.07
2.73 / 2016
2014 / 29-03-2016 to 28-03-2021
05-05-2014 to 04-05-2019
2 / 2nd Cycle / - / - / - / -
3 / 3rd Cycle / - / - / - / -
4 / 4th Cycle / - / - / - / -

1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: DD/MM/YYYY

1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)

i. AQAR 2014-15 submitted to NAAC on 22/08/2015

ii.  AQAR 2015-16 submitted to NAAC on 24-08-2016

1.9 Institutional Status

University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No

Constituent College Yes No

Autonomous college of UGC Yes No

Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No

(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)

Type of Institution Co-education Men Women

Urban Rural Tribal

Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B

Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing

1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme

Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu)

TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management

Others (Specify)

1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)

1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-/UGC-/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc

Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University

University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE

DST Star Scheme UGC-CE

UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other(Specify

UGC-COP Programmes

2. IQAC Composition and Activities

2.1 No. of Teachers

2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff

2.3 No. of students

2.4 No. of Management representatives

2.5 No. of Alumni

2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives

2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists

2.8 No. of other External Experts

2.9 Total No. of members

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held : 4

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty

Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others

2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No

If yes, mention the amount

2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)

(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC

Total Nos. International National State Institution Level

(ii) Themes

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC / Outcome

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year *

Plan of Action / Actions taken
1. / Arranging training on pedagogy “Training Teachers for Excellence” every semester for all newly admitted faculty. / A total of 61 faculty members have been trained on pedagogy by Dr. B.G. Barki, former Director, NITTTR, Chennai.
2. / Arranging Faculty Development Programs on written and oral English communication to the newly admitted faculty / A total of 52 faculty members undergone faculty development program on Written & Oral English Communication skills.
3. / Conducting workshops on latest technologies for faculty and students. / A Total of 17 workshops on latest technologies were conducted for the benefit of faculty members and students.
4. / Providing Hands-on Training on latest software tools to the students. / A total of 14 training programs were conducted on latest software tools for the benefit of the students.
5. / Conducting workshops on Outcome Based Education. / A Two day workshop on Outcome Based Education was conducted at the beginning of the semester and a total of 275 faculty members have attended the program.

* Academic Calendar is given in Annexure – I (See Page No. 30).

2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

Part – B

Criterion – I

1. Curricular Aspects

1.1 Details about Academic Programmes

Level of the Programme / Number of existing Programmes / Number of programmes added during the year / Number of self-financing programmes / Number of value added / Career Oriented programmes
PhD / - / - / - / -
PG / 8 / - / 8 / -
UG / 6 / - / 6 / -
PG Diploma / - / - / - / -
Advanced Diploma / - / - / - / -
Diploma / - / - / - / -
Certificate / - / - / - / -
Others / - / - / - / -
Total : / 14 / - / 14 / -
Interdisciplinary / - / - / - / -
Innovative / - / - / - / -

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/ Core/Elective option / Open options

(ii) Pattern of programmes:

Pattern / Number of programmes
Semester / 6 (UG) + 8 (PG) = 14
Trimester / -
Annual / -

1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students

(On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)

* Analysis of the feedback from stakeholders is given in Annexure – II (See Page No. 59)

1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.

1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. - NO

Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Total / Asst. Professors / Associate Professors / Professors / Others
345 / 287 / 31 / 27 / -

2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.

Asst. Professors / Associate Professors / Professors / Others / Total
R / V / R / V / R / V / R / V / R / V
52 / - / 2 / - / 5 / - / - / - / 59 / -

2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year

2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty

2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:

No. of Faculty / International level / National level / State level
Attended Seminars/ Workshops / 7 / 109 / 54
Presented papers / 34 / 24 / -
Resource Persons / - / - / 6

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year : 188

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution

(for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding,

Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)

2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum restructuring /

revision/ syllabus development as member of Board of Study /

Faculty/ Curriculum Development workshop

2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students

2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage:

a) B.Tech Programs (Class of 2017):

Title of the Programme / Total No. of students appeared / Division
Distinctions / First Class / Second Class / Pass Class / Pass %
Civil Engineering / 140 / 37.14 / 35.00 / 0.71 / 0.00 / 72.86 *
Electrical and Electronics Engineering / 181 / 28.18 / 37.02 / 1.66 / 0.00 / 66.85 *
Mechanical Engineering / 208 / 24.04 / 40.38 / 1.92 / 0.00 / 66.35 *
Electronics and Communication Engineering / 212 / 41.04 / 27.83 / 2.36 / 0.00 / 71.23 *
Computer Science and Engg. / 196 / 51.53 / 26.53 / 0.51 / 0.00 / 78.57 *
Information Technology / 33 / 24.24 / 21.21 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 45.45 *
Overall : / 970 / 35.98 / 32.78 / 1.44 / 0.00 / 70.21 *

* Results of advanced supplementary examinations of IV B.Tech 2nd semester and supplementary examinations of I B.Tech 1st semester are yet to be released by the affiliating university.

b) M.Tech Programs (Class of 2016) : Project Viva-Voce examinations are yet to be completed.

c) MBA Program (Class of 2016) : 100%

First class with distinction (7.5 and above CGPA) : 42.11%

First class (6.5 and above but below 7.5 CGPA) : 51.58%

Second Class (5.5 and above but below 6.5 CGPA) : 6.31%

2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/ Monitor/ Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:

The IQAC meetings are conducted in every three months to assess the quality of teaching – learning process provided in the college based on the information gathered from each department pertaining to the following parameters.

1.  Number of Guest lectures arranged in each subject.

2.  Number of training programs / workshops arranged.

3.  Training provided for competitive examinations.

4.  e-learning resources developed and made available.

5.  Pre-placement training provided and number of on and off campus placements arranged.

6.  Number of faculty development programs conducted.

7.  Number of faculty deputed for National and International conferences.

8.  Number of papers published by the faculty in National & International journals.

9.  Number of innovative projects guided.

10.  Number of funded research projects, both in-house and external, being carried out.

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes / Number of faculty benefitted
Refresher courses / 68
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme / 37
HRD programmes / 126
Orientation programmes / 1
Faculty exchange programme / -
Staff training conducted by the University / 2
Staff training conducted by other institutions / 18
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. / 260
Others / 3

2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff

Category / Number of Permanent
Employees / Number of Vacant
Positions / Number of permanent positions filled during the Year / Number of positions filled temporarily
Administrative Staff / 95 / -- / 4 / -
Technical Staff / 59 / -- / 3 / -

Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution

The following initiatives are suggested by the IQAC to sensitize / promote research climate in the institution.

Ø  advancing funds for sanctioned projects

In the case of externally funded R&D projects, if the full grant amount is not released by the funding agency, the fund required is sanctioned by the college as an advance and accounts along with utilization certificate are submitted to the funding agencies for the release of the balance amount of sanctioned amount.

Ø  providing seed money

Minimum Rs.1.0 Lakh of seed money is provided to each department to take up in-house R&D projects which provides a base for applying major research projects. In addition, an amount of Rs.7.5 lakhs is earmarked in the budget to meet the additional requirements, if any, of the departments.

Sometimes, additional grant is also sanctioned for successful completion of the project besides utilizing the sanctioned amount by the funding agencies.

Ø  autonomy to the principal investigator/coordinator for utilizing overhead charges

The Principal investigators who were sanctioned projects from various organizations like AICTE, MHRD etc., are given full autonomy in executing the project as per the guidelines of the funding agencies and also provides matching grants, if required.

Ø  timely release of grants

Principal maintains separate accounts to each project sanctioned by external agencies and institute provides all facilities and maintains timely release of project funds for completion of the project.

Ø  timely auditing

The grants received from external agencies for various project proposals are utilized as per the projections made in the project proposals and all purchases and incidental expenses are audited by an external auditor.

Ø  submission of utilization certificate to the funding authorities.

The progress of work and utilization of funds are reviewed periodically. After completion of the project by the principal investigator, the college arranges for auditing and assists in obtaining the utilization certificate for submission to the respective funding authority.

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed / Ongoing / Sanctioned / Submitted
Number / - / - / 1 / 7
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs / - / - / 16.68 / 209.9

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed / Ongoing / Sanctioned / Submitted
Number / 8 / 7 / 3 / 3
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs / 14.11 / 13.85 / 4.53 / 6.48

3.4 Details on research publications

International / National / Others
Peer Review Journals / 152 / 3 / -
Non-Peer Review Journals / 7 / - / -
e-Journals / 48 / 1 / -
Conference proceedings / 22 / 15 / -

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications: