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ST.PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSORE -15 AQAR 2015-16

Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) in

Accredited Institutions (Revised in October 2013)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission

P. O. Box. No. 1075, Opp: NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 India


St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), Mysore

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)

2015-2016


2015-2016

IQAC COMMITTEE

SL.NO. Name Designation

1 Msgr. Rev. Fr. Dr. N. S. Marie Joseph Administrator

2 Rev. Fr. Leslie Moras Rector

3 Mr. M. Krishne Gowda(Chairman) Principal

4 Mr. Ronald Prakash Cutinha( Coordinator) Librarian

5 Dr. Ruth Shantha Kumari T Associate Professor

6 Ms. Rajalakshmi G. Associate Professor

7 Ms. Agnes Sylvia D`souza Assistant Professor

8 Dr. Sukanya M. Assistant Professor

9 Mr. Praveen Saldanaha Assistant Professor

10 Mr. Babu P. Assistant Professor

11 Dr. Javed Nayeem Alumni Member

12 Dr. Mohan Monterio Alumni Member

13 Mr. Dileep Alumni Member


The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC

Part – A

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:

0821-4240900, 4240912, 4240921

St. Philomena‟s College

(Autonomous)

Post Box No 30, Bannimantap,

Mysore-Bengaluru road,

Mysore

Karnataka

570015

[email protected]

Mr. Krishnegowda M

0821-4240973, 4240900

mailto:[email protected]


Tel. No. with STD Code:

Mobile:

Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:

Mobile:

IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID

1.4 Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR:

1.5 Accreditation Details

Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of

Accreditation

Validity

Period

1 1st Cycle A

+ 2004 2009

2 2nd

Cycle A 3.58 2014 2019

3 3rd

Cycle

4 4th

Cycle

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

1.7 AQAR for the year 2015-16

http:\\www.stphilos.in

9448506825

01-05-2004

[email protected]

Ronald Prakash Cutinha

9880191303

KACOGN11254


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 _______________________ __________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

ii. AQAR__________________ ________________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

iii. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

iv. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

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) UGC12B

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)

Social Work, Computer Application,

Community College & B. Voc programmes

University of Mysore


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

01

01

01

02

05

01

07


2.8 No. of other External Experts

2.9 Total No. of members

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held

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

* IQAC constantly encourages the staff members to enhance the quality of teaching

* Has organized seminars/workshops to improve the pedagogical skills.

*Ensured constant interaction between the stakeholders for curriculum improvement,

improvisation of institutional functioning and to conduct periodical stakeholder‟s survey.

IQAC will pass on the feedback to the Management for needful action.

3, 00,000

*Research Methodology, * Autonomy and Curriculum enhancement,

*Curriculum design and development vis-a vis autonomy, testing and

evaluation, industry and academia linkage‟

Women aesthetics and journalistic skills(1),

05

]’

loiouyr

05

02

17

02

01

03 01 -- 02


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 Achievements

To encourage various departments to

start more post-graduate courses,

under-graduate courses, diploma and

certificate courses.

To send proposals to UGC on skilling

programmes viz., B.Voc and

Community college

To ensure inter religious tolerance and

respect for different schools of thoughts

among students.

To conduct a week long Orientation

Programme for the I semester students

and two/three days programme for the

III and V semesters.

Post Graduate courses viz., MA in

Christianity, Sociology, Holistic

Spirituatlity M.Sc. in Mathematics,

Biochemistry and under-graduate courses in

BA additional nine combinations and BSc

with additional three combinations and two

PG diploma courses were started.

Skilling India Programmes/courses under

B.Voc and Community college are

sanctioned by the UGC and courses

commenced.

A new component “Inter religious

Dialogue” (IRD) was offered for final

degree under graduate students.

Orientation Programme was conducted in

the beginning of the academic year for the

complete personality development in the

following areas for:

First semester students on acquaintance of the

campus, significance of higher education, time

management skills, library usage, language

skills etc.

Third semester students on emotional

management and other life skills.

Fifth semester students on employability

skills, soft skills, facing an interview,

preparation of CV and Group Discussion


To enhance research and publication

activities among faculty and students.

To encourage faculty members to

enhance their pedagogical skills and

upgrade their knowledge level in their

chosen fields.

To arrange invited talks on various

topics of current relevance.

To organize seminars, workshops,

conferences etc.

More than twenty eight research papers were

presented in National level/state level

seminar/confernces and eighteen research

articles were published by various faculty

members.

Three minor research projects were sanctioned

by UGC to the faculty members.

Two institutional level workshops were conducted

on Research Methodology. Faculty members

published 17 papers in international/national

journals. The college publishes a quarterly, ISSN

science journal “Vijnana Prabha”.

Six (06) Invited talks were organised on

different topics.

Four (04) Seminars, Two workshops and one

Journalistic meet were organised.

*Academic Calendar of the year is attached as Annexure I

2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

The AQAR 2014-15 was placed before the governing council of the

Management. It recommended that the same be sent to the NAAC office. The

governing Council further directed the Principal to execute all the plan of action

proposed by the IQAC.


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 08 05 13 02

UG 40 04 21 05

PG Diploma 02 01 03 02

Advanced Diploma

Diploma 04 04 08 08

Certificate 02 02 02

Others

(Community

College)

02 02

B.Voc 02 02 02

Total 51 15 41 23

Interdisciplinary 16 01 11

Innovative 04

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: PG – CBCS and CAGP

UG - B.Com, BSW, BBM& BCA are under CBCS & CAGP

1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students

(On all aspects)

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

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester All the programmes

Trimester -

Annual -


*Data analysis of the stakeholder’s feedback is attached as Annexure II

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.

Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Total No. of permanent

faculty

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.

Total Asst.

Professors

Associate

Professors

Professors Others

36 07 29 NIL

Asst.

Professors

Associate

Professors

Professors Others Total

05

The College Academic Council and the individual departments with close

collaboration from external experts and responding to the needs of the stakeholders and

job availability, proposes alterations in the curriculum. This provides opportunities for all

stakeholders to have a say in the curriculum designing exercise since they are all an

integral part of the Academic Council.

To enhance writing as well as communication skills it was decided to have a

single project work and presentation per semester. To give more weightage for IA Written

Test, it was decided to increase marks from 20 to 40.

Two new departments in UG namely Philosophy and Holistic Spirituality were started.

And two new departments in PG namely M.Sc in Mathematics, Biochemistry, Psychology

and M.A in Holistic Spirituality, Sociology were started.

Under the scheme of B.Voc Degree Programme, the college started two programmes

namely B.Voc in Healthcare Technology and B.Voc in Media and Entertainment.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned Rs. 1.70 crore to the college for

the new Bachelor of Vocation (B. Voc.) degree programme. A separate department/centre

is created to oversee the functioning of these programmes.


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

01 8 14

Presented papers 04 14 15

Resource Persons 04 5 2

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

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

R V R V R V R V R V

08

The College has always been dedicated to promoting learner-centric processes. Technology aided teaching

has helped in harnessing student involvement in learning processes. The faculty members have access to e-

content/e-resources available in the library for classroom teaching. In a few multimedia equipped Lecture

halls the faculty can demonstrate the various multimedia content available in the digital library through

virtualized CDs & DVDs.

The Arts and Commerce departments have special BLOGS to interact with students. BLOGS consists of

Special Articles, Objective type question bank and Notes. In our college website provision is made for a

teacher to send bulk e-mail and SMS‟s to the students for respective classes, where teacher can interact with

students in allotting assignments and discussions. The college has established a Language Lab with nine

computers and a trained teacher to facilitate students to improve their accent and English Grammar.

The chalk and talk have been minimized as ICT facilities can empower a teacher to deploy all the resources

available online for classroom use. During this period the students have had number of opportunities to learn

from exclusive materials and teaching aids available on CDs and DVDs which can be played in classrooms.

Plays/ novels taught in English classrooms have been complemented by film versions.

To enhance writing as well as communication skills it was decided to have a single project work and

presentation per semester

The IBM SPSS statistical package brought by the college has helped the teachers who are doing

research in Humanities, social work and commerce to convert the data they have collected to

effective research presentations

185

04 66


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:

Title of the

Programme

Total no. of

students

appeared

Total no. of

students passed

Pass %

B.A 114 107 94

B.Sc 75 69 92

B.Com 155 124 80

B.B.M 49 39 79

B.C.A 39 39 100

B.S.W 05 05 83

M.Sc Chemistry 28 27 96

MSW 18 18 100

M.Com 49 44 90

M.A English 17 17 100

M.A MCJ 08 08 100

M.Sc. Physics 36 35 97

M.Sc Computer

Science

11 10 91

-Double Valuation in PG

-Photocopying is allowed

-Re totaling, Revaluation

-Online results

-Multiple Choices Question

Papers

- Automatic generation of

questions using Question

Bank

104

82%

104 104


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

The IQAC through various activities institutionalizes quality in teaching –learning –

evaluation, the primary objective of any academic institution. Number of seminars/workshops is

organized to enable the faculty-both teaching and non teaching to perform to their best abilities.

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty

benefitted

Refresher courses 03

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 01

HRD programmes 03

Orientation programmes 02

Faculty exchange programme

Staff training conducted by the university 01

Staff training conducted by other institutions 03

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc.

Others

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 03

Technical Staff


Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

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

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted

Number 02 - -

Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 38.35 - -

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted

Number 05 07 03 05

Outlay in Rs. Lakhs Rs 5,54,000 Rs12,70,000/- Rs14,70,000/- -

The IQAC is primarily responsible for planning and facilitating faculty and students to pro

actively engage in activities of research. The activities of IQAC include

Enthusing and encouraging the faculty members to engage in research

and publication, submitting minor/major research proposals to various

funding agencies.

Facilitating the various departments to conduct State/National level

seminars/workshops/ conferences/symposia on the themes of current

relevance.

Encouraging faculty and students to participate in

seminars/workshops/conferences/symposia and presenting papers

Organizing need based training/updating programmes for faculty

members.

Ensuring that the best practices, innovations and extension

activities are appropriately conducted as per the laid down

standards.


3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others

Peer Review Journals 04 14

Non-Peer Review Journals 18

e-Journals 14

Conference proceedings 07

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:

Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS

3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other

organisations

Nature of the Project Duration

Year

Name of the

funding

Agency

Total grant

sanctioned

Received

Major projects 02 UGC, VGST 38.35L 18.35L

Minor Projects 10 UGC 27.70L

Interdisciplinary Projects

Industry sponsored

Projects sponsored by the

University/ College

Students research

projects

(other than compulsory

by the University)

Any other(Specify)

Total

3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books

ii) Without ISBN No.

3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from

UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST

DPE DBT Scheme/funds

3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme

02 04


INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)

3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy

3.11 No. of conferences

organized by the

Institution

3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons

3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other

3.14 No. of linkages created during this year

3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs :

From funding agency From Management of University/College

Total

3.16 No. of patents received this year

3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows

Of the institute in the year

3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution

who are Ph. D. Guides

and students registered under them

Level International National State University College

Number 01 04 01 01 02

Sponsoring

agencies

College UGC/College College College College

Type of Patent Number

National Applied

Granted

International Applied

Granted

Commercialised Applied

Granted

Total International National State University Dist College

01 01

04

01 03

03

14.7 Lakhs


3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution

3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)

JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other

3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:

University level State level

National level International level

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:



3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:



3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:



3.25 No. of Extension activities organized

University forum College forum

NCC NSS Any other

3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility

Criterion – IV

01

12

1

30

06

02


4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources

4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:

Facilities Existing Newly created Source of

Fund

Total

Campus area 25 Acre Nil - 25 Acre

Class rooms 43 05 Local 48

Laboratories 11 6 17

Seminar Halls 05 01 Local 06

No. of important equipments purchased

(≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

Two high end

servers

Local

Value of the equipment purchased during

the year (Rs. in Lakhs)

Others

4.2 Computerization of administration and library

4.3 Library services:

St. Philomena‟s College Library can feel legitimately proud of itself since it has

nearly 41,254 books and subscribes to over 481 print journals and magazines on various

topics. Apart from this, the library has a growing section on digital learning resources in the

form of CDs and DVDs (nearly 200). The classification of these materials in the library is in

accordance with the scheme as specified in the DDC(Dewey Decimal Classification.) The

Library uses Easylib software, an entire automation system for library, to manage all its

resources and services Reference Section has several Encyclopedias, Year Books,

Dictionaries and books on General Knowledge. In order to enrich the library number of

valuable books on varied topics of study and interests are added every year.The Library has

a well arranged stack floor and a spacious mezzanine floor where books and journals are

kept for the staff and students. The library is kept open between 8:30am to 5:00pm on all

working days. The Library has imbibed the latest technology and increased its e-resources

collection. It is member to the UGC E-resources project namely, N-LIST of the

INFLIBNET Centre. The N-LIST Project provides full text access to more than 3,000 e-

journals and 70,000 e-books to students, faculty and researchers. The digital collection of

the central library has been consolidated by the state of the art Techfouz Digital Library4.02

from Focuz Infotech. It is an high performance, highly sophisticated CD/DVD mirror server

solution designed to share CD/DVD based information simultaneously and effectively.


Existing Newly added Total

No. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 35507 31,36,817 548 191235 36055 33,28,052

Reference Books 4790 4,07718 04 1657 4794 4,09,375

e-Books

Journals 61 37779 08 16325 69 54014

e-Journals

Digital Database N-LIST 5000 N-

LIST

5,000 N-LIST 5000

CD & Video 236 40 276

Others (specify)

Back Volumes

405 - - 405

4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total

Computers

Computer

Labs Internet

Browsing

Centres

Computer

Centres Office

Depart-

ments Others

Existing 300 05 ALL one

Added

Total

4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology

upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs :

i) ICT

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities

iii) Equipments

iv) Others

Total :

Training for office staff on HRMS

Teachers were trained in uploading online attendance 8,78,919.00 21,65,628.00 20,49,483.00

7,14,000.00 58,08,030.00

17,94,997

1,25,00,000

0 5,68,435

43,29,379

1,91,83.97

8


Criterion – V

5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

5.3 (a) Total Number of students

(b) No. of students outside the state

(c) No. of international students

Men Women

Demand ratio Dropout % -Very small percentage

5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)

No. of students beneficiaries

UG PG Ph. D. Others

1432 310 - 36

No %

166 67

No %

79 33

Last Year This Year

General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged

Total General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged

Total

127 63 09 811 02 1501 920 39 28 801 1788

1. IAS/KAS, BANKING Coaching classes

2. NET/SLET Coaching classes

3. Skill Development Classes were conducted

A cell was created for international students and international day was celebrated,

various committees in collaboration with IQAC conduct the co cultural activities,

sports and games competitions between the different houses were conducted.

All the aspects of student progression are regularly computerised

and monitored. Tutorial and remedial classes are conducted on a

need based pattern.

120

308

230


5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations

NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others

5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance

No. of students benefitted

5.7 Details of campus placement

On campus Off Campus

Number of

Organizations

Visited

Number of Students

Participated

Number of

Students Placed

Number of Students Placed

06 549 64 Data not available

5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes

5.9 Students Activities

5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events

State/ University level National level International level

College team emerged as winners in the chief justice Hombegowda gold cup football tournament

No. of students participated in cultural events

State/ University level National level International level

Student counselling and career guidance cell is functional, campus recruitment

interviews are conducted and 92 students were offered placements.

Women’s day celebration, street play and awareness march in connection with Delhi gang

rape case, Seminar on feminism, and a programme depicting multiple roles of a woman by a

lady Professional (Lakshmi Chandrashekar)

92

140

02

07

- -

96


5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events

Sports : State/ University level National level International level

Cultural: State/ University level National level International level

5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number of

students Amount

Financial support from institution

Financial support from government

Financial support from other sources

Number of students who received

International/ National recognitions

5.11 Student organised / initiatives

Fairs : State/ University level National level International level

Exhibition: State/ University level National level International level

5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students

5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: ______________________________________

01

06

07

04


Criterion – VI

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System

6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:

6.3.1 Curriculum Development

6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

VISION:

• A quality value based education to everyone irrespective of religion,caste,creed

or sex, by which the character is formed, intellect is expanded and one can

stand on his/her own feet

MISSION:

• To transform the young men and women who come to learn not just from

books, but also from life and to share experience of working and playing

together, which inculcate life skills to become good citizens with integrity and

discipline

GOALS :

• St. Philomena‟s College, is marked by dedication, sacrifice, service and

commitment to the students and the society. The aim of the college is to prepare

intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed, spiritually

inspired young people to face the ever demanding and constantly evolving

global challenges

•

Soon after becoming autonomous the college adopted the curriculum

of the University with minor changes. However a major revision of the

same was taken up during the academic year -2012-13

To facilitate better teaching learning environment most of the classrooms

were ICT cabled. Two sessions of faculty training were conducted to

refine their teaching skills using ICT

Yes


6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

6.3.4 Research and Development

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

6.3.6 Human Resource Management

6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment

Entire examination work is computerised using specially developed,

customised software. In house facilities are put in place to print

colour marks cards, laminate them.

Two seminars were conducted on Research Methodology for faculty and

students to inculcate and enthuse them to take up research.

A large amount of money is spent on these heads (1,91,83,978)

*To improve the teaching and learning process the college has

procured 480additional text books, 67 reference books and 35 new

journals. Access to NLIST- scholarly content from INBLIBNET has

been renewed.

*The college has introduced four additional ICT enabled class rooms.

*Eight spacious classrooms are under construction.(PG Block

*Since the demand for good, safe and secure hostel accommodation is

on the increase, two more floors in the ladies hostel is being

constructed with modern facilities.

* Indoor stadium is under construction with state of art facilities in

gymnasium, basketball and shuttle badminton.

An additional manager and a P.R.O are appointed

All teaching and other are recruited as per

requirement


6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration

6.3.9 Admission of Students

6.4 Welfare schemes for

6.5 Total corpus fund generated

6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No

6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

Audit Type External Internal

Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority

Academic Yes College council

Administrative Management

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?

For UG Programmes Yes No

For PG Programmes Yes No

6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?

Teaching

Non

teaching

ESI Medical Facility

Provident Fund (PF)

Students Scholarships

Fee Concessions

50,00,000/

-

Measured of Examination reformation such as bar coding, decoding of

answer scripts for better objectivity are practised.

Students of M.Sc chemistry, M.S.W and BCA

regularly visit industries and collaborate with

them for project work.

Admission process has been made on line and all the details of the

students are tracked and maintained


6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges?

6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association

6.13 Development programmes for support staff

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

Not applicable

Alumni Association is actively involved in the functioning of the college

conducts various competitions for the students. Over the long years it has

established endowment for award of number of scholarships

A parent -teachers interactive meet is held at the beginning of the year

Parents feedback is obtained for further improvement

In some special cases parents were invited to discuss the matter related to

their waring is held at the beginning of the year

They are exposed to the latest developments in their respective fields.

Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment training. Office staff were given training

to use office software

The campus is lush green with a large number of plants and constant efforts

are on to make it greener. A project is taken up involving the students to

document the floral and faunal diversity of the campus.


Criterion – VII

7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the

functioning of the institution. Give details.

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the

As a measure of energy conservation, cloud computing and N-computing facilities are

introduced ,open source software has been installed in all the departments.

Integration of Life Skills and the introduction of Inter Religious Dialogue (IRD) into the

curriculum.

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation including attendance for computing final marks.

State-of- the-art Digital Library Server and use of e-resources.

ICT enabled class rooms with wifi enabled LCD projectors/ internet connectivity

One project followed by presentation made compulsory for all courses.

Presentations using ICT compulsory for all students.

The extended use of video lectures/ audio lectures by renowned experts to complement

classroom teaching.


beginning of the year

7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)

*Please refer annexure II

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

Almost all the items in the plan of action at the beginning of the year could successfully

be executed namely.,

Post Graduate courses viz., MSc in Physics and Computer Science and under-graduate course

with combination Criminology and food and nutrition became functional.

A new component “Inter religious Dialogue” (IRD) was offered for final degree under graduate

students.

Orientation Programme was conducted in the beginning of the academic year for the complete

personality development in the following areas for:

Seven research papers were presented in National level seminar and thirty four research articles

and thirty popular articles were published by various faculty members.

Five minor research projects were sanctioned by UGC to the faculty members.

Two institutional level workshops were conducted on Research Methodology. Faculty members

published 17 papers in international/national journals. The college publishes a quarterly, ISSN science

journal “Vijnana Prabha”.

Orientation Programme was conducted in the beginning of the academic year for the complete

personality development in the following areas for:

First semester students on acquaintance of the campus, significance of higher education, time

management skills, library usage, language skills etc.

Third semester students on emotional management and other life skills.

Fifth semester students on employability skills, soft skills, facing an interview, preparation of

CV and Group Discussion

Six (06) Invited talks were organised on different topics.Two (02) Seminars, One workshop and one

Journalistic meet were organised.

St. Philomena‟s College hosted the three day international conference on “Climate Change;

Inconvenient Truths” between 9th April and 11

th April 2015.

Title of the practice: A Journey from Heritage Roots towards Global

Excellence: A case study of St.Philomena’s College (Autonomous)

Mysuru, Karnataka*

Awareness programme and group discussions are organized for staff and students to expose

them to the latest measures established to protect the environment and to desist from using

commodities that have been declared as hazardous. To tap the green ideas of the young,

various themed competitions are held under the ambit of the environmental studies


7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No

7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)

A SWOT analysis was carried out by the college by involving all the stakeholders such as

students, teaching and non- teaching staff, parents, alumni and employers. The study was

carried out to understand strengths and weaknesses of the college. Based on this specific

activities to enhance the quality of teachers, teaching-learning process, status of the college,

PG programs, Research and Publications, employability of the students, relationship between

college and Industry and to meet the challenges of the future needs were chosen. Results of

this analysis were used to arrive at Action Plan, Budget Plan and Perspective Plan.

STRENGTHS

First Under Graduate Science college in erstwhile Mysore State established in the year

1946

Supportive and visionary Management

Accredited A+(92.8) and 8

th in India, 1

st in Karnataka and 1

st among colleges of

Mysore university in the year 2004

Recognised by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence in the year 2010

Acquired Autonomous status in the year 2011

Re-accredited by NAAC with A grade (3.58 CGPA), 32nd

place in India ,7th

in

Karnataka, 1st among the colleges of Mysore university

Self motivated, committed teachers and supporting staff

Diverse demography of students from 18 states of India and 29 Nations of the world

complementing the local population coming from various strata of the society

Dedicated and involved Alumni


8. Plans of institution for next year

The changing higher Education scenario in India in particular and the world at large has made it

indispensable to make higher education more relevant to the needs of the universe and ensure quality,

equity and access to all, specially the weaker section and the minority. The college intends to

implement good governance, improve the academic excellence, enhance learning through faculty

development, encourage research and innovation, improve infrastructural facilities. To increase the

WEAKNESS

Two thirds of faculty members are not yet made permanent due to economic sanction

imposed by the government

Differential emoluments between UGC and non-UGC pay scales

Low enrolment for Aided courses

Low research culture due to absence of Research centre

Low ratio of research publications per faculty

Weak Industry-Academia relationship

Less explored international academic linkages

Lack of support from parents

Inadequate hostel facility for boys, girls and international students

OPPORTUNITIES

Strategic location

Availability of land for further expansion

Autonomous status gives the opportunity to upgrade the curriculum as per needs

Scope to increase foreign collaborations

Strengthening Industry-Academia relationship

To enhance extension activities, outreach programmes as a measure of institutional

social responsibility

To Increase the number of PG programmes and establish a Research Centre

Optimal utilisation of infrastructure and facilities available

Enhancement of quality education through training and knowledge up gradation of

faculty

THREATS

Economic sanctions as a Government policy regarding permanent appointments

Lack of interest and demand for traditional Courses

Paucity of talented teachers due to lack of job security

High attrition rate due to disparity of salary

To bridge the gap between international standards and existing system of education in

India

Mushrooming of degree/ Professional colleges


_______________________________ _______________________________

Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC


_______***_____

LIST OF ANNEXURES

Annexure I

Number Particulars

Annexure I Academic Calendar of the year 2014-15

Annexure II Best Practice

Annexure III Questionnaire of the SWOT analysis of the

institution


College Calendar 2014-15

A Journey from Heritage Roots towards Global Excellence:

A case study of St.Philomena’s College (Autonomous) Mysuru, Karnataka

1. Introduction

Annexure II Best Practice


St. Philomena‟s College was established in the year 1946 with the philanthropic ideals of

democratizing and de-elitising education. Since its inception the college has achieved many credentials.

Being the first private degree college in the city of Mysore, St. Philomena‟s College became

autonomous during 2011. The college was accredited by NAAC with „A+‟ Grade in the first cycle, the

first institution to achieve this status in the state of Karnataka subsequently during the cycle the college

was re-accredited with „A‟ grade and 3.58 CGPA on 4.0 scale. St. Philomena‟s College was conferred

with the coveted status of “College of Excellence” (CE) by the University Grants Commission (UGC)

in 2015. The newly acquired CE status is another milestone achieved in the illustrious history of St.

Philomena‟s College. Recently the college is also recognized by UGC as an institution to run skill -

based programmes of B.Voc and Community College. The college, a global village, enjoys a wide

diversity of student community from 19 states of India and 32 countries.

2. Aims and objectives of the college

The aim of the college is to prepare intellectually competent, morally upright, socially

committed, spiritually inspired young people to face the ever demanding and constantly evolving global

challenges and who can transform the world into a greener, happier and healthier place to live.

The college constantly reinvigorates the mission and vision statement keeping its essential

core strong. Striving to optimize opportunities for education, the college aims to

Continue the pursuit of excellence in the areas of teaching, learning and practical

application of knowledge.

Facilitate the acquisition of core competencies and channel students towards critical

literacy.

Forge tenable industry-academia interfaces.

Engender ethical values in students.

Provide efficient service to all stakeholders equally, irrespective of class, caste, creed or

religion.

Incorporate modern technology in day to day administration.

Upgrade infrastructure in keeping with modern trends.

Building on the heritage past to move towards global excellence.

Retaining/maintaining an eco friendly campus.

3. The Practice


In order to achieve the aims and objectives mentioned above and to institutionalize few

practices to address the demands of the present context, the management of the college has put in

place a comprehensive and integrated administrative system to cater to the stakeholders of the college at

all levels/areas. The practices are enlisted in the following six areas

i. Human Resource Management

The college has an administrative process put in place which is committed to

Involving the Principal, vice principal and senior faculty members in the governing and

financial councils.

Recruiting qualified committed personnel at all levels.

Ensuring continual faculty improvement.

Regular appraisals and evaluation at various levels.

Inculcating values and dynamics of team work to promote a culture of involvement and

responsibility in every activity of the college.

Respecting freedom of expression and openness to dissent/disagreement.

Encouraging creativity and research.

Providing social security.

Motivating administrative staff to improve their qualification/skills.

Organizing experiential tours for the college staff.

ii. Financial Management

To meet the financial demands of constant maintenance, up gradation and growth of the

college, the management has put in a financial process which involves

Budgeting with proper prioritization.

Differential fees structure for local and other students.

Introducing courses in demand to sustain the basic courses.

Optimum utilization of the infrastructure and human resource through distance

education programme to generate additional funds.

Tapping various funding agencies like UGC, VGST, DST, CIIL and RUSA etc. to

avail earmarked funds for research and infrastructure development.

Creating Endowments with contributions from the Alumni, members of the staff and


well wishers.

The produce from the Horticulture/ vegetable garden of the college is supplied to the

hostel.

iii. Infrastructure Management

The administration has a process in place to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure through:

Constant repair and maintenance of heritage buildings

Construction of new buildings as per requirements –PG Block, Chapel Block, Library

Block, Ladies hostel.

Adding additional state –of- the-art sports facilities - Outdoor stadium, Indoor stadium

and Gymnasium.

Repair and maintenance of old valuable wooden furniture and procuring new ones on

demand.

Establishing a Day Care Centre.

Providing Ramps and Elevator.

iv. Technological Innovation

The college management has a policy to constantly adopt the latest technology at all

levels.

Information Technology- a robust LAN with Optical Fiber Connectivity (OFC),

manageable switches and 10Mbps bandwidth.

Advanced servers for Digital Library and internet management.

ICT enabled class rooms/multimedia rooms.

Comprehensive Management Integrating System(MIS) which takes care of processes

from online admission to degree awarding(entry to exit).

Hassle-free single window admission process.

Switching over from stand alone/desktop computers to n-computing /thin client nodes

to conserve 80% power.

Use of cloud computing and Open Source software.

Multipurpose use of smart cards by the students.

Installing analog and IP cameras for effective surveillance.


v. Natural Resource Management

The administration has taken extra care to sustain an eco-friendly green campus by

adopting the following measures:

Conserving existing flora and fauna.

Planting bamboos to reduce noise and dust pollution.

Maintaining a Medicinal herb garden, Green House and Herpatarium.

Evolving responsible management of natural resources- Rainwater harvesting, solar

lighting, vermi composting, recycling of water and paper.

Growing vertically to retain the lung spaces.

vi. Ethical formation

In the present scenario emphasis is placed on IQ, skills and employability of students and

the college management is committed to nurture the holistic personality development of an individual,

underscoring ethical and emotional growth through:

Week long orientation programme.

Life skills classes.

Inter religious dialogue classes.

Inter religious prayer services.

Exhibition and multi- cultural activities.

4. Evidence of success

Rich, vibrant and cosmopolitan composition of student population from 18 states and

29 countries; diversity among the faculty.

Democratic decision making.

Grants received from various funding agencies – facilities created.

Well equipped laboratories and spacious class rooms.

Having an efficient security system the campus is safe.

Digital library is the benchmark for other colleges.

Computerized office automation is a mark of reference for other colleges.

Online accessibility to all the stakeholders.

Campus is green, clean, aesthetic, and conducive for learning.

Congenial and harmonious atmosphere of the campus in spite of its multi- religious


and multi-cultural composition.

5. Problems encountered and resources required

Restriction on recruitment against sanctioned vacancies- economy measure of the

Government of Karnataka- hope to be solved through RUSA.

Disparity in salaries- constant efforts to raise financial resources.

Increasing cost in maintenance- of old buildings and infrastructure- trying to tap

resources from the corporate sector (CSR).

Challenge to maintain a sprawling campus – involvement of staff and students

through activities of various clubs.

6. Conclusion

An assiduous commitment to its core values, the conducive environment, committed staff

and management, well integrated educational system and updated administrative functions with modern

technology significantly contribute to the success of the journey of the college from heritage roots

towards global excellence. The accomplishment places St. Philomena‟s College in an elite group of

institutions of higher learning and brings recognition to its determination towards quality education.


Annexure III Questionnaire of the SWOT analysis of the

institution


St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), Mysore

SWOT Analysis of the institution (An IQAC initiative)

Date:

It is desired that a HEI (Higher Education Institution) make consistent efforts to innovate, experiment

and upgrade itself in an environment of changing market and social demands. Our institution

has been along the expected lines ever since it volunteered for accreditation. Quality enhancement

demands meticulous planning and a proper implementation of the plan.

The planning process involves riveting our focus on the past, present & future of

the institution in its functional best. In view of this the Internal Quality Assurance Cell has set out to

analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats of the institution.

You are requested to give the feedback on

1. The strengths of the Institution

(Please highlight in Bullet format the strong areas/positive aspects of the college)

2. The Weaknesses (The negative aspects/ deficiencies to overcome)


3. Opportunities (Areas where the college can consolidate and grow further)

4. Threats (The challenges/Risks facing the college)

Name :

Designation:

Department: Signature of the

respondent

Note: Please be objective in your analysis, your views will be kept confidential

and will be used for the good of the institution. Submit the format duly filled in

to the coordinator IQAC latest by

THANK YOU

Documents

Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) in …...ST.PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSORE -15 AQAR 2015-16 Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) in Accredited Institutions (Revised