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ANNEXURE-I
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BAHADURSHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI – 110 002
Proforma for evaluation of the College selected as CPE in (Round-I & Round-II) of
Phase-I for its continuation during XII Plan Period.
Part A : Background information of the College
1. Name of the College with full address: ST. XAVIERS’ COLLEGE-AUTONOMOUS
along with Pin Code (including Tel/Fax 5, MAHAPALIKA MARG, MUMBAI – 400 001
Nos. and e-mail ID) Tel: 22620662/5, Fax : 22659484
Email : [email protected]
2. Name with full address of affiliating : UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
University (including Tel./Fax Nos. FORT CAMPUS, MUMBAI – 400 032
and e-mail ID) Tel: 022-22708700
3. Year of establishment of College: 1869
4. Date of approval of Budget by UGC Phase I: 28-09-2006
5. Indicate the type of College
(i) Affiliated College
(ii) Autonomous College
(iii) Accredited College
(iv) Autonomous and accredited College
(v) Constituent College of the University
6. Indicate the Management of the College*
(i) Government
(ii) University
(iii) Aided Private Minority
(iv) Aided Private Non-Minority
(v) Unaided College
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7. Location of the College:
(i) Urban
(ii) Rural
(iii) Semi-Urban
(iv) Tribal
(v) Hilly Area
(vi) Backward areas as per the listing by
Planning Commission
8. The College caters to :
a. Male students only
b. Female students only
c. Co-education for Male and Female
9. The College offers courses upto:
a. Plus two and UG/PG level only
b. UG level only
c. PG level only
d. UG/PG/M.Phil level
e. UG/PG/M.Phil level/Ph.D. level
10. Indicate the student profile in the College during the last following years:
Percentage of students
under the categories 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
SC 3.45% 3.98% 3.92% 3.93%
ST 1.56% 2.05% 0.87% 1.35%
OBC 3.27% 3.64% 4.55% 5.35%
Physically
Handicapped 0.66% 0.34% 0.57% 1.35%
Minority 43.61% 40.63% 39.87% 39.75%
General 47.45% 49.36% 50.22% 48.27%
Total in % 100% 100%
Total in No. 3334 3266 3338 3255
Student demand ratio
student applied No. of
students admitted)
Applied
6110
Admitted
1140
Applied
8351
Admitted
1140
Applied
8401
Admitted
1140
Applied
10,060
Admitted
1140
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11. Faculty Strength as on 31st December 2013
Sr.
No. Designation
Sanctioned
Strength
No. of filled
Positions
No. of
Vacancies
1. Principal 1 1 -
2. Vice-Principal - - -
3. Readers/Associate Professor 42 42 -
4. Lecturer/Asst. Professors 59 53 6 *
5. Any Other - - -
* These vacant Aided posts are temporarily filled by faculty paid by the Management.
12. Increase in Student Strength during the last following years.
Course 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Plus 2
UG Courses 1103 1822 1283 1823 1357 1750 1262 1778
PG Courses 39 119 37 102 48 157 53 138
M.Phil Course - - - - - - - -
Ph.D. 21 10 15 6 17 9 16 8 Certificate/ Diploma/
PG Diploma Courses - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 1383 1951 1335 1931 1422 1916 1331 1924
13. Student’s performance in State level/University level/ Examinations during the last following years.
(Refer to Enclosure No. 1 )
Years 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Class
Pass
%
First
Class
State
rank
Pass
%
First
Class
Univ.
rank
Pass
%
First
Class
Univ.
rank
UG
TYBA 99.11 279 3 98.52 271 4 92.85 170 -
TYBSc 94.81 160 2 95.00 180 7 87.81 116 -
TYBCom 80.32 35 - 78.76 38 - 86.74 36 -
TYBMM 96.77 60 - 98.33 60 - 100 48 -
TYBMS 98.33 58 - 97.00 55 1 96.49 42 -
TYBSc (IT) 85.25 39 - 76.19 33 1 94.00 31 -
PG
M.Sc I 100 18 - 93.55 19 98.53 38 -
M.Sc II 100 24 - 100 23 - 92.59 21 -
M.Sc. (Biotech)
I 96.97 21 - 100 28
- 100 28
-
M.Sc. (Biotech)
II 100 27 - 100 23
- 96.77 28
-
M.A. – I 76.47 4 - 82.35 5 - 86.96 12 -
M.A.-II 92.86 4 - 100 5 - 92.31 4 -
Ph.D No. Registered No. Awarded
No.
Registered No. Awarded
No.
Registered
No.
Awarded
31 5 21 3 26 2
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PART B: Evaluating the Progress made by the College from 2010-11 to 2013-14
1. Name the departments which are “Highly Rated Departments” as perceived by the
College.
The Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture was selected as the Highly Rated
Department in Phase II of the CPE grant. It consists of the post graduate departments
of History and Ancient Indian Culture and so is integrally connected to these
undergraduate departments of the College. The Heras Research Institute has a
valuable Museum of artifacts from Ancient India and a precious Library with rare and
valuable books for research.
2. Major Achievements of the “Highly Rated Departments” from 2010-11 onwards may be
listed, Department wise.
The Heras Institute promotes Historical and Cultural Research in India aimed at
strengthening an Indian identity, fostering the research in Indian History, Archeology,
Art, Literature, Religions and Culture and in training scholars in the skills of Research
Methodology and the reconstruction of History. The facilities and expertise of the
Institute are made available to other scholars with whom collaboration is sought.
The Heras Institute organized various activities during these years from 2010, to share
the resources of the Institute and the expertise of the scholars connected to it:
2010-11
a) A certificate course in Research Methodology for 15 undergraduate students
from various colleges, using the artifacts and books of the Institute.
b) A Certificate course on Indian Art and Architecture for 93 students of various
colleges
c) A Certificate Course on the Modi Script – basic, over 3 months, for 13 students of
various colleges
d) A Certificate Course on Buddhism and Dance for 13 students
e) An Advanced Certificate Course on the Modi Script for select students
f) A Certificate Course on Culinary History – two courses for different sets of
students
g) The Heras Memorial Lectures by Dr. Devangana Desai on “Auspicious Female
Figures in India Art”
The Associate Director Dr. Joan Dias was invited by Bhavan’s College, Vaze College,
and Khalsa College for different events. She presented a paper at the Dharwad
University on “Historians of Yesteryears”.
The Curator Ms. Shilpa Chheda gave presentations on Buddhist and Jaina Art and
Architecture. She worked as the Course Coordinator of the Jainology Certificate
Course at the University of Mumbai, Philosophy Department. She participated in the
All India Museums Conference in Bhuvaneswara, Orissa. She organised a 3 day study
tour to the heritage sites of Ahmedabad, Modhera and Patan in Gujarat for students of
the University of Mumbai.
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2011-12
a) A workshop on Indian Art and Architecture for 51 students of city colleges. The
need to preserve and conserve our rich cultural heritage was what the students
were enthused about.
b) A Certificate Course on Indian Paintings for students of Mumbai Colleges
c) A Workshop on Indian Art and Architecture was organised in collaboration with
Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai, in their premises, for the benefit of students from
the suburbs.
d) A Four Day Workshop on Research Methodology for Professors and Research
Scholars, conducted by scholars of International Repute.
e) A Research Methodology Workshop for students from Mumbai Colleges
f) The Heras Memorial Lectures by Prof. Jim Masselos from the University of
Sydney on, “The City and Modernity: Bombay/Mumbai, Changes in the
19th
Century.
g) The Historians Workshop by Dr. Ruchira Banerjee.
h) The launch of the book, “Christian Themes in Indian Paintings” by Dr. Anand
Amaladass S.J. and Dr. Gudrun Loner.
i) Visit to the Heras Museum by 90 students of Utpal Sanghvi High School
j) Workshop on the Learning and Teaching of History for 60 students of the
St. Xavier’s Institute of Education.
Dr. Joan Dias, the Director, represented the Heras Institute at a Seminar in Cochin on
“Missionary Foundations of the Indian Renaissance” and presented a paper on “Fr.
Henry Heras: Humanistic Attitude inculcated through Higher Education and Art”.
She also presented a paper at the Tri Annual Conference of the Church History
Association of India and was elected the Vice President of the Association. She has also
been nominated as a member of the reconstituted Indian Historical Records
Commission.
Ms. Chheda, the Curator, was invited to conduct a 2 day workshop on Sources of
History for 60 students of Elphinstone College and a session on Jaina History and
Jaina Art for the International Summer School for Jaina Studies, Somaiya Centre for
Studies of Jainism and by the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy.
2012-13
a) The Art Appreciation Course Outreach Collaborative Programme in the western
suburbs of Mumbai, Gonsalo Garcia College, for 85 students
b) The Art Appreciation Course for 51 students of Mumbai Colleges
c) The Heras Methodology Course for students of Mumbai Colleges
d) The Modi Script Course for 20 students
e) The 35th
Historian’s Workshop on, “Writing as a Craft”.
f) The Heras Memorial Lectures by Padma Bhushan Vidya Dehejia on, “Unfinished
Monuments: Indian Stone Carvers at work”
Dr. Joan Dias, Director represented the Institute at the All India Oriental Congress in
Srinagar and presented a paper on Marian Iconography in the Archeology Section.
She and our Heads of Departments of History and Ancient Indian Culture attended the
21st Indian Art History Congress in Kolkata and presented papers at it.
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Dr. Joan presented a paper, “Women Communicating the message of Freedom
through the medium of Khadi” at the Records Commission of India Seminar in
Lucknow.
Ms. Shilpa Chheda was Course Coordinator at the Department of Philosophy,
University of Mumbai, on Jainology and lectured on Indian Art and Architecture.
She presented a paper at the All India Oriental Conference in Srinagar. She
represented the Heras Institute at the Annual All India Museum Conference in Patna,
Bihar. She organised a 4 day educational tour to the Heritage Site – Hampi for the
University of Mumbai, Department of philosophy.
She conducted a 4 day workshop at Elphinstone College on “Indian Art and
Architecture” for 60 students.
2013-14
a) The Heras Research methodology Programme was conducted twice for 25 and 15
students of Mumbai Colleges
b) The Modi Script Course for 10 weeks
c) The Heras Outreach Art Appreciation Programme at Vaze College for 50
students of suburban colleges
d) The 22nd
Indian Art History Congress was held at St. Xavier’s college, Mumbai,
organised by the Heras Institute, on the occasion of the 125th
birth Anniversary of
Fr. Henry Heras on the theme, “Art and Literature: a dialogue”. 115 delegates
from all over India participated in the first holding of this Congress in Mumbai.
This was held in collaboration with the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja Vastu
Sangrahalaya. Several Faculty members and students of St. Xavier’s College
presented papers at this Congress.
e) The Heras Memorial Lectures delivered by Prof. Romila Thapar on, “Early
Indian Perceptions of History”.
Dr. Joan Dias attended and chaired the first session of the Oral History Association of
India. She participated in the Indian Historical Records Committee meeting in Patna.
To sum up, the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture has served as a Resource
Centre for the students of Mumbai Colleges, for scholars across the country and as a
collaborator in the task of preserving our rich cultural heritage and making it known
better.
In addition, the Heras Institute also holds the Bombay Local History Society’s
activities which include an annual Seminar, Lectures on Local History, an annual
publication “Explorer” and Annual Walks to become familiar with heritage sites and
resources in the city.
A Project on “Areas Studies of Brihan Mumbai” has been started in 2012. The aim is
to study and develop a Digitized Archive – Oral, Sound, Photographic and Transcript
Archive, to retrieve, conserve and preserve the unexplored areas of Colonial Bombay
upto 2000 AD. The project has commenced with the work of the students of the M.A. in
Ancient Indian Culture and Archeology, St. Xavier’s College. They recently discovered
a 19th
century milestone of the British era in the heart of Mumbai city, which had been
discarded by recent road work.
The Heras Institute, therefore, has begun realising its potential to play the role of a
catalyst in the area of history and culture in India.
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3. Infrastructure developed
(a) List of equipments purchased out of CPE funds along with cost of each equipment.
Sr.
No. Name of the Item Quantity
Amount in
Rs.
1. 3 M Security Solutions : RFID 2 21,89,306
2. Compactor optimizer Twin Mobile with
30 Compartments 2 12,00,199
3. Turning Point Software & RF Receiver
(Clickers) 3,51,343
4. Customized Software for Processing
Results 1 3,97,500
5. IPads & iMac with Wi-Fi 6 2,53,838
6. Laptops & Laser Printers 3 77,200
7. Barcode Scanners 1 10,800
8. Epson Scanner-T-S50 1 29,500
9. VPS Silver (xaviers.net.in) 14 months 64,382
10. Form return software – License 1 38,220
TOTAL 46,12,288
(b) Other infrastructure built out of CPE funds (Laboratories etc.)
The CPE funds were used in 2011-12 to upgrade the Director’s Office, Heras
Institute, into a Museum display, by remodelling it to include a small museum of
artifacts that had not yet been displayed. The renovation of this space and the
building of display modules have helped in preserving and conserving the
valuable collection of historical artifacts of Fr. Henry Heras.
Similarly the renovation of the Heras Institute Library to convert the storage
from open shelves to the use of Compactors was effected with CPE funds.
This infrastructure has made the resources of the Institute more accessible and
has safeguarded the books and artifacts, facilitating their conservation.
4. Modernization of library:
(a) List of Library books and Journals purchased out of CPE funds along with cost of each
book and Journal.
Total Number of Books and Journals purchased for the College Library: 715 and
amount spent Rs.10,38,564/-
For the list of Books & Journals please refer to Enclosure No. 2
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(b) Library automation details including e-library facilities.
The Library OPAC web access was enabled through the College website. The
Resources of the Library are now visible to people across the globe.
The implementation of the RFID system to the books in the Reference and
Honours Sections of the Library has brought safety and easy retrieval of data on
the movement of the books through the use of Scanners.
The Reference Library has been fitted with Wi-Fi to access the internet through
mobile devices, so that Academic Databases can be accessed.
The completing of the online database of the large number of books in the library
has been pursued, with all the older books now being included.
(c) ICT tools and their use in the library.
The Library has a Multi Media Centre for the access of multi-media resources
like CDs, VCDs and other material, both by students and by faculty for use in
classroom interaction.
The large hall of the Reference Library has been WiFi enabled. In addition 4
computers connected to the Internet are available for free access to the internet
for academic purposes.
Computer OPAC Terminals exclusively for accessing the database of the Library
are available to students and faculty for easy discovery of books on a wide range
of topics. The OPAC database is also available online through our website.
(d) Library networking services with INFLIBNET & others:
St. Xavier's College is registered under the National Library and Information
Services infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) programme. As
authorised users from St. Xavier's College, students and staff have access to the
e-resources (6000+ e-journals and 97000+ e-books) online.
Around 2632 staff and students have registered till date
The College also has online subscriptions to various Magazines and Journals.
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5. ICT applications in Teaching-learning methods:
(a) Computer Centre/laboratories
The Video Conference Laboratory has been upgraded to Wipro Core i5 systems
and the RAM upgraded to 4GB.
The Second Laboratory: Computers upgraded to 2 GB RAM.
A Third Laboratory was equipped as a Neuroscience Lab with special software
and seating and with 20 machines on thin-client technology (n-computing).
The Computer Centre, named, “The Xavier Knowledge Centre” serves as the
nodal point for resources, training and technical support for the entire faculty in
the college, with 2 computer engineers, an administrator, an administrative
assistant, a member of the support staff and the Director who is a member of the
College Faculty.
(b) Modernizations of classrooms with audiovisual facilities/e-classrooms:
The College is moving towards making the following possible: -
1. Students’ use of laptops, tablets, PDAs, smart phones, etc. in classrooms to
make presentations through the AV system installed in most classrooms.
2. Wireless Intranet Access enabled in some areas for students to access lecture
& exam schedules and other information.
3. Wireless Internet access for faculty in their departments.
4. Internet access for faculty in classrooms with projectors & screens.
The existing environment created through CPE funding includes: -
1. Fibre Optic cabling between buildings on the College campus.
2. 24 port Switches in all buildings.
3. CAT6 Ethernet cabling to each department and classroom.
4. Projectors and screens in most classroom.
5. Cyberoam Firewall deployed for network control & security.
6. Portable Amplifiers to reduce vocal strain, since the lecture rooms are large
and the number of students is also large.
7. Wi-Fi Internet access in the Staff Room.
8. High-end 4000 lumens projector with motorized screen in Hall.
9. Moodle hosted on our own Virtual Private Server (VPS).
10. 4Mbps Leased line from MTNL.
11. Live broadcast streaming of events.
12. Membership of A-VIEW – an online portal for Video enabled lectures from
the University of Mumbai.
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(c) ICT tools for teaching-learning procured under CPE like CDs/software / interactive
multimedia tools etc. (Department-wise details to be provided).
Xavier’s Knowledge Centre:
Purchase of Student Response Devices (Clickers)
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
High speed Sheet-feeder Scanners and OMR software
Nearly all classrooms have projectors and screens + audio visual facilities
Internet access available through I/O box in each classroom
Approx 46 projectors purchased since 2010
The use of the iPad in the Classroom enables the following:
Show (on the big screen)
Manage (the classroom)
Assess (student work)
Interact (with students)
Access (your files)
Make (instructional media)
6. Innovative curricula proposed / new courses introduced from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
Innovative UG/PG curricula proposed to the University (applicable to both affiliated and
autonomous college).
(a) New novel UG/PG courses introduced (applicable to autonomous college only).
Three new mandatory courses:
An inter-disciplinary course on the Environment – from 2010-11
A course on Human Rights – from 2011-12
A course on Giving Voice to Values – from 2010-11
Ten 3-credit courses by the Science Faculty for students of the Humanities
Ten 3-credit courses by the Arts Faculty for students of the Sciences (2011-12)
A course on Scientific Communication Skills, specific to each of the eleven
Science Departments and mandatory for all Science students – from 2011-12
Neurology – an Inter-disciplinary Applied Component – from 2011-12
Masters in Microbiology – introduced from 2012-13
Masters in Public Policy – introduced from 2013-14
(b) Introduction of new Add-on Certificate/Diploma Courses. As mentioned above in the information on the Highly Rated Department,
several courses have been initiated. Besides many other departments have
introduced Certificate courses which are listed elsewhere.
The College also offers Certificate Courses in Portuguese, Spanish and
Mandarin. Please refer to Enclosure No. 3
7. Examination Reforms introduced by the College from 2010-11 to 2013-14
(a) In internal/ continuous assessment methods.
Comprehensive Evaluation of students is achieved through both Continuous
Internal Assessment (CIA) and End Semester Assessment (ESA). The
distribution of weightage between CIA and ESA is 40: 60.
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One unit of the CIA consists of a sit-down test for all students.
For the second unit of the CIA, the methods are designed to accommodate the
different skills/ learning styles of students and to help develop varied skills
including soft skills. Thus Varied assessments such as Quizzes, Oral
Presentations, Written Assignments, Field Trip Reports, Museum Visit Reports,
Viva Voce, Open Book Tests, Book Reviews, Exhibitions and Model Making etc.
are used. The Incorporation of ICT in internal assessments with Online Tests
using Moodle, with Clickers and with OMR sheets has been practiced.
(b) Informative / summative assessment methodologies.
Informative Assessments Methodologies: use of clickers, peer evaluation, MCQs
Summative Assessment Methodologies:
• Question Paper Template designed for each course in tune with the learning
objectives of Bloom’s Taxonomy, prepared during the design of the syllabus
• Grids: Objective assessment, Embedding soft skills in core courses, Feed
forward and feedback mechanism
• Optical Mark Recognition for assessment of MCQs.
• Group Assessments: to foster Group dynamics especially for project
assessment
• Poster and Oral Presentations of projects undertaken during the semester
• The End Semester Assessment is in the form of a two hour comprehensive
written/ Computer based examination for each course held at the end of the
semester.
Quality Mechanisms for End Semester Examination:
o Masking of Answer Papers
o Centralised Assessment of Papers
o Moderation of Assessment through External Examiners
o Double blind Evaluation for Third Year courses
o Feedback to Students – display of papers
o Photocopy of Answer papers/challenge evaluation
(c) Progress made in Marking system / Grading System/ Relative Grading System.
The college has adopted a 4 Point Grade System and provides students with the
Grade point of each course, the Semester Grade point Average (SGPA) and the
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The College also awards the first three students in each Course Combination at
the end of the three years on graduation and provides certification of the
student’s rank in the group.
(d) Introduction of Credit-Based Semester System / Choice-Based Credit System
Students of the Arts, Science and Commerce Faculty have to earn a total of
150 credits for the undergraduate degree program
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146 Academic Credits have to be earned. Credits are assigned based on the
depth of the Teaching -Learning process of each course; 1 Credit =30 Hours
of contact and study
Academic credits include credits for four newly introduced special courses
of 3 credits each:
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Giving Voice to Values, Human
Rights & Cross Faculty Course
Students have to complete Additional 4 Mandatory credits, grades of which
are not included in the GPA: Social Involvement Program (2 credits),
Extracurricular Activities (2 credits) – Both programs are faculty monitored
and have to be completed over the six semesters.
Second Year B.Sc students have two 1 credit courses, one in each semester
on Scientific Communication Skills
Students complete a summer internship related to their major subject
during the summer between the SY and TY. This is optional but highly
encouraged and students earn 1 credit for this activity.
Some credit courses are choice based e.g. Cross Faculty Course and Applied
Component Courses.
Credit Based Semester system –Postgraduate students have to earn a total of
96 academic credits for the graduate program.
8. Research & Consultancies Carried Out: (Refer to Enclosure No. 4)
Activities
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Number
of
Projects
Grant in
aid
received
Number
of
Projects
Grant in
aid
received
Number
of
Projects
Grant in
aid
received
Number
of
Projects
Grant
in aid
received
Minor
Projects 1 25,000 4 1,80,000 3 1,32,000 5 1,79,500
Major
Projects 3 13,48,420 3 7,44,471 2 4,12,621 1 * 1,75,000
Consultancy
Projects 2 73,000 5 7,94,330 5 8,34,750 4 5,33,360
* There are 5 Major Research Projects applied for & pending sanction
9. Seminars/Workshops/Conferences conducted by the College (International: I; National
: N; Regional : R)
Academic Events 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
N I R L N I R L N I R L N I R L
Conference - 2 - 1 1 1 3 3
Seminars 1 1 13 2 13 1 11 3 1
Symposia
Workshops 5 15 3 16 1 13 1 14
Public Lectures/
sessions 2 4 3 4 6 3 3 11 2 5 5 14 15 10 8 4
Total 3 6 9 32 7 4 8 40 3 6 6 38 18 17 8 19
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10. Publications made by the faculty of the College: (Refer to Enclosure No. 5)
Category 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Text Books - - - -
Edited Books 2 1 2 2
Chapters in Books 8 8 11 4
Proceedings 14 56 40 55
Articles in Proceedings 1 1 6 4
Journal articles:
(a) Indian (Impact) - - - 1
(a) Indian (Total) 12 17 22 9
(b) Foreign (Impact) 5 29 4 5
(b) Foreign (Total) 18 36 13 9
Popular articles:
(a) Dailies - - - -
(b) Magazines 4 6 4 1
11. Total status of NAAC Accreditation:
(a) NAAC Grade : at the time of CPE award : Phase II: A+
(b) NAAC Grade as on date : A with 3.63 GPA
(c) Establishment of IQAC and its activities: Established in the year 2000.
The IQAC visions and plans for the College in terms of infrastructure, activities,
processes and events. It also evaluates these at the end of each Semester. This has
resulted in important infrastructure additions, useful academic processes and
important events like Conferences. The activities are Autonomy related, practices
related to Teaching-Learning-Evaluation, practices to ensure quality assessment,
faculty and student development programmes, research promotion, globalisation
efforts, parent interaction, alumni involvement and collaboration with civil
society.
12. Other facilities created like health centre, guest house, canteen, grievance redressal cell,
students counseling and guidance cell, placement cell etc.
Facilities like Health Centre, Guest House, Canteen, Grievance Redressal Cell,
Students Counselling Centre, Placement Cell etc have existed for many years. The
Language Laboratory and the Computer Centre was established partly with funds
from Phase I of CPE.
13. Any separate facilities created out of UGC-COP/BSR grant like laboratory, library and
physical education facilities etc.
All our Science Laboratories and the Psychology Laboratory of the Arts Faculty have
been renovated with BSR grants over the years of the CPE status. These are very old
laboratories which badly needed upgrading both of the structures and of the scientific
infrastructure.
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14. Stake-holder feedback activities like: Alumni Association; Parent-Teacher Association;
Industry Academic meet; NGO student interactions etc.
A group of eminent Alumni like Mr. Adi Godrej, Ms. Shobhaa De and others are a
part of the IQAC system, meeting regularly and helping the college to vision for the
future. Their feedback has been useful in our planning and evaluation process.
A twice-yearly meeting of parents of First Year students and a yearly meeting of the
parents of Second and Third Year students, helps to inform parents of developments in
the college and the progress of their children and also to seek feedback and suggestions
from them.
Industry interface is achieved mainly through the presence of industry representatives
on our Boards of study of each department and through guest lectures and other
sessions conducted by people from industry.
Students are in close contact with an NGO over 2 semesters, during their Social
Involvement Programme in which they earn 2 non-academic credits. In addition,
students volunteer with innumerable NGOs on different issues. An example would be
the collaboration with AGNI on student voter registration and on discussing issues for
the coming Lok Sabha elections. The College also allows its infrastructure to be used
by civil society for awareness programmes on socially relevant issues.
15. Facilities for student like freeships, scholarships, educational loan facility, group insurance
through Govt./ College sources.
Student freeships and scholarships are given by the Government of Maharashtra
through the college to about 10% of our students who are from the ST, SC, OBC or
EBC groups. In addition, the College has built up a corpus fund through which
subsidies are given to disadvantaged students of all castes and creeds, for tuition,
books, academic trips, hostel fees and afternoon meals. This year 69 students have
benefited from this fund which is disbursed by a group of faculty.
All our students are covered by a Group Insurance (Yuva Raksha Policy Scheme)
which the College takes for all its students. Hence every student is insured to the tune
of Rs.1,00,000/- each.
16. Facilities for staff members
The Facilities for staff members have always been provided, including spacious
Common Rooms and Rest Rooms, facilities like Micro-wave for heating food,
Refrigerator for food storage, safe drinking water etc. The Wi-Fi in the Staff Room
and in Departments for the Faculty to access the internet is provided through the CPE
grant. So also the IT infrastructure like iPads, Clickers, OMR, Moodle etc.
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17. Innovative/Best practices introduced during the last 6 years in all areas and in Governance.
a. Study Packs: essential readings, drawn from different sources, to cover the syllabus
b. Blooms Taxonomy: Learning Objectives for the Teaching – Learning Process and
for Paper Setting.
c. Presentation/Assignment Evaluation Grid: making clear the criteria for assessment
and giving a “feed-forward” to students.
d. Bar Coding / Masking of Answer Papers before Assessment begins.
e. Moderation of Assessment through External Examiners or Double Blind
Evaluation.
f. Feedback to students on their Performance – display of papers (in groups of 10).
g. Photocopy of the Answer Paper and/or Challenge evaluation of the Paper.
h. Regular Faculty Seminars and Workshops to upgrade skills and to evolve better
methods and processes of teaching-learning-evaluation.
i. The attempt at creating knowledge through participative lectures, using the
Constructivist philosophy of education and not the banking philosophy.
j. The increasing Use of ICT in the teaching-learning process, including Smart Boards,
Video-Conferencing, LCD presentations, Internet Connectivity etc in designated
Multi-Media rooms and the use of LCD presentations in all classrooms.
k. The development of language and soft-skills through the Language Lab, special
communication skills courses and through participation in extra-curricular activities.
l. The Honours Programme for the better students, consisting of 8 extra credits,
earned over the 3 years, including an introduction to research.
m. A 3-credit Cross Faculty course for all students, to encourage inter-disciplinary
learning.
n. Fieldtrips and Guest Lectures to make academics more experiential.
o. Summer Internships for experience of industry.
p. The encouragement of Research among Faculty and Senior students, including
applying for University, State & Central Government and UGC funding for research
projects, the presentation of papers at Conferences and serving as Resource Persons in
other institutions.
q. The publication of a yearly Peer-Reviewed Research Journal by the Faculty.
r. The publication of Department Journals for student articles on a theme.
s. Yearly Department Khandala Seminars for student presentations.
t. Governance is decentralised through the University statutes on Autonomy provisions,
which stipulate a decentralization of the decision making process, giving academic
autonomy to Faculty for their course content through Boards of Study, for academic
decision making to the Heads of Departments forming the Academic Board and overall
policy decision making to the Management Board which has UGC, Government,
University, elected faculty and Representatives of the Private Management of the
College. This ensures due process, consultation and participation in the visioning for
the College and in actual decision-making.
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18. Salient achievements of Phase-II of CPE:
The Star Department, “The Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture” was
upgraded and its heritage resources of books and artifacts were preserved. These
were made more easily accessible to students and researchers in Mumbai and
across the globe. This was done through the preserving of the rare and other
books in the Heras Library through renovation of the infrastructure and the
installation of the Compactors, through the RFID system of security to safeguard
and track the books and journals, and through augmenting the library with the
latest journals and books of interest.
The publication of the Journal “Indica” was also accomplished by making it Peer
Reviewed and increasing the circulation through various promotional measures.
The entire functioning of the Heras Institute has been upgraded, with outreach to
Colleges and Schools in Mumbai and suburbs, through specialised courses in
History and Culture, through participation in Conferences across the country,
through making available the rich resources of the Heras Institute to scholars and
students and this was crowned by the hosting, for the first time in Mumbai, of the
National Art History Congress in the College premises.
The Second purpose served by the Grant was in Enhancing the Teaching-
Learning-Evaluation Process for the rest of the College through assisting with ICT
resources in the form of the Clicker System, iPads, OMR, Moodle etc for teaching
and testing. The success of this can be gauged from the fact that several teachers
bought their own iPads for use in the classroom, after seeing the usefulness of the
common ones. The large size of the class group, the visual culture of the present
young people and the need for credible testing methods for use in the Continuous
Internal Assessment of large groups, made ICT invaluable.
The Computerisation of records under the new Autonomous system adopted in
2010, through the developing of our own Software programme for attendance and
performance records, was also achieved through the resources of the CPE grant.
The consolidated certificate for students at the end of the Third Year on
graduation was possible because of this specialised software and has been of
immense value to our students as the grades of each course, the GPA of each
Semester and the CGPA were displayed, along with other crucial information like
additional accomplishments of the student.
The General Library of the College received the RFID security and tracking
system for safety of books in the Reference and Honours Sections. This constitutes
a significant upgrading of the Library systems.
The Postgraduate Departments profited greatly through the acquiring of books
and journals for research purposes – these being extremely expensive and
unaffordable by the College from its normal resources. These have been well used
for student research projects and for research by faculty, as is seen from the large
increase in paper presentations and publications. The Peer Reviewed Research
Journal, “Explore” enabled the faculty to begin publishing their work.
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Finally, the Extension and Extra-Curricular Activities of the College were
enhanced through the computerisation of records which allows for monitoring by
the Staff Committee, especially since these two sets of activities constitute
mandatory credits that our students have to earn for all-round development in the
Autonomous System.
The coinciding of Phase II of the CPE grant with the starting of the Autonomous
system in June 2010 was providential, as it provided the College with resources it
badly needed to build up a good system of quality Higher Education.
19. Goals and Milestones for each year i.e. 2010-2011 to 2013-2014 projected and achieved in
Phase –II.
The CPE grant was received in the year 2011 and hence the expense was incurred from
that financial year.
2011-12 The non-recurring expenditure was largely made in this year.
The infrastructure in the Star Department by way of display of Artifacts in the
Director’s Office and the renovation of the Library, with the purchase of Compactors
was effected in this year. The Heras Institute was able to set in order the Library that
had been neglected for lack of funds and many precious artifacts of historical
importance were displayed for the first time from storage items.
The Teaching-Learning-Evaluation ICT equipment like Clickers, OMR, iPads etc was
purchased. Teachers began learning how to use such equipment through numerous
workshops, some of these department-wise.
Software to computerise the Academic Results of the First year of Autonomy was
developed and purchased. The marksheet of the students were designed and executed.
The computers and equipment for the computerisation of the records of the Extension
and Extra-Curricular Activities of the students were purchased. The monitoring of the
students’ activities became possible.
The recurring expenses were:
The Research Journal “Explore” was published for the first time in December 2011.
Several members of the faculty published their first articles, while other faculty
members improved on their skills through the peer-review process.
Books and Journals for the Star Department and for the Post Graduate Departments
were purchased. These academic resources could be used for research and teaching.
The maintenance of software and hardware for the College processes in ICT enabled
Teaching-Learning-Evaluation and in computerisation of results was done. Problem
solving allowed for better results.
The maintenance and preservation of the books and journals in the Star Department
required some finance. These became more accessible to researchers.
The publication of the Research Journal, “Indica” on a bi-annual basis was done
through a Peer Reviewed process.
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2012-13 Non-Recurring: Software for the computerisation of the Academic Results of the
Second Year students was developed and purchased. The marksheet of these students
could then be prepared. The second year of study has more complicated choices and
hence this required separate software.
The Library implemented the RFID system for the safety and tracking of the rare and
other books and for the ease of access. The database of the Heras Library was
integrated with that of the Main Library.
Recurring: The Research Journal Explore was published in December 2012. This once
again enabled some teachers to publish articles for the first time and others to better
their skills through the peer review process.
Software for teaching-learning was purchased to enable the iPads and the other ICT
equipment to be used more effectively by the faculty.
New Books and Journals were purchased for the Post Graduate Departments for use in
research and teaching.
The Heras Institute spent on the preservation of books and on the bi-annual
publication of the Research Journal Indica. The latter received a good response from
the academic community, with subscriptions increasing.
A small amount was spent on Maintenance of equipment and software for ICT.
2013-14 Two items of non-recurring nature were attended to: the enhancing of PG department
library facilities and the development and purchase of the software for the
computerisation of results for the Third Year students, including the Consolidated
Marksheets for graduation. This enabled Graduation ceremonies for our first batch of
students, with the Governor and Vice Chancellor obliging us with their presence. The
Marksheets design was greatly appreciated by students and their parents.
Under recurring expenditure, software for Teaching-Learning-Assessment was bought
to enhance ICT use. The Publication of the 50th
Issue of the “Indica”, as a double issue
for the year, was an achievement and it was released at the 50th
series of the Heras
Memorial Lectures in December 2013. The efforts to preserve the books and artifacts
of the Institute also proceeded well.
20.
Difficulties Encountered in implementation
(if any) and suggestions for UGC Assistance Required from UGC
The only difficulty encountered was the
need for a much larger expense on a non-
recurring item of expenditure – the
Compactors for the Library. The
Management had to strain its resources to
acquire a second Compactor system
because the need for space for the type of
books that the Heras Institute held was
not foreseen accurately enough.
A mid-term approval for reallocation of
funds on Heads already approved by
the UGC would have helped to ease the
financial strain on the College.
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21. Activities proposed to be undertaken in Phase-III of CPE or in CE phase by the College:
(a) Courses & Teaching Learning methods
Teaching UG:
1. ICT for Teaching, Learning & Assessment
Internet in all classrooms with sound facilities
IT methods for assessments
Software for skill based learning
Video material for Flipped Classroom methodology to increase blended learning
Editing equipment for preparation of short films to increase experiential learning
2. Project based Learning
Teaching PG
1. E Journals for Science
2. Project based learning
(b) Employability Skills & Programmes:
Project Based Learning – Modular Labs
Skills Based Learning – Software for Industry needed skills
(c) Reform in Evaluation / Examinations
Examination facilities – integrated database software management, seating
(d) Research & Extension Programmes
Research
1. Research Software
2. Social Sciences e-Journal
3. Research Publication
Extension
1. Adoption of rural college – for sharing of resources and expertise
(e) Institutional Quality Enhancement activities
(f) Innovative programmes to nationalize / internationalize the CPE.
Part – C : Budget Details Rs. _75_ lakhs
A. Statement of Expenditure for the year 2010-11 upto 31st January 2014.
Non-Recurring (NR) Capital Assets Code-35 Recurring (R) Grant-in-aid General Code-31
Sr.
No. Budget Head
Amount
Allocated
(Rs. in
lakhs)
Amount
sanctioned
by UGC
so far
Expenditure
incurred as
on 31st
January 14
Sr.
No. Budget Head
Amount
Allocated
(Rs. in
lakhs)
Amount
sanctioned
by UGC
so far
Expenditure
incurred as
on 31st
January 14
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
Enhancing Teaching
Learning Assessment
through ICT
150000 135000 147566 1 Research Journal Publication 300000 270000 233861
2 Assisting Continuous
Internal Assessment 350000 315000 351343 2
Software for Teaching
Learning Assessment 300000 270000 171301
3 Enhancing PG Library
facilities 920000 828000 2056991 3
Research Data Bases, books
and journals 700000 630000 735457
4 Highly Rated Departments
2400000 2160000 2761077
4 Highly Rated Departments
1600000 1440000 503006
(a) Persevering rare Books
and Heritage resources
(a) Maintenance and
Perseveration of books and
accessories
(b) Enhancing Research
Library facilities
(b) Books and Journals
(c) Publication of Research
Journal
5 Computerisation of
Results under autonomy 580000 522000 599480 5 AMCs and Maintenance 100000 90000 106901
6
Social Involvement
Programme and Extra
Curricular Activities
Documentation
100000 90000 97572
Total (NR) 4500000 4050000 6014029.00 Total (R) 3000000 2700000 1750526
* Since the sanction was during 2011-2012 there is no expenditure during 2010-2011.
Interest earned by the College as on 31st January 2014 : Rs.14,984/- (will be reflected in the final audited statement).
(Upto date year-wise audited Statement of Receipts and Expenditure from 2010-2011 to 2013-2014 is enclosed)
