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Annexure-I

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI-110 002 Observations of the UGC Expert Committee on the information submitted by State Private Universities for ascertaining their norms and standards

Note: Throughout “UGC Regulation” shall refer to UGC (ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS IN PR IVATE UNIVERSITIES) REGULATION 2003

A. Legal Status S.No.

Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert Committee

1.1 Name and Address of the University

Maharaja Agrasen University, Atal Shiksha Kunj, Kalujhanda, Near Barotiwala, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh Pin-174103

1.2 Headquarters of the University

Maharaja Agrasen University, Atal Shiksha Kunj, Kalujhanda, Near Barotiwala, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Pin-174103 1.3 Information about University

a. Website: b. Email: c. Phone Nos. d. Fax Nos.

Information about Authorities of the University Ph. (including mobile)/ Fax Nos./e-mail

a. www.mau.ac.in b. E-mail: info@mau.ac.in c. Phone Nos.7832929255 d. Fax Nos.0172-2590389,5001551

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a. Ph. (Including mobile), Fax Nos. and email of Chancellor Phone – Fax No. – Email –

b. Ph. (Including mobile), Fax Nos. and email of Vice Chancellor Phone – Mobile - Fax No. –

Email –

c. Ph. (Including mobile), Fax Nos. and email of Registrar Phone – Mobile - Fax No. – Email

d. Ph. (Including mobile), Fax Nos. and email of Finance Officer: Phone – Mobile - Fax No. –

Email:

a. Chancellor Dr. Nand Kishore Garg Ph.: 098112-02205, Fax Nos.0172-2590389,5001551 e-mail: nandk_garg@yahoo.com b. Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) S.P. Bansal Ph.: 093180-29234, Fax Nos.0172-2590389,5001551 e-mail: vc.mau@rediffmail.com spbansal_mtahpu@rediffmail.com c. Registrar Sh. Ajay K. Poddar Ph.: 078329-29255, Fax Nos.0172-2590389,5001551 e-mail: registrar@mau.ac.in d. Finance Officer Sh. Gaurav Singla, CA Mob.078329-29214 Fax Nos.0172-2590389,5001551 e-mail: ca.gauravsingla1504@gmail.com

1.4 Date of Establishment

The University has been established vide Ordinance No. 4 of 2012 the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, notified vide Notification EDN-A-Ka(1)-8/ 2008

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dated 13th July, 2012. Later on, Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2012 (No.15 of 2013) was passed by the Legislative Assembly, State of Himachal Pradesh which was notified on 14th Jan, 2013, repealing the above Ordinance No. 4 of 2012.

1.5 Name of the Society/Trust promoting the University

The University has been sponsored by Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (Regd.) registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 vide Regn. No.33205 of 1998 dated 02.07.1998 by the Registrar of Societies, Govt. of NCT, Delhi. The Registrar of Societies, Himachal Pradesh has given ‘No Objection Certificate’ No.10/2012 dt. 15.05.2012 to the Society to open its branch in Himachal Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA), Plot No.6 & 8, Administrative Block, Atal Educational Hub, Kalujhanda, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

(Copies of the Certificate of Registration, issued by the Registrar, Govt. of NCT, Delhi, no objection certificate issued by Registrar of Societies, Himachal Pradesh, the registered Memorandum of Association (MOA) of the said society and the Rules & Regulations of the Society are enclosed as Annexure- A .

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Composition of the Society/Trust See Appendix - I

1.7 Whether the members of the Society/Trust are members in other Societies/Trusts or in the Board of Governors in companies

See Appendix-II

1.8 Whether the promoting Society/Trust is involved in promoting/ Yes, See Appendix - III

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running any other University/ Educational Institution? 1.9 Whether the promoting society/trust is involved in

promoting/running activities other than educational? No

1.10 Act and Notification under which established (copy of the Act & Notification to be enclosed)

Copy of Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2012 (No.5 of 2013) passed by Legislative Assembly of the state of Himachal Pradesh and copy of Notification No. EDN-A-Ka(1)-8/ 2008 are enclosed. Annexure- B

1.11 Whether the University has been established by a separate State Act?

Yes, Maharaja Agrasen University has been established by separate Act passed by Legislative Assembly, State of Himachal Pradesh, namely the Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2012 (No.15 of 2013) copy already enclosed as Annexure- B (Colly.).

B. Organization Description 2.1 Whether Unitary in nature (as per the UGC

Regulation)

Yes.

2.2 Territorial Jurisdiction of the University as per Act

State of Himachal Pradesh

2.3 Details of the constituent units of the University, if any, as mentioned in the Act

Nil

2.4 Whether any off-campus centre(s) established? No Maharaja Agrasen University has not established any off-campus centre

2.5 Whether any off-shore campus established?

No Maharaja Agrasen University has not established any off-shore campus

2.6 Does the University offer a distance education No

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programme? The University does not offer any distance education programme

2.7 Whether the University has established study centre(s)?

No The University has not established any Study Centre

C. Academic Activities Description 3. Academic Programmes 3.1 Details of the programmes permitted to be offered by

Gazette Notification of the State Government and its reference

Details of progammes permitted to be offered by the State Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. a) The Govt. of Himachal Pradesh/ H.P.

Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HP-PERC) vide letter no. No. HP-PERC/C.A./2013-14-2012 dated 21 Dec 2012 and vide letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2013-MAU dated 7th April 2014, has permitted the University to offer the following courses for the academic year 2013-14 and 2014-15 :

Programme Intake 13-14

Intake 14-15

B.Tech. CSE ECE EEE ME CE

60 60 60 60 60

120 120 60 60 120

M.Tech CSE ECE

- -

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BBA 60 40

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B.Com. 60 40 B.Com (Hons.) 40 40 BHMCT-4 years - 30 MBA 60 60 MTTM 40 40 LLB 120 60 BA LLB (Hons.) 120 60 B.Arch. 40 40 M.Sc. (Forensic Science)

30 30 M.Sc. (Physics) - 30 M.Sc. (Chemistry) - 30 M.Sc. (Mathematics) - 30 M. Lib Science - 30

* The university has informed the Bar council of India that only one section each of BA LLB (Hons.) and LLB courses are being run for the academic session 2013-14 and 2014-15. copies of the said letter no. MAUHP/BCI/2014/001 date 14-1-2014 and vide letter No. MAUHP/BCI/2014/002 date 21-11-2014 is enclosed as Annexure-C The University has obtained the approval of Bar Council of India (BCI) vide letter No. BCI:D/1527/2013(LE) (SC/27th July) dated 02.09.2013 for running LLB (3 yrs.) and BA LLB (Hons.) (5 yrs.) courses further Approval of the Council of Architecture (COA) has been obtained vide letter No. CA/5/Academic-HP04 dated 24th April 2013 and vide letter No. CA/5/Academic-HP04 dated June 17, 2014 for running B.Arch. Course for the academic session 2013-14 and

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2014-15 respectively.

3.2 Current number of academic programmes/ courses offered by the University

The details of the current academic programmes/courses offered by the University Programme Sanctioned

Intake Actual

enrollment 13-14 14-15 13-14 14-15 UG 740 850 392 407 PG 130 226 57 75 Diploma* - - - - PG Diploma* - - - - Certificate course*

- - - -

M.Phil* - - - - Ph.D. - 7 - - Any other (pl. Specify)*

- - - -

Courses details are provided as Annexure –C-I

* The university does not conduct these courses.

3.3 Whether approvals of relevant statutory council(s) such as AICTE, BCI, DEC, DCI, INC, MCI, NCTE, PCI, etc. have been taken to: Start new courses or To increase intake

a) Yes, The approval of the relevant statutory councils i.e. AICTE, BCI and COA has been taken by the University :

Name of the Course

Statutory Council

Whether approval taken

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B.Tech: ME, CSE, EEE, CE & ECE

*AICTE Yes

M.Tech (CSE, ECE)

Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission, Government of Himachal Pradesh.

Yes

BA LLB (H) & LLB

Bar Council of India (BCI).

Yes

B.Arch. Council of Architecture (COA)

Yes

B.Com (H), B.Com., BHMCT, BBA, MBA, MTTM M.Sc. (Forensic Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics),

Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission, Government of Himachal Pradesh.

Yes

*Though it is not necessary to obtain approval from AICTE for a University, however for maintaining better quality standards the University has obtained

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approvals for conducting B.Tech courses from AICTE. The Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (MATES), the sponsor of the University is also running Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT) at Delhi, which is ranked No. 15 among all engineering institute in India including IIT’s and IIIT’s and Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies (MAIMS) at delhi which is a renowned name nationwide in the field of management studies. i) Approval of AICTE has been

obtained for running B.Tech. Courses (CSE, EEE, CE, ME, & ECE) vide F.No. North-West/2013/1-1524013701 dt. 27th Apr. 2013 with an intake of 60 seats in each of the above engineering streams. Approval of AICTE for extension and increase the intake has been obtained for running B.Tech. Courses (CSE-120, EEE-60, CE-60, ME-120, & ECE-60) vide F.No. North-West/1-2017468452/2014/EOA dt. 4th June 2014 above engineering streams Copy of the letter is enclosed as Annexure-D

ii) Council of Architecture has given approval to conduct B.Arch 5 year full time UG degree course with an intake of 40 seats for the Academic year 2013-14 vide letter Ref.-CA/5/Academic-

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HP04 dt. 25 Apr., 2013 and got extension of approval for 2014-15 vide letter no. CA/5/Academic-HP04 dated 17 June 2014. Copies of the letters are enclosed as Annexure-D (Colly).

iii) Bar Council of India has given

approval for intake of two sections of 60 students each in each section in the LLB 3 years and BA LLB (H) 5 years courses vide letter No.BCI:D:/527/2013 (LE)SC)27th July dated 02.09.2013. Copy of the consent of approval letter is an enclosed as Annexure- D (Colly).

The university has informed the Bar council of India that only one section each of BA LLB (Hons.) and LLB courses are being run for the academic session 2013-14 and 2014-15. copies of the said letter no. MAUHP/BCI/2014/001 date 14-1-2014 and vide letter No. MAUHP/BCI/2014/002 date 21-11-2014 is enclosed as Annexure- D (Colly).

iv) HP-PERC has given approval for the

rest of the courses vide its letter No. HP-PERC/C.A./2013-14-2012 dated 21 Dec 2012 and No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2013-MAU dated 7th April 2014 as Annexure- D (Colly).

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b) Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institution Regulatory Commission vide its letter Ref. No. HPPERC/C.A./Agrasen/2013-14-778 dated 05-08-2013 sanctioned intake of 40 seats in the course Master of Tourism & Travel Management (MTTM) for the academic session 2013-14. Copies of both the letters are enclosed as Annexure-D (Collectively).

3.4 If the University is running courses under distance mode,

please provide details about the students enrolled in the prescribed format:

No. The University is not running any course under Distance Mode

3.5 Temporal plan of academic work in the University Semester system/Annual system

Semester System

3.6 Whether the University is running any course which is not specified under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956?

No, the University is not running any course which is not specified under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956

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4. Student Enrolment and Student Support 4.1 Number of students enrolled in the University for the current academic year according to regions and countries (Please

give separate information for main campus and off-campus/off-shore campus)

Particulars No. of students from the same State where the University is

located

No. of students from other States

No. of NRI students

No. of overseas students excluding

NRIs

Total

UG

M 176 173 nil nil 349 F 26 32 nil nil 58 T 202 205 nil nil 407

PG

M 39 8 nil nil 47 F 16 12 nil nil 28 T 55 20 nil nil 75

Ph.D M

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F T

Admission is in progress as the Govt. has sanctioned the Ph.D seats only in the month of Oct. 2014 vide letter No. HP-PERC/CA/MAU/2014-15-1192 Dated 10-102014 (Annexure-E)

M-Male, F-Female, T-Total 4.2 Category-wise No. of students

Category Female Male Total SC 3 29 32 ST 2 11 13 OBC 12 53 65 PH - - - General 69 303 372 Total 86 396 482

4.3 Details of different batches of students admitted like Batch 1, Batch 2, Batch 3. Etc.

Particulars Batch 1 Batch 2

Year of Entry –2013 Year of Entry -2014 UG PG Total PG UG Total

No. admitted to the programme

392 57 449 75 407 482

No. of Drop-outs (a) Within four months of Joining (b) Afterwards

- - - - -

No. appeared for the final year examination

Not applicable

No. passed in the final exam No. passed in first class

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4.4 Does the University provide bridge/remedial courses to the educationally disadvantaged students?

The University has started its first academic session w.e.f 01.08.2013. A large number of students hail from rural areas surroundings areas of the University or from the places which are geographically challenging and located at distant places in Himachal Pradesh. Keeping in mind their educational background, the University is providing extra class or tutorials in order to raise the education level of such academically disadvantageous students. The university has conducted Summer Classes and Tutorials for the educationally disadvantages students. The university is also contemplating to start short terms need based Skill Development Certificate courses, which is in process.

4.5 Does the University provide any financial help to the students from socially disadvantageous group?

The objective of the university is to provide quality education to the students irrespective of the social challenges and financial constraints they face. The University is committed to provide liberal concession to the socially and economically disadvantageous groups. The concession granted continues for the entire duration of the course. Even those students who are unable to pay the fee are given the opportunity to continue their studies by giving them the liberty to pay whatever they can afford. The details of the concession in the tuition fee are given below:-

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All students of Himachal Pradesh

20%

Scholarship to the Students with good academic record - With 95% and above marks - Between 90 to 95% - Between 80 to 90% - Between 75 to 80%

50% 30% 15% 10%

Girl student of any state 15% Only single girl child 25% Students belonging to economically weaker section

15%

Students who have passed 10+2 from Govt. School of any State

15%

Wards of Army/Police Personnel and Teachers

15%

Student from Jammu & Kashmir and North-Eastern States

15%

Wards of Martyrs (Defence/Police)

25%

In addition to the above concession in tuition fee, the University also grants concession in the payment of Institutional Development Fund though the same is approved by the Himachal Pradesh Govt. in the Final Fee Structure of the University. For granting this concession the financial condition of the parents, affordability to pay the fee, economic status of the family etc. are taken into consideration by the University.

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Special concession on account of amount payable under University Development Fund is also given to the students whose parents are not alive at the time of seeking admission to any course in the university and are unable to pay the fee fixed by the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh The university has adopted 15 students from the adjoining schools and provided them free uniform and other facilities so as to make available to them affordable quality education.

4.6 In case the University is running M.Phil/Ph.D. programme, whether it is full time or part time and whether these programmes are run as per UGC Regulations,2009 on M.Phil/Ph.D.

The university has been granted approval to run full time Ph.D. Programme in the following courses: Course Approved intake for 2014-15 Management 3 Tourism & Travel Management 2 Physics 1 Maths 1 Copy of approval letter issued by HPPERC vide letter no. HP-PERC/CA/MAU/2014-15-1192 dated 10-10-2014 is Annexure. Yes. the Ph.D. Programme is run as per UGC Regulations,2009 on M.Phil/Ph.D

4.7

Whether the University have a website? If yes please give website address and whether the website is regularly updated?

Yes. The website address of the University is: www.mau.ac.in and the same are regularly updated.

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4.8 How are the prospective students informed about the criteria for admission, rules & regulations, facilities available, etc?

The prospective students are informed about the criteria of admission, rules & regulations, facilities available etc. through the University’s website, admission related advertisements in regional/ national news papers, pamphlets, hoardings, personal counseling, admission brochures and Student Information Handbook

4.9 Whether any grievance redressal mechanism is available in the University?

Yes, Grievance redressal mechanism is available in the University. The University has put up Suggestion cum Complaint Box at the conspicuous places in the University where the aggrieved persons can lodge his/her complaint. In case of any grievance, the complainant can directly approach the Vice Chancellor for redressal of the grievance. Such case are resolved by the Vice Chancellor by his personal intervention and counselling. However, the University has not received any complaint against malpractices etc. so far. Retired Judge Shri N.K. Goyal, PCS has been appointed as Ombudsman of the university vide Office Order No. MAU-HP/2013- Gen/004 dated 22-01-2013 (Copy attached) as Annexure-F

5. Curriculum, Teaching Learning Process/Method, Examination/Evaluation System 5.1 Which University body finalized the

curriculum? The composition of the body may be given.

The Curriculum for each course is initially prepared by the Departmental Council of the concerned department of the University and placed before the Board of Studies constituted by the University for expert comments and

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(Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management)

suggestions. Thereafter, the curriculum as approved by the Board of Studies is refered to the Faculty Council of the Concerned school. Ultimately the Curriculum is placed before the Academic Council constituted under Section 20 of the Maharaja Agrasen (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012 for approval. The composition of the Departmental Council ,Board of Studies, Faculty Council and Academic Council are provided in Annexure-- G respectively

5.2 What are the Rules/regulations/procedure for revision of the curriculum and when was the curriculum last updated?

For the purpose of the revision of the curriculum, the procedure as stated in reply to Para 5.1supra, is followed. Although the curriculum is usually revised and updated after three years but a revision of curriculum may take place even before 3 years for updating if and when required

5.3 Whether approval of statutory bodies such as Board of Studies, Academic Council and Board of Management of the University has been taken to start various courses? If yes, please enclose extracts of the minutes.

Yes, Approval of Board of Management of the University to start various

courses has been taken. The minutes of meeting of the Board of Management are provided in Annexure-H.

5.4 Furnish details of the following aspects of curriculum design: Innovation such as modular curriculaInter/multidisciplinary approach

The curriculum is designed after due reference of the curriculum of best universities and Institutions of country and even of some foreign countries. The University has also signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Industrial bodies operating in the area nearby the University like Baddi, Barotiwala, Nalagarh Industrial Association (BBNIA) so as to provide practical training to the students as per demand of the relevant industry. The syllabus is design keeping in consideration a reasonable the mix of academic and the Industriy expectations and 70% Academics.

Presently the University is evaluating the performance of student on the basis of credits and marks obtained by them in the subject. The adoption of Choice Based Credit System by the university is in process which will enable the students to earn the requisite credits in a particular course by getting training in the relevant trade/industry and/or by pursuing the course in other national/foreign University with whom the University has/may

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enter into Memorandum of Understanding in this regards. Choice Based Credit System will also promote inter-disciplinary approach in teaching and learning.

5.5 Has the University conducted an academic audit? If yes, please give details regarding frequency and its usage.

In the Academic Council meeting (20-09-2014), It was decided that a high profile committee will conduct academic audit of all courses. The Vice Chancellor is authorized to constitute the Committee and take appropriate steps in the direction. The Vice Chancellor has constituted Academic Audit Committee of Maharaja Agrasen University comprising the following External Experts:-

1. Prof. I.V. Trivedi, Prof. of Management; Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal

Sukhadia University, Udaipur 2. Prof. K.N. Pathak, Prof. of Physics; former Vice Chancellor, Panjab

University, Chandigarh

3. Prof. Paramjeet Singh Jaswal. Prof. of Law ; Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala

4. Prof. A.K. Aggarwal , Prof. of Engineering ; Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat

5. Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, former Vice Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprath University, New Delhi

5.6 Apart from classroom instruction, what are the other avenues of learning provided for the students? (Example: Projects, Internships, Field trainings, Seminars, etc.)

Following avenues of learning are provided for the students apart from Classroom instruction: Industrial Visits

• On 18th Nov 2013, the students of Maharaja Agrasen School of law visited the Court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate and Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kalka District

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Panchkula (Haryana). The students watched the proceedings of the court and learnt the functioning of the court.

• On 8th November, an Industry visit for MBA students was

organized. The students visited a lead refinery “Himachal Forgings Pvt. Ltd.” and observed the process of lead refining from the raw material and discussed various management related issues with the managers of the organization.

• On 29th November 2013, an Industrial Visit to Om Stainless

Steel IDMC (Indian Domestic Material Communication and JMW (Jasbeer Mechanical Communication)was conducted by the School of Management for BBA and MBA students.

• On 6th December, 2013, the students of Travel and Tourism

of Maharaja Agrasen University visited “The International Tourism Fest” organized by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) at Sector 17 Chandigarh. The purpose of the visit was to make the students aware about the present scenario in tourism and trends of hospitality and travel sector.

• From 7 Oct. to 11 October 2013, an Industrial Visit to HMT,

PINJORE was organized for Computer Science Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Civil Engineering students. The visit was headed by Dr. Vikas Dhawan (Director. MAIT). The students were apprised on various gear blank turning operations, gear cutting operations, gear broaching machine and machinery for making various Tractor components.

• On 9th August 2013, the students of B.Arch. were taken to the site of construction works to make them conversant with the various important building materials and other related information. The students collected the samples of various building materials used for being stored in the Materials Museum of the School of

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Architecture and Design.

• On 23rd October 2013, the students of EEE and ECE visited Punjab Communications They learnt about every activity happening in the plant like mounting of components on PCB, soldering, pasting, winding and wiring etc. The company staff satisfied the queries of the students regarding various aspects of manufacturing.

• On 12th November 2013, the students of Mechanical Engineering visited “Deen Bandhu Chotu Ram Thermal Power Plant” Yamuna Nagar with the objective to provide information regarding power generation and functioning of Power Plant. The information provided by the managers of the plant was a great educational visit as it provided great exposure required to enhance the practical knowledge of the students.

• On 11th November 2013, a Workshop on “Embedded systems” for the students of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering was organized by MAIT another workshop on the same day was conducted for Computer Science students on “Android”. An informative lecture was delivered by Ms Yogita Pathania and Mr Gurdayal Singh, (Software Engineers) from HCL Limited.

• On 29th and 30th November 2013, “Two Days’ Workshop on AutoCAD” was organised for the students of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Departments. The students were imparted knowledge of 2D and 3D modelling using AutoCAD and Cero Software.

• On 23rd of August 2013, the students of B.Arch. were again guided to the site of construction works where they were shown the bricks laying process and were also given general awareness about foundations of buildings as a part of the practical training.

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• On 9th November,2013, the students of Architecture visited

Gujarat Ambuja Cement Plant at Roopnagar where they got first hand information regarding the manufacturing of Cement.

• On April 7 th, 2014, Maharaja Agrasen School of Management organized an industrial visit to Green Ply, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand for the students of Master of Business Administration and Master of Travel and Tourism. A group of 32 students visited the industry. The visit to Green Ply was a learning experience to the students about the applications of the management concepts in the real time situations.

• An industrial visit to Vardhman Mahavir Spinning Mills

situated at Baddi was organized by Maharaja Agrasen School of Management for the students of MBA, B.Com and B.Com (H). The senior officials of the plant welcomed the faculty members and the students of the University. They appointed one of the supervisors to facilitate the process of explaining the various processes that takes place inside the plant. From in taking the wool till the route of dying, students were enthralled with the full day activity.

• On March 10th, 2014, the students of B. Architecture visited

Brick Kiln site situated at Nanakpur and learnt the process of Brick moulding and making. The student learned the basic aspect of architectural studies in an open environment in order to have hands on practice.

• On March 20th, 2014, the students of Maharaja Agrasen

School of Law visited the court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate Cum Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) Kalka and also the District Courts Panchkulla (Haryana). The students learnt the art of pleading and drafting of various legal documents. A meeting with the President of District Bar

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Association and other office bearers was also held in which the Bar members assured placements of the students under their guidance. The head of the Legal Cell promised to render guidance and support to open legal aid centre in the premises of Maharaja Agrasen University.

• On 07-02-14, the students of M.Sc. (Forensic Science) under

the guidance of two faculty members visited Molecular Diagnostics & Research Laboratories (MDRL) Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh. The visit was highly an informative, interesting and a successful visit.

GUEST LECTURES

• Maharaja Agrasen School of Management arranged a guest lecture on “Options and Future” by, Prof. Ravindra Kumar Gupta, an eminent Professor of Delhi University, Delhi .

• On February 25th, 2014, Dr. Monika Aggarwal from Security

Exchange Board of India (SEBI) delivered a guest lecture on the need of financial planning to the students of Maharaja Agrasen School of Management. Dr. Monika focused on very basic concept of the finance i.e. saving and investing.

• Adding one more guest lecture in the series of lectures from

the industry experts, Maharaja Agrasen School of Management organized one day training session on Voice, Accent and Communication skills. Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Voice and Accent Assessor of Genpact situated at Gurgaon delivered the lecture on communication skills.

• A lecture on Human Values and Ethos was delivered by Prof.

C.S Sharma, Director, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management (MAIMS), New Delhi. The lecture was organized for the students of Maharaja Agrasen School of

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Management in which they were introduced with various aspects of value education.

• Dr. Rizvan of Panjab University, Chandigarh delivered a lecture on recent trend in tourism which was attended by the students of Maharaja Agrasen School of Management.

• The Department of Forensic Science organized a guest lecture

by office bearers of Alcoholics Anonyms an NGO, to create awarenance about the hazard of addiction to alcohols and drugs. Students of all the schools attended the lecture and poses many interesting query to the speakers.

• on April 7th, 2014 Prof. Thomas Erlebach, an eminent professor of Leicester University (UK) delivered expert lecture, to the students of Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology on the emerging trends in cloud computing. The lecture has been arranged in pursuance and implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between Maharaja Agrasen University and Leicester University (UK).

• on 29th, 30th and 31st October 2013, Mr Jyoti Kumar Chandel from Waljat College, Muscat delivered lecture on the conceptual framework and other issue with the Organization Behaviour.

• on l7th November 2013, Prof. A.K. Saijhpal delivered a lecture on “Basics of Accounting” for the students of MBA. In his impressive style he beautifully associated human life with accounting

Workshops & Seminars

• On March 27th, 2014, “One Day Workshop on Cyber Law &

Criminal Trial” was organized for students of School of Law and

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the department of Forensic Science. The Workshop was divided into two sessions. The morning session was chaired by Dr. Sanjay Sindhu, Associate Professor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He addressed the gathering with the detailed provisions of cyber laws and right to privacy. The evening session was chaired by Prof. S.N. Sharma, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He delivered lecture on the process of Criminal Trials. He discussed in detail about the stages of trial and the role of advocate.

• On April 11th, 2014 Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology organized “One Day Workshop on Nuclear Structure & Astrophysics: a Looking Forward”. Prof P.K. Raina, Dean and Head of Department of Physics, IIT Ropar, Roorkee, addressed the gathering as the Key Note Speaker. Prof. Shashi K. Dhiman former Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Shimla and presently Professor in Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla delivered lecture on Nuclear Astrophysics. Dr. Bhag Chand Chauhan of Central University, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh shared his knowledge on the topic Neutrinos and the role they play in High Energy Physics. A poster presentation activity was also arranged on the same day by the students.

• On 25th September, 2013, a “Conference on Tourism Trends &

Challenges” was organized. Prof. S.S. Boora, Dr. R.K. Gupta, Dr. Prashant Gautam, Dr. Sonali Sinha, Dr. Amit Gangotia, & Dr. Arun Kumar from various neighbouring universities and research scholars presented papers.

• World Tourism Week was organized in the last week of October commensurating with the World Tourism Day 2013.

Organizing Industry visits, seminars, conferences and special lecture by academicians and relevant industry expert shall continue as regular

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feature of the University. Memorandum of Understanding reg. Academic Collaboration

• On March 21st, 2014, Maharaja Agrasen University signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding academic collaborative arrangement with Ghana Technical University, Ghana. The MOU was signed by Prof. (Dr.) S.P. Bansal, the Vice Chancellor of Maharaja Agrasen University in furtherance of the vision of Chancellor Dr. Nand Kishore Garg. Dr. OSEI Kofi Darkwa, President of Ghana Technical University, Ghana, signed the memorandum on behalf of Ghana Technical University. Under the MOU the students of both universities shall have facility of Dual Degree Programmes. The MOU contemplates mutual exchange of important academic activities and shall give a fillip to the objective of providing quality education by the University.

• Maharaja Agrasen University has executes important academic

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Auburn University, Albama, USA, University of Leicester, United Kingdom and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Memorandum of Understanding reg. Skill Development

• On March 14th, 2014, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Maharaja Agrasen University and I.L & F.S in the area of Skill Development under the Star Scheme of N.S.D.C Government of India. This scheme will be free of cost for all participants. It also contemplates that the students of the areas in the vicinity of the University, who had discontinued their education, will also be facilitated under the same scheme. This partnership will help enhance the job readiness and employment of students of MAU.

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• The University has also signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Industrial bodies operating in the area nearby the University like Baddi, Barotiwala, Nalagarh Industrial Association (BBNIA) so as to provide practical training to the students as per demand of the relevant industry.

Summer Internships The students of MBA Department had a minimum of 45 days of summer internship as Which is compulsory constituent of the course curriculum of the MBA. They worked as a management trainee for reputed organizations such as Cadbury, UCO Bank, ING Vyasa, Kamla Dials and many more

5.7 Please provide details of the examination system (Whether examination based or practical based)

The Examination system is based on theory and practical. Detailed Scheme of Examinations is provided in Annexur-I

5.8 What methods of evaluation of answer scripts does the University follow? Whether external experts are invited for evaluation?

The University is following Internal continuous evaluation as well as external evaluation system. The question papers for the Internal Assessment Tests are set and evaluated internally by the concerned faculty. The question papers for the End Term Examinations which are held after completion of the course at the end of the semester are set by the External Experts. The scripts are evaluated by the internal/external examiners

5.9 Mention the number of malpractice cases reported during the last 3 years and how they are dealt with.

Two malpractice cases were reported and presented before the Unfair Means Committee and appropriate action was taken based on the recommendation of the Committee. One case of Unfair Means was booked in February 2014. The student of BALLB reported misbehaved with the invigilator during the conduct of First Internal Assessment Test. The concerned student was debarred from attending the classes and inquiry was conducted. A notice was issued to the student to appear before the committee comprising senior Professors.

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In another case booked on 18-02-2014 student of B.Tech (ME) was found copying from hand written chit which was place under his lap. one more student of B.Tech (Civil) was found copying from a chit. The inquiry committee recommended that the first Internal Assessment Test in the subject which the students were booked may be cancelled. The action was approved by the Vice Chancellor on 24-02-2014. The student of BALLB who was booked for miss behaviour tendered apology for his conduct. The committee reprimanded him and he let off with strict warning not to indulge in such act again in future. In another case, one student was booked for using unfair means in the End Term Examinations. The unfair means committee in view of fact and circumstances of the case and counselling imposed a fine of Rs. 500/- with a warning not to repeat such act again..

5.10 Does the University have a continuous

internal evaluation system?

Yes. The University has in place the following continuous internal evaluation system:- The Internal evaluation and the external evaluation is in the ratio of 40:60. The continuous internal evaluation of the students is made on the basis of two Internal Assessment Test in the semester and the assessment of performance of the students is based on projects, assignments, group discussions, presentations etc. made by students, the discipline maintained by them and their attendance record has.

Further, to make the entire internal evaluation system fully transparent, the marks obtained by the students in the Internal Assessment Tests and continuous valuation are displayed on the student notice board

5.12 How are the question papers set to ensure the achievement of the course objectives?

To ensure the achievements of the course objective the question papers are set in the following manner: a) Question papers for the two Internal Assessment Tests to be conducted during the course of the semester are set in the following manner:- i) The entire syllabus for the semester comprise of four Units. The

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First Internal Assessment Test is held after completion of teaching of the first two units. The question paper is set from these two Units. ii) The Second Internal Assessment Test is held after completion of teaching all the four Units. The questions are set from next two Units other than first two units. The question papers for the Internal Assessment Tests are set as per the following format: The Question Paper comprise 2 parts viz. Part A & B. Part-A of the question paper is compulsory. It has 5 short answer questions of 2 marks each. The short 5 questions in this Part are set from two units of the syllabus. Part-B of the question paper contains two questions from each of the two Units out of which the student is asked to attempt only one question from each unit. Each question in Part-B carry maximum 5 marks.

b) The question paper for the End Term Examination is to be set by the External Paper Setters selected from a panel of experts approved by the Academic Council. A copy of the approved syllabus is sent to the External Paper Setter for the purpose of setting the Question Paper Question Paper for the End Term Examination in every subject is based on the entire syllabus. The maximum marks for the End Term Examination are 60. The Question Paper has in 2 parts i.e. Part A & B. Part-A of the question paper is compulsory and have 10 short answer questions of 2 marks each. The short 10 questions in this Part has to be set out of the entire syllabus prescribed for the relevant course.

Part-B of the question paper contains two questions from each of the four

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Units. The students are asked to attempt only one question from each Unit. Each question in Part-B carries 10 marks each.

5.13 State the policy of the University for the constitution of board of question paper setters, board of examiners and invigilators.

Constitution of Board of Question Paper setters and Board of Examiners: The university has enlisted/empanelled paper setters/examiners from reputed universities ensuring that the experts are authorities in their for respective fields of specialization. All the academic matters are placed before Academic Council for approval. The policy of the university has been to appoint only senior professors and leading academicians with proven track record of other university not connected with our university, as External Paper Setters and External Examiner for conducting Viva-Voce for practical Subjects in all courses. Appointment of Invigilators:

Only those persons are appointed as Invigilators who are eligible to be appointed as per the norms of the University

5.14 How regular and time-bound are conduct of examinations and announcement of results? Substantiate with details of dates of examinations and announcement of results for the last 3 years. Year – 1: Examination Ended Post Graduate – Under Graduate – Results Announced: Post Graduate – Under Graduate – Year – 2:

Scheme of examinations and evaluation The examination system will comprise of End Term External Examination and Internal Examination/Evaluation system in the ratio of 60:40 The internal Examination system will comprise following components: a) 1st Internal Assessment test which will be conducted after completion of teaching unit-I and Unit-II of the syllabus. The test will be held, tentatively in the last week of September. The test will carry weight age of 10 marks. The question paper will carry maximum 20 marks. Accordingly the marks awarded to the student will be halved and entered in the final award. The question paper must cover all aspect of Unit-I and Unit-II. b) 2nd Internal Assessment test which will be conducted after completion of teaching unit-III and Unit-IV of the syllabus. The test will be held, tentatively in the last week of November. The test will carry weightage of

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Examination Ended Post Graduate – Under Graduate – Results Announced: Post Graduate – Under Graduate – Year – 3: Examination Ended Post Graduate – Under Graduate – Result Announced: Post Graduate – Under Graduate –

10 marks. The question paper will carry maximum 20 marks. Accordingly the marks awarded to the student will be halved and entered in the final award. The question paper must cover all aspect of Unit-III and Unit-IV. c) The continuous evaluation of the performance of the student will be done by the concerned faculty. Out of the weightage of 20 marks allocated for continuous evaluation of the student, 5 marks will be allocated to attendance. Any student having attendance of less than 75% will not be allowed to appear in the End Term Examinations. Relaxation in attendance requirement as per the norms of the relevant Regulatory Authority/University may be permitted, with valid reason. 5 Marks will be allocated towards Class discussion participation, group discussion, discipline etc. 10 Marks will be allocated to the Project work, Quiz, Moot Court participation for law students, Assignment, Viva-Voce, Industry Visit and submission of report thereon etc. External/End Term Examination will be held after the conclusion of the teaching session of every semester. The question paper will be set by the External Examiners/Subject experts. The question paper will be set out from the syllabus approved by the Academic Council of Maharaja Agrasen University and the copy of the same will be sent to the paper setter. The question paper will carry maximum 60 markst and will be in two parts i.e Part-A and Part-B. Part-A shall contain one compulsory question carrying 20 marks which may be set out of the entire syllabus and will consist of 5/10 short answer questions. Part-B shall have 4 Units wherein 2 questions from each unit of the approved syllabus will be set. The students will be required to attempt one question from each unit of part B. Each question in Part B will carry 10 Marks. The entire Examination System will be totally transparent. The Answer script of the tests shall be evaluated by the concerned Faculty. The evaluated answer sheets of both the internal Tests will be shown to the

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students so that they can make up the deficiencies in the End Term Examination. The marks obtained by the students in the Internal Evaluation shall be exhibited on notice board of the concerned department well before the commencement of the End term examinations. The script of the End-Term Examinations will be evaluated in the University. Sr. No.

Year Examination

Date of Examination

Date of Announcement

of Result 1 13-

14 1st Internal Assessment (Semester Ist)

28-09-13 to 4-10-13

With in 1 week

2ND Internal Assesment (Semester Ist)

25-11-13 to 1-12-13

With in 1 week

Ist Semester End Term Examination

17-12-13 to 27-12-13

27-01-14

Supplementary Examinations (Semester Ist)

1-06-14 to 9-06-14

7-07-14

2 13-

14 1st Internal Assessment

(Semester IInd)

17-02-14 to 20-02-14

With in 1 week

2nd Internal Assessment

(Semester IInd)

16-04-14 to 22-04-14

With in 1 week

IInd Semester 13-05-14 to 26-05-14

1-07-14 except MBA and MHTA because of Summer Training and

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Field Visit.The result of MBA and MHTA was declared on 2-sept-14

3 13-

14 Special

Supplementary Examinations

(Semester IInd)

31-07-14 to 7-08-14

20-8-14

D. Admission Process 6.1 How are students selected for admission to

various courses? Please provide faculty-wise information Through special entrance tests / Through interviews /Through their academic record / Through combination of the above Please also provide details about the weightage give to the above

The students are selected for admission to various courses on the basis of eligibility criteria and norms of the relevant Regulatory Authorities i.e. AICTE, BCI, COA and Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission. The details of the eligibility criteria are provided in Annexure-J

6.2 Whether the University is admitting students from national level entrance test or state level entrance test? If yes, please provide following details:-

Name of the National/State Level Entrance Exam

Number of students admitted

Percentage of students from the total admitted

Remarks

All the admissions are done as per the Guidelines of HP-PERC, Government of Himachal Pradesh. For some of the courses such as B.Arch. admission are done through the NATA (National Level Entrance Test) . B.Tech admission for year 2013-14 were taken through the JEE Main test. Annexure-K

.

6.3 Whether admission procedure is available on the University website and in the prospectus

Yes

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6.4 Please provide details of the eligibility

criteria for admission in all the courses

The details of the eligibility criteria for admission in all courses are provided in Annexure-J (supra).

6.5 Whether University is providing any reservation/ relaxation in admission

The University is providing reservation/ relaxation in admission as provided in Section 31 of Maharaja Agarsen University as per Govt. of Himachal Pradesh Norms. However no student has been denied admission and all students who had applied for admission in various courses and found eligible for admission to the course applied for have been given admission by the University.

6.6 Whether any management quota is available for admission in the University?

No.

Management Quota is not available for admission in the University 6.7 What is the admission policy of the

University with regard to NRI and overseas students?

No NRI or overseas student has applied for admission in the University in the academic year 2013-14 & 2014-15. However, the admission policy of the University with regard to such students is in the process. The university has entered into memorandum of understanding with some foreign universities in which there is a special provision for mutual exchange of students for a semester in the final year of the course.

E. Fee Structure 7.1 Present Course-wise fee structure of the University

(Please provide head-wise details of total fee charged)

The details of the course wise fee structure of the University as approved by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh vide their letter No. EDN-A-Ka(1)-13/2008 dated 06thAugust, 2012 , letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-1/2012 dated 25thMarch, 2013 and letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2014 dated 25-06-14 are annexed as Annexure-L

7.2 Any other fee charged by the University other than the fee displayed in the UGC website (e.g. Building Fee, Development Fee, Fee by any name, etc.)

The University is charging the fees as approved by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh vide their letter No. EDN-A-Ka(1)-13/2008

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dated 06thAugust, 2012 , Letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-1/2012 dated 25thMarch, 2013, and Letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2014 dated 25-06-14 are annexed as Annexure-L (colly.)

The university does not charge any fee other than fee approved by the, Department of Higher Education Government of Himachal Pradesh

7.3 Whether fee structure is available on the University website and in the prospectus?

Yes, the detailed Fee Structure is available on the University Website and in the Prospectus

7.4 Whether fee is charged by the University as per fee structure displayed in the University website and in the prospectus or some hidden charges are there?

Yes, fee is charged strictly according to the fee structure duly approved by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh which has been displayed on the university website. Hidden Charges:

There are no hidden charges whatsoever

7.5 Mode of Fee collection

By Demand Draft/Cheque/Online/Payment Portal. In exceptional cases at the request of guardian of the student, fee may be accepted in cash and receipt is issued

7.6 Whether University is providing any concession in fee to students? If yes, please provide details.

The University provides liberal tuition fee concession which continues for the entire duration of the course. The details of are given below:

All students of Himachal Pradesh 20% Scholarship to the students with good academic record - With 95% and above marks - Between 90 to 95% - Between 80 to 90% - Between 75 to 80%

50% 30% 15% 10%

Girl student of any state 15% Only single girl child 25% Students belonging to 15%

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economically weaker section Students who have passed 10+2 from Govt. School of any state

15%

Wards of Army/Police Personnel and Teachers

15%

Student from Jammu & Kashmir and North-Eastern States

15%

Wards of Martyrs (Defence/police) 25% In addition to the above concession in tuition fee, the University also grants concession to deserving students of the Institutional Development Fund though the same is approved by the Himachal Pradesh Govt. in the Final Fee Structure of the University. For granting this concession the financial condition of the parents, affordability to pay the fee, economic status of the family etc. are taken into consideration by the University.

Special concession on account of amount payable under Institutional Development Fund is also given to the students whose parents are not alive at the time of seeking admission to any course in the university and are unable to pay the fee fixed by the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.

7.7 Details of the Hostel Fee including mess charges

Hostel Rent Mess Charges Security (refundable) Rs.30,000/- (Single) Rs.2500/- per month Rs.5000/- Rs.24,000/- (Double) Rs.18,000/-(Triple)

The Hostel Rent and the Security amount has been approved by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh vide letter No. EDN-A-Ka(1)-13/2008 dated 06thAugust, 2012 , letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-1/2012 dated 25thMarch, 2013, and letter No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2014 dated

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25-06-14. These letters are enclosed as Annexure-L (colly.)

7.8 Any other fee

NIL

7.9 Basis of Fee Structure

The fee structure is based on the Final Fee structure as approved by the Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, vide letters No. EDN-A-Ka(1)-13/2008 dated 06thAugust, 2012 , No. EDN-A-Ka(5)-1/2012 dated 25thMarch, 2013, and EDN-A-Ka(5)-2/2014 dated 25-06-14. These letters are enclosed as Annexure-L (Colly.).

7.10 Whether the University has received any complaint with regard to fee charged or fee structure? If yes please give details about the action taken.

No, the University has not received any complaint with regard to fee charged or fee structure

7.11 Whether University is providing any scholarship to students? If yes, please provide details.

The university is providing the following scholarship to the students, in the form of fee concession, on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination:-

- With 95% and above marks - Between 90 to 95% - Between 80 to 90% - Between 75 to 80%

50% 30% 15% 10%

F. Faculty 8.1 Total no. of Sanctioned and filled up posts

(Institution-wise and Department-wise) Dept Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled Engg. 5 7 4 2 34 40 Mgt. 3 3 3 3 16 19 Applied 1 2 2 1 5 5 Law 1 2 1 0 6 7 Arch.

1 2 2 1 5 5

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8.2 Details of teaching staff in the prescribed format with details –

Institution-wise and Department-wise)

Details as enclosed in Appendix-IV

8.3 Category-wise No. of

Teaching Staff

Category Female Male Total SC 1 1 2 ST 0 0 0 OBC 0 1 1 PH 0 0 0 General 24 72 96 Total 25 74 99

8.4 Details of the permanent and temporary faculty members in the following format

Particulars Female Male Total

Total No. of permanent teachers

No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification 7 19 26

No. of teachers with M.Phil. as the highest qualification 2 3 5

No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification 16 52 68

Total no. of temporary teachers

No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualifications - - No. of teachers with M.Phil. as the highest qualification

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No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification

Total no. of part-time teachers

No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification

No. of teachers with M.Phil. as the highest qualification

No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification

Total No. of visiting teachers

8.5 Ratio of Full Time Teachers to Part Time / Contract Teachers

8.6 Process of recruitment of faculty -Whether advertised? -Whether selection committee was constituted as per the UGC Regulation?

Process of recruitment of faculty: (i) We invite the application through advertisements in the national and regional dailies. The process of recruitment of faculty is through advertisement in the newspapers/ university Website. Based on the application the eligible candidates are invited for interview/discussion before the selection committee constituted as per the UGC/Statutory Council’s Guidelines. (ii) Yes, the selection committees are constituted as per the UGC regulation

8.7 Does the University follow self-appraisal method to evaluate teachers on teaching, research and work satisfaction? If yes, how is the self-appraisal of teachers analysed and used? Whether:-Self Appraisal Evaluation, Peer Review, Students evaluation, Others (specify)

Yes. The university evaluate the teacher on following basis: a) Self Appraisal Evaluation b) Student Evaluation

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8.8 Institution-wise and Department-wise teacher student ratio (only full time faculty)

Overall Teacher Student Ratio Department Teacher Student Ratio

Engineering 1:9.3 Management 1:8.9 Applied Science 1:4.1 Law 1:9.8 Architect 1:6

8.9 Whether the University is providing UGC Pay Scales to the Permanent Faculty? If yes, please provide the following details:- Scale of Pay with all the allowances Professor – Associate Prof.- Assistant Prof. – Mode of Payment – (Cash/Cheque)

Yes, the University is providing UGC 6th Pay Commission Scales to the faculty.

Scale of Pay with all the allowances: The scale of pay for Professor/Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor is as per UGC norms. DA and other allowances are paid as per the norms of the University. Increments are given annually on the basis of performance assessment by the management and self assessment through self appraisal as the per UGC Norms. Scale of Pay: Professor : 37400 -67000 AGP- 10000 Asso Professor : 37400 -67000 AGP- 9000 Asst Professor :15600-39000 AGP- 6000

Mode of Payment:

The salary is credited directly in the Union Bank Account of the individual teacher.

8.10 Pay /Remuneration provided to:- AP on contract Part-Time Faculty – Guest Faculty –

The University pays honorarium @ Rs. 1000/- per lecture plus actual conveyance as per UGC Norms to the Part Time Faculty/Guest Faculty and Temporary Faculty

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8.11

Facilities for teaching staff (Please provide details about Residence, Rooms, Cubicles, Computers/Any other)

The University hes provided residence/ rooms to the following teaching staff.

Residence Fully furnished accommodation with all meals is provided to the teachers who seek accommodation in the Campus. So far, this facility is being availed by the following teachers. 1. Dr. George Thomas 5. Mr. Puneet Misra 2. Dr. Sanyogita 6. Mr. Rohan Bhalla 3. Dr. Ambika 7. Mr. Gaurav Singla 4. Ms. Promila Raita

Vice Chancellor’s Residence Fully furnished 4 Bedroom residential accommodation is provided for the Vice- Chancellor inside the Campus premises. Rooms for teachers: There are separate faculty rooms for each Department. 3-4 teachers are accommodated in one faculty room. Each teacher is provided individual seating arrangement, study tables, separate chairs for students who come to have guidance from their respective teacher, steel almirahs for keeping books and other stationary items and there is proper facility for computer/laptop for each teacher. In each room Printer-cum-photocopier has been provided for the teaching staff. Computer: The teachers are required compulsorily to adopt the pedagogical approach of teaching through Power Point Presentation besides delivering lecture on their subject. Each teacher is required to have individual laptop. The university is providing adequate financial assistance to the teachers to have their own laptops.

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Wi-fi facility The entire campus is wi-fi enabled. Transport Facility: The university provides air conditioned transport facility to the teaching staff residing in nearby areas like Chandigarh, Panchkula, Nalagarh, Kalka etc. at highly concessional charges which are about 50% of the usual bus fares. Most of the teachers who do not have their own vehicles are availing this facility. Mess facility:

The university provides mess facility and wholesome meals to the teaching staff at subsidized rates.

G. Infrastructure 9.1 Does the University have sufficient space for Land &

Building? Yes.

University has sufficient space . Total Land Area 15.75 Acre Built up Area 69366 Sq.Mtr.

9.2 Does the University have sufficient class rooms? Yes. The University has sufficient class rooms

9.3 Laboratories & Equipment

(Details provided in Appendix-23 and Appendix-24)

See Appendix-V

9.4 Library

a) Total Space (all Kinds) 877 Sq. Mtr. .

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b) Computer / Communication facilities 8 Computer, 1 Scanner, 1 Printer, 1 Photocopier, 1 Bar Code Reader

c) Total no. of Ref. Books (Each Department) Department Title Total Books

Engg. & Basics

Applied Sciences 976 4370

Arch 700 1119

Mgt . 661 2010

Tourism

& Hotel Mgt. 508 1242

Law 567 1109

d) All Research Journals subscribed on a regular basis Department Print Journal

Engg. 119

Arch 10

Mgt ., 20

Tourism

& Hotel Mgt 10

Law 06

E-Journals -2655 Journal

9.5 Sports Facilities

a) Open Play Ground(s) for outdoor sports (Athletics, Football,

Hockey, Cricket, etc.)

Available

b) Track for Athletics Available

c) Basketball courts Available

d) Squash / Tennis Courts Available

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e) Swimming Pool (Size) No

f) Indoor Sports Facilities including Gymnasium Available

g) Any other Gym Facility is also available for the students

9.6 Does the University have provision for Residential Accommodation including hostels (boys & girls separately)

Yes. The University has separate Hostel for Boys and Girls students in the campus

H. Financial Viability 10.1 Details of the Corpus Fund created by the University

Amount – FDR No. Date – Period - (Documentary evidence to be given)

Corpus Fund: In accordance with the provisions of sub section (1) of Section 8 of The Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012, the sponsoring body has established an Endowment Fund for the University with an amount of Rs. 5 Crore Rupees which has been pledged to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Photocopies of three FDR for amounting to Rs. 5 Crore pledged with the Government of Himachal Pradesh is Annexure –M. 1. FDR No 376590 dated 26th August, 2011 with Union Bank of India for Rs.2 crores. 2. FDR No.376591 dated 26th August, 2011 with Union Bank of India for Rs.2 crores. 3. Fixed Deposit No.376592 dated 26th August,2011 with Union Bank of India for Rs.1 crore Besides the above endowment amount of Rs. 5 Crore,

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the sponsoring body of university namely Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society has 9 FDR amounting to Rs. 16,46,65,167/- of the Union bank of India. The details of which are provided in certificate issued by the Bank Manager of the said Bank which are provided in Annexure-N.

10.2 Financial position of the University

Sl. No Year Income (Revenue) (Rs.)

Expenditure (Rs.)

1 2013-14 40798192 168326342.90

10.3 Source of finance and quantum of funds available for running the University (for last audited year) Fees – Donations- Loan -, Interest-

Fee : 39679297.00 Donation: Nil Loan : 1179246932.10 Interest: 222614.00

10.4 What is the University’s ‘unit cost’ of education? (Unit cost = total annual expenditure (budget accruals) divided by the number of students enrolled) Unit cost calculated excluding the salary component may also be given

314577.01 (Excluding Salary component) 374891.63 (Including Salary Component)

I. Governance System: 11. Organization, Governance and Management 11.1 Composition of the statutory bodies of the University

(please give names, profession & full postal address of the members and date of constitution):- GB of Trust/ Senate/Syndicate / Academic Council Finance Committee / Board of Studies

Appendix - VI

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11.2 Dates of the meetings of the above bodies held during the last 2 years (Enclose attested copy of the minutes of the meetings)

The Minutes of the meetings held so far are attached as Annexure-O (Colly.).

11.3 What percentage of the members of the Boards of Studies, or such other academic committees, are external? Enclose the guidelines for BOS or such other Committees.

The percentage of the Member of the Board of studies or such other academics committee external is more than 50%.

11.4 Are there other strategies to review academic programmes besides the academic council? If yes, give details about what, when and how often are such reviews made?

The academic programmes is reviewed by Academic Council and Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) of the University from time to time. In the Academic Council meeting (20-09-2014), It was decided that a high profile committee will conduct academic audit of all courses. The Vice Chancellor is authorized to constitute the Committee and take appropriate steps in the direction.

The Vice Chancellor has constituted Academic Audit Committee of Maharaja Agrasen University comprising the following External Experts:-

1. Prof. I.V. Trivedi, Prof. of Management;

Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur

2. Prof. K.N. Pathak, Prof. of Physics; former Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

3. Prof. Paramjeet Singh Jaswal. Prof. of Law ; Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala

4. Prof. A.K. Aggarwal , Prof. of Engineering ; Vice Chancellor, Gujarat

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Technological University, Gujarat 5. Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, former Vice

Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprath University, New Delhi

The Inspection Teams of AICTE, BCI, COA, HP-PERC and Govt. of Himachal Pradesh have also regularly visit the University for monitoring the infrastructure, academic audit etc. as per provisions of Section 40 of the Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012

J. Research Profile 12.1 Faculty-wise and Department-wise information to be provided

in respect of the following:- � Student Teacher Ratio � Class Rooms � Teaching labs � Research labs (Major Equipments) � Research Scholars (M.Tech, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Scholars) � Publications in last 3 years (Year-wise list) � No. of Books Published � Patents � Transfer of Technology � Inter-departmental Research (Inter-disciplinary) � Consultancy

Annexure-P

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� Externally funded Research Projects � Educational Programmes Arranged

K. Misc. 13. Details of Non-Teaching Staff 13.1 Details of Non-Teaching Staff

See Appendix -VII .

13.2 Summary of the Non-Teaching Staff

Particulars Female Male Total Administrative Staff Group A Group B Group C Group D Sub total

4 1 4 27 36

14 12 14 63 103

18 13 18 90 139

Technical Staff Group A Group B Group C Group D Sub total

- 0 3 0 3

- 2 12 1

15

- 2 15 1

18

Grand Total

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13.3

No. of Non-teaching staff category wise Note: The University does not collect caste information as part of the recruitment processes hence this data is not available.

Category Female Male Total SC 18 28 34

ST 0 0 0 OBC 3 11 14 PH 0 0 0 General 18 79 97 Total 39 118 157

13.4 Ratio of Non-teaching staff to students

Total No. of Non-teaching Staff

Total No. of Students Ratio

157 852 1:5.4

13.5 Ratio of Non-teaching staff to faculty

14. Academic Results 15.1

Faculty-wise and course-wise academic results of the past 3 years

.Sl.No. Course No. of candidates appeared

Result (Passed Student

1st Sem. 2nd Sem. 1st Sem. 2nd Sem. B.Tech (Civil Engg.)

B.Tech. (CSE) B.Tech. (ME) B.Tech (ECE) B.Tech (EEE)

48 42 58 19 39

47 39 58 18 38

16 35 32 09 16

15 11 20 06 17

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B. Architecture 23 23

23 12

B.Com B.Com (Hons.) BBA MBA MTTM

15 27 27 31 11

15 26 24 31 09

09 21 12 21 11

08 19 13 26 09

M.Sc (Forensic Science) 08 08 07 08

LL.B BA LLB (Hons.)

07 30

06 28

06 15

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15. Accreditation 15.1 Whether Accredited by NAAC? No.

The University has not sought accreditation by NAAC so far as only one year has elapsed since it started the academic activities. However, the university will apply for the accreditation by NAAC in due course

15.2

Whether courses are accredited by NBA? If yes please provide course-wise details as under:- S.No. Course Whether

Accredited Period of Accreditation

No. The University has not sought accreditation by NBA so far

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15.3 Other Accreditations, if any

No. The University has not sought any accreditation by any agency so far

15.4 Any other information (including special achievements by the University which may be relevant for the University)

16. Strength and Weaknesses of the University 16.1 Strengths of the University

1. Legacy: Maharaja Agrasen University has

been sponsored by Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (MATES), which established Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT) and Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management (MAIMS) at Delhi both affiliated to GGSIP University New Delhi. Both these institute are most sought after for the students aspiring for career in Engineering and Management.

2. The University is functioning under the academic and administrative leadership of Prof. (Dr.) S.P. Bansal, the Vice Chancellor of the University, who is a renowned academician in the field of Tourism Management, Marketing and Quantitative Methodology. He is a member expert of many regulatory bodies i.e. UGC, NAAC, AICTE, NCERT, Ministry of Tourism etc. He has won many national/international awards, wrote many books and guided more than 20 successful Ph.D.

3. Approval from AICTE to run Engineering Courses, approval from Bar Council of India to

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run law courses and approval from Council of Architecture to run architecture courses has been taken. All other courses are approved by HP-PERC, Himachal Pradesh.

4. Financial help to the student: The University provides concession to the socially disadvantageous group which continues for the entire duration of the course.

5. Grievance Redressal mechanism is available for the students and Gurukul System of personal counseling is provided to every student.

6. Strong foundation of experienced and well qualified faculty is available in all the courses.

7. Transparent and continuous evaluation system is adopted throughout the courses.

8. University has started publications of its own Newsletter and Journal. Uptill now 3 issues of the newsletter Agrani Samkalp and one Journal namely Tourism Dimension is published by school of management. MAIT, Himachal has come out with its own Journal in Engineering streams.

9. Curriculumis at par with the International Standards. The same is approved by the statutory academic council of the University.

10. Formulation of various committees such as Quality Assurance Cell, Skill Development Cell and many more are already functioning. Some of them are in process of getting settled.

11. University has foreign tie-ups and Memorandum of Understanding with renowned

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universities/institutes.

12. University holds seminars and industrial visits on regular basis.

13. University celebrates national/internationals days those are concerned with academic and social causes.

14. University provides aid and assistance to the weaker section of the society under ‘CSR’.

15. University has state of the art infrastructure. 16.2 Weaknesses of the University

1. University has geographical disadvantage as the civic infrastructure is not upto the mark. 2. Conditions of approach roads to the university are in bad shape. 3. There is no proper Shopping Complex in the vicinity. 4. Connectivity from Kalka to the university is poor due to non existence of bridge over a culvert which is under construction.

Certificate

This is to certify that all the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. The University will adhere to the rules, regulations

and guidelines of the UGC, Central Government and relevant Statutory Council(s) and abide by all the provisions under the UGC Regulation.The above

information is also posted on the website of the University www.uem.edu.in

Signed and Sealed by the Head of the Institution:

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Vice-Chancellor / Registrar of the Maharaja Agrasen University

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