VARDHAMA COL EGE O ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Affiliated to JNTUH, Approved by AICTE,

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL .· "�oA�Accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade and ISO 9001 :2008 Certified

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MEETING NOTICE �J,

Date: 20-01-2021

Dear Sir/Madam,

The 29th meeting of Internal Quality Assurance Cell {IQAC} is convened on 23 rd January, 2021 at

11.00 AM in the Meeting Room {Block - 1) of the College.

Agenda for the Meeting:

1. Reconstitution of IQAC Committee2. Review of activities during 2019-2020

a. Academic Performance of Studentsb. PO attainments for 2020 passed out studentsc. Feedback on Facilitiesd. Feedback on Online Classese. Student Feedback & Analysis -Action takenf. Academic and Administrative Auditg. Department Score Cardh. NBA Accreditation for B.Tech Civil & Compliance Report for CSE, IT, ECE, EEE & MECH

3. IQAC Quality Initiatives 2020-2021 (Planned)a. Department Score Cardb. Setting up the Quality Benchmarks to the Faculty/Departmentc. In Association with R& D Cell

i. Research Promotion Initiatives (VRPS)ii. Dissemination of Research Outcomes

iii. Workshops on IPRiv. Workshop on Selection of Reputed Journal/Conferencev. Training Program on Usage of Anti-Plagiarism Software (Turnitin)

vi. Faculty Incentives for research publicationsd. Industry Academia Innovation Practices in association with CDC/TAPe. Survey on Efficacy of Student Mentoringf. Best Practicesg. Faculty Self Appraisal parametersh. Applying for various Ranking Agencies/Certification like ISOi. Collaborative Quality Initiatives with other Institutionsj. Orientation Programs on Quality issues for Teachers

i. Faculty Induction Program (GURU-DAKSHTA)ii. Training Programs for ICT Usage for conducting online classes

iii. Programs on OBEiv. Programs on improving TLP

k. Orientation Programs on_Quality issues for Students (Deeksha Rambh)4. Any Other Item with permission of the Chair

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29thJQAC Minutes of Meeting

Date: 23-01-2021

Members Present:

SNo Name and Designation Category

1. Dr. J. V. R. Ravindra, Principal, VCE Chairman

2. Sri. E. Prabhakar Reddy, Treasurer, VESManagement

representative

3. Sri. N. Hanuman Reddy, Administrative Officer, Senior Administrative VCE Officer

4. Prof. S. Rajendar, Associate Dean (Academics) &

Faculty Member Professor of ECE, VCE

5. Dr Mukul Shrivastava, Professor

Faculty Member of ME, VCE

6. Dr. S. Shitharth, Assistant Professor

Faculty Member of CSE,VCE

7. Mr. B. Raja Gopal Reddy, Associate Professor

Faculty Member of EEE, VCE

8. Ms. E. R. Aruna, Assistant Professor

Faculty Member of IT, VCE

9. Ms. Reshma Raju, Assistant Professor

Faculty Member of CE,VCE

10. Mr. G. Naveen Kumar, Assistant Executive Member Engineer, Indian Engineering Services Alumni

11. Miss. Bandi DivyaSravani, III B.Tech Student Member

12. Mr. Sudheer Babu K, Deputy Manager-Talent Member Acquisition India(Hyundai Mobis) Industry

13. Dr. P. Nageswara Rao, Professor of ECE, VCE IQAC Co-ordinator

Members Absent:

SNo Name and Designation Category

Mr. Ram Prasad,Executive Director, 14. Chief Architect Member Employer

Hansa Solutions

15. Sri. Kaitha Kondal Reddy, Zone Manager, Parent Mavuri Hatcheries Member

16. Ms. Madhavi Nimmagadda, Kanha Ashram Member from Local body

Invitees Present:

SNo Name and Designation Category

17. H. Venkateswara Reddy, COE, VCE Invitee

18. Sri. K. L. Raghavender Reddy, ACOE, VCE Invitee

19. Dr. RajaniKanthAluvalu, HOD, CSE Invitee

20. Dr. M. A. Jabbar, HOD, ALML Invitee

21. Dr.V Muni Sekhar, HOD, IT Invitee

22. Dr. G.A.E.Satish Kumar, HOD, ECE Invitee

23. Dr. B. Harish, 1/C HOD, EEE Invitee

24. Dr. P. Srinivasa Rao, HOD, ME Invitee

25. Dr. G. Mallikarjuna Rao, HOD, CE Invitee

26. Dr. D.Srinivas Reddy, HOD, FE Invitee

27. Dr. V.Sreehari HOD, HOD, MBA Invitee

28. Manish K. SRIVASTAVA, PLACEMENT OFFICER Invitee

29. Dr. J. Krishna Chaithanya, DEAN R&D Invitee

1. At the outset Dr. J. V. R. Ravindra, Principal & Chairman of IQAC welcomed themembers to the meeting.

2. Principal briefed about the Institute (Management, Vision, Mission, Quality Policy,institute awards and accolades, programs offered, infrastructure) and welcomedDean(IQAC) to continue the remaining agenda items.

3. Dean (IQAC) welcomed the members and introduced the members newly inductedin the committee.

4. The committee thanked the old members for their contribution.

5. Informed the activities being handled by the IQAC.

6. Agenda Item 1: Reconstitution of IQAC Committee

• The IQAC committee is Reconstituted with new members replacing the fewmembers who left the organization.

• New members are welcomed into IQAC body and introduced to the body ofmembers

7. Agenda Item 2: IQAC coordination presented the following activities during 2019-2020

i. Academic Performance of Students

• The overall student result analysis is presented, reasons behind variationcompared to previous academic year results in the performance discussedand analyzed during the meeting.

ii. PO attainments for 2020 passed out students

• PO attainments are presented and discussed the reasons in detail regardingmarginally attainment of POl and PO2 of EEE department.

iii. Feedback on Facilities

• Feedback collected on facilities for the year 2018-19 and 19-20 are presentedand discussed. The feedback for below threshold value parameters such as

Extra &Co-Curricular Activities, Games and sports was discussed.

• The members are suggested the possible solutions to make the modificationsin these areas accordingly.

iv. Feedback on Online Classes

• The IQAC Coordinator presented the feedback collected on online classes anddiscussed pros and cons of taking classes online for both faculty and students.

v. Student Feedback & Analysis -Action taken

• Student feedback questionnaire is presented to the committee and receivedthe few suggestions from the invitees regarding Mid Semester Feedback andEnd Semester Feedback questionnaire parameters and it is advised to reviewthe questionnaire, IQAC reacts positively in this concern.

• Positive impact on the faculty after counseling for the faculty who got lessfeedback is strongly anticipated by IQAC cell.

• Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) questionnaire parameters are presentedand informed about, the SSS is mandatory to submit AQAR for NAAC

Accreditation during the assessment Years. The report of SSS is presented.

vi. It is informed about Academic and Administrative Audit is planned to conductin the 1st week of February for the AY: 2019-2020.

vii. Department Score Card(DSC)

• IQAC coordinator presented the performance of all the departments withrespect to DSC for the Ar.r1demic Year 2018-2019. All the members

congratulated the ECE department for the best score.

• It is informed about the DSC parameters and analyzed significance of each

parameter in the DSC.

viii. It is informed about Status of NBA Accreditation for B. Tech Civil & alsotimeline for the submission of Compliance Report for CSE, IT, ECE, EEE & MECHin the month of February 2021.

8. Agenda Item 3: IQAC Coordinator informed about the following Quality Initiativesplanned for the AY:2020-2021 and received valuable suggestions from the memberspresent.

a. Department Score Card

b. Setting up the Quality Benchmarks to the Faculty /Department

c. In Association with R& D Cell

i. Research Promotion Initiatives (VRPS)

ii. Dissemination of Research Outcomes

iii. Workshops on IPR

iv. Workshop on Selection of Reputed Journal/Conference

v. Training Program on Usage of Anti-Plagiarism Software (Turnitin)

vi. Faculty Incentives for research publications

d. Industry Academia Innovation Practices in association with CDC/TAP

e. Survey on Efficacy of Student Mentoring

• IQAC coordinator has strongly recommended to examine the efficacy of

student monitoring by conducting an audit with faculty auditors.

• It is presented the observations identified by the Audit committee for theAcademic Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020.

f. Best Practices

• Best practices implemented for the past 5 years in the college are presentedand requested the suggestions for the best practices for the upcomingyears.

• Faculty Self Appraisal parameters

• 2019-2020 Faculty AP! Scores analysis is presented and New Faculty APIform for the 2020-2021 presented and detail discussion was made with thecommittee members.

g. Applying for various Ranking Agencies/Certification like ISO

h. It is informed that IQAC: has been actively working and applying for variousranking agencies and distinguished certifications like NIRF, Times, ISO etc inlinewith academic progression.

i. Collaborative Quality Initiatives with other Institutions

j. IQAC has been promoting and proposing different activities like Qualityassessment monitor from partner institution, Students industry readinessassessment through Co-Cubes, Joint research for quality publications, Students'project evaluation by experts drawn from industry.

k. It is informed about the Faculty Orientation Program 'GURU-DAKSHTA' wasconducted during December 2020.

I. It is informed about Orientation Programs (Deeksharambh) for students onQuality issues also conducted in association with Freshman Engineeringdepartment.

At the end Industry Member and Alumni member of the IQAC shared their views.

• Mr. Sudheer Babu a member from Industry suggested that continuousprogress can happen only with consistent efforts put-in tokeep oneselfupdated by incorporating the best skills in the field of education.

• Mr. Naveen Kumar Alumni of our institution, Appreciated the differentpractices of the college presented in the meeting. He also acknowledged thepresent best practices which are the benchmarks for the faculty anddepartment.

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INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL Action Taken Report for the Meeting Conducted on 23-01-2021

Plan of Action

Setting Quality Bench Marks for the academic year 2020-2021

Feedback Analysis for the academic year 2019-2020

Academic and Administrative Audit for the academic year 2019-2020

Department Score Card

Apply for NBA for Civil Engineering

NBA Compliance Report for 5 UG Programs (CSE, It, ECE, EEE, ME)

Action Taken

Quality Bench Marks for faculty & Departments are set

Feedback from Students on Faculty, Facilities is collected and is analyzed, action is initiated on such faculty who got

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HYDERABAD Autonomous institute affiliated to JNTUH

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

29thJQAC Minutes of Meeting

Dr.JV R. Ravindra, Principal & Chairman of IOAC, Addressing the IOAC Members

Dr. P. Nageswara Rao- Dean IOAC, Presenting the Report of IOAC

Placement Officer Sri. Manish K. SRIVASTAVA, Addressing the Members

Dr. J. Krishna Chaithanya, DEAN R&D, Explaining the R&D activities taken up in

Association with IOAC

Mr. G. Naveen Kumar, Assistant Executive Engineer, Indian Engineering Services,

Alumni Member of IQAC is talking about his experience and Best Practices at

Vardhaman College of Engineering

Mr. Sudheer Babu K, Deputy Manager-Talent Acquisition lndia(Hyundai Mobis),

Member Industry addressing IQAC Members

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Prof. S. Rajendar, Associate Dean (Academics) &Professor of ECE, VCE, Proposing

Vote of Thanks

Photo Graphs of IQAC Committee Members (23-01-2021)

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