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ST.PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSORE -15 AQAR 2015-16
Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) in
Accredited Institutions (Revised in October 2013)
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission
P. O. Box. No. 1075, Opp: NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 India
ST.PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSORE -15 AQAR 2015-16
St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), Mysore
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
2015-2016
ST.PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSORE -15 AQAR 2015-16
2015-2016
IQAC COMMITTEE
SL.NO. Name Designation
1 Msgr. Rev. Fr. Dr. N. S. Marie Joseph Administrator
2 Rev. Fr. Leslie Moras Rector
3 Mr. M. Krishne Gowda(Chairman) Principal
4 Mr. Ronald Prakash Cutinha( Coordinator) Librarian
5 Dr. Ruth Shantha Kumari T Associate Professor
6 Ms. Rajalakshmi G. Associate Professor
7 Ms. Agnes Sylvia D`souza Assistant Professor
8 Dr. Sukanya M. Assistant Professor
9 Mr. Praveen Saldanaha Assistant Professor
10 Mr. Babu P. Assistant Professor
11 Dr. Javed Nayeem Alumni Member
12 Dr. Mohan Monterio Alumni Member
13 Mr. Dileep Alumni Member
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The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC
Part – A
1. Details of the Institution
1.1 Name of the Institution
1.2 Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City/Town
State
Pin Code
Institution e-mail address
Contact Nos.
Name of the Head of the Institution:
0821-4240900, 4240912, 4240921
St. Philomena‟s College
(Autonomous)
Post Box No 30, Bannimantap,
Mysore-Bengaluru road,
Mysore
Karnataka
570015
Mr. Krishnegowda M
0821-4240973, 4240900
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Tel. No. with STD Code:
Mobile:
Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:
Mobile:
IQAC e-mail address:
1.3 NAAC Track ID
1.4 Website address:
Web-link of the AQAR:
1.5 Accreditation Details
Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of
Accreditation
Validity
Period
1 1st Cycle A
+ 2004 2009
2 2nd
Cycle A 3.58 2014 2019
3 3rd
Cycle
4 4th
Cycle
1.6 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY
1.7 AQAR for the year 2015-16
http:\\www.stphilos.in
9448506825
01-05-2004
Ronald Prakash Cutinha
9880191303
KACOGN11254
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1.8 Details of the previous year‟s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and
Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)
i. AQAR _______________________ __________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)
ii. AQAR__________________ ________________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)
iii. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)
iv. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)
1.9 Institutional Status
University State Central Deemed Private
Affiliated College Yes No
Constituent College Yes No
Autonomous college of UGC Yes No
Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No
(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)
Type of Institution Co-education Men Women
Urban Rural Tribal
Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC12B
Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing
1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme
Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu)
TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management
Others (Specify)
Social Work, Computer Application,
Community College & B. Voc programmes
University of Mysore
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1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)
1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc
Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University
University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE
DST Star Scheme UGC-CE
UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST
UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)
UGC-COP Programmes
2. IQAC Composition and Activities
2.1 No. of Teachers
2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff
2.3 No. of students
2.4 No. of Management representatives
2.5 No. of Alumni
2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and
community representatives
2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists
01
01
01
02
05
01
07
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2.8 No. of other External Experts
2.9 Total No. of members
2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held
2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty
Non-Teaching Staff /Students Alumni Others
2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No
If yes, mention the amount
2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)
(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC
Total Nos. International National State Institution Level
(ii) Themes
2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC
* IQAC constantly encourages the staff members to enhance the quality of teaching
* Has organized seminars/workshops to improve the pedagogical skills.
*Ensured constant interaction between the stakeholders for curriculum improvement,
improvisation of institutional functioning and to conduct periodical stakeholder‟s survey.
IQAC will pass on the feedback to the Management for needful action.
3, 00,000
*Research Methodology, * Autonomy and Curriculum enhancement,
*Curriculum design and development vis-a vis autonomy, testing and
evaluation, industry and academia linkage‟
Women aesthetics and journalistic skills(1),
05
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loiouyr
05
02
17
02
01
03 01 -- 02
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2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome
The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality
enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year.
Plan of Action Achievements
To encourage various departments to
start more post-graduate courses,
under-graduate courses, diploma and
certificate courses.
To send proposals to UGC on skilling
programmes viz., B.Voc and
Community college
To ensure inter religious tolerance and
respect for different schools of thoughts
among students.
To conduct a week long Orientation
Programme for the I semester students
and two/three days programme for the
III and V semesters.
Post Graduate courses viz., MA in
Christianity, Sociology, Holistic
Spirituatlity M.Sc. in Mathematics,
Biochemistry and under-graduate courses in
BA additional nine combinations and BSc
with additional three combinations and two
PG diploma courses were started.
Skilling India Programmes/courses under
B.Voc and Community college are
sanctioned by the UGC and courses
commenced.
A new component “Inter religious
Dialogue” (IRD) was offered for final
degree under graduate students.
Orientation Programme was conducted in
the beginning of the academic year for the
complete personality development in the
following areas for:
First semester students on acquaintance of the
campus, significance of higher education, time
management skills, library usage, language
skills etc.
Third semester students on emotional
management and other life skills.
Fifth semester students on employability
skills, soft skills, facing an interview,
preparation of CV and Group Discussion
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To enhance research and publication
activities among faculty and students.
To encourage faculty members to
enhance their pedagogical skills and
upgrade their knowledge level in their
chosen fields.
To arrange invited talks on various
topics of current relevance.
To organize seminars, workshops,
conferences etc.
More than twenty eight research papers were
presented in National level/state level
seminar/confernces and eighteen research
articles were published by various faculty
members.
Three minor research projects were sanctioned
by UGC to the faculty members.
Two institutional level workshops were conducted
on Research Methodology. Faculty members
published 17 papers in international/national
journals. The college publishes a quarterly, ISSN
science journal “Vijnana Prabha”.
Six (06) Invited talks were organised on
different topics.
Four (04) Seminars, Two workshops and one
Journalistic meet were organised.
*Academic Calendar of the year is attached as Annexure I
2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No
Management Syndicate Any other body
Provide the details of the action taken
The AQAR 2014-15 was placed before the governing council of the
Management. It recommended that the same be sent to the NAAC office. The
governing Council further directed the Principal to execute all the plan of action
proposed by the IQAC.
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Part – B Criterion – I
1. Curricular Aspects
1.1 Details about Academic Programmes
Level of the
Programme
Number of
existing
Programmes
Number of
programmes added
during the year
Number of
self-financing
programmes
Number of value
added / Career
Oriented
programmes
PhD
PG 08 05 13 02
UG 40 04 21 05
PG Diploma 02 01 03 02
Advanced Diploma
Diploma 04 04 08 08
Certificate 02 02 02
Others
(Community
College)
02 02
B.Voc 02 02 02
Total 51 15 41 23
Interdisciplinary 16 01 11
Innovative 04
1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: PG – CBCS and CAGP
UG - B.Com, BSW, BBM& BCA are under CBCS & CAGP
1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students
(On all aspects)
Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)
Pattern Number of programmes
Semester All the programmes
Trimester -
Annual -
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*Data analysis of the stakeholder’s feedback is attached as Annexure II
1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.
1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.
Criterion – II
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
2.1 Total No. of permanent
faculty
2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.
Total Asst.
Professors
Associate
Professors
Professors Others
36 07 29 NIL
Asst.
Professors
Associate
Professors
Professors Others Total
05
The College Academic Council and the individual departments with close
collaboration from external experts and responding to the needs of the stakeholders and
job availability, proposes alterations in the curriculum. This provides opportunities for all
stakeholders to have a say in the curriculum designing exercise since they are all an
integral part of the Academic Council.
To enhance writing as well as communication skills it was decided to have a
single project work and presentation per semester. To give more weightage for IA Written
Test, it was decided to increase marks from 20 to 40.
Two new departments in UG namely Philosophy and Holistic Spirituality were started.
And two new departments in PG namely M.Sc in Mathematics, Biochemistry, Psychology
and M.A in Holistic Spirituality, Sociology were started.
Under the scheme of B.Voc Degree Programme, the college started two programmes
namely B.Voc in Healthcare Technology and B.Voc in Media and Entertainment.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned Rs. 1.70 crore to the college for
the new Bachelor of Vocation (B. Voc.) degree programme. A separate department/centre
is created to oversee the functioning of these programmes.
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2.3 No. of Faculty Positions
Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during
the year
2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty
2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:
No. of Faculty International level National level State level
Attended Seminars/
Workshops
01 8 14
Presented papers 04 14 15
Resource Persons 04 5 2
2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:
2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year
R V R V R V R V R V
08
The College has always been dedicated to promoting learner-centric processes. Technology aided teaching
has helped in harnessing student involvement in learning processes. The faculty members have access to e-
content/e-resources available in the library for classroom teaching. In a few multimedia equipped Lecture
halls the faculty can demonstrate the various multimedia content available in the digital library through
virtualized CDs & DVDs.
The Arts and Commerce departments have special BLOGS to interact with students. BLOGS consists of
Special Articles, Objective type question bank and Notes. In our college website provision is made for a
teacher to send bulk e-mail and SMS‟s to the students for respective classes, where teacher can interact with
students in allotting assignments and discussions. The college has established a Language Lab with nine
computers and a trained teacher to facilitate students to improve their accent and English Grammar.
The chalk and talk have been minimized as ICT facilities can empower a teacher to deploy all the resources
available online for classroom use. During this period the students have had number of opportunities to learn
from exclusive materials and teaching aids available on CDs and DVDs which can be played in classrooms.
Plays/ novels taught in English classrooms have been complemented by film versions.
To enhance writing as well as communication skills it was decided to have a single project work and
presentation per semester
The IBM SPSS statistical package brought by the college has helped the teachers who are doing
research in Humanities, social work and commerce to convert the data they have collected to
effective research presentations
185
04 66
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2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by
the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding,
Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)
2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum
Restructuring/revision/syllabus development
as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop
2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students
2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage:
Title of the
Programme
Total no. of
students
appeared
Total no. of
students passed
Pass %
B.A 114 107 94
B.Sc 75 69 92
B.Com 155 124 80
B.B.M 49 39 79
B.C.A 39 39 100
B.S.W 05 05 83
M.Sc Chemistry 28 27 96
MSW 18 18 100
M.Com 49 44 90
M.A English 17 17 100
M.A MCJ 08 08 100
M.Sc. Physics 36 35 97
M.Sc Computer
Science
11 10 91
-Double Valuation in PG
-Photocopying is allowed
-Re totaling, Revaluation
-Online results
-Multiple Choices Question
Papers
- Automatic generation of
questions using Question
Bank
104
82%
104 104
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2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes :
The IQAC through various activities institutionalizes quality in teaching –learning –
evaluation, the primary objective of any academic institution. Number of seminars/workshops is
organized to enable the faculty-both teaching and non teaching to perform to their best abilities.
2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development
Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty
benefitted
Refresher courses 03
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 01
HRD programmes 03
Orientation programmes 02
Faculty exchange programme
Staff training conducted by the university 01
Staff training conducted by other institutions 03
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc.
Others
2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff
Category Number of
Permanent
Employees
Number of
Vacant
Positions
Number of
permanent
positions filled
during the Year
Number of
positions filled
temporarily
Administrative Staff 03
Technical Staff
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Criterion – III
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension
3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution
3.2 Details regarding major projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 02 - -
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 38.35 - -
3.3 Details regarding minor projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 05 07 03 05
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs Rs 5,54,000 Rs12,70,000/- Rs14,70,000/- -
The IQAC is primarily responsible for planning and facilitating faculty and students to pro
actively engage in activities of research. The activities of IQAC include
Enthusing and encouraging the faculty members to engage in research
and publication, submitting minor/major research proposals to various
funding agencies.
Facilitating the various departments to conduct State/National level
seminars/workshops/ conferences/symposia on the themes of current
relevance.
Encouraging faculty and students to participate in
seminars/workshops/conferences/symposia and presenting papers
Organizing need based training/updating programmes for faculty
members.
Ensuring that the best practices, innovations and extension
activities are appropriately conducted as per the laid down
standards.
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3.4 Details on research publications
International National Others
Peer Review Journals 04 14
Non-Peer Review Journals 18
e-Journals 14
Conference proceedings 07
3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:
Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS
3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other
organisations
Nature of the Project Duration
Year
Name of the
funding
Agency
Total grant
sanctioned
Received
Major projects 02 UGC, VGST 38.35L 18.35L
Minor Projects 10 UGC 27.70L
Interdisciplinary Projects
Industry sponsored
Projects sponsored by the
University/ College
Students research
projects
(other than compulsory
by the University)
Any other(Specify)
Total
3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books
ii) Without ISBN No.
3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from
UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST
DPE DBT Scheme/funds
3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme
02 04
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INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)
3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy
3.11 No. of conferences
organized by the
Institution
3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons
3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other
3.14 No. of linkages created during this year
3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs :
From funding agency From Management of University/College
Total
3.16 No. of patents received this year
3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows
Of the institute in the year
3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution
who are Ph. D. Guides
and students registered under them
Level International National State University College
Number 01 04 01 01 02
Sponsoring
agencies
College UGC/College College College College
Type of Patent Number
National Applied
Granted
International Applied
Granted
Commercialised Applied
Granted
Total International National State University Dist College
01 01
04
01 03
03
14.7 Lakhs
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3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution
3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)
JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other
3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:
University level State level
National level International level
3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:
University level State level
National level International level
3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:
University level State level
National level International level
3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:
University level State level
National level International level
3.25 No. of Extension activities organized
University forum College forum
NCC NSS Any other
3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility
Criterion – IV
01
12
1
30
06
02
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4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:
Facilities Existing Newly created Source of
Fund
Total
Campus area 25 Acre Nil - 25 Acre
Class rooms 43 05 Local 48
Laboratories 11 6 17
Seminar Halls 05 01 Local 06
No. of important equipments purchased
(≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.
Two high end
servers
Local
Value of the equipment purchased during
the year (Rs. in Lakhs)
Others
4.2 Computerization of administration and library
4.3 Library services:
St. Philomena‟s College Library can feel legitimately proud of itself since it has
nearly 41,254 books and subscribes to over 481 print journals and magazines on various
topics. Apart from this, the library has a growing section on digital learning resources in the
form of CDs and DVDs (nearly 200). The classification of these materials in the library is in
accordance with the scheme as specified in the DDC(Dewey Decimal Classification.) The
Library uses Easylib software, an entire automation system for library, to manage all its
resources and services Reference Section has several Encyclopedias, Year Books,
Dictionaries and books on General Knowledge. In order to enrich the library number of
valuable books on varied topics of study and interests are added every year.The Library has
a well arranged stack floor and a spacious mezzanine floor where books and journals are
kept for the staff and students. The library is kept open between 8:30am to 5:00pm on all
working days. The Library has imbibed the latest technology and increased its e-resources
collection. It is member to the UGC E-resources project namely, N-LIST of the
INFLIBNET Centre. The N-LIST Project provides full text access to more than 3,000 e-
journals and 70,000 e-books to students, faculty and researchers. The digital collection of
the central library has been consolidated by the state of the art Techfouz Digital Library4.02
from Focuz Infotech. It is an high performance, highly sophisticated CD/DVD mirror server
solution designed to share CD/DVD based information simultaneously and effectively.
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Existing Newly added Total
No. Value No. Value No. Value
Text Books 35507 31,36,817 548 191235 36055 33,28,052
Reference Books 4790 4,07718 04 1657 4794 4,09,375
e-Books
Journals 61 37779 08 16325 69 54014
e-Journals
Digital Database N-LIST 5000 N-
LIST
5,000 N-LIST 5000
CD & Video 236 40 276
Others (specify)
Back Volumes
405 - - 405
4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)
Total
Computers
Computer
Labs Internet
Browsing
Centres
Computer
Centres Office
Depart-
ments Others
Existing 300 05 ALL one
Added
Total
4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology
upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)
4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs :
i) ICT
ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities
iii) Equipments
iv) Others
Total :
Training for office staff on HRMS
Teachers were trained in uploading online attendance 8,78,919.00 21,65,628.00 20,49,483.00
7,14,000.00 58,08,030.00
17,94,997
1,25,00,000
0 5,68,435
43,29,379
1,91,83.97
8
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Criterion – V
5. Student Support and Progression
5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services
5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression
5.3 (a) Total Number of students
(b) No. of students outside the state
(c) No. of international students
Men Women
Demand ratio Dropout % -Very small percentage
5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)
No. of students beneficiaries
UG PG Ph. D. Others
1432 310 - 36
No %
166 67
No %
79 33
Last Year This Year
General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total
127 63 09 811 02 1501 920 39 28 801 1788
1. IAS/KAS, BANKING Coaching classes
2. NET/SLET Coaching classes
3. Skill Development Classes were conducted
A cell was created for international students and international day was celebrated,
various committees in collaboration with IQAC conduct the co cultural activities,
sports and games competitions between the different houses were conducted.
All the aspects of student progression are regularly computerised
and monitored. Tutorial and remedial classes are conducted on a
need based pattern.
120
308
230
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5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations
NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others
5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance
No. of students benefitted
5.7 Details of campus placement
On campus Off Campus
Number of
Organizations
Visited
Number of Students
Participated
Number of
Students Placed
Number of Students Placed
06 549 64 Data not available
5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes
5.9 Students Activities
5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events
State/ University level National level International level
College team emerged as winners in the chief justice Hombegowda gold cup football tournament
No. of students participated in cultural events
State/ University level National level International level
Student counselling and career guidance cell is functional, campus recruitment
interviews are conducted and 92 students were offered placements.
Women’s day celebration, street play and awareness march in connection with Delhi gang
rape case, Seminar on feminism, and a programme depicting multiple roles of a woman by a
lady Professional (Lakshmi Chandrashekar)
92
140
02
07
- -
96
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5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events
Sports : State/ University level National level International level
Cultural: State/ University level National level International level
5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support
Number of
students Amount
Financial support from institution
Financial support from government
Financial support from other sources
Number of students who received
International/ National recognitions
5.11 Student organised / initiatives
Fairs : State/ University level National level International level
Exhibition: State/ University level National level International level
5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students
5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: ______________________________________
01
06
07
04
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Criterion – VI
6. Governance, Leadership and Management
6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution
6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System
6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:
6.3.1 Curriculum Development
6.3.2 Teaching and Learning
VISION:
• A quality value based education to everyone irrespective of religion,caste,creed
or sex, by which the character is formed, intellect is expanded and one can
stand on his/her own feet
MISSION:
• To transform the young men and women who come to learn not just from
books, but also from life and to share experience of working and playing
together, which inculcate life skills to become good citizens with integrity and
discipline
GOALS :
• St. Philomena‟s College, is marked by dedication, sacrifice, service and
commitment to the students and the society. The aim of the college is to prepare
intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed, spiritually
inspired young people to face the ever demanding and constantly evolving
global challenges
•
Soon after becoming autonomous the college adopted the curriculum
of the University with minor changes. However a major revision of the
same was taken up during the academic year -2012-13
To facilitate better teaching learning environment most of the classrooms
were ICT cabled. Two sessions of faculty training were conducted to
refine their teaching skills using ICT
Yes
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6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation
6.3.4 Research and Development
6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation
6.3.6 Human Resource Management
6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment
Entire examination work is computerised using specially developed,
customised software. In house facilities are put in place to print
colour marks cards, laminate them.
Two seminars were conducted on Research Methodology for faculty and
students to inculcate and enthuse them to take up research.
A large amount of money is spent on these heads (1,91,83,978)
*To improve the teaching and learning process the college has
procured 480additional text books, 67 reference books and 35 new
journals. Access to NLIST- scholarly content from INBLIBNET has
been renewed.
*The college has introduced four additional ICT enabled class rooms.
*Eight spacious classrooms are under construction.(PG Block
*Since the demand for good, safe and secure hostel accommodation is
on the increase, two more floors in the ladies hostel is being
constructed with modern facilities.
* Indoor stadium is under construction with state of art facilities in
gymnasium, basketball and shuttle badminton.
An additional manager and a P.R.O are appointed
All teaching and other are recruited as per
requirement
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6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration
6.3.9 Admission of Students
6.4 Welfare schemes for
6.5 Total corpus fund generated
6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No
6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?
Audit Type External Internal
Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority
Academic Yes College council
Administrative Management
6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?
For UG Programmes Yes No
For PG Programmes Yes No
6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?
Teaching
Non
teaching
ESI Medical Facility
Provident Fund (PF)
Students Scholarships
Fee Concessions
50,00,000/
-
Measured of Examination reformation such as bar coding, decoding of
answer scripts for better objectivity are practised.
Students of M.Sc chemistry, M.S.W and BCA
regularly visit industries and collaborate with
them for project work.
Admission process has been made on line and all the details of the
students are tracked and maintained
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6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges?
6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association
6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association
6.13 Development programmes for support staff
6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly
Not applicable
Alumni Association is actively involved in the functioning of the college
conducts various competitions for the students. Over the long years it has
established endowment for award of number of scholarships
A parent -teachers interactive meet is held at the beginning of the year
Parents feedback is obtained for further improvement
In some special cases parents were invited to discuss the matter related to
their waring is held at the beginning of the year
They are exposed to the latest developments in their respective fields.
Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment training. Office staff were given training
to use office software
The campus is lush green with a large number of plants and constant efforts
are on to make it greener. A project is taken up involving the students to
document the floral and faunal diversity of the campus.
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Criterion – VII
7. Innovations and Best Practices
7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the
functioning of the institution. Give details.
7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the
As a measure of energy conservation, cloud computing and N-computing facilities are
introduced ,open source software has been installed in all the departments.
Integration of Life Skills and the introduction of Inter Religious Dialogue (IRD) into the
curriculum.
Continuous and comprehensive evaluation including attendance for computing final marks.
State-of- the-art Digital Library Server and use of e-resources.
ICT enabled class rooms with wifi enabled LCD projectors/ internet connectivity
One project followed by presentation made compulsory for all courses.
Presentations using ICT compulsory for all students.
The extended use of video lectures/ audio lectures by renowned experts to complement
classroom teaching.
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beginning of the year
7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)
*Please refer annexure II
7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection
Almost all the items in the plan of action at the beginning of the year could successfully
be executed namely.,
Post Graduate courses viz., MSc in Physics and Computer Science and under-graduate course
with combination Criminology and food and nutrition became functional.
A new component “Inter religious Dialogue” (IRD) was offered for final degree under graduate
students.
Orientation Programme was conducted in the beginning of the academic year for the complete
personality development in the following areas for:
Seven research papers were presented in National level seminar and thirty four research articles
and thirty popular articles were published by various faculty members.
Five minor research projects were sanctioned by UGC to the faculty members.
Two institutional level workshops were conducted on Research Methodology. Faculty members
published 17 papers in international/national journals. The college publishes a quarterly, ISSN science
journal “Vijnana Prabha”.
Orientation Programme was conducted in the beginning of the academic year for the complete
personality development in the following areas for:
First semester students on acquaintance of the campus, significance of higher education, time
management skills, library usage, language skills etc.
Third semester students on emotional management and other life skills.
Fifth semester students on employability skills, soft skills, facing an interview, preparation of
CV and Group Discussion
Six (06) Invited talks were organised on different topics.Two (02) Seminars, One workshop and one
Journalistic meet were organised.
St. Philomena‟s College hosted the three day international conference on “Climate Change;
Inconvenient Truths” between 9th April and 11
th April 2015.
Title of the practice: A Journey from Heritage Roots towards Global
Excellence: A case study of St.Philomena’s College (Autonomous)
Mysuru, Karnataka*
Awareness programme and group discussions are organized for staff and students to expose
them to the latest measures established to protect the environment and to desist from using
commodities that have been declared as hazardous. To tap the green ideas of the young,
various themed competitions are held under the ambit of the environmental studies
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7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No
7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)
A SWOT analysis was carried out by the college by involving all the stakeholders such as
students, teaching and non- teaching staff, parents, alumni and employers. The study was
carried out to understand strengths and weaknesses of the college. Based on this specific
activities to enhance the quality of teachers, teaching-learning process, status of the college,
PG programs, Research and Publications, employability of the students, relationship between
college and Industry and to meet the challenges of the future needs were chosen. Results of
this analysis were used to arrive at Action Plan, Budget Plan and Perspective Plan.
STRENGTHS
First Under Graduate Science college in erstwhile Mysore State established in the year
1946
Supportive and visionary Management
Accredited A+(92.8) and 8
th in India, 1
st in Karnataka and 1
st among colleges of
Mysore university in the year 2004
Recognised by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence in the year 2010
Acquired Autonomous status in the year 2011
Re-accredited by NAAC with A grade (3.58 CGPA), 32nd
place in India ,7th
in
Karnataka, 1st among the colleges of Mysore university
Self motivated, committed teachers and supporting staff
Diverse demography of students from 18 states of India and 29 Nations of the world
complementing the local population coming from various strata of the society
Dedicated and involved Alumni
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8. Plans of institution for next year
The changing higher Education scenario in India in particular and the world at large has made it
indispensable to make higher education more relevant to the needs of the universe and ensure quality,
equity and access to all, specially the weaker section and the minority. The college intends to
implement good governance, improve the academic excellence, enhance learning through faculty
development, encourage research and innovation, improve infrastructural facilities. To increase the
WEAKNESS
Two thirds of faculty members are not yet made permanent due to economic sanction
imposed by the government
Differential emoluments between UGC and non-UGC pay scales
Low enrolment for Aided courses
Low research culture due to absence of Research centre
Low ratio of research publications per faculty
Weak Industry-Academia relationship
Less explored international academic linkages
Lack of support from parents
Inadequate hostel facility for boys, girls and international students
OPPORTUNITIES
Strategic location
Availability of land for further expansion
Autonomous status gives the opportunity to upgrade the curriculum as per needs
Scope to increase foreign collaborations
Strengthening Industry-Academia relationship
To enhance extension activities, outreach programmes as a measure of institutional
social responsibility
To Increase the number of PG programmes and establish a Research Centre
Optimal utilisation of infrastructure and facilities available
Enhancement of quality education through training and knowledge up gradation of
faculty
THREATS
Economic sanctions as a Government policy regarding permanent appointments
Lack of interest and demand for traditional Courses
Paucity of talented teachers due to lack of job security
High attrition rate due to disparity of salary
To bridge the gap between international standards and existing system of education in
India
Mushrooming of degree/ Professional colleges
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_______________________________ _______________________________
Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC
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LIST OF ANNEXURES
Annexure I
Number Particulars
Annexure I Academic Calendar of the year 2014-15
Annexure II Best Practice
Annexure III Questionnaire of the SWOT analysis of the
institution
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College Calendar 2014-15
A Journey from Heritage Roots towards Global Excellence:
A case study of St.Philomena’s College (Autonomous) Mysuru, Karnataka
1. Introduction
Annexure II Best Practice
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St. Philomena‟s College was established in the year 1946 with the philanthropic ideals of
democratizing and de-elitising education. Since its inception the college has achieved many credentials.
Being the first private degree college in the city of Mysore, St. Philomena‟s College became
autonomous during 2011. The college was accredited by NAAC with „A+‟ Grade in the first cycle, the
first institution to achieve this status in the state of Karnataka subsequently during the cycle the college
was re-accredited with „A‟ grade and 3.58 CGPA on 4.0 scale. St. Philomena‟s College was conferred
with the coveted status of “College of Excellence” (CE) by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
in 2015. The newly acquired CE status is another milestone achieved in the illustrious history of St.
Philomena‟s College. Recently the college is also recognized by UGC as an institution to run skill -
based programmes of B.Voc and Community College. The college, a global village, enjoys a wide
diversity of student community from 19 states of India and 32 countries.
2. Aims and objectives of the college
The aim of the college is to prepare intellectually competent, morally upright, socially
committed, spiritually inspired young people to face the ever demanding and constantly evolving global
challenges and who can transform the world into a greener, happier and healthier place to live.
The college constantly reinvigorates the mission and vision statement keeping its essential
core strong. Striving to optimize opportunities for education, the college aims to
Continue the pursuit of excellence in the areas of teaching, learning and practical
application of knowledge.
Facilitate the acquisition of core competencies and channel students towards critical
literacy.
Forge tenable industry-academia interfaces.
Engender ethical values in students.
Provide efficient service to all stakeholders equally, irrespective of class, caste, creed or
religion.
Incorporate modern technology in day to day administration.
Upgrade infrastructure in keeping with modern trends.
Building on the heritage past to move towards global excellence.
Retaining/maintaining an eco friendly campus.
3. The Practice
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In order to achieve the aims and objectives mentioned above and to institutionalize few
practices to address the demands of the present context, the management of the college has put in
place a comprehensive and integrated administrative system to cater to the stakeholders of the college at
all levels/areas. The practices are enlisted in the following six areas
i. Human Resource Management
The college has an administrative process put in place which is committed to
Involving the Principal, vice principal and senior faculty members in the governing and
financial councils.
Recruiting qualified committed personnel at all levels.
Ensuring continual faculty improvement.
Regular appraisals and evaluation at various levels.
Inculcating values and dynamics of team work to promote a culture of involvement and
responsibility in every activity of the college.
Respecting freedom of expression and openness to dissent/disagreement.
Encouraging creativity and research.
Providing social security.
Motivating administrative staff to improve their qualification/skills.
Organizing experiential tours for the college staff.
ii. Financial Management
To meet the financial demands of constant maintenance, up gradation and growth of the
college, the management has put in a financial process which involves
Budgeting with proper prioritization.
Differential fees structure for local and other students.
Introducing courses in demand to sustain the basic courses.
Optimum utilization of the infrastructure and human resource through distance
education programme to generate additional funds.
Tapping various funding agencies like UGC, VGST, DST, CIIL and RUSA etc. to
avail earmarked funds for research and infrastructure development.
Creating Endowments with contributions from the Alumni, members of the staff and
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well wishers.
The produce from the Horticulture/ vegetable garden of the college is supplied to the
hostel.
iii. Infrastructure Management
The administration has a process in place to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure through:
Constant repair and maintenance of heritage buildings
Construction of new buildings as per requirements –PG Block, Chapel Block, Library
Block, Ladies hostel.
Adding additional state –of- the-art sports facilities - Outdoor stadium, Indoor stadium
and Gymnasium.
Repair and maintenance of old valuable wooden furniture and procuring new ones on
demand.
Establishing a Day Care Centre.
Providing Ramps and Elevator.
iv. Technological Innovation
The college management has a policy to constantly adopt the latest technology at all
levels.
Information Technology- a robust LAN with Optical Fiber Connectivity (OFC),
manageable switches and 10Mbps bandwidth.
Advanced servers for Digital Library and internet management.
ICT enabled class rooms/multimedia rooms.
Comprehensive Management Integrating System(MIS) which takes care of processes
from online admission to degree awarding(entry to exit).
Hassle-free single window admission process.
Switching over from stand alone/desktop computers to n-computing /thin client nodes
to conserve 80% power.
Use of cloud computing and Open Source software.
Multipurpose use of smart cards by the students.
Installing analog and IP cameras for effective surveillance.
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v. Natural Resource Management
The administration has taken extra care to sustain an eco-friendly green campus by
adopting the following measures:
Conserving existing flora and fauna.
Planting bamboos to reduce noise and dust pollution.
Maintaining a Medicinal herb garden, Green House and Herpatarium.
Evolving responsible management of natural resources- Rainwater harvesting, solar
lighting, vermi composting, recycling of water and paper.
Growing vertically to retain the lung spaces.
vi. Ethical formation
In the present scenario emphasis is placed on IQ, skills and employability of students and
the college management is committed to nurture the holistic personality development of an individual,
underscoring ethical and emotional growth through:
Week long orientation programme.
Life skills classes.
Inter religious dialogue classes.
Inter religious prayer services.
Exhibition and multi- cultural activities.
4. Evidence of success
Rich, vibrant and cosmopolitan composition of student population from 18 states and
29 countries; diversity among the faculty.
Democratic decision making.
Grants received from various funding agencies – facilities created.
Well equipped laboratories and spacious class rooms.
Having an efficient security system the campus is safe.
Digital library is the benchmark for other colleges.
Computerized office automation is a mark of reference for other colleges.
Online accessibility to all the stakeholders.
Campus is green, clean, aesthetic, and conducive for learning.
Congenial and harmonious atmosphere of the campus in spite of its multi- religious
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and multi-cultural composition.
5. Problems encountered and resources required
Restriction on recruitment against sanctioned vacancies- economy measure of the
Government of Karnataka- hope to be solved through RUSA.
Disparity in salaries- constant efforts to raise financial resources.
Increasing cost in maintenance- of old buildings and infrastructure- trying to tap
resources from the corporate sector (CSR).
Challenge to maintain a sprawling campus – involvement of staff and students
through activities of various clubs.
6. Conclusion
An assiduous commitment to its core values, the conducive environment, committed staff
and management, well integrated educational system and updated administrative functions with modern
technology significantly contribute to the success of the journey of the college from heritage roots
towards global excellence. The accomplishment places St. Philomena‟s College in an elite group of
institutions of higher learning and brings recognition to its determination towards quality education.
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Annexure III Questionnaire of the SWOT analysis of the
institution
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St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), Mysore
SWOT Analysis of the institution (An IQAC initiative)
Date:
It is desired that a HEI (Higher Education Institution) make consistent efforts to innovate, experiment
and upgrade itself in an environment of changing market and social demands. Our institution
has been along the expected lines ever since it volunteered for accreditation. Quality enhancement
demands meticulous planning and a proper implementation of the plan.
The planning process involves riveting our focus on the past, present & future of
the institution in its functional best. In view of this the Internal Quality Assurance Cell has set out to
analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats of the institution.
You are requested to give the feedback on
1. The strengths of the Institution
(Please highlight in Bullet format the strong areas/positive aspects of the college)
2. The Weaknesses (The negative aspects/ deficiencies to overcome)
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3. Opportunities (Areas where the college can consolidate and grow further)
4. Threats (The challenges/Risks facing the college)
Name :
Designation:
Department: Signature of the
respondent
Note: Please be objective in your analysis, your views will be kept confidential
and will be used for the good of the institution. Submit the format duly filled in
to the coordinator IQAC latest by
THANK YOU