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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

COUNCIL

SELF STUDY REPORT

OF

VIDYA PRATISHTHAN’S

VASANTRAO PAWAR LAW COLLEGE

VIDYANAGARI, BARAMATI - 413133

DIST. PUNE ( MAHARASHTRA)

MHCOGN20589

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sr.

No.

Particulars Page

Nos.

1 NAAC Steering Committee 3

2 Preface 4

3 Principal’s Message 5

4 Executive Summary 6-9

5 Self-Study Report 10-127

Part: I Institutional Data

A. Profile of the Institute 10-19

B. Criteria wise Analytical Report 20-115

Criteria: I Curricular Aspects

Criteria: II Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Criteria: III Research, Consultancy and Extension

Criteria: IV Infrastructure and Learning Resources

Criteria: V Student Support and Progression

Criteria: VI Governance, Leadership and Management

Criteria: VII Innovations and Best Practices

20-27

28-51

52-67

68-83

84-97

98-109

110-114

6 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 115

7 Certificate of Compliance 116

8 Annexures 117-126

(a) Annexure: I Certificate of Validity of Affiliation of Courses 117

(b) Annexure : II Master Plan 118

(c) Annexure: III BCI Extension of approval of affiliation 119-122

(d) Annexure: IV Audit Report 123-126

(e) Contact Details 127

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NAAC STEERING COMMITTE

Sr.

No.

Name of the Member Designation

1 Dr. Ashok Kumar Principal

2 Dr. Madhukar Phad Member

3 Dr. Atul Shahane Member

4 Mr. Ajit Murumkar Member

5 Mr. Hitendra Shah Member

6 Mr. Nilesh Saste Member

7 Mr. Sanjay Jadhav Member

8 Dr. Vijay Oak Coordinator

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Vidya Pratishthan’s Vasantrao Pawar Law College was established in 1999 at Baramati,

District - Pune, Maharashtra with the object of imparting quality legal education to the students

at affordable cost. The College also tries to spread legal awareness in the local community by

organizing legal literacy camps.

The College presently offers three years LL.B., Five years B.A. LL.B. for which it has received

permanent affiliation from the affiliating University. The College also offers diplomas in Labour

Law and Labour Welfare and cyber law. The College promotes students’ diversity and provides

reservation as per the applicable rules to the weaker sections of the society. The College lays

emphasis on clinical legal education by conducting moot courts, mock trials and legal literacy

camps in nearby villages. It also helps students belonging to weaker sections to get government

scholarships and freeships. Vidya Pratishthan believes in decentralization of powers and hence

faculty members are involved in decision making in day-to-day functioning of the college.

I. Curriculum Aspects:

The curriculum is prescribed by the Bar Council of India for three years LL.B. and five years

B.A. LL.B. programmes. The curriculum for diploma and LLM programmes is prescribed by the

affiliating University through syllabi. The College works out the details to implement the said

syllabi.

The College is in constant interaction with local advocates for the purpose of internships as

majority of our students are interested in joining practice after completion of their degree. Hence

the programmes offered at the college focus upon self-employment.

The College collects feedback from the stakeholders on curriculum and learning outcomes,

teaching and learning and other services.

II. Teaching Learning and Evaluation:

The College presently offers three years LLB programme and five years B.A. LL.B. Programme.

It also offers diploma in Labour Law and Labour Welfare, Diploma in Cyber Law. Diploma in

Taxation Law is also offered, but for the last two years no student has sought admission for the

same. So presently five programmes are offered by the college. The students come from diverse

backgrounds and different geographical areas. A number of girls seek admission to the courses

offered by the college.

Depending upon the course contents, the faculty adopts different teaching methods to ensure

collaborative learning. Teachers prominently use lecture method and it is blended with other

methods such as problem solving. It gives motivation to the students and they also participate

actively in teaching-learning process. The teachers also make use of power point presentation to

make teaching learning process effective.

The College has full time and visiting faculty. The performance of the students is evaluated by

the faculty through assignments and pre semester examination. The College also evaluates the

argumentative and drafting skills of the students through the moot court activity. The College has

admissions of students mostly from rural background. The College tries to create confidence

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among these students and endeavours to develop them into skillful law professionals by

imparting essential advocacy skills. Curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities are

conducted to accomplish the vision, mission and goals set by the college.

III. Research, Consultancy and Extension:

The College tries to promote legal research through a wide range of activities. It encourages the

students to participate in National and State Level Moot Court competitions. The faculty

members are given duty leave for participating in international, national and state level

conferences, seminars and workshops, etc. for updating their knowledge. The College has

subscribed to Manupatra legal database which is useful in legal research. The necessary

infrastructure is provided to the faculty to undertake legal research. As of now one minor

research project on right to health and patent regime has been completed.

The faculty members also offer free legal advice to the needy persons during legal literacy camps

organized in nearby villages. For legal literacy the use of community radio is also made.

IV. Infrastructure and Learning resources:

In order to effectively implement the vision, mission and goals, the College has state-of-the-art

infrastructure. It is located on green and eco-friendly campus known as Vidyanagari. Boys and

Girls hostels are situated within the campus. Staff quarters are also there within the campus.

The classrooms are ideal for teaching learning. There is ample natural light and adequate

ventilation. The classrooms are spacious and some of them are equipped with LCD facility for

power point lectures. To encourage advanced learners, the college conducts moot courts and

mock trials. For that purpose a spacious Moot Court Hall is provided on the ground floor.

The College has well-furnished library with subscription of AIR, SCC, periodicals, Halsbury

Laws of India and foreign journals. The college also has electronic database subscription of

Manupatra immensely useful for legal research. The college has also provided spacious air

conditioned Computer Lab. Although the college does not have it’s own health centre, Rui rural

hospital is situated in the vicinity with basic health facilities and qualified staff.

V. Student Support and Progression:

The College organizes student-centric activities. Cells and committees have been established for

the overall development as well as safety of the students. These include anti-ragging committee,

Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women Committee, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

(IQAC), Library Advisory Committee and Moot Court Society.

As law is a professional course, majority of our students are willing to enter into practice as an

advocate and hence we focus more upon self-employability of the students. Students are also

encouraged to compete for internships available with National Human Rights Commission and

State Human Rights Commission. Two of our students have also completed internship at AZB

Partners, Mumbai. We also encourage the students to appear for competitive examinations and

some of our alumni have become judges through such examinations. Some of the alumni are

practising advocates at Bombay High Court and Supreme Court of India. The College does not

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have a registered alumni association at present. However, the alumni are involved in various

activities of the college.

VI. Governance, Leadership and Management:

The College has well-designed vision, mission and goals. These are tried to be realized through

wide range of activities and programmes. The vision, mission and goals are mentioned at

conspicuous place in the college and are also put on the college website and prospectus for the

information of all the stakeholders.

The College offers both aided and unaided courses and hence financial mobility and planning is

very necessary. The College therefore conducts internal as well as external audits on periodical

basis.

The college has established Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) although it is essentially a

post-accreditation mechanism. As the college is yet not accredited by NAAC, the role of IQAC

is limited to preparing various feedback forms on services offered by the college. As faculty

development is an ongoing process, teachers are sent for refresher courses, orientation and ICT

programmes. The evaluation of teachers is done by the students through feedback and after

analyzing the feedback received, each teacher is informed about the improvements needed. Non-

teaching faculty is also sent for training whenever necessary.

VII. Innovations and Best Practices:

The College organizes Moot Court Competitions and mock trials to acquaint the students with

essential advocacy skills and craft. The students are also encouraged to participate in Avishkar

Research Competition organized by the affiliating University. The College also ensures that it’s

activities and programmes are of relevance to the society. Hence the education in the areas like

Labour Laws and cyber law is imparted.

Industrial visits of DLL & LW students are organized to ensure interface between industry and

academics. The College undertakes socially relevant projects such as the project on right to

affordable medicines and socio-legal surveys in nearby villages. The College also takes keen

interest in spreading legal literacy by organizing legal literacy camps. During these camps the

senior faculty members and senior students offer free legal advice to the needy people. All these

activities are instrumental in realizing the vision, mission and goals of the Institute.

SWOC Analysis:

Strengths:

1. Location: The College is situated in rural area of Pune district and it is near other taluka

places like Karmala, Phaltan, Indapur, Daund and Shrigonda. Therefore it attracts students from

all these regions.

2. Infrastructure: The College has state of art infrastructure including excellent hostel facilities

both for boys and girls.

3. Skill development activities: The professional skill development activities like mock trials

and moot courts are organized by the college.

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4. Faculty development: The faculty is encouraged to participate in seminars, conferences,

workshops and faculty recharge programmes like refresher courses and orientation programmes.

5. Alumni support: The alumni are supportive of college activities.

6. Commitment to social responsibility: The College organizes socio, economic and legal

surveys and legal literacy camps in nearby villages and offers free legal advice to the needy

persons.

Weaknesses:

1. Absence of UGC recognition: The College is yet to get 2(f) and 12-B recognition from UGC.

It has affected research to a great extent. As a result, some facilities like book bank and remedial

coaching cannot be provided effectively at present.

2. Recruitment of Faculty: For unaided courses it is difficult to recruit full time faculty on UGC

prescribed scale for some subjects on account of workload related issues. The college has

recruited one full time faculty for five year law course. This realistic problem needs to be

appreciated in right perspective and it is faced by many other law colleges also.

Opportunities:

1. Opportunity to collaborate with other colleges: The College has an opportunity to

undertake faculty exchange and student exchange programmes with the leading law colleges.

2. Opportunity to collaborate with law firms and companies: As the students are nowadays

willing to pursue career at law firms and corporates, the college has a great opportunity to

collaborate with law firms and corporate organizations for placement programme.

Challenges:

1. Language difficulty: The intake of the College consists of mostly the students from rural

background and some of them come from underprivileged communities. These students usually

lack English proficiency and hence it affects adversely the result at the University examination

and also internships and placements. Therefore the college will be introducing English Language

Proficiency course in this academic year.

2. Scarcity of funds: As the college has yet to obtain 2(f) & 12-B recognition from the UGC, the

funding for library development and other activities is adversely affected. Developing e-

resources also becomes difficult.

3. Introduction of CET: The Maharashtra government has decided to conduct CET for both

LL.B. and B.A.LL.B. courses from 2016-17. As a result the college may lose some meritorious

prospective students who will migrate to colleges in Pune and Mumbai.

With the state of the art infrastructure, kind support of management, team spirit and students

desire to excel in legal field, we will certainly overcome these challenges.

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PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE:

1. Name and address of the college:

Name Vidya Pratishthan’s Vasantrao Pawar Law College

Address Vidyanagari

City: Baramati Pin: 413133 State: Maharashtra

Website www.vplawcollege.org

2. For Communication:

Designation

Name

Telephone

with

STD Code

Mobile

Fax

email

Principal

Dr. Ashok Kumar

O:02112-

239191

R: 02112-

239296

09071594756

02112-

239159

ashokkumarpami

[email protected]

Steering

Committee

Co-ordinator

Dr. Vijay Oak

O: 02112-

243341

R: 02112-

646480

09850199340

02112-

243341

voak_2000

@yahoo.com

3. Status of the Institution:

Affiliated College √

Constituent College

Any other (specify)

4. Type of Institution:

a. By Gender

For Men

For Women

Co-education √

b. By Shift

Regular

Day

Evening

5. Is it a recognized minority institution?

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Yes

No √

6. Sources of funding:

Government

Grant in aid √

Self-financing √

Any other

Three years LL.B. course offered by the college is aided while five years B.A. LL.B. course is

unaided. The diploma courses are self-financed courses.

7.

a. Date of establishment of the college: …09/08/1999

b. University to which the college is affiliated

c. Details of UGC recognition:

NA

d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC

The College is recognized by Bar Council of India and the latest renewal of recognition is given

vide letter dated 12/04/2016.

Under

Section

Recognition

or approval

details

Day, Month

&Year

Validity

Remarks

Rule 14

Section B

Part IV of

BCI Rules

Bar Council

of India

12/04/2016

2 years

2014-15

2015-16

Main Conditions

1. The college shall appoint Full

time Principal.

2. The College shall appoint 6

qualified full time faculty

members.

SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY

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8. Does the affiliating University Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by the

UGC), on its affiliated colleges?

Yes No

9. Is the college recognized

a. by UGC as a College with potential for Excellence (CPE)?

Yes No

b. for its performance by any other governmental agency?

Yes No

10. Location of the campus and area in sq.mts:

Location Rural

Campus area (in Sq. mts.) 23,836

Built up area (in Sq. mts.) 5540.496

11. Facilities available on the campus and shared facilities under agreements:

Auditorium or Seminar Complex

The auditorium is a shared facility. It is called Gadima auditorium with a capacity of 3000.

The College has one Seminar hall also with a seating capacity of 150.

Sport facilities:

Play ground – Yes. It is a shared facility.

Swimming pool - No

Gymnasium - 2 Shared facility , separate for boys and girls

Hostels

Shared facility

Boys Hostel -

1 Number of hostels 02 Inmates from our college - 3

Wi-fi facility

Yes √ No

Yes √ No

√

√

√

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2

Facilities

Solar water

Housekeeping services

Washing Machine

Telephone facility

First aid

Ambulance

Plumbing and electrical services

Girls’ Hostel:

1 Number of hostels 02 Inmates from our college - 41

2

Facilities

wi-fi facility

Solar water

Housekeeping services

Washing Machine

Telephone facility

Cafeteria nearby

First aid

Plumbing and electrical services

Ambulance

Residential facilities for teaching and non- teaching Staff:

Staff quarters are available for teaching and non-teaching staff within the campus. 100 flats are

available for the staff from different constituent colleges of Vidya

Pratishthan.

Cafeteria

(Shared facility)

Health Centre

Although Vidya Pratishthan itself does not have a health Centre of it’s own, there is Rui Rural

Hospital adjacent to the campus.

First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance

Qualified doctor: Full time Part time

Qualified Nurse: Full time Part time

Yes √ No

Yes √ No

Yes √ No

Yes √ No

√

√

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ATM of SBI, Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of Rajasthan, Axis Bank are available near the

campus.

Branches of SBI, Bank of Maharashtra are near the college campus, while the branches of

Bank of India, Axis Bank, OBC and Corporation Bank are there within 3 kms. from the

campus.

Post office and courier service are also available near the campus

Laundry and saloon facilities are available at the community center.

Mobile and internet recharge, stationary, Xerox and printing facilities are available in the

complex.

Transport Facilities: Vidya Pratishthan provides vehicle if required for official purpose.

State Transport facility is available for the students. Autos are also available near the

college campus

Generator and other facilities for regulation and management of electricity and voltage:

Yes

Solar facility: Yes

Solid Waste Management facility: Yes

Waste water management: Yes

Sewerage treatment plant (STP) is installed for recycling the waste water and treated

waste water is used for trees.

Water harvesting: Yes

Animal House

Not Applicable

Biological waste disposal

Not Applicable

12. Details of Programmes offered by the College: (Current data)

Programmes Number

UG 2

PG --

Integrated Masters ---

M. Phil. ---

Ph.D. ---

Integrated Ph.D. ---

Certificate ---

Diploma 03

PG Diploma ---

Any other ---

Total 05

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Courses offered:

Sr.

No.

Course Duration Eligibility Medium Pattern

1 LL.B. 3 years Any Graduate English Semester

2 B.A. LL.B. 5 years XIIth

pass English Semester

3 Diploma in Labour Law 1 year Any Graduate English Annual

4 Diploma in Taxation Law 1 year Any Graduate English Annual

5 Diploma in Cyber Law 1 year XIIth

pass English Annual

Boys: 240 Girls: 169

13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes?

14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any?

Yes √ No

01- Master of Laws (LLM )- PG course . However, this course is discontinued.

15. List the departments:

Particulars

Number

Number of Students

in 2015-16

Law 1 409

Courses offered

5

16. Number of Programmes offered under

Sr.

No.

Pattern

Number

1 Semester 02

2 Annual 03

3 Tri-semester 00

17. Number of Programmes with

1 Choice based credit system 00

2 Inter multidisciplinary approach 01 B.A. LL.B.

3 Any other 04

18. Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher Education?

Yes No √

19. Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education?

Yes √ No

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Yes No √

20. Number of Teaching & Non-Teaching positions in the Institution:

Positions

Teaching faculty#

Non-teaching

staff

Technical

staff

Professor

Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

M F M F M F M F M F

Sanctioned by UGC

/University /State

Govt. recruited

1

Nil

Nil

Nil

6*

0

6

0

Nil

Nil

Yet to recruit 2

Sanctioned by the

Management

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

2 3

2

Nil

Nil

1

Yet to recruit 2

(*Including Librarian) M-Male F-Female

21. Qualifications of Teaching Staff:

Highest

Qualification

Professor

Male Female

Associate

Professor

Male Female

Assistant

professor

Male Female

Total

Permanent

teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt./Post

Doctoral

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ph.D. 1 0 0 0 3 0 4

M.Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0

PG 1 0 0 0 6 0 7*

Temporary

Teachers (CHB)

Ph.D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M.Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PG 0 0 0 0 2 3 5

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(* Including Librarian)

22. Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College:

Visiting Faculty Male Female

5 2 3

23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic

years.

Categories 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

SC 49 11 35 14 45 24 46 21

ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0

OBC -Hindu 27 24 31 31 40 27 29 22

General 101 92 81 74 116 80 103 85

Religious

Minority

18 20 17 23 14 14 11 12

NT 62 25 52 28 54 30 64 28

SBC 02 02 03 01 02 01 03 0

Total 259 174 219 171 271 176 257 168

24. Details on students enrollment in the college during the current academic year:

Type of students UG PG

Students from the same state where

the college is located

409 Nil

Students from other states Nil Nil

NRI students Nil Nil

Foreign students Nil Nil

TOTAL

409 00

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25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches)

UG PG – NA

Year Students

Admitted

Students appeared for

final exam

Dropped out % of drop

out

2013-14 421 366 55 13.06

2014-15 415 372 43 10.36

Average 11.71

26. Unit Cost of Education

(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of students

enrolled)

(a) Including the salary component: 11497.00

(b) Excluding the salary component: 2799.00

27. Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)?

Yes No √

28. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered

Sr

No.

Programme

Students

Teachers

Teacher-Student Ratio

1 B.SL. (I-V) 176 06 1:29.33

2 LL.B. (I-III) 198 05 1:39.6

3 DLL & LW 16 03 1:5.33

4 DCL 19 03 1:6.33

29. Is the college applying for accreditation:

Cycle 1 √ Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Reaccreditation

30. Date of accreditation: NA

31. Number of working days during the last academic year:

228

32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year:

204

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33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC):

1/08/2013

34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC - NA

35. Any other relevant data :

The College has established free legal aid clinic which is primarily concerned with offering free

legal advice to the needy persons and organizing legal literacy camps in nearby villages.

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CRITERION – I

CURRICULAR ASPECTS

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1.1 CURRICULAR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

1.1.1State the vision, mission and objectives of the institution, and describe how these are

communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other stakeholders

Vision:

To aid development through quality legal education in rural area.

The College was established in 1999 in predominantly rural area with the object of providing

access to quality legal education at an affordable cost and also of serving the society by

organizing legal awareness and legal aid programmes in nearby villages. Thereby it was intended

to aid development of the region.

Mission:

1. To develop the competencies of students through a range of curricular, co-curricular, extra-

curricular and extension activities.

2. To provide advocacy skills to the students through teaching and motivational approach.

3. To promote the spirit of legal research among the students.

Goals:

1. To create law graduates with necessary professional skills.

2. To develop a sense of social responsibility among the students.

3. To make the students better citizens.

The Vision and mission statements and goals have been displayed at conspicuous place in the

college building for the information of students as well as faculty members so that they are

continuously reminded of principles for which this College stands for. In prospectus and college

website also vision and mission statements are mentioned.

1.1.2 How does the institution develop and deploy action plans for effective implementation of

the curriculum? Give details of the process and substantiate through specific example(s).

Sr.

No.

Process

Details

1 Teaching Plans At the beginning of the semester, each teacher prepares teaching

plans which helps in planning lessons.

2 Feedback Self-appraisal forms taken from teachers and teaching feedback is

taken from students

3 Pre-semester

examinations

For preparation for University examination, the college conducts

pre-semester examination

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4 Assignments For clarity of topic, assignments are given.

5 Guest Lectures In order to enrich the knowledge and give insights into various

topics, guest lectures are organized

6 Revision Lectures In order to revise the topics taught already, such lectures are held.

1.1.3 What type of support (procedural and practical) do the teachers receive (from the

University and/or institution) for effectively translating the curriculum and improving

teaching practices?

For effectively translating the curriculum and improving teaching practices the teachers receive

support both from the University and the college.

(A)Support from the University to teachers:

Sr.

No.

Activity Significance

1 Academic Staff College of

University

Refresher and orientation courses which enhance the

teaching quality and skills

2 BCUD Funded Research Projects

(B)Support from College to teachers:

Sr.

No.

Activity

Significance

1 Seminars/conferences/workshops Enhancement of Knowledge

2 Legal Literacy camps Interaction with community

3 Library resources and Legal Database Updating of knowledge

4 Modern teaching aids like LCD Enhances lecture effectiveness

1.1.4 Specify the initiatives taken up or contribution made by the institution for effective

curriculum delivery and transaction on the Curriculum provided by the affiliating University or

other statutory agency.

For effective curriculum delivery, the College has undertaken following initiatives:

Sr.

No.

Activity Purpose

1 Teaching Plans Helps in completion of curriculum within the time frame

2 Spacious classrooms with

LCD facility

Helps in an effective curriculum delivery

3 Assignments and pre-

semester examination

To know the level of understanding of a given subject

4 Students’ Feedback Helps in improving teaching-learning processes

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1.1.5 How does the institution network and interact with beneficiaries such as industry,

research bodies and the university in effective operationalization of the curriculum?

The College interacts with various stakeholders and beneficiaries for effective operationalization

of the curriculum. The stakeholders and the nature of interaction are mentioned in tabular form:

Sr.

No.

Stakeholder

Nature of Interaction

1 Alumni Improvements in services offered

2 BCI and University LIC Committee Augmenting Library resources and staff recruitment

3 Board of Studies Change in syllabi

1.1.6 What are the contributions of the institution and/or its staff members to the development

of the curriculum by the University?(number of staff members/departments represented on the

Board of Studies, student feedback, teacher feedback, stakeholder feedback provided, specific

suggestions etc.

The Principal of the College is the member of Board of Studies which frames the syllabi for law

courses. The faculty discusses in their meeting any change that is needed in the existing syllabus

and communicates the same to the Principal. Then the Principal put forward the changes

proposed in the meetings of Board of Studies.

1.1.7 Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered (other than those

under the purview of the affiliating university) by it? If ‘yes’, give details on the process (’Needs

Assessment’, design, development and planning) and the courses for which the curriculum has

been developed.

The college does not enjoy the freedom to frame its curriculum for any of the academic

programmes as it is an affiliated College.

1.1.8 How does institution analyze/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved

in the course of implementation?

In order to ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved, the IQAC analyzes the

results of University examination. The students are given suggestions for improvement in

answers they have written in assignments and pre-semester examinations.

B) University examination results: The results of examination conducted by the University are

analysed by the IQAC.

1.2 Academic Flexibility

1.2.1Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the certificate/diploma/ skill development

courses etc., offered by the institution.

The College currently offers following diploma courses:

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Diploma in Labour Law and Labour Welfare (DLL & LW): The knowledge about Industrial

Disputes Act, Payment of Wages Act and Factories Act is given to the students. By utilizing this

knowledge they may get placed as Labour Welfare Officer or it may help them in HR related job.

Diploma in Cyber Law (DCL): The knowledge about Information Technology Act, cyber-

crimes and corresponding punishments is given to the students.

Diploma in Taxation Law (DTL):The knowledge about General Laws affecting Taxation,

Income Tax Act, Sales Tax Act is imparted in this course. It enables the students to file annual

returns. However, since last two years, no student has taken admission for this course.

1.2.2 Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual degree? If ‘yes', give

details.

Bar Council of India has prohibited twining of degrees. However, students may pursue degree

course along with diploma simultaneously.

1.2.3 Give details on the various institutional provisions with reference to academic flexibility

and how it has been helpful to students in terms of skills development, academic mobility,

progression to higher studies and improved potential for employability.

The courses offered by the college lead to professional degree. Hence most of the students

become self-employed. The College tries to give advocacy skills to the students which enable

them to take up the legal profession. The College focuses upon internships with lawyers instead

of placements. Due to very limited job opportunity, very few students pursue LL.M.

Currently the college conducts two degree programmes namely LL.B. and B.A. LL.B.

Sr.

No.

Programme Academic Flexibility Improved potential for

employability

1

LL.B.

Students may choose optional subjects

like IPRs, Co-operative Law, Trust

which are specialized branches of law

Students opting for these subjects

get an opportunity in specialized

branches of law.

2

B.A. LL.B.

Similar optional subjects are available

to these students as those of LL.B.

students.

The students can develop their

specialization in distinct branches

of law.

1.2.4 Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list them and indicate how

they differ from other programmes, with reference to admission, curriculum, fee structure,

teacher qualification, salary etc.

Programme

Curriculum

Fee

Structure (Rs)

Teacher

Qualification

Salary

LL.B. (Aided)

(First Year)

BCI

5765.00

LL.M.

NET/SET/

Ph.D.

15600-

39100+A

GP

LL.B. (Unaided)

BCI

2256.00

Same

Same

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BA.LL.B.

(Unaided)

BCI

19095.00

M.A.

SET/NET

/Ph.D.&

LL.M.

NET/SET/

Ph.D.

Same

DLL&LW

(Unaided)

University

9915.00

LL.M.

CHB

DCL (Unaided) University 9915.00 LL.M. CHB

However, from 2016-17 the admissions for degree courses in law will be done through CET to

be conducted by Government of Maharashtra.

The College has recruited non-NET/SET teachers on Clock hour basis for B.A. LL.B.- I class,

while one faculty member with SET is appointed as Full time lecturer for the course. For

Diploma courses the college has recruited teachers on clock hour basis and they are also non

NET/SET.

1.2.5 Does the college provide additional skill oriented programmes, relevant to regional and

global employment markets? If ‘yes’ provide details of such programme and the beneficiaries.

The College currently provides following additional skill oriented programmes:

Programme

Objectives

Skill Development

Activities

Employability

Diploma In

Labour

Laws

(DLL&LW)

To impart the knowledge about

existing labour legislations in

India and changing industrial

scenario in India.

Observing various

forms, Field Visits,

knowing safety

provisions

Labour Welfare

officer,HR officer

Diploma in

Cyber Law

(DCL)

To impart knowledge of cyber

laws and it’s applicability in

India

Research Project,

Journal

Cyber Security

consultant

1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the conventional face-to-face

and Distance Mode of Education for students to choose the courses/combination of their choice”

If ‘yes’, how does the institution take advantage of such provision for the benefit of students?

Not Applicable

1.3 Curriculum Enrichment:

1.3.1 Describe the efforts made by the institution to supplement the University’s Curriculum to

ensure that the academic programmes and Institution’s goals and objectives are integrated?

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The College staff endeavours to bring about academic excellence through effective teaching and

learning processes and co-curricular and extension activities. The students are taught the

argumentation skills in moot court activity. Mock trials are also held in order to acquaint the

students with actual application of provisions of law of Evidence, Code of Civil Procedure and

Code of Criminal Procedure. A visit to Parliament of India, Supreme Court and High Courts and

different industries for giving exposure to acquaint themselves with the practical aspects and

application of different laws. The students of Diploma in Cyber Law are given projects for

curricular enrichment.

Goals Programmes conducted to

Achieve the goals

Developing

professional skills

Moot court competitions, Mock trial, Mock Parliament and legal literacy

camps, client interview, free advice to villagers on legal issues, Legal

Literacy camps and socio-legal surveys in nearby villages

Teaching Court

etiquettes and

mannerisms

Visit to Supreme Court of India and High Courts, Interactions with

Judges and senior advocates.

Internships The students are encouraged to apply for Internships with NHRC, Law

Firms and local lawyers.

1.3.2What are the efforts made by the institution to modify, enrich and organize the curriculum

to explicitly reflect the experiences of the students and cater to needs of the dynamic employment

market?

The students are given necessary skill sets to succeed in legal profession.

The students are sent for various Moot Court Competitions, debating competitions.

The students are encouraged to participate in mock trials also.

In order to develop the counselling or interview skill of students, they are involved in

legal literacy camps, where they give advice to the needy villagers.

The students willing to join judicial service have been given guidance for JMFC

examination by the experienced faculty members.

1.3.3 Enumerate the efforts made by the institution to integrate the cross cutting issues such as

Gender, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Human Rights, ICT etc., into the

curriculum?

The College has organized following activities on these cross cutting issues:

Sr.

No.

Cross cutting Issue

Efforts made

1

Environment

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

MOU with Environmental Forum of India

2 Legal literacy Legal Literacy camps

3

Gender

Gender champions appointed

Beti Bachao Abhiyan

Prevention of sexual harassment committee established

4 Human Rights Seminar, Internships, Guest Lectures

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5 ICT Faculty sent for ICT Summer school

Internet facility provided in computer lab

Most of these issues are incorporated in the curriculum of law.

1.3.4What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes offered to ensure

holistic development of students?

The College has recently started NSS unit. It inculcates the spirit of civic values among the

students as well as faculty members. NSS had undertaken programmes like blood donation

camp, water conservation, visit to orphanage, etc. which have community orientation.

1.3.5 Citing a few examples enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback from stakeholders in

enriching the curriculum?

The College takes feedback from its students on curriculum. If necessary, the Principal of the

College communicates this feedback to the Board of Studies of the University in it’s meetings.

1.3.6 How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes?

The College has introduced enrichment programmes in the form of Diploma courses with the

prior permission of the affiliating University. The quality of these courses is monitored through

following mechanism:

The students of DLL & LW are required to maintain a journal mentioning visits to Industrial

Court, ESI Office and Labour Commissioner Office while the students of DCL are required to

submit a research project on the given topic. Their participation is monitored by the teacher in

charge. Further the results of both the diploma courses in the University examination are

discussed and analyzed by the Principal with the concerned teachers.

1.4 Feedback System:

1.4.1 What are the contributions of the institution in the design and development of the

curriculum prepared by the University?

The College has no role as such in the design and development of the curriculum. It is prepared

by the affiliating University. However, the College receives feedback from students and

communicates the same to the Board of Studies through the Principal.

1.4.2 Is there a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and stakeholders on

Curriculum? If ‘yes’, how is it communicated to the University and made use internally for

curriculum enrichment and introducing changes/new programmes?

Although we have a limited role to play in curriculum designing and development, we collect the

feedback of students of all the programmes in feedback forms and constructive suggestions are

communicated to University authorities by the Principal.

1.4.3 How many new programmes/courses were introduced by the institution during the last

four years? What was the rationale for introducing new courses/programmes?)

In the last four years the College has not introduced any new programme.

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CRITERION II

TEACHING, LEARNING

&

EVALUATION

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2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile:

2.1.1 How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the admission process?

The College follows the policy and norms of the Government of Maharashtra for the admission

of students to the programmes offered. The College publishes prospectus to inform the applicants

about the courses offered, eligibility criteria, fee structure, faculty and other details about the

College. Sometimes the advertisement for admission is given in cable network/newspaper.

The College has its website www.vplawcollege.org on which the admission details are provided.

The website is updated regularly. The College also gets mouth publicity from its alumni.

The process of admission is transparent and the admission process is completed strictly in

accordance with reservation rules framed by the Government. For other courses also the

admission is given on merit basis subject to reservation rules. However, it needs to be noted that

from academic year 2016-17, the admissions will be done through Common Entrance Test

(CET) to be conducted by the state government.

2.1.2 Explain in detail the criteria adopted and process of admission (Ex. (i) merit (ii) common

admission test conducted by state agencies and national agencies (iii) combination of merit and

entrance test or merit, entrance test and interview (iv) any other) to various programmes of the

Institution.

Sr.

No.

Name of the Course Intake Min. Marks for

Open category

Min. Marks for

Reserved category

1 Three years LL.B. 160 45 40

2 Five years B.A. LL.B. 80 45 40

3 LL.M. 60 50 45

4 DLL & LW 60 45 40

5 DCL 60 45 40

6 DTL 60 45 40

2.1.3 Give the minimum and maximum percentage of marks for admission at entry level for

each of the programmes offered by the college and provide a comparison with other colleges of

the affiliating university within the city/district

LL.B.

Year

UG

VPLC

Highest Lowest

2010-11 BA/BSC/B.Com 82.30 46.25

2011-12 BA/BSC/B.Com 81.03 44.00

2012-13 BA/BSC/B.Com 82.80 40.71

2013-14 BA/BSC/B.Com 88.00 45.33

2014-15 BA/BSC/B. Com 79.91 45.41

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Year

UG

VPLC

Highest Lowest

Y.C. Law

College, Pune

Highest Lowest

2010-11 BA/BSC/B.Com 82.30 46.25 81.39 45.00

2011-12 BA/BSC/B.Com 81.03 44.00 80.25 45.00

2012-13 BA/BSC/B.Com 82.80 40.71 81.00 45.00

2013-14 BA/BSC/B.Com 88.00 45.33 83.00 45.00

2014-15 BA/BSC/B. Com 79.91 45.41 80.50 45.00

B.A. LL.B. (Formerly B.SL. LL.B.)

Year

XIIth

VPLC

Highest Lowest

2010-11 Science/Commerce/Arts 73.00 46.17





2.1.4 Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process and student

profiles annually? If ‘yes’ what is the outcome of such an effort and how has it contributed to the

improvement of the process?

The College has an Admission Committee to ensure that all the norms or rules of admission are

strictly observed. The Committee also examines the prospective students’ profile.

2.1.5 Reflecting on the strategies adopted to increase/improve access for following categories

of students, enumerate on how the admission policy of the institution and its student profiles

demonstrate/reflect the National commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The College believes in inclusiveness and equality. Therefore the College meticulously provides

reservation of seats as per the prevailing rules to diverse range of students. The diversity among

the student community of the College is indicated in tabular form on the next page:

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Diversity of Students for all courses

Category 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

M F M F M F M F M F

SC/ST 49 11 35 14 45 24 46 21 31 25

OBC 27 24 31 31 40 21 29 22 37 20

SBC 02 02 03 01 02 01 03 00 02 01

NT 62 25 52 28 54 30 64 28 58 35

Differently abled 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Minority Communities 18 20 17 23 14 14 11 12 09 07

Open 101 92 81 74 116 80 103 85 103 81

Total 259 174 219 171 271 176 257 168 240 169

The diversity of students is indicated in the chart below:

Academic Year 2011-12


0

50

100

150

200

General SC OBC SBC NT Differentlyabled

Minority

193

60 51 4 87

0 38

020

4060

80100120

140160

155

59 62

4

80

0

40

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The following pie chart indicates the reservation of seats for different communities:

0

50

100

150

200

196

59 61

3

84

0 28

020406080

100120140160180200


Minority

188

67 51 0

92 0

23

184

56 57 3

93 0

16 0

50

100

150

200


Minorities

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Student Diversity and % of Reservation for different categories

2.1.6 Provide the following details for various programmes offered by the institution during the

last four years and comment on the trends. i.e. reasons for increase / decrease and actions

initiated for improvement.

LL.B. Intake: 160

Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total number of

Applications

received

123

119

158

114

138

Number of students

admitted

123 119 158 114 138

Demand Ratio 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1

B.A. LL.B. Intake: 80

Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total number of

Applications

received

46

52

68

60

80

Number of students

admitted

46 52 68 60 80

Demand Ratio 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1

DLL & LW Intake 60

Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total number of Applications

received

25 27 6 7 16

Number of students

admitted

25 27 6 7 16

Demand Ratio 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1

13

7

11

2

19

3

Reservation in %

SC

ST

NT (Ato D)

SBC

OBC

Differently abled

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DTL

Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total number of

applications received

10 Nil Nil Nil Nil

Number of students admitted 10 Nil Nil Nil Nil

Demand ratio 1:1 --- -- -- --

DCL

Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total number of applications

received

11 13 12 19 19

Number of students admitted 11 13 12 19 19

Demand Ratio 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1

2.2 Catering to Diverse Needs of Students

2.2.1 How does the institution cater to the needs of differentlyabled students and ensure

adherence to Government policies in this regard?

The College building has been made accessible to wheel-chair users by constructing a ramp. A

provision of books and journals is made for differently abled persons at the Disability Resource

Centre as the college library does not have lift. The college will also provide wheel chair and

adjustable toilet fittings soon.

2.2.2 Does the institution assess the students’ needs in terms of knowledge and skills before the

commencement of the programme? If ‘yes’, give details on the process.

On the basis of students profiles the students’ needs in terms of knowledge and skills are

assessed before the commencement of the programme.

2.2.3 What are the strategies drawn and deployed by the institution to bridge the knowledge

gap of the enrolled students to enable them to cope with the programme of their choice?

(Bridge/Remedial/Add-on/Enrichment Courses, etc.)

As many students have difficulty in English language they are guided by the teacher of English

about how they can improve English proficiency.

2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as gender, inclusion,

environment etc.

Sr.

No.

Issue Activities

1

Gender Committee on Prevention of sexual harassment

Appointment of Gender Champions

CCTV cameras installed for women safety

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2

Inclusion

No discrimination against weaker sections in any facilities or

activities

Disability Resource Centre

Awareness about inclusion issues in regular lectures

3

Environment

Participation of students in NSS activities

Active participation of staff and students in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

MOU with Environmental Forum of India

Awareness among students through regular lectures

2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to special educational/learning needs of

advanced learners?

The advanced learners are encouraged to take part in activities such as State and National Level

moot court competitions, debating, elocution and quiz competitions and also in seminars. The

advanced learners are also given opportunity to participate in Avishkar Research Competition.

2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyze and use the data and information on the academic

performance (through the programme duration) of the students at risk of drop out (students from

the disadvantaged sections of society, physically challenged, slow learners, economically weaker

sections etc.)?

The faculty always guides such students and also conducts academic counselling

whenever needed.

The academic performance of such students is monitored through assignments and pre-

semester examination.

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.3.1 How does the college plan and organize the teaching, learning and evaluation

schedules? (academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation blue print, etc.)

The College is committed to make teaching and learning student centric which develops

enquiring mind and analytical approach which is necessary in legal profession. Hence, problem

solving method is adopted along with the lecture method. As case law is important in learning of

law, the teachers also discuss case law regularly in the classes.

Assignments are given to the students to develop their writing skills and critical thinking.

The teaching learning process adopted is explained below:

Teaching:

1. Allocation of subjects to faculty members using criteria such as areas of interest specialized

training, previous year’s results and number of years’ experience.

2. The elective options are decided after discussion between faculty and the students

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3. Timetable is prepared.

4. Preparation of teaching plan.

Learning:

Student-centric learning environment is created by various methods among students.

1. Case Law method: Most of the subjects contain judgments of the Supreme Court and the

High Courts.

2. Problem solving method: In order to develop advocacy skill the students are given real life

problems in relevant subjects and they have to find out solutions thereto by applying relevant

legal provisions.

Evaluation:

Student evaluation is done based on the basis of assignments, pre-semester examination and

University examination result.

2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching –learning process?

The College strives hard to maintain good standard of teaching-learning process through IQAC.

IQAC takes review of teaching methods adopted.

Contribution of IQAC in the improvement of teaching-learning process as follows:

1. Documentation.

2. Interacting with the faculty about improvement in teaching-learning.

3. Organizing seminars on relevant topics for faculty development.

4. To discuss and prepare the feedback forms.

But it needs to be stated that the role of IQAC is still limited as it is essentially a post-

accreditation mechanism.

2.3.3 How is learning made more student-centric? Give details on the support structures and

systems available for teachers to develop skills like interactive learning, collaborative learning

and independent learning among the students?

The main concern is to develop critical and independent thinking among the students and hence

learning is made student-centric. In order to ensure collaborative learning the following

strategies are adopted in learning process:

Assignments

Problem solving

Case law method

But lecture method remains the principal method of teaching where direct interaction between

teacher and students is possible. The Moot Court Society organizes State Level Moot Court

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Competition which gives an opportunity to the students to understand the legal issues involved in

the moot proposition. It also gives an opportunity to the students to see the argumentation skills

of the students from reputed law colleges.

The College also conducts Mock Parliament and Mock trial which enhance the collaborative

learning.

2.3.4 How does the institution nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper among

the students to transform them into life-long learners and innovators?

The College nurtures critical thinking and creativity among the students in following manner:

Sr.

No.

Activity

1 Participation in Moot Court competitions

2 Participation in elocution and debate competitions

3 Legal Literacy camps

4 NSS Programmes

5 Court visits

2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the faculty members for

effective teaching? Eg: Virtual laboratories, e-learning - resources from National Programme

on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Education through

Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT), open educational resources, mobile

education, etc.

The following facilities are made available to the students and faculty members:

Sr.

No.

Facility Provided

1 LCD projectors in some classrooms for ppt. presentation

2 Computers and internet facility is provided in computer lab

3 Access to Manupatra legal database

2.3.6 How are the students and faculty members exposed to advanced level of knowledge and

skills (blended learning, expert lectures, seminars, workshops etc.)?

The College organizes lectures of experienced advocates and teachers

Faculty delivers lectures in other institutions on human rights, business law and

environmental law

The faculty is sanctioned duty leave for participating in seminars, workshops and

conferences in reputed law colleges and Universities

Students participate in national and state level moot court competitions and other

competitions.

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Faculty is deputed for Refresher and Orientation programmes to update their knowledge

and for understanding innovative methods of teaching and learning and the use of ICT

and multimedia in teaching

Students are motivated to contribute articles on different topics of law in college

magazine

College organizes Moot Court Competition to expose students to the art of arguing cases

before the appellate courts.

Mock trials are organized to acquaint the students with court procedure followed in civil

and criminal cases.

2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students \ benefitted) on the academic, personal and

psycho-social support and guidance services (professional counseling/ mentoring/ academic

advice) provided to students?

The faculty act as mentors and look after the overall development of the students

The College has established Students Counselling Center for career counselling and

personal counselling of the students.

2.3.8 Provide details of innovative teaching approaches/methods adopted by the faculty

members during the last four years? What are the efforts made by the institution to encourage

the faculty members to adopt new and innovative approaches and the impact of such innovative

practices on student learning?

Use of ICT in teaching is encouraged

Use of legal database to enhance the depth in the subject

Computer lab with internet facility for updating the knowledge

Virtual lectures of eminent scholars and moot court videos available on you tube are also

browsed for enriching the knowledge base.

2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning process?

The college has well equipped and resourceful library with a number of books, Indian

and foreign law journals and law reporters.

Syllabi and question papers are available in the library

New Arrival of Books is displayed in book racks in the Library for information of faculty

and students

Orientation Lecture regarding the effective use of Library resources is conducted in the

first half of the academic year.

2.3.10 Does the institution face any challenges in completing the curriculum within the planned

time frame and calendar? If ‘yes’, elaborate on the challenges encountered and the institutional

approaches to overcome these.

Every teacher has to submit teaching plan of the subject to the Principal well in advance

and try their best to adhere to it. Therefore there is no real difficulty in completing the

curriculum within the given time frame. The College also has academic calendar

mentioning all the events and tentative dates.

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2.3.11 How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching learning?

In order to monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching learning, feedback from students

is taken by IQAC. On the basis of the feedback received the suggestions for

improvement is given to the concerned teacher. In order to improve teaching methods,

the teachers are encouraged to participate in orientation programmes.

2.4 Teacher Quality:

2.4.1 Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies adopted by the college in

planning and management (recruitment and retention) of its human resource (qualified and

competent teachers) to meet the changing requirements of the curriculum.

The following table gives the information about the highest qualification of permanent teachers:

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

Total

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanent teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt. 0

Ph.D. 1 3 4

PG 1 6 7

Contractual

teachers

DSC/D.Litt. 0

Ph.D. 0

PG 2 3 5

The highest qualifications of permanent and contributory (CHB) teachers is given below:

Highest Qualifications of Permanent & CHB teachers

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Permanent Teachers CHB teachers

Ph.D.

PG

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2.4.2 How does the institution cope with the growing demand/ scarcity of qualified senior

faculty members to teach new programmes/ modern areas (emerging areas) of study being

introduced (Biotechnology, IT, Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the

institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years.

The Institution is the professional college imparting legal education in rural area.

The College encourages faculty members to participate in seminars and conferences on

emerging themes by sanctioning duty leave.

The students of the college are now successful advocates and some of them have become

judges. They are invited to guide the current students and to share their professional

experiences.

Vidya Pratishthan has established Vidya Pratishthan’s Institute of Information

Technology (VIIT) and Vidya Pratishthan’s School of Biotechnology (VSBT) Colleges

and hence there is no difficulty in getting the assistance of experts from these colleges as

and when the need arises.

2.4.3 Provide details on staff development programmes during the last four years elaborate on

the strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality.

a) Nomination to staff development programmes

Academic Staff Development

Programme

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Refresher Course 3 1 1 0

Orientation Programme 1 0

Capacity Building Programme 2 0

ICT Summer School (Refresher) 3 0

Short term Course - - - 0

b)Faculty members’ Training programmes organized by the institution to empower and enable

the use of various tools and technology for improved teaching-learning

Nil

Handling New Curriculum:

The curriculum has remained unchanged for over a long period of time. When any new

legislation is enacted the concerned faculty member is required to attend a seminar/conference

pertaining to the same.

c) Percentage of faculty

1) Invited as resource persons in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences organized by external

professional agencies: Nil

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2) Participated in external Workshops / Seminars / Conferences recognized by national/

international professional bodies: 50%

3) Presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized by

professional agencies: 50%

2.4.4 What policies/systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg: providing research grants,

study leave, support for research and academic publications teaching experience in other

national institutions and specialized programmes industrial engagement etc.)

The College encourages teachers to apply for funded research project through Academic

Research Coordinator. The teachers are also provided the necessary facilities for legal research.

The faculty is sanctioned duty leave to attend international, national and state level

conferences/seminars which help in updating their knowledge.

2.4.5 Give the number of faculty members who received awards / recognition at the state,

national and international level for excellence in teaching during the last four years. Enunciate

how the institutional culture and environment contributed to such performance/achievement of

the faculty members.

Nil

2.4.6 Has the institution introduced evaluation of teachers by the students and external Peers?

If yes, how is the evaluation used for improving the quality of the teaching-learning process?

The students’ feedback on teaching is obtained regularly in order to know the teaching skills of

each teacher. After receiving the feedback forms from the students, they are analysed by the

IQAC Coordinator and its findings and improvements needed are discussed with individual

teacher.

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms:

2.5.1 How does the institution ensure that the stakeholders of the institution especially students

and faculty members are aware of the evaluation processes?

The College conducts pre-semester examination for the purpose of internal assessment of

students. The question papers are set on the lines with those set in the University examination.

Hence students are already aware about the scheme of marking. The final year students of LL.B.

and B.A. LL.B. courses have Practical Training Paper in which 90 Marks are internal. In the

syllabi of both the courses the distribution of these 90 marks is informed to the students.

2.5.2 What are the major evaluation reforms of the university that the institution has adopted

and what are the reforms initiated by the institution on its own?

All evaluation reforms of the affiliating University are adopted and effectively implemented by

the College from time to time.

Following initiatives are taken by the College for the reforms in evaluation process:

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i) The College has a separate examination hall for examination related work in order to ensure

smooth conduct of examinations.

ii) Practical Training Paper for final year law students is based upon moot courts, interview

technique, observation of cases and pre- trial preparations. The internal assessment for 90 marks

is done strictly as per the norms set by the affiliating University.

iii) Bar Code stickers are used in University examination to ensure confidentiality and fair

assessment.

iv) The College has appointed College Examination Officer (CEO) to coordinate with the

University authorities.

v) The CEO is also entrusted with the function of informing the students about the process of

revaluation of answer books after declaration of results. If students have any grievance about the

result of any subject in University examination, they can apply for revaluation of marks and

obtain photo copy of their answer book. After going through the assessed answer book and

discussing with the CEO and concerned subject teacher, the students may decide about the

further course of action. Student counseling done by the CEO and concerned subject teacher

becomes very important in this process.

2.5.3 How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the evaluation reforms of the

university and those initiated by the institution on its own?

The College has an examination committee to conduct the examinations. The committee frames

guidelines for the evaluation process. The committee is entrusted with the responsibility of

proper execution of examination process. It includes both University and internal examinations.

The committee prepares schedule of pre-semester examination, fix invigilation duties, provides

for prompt assessment of answer books.

2.5.4 Provide details on the formative and summative evaluation approaches adopted to

measure student achievement. Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the system.

Formative Evaluation:

The formative evaluation of student achievement is done through participation in learning

activities.

Summative Evaluation:

The summative evaluation is done through the pre semester examinations and assignments. The

internal assessment for Practical Training Paper for final year law students is done as per the

scheme of marks prescribed by the University.

2.5.5 Enumerate as to how the Institution monitors and communicates the progress and

performance of students through the duration of the course/programme? Provide an analysis of

the student results/achievements (Programme/course wise last four years) and explain the

differences if any and patterns of the achievement across the programmes/courses offered.

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

Result

LLB

I

LLB

II

LLB

III

BSL

I

BSL

II

BSL

III

BSL

IV

BSLV

First Class 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Higher Second class 0 0 9 1 0 1 1 10

Second class 7 6 12 2 2 4 6 8

Pass Class 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0

ATKT 10 9 0 13 9 8 11 0

Result percentage 19.77 31.91 52.38 57.50 72.00 56.52 85.71 52.94

Total Students

appeared

88 47 42 40 25 23 21 34

Total Students passed

with ATKT

17 15 22 23 18 13 18 18

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Result

LLB

I

LLB

II

LLB

III

BSL

I

BSL

II

BSL

III

BSL

IV

BSLV

First Class 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Second class 5 7 10 2 2 17 7 8

Pass Class 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0

ATKT 10 10 0 15 3 1 4 0

Result percentage 26.32 51.52 56.00 47.73 52.17 80 100 70.59

Total Students appeared 57 33 25 44 23 25 11 17

Total students passed

with ATKT

15 17 14 21 12 20 11 12

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Result

LLB

I

LLB

II

LLB

III

BSL

I

BSL

II

BSL

III

BSL

IV

BSLV

First Class 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0


Second class 7 7 17 1 0 6 8 3

Pass Class 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0

ATKT 20 15 0 18 12 8 11 0




with ATKT

27 25 21 34 15 16 19 11

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Result

LLB

I

LLB

II

LLB

III

BA

LLB

I

BSL

II

BSL

III

BSL

IV

BSLV

First Class 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0


Second class 0 7 15 0 0 3 4 4

Pass Class 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0

ATKT 14 7 0 12 17 6 5 0




with ATKT

15 14 23 22 22 9 9 16

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Results of Diploma courses


Result Diploma in

Labour Laws

Diploma In

Taxation Laws

Diploma In

Cyber Laws

First Class 3 0 0

Higher Second

class

6 1 3

Second class 9 2 5

Pass Class 0 0 0

ATKT 0 0 0

Result percentage 68 33.33 80

Total Students

Appeared

25 9 10

Total students

passed with

ATKT

18

3

8


Result

Diploma in

Labour Law

Diploma In

Taxation Law

Diploma In

Cyber Laws

First Class 2 0 0

Higher Second class 12 0 4

Second class 8 0 1

Pass Class 0 0 0

ATKT 0 0 0

Result percentage 95.65 0 45.45

Total Students

Appeared

23 0 11


with ATKT

22 0 5

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Result Diploma in

Labour Laws

Diploma In

Cyber Laws

First Class 0 0

Higher Second

class

1 0

Second class 4 1

Pass Class 0 0

ATKT 0 0

Result percentage 83.33 9.09

Total Students

Appeared

6 11

Total Students

passed with ATKT

5 1


Result Diploma in

Labour Laws

Diploma In

Cyber Laws

First Class 0 6

Higher Second 2 1

Second Class 2 2

Pass class 0 0

ATKT 0 0


Total Students

Appeared

7 19

Total Students

passed with ATKT

4 9

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Result Diploma in

Labour Laws

Diploma In Cyber

Laws

First Class 1 1

Higher Second class 3 0

Second class 2 4

Pass Class 0 0

ATKT 0 0


Total Students

Appeared

16 17

Total Students passed

with ATKT

6 5

Performance of the students is assessed through assignments and pre-semester examination

conducted in each semester by the college. For BSL I, PTA meeting is held to inform the parents

about the progress and performance of their wards.

2.5.6 Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and transparency in the

internal assessment during the last four years and weightages assigned for the overall

development of students (weightage for behavioural aspects, independent learning,

communication skills etc.)

Only in final year of LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. there is a provision for internal marks.

There is a paper called Practical training, where students are assessed for 90 Marks as per the

break up given by the University.

The students are informed about the scheme of marks at the beginning of the final year itself.

They are also informed about weightage given to attendance and behaviour in the classroom. If

any student has grievance he may discuss it with the concerned teacher and then with the

Principal.

2.5.7 Does the Institution and individual teachers use assessment/evaluation as an indicator for

evaluating student performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning? If yes,

provide details on the process and cite a few examples.

After the results are declared by the University, they are analyzed subject wise by IQAC. On the

basis of results, IQAC members talk to individual teachers to discuss correctional measures.

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2.5.8 What are the mechanisms for redressal of grievances with reference to evaluation both at

the college and University level?

Redressal of grievances at Institute level:

The College has established Examination Committee to look into grievances of the students

pertaining to internal assessment. The students are allowed to approach the said committee,

which discuss the grievance with the concerned teacher for it’s redressal. If the student is not

satisfied with the redressal he/she may approach the Principal.

Redressal of grievances at University level:

There is a system and procedure in place at University level which takes care of the students and

institute grievances with reference to evaluation. Every college has to appoint College

Examination Officer (CEO) for this purpose. In case of unsatisfactory result, the student is

allowed to apply for photo copy of the answer book and then for revaluation. The students are

guided in this process by concerned subject teachers and also by the CEO.

2.6 STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

2.6.1 Does the College have clearly stated learning outcomes? If ‘yes’ give details on how the

students and staff are made aware of these?

The learning outcomes of the courses are stated in the vision and mission statement of the

college.

By using physical infrastructure and active involvement of faculty members in teaching

learning processes and in extension and co-curricular activities these outcomes are sought

to be accomplished.

The learning outcomes are made known to the students through prospectus and website.

2.6.2 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the Institute structured to

facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes?

Every year the college prepares academic calendar at the commencement of the academic year

outlining various curricular, co-curricular and extension and extra-curricular activities to be

conducted throughout the year ensures that the activities planned at the beginning of the year are

accordingly conducted. The teaching learning processes are monitored by IQAC by way of

collecting feedback from stakeholders from time to time.

2.6.3What are the measures/initiatives taken by the institution to enhance the social and

economic relevance (quality jobs, entrepreneurship, innovation and research aptitude) of the

courses offered?

The law course is a professional course and hence it has tremendous scope for self-

employment. Therefore the college tries it’s best to impart advocacy skills to the students

through wide range of activities such as Moot Courts, Mock trials, Mock parliament,

elocution and debating competitions and legal literacy camps.

The College also helps the students in securing internships with the reputed law firm and

lawyers. It enables them to develop their skills of legal research. As these skills are

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imparted in the college itself the students can start independent practice as an advocate

very soon.

2.6.4 How does the Institute collect and analyze data on student performance and learning

outcomes and use it for planning and overcoming barriers of learning?

The College collects the data of pre semester examination and assignments and analyzes

it.

On the basis of student’s performance the faculty personally interacts with the concerned

student to know the difficulties faced in learning process.

Usually many students suffer from language barrier and cannot apprehend the topics

taught exclusively in English and hence the faculty also gives gist of the topics in their

mother tongue.

2.6.5 How does the Institution monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcomes?

The College monitors and ensures the achievement of learning outcomes in following manner:

Whenever necessary the counseling is done to improve the overall performance of the

student.

The results of the University examination are carefully analyzed to find out the toppers

and poor performers.

The performance of students in moot court and mock trial is analyzed by the concerned

teacher.

2.6.6 What are the graduates attributes specified by the college/ affiliating university? How does

the college ensure the attainment of these by the students?

The College has specified following graduates attributes among it’s students:

Personality development

Advocacy skills

Developing sense of social responsibility.

The faculty continuously strives hard for the attainment of these attributes by way of organizing

moot court competitions, mock trials, mock parliament, seminars, guest lectures, revision

lectures, court visits, blood donation camps and legal literacy camps, ICT based teaching and

gender and human rights sensitization programmes.

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CRITERION III

RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY

&

EXTENSION

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3.1 Promotion of Research

3.1.1 Does the institution have recognized research center/s of the affiliating University or any

other agency/organization?

The College does not have a research Centre recognised by the affiliating University.

3.1.2 Does the Institution have a research committee to monitor and address the issues of

research? If so, what is its composition? Mention a few recommendations made by the committee

for implementation and their impact.

The College has established a Research Committee to monitor and address the issue of legal

research. The Composition of the Committee is as follows:

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Role in Committee

1 Dr. Ashok Kumar Principal Chairman

2 Dr. V.C. Oak Asst. professor Coordinator

3 Dr. A.R. Shahane Asst. Professor Member

4 Mr. N.B. Saste Librarian Member

Recommendations:

The Committee has made the following recommendations:

(i)To invite experts in the field of legal research.

(ii) To encourage the teaching faculty to attend seminars, conferences and workshops.

(iii)To subscribe to legal database Manupatra to promote legal research

The Committee had recommended adherence to anti- plagiarism rules and accordingly the

students are informed well in advance to ensure that their research work is original one and

wherever the other sources are relied upon, they are properly acknowledged.

Implementation:

(i)The College has subscribed to Manupatra Legal Database.

(ii)Teachers have actively participated in seminars and conferences and presented their papers.

(ii)The College has provided access to Manupatra legal database.

3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth progress and

implementation of research schemes/projects?

Autonomy to the principal investigator:

There is complete autonomy to the principal investigator to pursue the research project.

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Timely availability or release of resources :

The researchers are provided with necessary tools and equipments as and when needed.

Adequate infrastructure and human resources :

The Principal Investigator is provided adequate infrastructure to pursue the research project

undertaken such as computer with internet facility and access to Manupatra legal database.

Reduced teaching load, special leave etc. to teachers:

The researchers may avail of support in the form of certain relaxations such as leave for research

work, reduced teaching load etc. If such request comes from the researcher it will be readily

accepted.

Technological and Library Support:

The Investigator is also provided the access to the subscribed legal database for the project. All

the possible assistance is provided by the Library Staff for the project.

Auditing Support:

A Clerk is assigned the task of getting the auditing of research project done from a qualified CA

and in obtaining the utilization certificate to be submitted to the funding authorities.

3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific temper and research

culture and aptitude among students?

Avishkar Research Competition:

The students are encouraged to participate in Avishkar Research Competition organized by

BCUD, Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Computer Lab:

The students are given access to online resources by providing them internet facility in Computer

Lab. It promotes the cause of legal research.

Moot Court:

Moot Court activity is mandatory for final year law students and it promotes legal research. For

the state and national level Moot Court competitions, the college sends the students. So far the

students have participated in a number of moot court competitions.

3.1. 5 Give details of the faculty involvement in active research (Guiding student research,

leading Research Projects, engaged in individual/collaborative research activity, etc.

Guiding Students for Legal Research:

All the faculty members guide the students for the moot courts and mock trials. The LL.M.

students used to be provided guidance by faculty members for their longish term papers and

dissertations.

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Funded Research:

Name of

PI

Funding

Agency

Title of the Project

Period

Grant

Sanctioned

(Rs)

Dr. Vijay

Oak

BCUD A Critical Analysis of Right to

Health and Patent Regime In India

2013-15

1,00,000

3.1.6 Give details of workshops/ training programmes/sensitization programmes

conducted/organized by the institution with focus on capacity building in terms of research and

imbibing research culture among the staff and students.

Sr.

No.

Event

1 Seminar on Election Laws

2 Workshop on Parliamentary Proceedings

3 Seminar on Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups

4 State Level Moot Court Competition

3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise available with the

institution.

NA

3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of eminence to visit the

campus and interact with teachers and students?

The College organizes the lectures by eminent teachers and advocates to inform the students

about emerging research areas in different subjects of law. Experts are invited from Pune and

other places and even from abroad to deliver the guest lectures on legal research and emerging

research areas in specific subjects.

Sr.

No.

Name of the Speaker

Topic

1

Prof. Sainik

NBT Law College, Nashik

Research Methodology

2

Dr. Rohini Honap

Principal, DES Law College, Pune

Feminist Jurisprudence

3

Dr. Mukund Sarada

Principal & Dean, Bharati Vidyapeeth

New Law College, Pune

Constitutional Law

4

Mrs. Vaijayanti Joshi

Principal, ILS Law College, Pune

Jurisprudence

5 Mrs. Neela Satyanarayan

Chief Election Commissioner State of Maharashtra

State Election Commission and

process of election

6 Mr. Ram Naik (Presently Governor of U.P.) Parliamentary Proceedings

7 Dr. Dilip Ukey Ex Vice Chancellor, SRT University,

Nanded

Rule of Law

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8 Dr. Janardan Waghmare

Ex Vice Chancellor, BAMU, Aurangabad

Role of Parliamentary

committees

9

Adv. Peter Dijkmans

Practising Advocate in Netherlands & EU

International Commercial

Arbitration

3.1.9 What percentage of the faculty has utilized Sabbatical Leave for research activities? How

has the provision contributed to improve the quality of research and imbibe research culture on

the campus?

The faculty members who participate in International, national and state level seminars and

conferences are given paid leave by the College as these activities enrich and update the

knowledge of the concerned faculty members.

3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in creating

awareness/advocating/transfer of relative findings of research of the institution and elsewhere to

students and community (lab to land)

The Research committee ensures that the research conducted at the college is disseminated to

different stakeholders. The students participating in Avishkar Research Competition organized

by BCUD, Savitribai Phule Pune have to give presentation before the faculty and the students

before the actual competition.

Further the findings of the research project completed in the college are required to be presented

by the Principal Investigator before the faculty and the students.

The College also organizes legal literacy camps in villages where the students and staff have to

give information about relevant and useful laws to the villagers in regional language. The college

also organizes seminars and workshops in order to create awareness among the staff and students

about the concerned theme and sub themes. Thus the college takes great efforts on dissemination

of findings of legal research.

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give details of major

heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual utilization.

Although no specific percentage of budget is earmarked for legal research, whenever needed it is

made available. Details of expenditure incurred by the college on various items of research

during four years is as follows:

Head 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Computer and software 438405 132186 52184 279767

Internet 39979 36000 56000 56000

Equipments 251995 307221 648861 47066

Books and Journals 130961 114676 129689 167902

Total 861340 590083 886734 550735

(Note: The details of expenditure for the year 2015-16 are not yet available.)

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3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty for research? If

so, specify the amount disbursed and the percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in

the last four years?

As the college does not have a recognized research center, the faculty cannot avail of seed

money for research purpose.

3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student research projects?

NA

3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in undertaking inter-

disciplinary research? Cite examples of successful endeavors and challenges faced in

organizing interdisciplinary research.

No interdisciplinary research is so far undertaken.

3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various equipments and research facilities

of the institution by its staff and students?

In the orientation lecture given by the Librarian at the beginning of the first half, the

students and staff are informed about the library resources and how they can be used.

Information is also given about the computer lab and legal database Manupatra, etc.

The Librarian also gives information about printing and other facilities available in the

college. It ensures optimal use of various equipments and facilities of the college by the

staff and the students.

3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the industry or other

beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If ‘yes’ give details.

NA

3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing research funds from various

funding agencies, industry and other organizations. Provide details of on-going and completed

projects and grants received during the last four years.

The College has appointed Academic Research Co-ordinator (ARC) who informs the faculty

members about the funded research projects of various agencies which they may apply for. So

far one minor research project has been completed. Its details are given below in tabular form:

Principal

Investigator

Grant

Received

Period

Title

Dr.Vijay

Oak

Rs. 1,00,000 2013-15 ‘A Critical Analysis of Right to Health and Patent

Regime In India’

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3.3 Research Facilities:

3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and research scholars within the

campus?

The existing research facilities are mentioned in tabular form below:

Sr.

No.

Facility

1 Well-equipped library with good number of Reference books and

Foreign and Indian Law Journals

2 Computers with internet connection

3. Legal database-Manupatra

4 Halsbury Laws of India

5 Printing and scanning facilities

3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and creating infrastructural

facilities to meet the needs of researchers especially in the new and emerging areas of research?

The College has established a Computer Lab with Internet and wi-fi facilities. The College is

planning to enhance the existing research facilities in following manner:

3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the industry or other

beneficiary agency for developing research facilities?? If ‘yes’, what are the instruments/

facilities created during the last four years.

NA

3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and research scholars

outside the campus / other research laboratories?

NA

3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource center or any other facilities

available specifically for the researchers?

Library:

No. of Titles: 3453

Sr.

No. Proposed research facility

1 New databases such as LexisNexis , Indlaw/ Westlaw

2 Anti-Plagiarism Software such as Turn It In

3 New titles of Foreign Authors

4 Skype enabled lectures of Indian and foreign experts

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No. of books: 9150

No. of national journals: 11

International journals: 04

No. of online journals: 01

No. of magazines: 11

No. of CDs: 05

Legal Database: 1 Manupatra (Supreme Court and Bombay High Court Judgments)

Barcode and Barcode reader facility is available

3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities developed / created by the research institutes

in the college? For ex. Laboratories, library, instruments, computers, new technology etc.

Nil

3.4 Research Publications and Awards:

3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and students in terms of

Patents obtained and filed (Process and products)

Not applicable.

Original research contributing to product improvement

Nil

Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving the services.

Socio-Legal surveys in nearby villages such as Saval, Dorlewadi have been conducted.

Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development:

A funded research project is completed in 2014-15 titled ‘A Critical Analysis of Right to

Health and Patent Regime in India’, which is beneficial to social development.

A faculty member has assisted one NGO by providing inputs in a project on Enhancing

the Realization of Social and Economic Rights through the Judiciary.

3.4.2 Does the Institute publish or partner in publication of research journal(s)? If ‘yes’,

indicate the composition of the editorial board, publication policies and whether such

publication is listed in any international database?

No

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3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty and students:

Details Number

Publication per faculty

Dr. V.C. Oak - 1

Mr. Nilesh Saste - 1

Number of papers

published by faculty

And students in peer

reviewed journals

0

Number of Publications

listed in international

database

0

Monographs 0

Chapter In Books Saste Nilesh, Library Networking & Consortia in India in Smita P.

Patole edi. book Changing Role of Library professional in ICT

Environment, Nirmiti Sanvad (2015) ISBN 978-93-82028-72-7

Books edited 0

Books with ISBN

Number and publisher

details

Dr. Vijay oak, ‘Law of Crimes in Nutshell’, Notion press (2014)

ISBN 978-93-84049-85-0

Citation Index 0

Conference/seminar papers:

Sr.

No.

Faculty Name Title of Paper ISBN/ISSN

No.

Year

1

Dr. M.N. Phad

Protection of Women under

Constitution of India, pp.44-49

ISBN978-81-

930233-1-0

AKKNLA, Pune

2015

2

Dr. M.N. Phad

Constitutional Aspects of Local

Governance-73rd

& 74th

Amendment, 123-129

ISBN 978-81-

923531-1-1

M.P. Law College

Aurangabad

2015

3

Dr. V.C. Oak

Good Governance through Human

Rights Discourse, pp.399-403

ISBN 978-81-

923531-1-1

M.P.Law College,

Aurangabad

2015

4

Mr. A.N.

Murumkar

Issues & Challenges of Rural &

Urban Development, pp.350-354

ISBN 978-81

923531-1-1

M.P.Law College,

Aurangabad

2015

5 Dr. V.C. Oak Pharmaceutical Patents & Right to

health- A Tight Rope to Walk

ISBN 13:978-81-

928189-6-2 Auro

University, Surat

2015

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6

Dr. V.C. Oak

Constitutional Perspective on

Women protection, pp.61-64

ISBN978-81-

930233-1-0

AKK Academy

2015

7 Dr. V.C. Oak Regulating Freedom of Expression

on Internet & Social Media

ISBN978-81-

930233-1-0

AKK, Pune

2015

8

Dr. V.C. Oak

Enhancing the quality of legal

education In India, pp. 35-36

ISBN978-81-

930233-3-4 AKK

AKK NLA, Pune

2015

9

Mr. A.N.

Murumkar

Role of UGC, BCI and Govt. in

Legal Education, pp. 43-44

ISBN978-81-

930233-3-4

AKK New Law

Academy, Pune

2015

10

Mr. N.B. Saste &

Mr.Amar Kulkarni

Status of Library Legislation in

India in Indian Streams Research

Journal

pp.30-34

ISBN2230-7850

Impact factor 2.1506

(UIF)

2014

11

Dr. V.C. Oak

Sustainable Development Need &

Issues, pp. 363-365

ISBN978-81-

928189-0-0 Auro

University Surat

2013

3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of Research awards received by the faculty

Ph.D. awarded:

Sr.

No.

Faculty Topic University Year

1 Dr. A.R.

Shahane

A Critical Appraisal of Air Pollution in

Kolhapur and Pune Districts

Shivaji 2005

2 Dr. M.N. Phad Study of child labour with SRT 2012

3 Dr. V.C. Oak Legislative and Judicial Response to

Sustainable Development In India

Pune 2013

Best Paper Award:

2. A paper titled ‘Pharmaceutical Patents and Right to Health: A Tight Rope to Walk written by

Dr. Vijay Oak was awarded the prize of Best Paper (Professional Category) at Third National

Conference on Law and Justice held at Auro University, Surat (Gujarat) on 10th

and 11th

October,

2015.

3.5 Consultancy:

3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute-industry interface?

In order to establish institute-industry interface, the students had conducted field research on the

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completion of research the industries were informed about the need of better protection of trade

secrets and the way in which it can be done. Through such research institute-industry interface is

established.

The students are taken for court visit in local court, High Court and also to the Supreme Court

which help them immensely in their profession.

3.5.2 What is the stated policy of the institution to promote consultancy? How is the available

expertise advocated and publicized?

The College promotes consultancy without aiming at commercial gains. Generally consultancy

in the nature of research assistance is encouraged. One of the faculty members has provided

consultancy to Pune based NGO on the theme of ‘Role of judiciary in Realization of Social and

Economic Rights’. The college also conducts legal literacy camps during which faculty members

and final year students offer free legal advice to the needy persons.

3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise and available

facilities for consultancy services?

The College encourages faculty members to take up consultancy work by providing necessary

facilities like library resources, internet and printing. The faculty is also encouraged to

participate in legal literacy camps and to give free legal advice to the needy persons.

3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the institution and the

revenue generated during the last four years.

There is no revenue generated as such by the consultancy services, because the services are

honorary in nature. One of the faculty members provided consultancy service in the area of Role

of Judiciary in Realization of Social and Economic Rights to a Pune based NGO. During legal

literacy camps the faculty members give free legal advice on legal matters such as partition,

consumer protection, road accidents, maintenance and divorce to the needy persons.

3.5.5 What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income generated through consultancy

(staff involved: Institution) and its use for institutional development?

No income as such is generated through consultancy services and these are purely honorary in

nature.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighborhood-community network and

student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service orientation and holistic

development of students?

The College is committed to carry on activities that are beneficial to society at large and which

also contribute to good citizenship and holistic development of students. Some of the outstanding

programmes are mentioned below:

Legal Literacy Camps

Socio-legal surveys in nearby villages

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Students rally for female foeticide

Visit to orphanage called Savali

Visit to local church and mosque to ensure communal harmony

NSS activities useful to the community such as water conservation and blood donation

camps

Preamble Reading on Constitution Day

3.6.2 What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’ involvement in various social

movements / activities which promote citizenship roles?

The College organizes preamble reading, legal literacy camps, blood donation camps, water

conservation projects, soil testing programme in order to ensure involvement of students in

various social activities which essentially promote citizenship roles.

3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and

quality of the institution?

The formal and informal feedback is taken from current students, alumni and also from

advocates and the dignitaries visiting the college. Feedback is also taken from participants from

different colleges in Moot Court Competitions. The feedback system certainly helps in

improving the services offered by the college.

3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and outreach programmes?

Providing the budgetary details for last four years, list the major extension and outreach

programmes and their impact on the overall development of students.

The extension and outreach programmes are organized by the College in the form of legal

literacy camps and NSS activities. But no budgetary provision is made and it is given under

appropriate heading whenever need arises.

3.6.5 How does the institution promote the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC and other National/ International agencies?

The College has established NSS Unit recently. The College has appointed NSS Programme

officer who motivated students to join the NSS Unit. This year 50 students have joined NSS.

The NSS Unit organized following activities in this academic year till October, 2015

Sr.

No.

Event

Date

1 Visit to Savali Orphanage 31/08/2015

2 Visit to police station 03/09/2015

3 Visit to local church and mosque 08/09/2015

4 Legal Literacy camp Dorlewadi 10/09/2015

5 Legal Literacy camp Jalochi 12/09/2015

6 NSS Camp, Deulgaon Rasal 24/12/2015

7 National Youth Day 12/03/2016

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All the teachers participated sincerely and enthusiastically in all the NSS activities.

3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any) undertaken by the

college to ensure social justice and empower students from under-privileged and vulnerable

sections of society

During the legal literacy camp organized in the village, the students carry out socio-legal survey

by visiting the houses of villagers. They collect the data on socio-economic status of the family,

Children education, government schemes, pending cases, etc. Through these surveys the students

come to know the hard facts of rural life.

3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension activities organized by

the institution, comment on how they complement students’ academic learning experience and

specify the values and skills inculcated.

In order to develop leadership qualities and team spirit the college has started organizing NSS

activities such as blood donation camps, water conservation project, Save Environment and Save

Girl campaigns, etc.

The College also conducts legal literacy camps in nearby villages to create awareness among the

villagers about relevant and useful laws. The students also conduct socio-legal surveys in these

villages. The students are also taken to church, mosque, etc. to imbibe the secular values among

them and inculcate respect for composite culture and diversity of our nation. It eliminates the

possibility of intolerance on the part of the students. All these activities help in instilling

patriotism and humanism among the students.

3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the community in its reach out

activities and contribute to the community development? Detail on the initiatives of the

institution that encourage community participation in its activities?

The community participation in extension activities are:

The College organizes legal literacy camps on it’s own or sometimes in association with Taluka

Vidhi Sahayya Samiti wherein the judges of Baramati Court and eminent advocates guide the

audience on different laws which are of relevance to them such as Motor Vehicles Act, Insurance

Act, maintenance to wives and old parents, Consumer Protection Act, Right to Information Act,

etc. The students also give information to the villagers about various important laws.

In Industrial visits the HR managers and other officers in the industry interact with the students.

Thus in these extension activities community participation is very much there.

3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with other institutions of the

locality for working on various outreach and extension activities.

The College has forged partnership with various other institutions in the locality.

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Sr.

No.

Institution Activity

1 Baramati Court Court visits and Lok Adalats

2 Environmental Forum of

India

Environmental Conservation and awareness programmes

3 T.C. College Human Rights UGC Foundation course Training

4 VPASC Human Rights Education Training

5 VSBT IPR Lectures

6 Vasundhara Community

Radio

Awareness about Constitution and relevant laws

7 VIIT, Baramati MBA Course training of Business Law, Our College website

is maintained by VIIT.

3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities

and/contributions to the social/community development during the last four years.

Nil

3.7 Collaboration

3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research laboratories, institutes

and industry for research activities. Cite examples and benefits accrued of the initiatives -

collaborative research, staff exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships

etc.

The students of our college had attended a workshop on Intellectual Property rights held at

VSBT, Baramati. The staff of the College has provided guidance to the students of following

institutions:

Department of Law, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Previously University of Pune)

Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati

Vidya Pratishthan’s Arts, Science and Commerce College, Baramati

Vidya Pratishthan’s School of Biotechnology, Baramati

MBA Department, Vidya Pratishthan’s Institute of Information Technology, Baramati.

The students of the college had conducted a research on the topic of Protection of Trade Secrets

in Baramati MIDC for Avishkar Competition held at Pune.

3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any) with institutions of

national importance/other universities/ industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how

they have contributed to the development of the institution.

Sr.

No.

MOU

Object

1

Environmental Forum

of India

To protect the environment and to spread awareness about

importance of environmental protection.

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3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community interactions that have

contributed to the establishment / creation/up-gradation of academic facilities, student and staff

support, infrastructure facilities of the institution viz. laboratories / library/ new technology

/placement services etc.

AZB Partners a reputed law firm in Mumbai has imparted training to two of our students at it’s

office. Two of our students have completed a research on Protection Trade Secrets in Baramati

region by visiting a number of industries in Baramati MIDC. Many students have done their

internships with senior lawyers at Baramati. The College also organizes Moot Court

Competitions regularly which helps in upgradation of skills of our students. The faculty is

sanctioned duty leave to participate in International and national level conferences and seminars

in reputed law colleges and universities throughout India and it helps immensely in enhancing

their knowledge base.

3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who contributed to the events,

provide details of national and international conferences organized by the college during the last

four years.

Although the College has not yet organized, any national or international conference, the

following state level seminars/workshops have been organized:

Sr.

No.

Theme Eminent Speakers

1 State Level Seminar on Election Laws Mrs. Neela Satyanarayan

2 Workshop on Parliamentary Proceedings Mr. Ram Naik (Presently Governor,

U.P.)

3 State Level Seminar on Human Rights of

vulnerable Groups

Adv. B.E. Avhad

The College had also organized an interactive session with eminent advocate from European

Union Adv. Peter Dijkmans.

3.7.5 How many of the linkages/collaborations have actually resulted in formal MoUs and

agreements? List out the activities and beneficiaries and cite examples (if any) of the

established linkages that enhanced and/or facilitated –

a)Curriculum development/enrichment

b) Internship: AZB Partners, Mumbai

c) Summer Placement -No

d) Faculty exchange and professional development - No

e) Research – Although no MOU is there, one minor research project is completed through the

funding received from BCUD, Savitribai Phule Pune University

f) Consultancy

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g) Extension: Savitribai Phule Pune University and Environmental Forum of India

h) Publication

i) Student placement - No

j) Twinning programmes – Not permissible

k) Introduction of new courses -No

l) Student exchange - No

m) Any other

3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning, establishing and

implementing the initiatives of the linkages/collaborations.

The College organizes some of the activities in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University

such as the NSS activities for which the funding is shared by both. Moot court competition is

also held most of the times in association with the Students’ Welfare Board of the affiliating

University. The expenses of the said competition are shared by both.

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CRITERION IV

INFRASTRUCTURE

&

LEARNING RESOURCES

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4.1 Physical Facilities

4.1.1 What is the policy of the Institution for creation and enhancement of infrastructure that

facilitate effective teaching and learning?

The college is committed to provide state of the art infrastructure and upgrade the

existing infrastructure from time to time. Optimal space utilization is ensured. To

facilitate effective teaching learning, the college has provided ICT enabled classrooms,

internet facility, access to online resources and legal database Manupatra.

There is a computer lab adjacent to the library with 17 computers, reprography and

OPAC facilities available in the library. Barcoding of books is also done.

CCTV Cameras are installed in the library and at other places.

4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for

a) Curricular and co-curricular activities – classrooms, technology enabled learning spaces,

seminar halls, tutorial spaces, laboratories, botanical garden, animal house, specialized facilities

and equipment for teaching, learning and research etc.

Classrooms:

There are spacious classrooms with good ventilation. Each classroom can accommodate around

80 students. In each classroom sufficient number of fans and tube lights are provided. Podium is

provided for teacher and CCTV Cameras are also installed in many of the classrooms.

Blackboard is there in each classroom. In some of the classrooms LCD facility is provided.

Moot Court Hall:

A spacious Moot Court Hall is provided as per the specifications of Bar Council of India for

conducting moot courts. Regular moot courts, Moot Court Competition are held in this hall. It is

equipped with LCD facility and public address system.

Library:

Library is spacious with adequate natural light and ventilation. OPAC and reprography facilities

are made available in the library. CCTV cameras are also installed for security. Researcher room

is also there adjacent to the Library. Computer Lab is an integral part of the Library with 17

computers. It is fully air conditioned. Internet, printing and scanning facilities are available in the

computer lab. Apart from these, many other facilities are also available as mentioned on the next

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Ground Floor:

There is also an Examination Hall and Students’ Counselling Center on this floor.

1st Floor

Class rooms and Staff Room

2nd

Floor

There is also a Legal Aid Clinic, Internship & Placement Cell and Students’ Grievance Redressal

Cell on this floor.

b)Extra –curricular activities – sports, outdoor and indoor games, gymnasium, auditorium, NSS,

NCC, cultural activities, Public speaking, communication skills development, yoga, health and

hygiene etc.

Principal

Cabin

NAAC Office

Disability

Resource

Center

Moot Court

Hall

Administrative

Office

Library

Research Cell

NSS IQAC

Computer Lab

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Sports:

Outdoor Games:

Sports equipments for Cricket and Volleyball are available in the College.

Indoor Games:

Badminton and Table Tennis Courts are provided.

Gymnasium:

Separate gymnasia for boys and girls are provided as shared facility.

Auditoriums:

The College uses the VIIT and GADIMA auditoriums as shared facilities. The specifications of

these auditoriums are shown below in tabular form:

Name of the Auditorium Seating Capacity Facilities available

VIIT Auditorium

120

HD projector,

Ups for power supply

Wi-Fi internet connection ,

CCTV Cameras

Dolby Surround Sound System

Centralized AC

GADIMA Auditorium

2000

HD projectors,

LED Screen,

UPS for power supply

CCTV Cameras

Dolby Surround Sound System

Centralized AC

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:

The College organizes cultural events every year in its Annual Function. The students participate

enthusiastically in singing, dance, poetry, rangoli and painting.

PUBLIC SPEAKING:

Expert faculty members impart the skills of argumentation and public speaking to the students.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:

We have a significant number of students coming from rural background and most of them have

difficulty in understanding and expressing their thoughts in English. Hence the teachers guide

them on improving communication skills.

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HEALTH AND HYGIENE:

As per the University norms, the first year students of B.SL. LL.B. and three years LLB courses

have to undergo mandatory medical checkup.

4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available infrastructure is in line with its

academic growth and is optimally utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities

developed/augmented and the amount spent during the last four years (Enclose the Master Plan

of the Institution / campus and indicate the existing physical infrastructure and the future planned

expansions if any).

Sr.

No.

Facility

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

1 Library 130961 114676 110386 66903

2 Computer 32940 84447 6300 198450

3 Moot Courts 4204 55388 8885 2233

4 Extracurricular 38068 15624 25998 46010

Plan of College Building:

The plan of college building indicates the structures on ground floor, first floor and second floor.

Ground Floor: Principal Cabin, Administrative office, Meeting Hall, NAAC Office,

Examination Hall, Moot Court Hall, Disability Resource Centre and Students’ Counselling

center are on the ground floor.

First Floor: Most of the classrooms are situated on the first floor.

Second Floor:

The Library, Computer Lab, NSS office, Internship Cell, Research Committee office, Free Legal

Aid Center all are on the second floor. The floor wise outline of departments is given below:

Ground

•Principal Cabin, Administrative office

•NAAC Office, Examination Hall

•Meeting Hall, Moot Court Hall and Disability Resource Center

First •Classrooms

Second

•Library, Computer Lab, NSS Office, Free Legal Aid Center

•Ladies' Room, Cabins of teachers, Research Committee office

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4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of

students with physical disabilities?

At the entrance of the College, ramp is built for the physically disabled students who are using

wheelchairs with proper navigation guides. The College has also established Disability Resource

Centre to assist such students. The college will soon provide lift, adjustable toilets and wheel

chairs for differently abled persons.

4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions available within them:

Hostel Facility – Accommodation available

Type of the

Hostel

Boys Hostel

Girls Hostel

Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga center, etc. – shared with other constituent

units

Computer facility including access to internet in hostel – Yes

Library facility in the hostels – Hostels are very much near the college and library

facilities are easily accessible.

Internet and Wi-Fi facility - Yes

Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual equipments - Yes

Available residential facility for the staff: Yes

Constant supply of safe drinking water: Yes

Security: 24x7 security is available in the campus

Medical emergencies: Ambulance

4.1.6 What are the provisions made available to students and staff in terms of health care on the

campus and off the campus?

First aid box is available in the college. The campus has an ambulance for the service whenever

the emergency situation arises. The fees paid by the students include group insurance scheme

under Savitribai Phule Pune University.

4.1.7 Give details of the Common Facilities available on the campus- spaces for special units like

IQAC, Grievance Redressal unit, Women’s Cell, Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement

Unit, Health Centre, Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water

facility, auditorium, etc.

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Sr.

No.

Facility Details

1 IQAC Second floor

2 Grievance Redressal Cell Second floor

3 Counselling and Career Guidance Cell First Floor

4 Internship & Placement Cell Second floor

5 Women’s Cell Second Floor

6 Health Centre Near the college campus

7 Canteen Near the college

8 Recreational spaces for the students Common Rooms

9 Safe drinking water facility Ground floor and second floor

10 Auditorium In the campus

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource

4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the composition of such a

committee. What significant initiatives have been implemented by the committee to render the

library student/user friendly?

The College has Library Advisory Committee. It is responsible for ensuring that latest editions of

books and reference books are available in the library. The Committee recommends the books to

be purchased and the Indian and foreign journals which needs to be subscribed. The Committee

is comprised of Principal, faculty members and two student representatives. The committee

performs following functions:

To recommend books for the library

To discuss the Library rules

To take review of Library discipline

To attend the demos given by the representatives of publishing companies.

To collect the feedback on services offered by the library

4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

Total area of the library – 7680 Sq. Mts.

Total seating capacity: 208*

Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination days, during

examination days, during vacation)

On working days 9.30 am to 5.00 p.m.

On holidays before examination 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Before Examination Days 9.00 am to 9.00 p.m.

During Examination Days 9.30 am to 6.30 pm

During Vacation 9.30 am to 5.00 pm

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Layout of the library

a) Lounge area for browsing: Please refer to p.76

b) IT zone for accessing e resources:

There is a Computer Lab adjacent to the library with 17 PCs available with internet facility for

browsing.

4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print and e-journals and

other reading materials? Specify the amount spent on procuring new books, journals and e-

resources during the last four years.

Mode of procurement of Current titles:

The Principal of the college allocates the Library budget for procurement of books and other

resources. Faculty and Library Advisory Committee members recommend new books/Journals/e-

Resources and then the same are purchased. Journals are subscribed directly from the publishers.

Use of Current titles:

The newly procured books and journals are displayed in “New Arrivals” in the Library Notice

Board for the information of the readers. The list of newly procured books is also displayed in

the Library Notice Board.

Amount spent on procuring new books, journals and e-resources is given below:

Library

Expenditure

2011-12

No. Cost

2012-13

No. Cost

2013-14

No. Cost

2014-15

No. Cost

Text Books 260 76215 193 52249 265 82902 185 48525

Reference

Books

52 53820 116 64631 105 82890 73 61555

BCUD Project 00 00 00 00 15 27353 23 46480

Journals 16 71245 17 55822 30 79390 22 64424

E resources 0 0 02 6000 02 6500 01 6500

Newspapers 07 7811 10 11632 10 14301 11 16424

Total Nos. 335 174957 328 155713 416 208708 313 188778

4.2.4 Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide maximum access to the

library collection?

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) -The facility is available

Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals: Yes

Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases – Yes

Library Website – It is integrated into college website

In-house/remote access to e-publications -Yes

Library automation – Ongoing process

Total number of computers for public access - 17

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Total numbers of printers for public access – 1

Internet band width speed - 10 mbps

Institutional Repository – No

Content management system for e-learning – No

Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia: Yes. The Library has subscribed to

INFLIBNET

4.2.5 Provide details on the following items:

Average number of walk-ins - 45

Average number of books issued/returned -50 to 55 per day

Ratio of library books to students enrolled - 1:22

Average number of books added during last three years – 309

Average number of login to OPAC – Recently provided

Average number of login to e-resources - 5 per day

Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed- 3 per day

Number of information literacy trainings organized - 2

Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials - NA

4.2.6 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library

Manuscripts - Library does not have collection of manuscripts

Reference - Library has a separate reference section.

Reprography - The library has reprography facility provided recently

ILL (Inter Library Loan Service) - NA

Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment and

Notification)

Library conveys the information about latest acquisitions to faculty members and students

by displaying the books on the Library Notice Board. A rack displaying ‘New Arrivals’ is also

there.

Download and printing - These facilities are available to students and staff in the

computer lab.

Reading list/ Bibliography compilation- Bibliographies are available. List of subject

wise articles is also available.

In-house/remote access to e-resources – Yes

User Orientation and awareness - The Librarian delivers a lecture for all the students

informing them about the library resources

Assistance in searching Databases - The computer instructor help the users in searching

information from legal database.

4.2.7 Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the students and teachers of the

college.

The library staff and computer instructor assist the teachers and students in information

retrieval.

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The Librarian helps the staff and the students in searching OPAC

The computer instructor help the students in retrieving information from Manupatra legal

database and INFLIBNET

Reprographic facility is also provided by the Library Staff

Librarian conducts orientation lecture to inform the staff and the students about library

resources.

4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the visually/physically challenged

persons? Give details.

As the Library is situated at the second floor, it is not accessible to wheel chair users. The lift is

also not available. To provide some relief, the College has provided a Disability Resource Center

on the ground floor which has collection of copy of each title available in the Library.

4.2.9 Does the library get the feedback from its users? If yes, how is it analysed and used for

improving the library services. (What strategies are deployed by the Library to collect feedback

from users? How is the feedback analysed and used for further improvement of the library

services?)

The feedback on Library services is taken every year and it is analyzed by the Library Advisory

Committee and Library Staff in order to improve the range of services offered by the library.

4.3 IT Infrastructure

4.3.1. Give details on the computing facility available (hardware and software) at the institution.

• Number of computers with Configuration (provide actual number with exact configuration of

each available system)

Sr.

No.

Make Desktop Configuration Quantity

1 HP Intel (R) Core (TM) i3-4160 3.60 GHZ RAM 4.00 GB

System type 32-bit 05, Keyboard, mouse

06

2 DELL Intel (R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU [email protected] GHZ RAM

2.00 GB System type 32-bit 05, Keyboard, mouse

16

• Computer-student ratio: 1:24

• Stand alone facility

• LAN facility – All computers

Switches and Routers:

Sr.

No.

Name of Item Description Quantity

1 D LINK DES 1024 D 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch 1

• Licensed software – Biyani Technologies for Library

List of System Software:

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Sr.

No.

Software

1 Windows XP

2 Windows 8

3 Windows 7

4 MS Office 2007

5 MS Office 2010

6 MS Office 2013

List of Application Software:

Sr.

No.

Software

1 Publisher 2007

2 Publisher 2010

Printers and Scanners:

Sr.

No.

Name of Item Description Quantity

1 Printers Canon and HP 10

2 Printer with scanner HP 1

3 Scanner UMAX Astra 1

LCD/HD Projector:

Sr.

No.

Item Description Quantity

1 SONY Overhead Projector 3

Camera and Recording Devices

Sr.

No.

Name of the Item Description Quantity

1 Canon Digital Camera 1

2 Panasonic HD Video Camera 1

Biometric Devices:

Sr.

No.

Name of the item Description Quantity

1 Neo Tech ID Thumb Scanner 1

4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the faculty and students on

the campus and off-campus?

A computer lab is provided for the students in the college.

Internet facility is available in computer lab

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The college has subscribed to Manupatra through which latest cases of Supreme Court of

India, Bombay High Court and e-articles can be accessed

CCTV Cameras have been installed to detect theft and also to keep watch on students

appearing for University examination

4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT

infrastructure and associated facilities?

To increase the LCD facility for effective teaching

To acquire office software for efficient office administration

To make the Language Lab functional by purchasing language software

To purchase more educational CDs and DVDs and literature in brail for blind

4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for procurement, upgradation,

deployment and maintenance of the computers and their accessories in the institution (Year wise

for last four years)

Year Budgeted

(Rs)

Actual

Expenditure

(Rs)

2011-12 79000 90669.00

2012-13 2,03000 57690.00

2013-14 176000 68900.00

2014-15 156000 290767.00

4.3.5 How does the institution facilitate extensive use of ICT resources including development

and use of computer-aided teaching/ learning materials by its staff and students?

Teachers are encouraged to attend ICT Summer School

Students are encouraged to use Manupatra legal database.

4.3.6 Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning activities and technologies

deployed (access to on-line teaching - learning resources, independent learning, ICT enabled

classrooms/learning spaces etc.) by the institution place the student at the centre of teaching-

learning process and render the role of a facilitator for the teacher.

Students are provided with computers and internet facility.

Access to latest cases through legal database Manupatra is provided.

4.3.7 Does the Institution avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity directly or

through the affiliating university? If so, what are the services availed of?

No

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4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities

4.4.1 How does the institution ensure optimal allocation and utilization of the available financial

resources for maintenance and upkeep of the following facilities (substantiate your statements by

providing details of budget allocated during last four years)?

Year Building/

repairing

Furniture Equipment Computers

2011-12 130000 160000 40000 79000

2012-13 130000 220000 102000 203000

2013-14 130000 200000 85000 176000

2014-15 150000 240000 85000 156000

4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure,

facilities and equipment of the college?

Cleanliness in the college campus is maintained by the housekeeping personnel recruited

by Vidya Pratishthan

Hardware and software technicians for maintaining computers and LAN facility are

provided by Vidya Pratishthan

Electrician is available on the campus to repair or to attend to the faults if any.

Furniture maker is also available for all the constituent units of Vidya Pratishthan

Stock register is maintained by the college for the available equipments. At the end of the

year the stock is verified.

4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up calibration and other precision

measures for the equipment/ instruments?

Not applicable.

4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and maintenance of sensitive

equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant supply of water etc.)?

Voltage stabilizers and transformers are installed in order to control voltage fluctuations

Generator facility is available to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity

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CRITERION V

STUDENT SUPPORT

&

PROGRESSION

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5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

5.1.1 Does the institution publish its updated prospectus/handbook annually? If ‘yes’, what is the

information provided to students through these documents and how does the institution ensure its

commitment and accountability?

The College publishes prospectus annually to new aspirants / applicants along with

application form.

The prospectus provides necessary information pertaining to courses offered, eligibility

criteria, fee structure, etc.

It also contains the message of the Principal, Vision and Mission Statement, details of

infrastructure facilities, Information about Faculty, Student activities, the Management

Council, Disciplinary Rules & Regulations, Prevention of Sexual Harassment and

provisions of Anti-Ragging Act & Anti-ragging Undertaking

5.1.2 Specify the type, number and amount of institutional scholarships / freeships given to the

students during the last four years and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on

time?

In the last four years the following financial aid was disbursed to the students belonging to

different categories:

LL.B. (SC/ST/SBC/NT)

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

Students Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2011-12 214 45 351310 2 8270

2012-13 184 40 287530 5 19680

2013-14 241 39 293865 2 7975

2014-15 215 42 545660 10 95530

2015-16 198 45 665775 3 33360

LL.B. (OBC)

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

No. of

Students

Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2011-12 214 20 123970 2 8740

2012-13 184 14 82150 6 23395

2013-14 241 18 109305 3 12820

2014-15 215 17 141485 2 12755

2015-16 198 17 116350 0 0

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B.A. LL.B. (Previously B.SL. LL.B.) SC/ST/SBC/NT

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

No. of

Students

Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2011-12 150 24 205740 5 26615

2012-13 133 19 153367 4 20835

2013-14 162 35 308666 5 26902

2014-15 174 37 840080 5 94435

2015-16 176 43 956945 1 18820

B.A.LL.B. (Previously B.SL. LL.B.) OBC

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

No. of

Students

Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2011-12 150 05 24924 2 5391

2012-13 133 11 55287 3 7839

2013-14 162 09 42809 1 2633

2014-15 174 08 39705 0 0

2015-16 176 12 58494 2 5526

LL. M. (SC/ST/SBC/NT)

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

No. of

Students

Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2012-13 33 1 13195 1 11485

2013-14 26 3 42025 3 12975

LL.M. (OBC)

Year

Total Number

of Students during

the academic year

No. of

Students

Scholarship

Amount (Rs.)

No. of

Students

Freeship

Amount

(Rs)

2012-13 33 3 22365 0 0

2013-14 26 3 22370 0 0

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5.1.3 What percentage of students receives financial assistance from state government, central

government and other national agencies?

LL.B. (SC/ST/SBC/NT)

Year

Total Number

of Students

during the

academic year

No. of

Students

Total percentage of Students

Who received scholarship

2011-12 214 47 21.96

2012-13 184 45 24.45

2013-14 241 41 17.01

2014-15 215 52 24.18

2015-16 198 45 22.72

LL.B. (OBC)

Year

Total Number

of Students

during the

academic year

No. of

Students



2011-12 214 22 10.28

2012-13 184 20 10.86

2013-14 241 21 08.71

2014-15 215 19 08.83

2015-16 198 17 8.58

B.A. LL.B. SC/ST/SBC/NT

Year

Total Number

of Students

during the

academic year

No. of

Students



2011-12 150 29 19.33

2012-13 133 23 17.29

2013-14 162 40 24.69

2014-15 174 42 24.13

2015-16 176 43 24.43

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B.A. LL.B. (OBC)

Year

Total Number

of Students

during the

academic year

No. of

Students



2011-12 150 07 04.66

2012-13 133 14 10.56

2013-14 162 10 06.17

2014-15 174 08 04.59

2015-16 176 12 06.81

Merit Scholarship

Sr.

No.

Name of the Merit

Scholarship

Year Name of the student Amount

(Rs.)

1 Jui Nawale 2014-15 Jejurikar Scholarship 500.00

5.1.4 What are the specific support services/facilities available for the Students from SC/ST,

OBC and economically weaker sections Students with physical disabilities, overseas students?

Students from SC/ST and OBC

Reservation policy in admissions is followed as per the rules of the Government

Government scholarships are available for SC/ST, OBC

Students with physical disability

For disabled students ramp is provided. Wheel chairs, adjustable toilets and lift will be

provided in near future. Disability Resource Center is provided. Presently there is no

physically disabled student admitted to any of the course in the college.

Overseas students

Since the establishment of the College in 1999, no overseas student has been enrolled.

Students to participate in various competitions:

The College encourages students to participate in a variety of competitions at national

and state level. These include elocution competition, moot court competitions and

Avishkar research competition.

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The Year wise details of participation are furnished below:

(A) Moot Court Competitions

2010-11

Sr.

No.

Team Members Level Place Date

1 Ms. Zainab Hasnain, Ms. Alifiya

Lokhandwala

University UOP 24/09/2010

2 Ms. Zainab Hasnain, Mr. Ruturaj

Potawale and Mr. Taher Merchant

National S.S. Maniyar

Law College,

Jalgaon

2010-11

2011-12

Sr.

No.


1

Mr. Taher Merchant and

Mr. Taufik Shikilkar

State Y.C. Law College

Pune

21/01/2012

2012-13

Sr.

No.

Team Members

Level

Place

Date

1

Mandar Suryawanshi, Onkar Chavare

and Ms. Mugdha Belsare

State Y.C. Law College, Pune 19/01/2013

2 Ms. Priyanka Bobade, Ms. Rohini

Unde and Ms. Apurva Tabe

State

Narayanrao Chavan Law

College, Nanded

2012-13

2013-14

Sr.

No.

Team Members

Level

Place

Date

1

Priyanka Bobade, Priya

Pandey & Saurabh Mete

National

Shankarrao Chavan Law

College, Pune

11/01/2014 &

12/01/2014

2 Mayur Yewale & Swapnil

Nigade

State PES Modern Law

College, Pune

11/01/2014

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2014-15

Sr.

No.


1 Mr. Mayur Yewale and Mr. Saurabh

Mete

State

PES Modern Law College,

Pune

10/01/2015

2015-16

Sr.

No.

Team Members

Level

Place

Date

1

Mangesh Londhe, Prithviraj

Jagtap and Mr. Vikrant Dengale

University

New Law College,

Ahmednagar

9/01/2016

2

Afrin Khan, Supriya Pansare and

Prajakta Deshmukh

National

Best

Memorial

Prize

NBT Law College,

Nashik

9/01/2016 &

10/01/2016

3 Ms. Rajnandini Jagtap, Mr.

Mangesh Londhe and Mr.

Prithviraj Jagtap

National

Y.C. Law College,

Pune

23/01/2016

4 Mr. Firoz Shaikh and Mr.

Darshan Mane

State

Sinhgad Law

College, Pune

13/02/2016

5 Ms. Rajnandini Jagtap, Mr.

Prithviraj Jagtap and Mr.

Mangesh Londhe

National

Presidency

University,

Bengaluru

5/03/2016-

7/03/2016

Debate Competition:

Sr.

No.

Team Member

Level

Place

Date

1 Apurva Tabe State DES Law College, Pune 3/09/2010

2 Priyanka Vijay Bobade State DES Law College, Pune 31/08/2012

3 Priyanka Vijay Bobade University BJS College, Pune 7/09/2012

Marshal Art:

Sr.

No.

Team Member

Level

Place

Date

1 Mr. Macchindranath Dhembare University AIMS, Baramati 23/01/2013

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Law Quiz Competition:

Sr.

No.

Team Member

Level

Place

Date

1 Ms. Apoorva Tabe State Y.C. Law College, Karad 25/01/2014

Medical assistance to students: health Centre, health insurance etc.

First-Aid box

Compulsory medical check up for first year students

Insurance scheme of affiliating University

Coaching for competitive exams:

Although is upon creating good legal professionals, necessary guidance to the aspirants

of judicial posts through MPSC examination is also provided.

Skill development:

Moot Court Training:

The faculty members train the students for Moot Court Activity by way of explaining the

entire procedure of conducting moot court.

Mock Trial:

The College annually conducts mock trial in which the students learn the art of conducting

examination-in-chief and cross examination.

Support for slow learners

Counselling is provided by the teachers to the slow learners.

Exposure to students to other institution of higher learning or corporate or business

house, etc.

a) Court visits

b)Internships with local lawyers, NHRC and AZB Law firm

Publication of student magazine : Vidya Vishwa.

5.1.5 Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate entrepreneurial skills, among the

students and the impact of the efforts.

The college helps students in securing internships

The College encourage students to participate in national and state level moot court

competitions

Students contribute their creative writing to the college magazine

Students are encouraged to participate in Mock Parliament and Mock trial.

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5.1.6 Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promote participation of

students in extracurricular and co-curricular activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions,

debate and discussions, cultural activities etc.

Students participating in moot court competitions are given relaxation in submitting

assignments

If the final year students appear for the Moot Court competition, they are allowed to

present same moot problems for internal assessment.

The college shares some expenditure of cultural activities and thereby promote these

activities.

The college provides necessary sports kits for Cricket, Chess and Volley ball.

The College encourages students to participate in seminars and conferences.

5.1.7 Enumerating on the support and guidance provided to the students in preparing for the

competitive exams, give details on the number of students appeared and qualified in various

competitive exams such as UGC-CSIR- NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL /

GMAT / Central /State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.

The College encourages the students to appear for competitive examinations. The expert faculty

members have guided students to excel in various competitive examinations. The faculty guides

the students for different types of competitive examinations. Many students from SC have

cleared these examinations. The following students have succeeded in different competitive

examinations.

Sr.

No.

Name of the Student Examination

Passed

Present Designation

1 Manish Sonawane NET

Asst. Professor NBT Law College, Nasik.

2 Vardhaman Ahiwale NET Asst. Professor Law College, Malegaon

3 Mithun Bansode NET Asst. Professor Law College, Thane

4 Rahul Gawade NET Asst. Professor, Sinhgad Law College, Pune

5 Keshav Khomane NET & JMFC 10th

Jt. CJJD, Kolhapur

6 Shirish waghmare NET & JMFC Soon to join judiciary

7 Shripad Deshpande MPSC JMFC Civil Judge Senior Division, Ahmednagar

8 Amol Wabale MPSC JMFC Resigned & now practising advocate

9 Rahul Sonawane MPSC JMFC JMFC, Beed

10 Aparna Rokade SET & JMFC Soon to join judiciary

11 Sagar Bondre MPSC JMFC JMFC, Sangola

12 Rohini Thorat MPSC JMFC JMFC, Satara

13 Charudutt Shipkule MPSCJMFC Soon to join judiciary

14 Vikas Shinde MPSC JMFC

Soon to join judiciary

15 Sandhya Sul MPSC JMFC Soon to join judiciary

16 Madhubala Lavand MPSC (PSI) Undergoing Training

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5.1.8 What type of counselling services are made available to the students (academic, personal,

career, psycho-social etc.)

Extensive counselling services are made available to the students.

The faculty members provide the counselling to the students in case of academic,

financial or personal difficulties in informal manner on regular basis.

The faculty members also provide career counselling to the students and make them

aware about various opportunities or avenues in the field of law.

The faculty also provides counselling to those students who suffer from mental stress

during examinations.

For effective counselling, the college has established Students’ Counseling Centre.

5.1.9 Does the institution have a structured mechanism for career guidance and placement of its

students? If ‘yes’, detail on the services provided to help students identify job opportunities and

prepare themselves for interview and the percentage of students selected during campus

interviews by different employers (list the employers and the programmes).

As the College imparts legal education, most of the students become self-employed. The college

helps students in securing internships.

Sr.

No.

Name of the Student Organization

1 Mr. Avinash Zanzane National Human Rights Commission

2 Ms. Veena Ahuja National Human Rights Commission

3 Mr. Tushar Zende State Human Rights Commission

4 Ms. Prachi Palwe National Human Rights Commission

5 Ms. Preeti Pandhare AZB Partners, Mumbai in 2015-16

6 Ms. Shital Kharat AZB Partners, Mumbai in 2015-16

Further a number of students have completed internship programme of one month at the offices

of local advocates.

5.1.10 Does the institution have a student grievance redressal cell? If yes, list (if any) the

grievances reported and redressed during the last four years.

The College has established students’ grievance redressal cell. Principal and other teachers of the

college are the members of the cell.

5.1.11 What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues pertaining to sexual

harassment?

The College has established prevention of sexual harassment Committee.

The members of the cell keep the students and staff aware about the Vishaka guidelines

and subsequent legislation for preventing sexual harassment through lectures and ppt

presentations

CCTV Cameras are installed to prevent any such incident.

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5.1.12 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any) have been reported

during the last four years and what action has been taken on these?

There is an Anti-ragging Committee established by the College as per the directions of

UGC.

The College has also established anti-ragging squad.

At the time of admission an anti-ragging undertaking is taken from every student. The

rectors of the hostels also ensure that no ragging as such takes place in the hostels.

The provisions of anti-ragging Act are made known through prospectus and website of

the college.

So far no incident of ragging has been reported.

5.1.13 Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the institution.

Access to first aid and ambulance in case of medical emergency

Insurance scheme of the affiliating University

Merit scholarship to the topper from Vidya Pratishthan

The college pays registration fees for all the Moot Court and Debating competitions

5.1.14 Does the institution have a registered Alumni Association? If ‘yes’, what are its activities

and major contributions for institutional, academic and infrastructure development?

The College does not have a registered Alumni Association. But alumni are contributing

immensely in the development of the college and progress of the current students through guest

lectures, moot court activity and by giving internships to the students.

5.2 Student Progression

5.2.1 Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education or employment (for

the last four batches) highlight the trends observed.

A number of students are enrolled as Advocates in various courts in State of Maharashtra,

Bombay High Court and even in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India. Some students

have completed their LL.M. from National Law Universities like NALSAR, Hyderabad,

RGNLU, Patiala and GNLU, Gandhinagar. Some students have done LL.M. from the college

also. However precise percentage of such students in each year is not available.

5.2.2 Provide details of the programme wise pass percentage and completion rate for the last

four years (cohort wise/batch wise as stipulated by the university)? Furnish programme-wise

details in comparison with that of the previous performance of the same institution and that of

the Colleges of the affiliating university within the city/district.

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LL. B.

Year No. of Students

appeared

No. of students

Passed

Result in % Comparison

With univ. result

2011-12 42 22 52.38 55.37

2012-13 25 17 68.00 65.87

2013-14 42 21 50.00 65.67

2014-15 43 23 53.49 62.42

B.A. LL.B. (Previously B.SL. LL.B.)


appeared

No. of students

Passed


of result

2011-12 33 18 54.55 71.46

2012-13 17 12 70.59 75.71

2013-14 14 11 78.57 77.53

2014-15 19 16 84.21 79.97

LL.M.


appeared

No. of students

Passed


of result

2012-13 11 11 100 79.46

2013-14 13 11 84.62 73.27

2014-15 10 07 70.00 84.28

DLL & LW


appeared

No. of students

Passed


of result

2011-12 25 18 68.00 62.90

2012-13 23 22 95.65 71.52

2013-14 06 05 83.33 49.10

2014-15 07 04 57.14 36.31

2015-16 16 06 37.50 25.63

DTL


appeared

No. of students

Passed


of result

2011-12 09 03 33.33 17.17

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DCL


appeared

No. of students

Passed


of result

2011-12 10 08 80.00 45.57

2012-13 11 05 45.45 52.31

2013-14 11 01 09.09 38.60

2014-15 19 09 47.37 41.23

2015-16 17 05 29.41 35.29

5.2.3 How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level of education and/or

towards employment?

The Library has a number of books, periodicals, competitive examination books,

Manupatra legal database, etc. and it can be utilized by the students

Advertisements or circulars published in University News or Employment News or

newspapers are brought to the notice of the students by displaying on notice boards.

The students willing to appear for JMFC examination are provided Library resources and

special guidance by the faculty members.

5.2.4 Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of failure and drop out?

The faculty provides special guidance for those students who are at the risk of failure and

drop out. They are also given assignments or tests in order to know their level of

understanding.

5.3 Student Participation and Activities

5.3.1 List the range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular activities available to

students. Provide details of participation and program calendar.

Sports

Cricket

Badminton

Volley ball

Chess

Extracurricular Activities:

The College organizes various sports events and annual gathering.

5.3.2 Furnish the details of major student achievements in cocurricular, extracurricular and

cultural activities at different levels: University / State / Zonal / National / International, etc. for

the previous four years.

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The team comprising of Ms. Afrin Khan, Ms. Supriya Pansare and Ms. Prajakta Deshmukh won

the Best Memorial trophy in the National Level Moot Court Competition held at NBT Law

College, Nashik in 2016.

5.3.3 How does the college seek and use data and feedback from its graduates and employers, to

improve the performance and quality of the institutional provisions?

The College collects feedback from the advocates about the overall quality of the students. The

College also collects feedback from alumni. It helps in improving the practical training or skills

imparted by the college to the students.

5.3.4 How does the college involve and encourage students to publish materials like catalogues,

wall magazines, college magazine, and other material? List the publications/ materials brought

out by the students during the previous four academic sessions.

The students contribute their articles/poems in the student magazine Vidya Vishwa

published by the college.

5.3.5 Does the college have a Student Council or any similar body? Give details on its selection,

constitution, activities and funding.

At the commencement of the academic year, a Student Council is formed on the basis of

merit. The Students Council helps in conducting extension activities and sports. It also

helps in organizing other functions such as organizing Moot Court Competitions and

Mock trials.

5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student

representatives on them.

Some of the academic or administrative bodies having student representatives are as follows:

Library Advisory Committee

Magazine Committee

Moot Court Society

Legal Aid Committee

5.3.7 How does the institution network and collaborate with the Alumni and former faculty of the

Institution?

Although the Alumni Association is yet not registered the alumni meetings are held

occasionally.

The College remains in touch with the alumni and former faculty through social media

and contact numbers.

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CRITERION VI

GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP

&

MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.1.1 State the vision and mission of the Institution and enumerate on how the mission statement

defines the institution’s distinctive characteristics in terms of addressing the needs of the society,

the students it seeks to serve, institution’s traditions and value orientations, vision for the future,

etc.?

Vision:

To aid development through quality legal education in rural area.

Mission:

1. To develop the competencies of students through a range of curricular, co-curricular, extra-

curricular and extension activities.

2. To provide advocacy skills to the students through teaching and motivational approach.

3. To promote the spirit of legal research among the students.

Goals:

1. To create law graduates with necessary professional skills.

2. To develop a sense of social responsibility among the students.

3. To make the students better citizens.

6.1.2 What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design and implementation of

its quality policy and plans?

The management provides necessary infrastructure and conducive atmosphere for

teaching and learning.

All the policy decisions are taken by the Management Council

The decisions taken by the Management Council are implemented by the Principal

The academic issues are discussed in teachers’ meetings and appropriate decisions are

taken

6.1.3 What is the involvement of the leadership in ensuring:

The policy statements and action plans for fulfilment of the stated mission

The Principal and committee co-coordinators discuss the events to be held of each

committee.

Every month the management is sent information about the events to be held in that

particular month.

Management ensures that all the facilities conducive and necessary for effective teaching

learning are provided to the students and existing infrastructure is improved.

The management gives merit scholarship to the students.

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Formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the same into the

institutional strategic plan.

The action plan for institutional growth is prepared by the Principal after consulting with

the faculty members and the management.

In order to implement the action plan, the College has constituted different Committees.

Teaching as well as non-teaching staff is actively involved in the working of these

committees. The students are also involved in the working of some of the committees.

Interaction with stakeholders

The College interacts with stakeholders to improve the quality of legal education

imparted by the college including students and alumni.

Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis, research inputs and

consultations with the stakeholders

After consulting with all the stakeholders, the management analyzes the needs and

decides the research inputs required. Then management in consultation with the Principal

designs the policies to ensure effective functioning of the college.

Reinforcing the culture of excellence

The College and the management share the collective responsibility of it’s smooth

functioning and overall progress of the students.

Therefore the College with the encouragement and active support of the management

tries to provide an opportunity of listening to expert advocates and academicians to the

students so that they can develop the necessary skills of advocacy.

Champion organizational change.

The Principal of the College prepares the agenda for Governing Body meetings. The

Principal liaisons with all the regulatory authorities.

Whenever any organizational change occurs, it is ensured that it is implemented

successfully. In order to ensure successful implementation all the stakeholders are taken

into confidence.

6.1.4 What are the procedures adopted by the institution to monitor and evaluate policies and

plans of the institution for effective implementation and improvement from time to time?

The Management has decentralized the overall administration

The Principal and Coordinator of each committee take and implement the decisions in

routine manner.

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6.1.5 Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the top management?

The Principal holds meetings with faculty members of the College

The management does not interfere in daily administration of the college

The faculty is motivated to participate in seminars/conferences/workshops by sanctioning

them duty leave.

The proposals for new courses, improvement in existing infrastructure are discussed in

the teachers’ meetings.

6.1.6 How does the college groom leadership at various levels?

The College basically functions through committees and cells. Each Committee or cell

has one faculty member as the Coordinator.

The Principal is keenly interested in inculcating leadership quality among the staff

members. Therefore, he gives a free hand to the concerned faculty member in organizing

various events such as Moot Court Competitions, seminars, NSS activities, etc.

The students are also involved in various committees established by the college. Thus the

leadership is groomed at two levels namely; at the level of staff and also at the level of

students.

6.1.7 How does the college delegate authority and provide operational autonomy to the

departments / units of the institution and work towards decentralized governance system?

Decentralization of Authority is done in following ways:

When meetings are concluded with the Principal concerning academic growth of the

college and other related aspects, the management gives certain suggestions.

The Principal communicates those suggestions to the teaching and non-teaching staff.

Then Principal assigns specific duties to teaching and non-teaching staff on the basis of

the suggestions made by the Management.

6.1.8 Does the college promote a culture of participative management? If ‘yes’, indicate the

levels of participative management.

The college promotes a culture of Participative management. The Governing Council has

entrusted the responsibility to the Principal to administer the college in best possible

manner by appropriate distribution of work between the teaching and non-teaching

faculties.

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6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

6.2.1 Does the Institution have a formally stated quality policy? How is it developed, driven,

deployed and reviewed?

The College does have a formally stated quality policy. It was originally given by the Governing

Council. The policy is in conformity with the vision and mission statement. Imparting quality

legal education at an affordable cost to the students in rural area is the real objective in

establishing the college and every effort is in the direction of accomplishment of this objective.

Governing Council

Principal

Academics Training

Admissions

Scholarship

Accounts

Student Relations

Employee Relations &

Welfare

Policies & Procedures

HR Support

IQAC

Research Committee

Academic Committee

Moot Court Society

Legal Aid Committee

Anti-ragging committee

Cultural & Sports

Committee

Liaison with advocates

Liaison with Law firms

Advocacy Skills

Administration

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6.2.2 Does the Institute have a perspective plan for development? If so, give the aspects

considered for inclusion in the plan.

The College has a perspective plan for development. The important aspects in the existing plan

are as follows:

Feedback from stakeholders:

The College takes feedback from current students, alumni, advocates providing

placement to the students and from parents. The feedback received is appreciated in right

perspective and it is used to improve the quality of teaching-learning process, legal

research and extension activities.

Promotion of research:

The college promotes research culture among the students as well as the faculty. The

faculty is encouraged to participate and present research papers at international, national

and state level conferences and seminars by giving them duty leaves. The students who

participate in Moot Court competitions are given all the expenses by the college. Moot

court acquaints the students with legal research and argumentation and drafting skills.

The College also sends the students for Avishkar Research Competition organized by

BCUD, Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Use of technology in teaching learning process:

The College promotes the use of technology in teaching learning process. The college has

provided the facilities like LCD projectors, laptops, video camera, etc. The campus has

wi- fi connectivity also.

However, taking into account the challenges before the legal education the College will be

focusing upon following areas:

1. Research papers:

The faculty needs to contribute research papers to peer reviewed law journals. It will help in

promoting legal research at larger scale. Hence the college plans to organize faculty development

programme on research paper writing.

2) Academic plans:

The College intends to introduce certificate courses on Research Methodology and Spoken

English by obtaining the approval from concerned authorities.

3) Research Projects:

Presently there is only one completed funded project. Therefore, the college will try to intensify

the research activity by obtaining 2(f) 12-B status from the UGC. The college will also explore

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the possibility of getting the projects from Government of India and Maharashtra Government on

socio-legal issues.

6.2.3 Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making processes.

Organizational structure (please refer to 6.1.8)

The Principal is the head of both the academic and administrative departments of the College and

delegates some of the work to the Coordinators of the college committees/cells. The teaching

staff looks after the curricular aspects and arranges the activities related to curricular, co-

curricular and extra-curricular aspects.

6.2.4 Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the institution for each of

the following

Teaching and Learning:

A major improvement strategy in teaching-learning is the move towards ICT in

classroom teaching.

The teachers are encouraged to attend seminars and conferences and to present their

papers therein.

The teachers are encouraged to participate in Refresher and orientation programmes

The students are motivated to participate in moot court competitions and mock trials

Students participate in court visits and get an opportunity to interact with judges and

eminent advocates.

Students’ feedback on teaching is collected to improve the teaching quality.

Research & Development:

Although the college does not have a research center, it motivates the faculty to undertake

research. The new faculty members are encouraged to participate in workshop on research

methodology.

Sr.

No.

Name of Faculty Research Activity University Year

1 M.N. Phad Ph.D. on Child Labour SRT, Nanded 2013

2 V.C. Oak Ph.D. On Sustainable Development UOP 2013

3

V.C. Oak

BCUD Research project on Right

to Health and Patent Regime In India

SPPU

2013-15

4 Swapnali Jadhav Workshop on research Methodology VIIT, Baramati 2013

5 Rehana Khan Workshop on research Methodology VIIT, Baramati 2013

Community engagement:

Staff and students are engaged in community service through the activities of NSS and

Legal Literacy Cell at the College.

Human resource management:

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The college ensures that adequate teaching and non-teaching staff is available for

smoothly conducting the existing courses.

Industry interaction:

The College arranges court visits and chamber visits of the students with the help of

alumni and Bar Association of Baramati.

6.2.5 How does the Head of the institution ensure that adequate information (from feedback and

personal contacts etc.) is available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review the

activities of the institution?

Principal of the College ensures that the feedback is received from the students and other

stake holders in writing as well as orally.

Students’ grievance is addressed promptly and properly

The Management Council is informed about all the activities of the college

The college website is updated regularly.

6.2.6 How does the management encourage and support involvement of the staff in improving the

effectiveness and efficiency of the institutional processes?

The College follows participatory management system to ensure the active involvement

of staff members in all the activities of the college

The responsibilities are given to each teacher who is the coordinator of a committee.

The reports of functioning of all the committees are collected by the Principal and then

discussed with the management.

6.2.7 Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year and the status

of implementation of such resolutions.

Local Management Council meets regularly to consider day-to-day matters and provides

solutions.

6.2.8 Does the affiliating university make a provision for according the status of autonomy to an

affiliated institution? If ‘yes’, what are the efforts made by the institution in obtaining autonomy?

No. The affiliating university does not make a provision for according the status of autonomy to

an affiliated institution.

6.2.9 How does the Institution ensure that grievances / complaints are promptly attended to and

resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to analyse the nature of grievances for promoting

better stakeholder relationship?

The College has Grievance Redressal Cell to resolve the complaints/grievances.

The grievances received are discussed and analyzed in the grievance redressal meeting

and redressed after discussion between the Principal and the members of the cell.

6.2.10 During the last four years, had there been any instances of court cases filed by and

against the institute? Provide details on the issues and decisions of the courts on these?

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There is no court case filed by or against the college in the last four years.

6.2.11 Does the Institution have a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on institutional

performance? If ‘yes’,what was the outcome and response of the institution to such an effort?

The College has put in place a feedback mechanism. The students give their feedback at

the end of the semester on every teacher and the services provided by the college.

The feedback is analyzed by the Principal in meeting with faculty members.

As per the feedback received certain academic, infrastructural and disciplinary changes

have been effected.

6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.3.1 What are the efforts made by the institution to enhance the professional development of its

teaching and non-teaching staff?

The college sends faculty members for Orientation and Refresher Programmes to

enhance quality of teaching learning and for upgradation of knowledge.

The College takes all the efforts to ensure that the staff is promoted as per the rules

The teachers are encouraged to participate and present papers in national and

international conferences or seminars

The faculty is encouraged to participate in co-curricular and extension activities.

Necessary training is given to the non-teaching staff about computer, hospitality, etc.

6.3.2 What are the strategies adopted by the institution for faculty empowerment through

training, retraining and motivating the employees for the roles and responsibility they perform?

1. Need-based training:

Whenever new technological changes are introduced the college sends the staff for the

training of operating the said technology. For instance, the non-teaching staff member

was sent for training regarding online salary. Similarly when examination reforms were

proposed to be introduced by the affiliating University, the College had sent the

concerned staff member for training. The faculty members who were appointed as

presiding officers for election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly were sent for

training of operating EVMs by the college.

The teaching staff is deputed for Refresher and Orientation programmes including ICT

Summer School and by sanctioning duty leave they are encouraged to participate in

seminars/conferences/workshops.

6.3.3 Provide details on the performance appraisal system of the staff to evaluate and ensure

that information on multiple activities is appropriately captured and considered for better

appraisal.

Teachers submit self-appraisal forms mentioning the teaching performance and

methodologies.

The Staff profile is updated every year wherein the staff describes the participation in

college activities. Feedback on teaching is obtained from students.

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6.3.4 What is the outcome of the review of the performance appraisal reports by the management

and the major decisions taken? How are they communicated to the appropriate stakeholders?

On the basis of performance appraisal of the staff members, their strengths and

weaknesses can be understood and it helps in adopting improvement strategies.

6.3.5 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non- teaching staff? What

percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such schemes in the last four years?

Staff Welfare schemes such as provident fund, gratuity and medical reimbursement are

available and in the last four years the staff members have availed the benefit of some of

these schemes.

6.3.6 What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and retaining eminent

faculty?

1) Salaries as per sixth pay scale to the qualified full time teachers

2) Promotions and Annual Increments

3) Provident Fund

4) Gratuity

6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and efficient use of available

financial resources?

The College follows the centralized institutional mechanism to ensure efficient use of

financial resources.

All the financial transactions are properly documented and they comply with legal

formalities

Optimal utilization of the available financial resources is ensured.

6.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for internal and external audit? When was the last

audit done and what are the major audit objections? Provide the details on compliance.

Two levels of audit are done by the college. One is internal and the other is external audit

for aided and unaided courses.

Internal audit is done on quarterly basis while external audit is done as per the norms.

The audit of financial year 2014-15 was completed on 15/07/2015 and nothing adverse

was found by the auditor.

6.4.3 What are the major sources of institutional receipts/funding and how is the deficit

managed? Provide audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative

activities of the previous four years and the reserve fund/corpus available with Institutions, if

any.

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The major source of institutional funding for unaided courses is students’ fees while for

aided course salary grant is there.

The college tries to raise additional funding through BCUD research project grant and

Students Welfare Board of the affiliating University

6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing additional funding and the

utilization of the same (if any).

Efforts made by college in this respect are mentioned in 6.4.3

6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)

6.5.1 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

a) Has the institution established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)? If ‘yes’, what is

the institutional policy with regard to quality assurance and how has it contributed in

institutionalizing the quality assurance processes?

The College has an Internal Quality Assurance Cell which was formed in 2013.

However since IQAC is essentially a post accreditation mechanism, presently it has a

very limited role.

The IQAC prepares and revises feedback forms and also monitors the API scores of

teachers in the academic year.

The IQAC meets occasionally to discuss and decide upon the relevant matters.

b. How many decisions of the IQAC have been approved by the management / authorities for

implementation and how many of them were actually implemented?

IQAC has a limited role at present.

c. Does the IQAC have external members on its committee? If so, mention any significant

contribution made by them.

No. But after NAAC accreditation, the College proposes to induct some external members.

d. How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning of the IQAC?

Presently IQAC is not fully functional and hence the students and alumni representatives are not

there.

e. How does the IQAC communicate and engage staff from different constituents of the

institution?

The College staff coordinates with the IQAC in order to communicate with the other

stakeholders.

Feedback received from the students and other stakeholders is discussed in IQAC

meetings.

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6.5.2 Does the institution have an integrated framework for Quality assurance of the academic

and administrative activities? If ‘yes’, give details on its operationalisation.

The Principal is the academic and administrative head of the college

In order to assist the Principal, the college has established different committees and cells

for quality assurance

These committees or cells have representatives from teaching and non-teaching staff,

students and alumni.

6.5.3 Does the institution provide training to its staff for effective implementation of the Quality

assurance procedures? If ‘yes’, give details enumerating its impact.

No

6.5.4 Does the institution undertake Academic Audit or other external review of the academic

provisions? If ‘yes’, how are the outcomes used to improve the institutional activities?

Academic audit is not undertaken by the college.

6.5.5 How are the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the requirements of the

relevant external quality assurance agencies/regulatory authorities?

After NAAC accreditation, IQAC will be functioning as per the regulations of NAAC

The College tries to provide infrastructural facilities and services as per the parameters

laid down by external agencies such as Bar Council of India.

6.5.6 What institutional mechanisms are in place to continuously review the teaching learning

process? Give details of its structure, methodologies of operations and outcome?

In order to improve teaching-learning processes, the college collects feedback from the

students on teaching.

The students’ feedback is analyzed carefully and report is made

The Academic Committee discusses the necessary improvements to be made.

6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and

outcomes to the various internal and external stakeholders?

The College states its quality assurance policies to various stakeholders through LMC

meetings and college committees.

The College also communicates with various stakeholders through prospectus, website

and notices.

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CRITERION VII

INNOVATION

&

BEST PRACTICES

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7.1 Environment Consciousness:

7.1.1 Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its Campus and facilities?

Green audit is done by Vidya Pratishthan annually. The college campus is green and eco-friendly

and devoid of pollution.

7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus ecofriendly?

(a)Energy conservation:

The College building has ample natural lighting and ventilation. Therefore, the use of

artificial light is much less.

Unnecessary photocopying of documents is avoided and students are advised to take help

of online resources without printing, whenever possible.

Fans are turned off whenever the classrooms are unoccupied

Printers are turned off when the printing is completed

(b)Use of renewable energy:

In hostels, the use of solar energy is promoted.

(c)Water Harvesting:

No

(d)Check dam construction:

Check dam construction is not possible on account of very nature of the location of the

college, which is drought prone region.

(e) Carbon neutrality:

As good ventilation is there, the use of air conditioner is rare in Principal’s cabin,

meeting hall and in the computer lab.

Classrooms are not air conditioned.

Use of coal as fuel is not allowed in canteens

(f) E-Waste management:

NA

(g) Plantation:

The college campus is lush green and it’s maintenance is given utmost priority

(h)Hazardous Waste Management

NA.

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7.2 Innovations:

7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which have created a

positive impact on the functioning of the college.

Academic Innovations:

Assignments

Students’ participation in Moot Court competitions

Students collect latest judgments of Supreme Court and display on notice board

Visit to eminent advocate’s office

Internships with advocates, NHRC and at Law Firm

Socio-legal surveys

Technological Innovations:

College website - It gives detail information about the college

Computerization of office Work: The office work is computerized and hence it is

possible to track the necessary documents in less time.

Use of LCD in teaching: As the facility of LCD is made available, the teachers are using

ppt. and teaching -learning has become more interesting.

Computer Lab: As the college has provided fully air conditioned computer lab with

internet facility, the students are taking keen interest in legal research.

7.3 Best Practices

7.3.1 Elaborate on any two best practices which have contributed to the achievement of the

Institutional objectives and / or contributed to the Quality improvement of the core activities of

the college.

BEST PRACTICE: 1

Mock trial and Mock Parliament

Goal: To impart the advocacy skills to the students

Context:

Advocacy skills are important for the students while entering into legal profession. These

skills are acquired by the students by undergoing extensive practical training during mock

trials. The students also learn the process of law making during the mock parliament.

Practice:

The College invites Hon’ble judges of Baramati Court to judge the performance of the

students at the mock trial.

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The students themselves prepare the relevant documents and witnesses for the mock trial.

The students conduct the examination-in-chief and cross examination by applying the

provisions of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The students conduct the sessions trial/other type of trial as per the provisions of Criminal

Procedure Code.

In mock parliament all the stages of law making process are conducted by the students

themselves.

Evidence of success:

The students of the college who participate in mock trial and mock parliament have

generally done well in practice as they are already familiar with actual law making

process, different parts of statute, actual court procedure and application of relevant legal

provisions to the given facts.

Problems encountered and resource required:

Sometimes as the semester is short, it becomes difficult for the students to participate in mock

trial and mock parliament. Another difficulty is that only limited students may participate in

these activities as per the problem given and hence, despite their interest many students cannot

participate in these activities.

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BEST PRACTICE – 2

Title: Organizing legal literacy camps in villages

Goal: To create awareness among the rural people about useful laws

Context:

The College does not want to remain merely an academic institution devoid of sense of social

responsibility. Therefore, it gives emphasis on extension activities like legal literacy camps. In

villages still many people are ignorant about the laws and hence there is a need of pro-active role

on the part of law colleges to spread legal literacy. Therefore the college encourages students and

faculty to involve in legal literacy camps. The students also conduct socio-legal surveys during

such camps.

Practice:

The legal literacy camps are organized by the college on its own or sometimes in association

with Taluka Vidhi Saksharata Samiti.

During the camp the students conduct socio-legal survey from door to door.

A booklet containing information in vernacular language about the useful laws is distributed

among the people.

The students and the judges or advocates inform the villagers about different laws.

Evidence of Success:

The College has successfully conducted legal literacy camps at small places where people were

generally ignorant about the basic laws also. The villagers have benefitted from these camps and

they have become aware about various laws.

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ANNEXURE- I CERTIFICATE OF VALIDITY OF AFFILIATION OF COURSES

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ANNEXURE II MASTER PLAN

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ANNEXURE: IV

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CONTACT DETAILS:

Dr. Ashok Kumar

Principal

Ph. No. 02112-243341 Fax: 02112-239159

Cell No. 09071594756

Email: [email protected]

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