Self Study Report for the third cycle of Accreditation - Aditanar ...

ADITANAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Virapandianpatnam - 628 216
Tiruchendur
Tamil Nadu (State)
Ph: 04639 - 242232, Direct Tele fax: 04639 - 245247
e-mail: aditanarcollege@yahoo.co.in Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan M. Com., B. Ed., Ph. D.,
Principal Date: 19.05.2014
To
The Director,
National Assessment and Accreditation Council,
P.O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore - 560 072 Dear Sir,
Sub: Submission of Reaccreditation Report (RAR) to NAAC - reg. I am happy to present the Self Study Report (Reaccreditation Report)
of our college for the third cycle of accreditation by NAAC. I request your goodself to kindly arrange for the peer-team visit to
our college Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,
((Dr. V. GOPALAKRISHNAN)
PRINCIPAL
RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT
(RAR) Submitted to
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC)
Bangalore-560 072
By
ADITANAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
VIRAPANDIANPATNAM-628 216, TIRUCHENDUR
TAMIL NADU
MAY 2014
www.aditanarcollege.in aditanarcollege@aei.edu.in | |CONTENTS | |
|S.No |Particulars |Page No. |
|(A) |Executive Summary - SWOC Analysis |1 |
|(B) |Profile of the Instutitution |5 |
|(C) |Criterion - wise Analytical Report | |
| |I |Curricular Aspects |15 |
| |II |Teaching - Learning and Evaluation |34 |
| |III |Research, Consultancy and Extension |75 |
| |IV |Infrastructure and Learning Resources |116 |
| |V |Student Support and Progression |142 |
| |VI |Governance, Leadership and Management |177 |
| |VII |Innovations and Best Practices |205 |
|(D) |Evaluative Reports of the Departments |235 |
|(E) |Post Accredation Report |357 |
|(F) |Declaration by the Head of the Institution |367 |
|(G) |Certificate of Compliance |368 |
|(H) |Annexure |369 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Aditanar College of Arts and Science was established in the year 1965
by Sri. Si. Pa. Aditanar, M.A., Bar-at-law, at Virapandianpatnam,
Tiruchendur.Sri. Si. Pa. Aditanar was a renowned journalist and a
philanthropist. He held the office of the Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative
Assembly and then the Minister for Co-operation in the Government of Tamil
Nadu. His illustrious son Padmashree Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan, was the
Founder President of the College. He wasthe Chairman of Aditanar
Educational Institution that runs six other sister institutions. He was a
former President of Indian Olympic Association. Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan was a well known industrialist, an eminent
educationist and an unassuming philanthropist. He had been conferred with
honorary doctorates by FiveUniversities namely Madurai Kamaraj University,
Annamalai University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, University of
Madras and Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in
recognition of his contribution to education, sports and culture. He had
the lofty ideal of spreading higher education to the rural masses of this
backward area. Now, Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan's Son Thiru. S. Balasubramania Adityan
has succeeded his fatheras the President of the college. Our college is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli. The college has been recognized by UGC under section 2(f) and
12(b). It offers Ten Under Graduate courses, Five Post Graduate Courses,
five M.Phil. courses and four research programmes besides two diploma
courses and three certificate courses. It has four Research Centres. In the year 2009, the college was assessed and re-accredited by NAAC.
The experience underwent from the assessment, the interaction with the peer
team and its report gave us an impetus to diversify our activities. NAAC
has been a guiding force for the present and future programmes, functions
and activities. As per the suggestions of the peer team, the college has
taken steps to enhance the quality of higher education. Under Graduate course in Commerce with Computer Application, Post
Graduate course in Zoology and M.Phil., coursein Zoology were started in
the past five years. TheDepartment of English was upgraded as a Research
Centre. Our Library is fully automated. Two career oriented courses were
introduced with grants from UGC. The college follows the curriculum of
ManonmaniamSundaranarUniversity, Tirunelveli. Addressing the concerns on
environment, "Environmental Studies" was introduced as a compulsory subject
for all the U.G. students. Normally the curriculum is revised once in three
years taking into consideration the emerging new trends in the field. 'Choice Based Credit System' has been introduced in the college as per
the direction of the Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli.
Regarding the admission of students, the Government norms are followed
maintaining complete transparency. Counseling system is also adopted for
admission process. The recruitment of teachers is made on merit basis.
Student services are taken care of systematically.Grievances related to
examinations, issue of certificates and testimonials, employment
verifications are attended to with utmost seriousness. A Language Laboratory caters to the needs of the students for
developing their communication skills. The college has constructed an
Indoor Auditorium, toilets for differently-abledstudents and a restroom for
women. Further, it has extended space for housing 'Community Radio' and
sports activities. There is a UGC Network Resource Center which supports
internet facility to the faculty members and research scholars.Four major
projects and six minor research projects from UGC and DST are in progress
now.
The college is operating 'Sivanthi Community Radio' (with a frequency
of 90.4 MHz) with license from the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi. Our management has a sister institution, 'Sivanthi Academy'.The
Sivanthi Academy conducts various guidance courses for competitive
examinations with our teachers as Resource Persons and Course Directors.
The college has four NSS units, two NCC units (Army and Naval Wings), Youth
Red Cross, Road Safety Patrol and a Red Ribbon Club. OneNSS officer and two
NSS units have received University level Best performance awards. Our NCC
students have attended Republic Day Parade in New Delhi and participated in
national integration camps. The college is interested in promoting sports
and games and the management liberally gives funds for sports activities.
"Earn while you learn" scheme is adopted through part time student
employment. Every year the blood group of first year UG students are
identified. The "Blood Donors' Club" has been doing yeoman service to the
community by donating blood on 'emergency response basis'. The UGC-PG computer education programme is institutionalized with need
based syllabi. The college gets University ranks every year. A student
advisory system is functioning in the college. The advisor is in charge of
a class and he maintains close contact with the students and their parents.
He looks after the welfare of his wards in academic and personal matters
throughout the course. The service is extended even after the completion of
the course. The college committee issues policy direction to the college. Various
committees have been constituted for curricular, co-curricular and extra
curricular activities. The IQAC also plays a role in quality assurance. The
advisors with the help of the Students' Redressal Cell settle the
grievances of the students, if any. The Women's Welfare Committee takes
care of the women related activities. A conducive learning atmosphere
prevails in the college. The college has opted for subjecting itself for re-accreditation. A
Committee is formed with the leadership of the Coordinator of IQAC to
prepare the NAAC Re - accreditation Report. The RAR is prepared on the
basis of the AQARs and other documented information. The report is
submitted to NAAC and the college awaits the visit of the peer team. SWOC ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTION
Strength
. A faculty with a single minded devotion and dedication to the cause of
teaching and the welfare of students. . Existence of a sports culture focusing on developing students into
great sportsmen. . A magnanimous Management which gives complete freedom to the teachers
to work independently and creatively. . More number of seminars/ workshops conducted through UGC funds and
Management fund