Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC

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1 Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC Name of the institution : Asan Memorial College of Arts & Science Velachery Tambaram Road, Jaladampet, Chennai Telephone Nos: , , , Fax No: Address- asanedn@gmail.com Year of Report : Part A The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the out come achieved by the end of the year The Objective of IQAC is to enhance the quality of academic achievement and work towards the holistic development of the students. Part B 1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the institution: a) A number of staff and students actively participated and presented papers at Conferences and Seminars. Mr.Thiyagarajan and Mrs.Saranya Devi presented papers. Mr.Thiyagaraja, Mrs.Asheeba and Dr.Moorthi published papers in research journals. Microbiology student Ms.Divya and Biochemistry students Ms.Anjana, Mr.Gopinath and Ms.Varshini presented papers and posters in Conferences and Seminars. b) State Level Symposium and Awareness programme on the current scenario of Drug De-addiction and HIV / AIDS prevention and strategies organized by Department of Microbiology and Red Ribbon Club. c) National Conference on Enhancing Skills by Department of Commerce d) Food Festival by Department of Hotel Management - 1 -

2 e) Mrs.S.T.Asheeba of Biochemistry Department attended a 2 day National Seminar on Recent Trends in Environmental Toxicology f) Mrs.S.T.Asheeba and Ms.Sonia of Biochemistry Department attended a 2 day Seminar on Recent Biotechnological perspectives in Disease diagnosis & Therapy g) Ms.Sonia attended a one day seminar on Emerging Trends in Complementary Medicine h) Dr.S.Thiyagarajan & Dr.M.Alagusundaram of Dept. of Microbiology attended a CME Programme organized by King Institute and SRM University on 21 st & 22 nd September 2010 at Chennai. i) Mrs.J.Saraniya Devi & Mrs.S.Divya of Microbiology Department attended a Faculty Training Programme on Bioinformatics of Microbial Diversity organised by Bioinformatics Facility Centre (BIFC), Presidency College sponsored by DBT from 3/2/2011 to 5/2/2011. j) Dr.I.Arulpandi, Asst.Professor of Microbiology Department attended a Training Programme on Deciphering the Tools of Bioinformatics organized at Sai Institute of Biosciences Research, Mehta Nagar, Chennai, from 15/2/2011 to 17/2/ New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG) U.G I Shift : B.A English II Shift: B.Com (Accounting & Finance) B.Sc.Visual Communication 3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction As the College is affiliated to the University of Madras, Curricular Design and its implementation are done at the University level. However, Senior Faculty are members of the Board of Studies in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Hotel Management Departments. They contribute to curricular change. 4. Inter disciplinary programmes started : As an affiliated Institution, choices of Inter-disciplinary programmes are limited, eventhough the Semester system offered comes under the Choice Based Credit System. Due to physical constraints, the Departments choose/opt for a particular subject for all the students. However, under the compulsory Soft Skills Paper, the following options are given: * Computing skills - 2 -

3 * French * Personality Development * Presentation Skills 5. Examination reforms implemented The University of Madras conducts Examinations in November & May annually. The College organizes: * Unit Tests are conducted every month and marks are sent home * Model Exams are conducted before the University Examinations 6. Candidates qualified: NET /SLET /GATE, etc. Dr.Raja, Dept. of Tamil 7. Innovative towards faculty development programme a) Faculty members were encouraged to attend and organize National/State level Seminars/Workshops b) Orientation courses were organized at the end of semesters c) Best Department Award, based on merits of students and Faculty performance, is awarded every year on the College Day. 8. Total number of seminars / Workshops conducted: S.No. Department Seminars / Workshops 1 M.B.A Madras Management Association Student Chapter was inaugurated 2 Days Personality Development Programme was conducted MAGMA 10 A Mega Management Meet was organized 2 M.C.A BYTE IT-11 8 th State Level Technical Symposium was organized 3 Microbiology State Level Symposium and Awareness Programme on 8/2/2011 Current Scenerio on Drug D-Addiction and HIV/AIDS Prevention Challenges and Strategies in association of TANSACS A Seminar on Recent Advances in Microbiology on 14/2/2011 by Dr.S.Ananthan 4 Workshops were conducted 4 B.Com The Commerce Department organised a National - 3 -

4 Conference on Enhancing Skills Synergia-2011 on 2-3 rd February The conference was inaugurated by Sri.Krishnaswamy, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Service, Chennai. Around 150 participants from 15 colleges in and around Chennai participated. An edited book entitled Enhancing Managerial Skills was released on the occasion. 5 B.B.A The BBA Department organized a Mega Intercollegiate Meet Enthuzaa-2011 on 22 February Shri.S.P.Mathur, IPS, DGP (Retd) Chennai presided over the Inaugural function Actress Devayani was the celebrity guest for the valedictory function. 6 B.Sc.Viscom The Visual Communication Department conducted 5 th Asan Video Awards a National Level Video Festival on 28 th February National Level Competitions for the Best Short Film, Documentary and Ad Film were conducted. 9. Research projects S.NO. Department Research Projects 1 Biochemistry 20 completed 6 ongoing 2 Microbiology 9 completed 8 ongoing 10. Patents granted, if any -- Nil 11. New collaborative Research programmes - Nil 12. Research grants received from various agencies - Nil 13. Details of research scholars S.NO. Department Research Scholars 1 Biochemistry 6 Nos. 2 Microbiology 8 Nos

5 14. Citation index of faculty members and impact factor: Text Books 1) Dr.Lalitha Ramamurthi 2) Dr.Raja 15. Honors / Awards to the faculty a) College won the following during the Madras Day Celebration I Prize of the Most Innovative College II Prize in the History of College Competition III Prize in Poster Designing Competition b) Dr.Lalitha Ramamurthi, our Principal, was a Pleneary speaker at an International Conference, Cambodia c) Mr.Shanmugam, Asst.Professor in Biochemistry Dept. & YRC Programme Officer received the Best Programme Officer Award from Indian Red Cross Society, Tamil Nadu Branch in August d) Mrs.J.Saraniya Devi, Asst.Professor in Microbiology Department won the Best Oral Paper Presentation Award during National Conference conducted by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli on 10/2/2011 & 11/2/2011. e) Dr.S.Thiyagarajan won the Prof.S.Ananthan Endowment Award for the Best Oral Presentation at International Conference conducted by IAMPV at Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi from 3 rd 5 th March Internal resources generated - Nil 17. Details of departmens getting SAP / COSIST (ASSIST) / DST, FIST, etc. 18. Community services i) A safe road crossing programme was organized by our NSS volunteers for Government Higher Secondary School, Pallikaranai. ii) Blood Donation Camp was organized by NSS and Rotaract Club iii) NSS Special Camp was organized at Chithalapakkam Village iv) Visits and donations to orphanage and Old-age Homes 19. Teachers and Officers newly recruited: - 5 -

6 S.No. Department No. of Teachers / Officers newly recruited 1 Biochemsitry 2 2 Visual Communication 4 3 English 1 4 Tamil 1 5 French 1 6 Supporting Staff Lab Technicians Teaching and non teaching staff ratio: Teaching Staff Non-Teaching Staff Improvements in the library service. A number of new titles have been added. 22. New books / journals subscribed and their cost. No. of Books No. of Journals Amount Spent on added books and Journals during the year General Library 22 Rs.97,456/- 356 MBA & MCA Library Rs.1,88,767/- 23. Courses in Which student assessment of teachers introduced and action taken on students feed back. Student Feedback is collected from all the Departments. The Principal goes through the Feedback and calls the concerned staff or the Department and gives appropriate advice and suggestion. 24. Unit cost of education: S.No. Course I Year II Year III Year 1 B.Sc.Biochemistry Rs.14,150/- Rs.13,150/ Rs.13,150/- 2 B.Sc.Microbiology Rs.16,150/- Rs.15,150/- Rs.15,150/- 3 B.Sc.Hotel & Rs.59,900/- Rs.54,400/- Rs.56,400/- Catering Mgt. 4 B.Sc.Computer Rs.23,150/- Rs.20,650/- Rs.20,150/- Science 5 B.Sc.Visual Rs.33,650/- Rs.30,650/- Rs.29,650/

7 Communication 6 B.Com Rs.16,150/- Rs.14,150/- Rs.13,650/- 7 B.B.A Rs.16,150/- Rs.14,150/- Rs.13,650/- 8 M.Sc.Biochemistry Rs.34,900/- Rs.32,900/- - 9 M.Sc.Microbiology Rs.39,900/- Rs.37,900/ M.Phil Biochemistry Rs.40,150/ M.Phil Biochemistry Rs.40,150/- 12 M.B.A Rs.84,500/- Rs.83,500/ M.C.A Rs.52,500/- Rs.51,500/- Rs.49,500/- 25. Computerization of administration and process of admissions and examination results, issue of certificates. The Office is computerized. There are PCs, Printers, Photo Copier and UPS. There is a proposal for Office Automation shortly. 26. Increase in the infrastructure facilities: S.No. Department Equipment Added Infrastructure facility added 1 Microbiology 1) Electronic Balance (0.1g to 600g) ) Hemocytometer 02 3) Rotary Shaker 01 4) Paper Electrophoresis Unit Biochemistry 1) Heating Mantle 2) Photo Electric Colorimeter 3) Cyclo Mixer 1) Addl. store room for Department stock added 2) Sterilization / Media preparation room of M.Sc.Microbiology lab was modernized 3 Visual Communication 1) Single seated furniture 10 Nos. 2) Double Seated furniture 5 Nos. 3) Plastic chairs without Arms 15 Nos. 4 B.Com & - A new upper floor - 7 -

8 B.B.A (III) was added with six big rooms to accommodate the students in each classroom 27. Technology Up-gradation: S.No. Department Details of upgradation 1 Computer Science Upgradation of Hard Disk & RAM 4 Nos., Core 2 Duo without Minotor 2 Nos. 28. Computer and internet access and training to teachers and students: S.No. Department No. of terminals 1 Visual Communication 10 Nos. 2 Computer Science 25 Nos. 29. Financial aid to students The College offers 10% Concession in tuition fee for meritorious students. SC/ST students are encouraged and helped to apply for and get scholarships. Five free seats were given to economically weak students. 30. Support from Alumni Association and its activities: Alumni Association is gradually gaining strength. Many are well placed and evince keen interest in maintaining ties with the Alma mater. Once a year on a Saturday or Sunday the Alumni meeting is arranged. There is reunion and sharing of experiences. Their activities included giving a training session on interview skills for Final year students, arranging Vivekananda Day in the campus and sponsoring some of the academic events. 31. Support from Parent Teachers Association and its activities: The parents are informed of the progress of their wards regularly. Once in a semester, there is a meeting and suggestions of the parents are discussed and implemented. 32. Health Services: There is a male physician for the boys and a lady doctor for girls. They come for medical inspection and visit the College regularly

9 33. Performance in sports activities Students take active interest in sports a) College Men s Team of Handball and Football were qualified for the Semi-finals of the University b) Women s Table Tennis Team qualified for Quarterfinals of the University c) Our students represented the University Inter-zone Handball and Football Tournaments d) The College hosted the Asan Memorial Intercollegiate Volleyball Tournament e) Dinesh (I B.Com) got the III Prize in the Tamilnadu State Strength Lifting Competition 34. Incentives to outstanding sportsperson: Students are awarded prizes, cash incentives, special coaching, attendance concession, etc. 35. Students achievements and awards: a) University results/ranks are yet to be announced b) The students participated in various events and brought laurels: Ms.K.Divya of II M.Sc. Microbiology presented a research paper in the International Conference organised by Assumption College at Chengenessery, Kerala. At the National Conference organised by the Biotechnology Department of Bharathidasan University, eight students of the Department presented papers and Ms.K.Divya won the I Prize for poster presentation. Ms.Anjana and Mr.Gopinath of II year M.Sc.Biochemistry won the I Prize & III Prize for Poster Presentation at Sri.Sankara College Ms.Varshini presented papers at Ethiraj College, Devanai Ammal College and Thiyagaraya College, Chennai. Ms.Jenifer (M.Phil -Bio) presented a research paper at International Chemical Conference, Calcutta on 14 th November Mr.Mukesh Kumar and Mr.Balaji of II year B.Sc.Computer Science won III Prize in Debugging Competition and Mr.Sidharth Mathew and - 9 -

10 Mr.Sathish Kumar won II prize in Quiz Competition at Vel s University, Chennai. Mr.Raja of III year B.Sc.Computer Science was adjudged the National Level Best Instructor and Fighter in Kung Fu. Final year Hotel Management students Mr.Sarath Krishnan and Mr.Logesh won the II place in Vegetable Carving and Mr.Vishnu won the II prize in Bartending at the National Level Competition organised by Oriental College, Wayanad, Kerala. Mr.Vijay Kumar, II year Comp. Sc was selected in the Creative Talent Search test conducted by Image Infortainment Ltd., and won a scholarship. Mr.Vishnu Sharma, II year Viscom, won the II prize in the State Level Photography Competition held at Ethiraj College. Sree Arthi of I year won the I prize in photography competition at the French Department, University of Madras. Mr.Arunavade of III BBA won II prize in Ship Wreck in an intercollegiate meet at MCC. Ammu Therasa of III year BBA won the Kilimozhi Sammanam in the Malayalam Essay Competition conducted by the Asan Memorial Association. Final year B.Com students won the I prize in Stock War Competition in INSIGNIA-10 conducted by MCC Tambaram In the Intercollegiate Competition held at S.S Jain College, our students won I prize both in solo dance and fuel-less cooking and II prize in Group Dance. In Priyadarshini 10 conducted at Kilpauk Medical College, Rohan, II year Viscom, won the II place in Western Music. 36. Activities of the Guidance and Counseling cell Under the Tutorial System, each teaching staff is allotted students. Teachers meet their wards regularly and offer guidance and counselling

11 37. Placements services provided to the students: There is a general placement cell in the College. In addition there are also separate Placement Cells in Hotel & Catering Management Department, MBA & MCA and Microbiology and Biochemistry Departments. S.No. Departments Placement Percentage 1 M.B.A 100% 2 M.C.A 80% 3 Hotel & Catering Management 100% 4 Visual Communication 90% 5 Computer Science 85% 6 B.Com 70% 7 B.B.A 75% 8 Microbiology 60% 9 Biochemistry 55% 38. Development programmes for non teaching staff: All the Non-teaching staff have been trained in Computer basics to help in office related work. An orientation programme was organized to tone up their performance. 39. Best practices of the institution: Tutorial system Personality development programmes Club activities Awarness programmes Care for the Underprevileged. 40. Linkages developed with National / International / Academic / Research bodies: Research in collaboration with IIT, CLRI, Hospitals, Orchid Research & Development Centre by Biochemistry Department Tamilnadu Aids Control socity, Chennai, Medox Biotech (INDIA)ltd.,Cancer institute adyar Chennai. 41. Any other relevant information: a) II Shift (Evening College) started functioning with 4 courses from this academic year with four UG courses viz. B.Com., B.B.A, B.C.A & B.Sc. Maths b) Change of Principal from December

12 Part C Detail plans of the institution for the next year: Enhance and modernize the quality of education imparted Increase the pass percentage and aim for distinction Thrust for research activities Aim for the holistic development of students Mr.S.Thiyagarajan Co-ordinator, IQAC Dr.Lalitha Ramamurthi Principal Asan Memorial College of Arts & Science