St. Thomas College Ranny, Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689673 Self Study Report in respect of Second Cycle Accreditation Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore - 56007
Contents Page # Covering Letter : 3 A. Executive Summary and SWOC Analysis : 5 B. Profile of the Institution : 17 C. Criteria-wise Analytical Report : 27-153 1 Curricular Aspects : 28 2. Teaching-Learning and Evaluation : 47 3. Research, Consultancy and Extension : 86 4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources : 104 5. Student Support and Progression : 113 6. Governance, Leadership and Management : 127 7. Innovations and Best Practices : 146 D. Post Accreditation Initiatives : 154 E. Evaluative Report of the Departments : 163-232 F. Declaration by the Head of the Institution : 233 G. Undertaking by the Head of the Institution : 234 H. List of Committee Members : 235 N.B: In compliance of NAAC guidelines, appendices comprising long tables have been avoided completely. These documents will be produced to the Peer team on their visit to the campus. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 2
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A. Executive Summary and SWOC Analysis NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 4
Executive summary St. Thomas College, Ranny is a first grade college located in Ranny, a place rightly described as foothold of Sabarimala, the abode of the Holy Sree Ayyappa, which is a famous pilgrim centre. The college was accredited in 2007 at the B+ level with 761 score and is celebrating the Golden Jubilee this year. We are now volunteering for the second cycle reaccreditation submitting its SSR 2014, testament of beliefs and pursuits of excellence during the last five years. St. Thomas college, Ranny, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, was established in 1964 by St. Thomas Valiyapally, Ranny, a premier parish of the Syrian Knanaya Arch Diocese of Malankara with the whole hearted support of the then Bishop Late Lamented H.G. Abraham Mor Clemis for meeting the educational needs of the youth of the local community. The college has been striving hard to fulfill its motto Knowledge is Power and for achieving the vision and mission through value based holistic and quality education in creating spiritually inspired, morally upright, intellectually enlightened and socially committed young men and women who love God and their country. Upholding the noble traditions laid down by the founders, the institution surges ahead towards excellence. The college fosters uninterrupted pursuit of knowledge by young scholars who equip themselves with competency to meet the challenges of the modern society. Imparting functionally useful, socially relevant and morally uplifting education has always be the objective of this institution. The curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular activities of the college hinge around the broad vision of molding responsible citizens of the world. Ecofriendly campus and the lush green premises render a very congenial atmosphere for the students who pursuit their passion for learning. A politics free campus is yet another hallmark of this institution. The concerted effort of the management and the staff in banning student s politics in the college is highly laudable. The two year value education programme based on a region specific specialized curriculum is a unique entity of the college. Highly proficient and dedicated faculty is an asset to this institution. Every occasion of festivity and celebration proclaim the secularist and democratic ideals the college stands for. The performance appraisal of this institution is summarized below. 1. Curricular Aspects Curriculum planning and execution of the college revolve around the vision and mission of the college. Effective implementation of the curriculum is managed through discipline based learning; value based learning and inter-disciplinary learning. Support from the university includes, Orientation and refresher courses for teachers, guidance in the use of new educational technology, FDP, national / international seminars, workshops etc :- Infrastructure, well equipped laboratories, fully automated office, library, inflibnet faculty, NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 5
smart classroom, external professor expertise, ICT, eco friendly campus etc are provided by the management. The IQAC monitors all the developmental activities of the college, including scope improvements, feedback and outcome. Institutional contribution for curriculum implementation include convenient class timings, class divisions, provision for voicing complaints and grievances, multi gymnasium, toilet facilities for both boys and girls separately, fully furnished departmental rooms, tiled flooring, attached toilets, rainwater harvesting facilities, uninterrupted power supply etc. Objectives of the curriculum are also achieved through interacting with stakeholders, global level experts, and various modes of assessments, co-curricular and extracurricular activities, various club activities and department associations. Certificate/diploma/skill development courses like PGDCA, DCA, ACCA, ICWA, practical Accounting, computer hardware and electronics, tailoring, Vermi-compost preparation, training on mushroom cultivation, apiculture, NET/JRF/bank test coaching classes are conducted in college. Nine under graduate programmes (choice based credit and semester system- CBCSS) and four post graduate programmes (credit and semester system- CSS) with a wide range of subject options in the core, complementary, common, open, and elective courses are offered by the college. Apart from this, special sessions by experts are arranged to enhance multifarious skills of the students. In order to ensure that academic programmes and institutional goals are integrated, the college undertakes to conduct value education, tutorial classes and climate change and environmental education, activities of various department associations, service units like NSS, NCC, KSA, ICPF, SCM, & EU etc:- art and craft classes, two wheeler/four wheeler driving classes, beautification course, tailoring and cooking classes under auspices of Women s cell, visit to old age homes,orphanages, food supply in government hospitals, Onam /Christmas celebrations and so on. The activities of various clubs like ED club, Forestry club, Nature club, Film club, Gymnasium club, career guidance cell, and ASAP also contribute to the enrichment of the curriculum. Bridging courses and remedial coaching are conducted for week students. Alumni and Parent Teacher Association are also actively taking part in the smooth function of the college. The institution has had an elaborate system of obtaining feedback from all kinds of stake holders on all parameters for two decades. The feedback thus obtained is communicated to the University through our faculty who are members in various curriculum committees of the University NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 6
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation St Thomas College Ranny with an objective of empowering students through higher education places emphasis on facilitating creation of learner-centric environment conducive for quality education. The institution ensures wide publicity to the admission process through the prospectus and institutional website. The admission details are also put up on the college display board. The University publishes details of admission schedule in its website and in all leading news papers of the State. Students are selected for admission purely on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination. The college strictly follows the admission rules prescribed by the University and State Government. Students are selected for admission purely on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination. The college strictly follows the admission rules prescribed by the University and State Government. Majority of the students are from rural areas belonging to economically and educationally backward sections. SC/ST/OEC and economically backward students are exempted from paying all types of fees by the Government. Our attempt is to infuse more of diversity into the admission process without compromising our quest for excellence. SC/ST/OBC candidates are given 20% seat reservation and due relaxations in the minimum percentage of eligibility marks as the government dictates. Economically- weaker sections are helped in all ways possible by the college as well as by the departments. They are also helped to procure stipends and scholarships of various kinds as per Central and State Government rules. Poor Students Aid Fund of the College is a great blessing for them. The institution is fully adhering to governmental policies regarding the needs of differently-abled students. Seats are reserved at the time of admission in various programmes, we admit students of all calibers in line with our objective EDUCATION FOR ALL. Special sessions are organized to bridge the knowledge gap of the incoming students from different backgrounds. Teachers give extra time to the students to help them cope with the programmes to which they are enrolled. The college plans and organizes the teaching, learning and evaluation schedules in the following manner. The academic calendar of Mahatma Gandhi University (June- March) is strictly followed in the college. The same academic calendar is published in the College prospectus and college website before the beginning of the session of every NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 7
academic year. It provides plan for the academic year to students, teachers and parents. Each department functions according to the teaching plan prepared at the department level,in tune with goals and objectives of the college. The IQAC plays a vital role in the quality enhancement and sustenance of the teaching-learning process by giving timely directions and encouragement to the faculty, staff and students. Academic environment of this institution is in a transition stage from teachers centric to student-centric. The various Interactive techniques practiced are: (1) Think/Pair/Share (2) Case Study (3) Incident process (4) Question-Answer Session (5) Demonstration (6) Group Discussion (7) Poster and College making (8) Role play. To sensitize women about their status, identity and role, the college has established Women Empowerment Cell. Every attempt is made by the faculty to develop in the students, irrespective of the discipline they represent values characterized by objectivity, open-mindedness, disinterestedness, curiosity, suspended judgment, critical mindedness and rationality. Our teachers make use of a variety of technological teaching aids that enhance student learning with both online resources and non-digital technologies. Online resources, e-readers, websites and online software, interactive whiteboards, LCD Projectors, digital camera, digital microscope, Smart Boards, Web cams and Educational CDs are some of them. The numerous ways in which students and faculty are acquainted with the advanced knowledge and skills in their respective disciplines are Workshops, Seminars, Expert lectures and Subscriptions to research journals, print as well as digital and web. A few departments bring out their own research publications which provide the faculty and students exposure to new knowledge. The Vision of the library is to access support to ever widening intellectual enquiry exceeding expectation. To fulfill this mission, the Library has committed itself to understand the academic needs of its users, to collect, create and preserve resources to support these endeavors, to ensure preservation of the collections and resources, create hospitable physical and virtual environments with the aid of state of the art tools and technologies. Management of the institution is aware of the need of training for faculty and is co-operative in sending the faculty to various programmes for faculty development like orientation and refresher courses. All faculty members have participated in a good number of external Workshops/Seminars/Conferences supported by national/international professional bodies and there have been a great number of NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 8
paper presentations in Workshops/Seminars/Conferences conducted or supported by professional agencies. The system of student evaluation of teachers has been in practice in this college for a few decades. External Peer Evaluation of the teachers is done by the University as an essential screening for promotion. Formative Evaluation approach is adopted for internal assessment and Summative Evaluation Approach is adopted for External evaluation. The Academic Excellence Committee of the college functions as the Learning Outcome Assessment Committee entrusted with the responsibility to monitor the institutional learning outcome and achievement by periodic and systematic review of the outcome of all programmes. Future plans include PG Programmes in Botany and Zoology, Research centers in the department of Physics and Chemistry, One International Seminar each by all PG departments in alternate years, National Seminars by all departments on a yearly basis, more paper presentations by faculty in Foreign Countries etc. 3. Research, consultancy and extension St. Thomas college Ranny is in the path of acquiring highest level of education through research oriented teaching and learning. The college has constituted a research committee comprising Principal as convener, Vice principal as joint convener and executive members nominated by the convener from all departments. Institution always promote faculty enrichment. A total of 8 faculty undertook Ph. D. studies during the post accreditation period. Out of them 4 are already awarded Ph.D. There was commendable increase in the number of faculty undertaking minor projects, workshops/seminars organized by various departments. At present the institution can claim a total of 6 funded minor projects. Guiding students research projects is a part of teaching in this institution. During the last five years the departments organized three national level seminars. Faculty have published 11 papers in national/international journals. They have presented research papers in various national seminars in their individual capacity and in collaboration with other institutes-leading to a presentation of 8 papers and 10 books. Our faculty take interest in bringing outstanding researchers from various research institutes.various departments of this institution engage in yearlong academic activities in collaboration with reputed agencies. Students of this college are getting internship/on the job training in various companies/institutions. Research facilities offered by the institution include virtual lab, smart NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 9
rooms, physical infrastructure etc. Library facility include e-journals and e-books offered by INFLIBNET Science departments provide consultancy services like Mushroom cultivation, horticulture promotion, DRC estimation of latex, nanotechnology and vermi-compost preparation. Commerce department provide training on entrepreneurship. English department provide assistance in improving writing skills. Arts departments provide archaeology and socio economic analysis. Tourism department offers Tourist destination development programme. Physical education department provide awareness on health and physical fitness. This institution believes that it has to fulfill a lot of social responsibilities to enrich the community in which it exists. Our NSS unit arrange free medical check up to public, awareness programmes on lifestyle diseases, conduct socio economic surveys. A blood donation forum is functioning in the college. As the programme house to homeless NSS providing house to the poor and homeless student in the college every year. Women cell providing training classes on tailoring,driving,fabric painting etc to students and public. NCC unit of the college visit old age home near Puthamon once in every month. Extension and outreach activities are organized at the college and department levels. Educational extension programmes like certificate courses, exhibitions and intercollegiate quiz competitions, elocutions, interactions with academic/industrial experts visits to rural and tribal areas were done. The exposure they get from the extension activities and involvement in the life situation of the underprivileged in the society complement the academic learning experience of the students. 4. Infrastructure & Learning Resources The institution policy of creation and enhancement of infrastructure brought effective teaching and learning. And for this the first step took from a semi permanent building since its inception in 1964, the college has given top priority for the improvement of its infrastructure facilities on par with other standard higher education facilities. At present the college has four blocks including the newly built Vayala Idikula Block and the ancient building of 1964 which still cherish the old memories. A good ambience is highly essential to create learning atmosphere. Therefore attention is paid to design concrete plans to develop cost effective and sustainable infrastructure. Spacious and well ventilated class room with 100% wooden furniture, sprawling verandas, smart seminar halls with facility for ICT learning, sufficient play grounds, one lady s hostel with a capacity of 100 inmates constructed with the aid of UGC, mess and canteen, auditorium with 1200 seating capacity, high-tension electricity connection with our own transformer for voltage stability, a multi gymnasium and computer labs. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 10
If grant is available under any scheme, top priority will be given to enhance infrastructure for the coming academic years. It includes extension of library especially a separate reference section, improvement of common facilities, an indoor sports training facilities (30 m X 18m X 12.5m) and a synthetic basketball court. The institution has the following facilities for curricular, extracurricular and cocurricular activities. They are well equipped labs in various disciplines, computers with wi-fi internet facilities, central library with reference books, national and international journals, periodicals and educational CDs. ICT enabled seminar halls, Botanical garden, Medicinal garden, Apiculture, mushroom cultivation, vermi- compost, sports complex which include 200 m track, football ground, hand ball court, volleyball court, badminton indoor court, well equipped English language lab etc. 5. Student Support and Progression The college was established in a rural area and it caters to the need of the students coming from the interior regions in and around Ranny. The institution stands for imparting education that is functionally useful, socially relevant and morally uplifting to meet the challenging demands of the society. It aims at providing opportunities and facilities to the local people who are economically, socially and educationally backward to make a steady income and become self reliant. The college is owned and managed by the St Thomas Valiapally, Ranny a parish church of the Syrian Knanaya Arch Diocese to meet the cultural and educational needs of the society. The college aims at creating cultured and educated citizens who love God and the country, for that purpose arts and sports, value education, computer education course, job training courses, soft skill development programmes were promoted at the initiative of the management. The management gives enlightened leadership to the principal who in turn leads the college for the fulfillment of the mission. The college has a administrative team comprising of principal, vice principal, head of the department, college staff council, and the officers of the college to offer collective leadership to the college. Hence the administration is decentralized to a great extent. The institution has well defined grievances redressal mechanism to address and redress the grievances of all the members and it was done by Grievances Redressal Committee constituted for overall well being of staff and students. There is a well defined mechanism for analysing student feedback. The institution has taken various efforts to enhance the professional development of teaching and non teaching staff, for that various training, retraining and motivational sessions is arranged. The college maintains a self appraisal system giving weightage to multiple activities performed by faculties inside and outside the campus in various fields. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 11
IQAC has established in the college for the continuous evaluation and to maintain consistency in the enhancement and achievement of academic excellence. It ensures continuous improvement in the entire improvement of the institution. It scrutinizes all the developmental activities including teaching and learning, triggering of new courses, seminars and research and development programmes and receive regular feedback. IQAC Collects inferences from the learners and various committees through participatory interaction based on which it proposes comprehensive proposal plan to the governing body for the approval and implementation. 6. Student Support and Progression The modern world is facing lot of challenges, St Thomas College Ranny helps the students to have capable personalities to face that fast and competitive world, for that purpose academic excellence cell, student support cell and student progression cell has been functioning in the college. For academic excellence, scholarship amount of Rs.1629000 provided to the bright and poor students, concession of Rs.1350000 granted to OBC,OEC,SC/ST students, Rs.235370 has been given for various endowment awards, Rs 200000 granted by alumni association functioning in various countries. As a support service, various certificate courses, remedial coaching, orientation programmes, admission reservation, seat reservation for disabled students, SC/ST, OBC students, free career and progression coaching, training programmes for developing entrepreneurship skills are arranged for the students. A lot of co-curricular and extracurricular activities have been undertaken for all round development of students. Many students have bagged various awards in different events in Arts festivals and sports and games competitions conducted in university level and in national level. College conducted intramural and extramural competitions in many games. Various seminars, workshops are arranged to promote the interest of students in arts and literature.ncc and NSS units are very active in the organisation. Counselling services like personal and psycho social counselling is arranged to students to cope with various problems in their life and career counselling are arranged to help students to choose best career. A career guidance and placement cell has been functioning in the college to assist campus placement of the students. To redress the grievances of the students, a strong grievances and redressal cell is working in the college and a complaint box has been set up in the college to collect complaints. The college has well stocked library with about 31101 books and various national and international journals, periodicals and so on. Full fledged hostel facility is arranged for girls students to pursue their studies from distant places. The institution collects feedback from alumni and the employers and serves it as quality NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 12
indicators for regular academic and non academic updating. The performance and quality of the provisions and facilities of the institution are regularly updated on the ground of number and level of placements of outgoing students. 7. Innovations and Best Practices The institution has always been eco-friendly in its practices and during the last five years, the campus has been given much more importance towards the issues like climatic conditions and environmental degeneration. St. Thomas College is situated in Ranni, away from the din and bustle of the town. Our campus stands unique with its lush green, peaceful, calm and beautiful atmosphere. Every year the institution conducts a green audit, for this it maintains a collection service record for waste materials, consumption of electricity and solar energy in the campus, usage of rain water harvesting system, eco-friendly practices and awareness programmes. The various initiative programmes taken by the college to make the campus eco-friendly are energy conservation, water harvesting efforts for carbon neutrality, hazardous waste management etc. During the last four years a spectrum of transformative, innovative options were introduced by this college. That were curriculum designing, learner centered teaching, using innovative instructional methods, various outreach programmes, innovative techniques in assessment, talent seeking programmes and much more. Taking up the vision of Existence is co-existence with nature, the college endorses a programme CLEAN CAMPUS GREEN CAMPUS. The main goals of the practice are to promote awareness on environmental issues and to propagate the awareness and message of protecting the environment as the need of the hour. This institution is renowned for being plastic free and thereby environment friendly. Students are encouraged to keep their classrooms and common places clean. Various programmes were conducted by the college and its departments for conveying the message as this is a healthy practice that all institutions can emulate. The institution has ventured another programme, VALUE BASED EDUCATION. Its unique feature is that the college has formulated its own syllabus under the astute supervision of the principal, Dr. Abraham V. Kuriakose. An active team comprising eminent teachers worked to materialize this difficult task of bringing out a text book, TUNING LIFE IN THE FULLNESS OF ITS BEAUTY. An hour in every week is devoted to value education in UG classes. Each teacher is entrusted as the mentor of a class with whom students can consult even their personal problems to resolve them. Imbibing the essence of the adage Actions speak louder than words students of this college initiated to help financially poor students through SAHAPADIKKORU VEEDU, a charitable act of constructing a house for three students, distributing lunch to poor patients in the Government hospital, Ranni. With NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 13
this humble beginning we can help in the fulfillment of the aim of regenerated, revitalizes spiritualized youth which alone can lead an individual to success in life. SWOC Analysis Strength Driven by vision and a mission for realization of objectives in creating spirituality inspired morally upright, intellectually enlightened and socially committed citizens. State-wide acceptance and popularity, unchallenged university recognition and strong Governmental support as one of the most peaceful, politics free and academically oriented campus in the State. Special emphasis on value education as a compulsory major component of the degree programme with prescribed text book, syllabus, regular classes and examinations offering certificate on successful completion. Various Associations of teacher and Adequate representatives of the college and its faculty in academic bodies, enabling to voice suggestions for addition and modification and enrichment of course content & evaluation systems. ICT enabled interactive and student centered curriculum delivery practices to suit the personal and professional needs of the heterogeneous groups of students is an automated campus environment with an impressive range of learning resources ranging from the well-stocked library to virtual library with special focus on inter-disciplinary student projects applicable to society. Research ambience in the campus achieved by the visits of experts, academicians and scientists during workshops/seminars and their interactions with students State-of-the-infrastructure facilities including computer labs, language lab and science labs developed to keep pace with growing technological and scientific needs, with special thrust as IT and allied infrastructure. Elaborate feedback mechanism to gauge stake holder perception of all segments Strong mentoring and student support system taking care of all student s campus needs as the campus extending even to medical care and wellness along with a councelling centre A committed IQAC, bound to quality enhancement and sustenance initiatives. Interwoven curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular student engagements, with emeritus outcomes-university ranks, various types of merit scholarships, several higher level players produced in the field of sports and games. Multi-gymnasium cum fitness centre meant for developing health status of the college students, functioning under guidance of physical education department. Eco-friendly green and clean campus, pollution-free campus with the total involvement of students, staff and NSS volunteers. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 14
Alumnae placed in higher echelon of research/academic, political, entrepreneurship, spiritual bodies, art and cultural fields. Unlimited Extension opportunities to infuse students with an ardent sense of responsible citizenship for nation building. Rural campus, construction of houses, toilets, remedial coaching, outreach programmes, activities to empower the marginalized and downtrodden. All-round and unstinted institutional support from the management for career planning and to crown them all infrastructure facilities of institution facilitating smooth higher level. Healthy teacher-student relationship. Innovative and creative environmentally conscious best practices such as ecofriendly practices, green campus, plastic free campus and the like. Weakness Being an affiliated college, no autonomy and hence limited freedom to vertical and horizontal academic empowerment, inability to begin innovative coerces in both UG and PG Poor socio-economic background of the students and with a backdrop of rural set up accessibility to various fields of higher education become a constraint Lack of transportation from remote places to college according to their convenience. Water scarcity to meet the needs of all. Opportunities Self-financing stream to be further strengthened to introduce technology & contemporary programmes. Consultancy to be further developed into an income source and the income thus generated utilized for the infrastructure enhancement of the department. Constraints / challenges Paucity of funds at the root of all challenges and constraints, infrastructure expansion involving huge funds. An aided college with a fee structure fixed by the government, the institution compelled to find other sources for infrastructural and developmental activities. Looking Ahead : future plans Philanthropy initiatives to start an extension activity of Palliative care with the help of student volunteers under the guidance of Rotary Club of Ranny. An all India Scientific and Cultural Exhibition. Conducting a film festival at the university level. Starting research centres at the PG Departments. Alumnae to serve the country as able and efficient leaders NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 15
B. Profile of the Institution NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 16
B. Profile of St. Thomas College, Ranni 1 Name & address of the college Name St. Thomas College, Ranny Address Pazhavangadi P.O, Ranny, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State City Pathanamthitta PIN 689673 State Kerala E-mail stcranni@gmail.com Web stthomascollegeranny.com 2 For communication a b c Designation Name Telephone Mobile Fax E-mail Off-04735- Principal Dr. Abraham V 226738 04735-9447270396 Kuriakose Res.-04735-226738 223140 Vice-Principal & Steering Committee Coordinator Asst. Steering Committee Coordinator Mr. Santhosh K. Thomas Dr. Francis Mathew Off-04735-226738 Res.-04735-225098 Off-04735-226738 Res.-0481-2440565 9447161472 9446257410 abrahamstc@yahoo.com ktsanthosh59@gma il.com francismathew@re diffmail.com 3 Status of the institution i Affiliated college ii iii Constituent college Any other (specify 4 Type of Institution a b By gender i For men ii For women iii For co-education By shift i Regular ii Day iii Evening NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 17
5 Is it a recognized minority institution? Yes No a If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary evidence Religious minority (awaiting the certificate) 6 Source of funding: Government Grant-in-aid Self-financing Any other 7 a. Date of establishment of the college: : 07.07.1964 b University to which the college is affiliated / or which governs the college (If it is a constituent college): c. Details of UGC recognition: UGC Recognized Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam District, Kerala State If yes, date of recognition: 30.06.1996 Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks 2(f) and 12(B) 30 June 1996 8 Does the affiliating university Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by the UGC), on its affiliated colleges? Yes No If yes, has the college applied for availing the autonomous status? Yes No NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 18
9 Is the college recognized a. By UGC as a college with potential for Excellence (CPE)? Yes No If yes, date of recognition.(dd/mm/yyyy) a. For its performance by any other governmental agency? Yes No If yes, Name of agency and Date of recognition.(dd/mm/yyyy) 10 Location of the campus and area in sq.mts: Location Rural Campus area in sq. mts. 89031 sq. mts Built up area in sq. mts. 6052.48 sq. mts (* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify) 11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and provide numbers or other details at appropriate places or in case the institute has an agreement with other agencies in using any of the listed facilities provide information on the facilities covered under the agreement.) a Auditorium b c seminar complex with infrastructural facilities Sports facilities Play ground (5) swimming pool : Nil gymnasium (1) Hostel Boy s Hostel i Number of hostels Ii Number of inmates iii Facilities (mention available facilities) Women s Hostel NIL i Number of hostels 1 ii Intake capacity 100 Iii Number of inmates 57 iv Facilities (mention available facilities) Working Women s Hostel Number of inmates Facilities (mention available facilities) Nil NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 19
Recreational facilities, free on-campus Counselling Centre with professional counsellors and free medical aid are available at the service of the inmates. Continuous supply of cooled and purified potable water, mess hall with a seating capacity of 100, a very spacious open courtyard with one shuttle courts which allow free movement and sociability add to the hostel comforts. Services and guidance of an administrator, one wardens, mess manager and accountant are always available to the students. The hostel is under the full time vigil of security personnel. Single occupancy residential facility is available for the college staff too. In case of medical emergencies, students are taken to the specialty hospital close to the hostel. Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers available -- cadre wise) a Cafeteria Yes b. Health centre Yes First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance. Health centre staff Qualified doctor Full time Parttime Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time Nil Facilities like banking, post office, book shops Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff: Animal house Biological waste disposal Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage Solid waste management facility Waste water management Water harvesting Book shop No No Yes (biogas plant Yes Yes Yes Yes NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 20
12 Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year) Sl # Programme level Name of prog./ course Duration/ semester Entry Qualificati on Medium of instruction Sanctioned approved student strength No. Of student admitted 1 UG B.Sc. Botany 06 12 class English 32 30 2 UG B.Sc. Chemistry 06 12 class English 32 3 UG B.Com.(Commerc 06 12 class English 50 e) 4 UG B.A. Economics 06 12 class English 60 5 UG B.A. English 06 12 class English 24 6 UG B.A. History 06 12 class English 40 7 UG B.Sc. Physics 06 12 class English 32 8 UG B.T.S. Tourism 06 12 class English 9 UG B.Sc. Zoology 06 12 class English 32 10 PG M.Sc. Chemistry 04 UG Degree English 12 11 PG M. Com, 04 UG Degree English 12 Commerce 12 PG M.Sc. Physics 04 UG Degree English 12 13 PG M.T.A Tourism 04 UG Degree English 20 14 Integrated Nil Programmes 15 M.Phil Nil 16 Ph.D. Nil 17 Certificate Course (UGC Add on) Nil 18 UG Diploma Computer 1 year UG Degree 19 PG Diploma Computer 6 months 20 Any other Nil 13 Does the college offer self-financed Programmes? Yes If yes how many? 2 No 14 New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any? Yes No Number 1 NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 21
15 List the departments: (respond if applicable only and do not list facilities like Library, Physical Education as departments, unless they are also offering academic degree awarding programmes. Similarly, do not list the departments offering common compulsory subjects for all the programmes like English, regional languages etc.) Faculty UG PG Research Botany a Science Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Zoology English Nil b Arts Economics History c Commerce Commerce Commerce d Any other Tourism Tourism 16. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like BA, BSc, MA, M Com) A annual system : Nil b. semester system : 13 c. trimester system : Nil 17 Number of Programmes with a Choice Based Credit System : 13 b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach : Nil c. Any other ( specify and provide details) : Nil 18 Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher Education? Yes No If yes, a Year of Introduction of the programme(s). (dd/mm/yyyy) and number of batches that completed the programme b NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) Validity:.. c Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Teacher Education Programme separately? No 19 Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 22
Education? Yes No If yes, a Year of Introduction of the programme(s) (dd/mm/yyyy) and number of batches that completed the programme b NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) Validity: c Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Physical Education Programme separately? Yes No 20 Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution Positions Sanctioned by the UGC/University/State Govt. Recruited Yet to Recruit Teaching faculty Non Technical Associate Teaching Professor Asst. Prof. staff Prof staff M F M F M F M F M F - - 4 8 7 26 20 3 - - Sanctioned by the management / society or other authorised bodies recruited 1 8 Yet to recruit 21 Qualifications of the teaching staff: Highest Qualification Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor M F M F M F Permanent Teachers D.Sc. /D.Lit - - Ph.D. - - 3 7 M.Phil 1 1 7 PG 4 8 7 26 Temporary Teachers D.Sc. /D.Lit Ph.D. M.Phil PG - - Total 22 Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College : 3 NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 23
23 Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic years. UG Categories Year 1 (2008-09) Year 2 (09-10) Year 3 (10-11) Year 4 (11-12) M F M F M F M F SC 12 18 15 22 12 23 11 21 ST 8 10 4 9 6 13 5 9 OBC 17 30 15 39 15 29 12 27 General 49 91 46 110 49 112 52 92 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PG Categories Year 1 (2008-09) Year 2 (09-10) Year 3 (10-11) Year 4 (11-12) M F M F M F M F SC 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 ST 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 OBC 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 General 8 16 8 17 9 15 11 19 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24. Details on students enrolment in the college during the current academic year (2014-15): Type of students UG PG M. Phil Ph.D. Total Students from the same state where the college is located 277 36 Students from other states of India 0 0 - - - NRI students 0 0 Foreign students 0 0 Total 259 36 25 Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches) UG PG 5% 8% 26. Unit Cost of Education (Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of students enrolled ) (a) including the salary component Rs. 46897 (b) excluding the salary component Rs.1633 Total expenditure (Recurring & Non-recurring) Rs. 45570621 NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 24
27 Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)? Yes No If yes, a) is it a registered centre for offering distance education programmes of Another University: b) Name of the University which has granted such registration. c) Number of programmes offered : d) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education Council 28 Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/ course offered Sl # Programme Ratio Sl # Programme Ratio Under Graduate Post Graduate 1 B.Sc. Botany 1:28 1 M.Sc. Chemistry 1:6 2 B.Sc. Chemistry 1:16 2 M. Com 1:6 3 B.Com. 1:35 3 M.Sc. Physics 1:6 4 B.A. Economics 1:59 4 M.T.A. (Tourism) 1:6 5 B.A. English 1:20 6 B.A. History 1:30 7 B.Sc. Physics 1:16 8 B.T.S. (Tourism) 1:25 9 B.Sc. Zoology 1:20 29 Is the college applying for Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Reassessment Cycle 3 (Cycle 1 refers to first accreditation and Cycle 2, Cycle 3 and Cycle 4 refers to reaccreditation) 30 Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and assessment only) Cycle 1: 31/03/2007 Cycle 2: Cycle 3: Accreditation Outcome/Result: Accreditation Outcome/Result: Accreditation Outcome/Result * Copy enclosed B+, Institutional Score = 76.10 NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 25
31. Number of working days during the last academic year 200 32. 33. Number of teaching days during the last academic year (Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days) Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 188 07.0 6.20 04 34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC. Report No No & Date of Acknowledgement AQAR (i)2007-08 NAAC/SR-ss/AQAR-Ack/2013 dtd 14.05.2013 AQAR (ii)2008-09 NAAC/SR-ss/AQAR-Ack/2013 dtd 14.05.2013 AQAR (iii)2009-10 NAAC/SR-ss/AQAR-Ack/2013 dtd 14.05.2013 AQAR (iv)2010-11 NAAC/SR-ss/AQAR-Ack/2013 dtd 04.05.2012 AQAR (v)2011-12 Online 35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include. (Do not include explanatory/descriptive information) 1 The total fund received from UGC during the Post accreditation period is Rs. 17025430/- 2. The drop out of students is mainly due to their financially weak situation, as they have to support their family, especially in the case of boys. In the case of girls, marriage during the study period is main reason. 3. All the faculty members in the self financing scheme are appointed and paid by the management and they are considered as guest faculty since they are free to move when they get Government jobs. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 26
C. Criteria-wise Analytical Report NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 27
Criterion I Curricular Aspects St. Thomas College, Ranny, a reputed institution of Higher Education in Kerala, established in 1964, is owned and run by St. Thomas Valiyapally, Ranny, a pioneer parish of the Syrian Knanaya Arch Diocese of Malankara. The college, is the graceful fulfillment of the long cherished dream of our Founder Late Lamented His Grace Mor Clemis Abraham Metropolitan, a great visionary and exponent of education. As envisioned by our Founder to ward off the darkness of ignorance and spread the light of knowledge, the college has rightly served the purpose of meeting the educational needs of the young scholars of the local community and from distant places as well. By providing a value based, holistic and quality education, the college part take in the process of nation building by creating morally upright, intellectually enlightened and emotionally mellowed citizens of the nation. With its rural setting, co-educational system and Gurukula atmosphere, the college fosters uninhibited pursuit of knowledge by young male and female scholars alike. Begun as a junior college and later upgraded as a I grade one, the college has branched out during the past fifty years offering a variety of subject options at the UG(9) and PG(4) levels fulfilling its role in nation building through holistic approach. Its effective mode of planning, execution and delivery of the curriculum through the years has been appreciated by the stakeholders. The alumni spread across the world upholds the fame and reputation of their alma-mater. 1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation : Knowledge is Power the motto of St. Thomas College, throws light on the vision of the college with its focus on grooming and enlightening young minds, igniting elements of compassion, co-operation, tolerance and brotherhood. 1.1.1 Vision of the College : Part take in nation building, by providing holistic and quality education in creating spiritually inspired, morally upright, intellectually enlightened and socially committed young men and women who love God and their country. Our Mission : Creating an educational environment for the total development of young men and women in the globalized e-world, through value-based holistic instruction across a wide range of disciplines. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 28
Objectives : 1. Providing qualitatively upgraded education to acquire competency to encounter the challenges of the modern world. 2. Endowing scholars with moral values to be ideal citizens of the nation and of the world at large. 3. Imparting education that is functionally useful, socially relevant and morally uplifting to meet the educational, social and cultural needs of the present society. The planning and execution of the functioning and activities of this institution revolve around the vision and mission of the college. The message behind the vision and mission has been effectively conveyed to all the stakeholders of the college through the effective involvement and contribution by the management and faculty who guide the students in their academic and non-academic activities. Parents are made aware of vision and mission during admission day, class PTA meeting and PTA general body meetings. Special programmes pertaining to Onam, Christmas etc. and Annual Day Celebrations proclaim our mission and vision. The Annual Report declares how the vision and mission, is being translated into action by the management, faculty and students of the institution. Besides that, the following steps are adopted to publicize the vision and mission. The professionally maintained and regularly updated website highlights the vision and the mission. The college prospectus, handbook, and magazines are reviewed and renewed every year incorporating new and necessary information. The display board at the college entrance provides vital message/information/events of the college. Newly admitted students are made aware of the vision, mission and objectives in the general meeting on the opening day and other orientation programmes specially conducted for the beginners. Every occasion of festivity and celebration in the campus proclaim the key goals of the institution. The daily college prayer said by the whole college in unison with much devotion and piety, invokes God s grace to uphold the values this institution stands for and the National Anthem at the end of the class instills patriotism among students. 1.1.2 Action plan for Effective Implementation of the Curriculum : Action plan for the entire college : The objective of preparing the students for success in all walks of life is achieved through the effective implementation of the curriculum in three core-interrelated strands of :- a) Discipline based learning : Knowledge and skills in Arts, Languages, Sciences, Humanities and Commerce. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 29
b) Value based learning : Training in life skills, personality development, citizenship and social ethics, physical wellness, interpersonal and intrapersonal development, awareness of rights and duties, civic sense, community living etc. c) Interdisciplinary learning : Knowledge and skills, technology, communication, art, culture, ICT and Living processes. The entire process of implementation of the curriculum is engineered around the objectives of the institution in three stages. In the first stage, the entire faculty, under the guidance of IQAC, devise strategies to develop schemes of action that give students opportunities to achieve the stated objectives of the programmes in the beginning of every academic year. In the second stage, every department convenes a formal meeting to plan and execute teaching methodologies to effect the curriculum, conduct of examinations and programmes of co-curricular activities for the year. In the third stage, each faculty prepares teaching plans for the syllabus of the concerned classes. The mode of delivery include extensive use of ICT and innovative methods of teaching and learning is also adopted. This total-faculty approach to curriculum implementation planning is A shared vision and shared understanding. Optimum coverage of all domains within the curriculum. Addressing the full range of learning needs of students. Cohesiveness in teaching, learning and assessment practices. Consistently improving students learning outcomes with a focus on the weak students. Co-curriculum programmes:- Co-curriculum programmes conducted in the campus that enrich the curriculum include national seminars, discussions, debates, project works, field work, study tours, surveys, workshops, film festivals, literary tours, regular examinations, certificate courses, personality development and spiritual enhancement sessions, Holy Qurbana on special occasions, activities of the NCC, NSS, Women s Cell, Departmental Associations, KSA, ICPF, SCM, EU, various clubs like Tourism club, Forestry club, Nature club, Adventure club, Planning Forum, Samanuyam, College union, Career Guidance Bureau, various camps and skill development programmes. NAAC-SSR- St. Thomas College, Ranni, Jan. 2015 Page 30