’14-‘15

Part – A1. Details of the Institution

1.1 Name of the Institution                               

1.2 Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

State

Pin Code

Institution e-mail address

Contact Nos.

Name of the Head of the Institution:

Tel. No. with STD Code:

Mobile:

Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:

033-24457575 /033-2445-5044Mob: 9903088145/9051518312

VivekanandaCollege for Women

Barisha

Kolkata

West Bengal

700008

vcwbehalachowrasta@gmail.com

Dr. Soma Bhattacharya

09874220701

033-24457575(O)/033-24210579(R)

Dr. Kaberi Banerjee

Mobile:

IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879)

1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date:(For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate)

1.5 Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR:

1.6 Accreditation Details

Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPAYear of

AccreditationValidity Period

1 1st Cycle B++ 80 2004 2009

1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY

1.8 AQAR for the year (for example 2010-11)

1.9 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAACafterthe latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)

i. AQAR : 2004-05 sent to NAAC on 21-09-2006ii. AQAR: 2005-06 sent to NAAC on 21-09-2006

2014-15

http://www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org

First established in 2004. It was reconstituted in the new format on 19.12.2013 according to stipulated guidelines of NAAC & UGC.

vcwiqac@gmail.com

http://www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org/ AQAR14-15.doc

09007631416/09830711865

EC/32/361 dated 03.05.2004

EC/32/361 dated 03.05.2004

1.10 Institutional Status

University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No

Constituent College Yes No

Autonomous college of UGC Yes No

Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No

(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)

Type of Institution Co-education Men Women

Urban Rural Tribal

Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B

Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing

1.11 Type of Faculty/Program

Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu)

TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management

Others (Specify)

1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)

1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc

Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University

X-

    

Y YY

X

Y Y

Y

University of Calcutta

Y

X X X

Y

Y

University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE

DST Star Scheme UGC-CE

UGC-Special Assistance Program DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programs Any other (Specify)

UGC-COP Programs

2. IQAC Composition and Activities

2.1 No. of Teachers

2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff

2.3 No. of students

2.4 No. of Management representatives

2.5 No. of Alumni      

2.6 No. of any other stakeholder and

Community representatives

2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists      

2.8. No. of other External Experts

2.9 Total No. of members

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty

Non-Teaching Staff / Students Alumni Others

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1

1

2

1

1

1

3

6

1

16

1

1

3

2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No

If yes, mention the amount

2.13Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)

(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC

Total Nos. International National State Institution Level

(ii) Themes

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

Student Feedback on Teachers. Students’ overall evaluation of the respective programs and teaching. IQAC motivated research publication and so 31 papers were presented and

published in National and International Journals and Seminar Proceedings ( 3.4).

IQAC motivated teachers and students to attend different subject-oriented and value-based lectures, seminars and workshops.

IQAC sponsored 6 subject-oriented conferences by eminent experts for students.

IQAC motivate students to take initiatives in different outreach and extension activities (5.9.1, 5.12).

IQAC motivate students to take part in various internal literary and cultural competitions as well as sports throughout the year.

IQAC take initiative to nurture literary skills of students through publishing college and departmental magazines.

IQAC also take initiative to enhance employability of students through career and counseling cell by organizing different training programs throughout the year.

IQAC make an informal effort to train a few support staff in computer basics.

IQAC emphasizes on annual re-union of alumni of the College. Alternative approach of education through Open University.

0

Special lecture by Dr. Pratip Choudhury Quality Assurance in Institutions of Higher Education on

22.04.2014

0 0 1 1

No

2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality

enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year *

Plan of Action Achievements

To introduce compulsory communicative English and GI classes for students to increase their employability

To start construction of new annex building

Generator Back up for GJ building

To install mass SMS alert for students to save paper

To introduce Rain-Water Harvesting and Solar Power project in campus

To generate awareness among students about thallasemia.

To make activity planner at the beginning of the year

Career oriented courses for general students along with Honours students

Compulsory

Communicative English

and General Intelligence

classes held for all

students in 2015-16

.Construction of annex

building is going on

Generator back up for GJ

building done

Mass SMS alert is

installed

Talks are on for these

two projects.

Thallasemia screening

and counseling session

arranged.

Departmental Activity

Planner created.

News Anchoring and

Editing course for good

students and Beautician

Course, Cutting and

Stitching Course for not

so meritorious students

have been arranged.

* Attach the Academic Calendar of the year

Academic Calendar

Vivekananda College for Women, Kol-08 Annexure I

Class Term Session Examination TimeB.A/B.Sc/B.Com

1st Year Part I July-June

Class Test(Hon)

Mid-Term Exam

College Prep. Test

Part I Final Exam(C.U)

Monthly

November

March

July

2nd Year Part II July-June Class Test(Hon)

Mid-TermExam

College Prep. Test

Part II Final Exam(C.U)

Monthly

November

February

May/June

3rd Year Part III July-June Class Test(Hon)

Mid-Term Exam

College Prep. Test

Part III Final Exam(C.U)

Monthly

November

January

April

2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes

Management

Provide the details of the action take

Has been approved by statutory body.

Y

Y

Part – B

Criterion – I

1. Curricular Aspects

1.1 Details about Academic Programs

Level of the Programme

Number of existing

Programmes

Number of programmes added

during the year

Number of self-financing programmes

Number of value added / Career

Oriented programmes

PhD 1                  PG 1       1      UG 19                  PG Diploma                        Advanced Diploma                        Diploma                        Certificate                  Others                        

Total 21                  

Interdisciplinary                        Innovative                  

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: Elective option (ii) Pattern of programs:

1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)

*Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure

Y* Y Y

Y

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 1

Trimester 0

Annual 19

1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.

1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.

NO

NO

Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.

2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year

2.4 No. of CWTT/PTT/Guest/Visiting /Temporary faculty

2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:

No. of Faculty International level National level State levelAttended Seminars/

5 10 6Presented papers 5 5 4Resource Persons 0  0  1

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by

17

41 130 53

Mandatory library work for weaker students after college preparatory test

Remedial class Smart board introduced in Mathematics class room Question paper of college internal examination is not

given to outside printing press to maintain secrecy

234

Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others

30 9 20 - Principal

Asst. Professor

Associate Professor

Professors Others Total

R V R V R V R V R V

0 12 - - - - - - 0 12

To show students evaluated answer scripts before result publication

Open book class test

the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)

2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculumRestructuring/revision/syllabus development as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop

2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students

2.11 Course/Program wise distribution of pass percentage :

Title of the Programme

Total no. of students appeared

Division

Distinction % I % II % III % Pass %BA(HONS) 217 4.1 88.9 99.04BA(GEN) 288 11.11 43.75 65.83BSC(HONS) 87 43.7 44.8 95.29BSC(GEN) 45 6.66 48.9 13.33 77.50BCOM(GEN) 08 100 100

Title of the Programme

Total no. of students appeared

O A+ A B+ B C GPW Pass%

MA/MSC(GEO) 25 0 18 6 1 0 0 0 100

2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning Process :

Apart from already existing facilities, department-wise computers with internet facility, Infonet facility from UGC to individual teachers have been provided to upgrade teaching-learning.

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

1

60%

4 0

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of facultybenefitted

Refresher courses

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 03

HRD programmes

Orientation programmes 01

Faculty exchange programme

Staff training conducted by the university

Staff training conducted by other institutionsPrincipal’s workshop by Academic staff College, C.U 01

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 06

Others

2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff

Category Number of PermanentEmployees

Number of Vacant

Positions

Number of permanent

positions filled during the Year

Number of positions filled

temporarily

Administrative Staff 10 1 1 7

Technical Staff 9 - - 7

Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned SubmittedNumber - - - -Outlay in Rs. Lakhs - - - -

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned SubmittedNumber - - 3 -Outlay in Rs. Lakhs - - 5.05 -

3.4 Details on research publications

International National OthersPeer Review Journals 2 3 1Non-Peer Review Journals 1 1 16e-Journals 0 0 0Conference proceedings 0 2 5

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications: Not Known

Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS

Faculty members are encouraged to apply for MRP from

UGC.

Computers with internet facility, UGC-INFONET facility

from UGC provided to teachers.

3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organizations

Nature of the Project DurationYear

Name of thefunding Agency

Total grantsanctioned

Received

Minor Projects 2 UGC 5.05

3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books

ii) Without ISBN No.

3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds: Not Applicable

UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST

DPE DBT Scheme/funds

3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme

NIL INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)

3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy

3.11 No. of conferences

organized by the Institution

3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons

NIL

0

12

1 22

Level International National

State University College

Number - - - - 11Sponsoring agencies - College

3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other

3.14 No. of linkages created during this year

3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs :

From Funding Agency From Management of University/College

Total

3.16 No. of patents received this year

NIL

3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows Of the institute in the year NIL

3.18 No. of faculty from the Institutionwho are Ph. D. Guides and students registered under them

3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution

3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)

JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other

3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:

College level State level

National level International level

- - -

-

- -

-

4

9

-

1

100 20

-

Type of Patent Number

National AppliedGranted

International AppliedGranted

Commercialized AppliedGranted

Total

International

National State University Dist

College

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:

College level State level

National level International level

3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:

University level State level

National level International level

3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:

University level State level

National level International level

3.25 No. of Extension activities organized

University forum College forum

NCC NSS Any other

3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility

Apart from regular programs held in college, the following major activities have been done during 2014-15

College NCC Unit cadets take part in 4 Camps viz., C.A.T.C-I, Nilgiri Trek, World Yoga Day Camp- Fort William and SolangNala Trek under C T O Smt. SwantanaGuha.

College NSS unit arrangedThallasemia Screening and Counseling by medical practitioner for the students of our college.

54

33 -

- -

--

-

- -

- 10

5 -

Criterion – IV4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources

4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:

Facilities Existing Newly created Source of Fund

Total

Campus area (Acre) .52 - - .52

Class rooms 70 0 - 70

Laboratories 11 0 11

Seminar Halls 1 0 - 1

No. of important equipments purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

4 0 4

Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. in Lakhs)

54.93 9.39 UGC & COLLEGE

64.32

-

4.2 Computerization of administration and library

4.3 Library services:

Existing Newly added TotalNo. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 25691 593329 441 120140 26132 713469Reference Books 3325 520971 41 25269 3366 546240e-BooksJournals 92 66800 23 21330 115 88130e-JournalsDigital Database NLIST 5000 NLIST 5000 NLIST 5000CD & Video 54 2007 - - 54 2007Others (specify)Fiction, QP

3151 42180 17 4935 3168 47115

-

E-Pradan, E-Bantan, E-Receipt, E-Billing introduced

4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total Computers

Computer Labs Internet Browsing

CentresComputer Centres Office Depart

-mentsOther

s

Existing 86 6 73 12 5 50 13

Added 3 1 2 0 1 1

Total 89 7 75 12 6 51 13

4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology Up-gradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs :

i) ICT

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities

iii) Equipments

iv) Others

Total :

Computer, internet access to all teachers Computer training to students through computer

centre Departmental training to students

.83

13.42

2.6

34.56

51.41

Criterion – V5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

5.3 (a) Total Number of students

(b) No. of students outside the state

Students are informed about available support services

Through regular notice, During Student-Principal meeting Freshers’ Welcome From teachers throughout the year

During 2014-15, the number of studentsavailed different support services are given below

Student Aid Fund -36 Medical Facility-75 Psychological Counselling- 21 UGC-NRC Computer Training- 37 Remedial Class- 2193 Career Oriented Training-1045 Xerox Facility- 437 Showed business acumen in VIVEK MELA- The Annual Fair-30 Availed Central Library Reading Room- 16865

Regular Examination and evaluation Through Parent-Teacher meeting

-

UG PG Ph. D. Others2214 26 9 -

(c) No. of international students

Men Women

Demand ratio 1:5 Dropout % 10% (Approx)

5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)

No. of students beneficiaries

5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations

NET SET/SLET GATE CAT

IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others

5.6 Details of student counseling and career guidance

Training for Entry in Services Compulsory Communicative English and General

Intelligence classes for all honours students by college placement cell.

1045

-

Career Guidance through college computer training

5

-

2

2

-

-

-

13

Last Year This Year

General SC ST OBC Physically Challenged

Total General SC ST OBC

Physically Challenge

d

Total

1756 398 13 54 2 2223 1724 398 13 76 3 2214

No %0 0

No %ALL 100

No. of students benefitted

5.7 Details of campus placement

On campus Off Campus

Number of Organizations

Visited

Number of Students Participated

Number of Students Placed

Number of Students Placed

- - - 15

5.8 Details of gender sensitization programs

5.9 Students Activities

5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events

College level National level International level

No. of students participated in cultural events

College level National level International level

Career Guidance through college computer training

Not required being an all women college

202

684 - -

120 18

5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events

Sports : College level National level International level

Cultural: College level State level International level

5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number ofstudents Amount

Financial support from institution Students’ Aid Fund

36 78240

Financial support from government SC,ST,OBC Scholarship

303 170300

Financial support from other sources - -

Number of students who received International/ National recognitions

- -

5.11 Student organized / initiatives

Fairs : College level National level International level

Exhibition: College level National level International level

5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students (NSS, NCC and Departmental Activities)

5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: Students’ locker outside central library have been repaired and provided with new locks after their complaints.

Criterion – VI

1

52

39 5

1

10

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System

6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:

6.3.1 Curriculum Development

6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

6.3.4 Research and Development

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

Expansion of higher education among girls Holistic uplift of women in the society

In UG, no such scope In PG, syllabus has been made more job

oriented

Remedial class for weaker students ICT facility in Science Laboratories and class

rooms At the beginning of the session, Departments

chalk out plan of student and subject specific activities to be carried out in parallel with regular class room teaching.

Showing evaluated answer scripts to students and analyse the mistakes.

Duty leave for paper presentation in conferences

Continuous encouragement towards taking FDP and MRP.

More class rooms with projector and computer More modern equipments for Science Laboratories

Website Principal-Student Meeting Principal-Teacher Meeting Different committee meeting GB meeting

6.3.6 Human Resource Management

6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment

6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration

6.3.9 Admission of Students

6.4 Welfare schemes for

More class rooms with projector and computer More modern equipments for Science Laboratories

Employees’ regular attendance and sincerity is taken care for. Employees are made to be multitasking- almost every staff can

operate photo-copier machine

Guest and visiting teachers are engaged as and when necessary.

College applied for DDU Project which had not been granted.

In full cooperation with government directed method in case of both UG and PG.

Teaching -

Non teaching

Employees Benefit Fund

Students Free ship (Fully and partially) thru Students’ Aid Fund

Medical Benefit Fund Arrangement for

breakfast for sports trainee students

6.5 Total corpus fund generated

6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No

6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

Audit Type External Internal

Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority

Academic No Yes Academic Sub-

Committee

Administrative No Yes GB

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?

Not Applicable

For UG Programmes Yes No

For PG Programmes Yes No

6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?

6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/ constituent

15 lakhs approx

Not Applicable

y

colleges?

6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association

6.13 Development programs for support staff

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

Not Applicable

Annual Reunion on 25.04.2015.

No such association exists formally but

Parents regularly donate to Seminar Society- a registered society under 80G

Helps to arrange annual NSS Special Camp Meet principal and teachers regularly during parent-

teacher meeting

Support staffs are allowed to join training session organized by different government departments mainly on COSA, KANYASREE PROKOLPO etc

Planting more trees To keep campus plastic free To start using Rain Water and Solar Power as early

as possible.

Criterion – VII

7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the functioning of the institution. Give details.

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the beginning of the year

7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)

*Provide the details in annexure (annexure need to be numbered as i, ii,iii)

Practice I

To introduce Compulsory Communicative English and General Intelligence classes for honours students

To make departmental-activity-planner at the beginning of the session

Talks are on regarding Rain Water Harvesting and Solar Power Project

Generator for GJ building Compulsory Communicative English and General

Intelligence classes are introduced Annex building construction is started. Mass-SMS-Alert is introduced

Free Thalassemia Screening and subsequent Counselling for students

Generation of social awareness among students by helping “BODHAYAN”-An NGO for spastic children.

Students’ Aid Fund- An Welfare Scheme for students

Endeavour to develop entrepreneurship skill among students

Special Camp by NSS Unit

Students’ uniform for security and equality.

Title of the practice: Free Thalassemia Screening and subsequent Counselling for students.

Goal: The college is situated in the district of south 24 Parganas, West Bengal where the disease is growing rapidly due to illiteracy and early marriage of girl child. The practice is aimed at increasing awareness among the students about the disease and its prevention.

The Context: It has been seen that the general health of many students are not good at all. They suffer from anemia and malnutrition which could be a sign of such fatal diseases.

The Practice: 100 students have been screened free of cost with the help of experts deputed from government run hospital this year. 10 out of these students have been detected as carrier of the disease. These students along with their parents and siblings were subsequently called to a counseling session where they have been made aware about the disease and its prevention.

Evidence of success: Though the practice has been introduced this year only, but students and specifically parents thanked college for the awareness program.

Problems encountered & resource required: Firstly, fund is constraint. More funds could help to screen more students. Secondly, not everyone affected, is ready to accept the future preventive measures due to social pressure and so don’t even bother to attend the counseling session.

Details of other practices are given in AQAR 11-12.

Contact Details

Name of the Principal: Dr. Soma BhattacharyaName of the Institution: Vivekananda College for Women, Kol-08Accredited status: Accreditation period 2004-2009Work phone 033-2445-7575Website: www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.orgEmail: vcwiqac@gmail.comMobile: 9874220701

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No

Water soluble chemicals are used in laboratories Taking care of trees and plants regularly Awareness generated to keep lights and fans off when not in use Awareness generated to keep campus plastic free Observance of Water Day, Earth Day, Environment Day, Ozone Day.

Y

7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)

Strength Weakness Opportunity Challenges Location of

college Peaceful

academic environment

Dedicated Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff

Campus area of college

Students’ socio-economic condition

Shortage of full-time staff

Obedient girl students

Government and UGC grants

Motivate students

Girls hostel construction

8.Plans of institution for next year

Nam: Dr. Kaberi Banerjee Name: Dr. Soma Bhattacharya

Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC

To introduce Bengali PG To decrease Teacher-Student ratio To complete the construction of Annex Building To give financial assistance to PTT and CWTT for small research

project To recruit temporary college accountant for office To complete Rain Water Harvesting and Solar Power Project To give emphasis on career oriented courses for students