Manual for Self Study Report – Autonomous Colleges
ANNUAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT 2015 - 2016
St. Xavier’s College - Autonomous 5, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 400 001, INDIA. Tel. 022-22620661 Fax : 022-22659484 E-mail :
[email protected] Website : www.xaviers.edu Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Contents . S.No.
Page No. PART A
1.
Details of the Institution
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2.
IQAC Composition and Activities
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PART B 3.
Criterion - I: Curricular Aspects
11
4.
Criterion - II:Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
13
5.
Criterion - III: Research, Consultancy and Extension
16
6.
Criterion - IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources
20
7.
Criterion -V: Student Support and Progression
23
8.
Criterion - VI: Governance, Leadership and Management
27
9.
Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices
33
ANNEXURES I
Abbreviations
40
II
Academic Calendar
41
III
Social Involvement Programme
47
IV
Council of International Programmes
54
V
Xavier’s Resource Center For Visually Challenged
59
VI
Paradigm
75
VII
Evaluative Department Reports – Arts
78
VIII
Evaluative Department Reports – Commerce
146
IX
Evaluative Department Reports – Science
154
X
Evaluative Department Reports – Self Financing
237
XI
Evaluative Department Reports – Vocational
277
XII
Student Profile
285
XIII
Diversity of Students
286
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The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC.(Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) Part – A AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14): 1.Details of the Institution
2015-2016
1.1 Name of the Institution:
ST. XAVIERS COLLEGE- AUTONOMOUS
1.2 Address Line 1:5-
5- MAHAPALIKA MARG
City/Town:
MUMBAI
State:
MAHARASHTRA
Pin Code:
400 001
Institution e-mail address:
[email protected]
Contact Nos.:
022-22620661
Name of the Head of the Institution: Dr. AGNELO MENEZES Tel. No. with STD Code:
(022) 22620661
Mobile:
(+91) 9220439704
Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Dr. (Fr.) ROY PEREIRA, S.J. Mobile: IQAC e-mail adPage | 3dress:
(+91) 22 22620663
[email protected]
1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879): MHCOGN14809 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. &Date:
EC/65/RAR/62
(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) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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1.5 Website address: www.xaviers.edu Web-link of the AQAR: http://xaviers.edu/main/index.php/naac-submissions 1.6 Accreditation Details Sl.No.
Cycle
Grade
1 2 3 4
1st Cycle 2nd Cycle 3rd Cycle 4th Cycle
A 5 Stars A+ A
CGP A 3.63
Year of Accreditation 1999 2007 2013
Validity Period 1999-2006 2007-2012 2013-2018
1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: 01-07-2000 1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011) AQAR
2007 – 2008 on 15/02/2013
AQAR
2008 – 2009 on 15/02/2013
AQAR
2009 – 2010 on 15/02/2013
AQAR
2010 – 2011 on 15/02/2013
AQAR
2011 – 2012 on 29/09/2013
AQAR
2012 – 2013 on 29/09/2013
AQAR
2013 – 2014 on 30/05/2016
AQAR
2014 - 2015 on 30/05/2016
AQAR
2015 - 2016 on 12/04/2017
1.9 Institutional Status: University
✓ State
Affiliated College: Yes
✓
Constituent College: Yes ✓
Central
Deemed
Private
No No
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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 Financial Status
✓
Grant-in-aid
Rural
Tribal
UGC 2(f) ✓
Grant-in-aid +Self Financing
UGC 12B
✓
✓ Totally Self-financing
1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts
Science
✓
TEI (Edu)
✓ Commerce ✓ Law
Engineering
PEI (Phys Edu)
Health Science
Management ✓
Others (specify): Mass Media (BMM) B.Sc. (I.T.) B. Voc. (Tourism) B.Voc. (Software Development)
1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) :
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University University with Potential for Excellence DST Star Scheme UGC-Special Assistance Programme UGC-Innovative PG programmes Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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✓
UGC-CE
✓ DST-FIST
✓
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Any other
DBT STAR
UGC-COP Programmes
✓
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2. IQAC Composition and Activities 2.1 No. of Teachers:
08
2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff:
01
2.3 No. of students:
02
2.4 No. of Management representatives: 2.5 No. of Alumni:
03 06
2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and:
None
community representatives 2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists:
20
2.8 No. of other External Experts:
None
2.9 Total No. of members:
14
2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held:
04 12
2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: Faculty
05
Non-teaching staff
02
Student
Alumni
--
2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? YES
05
--
Others
✓
No
If yes Amount: Rs. 3 Lakhs for a period of 5 years from 2013-2014 to 2017-2018 2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related) (i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC Total Nos.
9
International
-
National
1
State
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Themes / Details: National level: •
‘Behaviour and the Brain: A Cognitive Perspective’ organized by the Dept. Of Life Science and Biochemistry in collaboration with the Departments. of Chemistry & NS Research Laboratory, Psychology and Zoology, on 23rd January, 2016.
Themes / Details: Institutional level: •
Young Teacher’s seminar on “Ethos and Teaching- Learning Experience in Xavier’s on 10th August, 2015. Young Teacher’s seminar on “5 Habits of Highly Successful Teachers” in Xavier’s on 9th September, 2015. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” in Xavier’s on 1st October, 2015. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Effective Communication” in Xavier’s on 9th December, 2015. Faculty seminar in Xavier’s on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. Twin Lecture series: ‘Be Well, Lead Well’ by Dr. Luce De Buitleir Andrews, Director - The Academy Western Sydney University, Australia and ‘Mental Health’ by Dr. Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Saint Louis University, USA, on 20th and 22nd January, 2016: Young Teacher’s seminar on “Educational Pedagogies: Experiments in Inquiry Based Learning” Xavier’s on 27th January, 2016. Faculty Seminar on ‘Critical Thinking and Enquiry-based Education Pedagogy’ by Prof. Mohanan K. P., IISER-Pune, on 17th Mar. 2016.
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• •
2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC • • • • • • • • •
Study Packs: essential readings, drawn from different sources, to cover the syllabus Blooms Taxonomy: Learning Objectives for the Teaching – Learning Process and for Paper Setting. Presentation/Assignment Evaluation Grid: making clear the criteria for assessment and giving a “feed-forward” to students. Bar Coding / Masking of Answer Papers before Assessment begins. Moderation of Assessment through External Examiners or Double Blind Evaluation. Feedback to students on their Performance – display of papers (in groups of 10). Photocopy of the Answer Paper and/or Challenge evaluation of the Paper. Regular Faculty Seminars and Workshops to upgrade skills and to evolve better methods and processes of teaching-learning-evaluation. The attempt at creating knowledge through participative lectures, using the Constructivist philosophy of education and not the banking philosophy.
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• • • • • • • •
• • • •
The increasing use of ICT in the teaching-learning process, including Smart Boards, Video-Conferencing, LCD presentations, Internet Connectivity etc in designated Multi-Media rooms and the use of LCD presentations in all classrooms. The development of language and soft-skills through the Language Lab, special communication skills courses and through participation in extra-curricular activities. The Honours Programme for the better students, consisting of 8 extra credits, earned over the 3 years, including an introduction to research. A 3-credit Cross Faculty course for all students, to encourage inter-disciplinary learning in the fourth semester . A 3-credit Scientific Communication Skill course for all Science students to make educate students to scientific writings in the third and fourth semesters. Fieldtrips, Industrial Visits and Guest Lectures to make academics more experiential. Summer Internships for experience of a ‘work culture’ in industry. The encouragement of Research among Faculty and Senior students, including applying for University, State & Central Government and UGC funding for research projects, the presentation of papers at Conferences and serving as Resource Persons in other institutions. The publication of a yearly Peer-Reviewed Research Journal by the Faculty. The publication of theme based Department Journals of articles from students and staff. Yearly Department Khandala Seminars for student presentations and assessment. Governance is decentralised through the University statutes on Autonomy provisions, which stipulate a decentralization of the decision-making process, giving academic autonomy to Faculty for their course content through Boards of Study, for academic decision making to the Heads of Departments forming the Academic Board and overall policy decision making to the Management Board which has UGC, Government, University, elected faculty and Representatives of the Private Management of the College. This ensures due process, consultation and participation
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
Make efforts for a Clean Ensured the segregation of Dry and Wet garbage on Campus. and Green Campus Encourage analytical and 4 New Teachers’ Seminars and 3 Faculty Seminars were held. Effective Teaching Regular Teaching Assessment Questionnaires (T.A.Q.) were conducted and discussed for all the confirmed Arts faculty and all the new faculty. Proper guidance was provided based on the TAQ. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Encourage collaborative programmes with International Universities
MOUs SIGNED WITH FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES Trinity Western University, Langley, Canada EDHEC Business School, France Daegu Haany University, South Korea St. John's College, University of Cambridge, UK University of California, Berkeley, USA Harvard University, USA Regents of University of California, Education Abroad Program University of Sydney, Australia Promote learning additional Encouraged the use of Moodle and workshops were conducted for Courses through effective the same. technology Encouraged Innovating Purchase of Student Response Devices (Clickers), Optical Mark Teaching- Learning Recognition (OMR) Processes Co-curricular activities Students developed thinking skills: self- directed and independent thinking. Coordination makes them develop communication and management skills. The students recognize their strengths and weaknesses. Gender Sensitization An Orientation was held for the FY students about the Women’s Processes Development Cell and talks on sexual harassment on the campus was delivered on 6th August 2015 and 2nd September 2015. A Self Defence Workshop was held for the Girls students of the Senior College on 12th September, 2015. On 14th September 2015, a talk on Foods and Fallacies of Dieting was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Life Science and Biochemistry. On December 2015, a Sanitary Napkin Wending Machine was installed in the Lady student’s washroom, an initiative of the Student Council and the Womens Development Cell. Student Support Services The XRCVC (Xavier’s Research Institute for the Visually Challenged) has a national level recognition. It caters to the needs of the Visually impaired students by providing them with screen readers, feeding their notes into the computer and various other facilities. Encourage Group Learning Group Presentations were allowed as a part of C.I.A 2. Emphasis was based on Enquiry based learning.
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Student Guidance Encourage Audio Visuals in Class rooms Examination Reforms
The mentoring system is in place where students can approach their mentors if they face any difficulty on campus. Almost all Class rooms have audio visuals systems. 46 projectors have been purchased since 2010. Masking of Answer Papers for all classes, Moderation of answer papers for FY and SY and Double Blind Evaluation for TY level was introduced. 5 minor projects are ongoing, 2 Mumbai University and 1 private funding have been completed this year. At least 2000 students of the college benefited the counselling facility available in the college.
Encourage Faculty Project Undertakings Encourage Student and Career Counselling on Campus Encourage Seminars and ‘Behaviour and the Brain: A Cognitive Perspective’ organized by workshops of an the Dept. Of Life Science and Biochemistry in collaboration with Interdisciplinary nature the Depts. Of Chemistry & NS Research Lab, Psychology and Zoology, on 23rd Jan. 2016. * Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure II 2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes Management
Syndicate
✓
No
Any other body Academic Council Governing Body
Provide the details of the action taken IQAC was discussed at the Academic Council Meeting and the Governing Body at the end of the Academic Year to finalize the report before submission.
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Part – B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes Number of Number of Level of the programmes existing Programme added during the Programmes year PhD 6 PG 7 UG 3 PG Diploma 1 Advanced Diploma Diploma 5 Certificate Others 21 Total Interdisciplinary Innovative
4 1
Number of self-financing programmes
Number of value added / Career Oriented programmes
2 3 1 -
6 7 2 1 --
5
5
13
-
-
-
-
PhD: Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, History, Ancient Indian Culture. PG: Botany, Life Science, Microbiology, Geology, Ancient Indian Culture, Biotechnology, Public Policy. UG: Ancient Indian Culture, Anthropology, Commerce, Economics, English, French, Hindi, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Life Science and Biochemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Zoology, Vocational – Software Development, Vocational – Tourism. UG Self Financing: Management Studies, Mass Media and Information Technoplogy PG Diploma: Counselling Psychology, Data Science Diploma: Forensic Science and Criminal Law, Gemmology, Clinical Research.
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Certificate: Practical Gem Appreciation and Identification, Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology,; India Studies Programme; Intensive English Language Course Innovative Program: The Neuroscience program is a whole course by itself offered in the fifth semester. The B Voc – Tourism and Software Development courses are skill / career oriented. 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options In general, we have the Core/Elective option but in the case of the Applied Component, we have moved to the CBCS wherein a student majoring in any subject can choose an applied component from among the whole pool without necessarily taking the Applied Component offered by his/her Department. A Cross Faculty Course offered in the fourth semester of all UG students is CBCS where a student is required to choose a course from other faculties. (ii) Pattern of programmes: Pattern
Number of programmes
Semester
25
Trimester
-
Annual
3
1.3 Feedback from stakeholders*Alumni ✓ Parents (On all aspects) Mode of feedback:
Online ✓ Manual
✓
✓
Employers ✓
Students ✓
Co-operating schools (for PEI)
*Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. Yes. Revision takes place every year if needed and every three years an overall of the syllabus is done. Looking at topics horizontally across a given year as well as vertically down the three years 1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details. B. Voc, -Tourism was introduced from 2014-2015. B.Voc. - Software Development was introduced from 2014-2015. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Criterion – II 2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty
Total
Asst. Professors
Associate Professors
Professors
118
56
40
04
Asst. Professors R V
Associate Professors R V
O4
04
-
18-
56
2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D. 2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant(V) during the year
Others
-
Professors R 04
2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty
Others
V -
R
V
-
40
Total
-
R 08
-
V -
-
2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: No. of Faculty Attended Presented Seminars/ Resource papers Workshops Persons
International level 23 21
National level 39 20
State level 15 6
1
10
7
2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: ICT-enabled teaching-learning methods were adopted. Student-centered teaching strategies were introduced. Purchase of Student Response Devices (Clickers), Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) High speed Sheet-feeder Scanners and OMR software Nearly all classrooms have projectors and screens + audio visual facilities Internet access available through I/O box in each classroom The use of the iPad in the Classroom enables the following: • Show (on the big screen) • Manage (the classroom) • Assess (student work) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Interact (with students) Access (your files) Make (instructional media)
Innovative methods include experiential learning like field visits, industry visits, project and research based learning, market surveys, group discussions, work shops, case studies, Flip classroom, e- learning, experiential learning, Peer Learning and Inquiry based learning faculty. is adopted by several departments. The Continous Internal Assessment encourages students to use group and individual soft skills for presentations , open book tests, . 2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year
180
2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions) 1. Masking of Answer Papers 2. Double Evaluation for TY level 3. Open Book examination 4. Online Multiple Choice Questions 2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop 97 65 97 2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students
75%
2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of passing data:
Title of the Programme B.A. B.Sc. B.Com. BMS BMM BMS M.Sc. Botany M.Sc. Geology M.Sc. Life Science
Total no. of students appeared 359 299 115 65 63 59 22 15 17
Division (Number of Students) Distinction
I
II
III
Total passed
Pass %
137 75 1 21 15 14 3 1 5
122 76 6 14 24 12 8 2 4
81 101 16 22 21 21 8 6 1
9 27 89 1 1 12 3 6 3
349 279 112 61 61 59 22 15 13
97.21 93.31 97.39 93.85 96.82 100 100 100 76.47
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M.Sc. Microbiology M.Sc. Biotechnology M.A. Ancient Indian Culture M.A. Public Policy
20 28 25 15
8 13 2 6
6 12 2 7
4 2 14 2
1 0 5 ---
19 27 23 15
2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes: • • • •
Regular Teaching Assessment Questionnaires (T.A.Q.) are conducted and discussed with the professors. Proper guidance is provided for the same. Sit- Ins are also organised. New Teacher Seminar Workshops are planned. Teachers’ Seminars are conducted on a regular basis
2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development Faculty / Staff Development Programmes
Number of faculty benefitted
Refresher courses
3
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme
4
HRD programmes
-
Orientation programmes
4
Faculty exchange programme Staff training conducted by the university
8
Staff training conducted by other institutions
30
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc.
-
Others : College Orientation to new teachers
31
College Seminars / Workshops
118
2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff Number of Permanent Employees
Number of Vacant Positions
Number of permanent positions filled during the Year
Number of positions filled temporarily
Administrative Staff
43
4
2
-
Technical Staff
49
1
-
-
Category
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Criterion – III 3.Research, Consultancy and Extension 3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution • • • • • 3.2
Research Committee promotes Faculty to do research: They also help to get Research Grants from UGC, University and other such institutions. Teachers are encouraged to get their PhDs. Those eligible apply for the FIP grant. Seed money is available for faculty to do research. There is a Bio-Safety Committee. Details regarding major projects Ongoing 1 1230000
Sanctioned -
Submitted -
Completed
Ongoing
Sanctioned
Submitted
Number
-
3
-
-
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs
-
7,44,000
5,31,000
-
Number Outlay in Rs. Lakhs
3.3
3.4
Completed -
Details regarding minor projects
Details on research publications International
National
Others
28
20
--
Non-Peer Review Journals
-
--
--
e-Journals
1
--
--
Conference proceedings
11
11
3
Peer Review Journals
3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications: Range
0.325 to 16.485
Average
--
h-index
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3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations Total grant sanctioned
Received
Name of Dept.
Major Project
Name of Duration the Year funding Agency UGC
12,30,000
7,30,000
Economics
Minor Project
2
UGC
3,47,000
2,07,000
Minor Project
2
UGC
2,82,000
1,69,000
Minor Project
2
UGC
1,15,000
1,55,000
UGC
4,80,000
----
UGC
4,18,000
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Nature of the Project
Minor Project
2
Minor Project
2
Dr Aditi Sawant Microbiology Ms Sangeeta Chavan Microbiology Ms Karuna Gokaran Biotechnology Ms Norine D’Souza Life Science Dr Priya Sunderrajan Life Science Dr Seema Das Chemistry Mr Marazban Kotwal Life Science Dr Radiya Pacha-Gupta
Minor Project
2
UGC
2,05,000
----
Industry Sponsored
1
Sir Dorab Tata Trust
Projects sponsored by the University/ College Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University) Any other(Specify) Total
1
Mumbai University Mumbai University
Abandoned [Awardee Retired] 28,000
28,000
Life Science
26,000
26,000
Life Science
1
Name of Professor
Dr Radhika Tendulkar Ms Sangeeta Shetty.
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3.7 No. of books published
4
1
i) With ISBN No.
Chapters in Edited Books
ii) Without ISBN No.
3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from -UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST -DPE DBT Scheme/funds --
3.9 For colleges
Autonomy INSPIRE
✓
CPE
✓
CE
3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy
9 6
✓
DBT Star Scheme
--
Any Other (specify)
✓ --
✓
3.11 No. of conferences organized by the Institution Level Number Sponsoring agencies
International National State University College 1 1 1 1 2 DBT -
3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons 3.13 No. of collaborations
International
National
27
3.14 No. of linkages created during this year
32
34
Any other --
8
3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs : From Funding agency
UGC
Total
0.85
From Management of University/College
Type of Patent 3.16 No. this year
of
patents
received
National International Commercialised
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3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows of the institute in the year Total International National State University Dist College 11 1 7 1 1 -
11
3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution who are Ph.D. Guides and students registered under them 15
3
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: University level
-
National level
-
-
State level International level
-
3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events: University level
4
National level
-
3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS: University level
-
National level
-
State level International level
-
State level
-
-
International level
-
-
State level
-
-
International level
-
University forum
-
College forum
NCC
4
3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC: University level National level 3.25 No. of Extension activities organized
Any other
NSS
1017 (SIP) -
-
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3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility: St Xavier’s College provides students with learning opportunities that extend beyond the class room and the campus. The Social Improvement programme (S.I.P.) has been a key component of such a learning process. The SIP primarily aims at contributing to holistic focus. Details are provided in Annexure III. The Xaviers Research Center for Visually Challenged – XRCV, is an enabling unit on campus at St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. The primary aim is to transform lives both at the micro and macro levels. Along with providing direct and indirect support to visually impaired persons at the micro level, XRCVC also works closely with government agencies, corporates, researchers and educational institutions on advocacy and sensitisation initiatives at the macro level. The details are provided in Annexure IV. The Social Service Programme (SSL) and the All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) conduct various outreach activities where students participate voluntarily. Project Care, various outstation camps and Blood Donation drives are organized periodically by the SSL Several departments engage in activities that involve communities that are at a disadvantage.
Criterion – IV 4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources 4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities: Facilities
Existing
Newly created
Source of Fund
-
-
-
-
11,749 sq.mtrs. 40
Total
Class rooms
11749 sq.mtrs. 40
Laboratories
17
-
-
17
Seminar Halls
3
-
-
3
33
UGC
33
20.52
UGC
20.52
Campus area
No. of important equipments purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year. Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. in Lakhs) Others
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4.2 Computerization of administration and library • • • • •
Parents Login for checking the attendance of their children Syllabii on the web site All notices and announcements go on the website. N-list online SLIM software for library. The online library catalogues helps us to search the books availability. A live broadcasting of Graduation ceremony 2015 was taken charge of and organised by the Knowledge Centre.
4.3 Library services: Existing No. Text Books Reference Books e-Books Journals e-Journals
Digital Database CD & Video
Newly added No. Value 331 369614
Value
95492 11 Bound Volumes (8566)
410918
N-LIST (INFLIBNET)
425918
90
492 (Along with books)
Total No. Value 95823
250000 Approx
15 along with books
507
Others (specify)
4.4 Technology up gradation (overall) Total Computers
Compute r Labs
Internet
Browsi ng Centres
Computer Centres
Office
Depart -ments
Others
Existing
329
5
45 Mbps
1
1
4
28
8
Added
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
349
4+ 1 Lab upgraded
45 Mbps
1
1
1
28
8
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4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.) WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN 2015-16 AT THE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE ➢ Knowledge Centre conducted Staff Training Workshops on 1st July, 4th July & 12th August 2015 for the Senior College Teaching Staff. The topics covered were: Xaviers.edu: 1) Staff email login 2) Google drive 3) Uploading – pdf and ppt Moodle: 1) Login, uploading (Moodle resources) i.e. Syllabus, pdf, ppt, weblink 2) Enrollment key i.e. key as course number , verifying students Inflibnet: 1) Logging in & browsing of resources via inflibnet username & password 2) Access a resource link and integrate with moodle course. iPad: 1) Introduction to a wide range of teaching apps available for iPad 2) Using iPad as an effective aid to teach difficult topics with ease make online presentations, mark attendance for students etc. Google Drive: 1) Google drive collaboration 2) Accessing xaviers.edu mail on PDA 3) Queries & Evaluation ACTIVITIES IN 2015-16 AT THE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: 1) Knowledge centre organized live broadcasting of Graduation ceremony 2015. 2) Arranged video conference organized by History department with Saint Francis University, USA on 4th Dec, 2015.Set up of CCTV cameras with networking in college campus. 3) Classrooms are digitally upgraded by ultra short throw projectors and ceramic boards. 4) Arranged lab facilities for following workshops & events: No.
Topics/ Subject
Organized by
Date/ Month
1
IPR Management in Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
April, 2015
2
Research Capacity Building Workshop
Psychology
June, 2015
3
Dissertation Seminar
MPP
July & August, 2015
4
Online Salary Scheme (Joint Director)
Treasurer’s Office
August, 2015
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Workshop on Social Media
BMM
September, 2015
6
Sevaarthi Online Salary training to all colleges Treasurer’s Office clerks
October, 2015
7
Nasscom Assessments
BVOC
November, 2015
8
Basic Computer training workshop
BSC IT
January, 2016
4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs : Rs. 17,59,122.00
i) ICT
7.50
Rs. 21,78,200.00
ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities iii) Equipments
Rs. 37,84,671.00
iv) Other Grants
Rs. 21,99,879.00
Total :
Rs.99,21,872.00
Criterion – V 5. Student Support and Progression 5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services • • • • • • •
The counselling facility available on campus is an impetus to the growth and development of students on campus. The language lab facility enables students to strengthen their writing style while dealing with various other linguistic abilities. There is a Common room separate for Girls and Boys. All departments help their students to find a reputed place to intern at. A hygienic Cafeteria facility, with a healthy variety of food enables students to a diversity of choices. Women’s Development Cell assures lady students of addressing complaints in confidence. Drinking water facility is made available at every alternate floor in the college.
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• •
There is a mentoring system in place where the students are assigned teachers who will guide, assist and attend to them if the student as expressed some need for the same. The students may confide in then any problem they face at the college level. The Social Involvement Programme (S.I.P.) is a compulsory credit for the first year students across streams to complete 60 hours at any Non- Governmental Organization. The XRCVC (Xavier’s Research Institute for the Visually Challenged) has a national level recognition. It caters to the needs of the Visually impaired students by providing them with screen readers, feeding their notes into the computer and various other facilities.
5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression • • • •
The Placement Cell arranges job fairs in collaboration with employers. The Alumni Association maintains consistent correspondence with alumni/ae. The Career Counselor provides necessary guidance to students in the choice of their career. Many departments maintain a database for recording the progress of students.
5.3 (a) Total Number of students
UG
PG
Ph.D
3539 180 15
Others ----
427 (Entry level) (b) No. of students outside the state (c) No. of international students
(Entry level) Men
No % 436` 36
17
Women
Demand ratio 1046:15220 (at Entry level)
No % 790 64 Dropout % Approx 2%
2015-2016 General
Minority
SC
ST
OBC
Physically Challenged
Total
1703
1449
112
63
165
47
3539
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5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any) •
The Geology department has special coaching to help the students to Clear the NET- Set exams
No. of student’s beneficiaries
28
5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations 9
NET IAS/IPS etc
SET/SLET 1
1
State PSC
GATE -
UPSC
12
3
9
CAT Others
21
5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance • • •
•
Staff consists of two counselors, one full time and one part-time. Additional staff helps out for the two summer vacation months because of the rush. Most of the counselling done is psychometric testing followed by vocational and career guidance based on the test results. This is done for students of Std.X and above. A fair amount of personal counselling is also done for our students. Personal counselling is also a service provided for students and outsiders for issues related to family, relationships, stress and other psychological distresses. The clientele is mostly from Xavier’s College but a large number come from other colleges and elsewhere.
No. of students benefitted: About 2000 for career guidance and about 500 for personal counseling. 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
63
419
135
10
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5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes An Orientation was held for the FY students about the Women’s Development Cell and talks on sexual harassment on the campus was delivered on 6th August 2015 and 2nd September 2015. A Self Defence Workshop was held for the Girls students of the Senior College on 12th September, 2015. On 14th September 2015, a talk on Foods and Fallacies of Dieting was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Life Science and Biochemistry. On December 2015, a Sanitary Napkin Dispensing Machine was installed in the Lady students washroom, an initiative of the Student Council and the Womens Development Cell. As an ongoing effort to conscientize and sensitize students, Prof. Ruby Pavri from the Psychology Department, has been conducting a series of Lectures across classes and faculties of the First year students of Special Courses.
5.9 Students Activities 5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events State/ University level
National level
156
No. of students participated in cultural events: State/ University level
National level
2
International level
10
1
1300 International level NIL
NIL
5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events Sports : State/ University level
37
National level
3
Cultural: State/ University level
540
National level
460
International level NIL International level
5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support Number of students
Amount
Financial support from institution
52
1,47,473
Financial support from government
73
9,92,402
Financial support from other sources
170
4,20,000
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5.11 Student organised / initiatives Fairs
: State/ University level
Exhibition: State/ University level
4
2
National level National level
5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students
International level International level
30
-
[Refer to Annexure III ]
5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: Cleanliness of the Wash Rooms was improved Criterion – VI 6. Governance, Leadership and Management 6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution Vision: SXC looks upon itself as an academic community where scholars, both students and teachers have the freedom and responsibility to communicate, evaluate and enlarge humankind’s store of knowledge. The College stands for academic excellence and endeavours to create an environment which generates the love of learning, a habit of critical thinking and ability for accurate expression. It strives after character formation based on the love of God and service to humanity, with a view to training citizens, who will be remarkable for all round development and in a sincere commitment to God and to Country. Mission: The challenge is to strengthen the specific character of a Jesuit institution both as Jesuit and as a University. The university connotes a fundamental autonomy, integrity and honesty of a place of serene and open search for and discussion of the truth. Its mission proper is its dedication to research, teaching and the various forms of cultural service, as the indispensable horizon and context for a genuine preservation, renewal and communication of knowledge and human values. The Jesuit character requires that the university act in harmony with the demands of the service of faith in the universal God and the promotion of justice. A faith that does justice must find expression in the life of the University. 6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System Yes. For admissions and exam results 6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following: 6.3.1 Curriculum Development Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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St. Xavier’s College concentrates on developing multiple skills of their students. This helps them to be more Job ready. The Choice Based Credit System followed at present in the college facilitates partial horizontal movement with regard to the choice of subject. The applied component courses are available to students from all subjects. The ‘Introduction to Neuroscience’ course started last year continues to attract double the number of its capacity of students from all science disciplines The Language Lab helps the students to develop the language skills within course curriculum and even outside it. 6.3.2 Teaching and Learning Peer learning is promoted within and outside the class hours. Team learning is facilitated through project work, on-the-spot study, and educational forums. ICT-enabled teaching-learning process has made students participate actively in the classroom. Meaningful learning is initiated through guided teaching and guided library assignments, group discussion, seminars, debates, quiz, viva, etc. Inquiry–based learning is provided through community surveys, opinion polls, case studies, industrial visits and fieldwork. 6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation: Semester system with Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) is followed. The Principal, the Heads of Departments and Faculty monitor the performance of the students by making an analysis periodically after CIAs and End Semester Exams. Moderation is done for all the Courses at the First and Second year level. The performance of students is analyzed at the Academic Council meeting held twice a year. All the presentation and assignments are evaluated by Grid sheets which enables students to get a feedback and insure impartiality. 6.3.4 Research and Development: Research is a significant activity of the college. During this academic year, research papers were published in National and International Journals. Papers were presented in National Seminars and Conferences. Research scholars have obtained their Ph. D. from the research centres of our college. 8 minor projects were sanctioned by funding agencies. Teachers have participated in Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses. Institutional seminars and workshops are organized regularly to provide skills and enhancement of teaching strategies. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation The Library is central to all the academic activities of the college. It provides a place in which to study, material for study and services to assist study. With a computerized database of the books in the Library, the search and retrieval of books is easy. The Reference Library includes reserve counters, overnight loans, photocopying service, reference services, inter-library loans, journals and reference books and a special multimedia facility for accessing CDs and computers. We have also peer learning cubicles. The lending library houses Web-OPAC for information search, paperback library and a print and non print media library. The college is a subscriber of N-LIST facility through which e-journals and e-books are made available to the faculty members, researchers and senior PG students. 6.3.6 Human Resource Management: The semester system is in place. The Teaching Assessment Questionnaire (T.A.Q.) Mentoring students 6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment List of new appointments in the Degree College for the academic year 2015-16. Approved by the University: Dr. Baptist Agnelo Menezes (Principal) – w.e.f. 01.06.2015 Mr Dean Filip Fernandes ( Psychology)– w.e.f. 08.06.2015 Mr. John Francis D’Souza (Geology) – w.e.f. 08.06.2015 Dr. (Ms.) Pampi Chakraborty (Microbiology) – w.e.f. 08.06.2015 Dr.Gulshanara Shaikh (Chemistry - Extension upto age 62 years) – w.e.f. 01.08.2015 6. Mr. Rahul Menon (Economics)– w.e.f. 16.11.2015 7. Ms. Radhika Rani (Sociology) – w.e.f. 16.11.2015 Non-Teaching staff. – Approved by the Jt. Director of Education: Nil 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
On Management Non-Teaching staff : Nil 6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration: Various Industries sponsor department festivals. They are also some renowned professionals assisting in formulating the syllabi for various departments. Students are encouraged to take up an Internship during their summer break, mostly first year going to second year students. The faculty help them to get this exposure by recommending their Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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students to various companies and organizations. This internship experience is mentioned in their consolidated marksheet at the end of the third year. In 2015-16, 80 students from the Arts Faculty, 53 from the Science Faculty, 63 students from the Mass Media and 34 students from the Management Students have gained from this experience. 6.3.9 • • •
Admission of Students There is an Online registration for BA, BSc, BMM, BMS, BSc.IT. Entrance tests are conducted for BMM, BMS. Admission to the other courses of College is based on Merit.
6.4 Welfare schemes for
Teaching Non teaching Students
6.5 Total corpus fund generated
-------205600 300000
12,00,000
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
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No
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Administrative
No
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No
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6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days? For UG Programmes
Yes
No
For PG Programmes
Yes
No
6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms? Informative Assessments Methodologies: use of clickers, peer evaluation, MCQs Summative Assessment Methodologies: • Question Paper Template designed for each course in tune with the learning objectives of Bloom’s Taxonomy, prepared during the design of the syllabus • Grids: Objective assessment, Embedding soft skills in core courses, Feed forward and feedback mechanism Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Optical Mark Recognition for assessment of MCQs. Group Assessments: to foster Group dynamics especially for project assessment Poster and Oral Presentations of projects undertaken during the semester The End Semester Assessment is in the form of a two hour comprehensive written/ Computer based examination for each course held at the end of the semester. Quality Mechanisms for End Semester Examination: • Masking of Answer Papers • Centralised Assessment of Papers • Moderation of Assessment through External Examiners • Double blind Evaluation for Third Year courses • Feedback to Students – display of papers • Photocopy of Answer papers/challenge evaluation a) Progress made in Marking system / Grading System/ Relative Grading System. The college has adopted a 4 Point Grade System and provides students with the Grade point of each course, the Semester Grade point Average (SGPA) and the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) The College also awards the first three students in each Course Combination at the end of the three years on graduation and provides certification of the student’s rank in the group. b) Introduction of Credit-Based Semester System / Choice-Based Credit System • Students of the Arts, Science and Commerce Faculty have to earn a total of 150 credits for the undergraduate degree program • 146 Academic Credits have to be earned. Credits are assigned based on the depth of the Teaching -Learning process of each course; 1 Credit =30 Hours of contact and study • Academic credits include credits for four newly introduced special courses of 3 credits each: • Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Giving Voice to Values, Human Rights & Cross Faculty Course • Students have to complete Additional 4 Mandatory credits, grades of which are not included in the GPA: Social Involvement Program (2 credits), Extracurricular Activities (2 credits) – Both programs are faculty monitored and have to be completed over the six semesters. • Second Year B. Sc students have two 1 credit courses, one in each semester on Scientific Communication Skills • Students complete a summer internship related to their major subject during the summer between the SY and TY. This is optional but highly encouraged and students earn 1 credit for this activity.
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Some credit courses are choice based e.g. Cross Faculty Course and Applied Component Courses. Credit Based Semester system –Postgraduate students have to earn a total of 96 academic credits for the graduate program 6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges? Dr. Ms. Vivien Amonkar was invited to deliver the following talks: • 2 sessions:‘ Curriculum design and development’ and ‘ Innovative Evaluation methods’ ‘Faculty Development Programme organized by the IQAC, VVM's Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao –Goa, 7th October, 2015 • ‘Autonomy’ Teacher’s Academic Forum’ Jai Hind College 21st January, 2016 • ‘Best Practices in Curricular Aspects’, NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on 'Best Practices in College and academic administration ' Dapoli Urban Bank Senior Science College, Dapoli 22nd -23rd April 2016. • ‘Review of how St. Xavier’s College Achieved the Autonomous Status’ 2015-2016 Fulbright – Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar organized by St. Xavier’s College -Autonomous, 12th March 2016 6.11: Activities and Support from the Alumni Association: There is an Alumni Association which is in existence since 1902. An Executive Committee is in place. The Xavier’s Development Programme maintains a record of all the alumni. 6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association In order to communicate to parents the areas their children are excelling in and the academic progress their children have made, Parent-Teacher Meetings are held. 6.13 Development programmes for support staff: HRD programmes were held for the support staff. A Staff Picnic is conducted every year. There are two Seminars or Workshops every year for the Faculty, with external resources, often at the College Human Resource Centre in Khandala, outside the city. Faculty members also participate in Seminars and Conferences in other institutions. The international exposure that about half of the Faculty have had, also seeks to enhance professional competence and motivation. The Non-Teaching Staff have a yearly Seminar for personal enrichment and professional development. More important are the welfare measures on their behalf, which seek to keep them motivated and fulfilled. The IT department organized a special workshop for the non-teaching staff to impart basic knowledge about various softwares including Microsoft Word and Excel, teaching them email and various other options available online. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly In addition to making Environmental studies a very vital subject in our syllabus, St. Xavier’s College has gone a step further by putting that theory into practice. Thanks to the instillation of three sets of solar panels, few parts of the college run on solar energy. Three sets of such panels have been installed in our campus, one in 2004, another in 2010 and the latest in 2013. The latest Solar Panel was installed on the roof of the library building by Thermax India Pvt. Ltd. And sponsored by the State Bank of India, with a Government of India subsidy. The solar panel on the Hall/ library building provides electricity to the lecture rooms, the Reference library and the Hall. It is interconnected with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) line, which supplements the solar plant when necessary. A vermiculture pit for raw vegetable waste and bio- composing plant for Kitchen waste, a bore well for non- potable water for the use in toilets and gardens to reduce consumption of municipal potable water, rain water harvesting to replenish and improve the quality of the well water, opting for electronic chokes and CFL bulbs and the segregation of waste into recyclable and nonrecyclable are the other ways in which St. Xavier’s attempts to create a clean – green atmosphere in the college. A strong recommendation of using recyclable items is implemented to an extent in our canteen services. Signages have been introduced in strategic positions in our campus to reduce paper usage for notices and announcements.
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. a. Honours Programme: The number of participating departments and students increased which provides a challenge to the students to gain more knowledge and understanding besides their mainstream lectures. b. TAQ: Encourages positive change in the teachers and guides them for the better c. The Special courses introduced by St Xavier’s College: A.SPC.1.01 (Special Course: Environmental Studies), A.EES.1.01 (Critical Reading Thinking & Writing: Prose) A.SPC.2.01 (Special Course: Giving Voice to Values) A.EES.2.01 (Critical Reading, Thinking And Writing: Literature) and A.SPC.3.03- Human Rights d. Language Lab. continues to help students to improve on their language skills. There are special courses organized for other groups (including foreign students). Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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e. SIP continues to provide sensitization to social issues to our students. f. Scientific Communication Skills conducted in Semesters III and IV for Science students provides them with the introduction to a research culture g. Cross Faculty Courses: All the departments offer this innovative course to expose students to an introductory level of the subject which is very well received. 7.2: Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the beginning of the year a. To sustain an eco-friendly campus, we have three set of Solar panels was installed. There is segregation of Dry and Wet garbage on Campus. The canteen is using recyclable item for service. Sinages at strategic position in the campus have reduced paper consumption for announcements and notices. The Social Service League attempted an E-waste drive . b. For faculty development, 4 New Teachers’ Seminars and 3 Faculty Seminars were held. Regular Teaching Assessment Questionnaires (T.A.Q.) were conducted and discussed with the professors. Proper guidance was provided for the same. c. To encourage innovations in teaching, the use of ICT learning is encouraged. d. To continue to provide better infrastructure, classroom upgradation and laboratory renovation has been undertaken. e. Memoranda of Understanding were signed by eight new foreign universities to encourage the development of visits and exchanges by faculty, scholars and administrators in education, research and outreach on a global perspective, in addition to the regular international colloboration. (Refer Annexure IV) f. The Language Lab continued to enrich our students as well as a group of students from Soka University, Japan with relevant communication skills. Remedial Sessions showed a remarkable increase of willing students to enhance their communication skills. there was even a series of conversational Hindi sessions organized. g. The Women’s Development Cell of the college had an orientation for the FY students in August 2015. Talks on dealing with sexual harassment on the campus were delivered. A Self Defence Workshop was held for the Girls students of the Senior College on 12th September, 2015. On 14th September 2015, a talk on Foods and Fallacies of Dieting was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Life Science and Biochemistry. On December 2015, a Sanitary Napkin Dispensing Machine was installed in the Lady students washroom, an initiative of the Student Council and the Womens Development Cell. h. The XRCVC -Xavier’s Research Institute for the Visually Challenged has a national level recognition. It caters to the needs of the Visually impaired students by providing them with screen readers, feeding their notes into the computer and various other facilities. (Refer Annexure V) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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i. Group Presentations were allowed as a part of C.I.A 2. Emphasis was based on Enquiry based learning. The mentoring system is in place where students can approach their mentors if they face any difficulty on campus. Almost all Class rooms have audio visuals systems. Masking of Answer Papers for all classes, Moderation of answer papers for FY and SY and Double Blind Evaluation for TY level was introduced.
7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals) Title of the Practise Goal
The Context
1) Paradigm *
2) Initiatives of the Student Council
To be a unique interdisciplinary scientific experience for those participating and organising alike.
i)To provide a basic facility to the lady students (almost 70% of the population).
To organize an exhibition displaying exhibits based on various principles and fields of science, a public lecture series featuring eminent scientists, and events based on the application of science.
ii)Campus Stationery Shop provides stationery on campus during the entire day at a reasonable cost.
Life, by its very nature, is symbolic of interdisciplinary ventures. For the students, the exposure to exhibits and public lectures along with special events organized, encouraged and inspired them to look at pure sciences from a different and attractive perspective.
i)The vending machine serves as a convenient way to provide the lady students in the campus with sanitary napkins. This is helpful not just in an emergency but also ensuring the ladies of a facility that is available in the campus. ii) Students forget to carry their stationery or run out of stationery at times. This initiative is helpful in addressing this problem at a reasonable cost.
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The Practice
The two day science festival was formally inaugurated by Dr Suman Govil, Advisor to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), by declaring the exhibition open and delivering the keynote address. The exhibition continued for 2 days . There were 5 public lectures planned over the 2 days. The speakers were from different science disciplines. They were Dr. Shubha Tole - senior scientist from TIFR, Dr. Steven Spallone -IISER Pune, Dr. Palash Pal, from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, Dr. KartikShanker - IISc, Bangalore, Dr. Henry Throop from the Planetary Science Institute, Arizona, USA. There was an interview of PadmaVibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, conducted by our Vice Principal Dr. Rajendra Shinde too.
i)The sanitary dispensing machine is located in the Ladies Wash room on the ground floor of the campus.One pack of sanitary napkins concists of 3 pads and costs Rs 10/-. The members of the student Council ensure that the machine is refilled regularly and is functioning. ii)The Stationery Shop is located in the Student Council office on the first floor of the main college building , at a convenient location
Paradigm also featured intercollegiate events such as a general science quiz, and a Model United Nations Symposium. Evidence of Success
The public lectures were well attended with enthusiastic interaction from the audience. The exhibition had interesting exhibits on display. The students working on it got an opportunity to display their potential and passion for science. There were also a few schools that had encouraged their students to visit the exhibition.
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i)The initiative gained a lot of popularity instantly. Being the first initiative in a college has attracted a lot of attention.The stock in the machine is typically empty within a week which speaks for the usage. ii)Due to the subsidized prices students buy their requirements from the shop. Because of the demand the the shop has stock expanded to cater to the needs of the students. P a g e | 36
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Problems Finance. encountered and Resources required
i)Problems:The machine had technical problems- was not able to dispense despite being filled with the required stock and show ‘No Stock’. Resources: The company that installed the machine is Vendyman in collaboration with HLL India installed the machine. The sanitary napkins also was provided by the same company. ii)Problems:Due to conflicts in the schedule of council members regular class work refilling of the stock as the demands increased and availability of personel to be present all the time was difficult to sustain. Resources: A dedicated off campus stationery shop to supply the materials required as well as a designated area for sale.
Notes (Optional)
Paradigm is an event that provides an opportunity for students to showcase their passion they have and enthuse this in others. A platform to promote the potential of pure sciences.
Contact Details: Name of the Principal: Name of the Institution:
Dr. Baptist A. Menezes,
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
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City:
Mumbai
Pin Code:
400001
Accredited Status:
A
Work Phone:
022-22620661
Fax:
022- 22659484
Website:
www.xaviers.edu
Mobile:
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E-mail:
[email protected] *Provide the details in annexure (Refer to Annexure VI)
7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection Environmental studies a very vital subject in our syllabus St. Xavier’s College has gone a step further by putting that theory into practice. Three sets of solar panels have been installed in our campus, providing electricity to lecture rooms, the Reference library and the Hall. It is interconnected with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) line, which supplements the solar plant when necessary. A vermiculture pit for raw vegetable waste and bio- composing plant for Kitchen waste, a bore well for non- potable water for the use in toilets and gardens to reduce consumption of municipal potable water, rain water harvesting to replenish and improve the quality of the well water, opting for electronic chokes and CFL bulbs and the segregation of waste into recyclable and nonrecyclable are the other ways in which St. Xavier’s attempts to create a clean – green atmosphere in the college. A strong recommendation of using recyclable items is implemented to an extent in our canteen services. Sinages have been introduced in strategic positions in our campus to reduce paper usage for notices and announcements. A Conservation lab was inaugurated in the Heras Institute. 7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted?
Yes
No
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8. Plans of institution for next year To make the teaching and learning environment conducive to the overall development of the student. To encourage Conservation of Resources on campus. To make our Special Courses more relevant to education. To revamp the ‘honours programme’ and encourage interdisclipinary academic growth. To encourage technological up gradation Increase the emphasis on Research. Dr. Baptist A. Menezes
Dr. Fr. Roy Pereira, S.J
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_______________________________
Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC
Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC
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ANNEXURE I Abbreviations: CAS
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Career Advanced Scheme
CAT
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Common Admission Test
CBCS
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Choice Based Credit System
CE
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Centre for Excellence
COP
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Career Oriented Programme
CPE
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College with Potential for Excellence
DPE
-
Department with Potential for Excellence
GATE
-
Graduate Aptitude Test
NET
-
National Eligibility Test
PEI
-
Physical Education Institution
SAP
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Special Assistance Programme
SF
-
Self Financing
SLET
-
State Level Eligibility Test
TEI
-
Teacher Education Institution
UPE
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University with Potential Excellence
UPSC
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Union Public Service Commission
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ANNEXURE II ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, AUTONOMOUS, MUMBAI (Senior College) CALENDAR : 2015 – 2016 ( ODD SEMESTER ) DAY & DATE
NATURE OF ACTIVITIES
JUNE Monday 8th
ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS.
Tuesday 9th
INAUGURAL MASS, LECTURES BEGIN AT 10.30 A.M.
Thursday 11th
GRADUATION CEREMONY : B.COM, BMS & BMM, BSc-IT
Friday 12th
GRADUATION CEREMONY : B.Sc., M.Sc. & Ph.D.
Saturday 13th
GRADUATION CEREMONY : B.A., M.A. & Ph.D.
Friday 26th
ORIENTATION FOR FY BA
Saturday 27th
ORIENTATION FOR FYB.Sc./BMS/BMM/B.SC.I.T. & B.Voc.
JULY Wednesday 8th
FACULTY SEMINAR – 2.00 P.M. TO 4.00 P.M.
Saturday 18th
RAMZAN ID – Holiday
Mon 20th – Sat 25th
CIA – 1 FOR ALL CLASSES FEAST OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, COLLEGE DAY MASS AT 9.00 A.M. FOLLOWED BY PRIZE DISTRIBUTION & CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Friday 31st AUGUST Monday 10th
FACULTY SEMINAR FOR NEW TEACHERS – 2.00 P.M. TO 4.00 P.M.
Saturday 15th
INDEPENDENCE DAY – Holiday
Sat 15th – Mon 17th
MALHAR
Tue 18th
PARSI NEW YEAR – Holiday
Mon 24th – Sat 29th
CIA – 2 FOR ALL CLASSES
SEPTEMBER Mon 7th – Sat 12th
RETESTS & ADDITIONAL CIA
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GANESH CHATURTHI – Holiday
Friday 18th
SUBMISSION OF ALL CIA ANSWERSHEETS & MARKS
Saturday 19th
LAST DAY FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Friday 25th
BAKRI ID (Id-Ul-Zua)
Wednesday 30th
LAST DAY OF LECTURES FOR THE SEMESTER
OCTOBER Thursday 1st
FACULTY SEMINAR
Thu 1st – Sat 3rd
STUDY HOLIDAYS
Friday 2nd
MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTI – Holiday
Mon 5th – Sat 17th
END SEMESTER EXAMS
Tuesday 20th
ADDITIONAL EXAMS BEGIN
Wednesday 21st
FACULTY MEETING
DAY & DATE Thursday 22nd
NATURE OF ACTIVITIES DASSERA – Holiday
Friday 23rd
END OF SEMESTER
Saturday 24th
MOHARUM – Holiday
Mon 26th – Sat 14th Nov.
DIWALI VACATIONS
NOVEMBER Mon 16th
SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS
Thu 19th – Fri 20th
MODERATION OF EXAM PAPERS
Wed 25th
GURU NANAK JAYANTI – Holiday
Saturday 28th
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL ANSWER PAPERS & MARKS TO THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMS
DECEMBER Thursday 3rd
FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER & STUDENTS COUNCIL DAY – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKING DAY
Wed 16th – Tue 22nd
CIA – I
Wednesday 23rd
COLLEGE Holiday
Thursday 24th
EID-E-MILAD – Holiday
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CHRISTMAS Holidays
JANUARY 2016 Saturday 2nd
REGULAR CLASSES RESUME
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NATURE OF ACTIVITIES
NOVEMBER 2015 Mon 16th
SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS
Thu 19th – Fri 20th
MODERATION OF EXAM PAPERS
Fri 20th
HERAS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sun 22nd
SPORTS (HEATS)
Mon 23rd
NAVAL PERFORMANCE (3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.)
Tue 24th
SPORTS FINAL
Fri 27th - Sat 28th
XSTATIC
Sat 28th
SUBMISSION OF ALL ANSWER PAPERS & MARKS TO EXAM DEPT
Mon 30th
ITHAKA BEGINS
DECEMBER 2015 Tue 1st – Wed 2nd
ITHAKA CONTINUES
Thursday 3rd
FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER & STUDENTS COUNCIL DAY – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKING DAY
Fri 4th – Sat 5th
TERRA (GEOLOGY DEPT FEST)
Fri 4th to Thu 10th
ANTAS
Mon 7th
QUESTION PAPER FOR CIA 1 TO THE HOD
Tue 8th
QUESTION PAPER FOR CIA 1 TO THE EXAM DEPT
Wed 9th
NEW TEACHERS’ SEMINAR (Jr & Sr. COLLEGE)
Fri 11th – Sun 13th
ECONUNDRUM
Wed 16th – Tue 22nd
CIA – I
Wed 23rd
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Fri 25th – Fri 1st Jan 2016
CHRISTMAS / WINTER HOLIDAYS
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Mon 4th
REGULAR CLASSES RESUME
Mon 11th – Tue 12th
XAC (CHEMISTRY DEPT FEST)
Wed 13th
STAFF SEMINAR
Fri 15th
CIA – I MARKS TO BE SUMITTED TO EXAM DEPT
Sat 16th
PARENTS’ MEETING
Sun 17th
AICUF DAY
Mon 18th – Tue 19th
PARADIGM
Tue 19th – Wed 20th
VIVIDHA
Thu 21st – Sat 23rd
ZEPHYRUS
Sat 23rd
COGNITIVE NEUROBIOLOGY (LIFE SC. SYMPOSIUM)
Mon 25th – Tue 26th
JAN FEST
Wed 27th
NEW TEACHERS’ SEMINAR (Jr & Sr. COLLEGE)
Thu 28th – Sat 30th
AAMOD
Fri 29th – Sat 30th
ZEITGEIST
FEBRUARY 2016 Mon 1st – Sat 6th
CIA – II
Wed 3rd – Thu 4th
PALINDROME (BIOTECH – MSc. DEPT. FEST)
Sun 7th
TedX
Mon 8th – Tue 9th
XENITH (BSc IT DEPT. FEST)
Fri 12th - Sat 13th
MATHS FEST
Mon 15th – Wed 17th
ECC CARNIVAL
Thu 18th
SOCIAL INNOVATION SUMMIT (STUDENT COUNCIL)
Thu 18th
CIA I & II MARKS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXAM DEPT
Fri 19th
LAST DAY OF ECC ACTIVITIES
Fri 19th
TY FAREWELL
Fri 19th – Sat 20th
GIZ KNOWLEDGE CAFÉ (FOR STAFF – VOLUNTARY)
Mon 22nd – Sat 27th
RETEST
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LAST DAY OF TEACHING FOR SCIENCE FACULTY
MARCH 2016 Tue 1st
SCIENCE END SEMESTER PRACTICALS BEGIN
Fri 4th
RETEST MARKS TO BE SUBMITTED TO EXAM DEPT
Sat 5th
QUESTION PAPER FOR E.S.E. TO THE HOD
Mon 7th
QUESTION PAPER FOR E.S.E. TO THE EXAM DEPT
Thu 10th
LAST DAY OF TEACHING FOR ARTS FACULTY
Tue 15th – Wed 30th
END SEMESTER EXAMS
APRIL 2016 Mon 4th – Fri 15th
ADDITIONAL EXAM BEGIN
Sat 16th
LAST DAY FOR EVALUATION
Mon 18th – Tue 19th
MODERATION
Thu 21st
DISPLAY OF PAPERS – FY
Fri 22nd
DISPLAY OF PAPERS – SY
Sat 23rd
MARKS SUBMISSION FOR FY & SY
Wed 27th
DISPLAY OF PAPERS – TY
Thu 28th
TY MARKSHEET TO BE FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED TO EXAM DEPT
Sat 30th
END OF YEAR MEETING
MAY 2016 Sun 1st
SUMMER HOLIDAYS BEGIN
Fri 6th
FY RESULT
Sat 7th
SY RESULT
Mon 9th
SY ADMISSION
Wed 11th
TY ADMISSION
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ANNEXURE III
SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMME (SIP) ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 In the promotion of social consciousness among the students of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), the SIP Department of the College undertook the following activities in the academic year 2015-2016. A summary of the work undertaken in this academic year is divided into three parts as mentioned below: A) STUDENTS’ APPRAISAL B) S.I.P.’s NETWORK WITH ORGANISATIONS C) ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSMENT 1.1. A. STUDENTS’ APPRAISAL: 1.1. A.1.
MANDATORY S.I.P. (2015-16)
The configuration of students involved was as follows: F.Y. B.A.
F.Y. B.M.M.
S.Y. B.Sc.
S.Y. B.M.S.
S.Y. B.Sc. I.T.
Total No. of students
388
65
296
57
56
Completed
343
40
267
46
44
Pending
45
25
31
11
12
1.1. A.2.
S.Y. B.Voc 15 7 8
Total 877 747 132
HONOURS S.I.P. (2015-16)
The configuration of students who have cleared was as follows: T.Y. B.A.
T.Y. B.Sc.
T.Y. B.M.S.
T.Y. B.M.M.
Total
27
42
05
10
84
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S.Y. B.A.
S.Y. B.M.M.
Total
Completed
27
12
39
Pending
29
05
34
1.1. A.4. 43 out of 53 students completed the S.I.P. credits in their Third Year of graduation: Status
T.Y. B.A.
T.Y. B.Sc.
T.Y. B.M.S.
T.Y. B.M.M.
T.Y. B.Sc. I.T.
Total
Completed
06
20
11
14
06
57
Pending
01
03
04
00
01
09
1.1. A.5.
Class-wise Orientations were conducted at the beginning of the first semester. The orientation commenced with the Principal highlighting the relevance of social work and its connection with the Jesuit ideology. This was followed by one of the Social Workers explaining the process of registration, the kind of work that could be done and finally answering some of the queries raised by the students. Ms. Jenipher Lopes addressed F.Y.B.A. A, F.Y.B.A. C, F.Y.B.M.M, F.Y.B.Sc. B and F.Y.B.Sc. I.T. Ms. Roshen Thomas addressed F.Y.B.A. B, F.Y.B.M.S., F.Y.B.Sc. A, and F.Y.B.Sc. C.
1.1. A.6.
Along with the regular S.I.P orientations, the Honours students were also oriented before their term commenced. The students were also guided about the S.I.P. Honours requirement along with the final S.I.P. assignment details. They were given the option to volunteer in their previous NGO or chose a new one based on their interest.
1.1. A.7.
SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (F.Y.B.A; 2015-16) Grade A++
Number of Students 05
Percentage of students 1.28
A+
50
12.91
A
72
18.55
B+
112
28.89
B
53
13.65
C+
26
6.70
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1.1. A.8.
1.1. A.9.
C
24
6.18
D
1
0.25
Pending
45
11.59
Total
388
100
SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (F.Y.B.M.M.; 2015-16) Grade
Number of Students
Percentage of students
A++
0
0
A+
03
4.62
A
04
6.15
B+
12
18.47
B
08
12.30
C+
10
15.38
C
03
4.62
D
0
0
Pending
25
38.46
TOTAL
65
100
SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (S.Y.B.Sc.; 2015-16) Grade A++
Number of Students 04
Percentage of students 1.34
A+
13
4.38
A
24
8.08
B+
98
32.99
B
53
17.86
C+
27
9.09
C
38
12.79
D
10
3.37
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1.1. A.10.
1.1. A.11.
Pending
30
10.10
TOTAL
297
100
SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (S.Y.B.M.S.; 2015-16) Grade A++
Number of Students 0
Percentage of students 0
A+
0
0
A
05
8.77
B+
07
12.29
B
15
26.32
C+
08
14.04
C
10
17.54
D
01
1.75
Pending
11
19.29
TOTAL
57
100
SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (S.Y.B.Sc. I.T.; 2015-16) Grade A++
Number of Students 0
Percentage of students 0
A+
2
3.57
A
04
7.14
B+
11
19.64
B
09
16.07
C+
10
17.86
C
05
8.93
D
03
5.36
Pending
12
21.43
TOTAL
56
100
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SUMMARY OF THE STUDENTS’ GRADES (S.Y.B.Voc.; 2015-16) Grade A++
Number of Students 01
Percentage of students 6.67
A+
00
0
A
00
0
B+
03
20
B
02
13.33
C+
01
6.67
C
00
0
D
00
0
Pending
08
53.33
TOTAL
15
100
1.1. B. S.I.P.’s NETWORK WITH ORGANISATIONS 1.1. B.1. In the academic year 2014-15 students worked in 150 organisations across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane District. The breakup of the number of organisations working on various social issues was: Education (123), Differently-Abled (13), Women (4), Elderly (2), Awareness of Social Issues (3) and Health (5). 1.1. B.2. The percentage of students who worked with these NGO’s was: Education (79%), Differently-Abled (17%), Women (2%), Elderly (0.5%), Awareness of Social Issues (1%) and Health (0. 5%). 1.1. B.3. The S.I.P. Department collaborated with 27 new organisations. The S.I.P. social workers visited the organisations to see the kind of work carried out and discuss the possibility of students’ placements. The supervisors at the organisations were also briefed about the guidelines of the S.I.P. 1.1.B.4. The S.I.P. Department continuously networked with the Supervisors of organisations. Regular meetings were held with the organisation in order to monitor the quality of voluntary work rendered by our students. 1.1. B.5. The psychology department of St. Xavier’s College, in collaboration with the SIP department, organized an activity for children from the N.M. Joshi Municipal School, Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Lower Parel (E), Mumbai. This activity was conducted by TYBA students of Counseling Psychology on a specific theme of mental well being. 1.1. B.6. It teamed up with the college Language Lab and assisted vernacular medium background students of the day College with English Grammar and their curriculum studies. 1.1. B.7. It provided volunteers to participate in the cleanliness drive under the guidance of Dr. Aditi (H.O.D. of Economics Department of St. Xavier’s College) at Mulund Municipal Maternity Ward. 1.1.B.8. It provided volunteers to support visually challenged students from the college or outside to help them in the writing their exams and/or with their studies. 1.1.B.9. It gave volunteers a platform to take part in the Safety walk organized by Point of View. The objectives of the walk were: i) Reclaiming public spaces with disable and nondisabled women. ii) Creating disability awareness and sensitivity. iii) Mapping out the safety and accessibility experiences of disabled and non-disabled women. iv) To collate experiences and make it available to individuals, public, and local authorities in order to spread awareness and make the city more accessible and safe. 1.1.B.10. 10 honours students participated in the free medical health camp organized by the InterReligious Department. Prior to the Health Camp students were asked to mobilize and motivate the underprivileged sections of the society especially women and children residing on the pavement in and around the Churchgate and Reay Road area. On the day of the medical camp the volunteer’s role was to scrutinize the medicines and provide it to the patients under the guidance of the doctors. They also had to keep the children engaged by playing games. 1.1.B.11. 9 students volunteered to create awareness about genetic disorder among the general public. As part of this programme students were asked to visit special schools to introduce the organisation and their work in the area of facilitating children who are suffering from genetic disorder. Some students also participated in the NGO’s “Medical Community Survey” with the aim of understanding the current status of genetic disorders in different parts of Mumbai. In addition to this, students interviewed doctors to collect their opinion about genetic disorder. 1.1.B.12. 8 students volunteered with the NGO “Pehchan” which works for the rights and identity of the homeless people. The students work involved conducting income generation Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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activities for women. Here they taught women how to prepare coasters as well as bows for hair bands. The students also conducted drawing competition with children and taught them basic English. 1.1.B.13. Study material is collected in the SIP Department and is sent to the tribal and underprivileged children. 1.1.B.14. S.I.P students were sent to attend the talk organized by the Azad Maidan Police station on the occasion of ‘Raising Day’ wherein students were briefed about the functioning of the police station. 1.1. B.15. It networked with Prisca Organisation by providing volunteers to distribute gifts and clothes to the needy people in Bandra (E) on the occasion of Christmas festival. 1.1. B.16. Feedback of the students’ voluntary work was received from organisations at the end of S.I.P terms through e-mails and post. Many organisations were highly satisfied with students’ efforts in helping the clients of the organisation. 1.1. C. ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSMENT 1.1. C.1. Assessment of journals was carried out throughout the year. On an average 20-25 journals were assessed per day by the S.I.P. Social Workers. 1.1. C.2. Data was maintained in a register for every journal that was handed over to or taken back from the S.I.P. office. 1.1. C.3. Timely notices were put up throughout the year to remind / update / inform students about their S.I.P. requirements, deadlines and short-term projects. 1.1. C.4. Documentation relating to S.I.P. data was maintained and regularly updated. These documents and the charts prepared have proved to be useful in providing information to various visitors to the S.I.P. Department. 2 FUTURE PLANS 2.1 A brochure for the S.I.P. Department is needed. The SIP personnel for the year 2015-2016 were: ➢ S.I.P. Coordinator Dr. Prof. Agnelo Menezes (Principal) ➢ Social workers Mrs. Jenipher D’souza Ms. Roshen Thomas ➢ Administrative Staff: Mrs. Febina Barbose Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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ANNEXURE IV COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 “We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” These words rightly said by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru shed light on the beauty of travel which can be further enriched when done in the educational context. As one of the premier institutes in the nation, St. Xavier's firmly stands for this postulate. Providing exposure to education in a foreign land has not only significantly contributed to the academic development of students, but also has given impetus to overall intellectual progression and has fostered interpersonal and leadership skills in our students. The Council for International Programmes plays an active role in providing students with an opportunity to experience education and culture at institutes around the globe in nations displaying cultural diversity. Furthermore, the CIP also facilitates students from international institutes to have a pleasant feel of Indian culture and to our advanced education system. Read on to learn about the various programmes organized by the CIP at St. Xavier's in the academic year 2015 – 2016: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS OF ST. XAVIER'S: There are a variety of programmes organized for the students of St. Xavier's by the Council for International Programmes. These range from short-term programmes of a week to two months, to long-term programmes of one semester to one year. This year, forty four Xavier's students took the opportunity to study abroad and experience varied cultures. These were: University of California, Berkeley, USA: Six of our students enrolled in various courses offered by the University of California, Berkeley, USA, in their summer programme from May to June 2016. In reciprocity, eighteen students of Berkeley visited St. Xavier's for two months from June to August 2015 to study courses in Globalization and Economics. Ecole de Management de Normandie, France: Nezhat Fouzdar was selected to go to E.M. Normandie, France for a year to study Management Studies. In reciprocity, two students from E.M. Normandie visited St. Xavier's for one semester from June to October 2015 in the BMM department. Comillas Pontifical University, Spain: Maria Kuriakose, Rhea Naik and Sephra Abraham were selected to study for a year at the Faculty of Ecomonics and Business Administration with a full tuition waiver at Comillas Pontifical University, Spain. In reciprocity, one student of Comillas visited St. Xavier's for one semester from June to October 2015 in the BMM department. IESEG School of Management, France: Shalmali Ghaisas and Hana Ali enrolled at the IESEG School of Management, France, with a full tuition waiver. In reciprocity, three students from IESEG visited St. Xavier's for a year to study in the BMM department. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Sciences Po, France: Andrea D'Souza, Samyukta Venkatraman and Pranav Kuttaiah were selected to study for a year at Sciences Po, France. Andrea D'Souza was awarded the prestigious Charpak Scholarship from the French Embassy to cover her tuition fees at Sciences Po. Three students from Sciences Po visited St. Xavier's to study courses in Management Studies. Harvard University, USA: The 'Harvard College in Asia Programme' (HCAP) is one of the most competitive and sought after programmes for students of St. Xavier's. This year, eight students were selected to participate in a nine-day conference themed “Equality, Tolerance and Freedom: The Effect of Culture and Policy on a Globalized World”, at Harvard University, USA from 15th to 24th January 2016. Ten students from Harvard University did the honors by selecting St. Xavier's College as their school of choice. University of Stuttgart, St. Louis University, Stellenbosch University and St. Xavier’s College Department of English Collaborative Programme: The Indian chapter of the online course - In Conversation with Globalization, was held from 17th to 24th January 2016. There were 24 students from participating foreign universities. Several Xavier's students also aprticipated in the course. St. Louis University, USA: Anand Padmanabhan and Saloni Bhatia proudly made their way to St. Louis University, USA for a year. As stated in the MOU between the two institutes, they received a full tuition waiver. Universities in Ontario, Canada: Zahra Mitra, Sanuli Parulkar and Fatema Kakal were selected to study in Ontario, Canada, for a year, with a full tuition waiver, as part of the OntarioMaharashtra-Goa (OMG) programme. Yale University: Varada Shrotri was selected to study various courses at Yale University, USA, for two months as part of their summer programme, May-June 2016. University of Dundee, Scotland: Rajas Shinde availed of the opportunity to pursue a two-month research internship under the supervision of Dr. Gordon Simpson, at the College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland from 23rd April to 19th June 2016. St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, UK: Shubham Pansare was selected to study at St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, UK, for their Trinity term, for a period of two months, May-June 2016. He was awarded the prestigious Betty and Donald Keating scholarship to cover for his tuition as well as accommodation, travel and stipend in UK. Scottsdale Community College, USA: Ishita Bhave was awarded a full scholarship from the US Consulate to study at Scottsdale Community College, USA, for 10 months. The University of Tokyo, Japan: Zoe Daruwalla and Gaurishankar Gupta attended the 'Global Next Leaders Forum 2015' (GNLF) Conference at the University of Tokyo, Japan for one week. They were accompanied by Dr. Pearl Pastakia. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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PROGRAMMES FOR INCOMING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: These range from short term programmes of two weeks to two months or for one to two semesters. During the year we hosted on our campus 103 foreign students from countries such as Japan, USA, Australia, Spain and France. Intensive English Language Course: For the third consecutive year we had students from Soka University, Japan, participating in the specialized, intensive short term English language course. Nine students accompanied by their professor were on our campus from 9th to 20th February, 2016. At the end of the course the students in groups of two and three performed an oral presenation for their evaluation. A certificate of participation was given to all the students. India Studies Programme: Twelve students from Western Sydney University, Australia, visited St. Xavier's for a short programme on “Art, History, and Culture of India” between June and July 2015. The programme was offered for 2 credits with ten Xavier's faculty and four guest lecturers conducting the course. Students of Xavier’s College also participated in this programme. The programme had an eclectic mix of lectures, heritage walk, museum and Mani Bhavan visits. This programme was conducted once again for nine students from Western Sydney University, Australia, from 8th January to 5th February 2016. Xavier's-Berkeley Summer Programme: For the third consecutive year we organized a programme for students from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. This two credit course “Globalization, Capital Flows and Development” was fully developed and hosted by St. Xavier’s College. Eighteen students from the UCBerkeley participated in this course. The Berkeley students also interned with various NGOs as a service-learning component, followed by a reflection at the end of the program. The students were also taken on a field visit to gentrified spaces. Semester / One year Programmes: Eleven students from Soka University, Japan enrolled for courses in SYBA for one semester. International students from Universities with which Xavier's has an MOUs signed enrolled in Xavier's for a semester or one year, with a full tuition waiver. Six French students from IESEG and Science Po, along with one Spanish student from Comillas availed of this exchange. In addition, two French students from E.M. Normandie spent the third semester at St. Xavier's. Memoranda of Understanding signed in the academic year 2015 – 2016: Memoranda of Understanding were signed with eight new universities to encourage the development of visits and informal exchanges of faculty, scholars and administrators in education, research and outreach, to organize joint conferences, to develop joint research programs and exchange of students during the academic year or summer terms. These institutes include: (1) Trinity Western University, Canada, (2) EDHEC Business School, France, (3) Daegu Haany University, South Korea, (4) St. John's College, University of Cambridge, UK, (5) University of California, Berkeley, USA, (6) Harvard University, USA (signed evey year in renewal of the HCAP agreement), (7) Regents of the University of California, USA (for their Education Abroad Programme), and (8) University of Sydney, Australia (for the Offshore Programme). Currently Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Xavier's has a total of twenty seven MOUs signed with various international universities which are valid and functional. New initiatives of the CIP: The academic year 2015 – 2016 brought forward some new beginnings. Three new endeavours were initiated by the Council for International Programmes. These were: (1) St. John's College, University of Cambridge, UK a 2 week short-term exchange programme between the two institutes on a full scholarship given by Cambridge Univ, (2) University of Sydney, Australia, the Sydney Offshore Programme entailing a new course on the History of India developed by St. Xavier's College and (3) Regents of the University of California for lectures conducted by the members of faculty of both, the University of California as well as St. Xavier's College. Visits by International Institutes in 2015 – 2016: Numerous representatives and members of faculty from reputed foreign universities visited St. Xavier's College in the academic year 2015 – 2016 and interacted with our students and faculty members. These were: 1. Dr. Pamela Dembla from Kennesaw University, USA visited St. Xavier's on 13th June 2015 to discuss the possibility of St. Xavier's students to visit Kennesaw University, as also to involve students of Kennesaw in the India Studies Programme. 2. The honourable Mr. Steven Chebo, Parliament Secretary (Australia) and Mr. Mark Pierce, Australian Counsulate General visited St. Xavier's on 26th June 2015 to discuss various educational opportunities in Australia under the New Colombo Plan. 3. Mr. James Arvanitakis and Ms. Joanna Lind from Western Sydney University, Australia, visited St. Xavier's on 8th July 2015 to deliver a seminar on “Innovative teaching in a Disrupted World”. 4. Mr. Rory McDiarmid and Ms. Rachel Sandison from the University of Glasgow, UK visited St. Xavier's on 23rd July 2015 to discuss prospects for collaborative research in the life sciences between the two institutes. 5. Mr. Priyesh Thar, a representative of Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, visited St. Xavier's on 28th August 2015 to discuss Master's programmes in the health sciences and management, and possibilities for setting up an exchange programme between the two institutes. 6. Ms. Julia Shelley, Mr. Kevin Dunn and Dr. Karl Roberts from Western Sydney University, Australia, visited St. Xavier's on 10th September 2015 to discuss long-term exchange programmes in the social sciences and psychology. 7. Dr. Allaine Cerwonka, Dean of Social Sciences, University of East London, visited St. Xavier's on 16th September 2015 to discuss short-term courses with regards to their Going Global Programme. 8. Ms. Tamara Cunningham from New Jersey City University, USA, visited St. Xavier's on 27th October 2015 to discuss short-term exchange programmes for faculty members and onesemester exchange programmes for students in the fields of business studies and the humanities. 9. Mr. Mark Codding from the School of African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK, visited St. Xavier's on 23rd November 2015 to discuss one-semester exchange programmes Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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for the students of St. Xavier's. 10. Dr. Mishka Sinha from St. John's College, University of Cambridge, UK, visited St. Xavier's on 28th November 2015 to discuss the possibility of a short-term exchange programme for students of the two institutes, which led to an MOU. 11. Ms. Ainslie Bulmer, Prof. Barbara Caine and Dr. Alana Mann from the University of Sydney, Australia, visited St. Xavier's on 2nd December 2015 to discuss the possibility of setting up an Offshore Programme for the students of the University of Sydney on the History of India. 12. Dr. William Cushley, Director (Life Sciences), Dr. Sam Guild, Head (Life Sciences) and Ms. Sonya Taylor from the University of Glasgow, UK, visited St. Xavier's on 12th January 2016 to discuss short-term research internships for students of the two institutes in the fields of life sciences and social sciences. 13. Mr. David Borgmeyer from St. Louis University, USA, visited St. Xavier's on 13th January 2016 to discuss the possibility of a short-term exchange programme for students of the two institutes in the Faculty of Arts. 14. Dr. Luce de Buitlier Andrews from Western Sydney University, Australia, visited St. Xavier's on 16th January 2016 to discuss their Leadership Programme. 15. Dr. John Sanders and Dr. Richard Follett from the University of Sussex, UK, visited St Xavier's on 15th February 2016 to discuss summer scholarships for students of St. Xavier's. 16. Dr. Philip Laird and Dr. Jonathan Michael from Trinity Western University, Canada, visited St. Xavier's on 22nd February 2016 to discuss short-term summer programmes as well as their Comparitive Leadership Personalities Programme. 17. Mr. Ameir Jillab and Mr. Ronald Freytag from HMKW, Germany, and Mr. Martin Aichmayr from DeutschFeEd, Germany, visited St. Xavier's on 29th February 2016 to discuss shortterm undergraduae and postgraduate programmes for students in the fields of Jounralism and Corporate Communication. 18. Mr. Abizer Merchant, Prof. Martina Mollering and Prof. Julian Knowles from Macquarie University, Australia, visited St. Xavier's on 1st March 2016 to discuss exchange programmes to deliver short-term courses in International Relations, Classical Humanities, Politics, Communication, Music, Media and Culture Studies. 19. A delegation of 9 members of faculty from different universities in the USA visited St. Xavier's on 12th March 2016 to learn about the education system and various programmes and collaborations at St. Xavier's. 20. Dr. Jonathan Noble, Assistant Provost for Asia, Prof. Ken Henderson, Head (Chemistry), Prof. Elliot Visconsi, Chief Academic Digital Officer, and Mr. Dhiraj Mehra, Director for Initiatives in India, from the University of Notre Dame, USA, visited St. Xavier's on 29th April 2016 to discuss the possibility of short-term summer exchange programmes for students of the two institutes. Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta Director, Council for International Programmes
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ANNEXURE V The XRCVC’s Annual Report for 2015-2016 The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) (www.xrcvc.org) is, arguably, one of India’s best resource and advocacy centres for visually challenged persons. A truly inclusive society is one which ensures that every member gets an opportunity to become all that they can be. Once we start seeing the real person within, ignoring perceived abilities and disabilities, ignoring all the biases and prejudices, we become better human beings and end up making the world better. The XRCVC’s credo is, ‘Breaking Barriers, Achieving Access’. Visual impairment, after all, is a physical condition which can be overcome, rather than go on to become a disability. As an enabling unit on campus at St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, we endeavour to transform lives both at the micro and macro levels. Along with providing direct and indirect support to visually impaired persons at the micro level, we also work closely with government agencies, corporates, researchers and educational institutions on advocacy and sensitisation initiatives at the macro level. With the unstinted support of the staff and students of St Xavier’s College and a small but committed team of 12 professionals, we work to empower visually impaired persons all over the country. As we enter the academic year 2016-2017, we are excited about the challenges ahead. But first, let’s dwell on the period June 2015-May 2016, which was eventful and rewarding in many ways. The year began on an auspicious note as the XRCVC branched out into the suburbs of Mumbai. The XRCVC-Viviana Extension, located in Thane, was inaugurated on June 27 by Dr Fr Frazer Mascarenhas SJ, former principal of St Xavier’s College. The widely-publicised event was attended by around 70 guests. The extension centre’s activities got off to a rousing start with a workshop on social media for visually impaired persons, which specially focused on Twitter.
(Pic 1 and 2) Inauguration of the XRCVC Viviana Extension at Thane by Dr Fr Frazer Mascarenhas; (Pic 3) Pranjal Patil being felicitated by Dr Agnelo Menezes
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The year ended on a very promising note as well, with news filtering in that our member Pranjal Patil had cleared the prestigious UPSC exam at the first attempt and is set to join the Indian Civil Service. During the year, we had the pleasure of welcoming on board Aurealia D’Mello, who joined as Consultant (Special Education) in July 2016. Our membership base stood at 508 during the year. We were also able to touch—and hopefully transform—thousands of lives across the country through our advocacy work, particularly in the areas of education access, financial access, print access, and independent living (see section subtitled ‘Advocacy’). Having revamped our website (www.xrcvc.org) during the previous year and also established a robust presence on the social media with a Facebook page (XRCVC—Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged) and Twitter handle (@XRCVC) we were able to disseminate information about our activities to members and other stakeholders on an almost real-time basis. Shriram Parthasarathy, a social media professional, continues to helm this initiative in a voluntary capacity. Like in the previous academic year, our activities through the year were channelised through our restructured triad of work: • Direct Support Services • Advocacy • Awareness Given below is a summary of our activities in 2015-16 under each head.
Direct Support Services The XRCVC offers a range of direct support and training services to persons with vision impairment, caregivers, educators and institutions. Volunteer Support: Despite all the technology and advancements, human assistance cannot be eliminated completely. The XRCVC provides volunteer services for: • Reading • Making material into accessible formats – through typing, scanning, editing, recording • Examination taking – scribe facilities • Teaching – for any subject Depending on a person’s needs and requirements, the XRCVC provides volunteers on an annual basis for regular support or on a one-off basis for short-term periods. Around 80 volunteers worked with us through the year, a majority of whom were sourced from the Social Involvement Programme (SIP) of St Xavier’s College (Autonomous). Technologies The XRCVC houses the latest and the most exhaustive list of assistive technologies (AT) to be explored by visually challenged persons as also employers, government bodies and any other Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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group that would like to know more about AT. Anyone is welcome at the XRCVC, preferably with prior appointment, to explore our full range of assistive technologies and their use. Like every year, we procured a wide range of new technologies in 2015-16. Some of these include a handheld book reader and OCR device Blaze multiplayer, equipment for accessible science experiments such as drop counter, automatic stir station, motion detector, a special tactile graphics creation thermoforming machine imported from American Printing House for the Blind, low vision aids such as the Clearview and camera mouse. We also replaced a large number of older laptops and desktops with newer machines. Training The XRCVC imparts training in Computers, the use of specific assistive devices, Braille, Orientation & Mobility, Maths & Science, English language and Life skills through various training programmes. These are available for diverse learner groups – visually challenged persons, special educators, teacher trainers and other stakeholders. With the right skills and know-how, independent living and working is an increasing reality for persons with vision impairment.
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Various training sessions in progress at the XRCVC and XRCVC Viviana Extension, Thane
Our comprehensive and revamped training schedule in 2015-16 ensured that our Special Educators and trainers had their hands full throughout the year. The training sessions during the year included customised workshops by various members of the XRCVC team including Calveena D’Sylva, Rebecca Carvalho, Mimansa Vahia, Aurealia D’Mello, Sushil Pandit, Vikas Dabholkar, and Keshavan Nadar. These training sessions were held at schools as well as at the XRCVC and the XRCVC-Viviana Extension. Through the year, the XRCVC’s training services reached out to 510 persons (see Table 1). Table 1: Training Services June 2015 – May 2016 Direct Training No of beneficiaries
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and computers have provided immense aid to the visually challenged, what is often considered a luxury for sighted students is a necessity for a student with visual impairment. The Lions Club of East Bombay Scholarship for the year was awarded to our member Shiksha Gupta, for being the most deserving visually impaired student graduating from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Distribution of devices Laptops were distributed to visually challenged students under the XRCVC - Rotary Club of Bombay Hanging Garden Laptop Loan Scheme during the year. Like last year, the laptops were sponsored by Rotary Club as part of their programme titled Project Xcessworld - District Grant No 1516291, A Project to Empower the Visually Challenged. A number of Plextalk Vachaks (a Digital Talking Book Player and Recorder) were also distributed to various visually impaired persons during the year under the Govt of India’s Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/ Appliances (ADIP Scheme). Sports and Recreation Oftentimes, recreation and sports get left out in discussions on lives of persons with disabilities. However, these are as integral a part of life for persons with disabilities as for the non-disabled. Recognising the value of sports and recreation, the XRCVC works on creating innovative opportunities and events. The XRCVC Recreation Club was launched during the year with continuous fitness and training sessions being held under the supervision of Dr Thomas Pires, Sports Director, St Xavier’s College. Besides, the XRCVC team organised and participated in many sports activities during the year. These included: • An Invitation Cricket tournament for the Visually Impaired in Mumbai • An exhibition match of blind football in Mumbai organised by Youth United Foundation • An All-India Invitational Blind Football Tournament in Kerala, organised by Society for Rehabilitation of the Visually Challenged.
Sporting activities for the visually challenged being conducted at St Xavier’s College
The XRCVC also collaborated with The Cubing Club of Xavier’s Institute of Engineering (XIE) to conduct a Cubing workshop for its members in January.
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XRCVC restarted its partnership with Sightsavers in its advocacy initiatives. In its new version, Ensuring environmental access is a key factor in determining that vision loss does not result in a disability. The XRCVC’s advocacy initiatives work in four main areas of print access, financial access, education access and independent living to create accessible environments. Print Access The access to printed works for the visually challenged depends on its availability in accessible formats and the permissibility of the legal systems to convert material to accessible formats. The XRCVC has been working relentlessly to overcome these challenges. During this period, the XRCVC produced 39 DAISY books in full-text-full-audio format (comprising 8,200 pages with an audio run time of 271 hours, 50 minutes, 32 seconds. The XRCVC is preparing all its accessible DAISY titles to be ready for uploading onto a national accessible online library which it is working to roll out alongwith the Daisy Forum of India (DFI). Some of the events that took place or were conducted under the Print Access initiative during the year are appended below. • Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta participated in the Daisy Forum of India’s (DFI) meeting in Patiala, Braille Council of India’s meeting in Guwahati,. • During the year, the XRCVC worked closely with Benetech, a global non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit on many print access-related initiatives. • Worked with BSE Institute Ltd in making books accessible. • Initiated discussions to set up the online portal for the CTM library. • Assisted a retired professor at Swami Vivekanand College, Mumbai in planning a resource centre Daisy library • Assisted a retired judge from the Constitutional bench of South Africa, regarding designing a course in India. Being visually challenged, the judge needed help with a Hindi-English dictionary in Braille. • The XRCVC’s Daisy specialist, Sushil Pandit, conducted a special DAISY training workshop in Nairobi (Kenya) in November, under the aegis of UNESCO. • Dr Sam Taraporevala participated as a resource person in a library conference at JNU to create awareness about DFI and the online library. The subject of the special session was “Reaching the Unreached through ETDs: Research Support Services for persons with disabilities”. • Conducted regular discussions with Assistech, IIT Delhi team to evaluate the work on the Refreshable Braille Display. Reading Without Seeing The XRCVC had launched an extremely effective national-level awareness programme in 2012 under the banner of ‘Reading Without Seeing’, which takes access technologies to blind and lowvision users across locations, and ignites in its audiences the curiosity and basic knowledge to begin their journey of accessing the printed word independently. The programme equips participants with the basic knowhow of a host of assistive technologies. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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The programme gained added momentum this year with 15 workshops reaching out to 321 persons (see Table 2). These workshops were conducted by the XRCVC team comprising Sushil Pandit, Keshavan Nadar, Aniket Gupta, Vikas Dabholkar and Shizanne D’Mello, along with volunteers Rajesh Mehta, Hetal Shah, Rajni Pandit and Jatin Shah. Table 2: Reading Without Seeing (RWS) Workshops (June 2015 – May 2016) No. Organisation Name Venue Date Particip 1 Thane (TISS) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 4th July 2015 ants 9 2 Porbandar (Bharatiya Wagheshwari Plot, Vadia Road, 22nd August 60 Pragnachashu Gurukul) Panch Hatdi, Porbandar 2015 3 Thane (NAB India Teacher XRCVC-Viviana Extension 06th February 21 Trainees) 2016March 4 Thane (Vision Insight XRCVC-Viviana Extension 06th 35 Foundation) 2016March 5 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan K.V.S Complex, N.C.H Colony 11th 15 (ZIET) Kanjur Marg West 2016 6 Thane (NAB Rehabilitation XRCVC-Viviana Extension 18th March 20 DOR Physiotherapy, 2016March 7 Thane (NAB Rehabilitation XRCVC-Viviana Extension 19th 24 Accupressure & Massage) DOR) (NAB IDBI Polytechnic 2016March 8 Thane XRCVC-Viviana Extension 21st 17 Ambernath) 2016April 9 Mumbai (TCS Corporate XRCVC Department, St. Xavier's 2nd 10 Maitree) ACTC College 2016April 10 Thane (BPA) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 24th 26 2016April 11 Thane (XRCVC Members) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 25th 19 2016May 12 Mumbai (Computer and English XRCVC, St. Xavier's College 20th 10 Batch) (Organised by NOB) 2016May 13 Thane XRCVC-Viviana Extension 20th 5 2016May 14 Mumbai (NAB Functional XRCVC, St. Xavier's College 26th 32 Trainees) 2016May 15 Thane (BPA) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 29th 18 2016 Total 321 Financial Access The ability to independently manage, operate and execute one’s financial transactions is key to independent living. Lack of effective guidelines and lack of optimum use of technology in financial instruments had traditionally denied financial access to the blind and low vision. The XRCVC has been striving to change this reality. Some of the activities under the Financial Access initiative are appended below. • The XRCVC has been working closely with a global organization, G3ict, to help promote financial inclusion in India. As part of this, an interactive meeting was organized in April in St Xavier’s College between Mr James Thurston, G3ict Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, Indian Bank Association (IBA) officials and other stakeholders. Earlier, G3ict had facilitated a one-day seminar in Paris on new developments in financial services accessibility compliance and technologies for executives of international banks. • The XRCVC regularly participated in meetings organised by IBA’s Working Group on Banking Facilities for Persons with Special Needs. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Education Access While Right to Education has become a fundamental right in India, for persons with disabilities, this right is far from being actualised. During the year, the XRCVC continued its work towards inclusive education practices and services at school, college and higher education levels. A series of activities were conducted during the year in this connection, which are appended below. • Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta visited Tokyo from February 2 to 8 to participate in The 3rd International Workshop on "Digitization and E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2016" (DEIMS2016). During the workshop, Dr Taraporevala delivered a keynote lecture on "STEM Education for Blind and Low Vision Students - The Socio-Technical Challenge: The Indian Perspective". They also paid a visit to the Japan Braille library.
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conceptual training to these students. In addition, the XRCVC has started creating a TLA resource library for mathematics and science education, starting Std 1 onwards. The XRCVC’s team on inclusive education comprising Neha Trivedi, Calveena D’Sylva, Rebecca Carvalho, Mimansa Vahia and Aurealia D’Mello continued work on the Concept Teaching Manuals (CTMs), which have been designed for use by teachers working with blind or low vision students. Special educators or parents working on a one-on-one basis, as well as classroom teachers and tuition teachers in an inclusive classroom can incorporate the information and ideas from these manuals. These CTMs cover interactive ways to teach concepts to blind or low vision students including the use of Teaching-Learning Aids (TLAs) in the form of activities, real objects, 3D educational toys and models, 2D tactile diagrams, etc. The XRCVC’s special educators paid bi-weekly visits to Prime Academy School as part of the Individualised Education Plan (IEP) process that has been taken up for two of its primary students. We also invited the Principal of the school to our Centre to show her our work on Education Access, and regularly conducted training and sensitisation sessions at this school, and others like Beacon High School, St John’s Universal ICSE School, and Besant Montessori School. Worked closely with Gopi Birla School on the rules for conduct of CBSE computer –based examinations for a visually impaired student. Worked closely with the British Council during the year to create an accessible version of the IELTS examination. Worked with the NGO Masoom to help visually impaired students enrolled in night schools. Conducted a workshop at NAB, Worli on Accessible Technology for maths (writing and solving) beyond primary level classes. Offered assistance to physiotherapy student Kritika Purohit in completing her internship at KEM Hospital Worked closely with a team from TCS on the course content for a proposed Basic Computer training course at NAB. Conducted a detailed teacher’s training programme 'I For Inclusion' for teachers from 6 institutes.
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Independent Living Each of us, as we pass through our day, interact with a range of products, environments and services from transport services, to kitchen appliances, and entertainment products. How accessible are these daily living services and products for the visually challenged? The XRCVC's Independent Living initiative questions and works towards rectifying these areas. Some of the activities covered under this initiative during the year are appended below. • Worked closely with the Government of India on its Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan). Regular meetings were held with senior officials in Delhi in this connection, including the Joint Secretary, Dept of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. • Worked with Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU) to give inputs in the Draft Development Control Rules (DCR) and Development Plan (DP) for Bombay prepared by MCGM. • Worked with an entrepreneur from Bangalore to provide inputs for a mobility device • Worked with an entrepreneur from Tech Mahindra, who aims to design an ultrasoundbased Smart Goggle for VI Navigation • Continuing discussions with Assistech, IIT Delhi about OnBoard, the accessible announcement system that will help Visually Impaired persons board buses. • Worked closely with UMOJA, a hospitality company and travel portal, on making the hotel experience accessible for visually impaired persons. The XRCVC also facilitated a focus group discussion on accessibility in hotels for UMOJA. • Worked with Zomato, the Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR), and Samsung India on making the offerings of these organisations accessible. • Worked on pilot testing of location identification signages called Beacons. The plan is to have a Mobile Application in place for indoor navigation and identification for blind users. Also coordinating with a firm called NWBT on installing Beacons at Mumbai airport. Also worked with a few engineering students on the Beacon project. • Worked with IBM Research India on a navigation project they are promoting called NavC7og. • Helped prepare an Access audit tool for the Accessible India Campaign • Worked with Jet Airways to help make their website accessible. • Worked with Lemon Tree Hotels on offering accessible services • Collaborated with an international project, Goodfood Talks (www.goodfoodtalks.com), which is an accessible menu library for blind and low-vision persons • Worked on the prototype design of a unique Braille identity card at the request of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Delhi. • Submitted suggestions to the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on Harmonized Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free built environment for persons with disability and elderly persons. For this purpose, the XRCVC coordinated with Mr Mukesh Jain from the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Anjalee Agarwal of Samarthyam in order to integrate the VI Perspective Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Helped guide two filmmakers—one in Hindi and the other in Marathi—to incorporate visually impaired characters in their films, and provided training to the actors as well. Hosted a team from Shinano Kenshi Co Ltd, Japan at the centre and discussed potential areas of collaboration Worked with LEAF Design Pvt Ltd on accessibility initiatives with design students. Continued ongoing research and development work on visual / auditory / tactile teachinglearning aids and other independent living aids. We worked on integrating diverse technologies which could create a composite system to read through fingers, see through eyes, or hear through ears. This has led to the prototype of an audio / tactile / visual map of India and audio / tactile / visual menu, which found a mention in the Limca Book of Records. The research also has immense potential for the teaching-learning process as it can promote paired reading and can assist a non-Braille literate person to also function effectively. Worked with officials from Reliance Energy to make the company’s services and billing, etc. accessible
Awareness Creating awareness about the lives and capabilities of visually impaired persons is one of the key areas that will open doors for them in a world where the rules are made for and by sighted people. The XRCVC has been working on a number of such initiatives through its awareness and sensitization workshop Antarchakshu® —The Eye Within. The title ‘Antarchakshu’ has been successfully registered as a trademark on behalf of the Bombay St Xavier’s College Society. In May 2016, the XRCVC launched a comic strip series titled ‘You & Eye’ as a sensitization and awareness initiative. Probably India’s first comic strip on the lives of visually impaired persons, ‘You & Eye’ is a collaborative effort between the XRCVC, Jagran Group publication Mid-day, and Pune-based cartoonist, Nala Ponnappa. Starting May 1, the comic strip will be published every week in the Sunday edition of Mid-day for 52 weeks. In addition, we conducted our mega sensitisation and awareness event Antarchakshu® twice this year, the first time in St Xavier’s College, and subsequently in Gurgaon. The theme at both events was “Creating An accessible World” and the events saw a combined footfall of approximately 3500 participants. These events focused on the following six principles of accessibility: 1. Universal Design: Usable By all 2. Accepting Differences & Sensory Substitution: Different ways of reaching the same goal 3. Multi-Sensory Approach: Enriches Experiences 4. No Clutter, Clutter confuses: Clean and non-cluttered layouts aid everyone 5. No half-baked cookie: Accessibility present from beginning to end and not only in parts 6. Nothing for us without us: User inputs and feedback taken during development Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Images from Antarchakshu®—The Eye Within at Mumbai and Gurgaon
During the year sit-down versions of Antarchakshu® were conducted at many places and for a variety of target groups, including members of the Advertising Agencies Association of India, the Thane Opthalmic Association, content writers in Pune, mid and senior-level managers in Deloitte, design students of IDC, IIT Mumbai, students of the IITB-Monash Research Academy, and a number of corporates in Gurgaon, including TCS , ISDI-Leaf, Pernod-Ricard, Oracle, UST Global, Capgemini, People Matters, and Agrasar (See Table 2). A special sit-down version was also conducted in Hyderabad for the employees of Microsoft as part of Confluence, which is the company’s annual Disability & Inclusion event. The event had outlined three key objectives, a) to help employees uncover unconscious bias w.r.t. to working with People with Disability, b) to educate employees about creating an environment – both physical and inter-personal where People with Disability can attain their potential and perform, and c) to share the importance of creating and supporting an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. After the workshop, Dr Taraporevala participated in a panel discussion organised by Microsoft on how to promote inclusion, with specific reference to disability. The XRCVC also put up an exhibition of access technology devices at the venue. Dr Sam Taraporevala also addressed members of the Rotary Club of Bombay at Taj hotel on Disability and Inclusion. Table 3: General Awareness workshops and events Nature of No Date Participant profile workshop Advertising Agencies Association of India 1 05 June 2015 (AAAI) Sensitisation Thane Opthalmologists' 2 12 July 2015 Association Sensitisation Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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AAAI Office, Lower Parel
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5
6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
FYBMM students of St 13 August 2015 Xavier's College Optometrists at Aditya 25 August 2015 Jyot Hospital, Wadala Orientation for Antarchakshu 2015 25 August 2015 volunteers Antarchakshu 2015: 15-16 Creating An September 2015 Accessible World 20 October 2015 Antarchakshu Poetry recitation by 01 December students combined 2015 with sensitization 12 December Content writers for 2015 manuals, etc 16 December 2015 Deloitte employees 20 January 2016 Oracle employees 21 January TCS employees (GG 2016 7) 21 January TCS employees (GG 2016 6) 22 January Pernod Ricard 2016 employees 22 January 2016 UST Global employees 23 January 2016 Agrasar volunteers 03 February People Matters, 2016 Gurgaon 04 February SIP volunteers and 2016 Kartavya volunteers 04 February Capgemini staff, 2016 Gurgaon 04 February 2016 IBM staff 11 February 2016 IBM staff 11 February 2016 TCS staff
Sensitisation St Xavier's College Aditya Jyot Hospital, Sensitisation Wadala Orientation / Sensitisation St Xavier's College
50 23
150
Sensitisation St Xavier's College RIMS International Sensitisation School
1416
Sensitisation LRN, Goregaon
70
Sensitisation Hyatt Regency, Pune Deloitte office, Sensitisation Powai Oracle office, Sensitisation Gurgaon
98
Sensitisation TCS, GG 7, Gurgaon TCS, GG 6, Gawal Sensitisation Pahari, Gurgaon Pernod Ricard, Cyber Sensitisation hub, Gurgaon UST Global, Cyber Sensitsation hub, Gurgaon Agrasar office, Sensitisation Gurgaon People Matters Sensitisation Office, Gurgaon
26
Sensitisation St Xavier's College Capgemini office, Sensitisation Gurgaon
18
Sensitisation IBM, Gurgaon
75
Sensitisation IBM staff, Gurgaon
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Sensitisation TCS staff, Gurgaon
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16 February 2016
Viviana mall
25
24 February 2016 25, 26 February 2016
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01 March 2016
Gurgaon Antarchakshu volunteer training A wide cross-section of people in Gurgaon Designers (Faculty and students)
27
01 March 2016
Rotarians
28
22 April 2016
IT professionals
29
30 April 2016
30
06 May 2016
Students Corporate professionals
31 32
26 May 2016 29 May 2016
PhD students Professionals, Students
24
Viviana mall Sensitisation Security staff Gurgaon Anatarchakshu Sensitisation volunteers Gurgaon Sensitisation Antarchakshu
30
150 1260
Sensitisation ISDI-Leaf Rotary Club of Awareness Bombay Microsoft office, Sensitisation Hyderabad Rotaract Club, Ruia Sensitisation College MAAC Office Sensitisation (Aptech), Andheri IITB-Monash Research Academy, Sensitisation Powai Sensitisation At Andheri TOTAL
30 111 52 31 30
37 29 4027
(Pic 1) An awareness and sensitisation workshop; (Pic 2) Distribution of assistive devices
Awards The Rotary Club of Mumbai Sion presented an award to Dr Sam Taraporevala as part of its Vocational Excellence Awards. The award was presented by Dattajirao Desai, a former municipal official. Dr Sam Taraporevala was awarded the Louis Braille Award 2015 by the Pragyachakshu Mahila Sewa Kunj, Surendranagar, Gujarat.
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Conclusion We would like to extend our gratitude to our funders, partners, and sponsors without whom we would not have been able to come this far. We would like to specially thank Great Eastern CSR Foundation, Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited, Sightsavers, Dhun Pestonji Parakh Discretionary Trust, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Samruddha Resources Ltd, a contribution by Armaity Keki Namver in memory of her brother late Hoshang Keki Namver, Johnson and Johnson Ltd, Godrej, State Bank of India, SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, Dept of Disability Affairs (Govt of India), Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd, NCR Corporation India Pvt Ltd, Union Bank of India, and Lions Club of East Bombay for supporting our various projects. A big thank you to our large pool of volunteers as well. Their commitment ensures that a small organisation like the XRCVC is able to touch the lives of countless people all over the country. In conclusion, we would like to place on record our deep appreciation to St. Xavier’s College— the management, staff members and students, for demonstrating to educational institutes all over the country how a centre of learning can be truly inclusive to persons with disabilities, particularly blind and low-vision persons. Special thanks to Dr Agnelo Menezes, the principal, whose continued support and guidance has helped the XRCVC continue as a centre of excellence of national repute. Dr Sam Taraporevala Director, XRCVC.
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ANNEXURE VI PARADIGM 2016 Paradigm is the pan-departmental inter-collegiate science festival of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai (Autonomous), organised with the aim to be a unique interdisciplinary scientific experience for those participating and organising alike. It encompasses an exhibition displaying exhibits based on various principles and fields of science, a public lecture series (called Professor X) featuring eminent scientists, and events based on the application of science. This year, the third edition of Paradigm was organised to celebrate 30 years of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Paradigm 2016 began with a pre-festival talk titled “Computing with Quantum Mechanics” which was delivered on the 15th of January by Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The talk included the birth and development of quantum mechanics through the last century and concluded with the cutting-edge research which is presently going on in the field of quantum computing. On the morning of the 18th of January, the festival was officially inaugurated by Dr. SumanGovil, Advisor to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), at St. Xavier’s Collegewhere she, along with Principal Dr. AgneloMenezes and Vice Principal Dr. RajendraShinde opened the Paradigm Exhibition, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the activation of a Rube-Goldberg machine. Dr. Govilthen took a round of the Exhibition where she interacted with the students presenting their respective exhibits, some of which were a Tesla coil, molecular gastronomy experiments, the Tower of Hanoi and variousexperiments depicting scientific phenomena, amongst others. She then proceeded to thecollege’s multimedia room to deliver a lecture on “Opportunities in Science” where she spoke about new opportunities that have arisen as a result of the leap in scientific knowledge and understanding in our country and outside.
Dr. Suman Govil inaugurating paradigm
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The Exhibition was visited by a large crowd, including students from various colleges as well as school students from Vibgyor School and St. Xavier’s Boys High School. Of the exhibits on display, the Liquid Nitrogen exhibit managed by an expert from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Researchdemonstrating the nature and behaviour of liquid nitrogen was very popular amongst the school children.
The liquid nitrogen exhibit
Dr. Shubha Tole
The public lecture series of Paradigm 2016, known as ProfessorX, officially began at 1 PM with a talk by Dr. ShubhaTole, senior scientist from TIFR, and a few of her research students who helped conduct the lecture-cum-demonstration sessionon the working of the human brain, titled “Wiring up the Brain”. Her session was followed by that of Dr. Steven Spallone from IISER Pune, speaking on Sierpinski’s Triangle and the geometry of number theory. The concluding session for the first day of Paradigm was an interview of PadmaVibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, conducted by our Vice Principal Dr. RajendraShinde, discussing issues ranging from nuclear energy in India to his personal and academic achievements in his illustrious career. The second day of Paradigm began with the exhibition opening at 10 AM. The first talk was conducted at 1PM by Dr. Palash Pal, from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, speaking on “The History and Mystery of Calendars.” His talk explored the birth and existence of the concept of different calendars and their consistency. The subsequent talk, titled “From Soup to Superstar: The Making of a Marine Icon” was conducted by Dr. KartikShanker, from IISc, Bangalore, and discussed the plight of sea turtles in coastal India. The final session of ProfessorX and Paradigm 2016 was that of Dr. Henry Throop from the Planetary Science Institute, Arizona, USA. Besides speaking on Pluto as a planet in general, he also spoke of his experiences as a core member of the team which designed and sent the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto, in collaboration with NASA.
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Dr. Henry Throop after his talk
Dr. Anil Kakodkar with dr. Rajendra Shinde
Aside from hosting eminent scientific personalities, Paradigm also featured intercollegiate events such as a general science quiz, and a Model United Nations Symposium. In conclusion, Paradigm 2016 successfully catered to the college’s need for a primarily academic festival dedicated to the pure sciences, an aim which was generously aided by the Department of Biotechnology, Delhi, Government of India, while simultaneously setting a strong base for its continuation in the future.
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ANNEXURE VII
EVALUATIVE DEPARTMENT REPORTS- ARTS 2015-16 PUBLIC POLICY ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE AND ARCHEOLOGY ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE ENGLISH FRENCH HINDI HISTORY POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY 1.
Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Public Policy, 2013
2.
Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): PG
3.
Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: None
4.
Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester and choice based credit system
5.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: None
6.
Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors 7.
Sanctioned 2
Filled 2
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification
Designation
Specialization
Agnelo Menezes Fr Arun DeSouza S.J. Nandini Naik Awanish Kumar
MA, PhD
Principal
Economics
MA, PhD
Head of Department Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
MA, MPhil MA, MPhil
No. of No. of Ph.D. Years of Students Experience guided for the last 4 years 38 -
Sociology Politics(International Studies)
11
-
4
-
Development Studies
1
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11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: None 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: None 13. Research facility / centre with o state recognition: NA o national recognition: NA o international recognition: NA 14. Publications: o o o o o o
o o o o o
Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 3 (Refer Annexure XIII) Monographs: None Chapter(s) in Books: None Editing Books: None Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: None Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: None 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: None 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Participation in Seminars, Conferences and Workshops: None 18. Student projects o
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 100%
o
percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: 90%
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Title
Workshop Access Empowerment
Month Year is October, 2015
& Funding agency sponsoring agency Facebook
/ Collaborator Centre for Social Research (CSR)
21. Student profile course-wise Name of the Course Applications Received (refer question no 2) MA Certificate Courses 22.
Selected Male
Pass Percentage Female
Male
Female
(Refer Annexure XII) -------
Diversity of Students Name of the course % of (Refer questions no. 2)
students % of students % of students
from the college
from the state
% of students
from the other from the other state
counties
(Refer Annexure XIII) 23.
How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? One student has qualified for MHRD Teaching Assistantship for pursuing M. Phil in Planning and Development at the IIT, Mumbai.
24.
Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled
Data not available
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Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
71% 29%
26.
Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. None
27.
Present details about infrastructural facilities a) b) c) d) e)
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes Total number of class rooms: 2 Class rooms with ICT facility: 2 Students’ laboratories: Computer Lab
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: NA 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. The program was envisioned by Principal Agnelo Menezes based on the need of the hour to provide multi-disciplinary skills to understand, analyse and evaluate the ever-expanding role of the government in the economy, polity and society. The program aims to create public policy analysts trained to solve real world problems. Experts in the field were also consulted. Valuable contributions were made by our HOD Father Arun, Julie Hudman, a visiting professor with (a PhD from John Hopkins and extensive experience in the field) and other members of the BOS. We have tried to make our course unique by researching on options available in India as well as abroad. Continuous feedback is taken from students to improve the program. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from o Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes, these inputs are used to continuously modify the course content, teaching as well as in using more innovative methods of evaluation. o Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? The department takes written as well as oral feedback from the students. Students also participate in the BOS to give suggestions on the syllabi, evaluation methods, department activities etc. These inputs are incorporated to improve the outcome for the students. o Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? We are a new program, but our alumni is already contributing to the program by interacting Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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with our current students whenever required, putting us in touch with organisations and also enabling internship as well as employment opportunities. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1 2
Shivani Agarwal Akriti Rai
3 4 5
Shailesh Menon Chetan Bhakkad Marian Abraham
6
Sweta Narsale
McKinsey. Specialization in Public health Boston University Health Policy Analyst at Beacon Health Options, USA. Senior Assistant Editor at the Economic Times Manager, Advisory at Grant Thornton India LLP. pursuing the M. Phil program in Planning and Development at IIT-Bombay with a Teaching Assistantship offered by MHRD. Research and Communications Associate at Setco Foundation
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. • A talk by Dr Vivek Srinivasan of Stanford University on ‘Combating Corruption with Mobile Phones’ • A talk by Dr. Jagadeesh Gokhale of the Wharton School Public Policy Initiative on ‘Social Security Benefits’. • A talk by Adv. Nausheen Yousuf of Majlis on the implementation of laws related to women. • A talk by Mr. Rishi Agarwal on Climate Change. • A talk by Dr. Keerti Nakray of the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy on ‘Social Science Research Ethics’. • A talk by Mr. Mahendra Birhade from Indian Railways on ‘Urban Transportation’. • Workshop on Narratives of Conflict conducted by ‘Lit Live’. • Workshop on ‘Access is Empowerment’ conducted by CSR in association with Facebook. • Visit to the Canadian Consulate as part of a project on Foreign Policy. • Interaction of students with Debi Goenka of CAT, Stalin of Vanashakti and Sumaira Abdulali of Avaaz Foundation as a part of a study of the role played by NGOs in influencing Public Policy. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. • Chalk and Talk Method. • Use of audio visual tools to create an interest in the topic to be discussed. • Debates • Case studies • Guest lectures • Student projects and presentations • In class assignments Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Vivas based on group assignments. Use of Turn it in to enable students improve their writing skills Making academic resources available on moodle to facilitate students Field Visits Take home exams
34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? TAQs are administered at the end of the semester along with informal feedback taken through the semester. Student representatives also give their feedback during BOS meetings which is incorporated to improve the course. Discussion of question papers and assignments in class helps students to work towards bettering their learning outcomes. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. • A student wrote a white paper on Salt Pans for Mr. Debi Goenka of CAT. • Some students helped circulate messages to reduce noise pollution for the Avaaz Foundation. • Sakina Dhorajiwala works with a group creating awareness against genital mutilation of young girls in Mumbai and with an NGO working on improving governance through use of technology in Chattisgarh. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. • Students attended Policy Conclave 2015 on September 19, 2015 at the Convocation Hall of the University of Mumbai, organised by The Debating and Literary Society, Government Law College. • Students participated in a debate competition on ‘Should Skill training be mandatory at school level?’, on September 22, 2015 at Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Limited, Mumbai. Aprajita Sharma and Harnidh Kaur won this debate. • Students attended BSE Institute Conclave 2016 on January 06 and 07, 2016, at the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Limited, Mumbai. The following students bagged various positions Paper presentation on ‘Making Education Inclusive in Rural India.’ - Bhakti won the 1st prize and Surbhi Bhatia won the 2nd prize. Just-a-Minute (JAM) competition: Harnidh Kaur) won the 1st prize. Group Discussion on ‘Pseudo Intellectualism on Social Media': Surbhi Bhatia won the 1st prize Quiz Competition: Sakina Dhorajiwala and Gaurav Katiyar won 1st prize while Rajni George and Hamnah Mistry came second. • Students participated in Paradigm 2016 organised by the Science Department at St. Xavier’s College, Surbhi Bhatia and Nishant Gilatar won 1st prize in the event ‘Optimus Crime'. • Serena Fernando's paper on 'Representation of women in Tamil songs: Creativity or Misogyny' selected for publication in the Social Surfing journal of Centre for Social Research. • Surbhi Bhatia's paper on 'Getting Back to the Road through Disinvestment’ selected for publication in Athena, the journal of the Madras School of Economics. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Students participated in a debate on Morals and Ethics at the BSE. Harnidh Kaur was chosen as the Best Speaker and Serena Fernando as the second-Best Speaker on October 30th, 2015. Harnidh’s achievements A TEDx talk at Kalyani Nagar, Pune, on creativity and healing. 9th August 2015 (https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/15128) Talk at Social Responsibility Forum, NMIMS, on LGBTQ rights. 16th October 2015 Her book, ‘The Inability of Words’, is under publication with Writer's Workshop, Kolkata. Release date: April 2016 5 poems were accepted for publication in (E)razed Histories, under the Central University of Gujarat. Won 25 Under 25 organized by Campus Diaries, and attended a weekend of networking and workshops by industry experts, under the Writing category from 12-14 March, 2016.
37. State whether the programme/department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details: No 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Unique course in the Develop a strong area of Public Policy Seminar/Discussion internship wrt competitors room required for a program Master’s program Advantage of Xavier’s Very limited Placements brand Interaction with other departments of College Students from diverse No Indian texts on Creating a backgrounds, Public Policy collection of disciplines and cities Analysis with case books and audio studies. visual material on Public Policy in the library Encouraging work A very rushed Engagement with environment for January to April Industry and students as well as semester wrt Government faculty teaching and Departments to evaluation bridge the gap between research and policy. Multidisciplinary course providing research and critical thinking
Students being from different backgrounds have differing abilities in
Challenges Increasing number of new programs in the subject Lower fees in government aided programs To have a more even male to female ratio of students. Right now, more of female students. Dropouts and working students
Establishing High cost of academic accommodation for interaction with outstation students Public Policy
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Skills
coping with Programs at quantitative home and abroad. methods and academic writing.
39. Future plans of the department. • Strengthening Placement and Internships • Forging relationships and projects with Industry, Civil Society and Government agencies to enable students to learn and contribute to research, CSR activities and problem solving • An annual Policy Conclave • Xaviers Journal of Public Policy • As we mature we plan to enter into the area of consultancy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE & ARCHEOLOGY (AIC) 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Ancient Indian Culture, 1955 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: UG, PG and Ph. D 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professors Associate Professors 2 2 Asst. Professors 7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification
Dr. Anita Rane – Kothare
B.A, M.A, Dip Head and Pali, Ph. D. Associate Professor B.A, M.A, Ph. D Associate Professor
Dr. Radha Kumar
Designation
Specialization
No. of No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the last 4 years 25 1
Art, Conservation, Museology,Archaeolo gy, Indian Culture Religion, Literature, 22 Performing Arts
Nil
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: Not applicable
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9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio F.Y.B.A(per semester) S.Y.B.A(per semester) T.Y.B.A(per semester) M.A Part I(per Semester)Sem 1 M.A Part I Sem II M.A Part II(Sem III & IV) Ph.D
70 65 14 60 60 35 1
1 2 2 6 4 8 2
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NIL 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received projectwise: NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. o o o
Research facility / centre with state recognition : NIL National recognition : NIL international recognition: NIL
14. Publications: o Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 1, BLHS Explorer o Monographs: o Chapter(s) in Books o Editing Books o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) o Citation Index – range / average o SNIP o SJR o Impact factor – range / average o h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies: NIL
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18. Student projects: o o 19. o o o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental M.A. Surface Exploration with Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture – 100% Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: NIL
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty: None Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: 2 -Tata Fellowships in progress Students: None
20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: NIL 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course
Applications Received
Selected
(refer question no 2) BA MA Certificate Courses
Male
Female
Male
Female
(Refer Annexure XII) (Refer Annexure XII) --------
22. Diversity of Students: Name of the course % of students % of (Refer questions no. 2)
Pass Percentage
from
students % of students % of students
the from the state
college
from the orther from the other state
counties
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23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations: 01 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection
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25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
50% 50%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for staff and students : Yes c. Total number of class rooms : 40 sharable bases d. Class rooms with ICT facility : 40 e. Students’ laboratories : Nil f. Research laboratories : Nil 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: NIL 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes, TAQ Self-improvement through effective communication Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? TAQ Self-improvement through effective communication alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? NIL 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Name Vidya Dahejia Marzabeen Todddywala Sandhini Potdar Pooja Tillu Shalmali Kholgade Alyssa Mendonsa
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Itisha Poladia Vaidehi Savnal Sai Ghatpande Anita Rane-Kothare Jason Johns
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. • The students of SYBA under the guidance of Dr. Anita Rane-Kothare and Dr. Hrishikesh Samant went on a field trip to Sinnar, Nasik. The field trip included visits to Gargoti Mineral Museum, Infant Jesus Church and Gondeshwar Temple as part of their syllabus on Museology, Tourism and Heritage Management. • A group of students of S.Y.B.A and T.Y.B.A attended the N.G.M.A workshops on “Jamini Roy” and “Clay Ganesha”. • The T.Y.B. A students undertook an internship at the J.B. Petit Hall, Nariman Point, wherein they received training and carried our conservation under the guidance of Mr. Anupam Sah. • The students of T.Y.B.A. attended the certificate course on Hinduism in the month of December conducted by the Inter-Religious Dept., St. Xavier’s College. • The Brazilian Film week was held in collaboration with the Consulate General of Brazil in Mumbai and the Dept. of English, students submitted reviews which were judged and prizes were given to the winners. • The department conducted a “Befriending Coat of Arms” in collaboration with the Museum Society of Bombay in the “Indian Coat of Arms Exhibition”, CSMVS curated by Mr. Anuj Pakvasa the collector. The activity was conducted for the M.A. A.I.C. students by Mr. Anuj Pakvasa and Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare assisted by Mr. Jason Johns included a Curator’s Walk followed by a quiz. The winners of the quiz were awarded prizes in the gallery itself by Dr. Pheroza Godrej. • Students of the department attended lectures by Dr. Irving Finkel, Asst. Keeper of Mesopotamian Script, British Museum in September.Dr. Anita assisted Dr. Finkel in studying Mesoptamian seal at the Heras institute, followed by a visit to Elephanta caves. • The department conducted two Paramparik Karigar Workshops from 19th -20th October wherein the artisans (national award winners) came and taught the students how to make leather puppets and palm leaf etchings. • Dr. Anita Rane-Kothare, Mr. Jason Johns and a group of students from T.Y.B.A. and S.Y.B.A. A.I.C. attended an Art Management Workshop at Piramal Foundation, Parel in November and “Technical Meeting on Conservation Treatments” held in collaboration by the CSMVS and CTS at the CSMVS from 30th November -2nd December 2015 • As part of the departmental festival Paramparik Karigar workshops on Leheriya by national award winner Mr. Badshah Miya and Pattachitra were also held. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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The department in collaboration with Deccan College of Archaeology, Pune and The Museum Society of Bombay organised a Site Seminar at Jogeshwari, Mandapeshwar and Elephanta Caves by Prof. Walter M. Spink, Professor Emeritus, History of Art, University of Michigan. The seminar was conducted by Emeritus Prof. Dr. Walter Spink with inputs from Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare, HoD, Dr. Shreekant Jadhav, Deccan College and Dr. Saryu Doshi, Art Historian. The students got a good exposure in the areas of Art and Architecture, Cave Architecture, Geology and India through the Ages as they went through each site and examined the minute details. • “Befriending Museums”, an activity in collaboration with the Dept. of Ancient Indian Culture and Archaeology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, within the Tabiyat Exhibition and Lakshmi Gallery, CSMVS, was conducted for 60 students from the college by Dr. Anita Rane-Kothare and assisted by Mr. Jason Johns. • The Dept. of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, in collaboration with the MSB went on a cultural tour to Ladakh for Members.The group led by Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare visited the Sulabh Toilet Museum, Delhi, Domkhar Petroglyphs, Alchi and many other monasteries in Ladakh 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. • Fieldtrips • Lectures • Interactive Lectures or Audio-Visuals • Demonstrations • Guest lectures • Use of model, replicas or specimens • Workshops & Practical 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? • Fieldtrips with quizzes / reports/ On –site test • Interactive Lectures or Audio-Visuals • Use of model, replicas or specimens • Workshops & Practical with quizzes / reports /Making samples after workshops • Charts, Models and Exhibition • Lectures and Presentations by groups and individual students 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities: Collaborative work with Chattrapathi Shivaji Vastu Sangralaya 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: a. Surface Exploration carried out by the M.A students was published in the Bombay explorer Vol 53 and 54 ISSN No. 2278-117X Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Anita Rane- Kothare: a. She was invited to deliver guest lectures at Somaiya College on Buddhist art, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya on Heritage Laws and Antiquarian Acts, , H.R College on Indian Culture and Art and a lecture on Museology at S.N.D.T College Matunga,J.J. School of Art for a lecture on Temple Architecture, etc. b. She was invited to deliver a lecture on “Comparative Mythology” for Honours ProgrammeMythology Workshop at St. Xavier’s College. c. She was invited to deliver a guest lecture at Jai Hind College for a lecture on Water Management systems in Ancient India followed by a fieldtrip to Mahakali Caves. d. Her paper on Mamledarwadi was published in the BLHS Explorer e. She was invited to as a Chairperson and Key-note speaker at a Conference on ‘Applied History: Inter Disciplinary Approaches and Contemporary Relevance ‘at Aurangabad on 27th August 2015. Her address paper was titled ‘Construction and Application of History with an Interdisciplinary Approach’. f. She was elected as Vice Chairperson of the Museum Society of Bombay in November 2015. g. She was featured in the programme “Samrachna” on EPIC Channel . h. She was a recipient of the best paper award for the 7th Mani Kamerkar Memorial Seminar. i. Dr. Kothare was also invited to be a participant at a week-long workshop at Ahmedabad on Heritage Management and Conservation in Februry2016. Dr. Radha Kumar: a. Delivered a lecture "Whispering Stones " on the hidden myths behind the sculptures behind the Pallava period. Under Katha project. b. Was invited as a speaker for Panel discussion on the theme " Challenges of Women in achieving Professional Competencies" Deliverd a lecture on the sub theme "Women through the agesspecial references to Ancient India. " At Hansraj Jivandas College of Education. c. Was invited as a speaker at the 50th Golden Jubilee year at Nalanda Dance Research centre of Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalaya- Juhu on the theme "How to synergise Education and Culture. " d. Was invited as a Chief Examiner for Senior students to certify, their overall Bharatanatyam repertoire by Geeta Nirthya Vidyalaya, Mulund, . e. An article in Speaking Tree ( Times of India) was published " The Saundraya Lahiri of Adi Shankarachraya" f. Was invited to deliver a Lecture by the Sanskrit Department ,University of Mumbai. The topic " The role of Mythology in the tradition of Performing arts. " g. Was invited as a Guest of honour in Sishuvan school- Matunga , to preside on play session to stage stories on Historical themes, staged by 6th and 7 th standard students. h. Was invited as Resource person for Seminar/ Workshop on Drama and Art in Education. By Bombay Teachers Training College, Delivered a lecture on Drama and Art for social intervention. i. Was invited as a Resource person for the International Dutch programme at Hiranandani Foundation School. Topic of the lecture- Indian Culture the Philosophy within. j. Was invited as Resource person and conducted a workshop on “Art and Drama in Education” by Hansraj Jivandas college of Education. k. Delivered a lecture on the multidimensional aspect of Indian Culture at the FEM Executive Management Programme. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Was invited for the Expert Talk on the topic “Art as a peacemaker” At the Education for Peace conference at KJ Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research. Also, Chaired the paper presentations thereafter on the subtheme- Striving for Harmony within. Was invited to deliver a lecture at the Thakur Shyamanarayan College of Education and Research for the regional level seminar and workshop. The topic was: Understanding Forms of Art and Drama.” Was invited to deliver a lecture and conduct a session at the Somaiya Cente of life long learning on “An Aesthetic confluence- When the chisel and bells spoke in the same rhythm.” Was invited to deliver a lecture at the National seminar on Indian Aesthetics organised by the Indian council of Philosophical Research- New Delhi. Presented a paper titled “When the chisel and the bells spoke in the same rhythm –an aesthetic Confluence. “ In-house Was invited to deliver a lecture / paper presentation on "Indian Culture: A spectrum" for the International Seminar," Globalization, capital flow and Development. “This was organised by the Council of International Programmes, St Xavier’s College. Invited to present a paper and deliver a lecture at the National Seminar organised by the Department of Political Science- St Xavier's College on Political Thinkers and on the theme State is Power. The topic of her lecture " State and Power- Exploring the Ethical FoundationA Holistic view of Gautama Buddha. Presented a paper at the 9th Mani Kamerkar Memorial State level Seminar on Maritime Heritage of India, with the joint collaboration of the Museum Society, Heras Institute and Dept of Ancient Indian Culture, Title of her paper, " Literary sources in the study of Maritime History." Dr. Radha Kumar was invited to deliver a presentation /cum lecture on the interplay between Dance and Sculptures. The title of the lecture, When the Chisel and the bells spoke in the same rhythm at Somaiya Centre for Lifelong Learning. 3rd May 2016, to deliver a lecture/demonstration at Thakur ShyamNarayan College of Education and Research. Topic of presentation “Understanding Forms of Art and Drama. “1st April 2016, a lecture /Demonstration on constructing the essence of Krishna as a socio, historical and political figure. Students from M.A.A.I.C were selected to deliver research papers in the month of June, at the Bombay Local History Seminar. This included Mr. Jason Johns: The Pakvasa Family, Ms. Ornella Dsouza: Undertakers in Mumbai, etc. Dr. Anita took a fieldtrip for students of IIT, Powai with their professor Dr. Kavi Arya to Kanheri Caves, Borivali on 14th June this was followed by a half day exploratory session around South Bombay and the CSMVS on 21st June 2015. The M.A. students successfully conducted Surface Exploration on the Local History of Bombay, the research of which has been published in the Bombay Explorer Vol. 54 & 55 ISSN No. 2278-117X
1. 2. 3. 4 5
Mani Kamerkar Memorial Seminar (State Level) 1st August 2015 Dr. Anita Rane Kothare Hera: The Missing link Dr. Radha Kumar Sources for study of Maritime Heritage Jason Johns The Nestorian Monastery at Sir Bani Yas Island Siddhi Deshpande & Dr. Dilip Balsekar Numismatic Sources for Maritime Heritage All 20 Students of M.A. Part II presented papers
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37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details: NO 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strength Qualified staff
Weakness Lack of additional staff member, does not permit the existing staff to do research. Less space Infrastructural facilities lacking: Wi-fi, laptops, projector /keys (for post graduate lectures), etc Enthusiasm of staff to get creative with syllabus oriented as well as other academic activities (fieldtrips, workshops, inviting external speakers, interactive lectures, etc)
Opportunity
Challenges
39. Future plans of the department. o Interdisciplinay Workshops, seminars o Certificate Courses o E-learning
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS & COMMERCE 1. Name of the Department and Year of Establishment: Economics, 1953 2. Name of programmes, courses offered: UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies. 4. Annual/Semester/Choice based credit system: Semester based 5. Participation of the department in courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. No. of teaching posts sanctioned and filled:
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 1 4
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Qualification
Designation
Specialization
Dr Agnelo Menezes Dr Aditi Samant Ms Manali Pawar Ms Aparna Kulkarni
PhD
Principal
Economics
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No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years Nil
PhD
Economics
15
Nil
Economics
6
Nil
Economics
6.4
Nil
Mr Rahul Menon
MA
Assisstant Professor Assisstant Professor Assisstant Professor Assisstant Professor
Economics
1
Nil
MA MA
8.
Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty: Nil
9.
Student –Teacher Ratio: F.Y.B. A FYB.Sc. S.Y.B. A T.Y.B. A
90 35 90 60
No. of Years of Experience
1 1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: None 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from national agency: 1 Total Grant sanctioned: 12, 30,000 and Total grants received: Rs. 7,30,000/12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.: None 13. Research facility / centre: o State recognition o National recognition o International recognition
: NIL : NIL : NIL
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o o o o o
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: NA 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NA 17. Faculty recharging strategies: NO 18. Student projects o o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter- departmental: 100% Percentage of students doing project in collaboration with industries / institutes: None
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized: Event
Title
Symposium
Economics symposium
Month Year 2015
& Funding agency sponsoring agency Data not available
/ Collaborator None
21. Student Profile: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) FYBA
Applications received 100
Selected Male 35
Female 65
TYBA
70
25
45
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students: Name of the course % of students % of students % of students % of students (Refer questions no. 2) from the from the state from the other from the other college state counties (Refer Annexure XIII) 23. No. of students who have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any ther competitive examinations: Data not available Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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24. Student Progression: Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 70% Data not available Data not available Data not available Data not available 20 %
0.20%
25. Diversity of Staff: Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
80 % 20%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None 27. Present Details of Infrastructure: a. Library: Yes b. Internet Facility for Staff and Students: Yes c. Total no. of classrooms: 40 shared classrooms d. Classrooms with ICT Facility: 40 e. Student Laboratoy: None f. Research Laboratory: None 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? YES 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o o o
Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? Yes Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes, through Teaching Assessment Questionaires. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? NO
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31. List the distinguished alumni of the Department: o Rajdeep Sardesai(Journalist), o Subir Gokarn(Economist), o Errol Dsouza (Professor,) o IIM Ahmedabad), o Anu Aga(Thermax) 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes: o Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture: Dr. Prachi Mishra, RBI o Khanadala Economics Seminar o Economics Symposium 33. Teaching Methods: o Power Point Presentations o Discussions o Flipped Classroom o Moodle o Documentaries 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Lecture Plans and Continuous Assessments 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities 36. Beyond syllabus scholarly activities: Honours Programme 37. Accredition by other agencies: No 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strength Weaknesses Opportunities Qualified and High Teacher-pupil None experienced ratio, non- availability faculty, of teaching or Infrastructure technical assistance
Challenges Giving quality time for teaching and research amidst continuous exam pattern without any technical assistance
39. Future Plans: Student Exchange Programmes, Research Unit
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: English, 1869. 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned 1 2
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 1 2
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification
Designation
Dr Pearl Pastakia
M.A, M Phil, Ph.D
Ms Rashmi Lee George Dr. Prasita Mukherjee
M.A
Head and Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Ms Sana Ahmed
MA
MA, PhD
Specialization
Life writings, poetry
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No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years None
Eco-critisicn, Media English Literature (History of Eng. Lit. and Lit. Crit.)
7
None
8
None
1.5 years (in a leave vacancy since Nov.15
None
Assistant Professor
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8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty –programme-wise information: o 20/57 lectures in odd semester and 20/54 lectures in even semester 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: o TYBA: 1 teacher: 51students - full majors and 1:60 (half-majors); o SYBA 1:114; Mass Comm.: 1: 56 o FYBA 1:107 o Effective English Skills 1:115 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: None 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: Nil 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: Nil 13. Research facility / centre with o o o
State recognition National recognition Iinternational recognition
: Nil : Nil : Nil
14. Publications: Nil o o o o o o o o o o o
Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): None Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 17. Faculty recharging strategies o Weekly / Fortnightly Dept. Meetings to facilitate discussion o Enhancement of Infrastructure: Laptop facility o Once a year, the faculty and TYBA students take an outing to Khandala or to a cinema hall nearby. This year the outing was taken to Metro to see the film, “Chalk and Duster” Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 100% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: Nil
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: Nil 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications received
Selected Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students: (Refer Annexure XII) Name of the course (Refer questions no. 2)
% of students from the college
% of % of students students from the orther from the state state (Refer Annexure XIII)
% of students from the other counties
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? None 24. Student progression Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG PG to M.Phil. Data not available PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
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25. Diversity of Staff: Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
50 % 50%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: 01 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes Total number of class rooms: 40 classrooms – shared with other disciplines Class rooms with ICT facility: 40 Students’ laboratories: NA Research laboratories: NA
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: NIL 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes, it is discussed by the Board of Studies at its Meetings and changes incorporated into teaching-learning and evaluation
o
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? –do-
o
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? As above
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Name Namit Das Quasar Padamsee Ayesha Dharker Fahad Samar Arundhati Subramaniam Pervin Saket
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Abbas Tyrewalla Behroze Shroff Melanie Silgardo.
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/seminar) with external experts. o International Creative Writing Program with Visiting Auhors from Iowa University; o Discussions with Visiting Author from Australia. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o Lectures always accompanied by discussions o peer learning o audio-visual presentations by teachers and/or students o e-learning o film screening. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? o Through meetings of the faculty with Principal; among faculty members; among students and faculty members; board meetings; meetings and feedback obtained during moderation 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. None 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. o The department holds an annual festival, ITHAKA, which stages literary classics as also original plays written by students. o A research journal edited by students and guided by the faculty. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. None 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strength Weakness Committed students & faculty
Opportunity -
Challenges Large no of studnets
39. Future plans of the department: o to start an annual film festival
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DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: French 1901 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. like arts, science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system:Semester based credit system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors 01 01 7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Alpana Palkhiwale
Qualification
Designation
Specialization
M.A. French NET
Assistant Professor
French Literature and Language
No. of Years of Experience 15
No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years None
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: Nil 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: FYBA French Compulsory F.Y.B.A French Ancillary S.Y.B.A French Ancillary
150 18 18
1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: Nil
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11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: NA o National: None o International funding agencies None o Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NA 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition : Nil o National recognition o International recognition : Nil
: Nil
14. Publications: NA o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) o Monographs o Chapter(s) in Books o Editing Books o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) o Citation Index – range / average o SNIP o SJR o Impact factor – range / average o h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Nil 18. Student projects o o
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes:
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
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Event
Title
Month & Year
Forum
Access is Empowerment
Funding agency sponsoring agency None
/ Collaborator
November, French Embassy 2015 Participants included Atttache Linguistique from Ambassade de France and fro French Consulate Mumbai as well as dignitaries from trade and Commerce sectors. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) A.FRC 1.01 & 2.01 A.FRA 1.01 & 2.01 A.FRA 3.01 & 3.02 A.FRA 4.01 & 4.02
Applications received
Selected Male Female 18 137 01 14 00 17 00 17 (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course % of students % of students % of students % of students (Refer questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the orther from the other state counties (Refer Annexure XIII) 23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NA 24. Student progression: (No Third Year s Qs 23 and 24 does not apply) Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled
NA
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Library: Collection of reference book in the Department Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes, Knowledge centre Total number of class rooms: 40 shared with stududents of other stream Class rooms with ICT facility Students’ laboratories: None Research laboratories: None
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. o The Board of Studies has two student representatives who take a feedback from the students and suggestions based on the feedback are taken into account before framing the syllabus for the program. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes, used in revising upgrading of syllabus o students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? TAQs give a student feedback it helps in understanding what changes need to be made in teaching learning and evaluation methods o alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10): NA 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. o Under the French Forum a special session was organized for the students by Ms. Sapna Verma from French Trade Commission to highlight job opportunities with connection in French, o Ms. Amruta Datar from Edu France Desk of Alliance Francaise spoke to the students on possibilities of higher education in France. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o Under Autonomy Teaching Learning is based on using various classroom techniques going beyond the Talk and Chalk method. Use of ICT, as it is learning a foreign language use of Audio visual methods, Language Lab, Internet based techniques like Turnitin and o Moodle. Animation of the classroom with Group discussions, Debates, Quiz. A shift from the classroom being teacher centric to student centric. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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o o o o o o
The Evaluation methods also reflect a good mix of innovation and creativity. The individual presentations in French in both Compulsory and Ancillary classes helps the students to learn to speak and coherently express themselves in French. The written assignments teach them to analytically develop their ideas. Projects like Photo Roman bring out their literary skills and creativity. The assignments on Film Appreciation and Subtitling a film are highly appreciated by the students. The Continuous Evaluation system gives the student a regular progress of his understanding. It helps him to understand the areas where he needs to focus more. Even for the teacher it gives an insight into students progress.
34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? o
Continuous Evaluation of the students based on class tests, assignments, presentations and feedback in the form of TAQs Teaching Assessment Questionnaires.
35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended a workshop organised by Attache Linguistique Consulat de France in Mumbai under IFI on ‘Emploi des documents en classe de FLE’ at Ramnairain Ruia College on 27th June 2015. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended the French Forum organised by Ambassade de France in Mumbai on ‘Us of French in Professional Sectors’ at St. Xaviers College, on 26 th & 27th Nov 2015. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended an International Colloque on Traduction organised by the Department of French Mumbai University, and Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle at Mumbai University Kalina, on 18th and 19th Jan 2016. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended a workshop organised by Attache Linguistique Consulat de France in Mumbai under IFI on ‘Les medias en classe de FLE’ at Alliance Francaise de Bombay on 30th Jan 2016. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended a workshop organised by Ambassade de France in Mumbai under IFI on ‘Les Solutions en classe de FLE’ at Ramnairain Ruia College on 27th and 28th Feb 2016. o Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale participated in the Group Discussion on ‘Introducing Professional French under University courses’ at the French Forum organized by Ambassade de France in Mumbai on ‘Us of French in Professional Sectors’ at St. Xaviers College, on 26th and 27th Nov 2015 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: Honors Programme 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. NA 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Strength Weakness Opportunity Dedicated and Higher ratio of hardworking studnets student and teacher 39.
Challenge
Future plans of the department. o Full fledged Remedial Course for weaker students, Use of Language Lab in regular teaching Internships for students although they do not necessarily do o French in the Third year. Starting of an applied Component in the Third Year from the academic year 2016-17
DEPARTMENT OF HINDI 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Department of Hindi, est. 1950 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester System 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professors Associate Professors 1 1 Asst. Professors 7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification
Dr. Asha MA, PhD Naithani Dayama
Designation
Specialization
Associate Professor
Hindi Novels
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8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NA 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: FYBA Hindi Compulsory F.Y.B.A Hindi Ancillary S.Y.B.A hindi Ancillary
150 15 16
1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: None 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: a) National: None b) international funding agencies: None c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: None 12.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: None
13.
Research facility / centre with o State recognition o National recognition o International recognition
14.
: None : None : None
Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 1 – ‘EXPLORE’: मु रदाघर, एक और मु रदाघर o Monographs: None o Chapter(s) in Books: None o Editing Books: None o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: None o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): NA o Citation Index – range / average: None o SNIP: NA o SJR: NA o Impact factor – range / average: NA o h-index: NA
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o o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: NA Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: NA
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: NA o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: NA o Students: NA 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. National Seminar – None International Seminar- None 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected received Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course (Refer % of students % of students % of students % of students questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the orther from the other state counties (Refer Annexure XIII) 23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? None 24. Student progression: Not applicable Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled
Not applicable
25. Diversity of staff
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Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
100%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NA 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. Library - Yes b. Internet facilities for staff and students - Yes c. Total number of class rooms – 40 – shared with studnets of other streams d. Class rooms with ICT facility - 40 e. Students’ laboratories – None f. Research laboratories – None 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College. Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. – o Remedial Classes for FYBA Compulsory students. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? College TAQ b. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Class Discussion with students on various topics regarding syllabus and teaching methods. c. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? NA 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Richa Nigam Sachit Puranik Namit Das Ashok Balakrishnan Ankita Bhargava Akshat Nigam Ryan Fernandez Prabuddhya Dayama Manas Shashidharan Jacob Shashank Vaity
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32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: None this year. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes – Movie Screening, Seminar with Paper Presentations, Practical Assignments like Making their own Radio Shows, Writing, acting in and Directing a Play etc. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Classroom Participation, Discussion, Marks for CIAs 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: o Annual Department festival called Antas is organized by students, where they write+direct+act in plays, Kavi Semmalan is organized where students present and recite their own poems. Students also helped organize the National Seminar for the department. o Also, this year, the students of SYBA Ancillary, together went for the play “Ek Mulaqat” based on the lives of Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details: No. 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Department Festival – Antas – contributes to leadership and creative skills development Students’ Creative contribution in Hindi plays, poems, songs etc. Bonding between the students and the professor leading to healthy out-ofsyllabus discussions on various literary topics The Media paper gives the students an exposure to the professional world of Radio, Advertising,
Opportunities: Weakness Challenges Biggest Weakness is Media (Journalism, Students of North-Eastern the Student-Teacher Advertising, Radio, and South Indian belt face Ratio (280:1) Film, Television) severe language barriers in Hindi classes Disinterest of students Literature & creative Compulsory Hindi classes of at FYBA Compulsory writing FYBA have huge number of level students, thereby leading to less attention on the weak ones. No Hindi at TYBA Government & PSUs Need for assistance teacher. level. Hindi Departments like ONGC, Banks, Railways etc.
Teaching (School, College, PG level)
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Film & Television Annual Hindi Seminar gives the Ancillary students an opportunity to go beyond syllabus and learn something more about Hindi literature
UPSC, MPSC exams
39. Future plans of the department: • Start Hindi at TYBA level and get more professors
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: History estb. 1869 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 2 -
Filled 2 -
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Dr. Fleur D’Souza Mr Avkash Jadhav
M.A, B. Ed, Ph. D M.A.
Associate Professor Associate Professor
Medieval Indian History
32
Nil
19
Nil (leave vacancy)
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NIL 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio F.Y.B. A S.Y.B. A T.Y.B. A
100 100 20
1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NIL 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: (Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise:) o National o International funding agencies and o Total grants received: Dr. Fleur D’Souza: UGC minor research project. 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition: None o National recognition: None o International recognition: None 14. Publications: Nil o o o o o o o o o o o
number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
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16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Mr. Avkash Jadhav on FIP leave for Ph. D. studies. 18. Student projects o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 100% o Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : None 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. None 21. Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected received Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students 23. Name of the course (Refer % of students % of students % of students % of students questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the other from the other state counties (Refer Annexure XIII) 24. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? None 25. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled Data not available
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26. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
50 % 50%
27. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None 28. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: yes Total number of class rooms : 40 – shared with the students of other streams Class rooms with ICT facility: 40 Students’ laboratories: None Research laboratories: None
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. NA 30. Does the department obtain feedback from o
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it?
o
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?
o
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10): Data not available 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: None 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department 39. Future plans of the department.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Political Science- 1954-55 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned 02
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 02
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt. / Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name
Qualification
Designation
Specialization
Dr. Pratiba Naitthani
MA, B. Ed and Ph. D
Asst. Prof.
Indian Govt & Politics
20
No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years Nil
Shazia Shaikh
MA and M. Phil
Asst. Prof.
International Relations
2
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8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: Nil 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: F.Y.B. A S.Y.B. A T.Y.B. A
100 90-100 30-50
1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: 01 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National: NIL b) International funding agencies: NIL c) Total grants received: NIL 12.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: Nil
13.
Research facility / centre with: None o state recognition: None o national recognition: None o international recognition: None
14.
Publications: o Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 5 o Monographs: One o Chapter(s) in Books: 2 o Editing Books: NA o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: NA o Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): NA o Citation Index – range / average: NA o SNIP: NA o SJR: NA o Impact factor – range / average: NA o h-index: NA
15.
Details of patents and income generated: Nil
16.
Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil
17.
Faculty recharging strategies: NA
18.
Student projects: o
19.
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental : 100% o Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes NA Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by: NA
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o o o 20.
Faculty: None Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None Students: None
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Event Title Month & Funding agency / Collaborator Year sponsoring agency National Access is Empowerment August, Private None seminar 2015
21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected received Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course (Refer questions no. 2)
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from the other state (Refer Annexure XIII)
% of students from the other counties
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? : Civil Services: 3 Students; 1 in Army NET/SLET: 1 student 24.
Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 10 03 02 Data not available Data not available Data not available
Data not available
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Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: 01
27.
Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library Internet facilities for staff and students Total number of class rooms Class rooms with ICT facility Students’ laboratories Research laboratories
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. No 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o o o
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? In the board of studies and the response is very good. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Dept. Seminars: o Organized one-day National Seminar on Political Thinkers on 3rd August 2015. Association Activities: o Parimal Shroff National Essay Writing Competition- 2015 o Organized Youth Parliament (Inter-College) in February 2016. Talks / Lectures: o Prof Hu Jintao from China delivered a lecture on Indo- Chinese Relations, 2015 o Adv. Prakash Ambedkar talk organized to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar. 2016 Work-shops: o Workshop on Research paper writing Dr. Priti Rawat in 2015 o Prof Kanchana Mahadevan had conducted Research paper writing workshop in August 2016. Field Trips: o TYBA Political Science students and faculty (batch of 2015-16) made field visit to Marathwada. o TY students and faculty visited Vidhan Bhawan in 2014 and 2015 Seminars o every year CIA 2 of TYBA in Khandala Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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o one day National Seminar on Political Thinkers on 3rd August 2015. Department magazine – o o
Vox Polpuli from 2010- 2015 Samvad 2015 onwards students write research papers and articles.
33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o Chalk and talk o PPT o Audio-visuals: o Documentaries o Short-Videos and Class discussions o Guest speakers. 34.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? We have the different methods of evaluation- CIA and End Semester. We also discuss the papers, assignment and presentation with students in order to help them improve especially those who have been getting lesser marks.
35.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. We have a Xavier’s Political Science Association, comprising of faculty and students from our Department. XPSA is responsible for organizing the departmental events such as Seminars, Workshop, guest lectures and Youth Parliament. In the current year, XPSA has come up with the Political Awareness Drive for two days in which students from different departments had actively participated.
36.
Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. The Dept. has an annual magazine “Samvad” in which the students write Research papers and Articles. o The Dept organizes annual Essay Writing National Competition, enabling the students to go beyond the syllabus and come up with creative ideas. o The dept organizes annual Intercollegiate Youth Parliament, recreating the Indian Parliament. o
37.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details.:
38.
Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Every year the Political Science Dept prints its annual magazine Samvad with research papers and articles written by the students along with
Weaknesses Opportunities Challeneges o We are constrained because of the large size of our classes.
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interviews of prominent personalities.
The Department Parliamentary debate.
The Department has interdisciplinary focus.
organizes It is also a physical constrain as the number of lectures are high, no microphones in the class and the class strength is also big. a strong Too much of paper and administrative work.
The Department organizes workshops A lot of correction work and film week on relevant socio- which deprives the teachers political issues. of any time for research or any such other work. The Dept. organize visit to Vidhan sabha for the TYBA students to give them firsthand experience of the working of the state legislature, a visit to Mani Bhavan is a regular activity of the department. Students are given full opportunity for growth and development of their personality, through interactive lectures, visits to various institutions for the exposure, magazine, parliamentary debates etc. The faculty is very experienced, well read and popular among the students. 39. Future plans of the department: None
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Psychology – 1957 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 1 2
1 2
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification
Designation
Specialization
No. of Years of Experience
Ruby Pavri
M.A., B.Ed.
Counseling
20
Linda Dhakul
M.A., B.Ed.
Counseling
06
Nil
Dean Fernandes
M.A.
Associate Professor Assistant Professor On probation
No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years Nil
Counseling
01
Nil
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NIL 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio o TY B.A. – 1: 59 (Double Majors), o 1:24 (Full Majors) o SY B.A. – 1:105, Applied Components – 1: 45 (POA), 1:58 (POG) o FY B.A. – 1:108 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NIL 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise.: NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition: Nil o National recognition: Nil o International recognition: Nil Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): Monographs: One Chapter(s) in Books: Editing Books: NA Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: NA Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): NA o Citation Index – range / average: NA o SNIP: NA o SJR: NA o Impact factor – range / average: NA o h-index: NA Ruby Pavri - Book Review published online on 27th April, 2016 - Contemplative psychotherapy essentials: enriching your practice with Buddhist psychology – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling – Vol. 44, 2016 – Issue 3: Spirituality and Social change - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1176124 15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies - participation in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops (National / International, State / Regional) Date Title Organizers Participants 10 and 11th July Academic research writing centre Nirmala Linda Dhakul 2015 Niketan 9-11th October National conference on Trauma CCPI Linda Dhakul (presented a 2015 and recovery paper – using Art therapy to deal with childhood trauma) th th 28 and 29 Nov, Corporate mental health and CSR Massina Linda Dhakul 2015 Hospital 7th January 2016 Psychological Impact of Social BPA Linda Dhakul and Ruby media Pavri 14th and 15th International conference on Sophia Linda Dhakul January Multiculturalism College 30th January, 2016 Workshop on literature review Monk Linda Dhakul and reference management Prayogshala 20th February 2016 Symposium on Dealing with Drishti NGO Ruby Pavri and Linda trauma Dhakul th 29 February 2016 Seminar on Intervention for TISS Linda Dhakul Disabilities In-house Faculty Seminars Date 1st July, 2015
Title IPad training
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MOODLE training
Knowledge Centre
5 Habits of Highly successful teachers Quality Assurance and Documentation Effective Communication Autonomy in Review
St. Xavier’ College
Ruby Pavri and Linda Dhakul Dean Fernandes SJ
Suresh Lulla from Quimpro – IMC RBNQA criteria St. Xavier’s College
Ruby Pavri, Linda Dhakul and Dean Fernandes SJ Dean Fernandes SJ Ruby Pavri and Linda Dhakul Ruby Pavri, Linda Dhakul and Dean Fernandes SJ
27th January, 2016
Educational Pedagogies: Experiments in inquiry based learning
Staff of St. Xavier’s College DBT sponsored Symposium with departments of Life science & Biochemistry, Chemistry, Zoology, and Psychology St. Xavier’s College
Behaviour and the Brain: A Cognitive perspective
Dean Fernandes SJ
18. Student projects o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental All students of SYBA (Social Psychology) using observation and interview techniques on Interpersonal Attraction. o Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes Annually 100% of TYBA, double and full majors, in Industrial – Organizational Psychology. Counseling Psychology - In collaboration with the SIP department, LIFE NGO and NM Joshi Municipal School. Mini workshops designed and conducted. 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty : Nil o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : Nil o Students : Nil 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national International) with details of outstanding participants, if any. o Behaviour and the Brain: A Cognitive perspective, DBT sponsored Symposium with departments of Life Science & Biochemistry, Chemistry, Zoology, and Psychology, on 23rd January 2016 Event
Title
Sympoisum Access Empowerment
Month Year is October, 2015
& Funding agency sponsoring agency Facebook
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21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage (refer question no. 2) received Male Female Male Female TYBA full majors 35 0 24 100% TYBA double majors 25 1 33* 100% 100% SYBA 105-110 5 100-105 Near 00% Near 100% Applied components (POA and POG) 80-100 annually 4 95 Near 100% Near 100% FYBA 160-180 annually 8 100 Near 100% Near 100% *Students who did not get their first choice for full major were selected as double majors. 22. Diversity of Students Name of the course (Refer questions no. 2) TYBA
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from the other state 5%
% of students from the other counties
90%
5%
Nil
#SYBA
90%
5%
5%
0.5%
FYBA
90%
5%
5%
Nil
# A mentally challenged student (Ashu) was granted special permission to attend all the Psychology of Adjustment classes, as a guest student, with the objective of providing an inclusive college experience for her. 23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? 5-10% annually 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
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26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. Library: a small departmental library for use of Faculty and Students b. Internet facilities for staff and students: a lease line connection for faculty use in the department and laboratory. Wireless connectivity in the library, staffroom canteen and other points on campus. c. Total number of class rooms: 40 classrooms for shared use. d. Class rooms with ICT facility: 90% of classrooms have LCD projectors and 2 are fully equipped multimedia rooms with internet facilities e. Students’ laboratories: One f. Research laboratories: Nil 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. o Yes – for deciding on themes for seminars, dept. magazines, and other co-curricular o activities through discussions/meetings/brainstorming with staff and students. o Yes – for deciding on the course and content of the Cross Faculty Course on Psychology of Relationships based on the relevance of the topic and the appeal from the Principal. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o o o
Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes- through departmental meetings. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes- through TAQ and other informal feedback sessions. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes – through BOS meetings and informal meetings/ discussions.
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Name Dr. Sonia Suchday Dr. Shenaz Elavia Kaushik Gopal Nita Gopal Anuradha Ganapathy Swati Khandolkar Ameya Naik Hansika Kapoor Aarti Shyamsunder
Position Chair of Psychology Dept. PACE Univ., NY Clinical Psychologist, HR Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, and HR Consultant V.P. IMRB Industrial Psychologist, HR Consultant, and V.P. Credit Suisse REBT Therapist Interned with Shashi Tharoor and the United Nations Founder of Monk Prayogshala – research organization Director Research – CATALYST
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Workshops: All the following workshops involved not just participation, but also a written task or report, based on the content covered. The tasks were designed and evaluated by the respective resource persons who were all ex-students of our department, currently working as professionals in their respective fields. These workshops were also offered to students from other faculties and departments as transfer credits for their honours programs. Date
Activity
Resource Persons
6 June 2015 18 June 2015
Team building session for TYBA psychology majors Training for TY psychology students on Research Capacity Building Qualitative Market Research workshop Gestalt Approach to self awareness workshop Art based Therapy workshop
Fr. Tony D’Souza
1& 2 Aug 2015 29 & 30 Aug 2015 6 & 7 Sept 2015 12 & 13 Sept 2015 13 & 14 Sept 2015 19 & 20 Sept 2015 20 & 21 Sept 2015 29, 30 Nov, 2015 9 & 10 Jan 2016 6 & 7 Feb 2016
Number of students registered 24
From Monk Prayogshala (Merin, Sharlene and Hansika Kapoor) Trusha Dalal
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Tarana Pithawalla
15
Aakriti Aggarwal
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Holistic Child Development workshop Quantitative Research (highlighting the use of Surveys) workshop Interpersonal Communication workshop Dance movement Psychotherapy workshop Workshop on Rational Emotive Therapy Workshop on Forensic Psychology
Deepika Aggarwal
30
From Monk Prayogshala (Rupa Kalahasthi) Anuja Deodhar, Shruti Murali, Rupa Kalahasthi) Devika Mehta
23
Ms. Shama Shah
16
Ms. Jhanavi Doshi
39
Workshop on Sports Psychology
Ms. Varadayini Chitale of Mind First sports psychology
25
24
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Seminar : The departmental seminar was held in Khandala from 4th to 6th December, 2015. The theme was ‘Learning and Memory’. Approximately 76 students attended and 30 papers were presented on a range of topics/issues related to the theme such as: Session Number
Group A
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Dementia Riddhi Kamdar (SY) Alzheimer’s Aditi Gandhi (SY) Music Praneeta Katdare (SY) Animals Sayali Nagwekar (SY)
3. 4.
Eye witness Tanvi Ravi (TY) Flashbulb Labdhi Vora (FY)
5.
Consumers Namrata Nerurkar Children Aishwarya Bellam (SY) (SY) State dependant Sneha Drugs Miloni Rathore (SY) Ramanan (SY) Savant Tanvi Anand (SY) Dissociative Identity Disorder Andrea Noronha (SY) Past life Shweta Ravi (SY) Repression Kriti Kishari (SY) False memory Siddharth False memory Keya Sampat (FY) Kulkarni (SY) Creative Thinking Alisha Creative Education Anushka Dias Gaming Maitree Vora (SY) D’Souza (SY) (SY)
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Reconstruction Kanika Shah (SY) NLP Jahnavi Pandya (FY)
Brain injury Kalpita Joshi (SY) Visually challenged Sailee Biwalkar (SY) Eye witness Ayshi Uppal (SY) Implicit-explicit Nishita Shah (SY) Eidetic memory Louelle Stewart (SY) Korsakoff Trusha Shanbaug (SY) Dyscalculia Prashanti Ganesh (FY) Déjà vu Arunima Ticku (SY) Hypnosis Krupa Nishar (SY)
Guest Lectures: 10 Sept Interdisciplinary session organized by Prof. Karl Roberts 2015 the CIP on “Psychology and Criminal Forensic Psychologist Investigations” (Guest Lecture) Professor and Chair of Policing and Criminal Justice Univ. of Western Sydney, Australia 11 Sept Guest Lecture on Diversity & Aarti Shyamsumder, PhD, 2015 Inclusion (in the context of Gender & Director Research, Leadership) CATALYST 23 Jan Interdisciplinary symposium on Dr. Urvashi Shah (from the 2016 Behaviour and the Brain: A Cognitive psychology field) Perspective (in collaboration with Dept. of Life Science) 11th Feb Talk on value based, culture specific, Dr. Rajan Bhonsale founder 2016 age appropriate sex education of Heart to Heart counseling centre Feb 2016
DATE 13/2/2016 15/2/2016 17/2/2016 22/2/2016
40 students from various faculties including Life science MSc. II, the Forensics course and psychology students 20 TYBA students and a few Sys
All TY cognitive psychology 24 students (& open to others) 250 psychology students (and kept open to all other students) “The Next Step’ Series of 9 lectures (details of speakers is given 52 TY psychology about PG course options for TY below) students psychology RESOURCE PERSON Ms. Danielle Periera (IIT) Ms. Priyanka Moses Dr. Anuradha Bakshi Dr. SatishKumar
‘NEXT STEP’ LECTURE ON The path to PhD BEd course (and special education) Human Development, Nirmala Niketan Mumbai University
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23/2/2016 Dr. Hemal Shroff 23/2/2016 Dr. Mrinalini Purandhare 26/2/2016 Ms. Priyanka Bajaj 27/2/2016 Mr. Ninad Patwardhan 27/2/2016 Mr. Devendra Palav 1/3/2016 Dr. Sanaya Pardiwala 1/3/2016 Dr. Jehangir Mistry Projects / presentations / field visit:
TISS courses (social work, counseling etc) SNDT University Montessori course Christ College, Bangalore From Dow Corning Pvt. Ltd. On HRM Studying in the UK Media and Communication
Class
Paper
Course code
Type of activity
FYBA
Introduction to Psychology Social psychology Developmental psychology Psychology of Adjustment
A.PSY.2.01
Written assignment on an aspect of thinking and intelligence submitted through Turnitin. Observational study on interpersonal attraction. Presentations on Adolescent development
SYBA
SYBSc (CFC course) TYBA
A.PSY.4.01 A.PSY.4.02 A.AC.4.01
Psychology of A.AC.4.01 Gender Psychology of S.SPC.4.01 Relationships
Abnormal psychology
A.PSY.6.02
Abnormal psychology Industrial Organizational psychology Industrial Organizational psychology
A.PSY.6.02
Psychology Practicals
A.PSY.6.05
A.PSY.5.03
A.PSY.6.03
Number of students 100 100 100
Film as a case study to analyze sources of interpersonal / marital conflict and resolution
50
Presentations on Violence and gender
50
Creation and presentation of a two minute video to emphasize the importance of turning away from electronic devices (virtual) to make time for (real) personal relationships Visit to Dilkhush special school on 9/12/2015 (for awareness and sensitization of TY students to working with the mentally challenged (linked to CIA 1) Presentations on personality disorders (linked to CIA 2) Field report on the link between academic and practical implementation of training in organizations. Qualitative Research Study on work related stress in colleges (comparing data collected samples from autonomous and nonautonomous colleges) Completion of an online course to learn Open Sesame (an experiment building software) and use it to devise & present an experimental design of one’s own
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Counseling Psychology
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Conduction of a mini workshop on a specific 28 area of well being / adjustment (in coordination with SIP dept and LIFE NGO) for underprivileged children at N.M. Joshi Municipal School
Magazine: The students (led by a team from SYBA) collaborate with each other to publish the departmental magazine. Their articles are backed by a literature review, yet written in a readerfriendly manner, for the student population of the college. The theme for the annual magazine ‘Uncommon Sense’ 2015-16, was Psychology of Food. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o T.Y. Lectures (including Guest lectures on specialized topics), class discussions, projects, Lab and other experiential learning, PPT presentations, field visit, films and case studies. o S.Y. Lectures, class discussions, projects, film reviews, PPT presentations. o F.Y. Lectures, class discussions, written assignments, PPT presentations. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? o Regular Evaluation through classroom tests, quizzes, etc. o Monitoring of the content covered in tests and exams and ensuring that the assessment is set so as to test higher-order objectives of learning. o Discussion at departmental meetings to review results/performance of students. o Use of college approved grids for evaluation of presentations. o Meetings with students and feedback on performance. o Meetings with parents of defaulters. o Organizing of co-curricular activities to help students learn about content beyond the syllabus, interact with professionals and learn soft skills. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. o
o
o
Ruby Pavri – has conducted workshops for school students on effective study habits and sessions on gender sensitization, team building etc. for students of other faculties / departments. Also assists on selection panels for students to be sent through exchange programs through the Council for International programs. Judge for Carol Singing competitions. Subject expert for Junior college selection interviews. Invited as subject expert for placement camp (20th April 2016) at Nirmala Niketan. Linda Dhakul – has conducted workshops for school teachers, sessions on effective parenting and assists with a remedial counseling course through Prafulta. Was the resource person for ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ – A Festival of feelings (a project to boost mental health) – a project by Prafulta (Don Bosco). Dean Fernandes SJ – Organized activities and guided adolescents as the Youth director for St. Anne’s Parish, Mazagaon.
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Extension activity by students The psychology department, in collaboration with the SIP department of college, organized an activity for children from the N.M. Joshi Municipal School, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai. The staff of the NGO LIFE trust helped us with the arrangements at the school. Ms. Ayesha, Ms. Sharvari and Ms. Monica, were sent outlines of the proposed activities and they arranged the logistics (space for the workshops, 4 groups of 17 children each). This activity was conducted by TYBA students of Counseling Psychology on Thursday 27th January 2016 (3-5.30pm) and evaluated as a part of the internal assessment for that course (A.PSY.6.06). The ACTIVITY was to design, conduct and report on a MINI WORKSHOP, on a specific theme of mental well being. The workshop was to be for 90 minutes, designed for a group of underprivileged children (10 year olds) of a municipal school. The project was linked to the module on counseling diverse populations (children being one of these populations). The learning objectives were linked to soft skills of conducting workshops, geared towards an understanding of the population (characteristic of children as clients). It involved the identification / creation of appropriate resources and structured exercises to help children gain insight on a specific theme for better emotional, social, personal adjustment. The four themes selected by the groups of students for their workshops were: o Healthy expression of Anger o Prevention of Bullying (emphasis on role of bystander) o Working together as a Team o Positive Affectivity EVALUATION of this experience as an extension activity and learning experience for students has brought the following points to light: o It was a challenge for our students to communicate in Hindi / Marathi. They transcended this barrier by using multimodal communication. o Our students learnt to communicate in a personalized way (using their names) with caring and warmth to make the message / feedback easier to receive. o They took effort to plan activities and the materials that were appropriate for that age group. o They learnt to be ‘on their toes’ while working with children. They had to adapt to the unexpected responses from some of the children and constraints of the environment (space and ambient noise). o They learned about group dynamics and how to motivate, facilitate, energize the group, using stimulus variation, ego involvement, positive reinforcement etc. o They developed a respect for the children who, despite their disadvantaged background, were well behaved, honest in their self-disclosure and responsive to the learning activities. (Some stereotypes about the condition of municipal schools were also challenged by the reality of ‘edubeam’ and such initiatives.) o They kept clarifying that their objectives of the exercises were being met, by a discussion with the children on insights gained after each activity.
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o
It also helped them develop respect for the NGO personnel, volunteers, counselors and teachers who devote so much of their time to working with these children with relatively low monetary remuneration. The oral feedback from the contact persons at the school was that all four workshops were conducted very well by our students and that the children came up to them afterwards to say that they not only enjoyed themselves, but leant a lot from our students and were appreciative of this experience. Details about learning outcomes for the children will be shared with the staff of the NGO LIFE trust after our student reports have been submitted.
36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Ruby Pavri – o Involved in Education & Counseling related to Adolescent/Teenager issues in SXC & other Colleges through lectures on Date Rape, Stress Management, Relationship Management & Team Building Workshops. o Faculty member and member of the Board of Studies for the XICP postgraduate diploma course on Counseling Psychology, in charge of the module on lifespan development. o Faculty member of the C4D course (Communication for Development) with the XIC, handling the module on Social Psychology. Linda Dhakul – o Involved in Education & Counseling related to problems of children and adolescents in SXC & through Prafulta (NGO). o Faculty member and member of the Board of Studies for the XICP postgraduate diploma course on Counseling psychology. In charge of the module on psychopathology and supervisor for the practicum involving the cases handled by student counselors. o Faculty for the advanced diploma in counseling conducted by Prafulta (NGO) and supervisor for the practicum. o Faculty for the remedial counseling course for parents & teachers through Prafulta. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. Nil 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. Strength Excellent teaching of Courses – detailed & extensive coverage of syllabi and related topics through various relevant and current source/reference materials. Incorporation of Personality Psychology as an additional Paper through detailed teaching of Personality Theories relevant to each of the courses at FY, SY, & TY.
Weakness Opportunity Limited time for Updating Syllabi and completing the Evaluation Techniques challenging syllabi set by the BOS
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Student attendance in class as well as for exams has been very good. Outstanding performance of Psychology students, ranking as faculty toppers/ among the top 5 in Arts based on their CGPA across six semesters
Less Collaborating with the opportunity for XICP for conducting Personal the UGC approved PG Research by diploma course in Staff. counseling psychology
To incorporate technology into our teaching and learning, in a relevant manner
Graduating batch of 2013Disha Sabharwal Graduating batch of 2014 Juhi Modi Graduating batch of 2015Tanvi Sambrani Graduating batch of 2016Alisha Kalidhar Large number Personal/Individualized Approach to teaching and of students at interacting with students – FY and SY emphasis on personal followups on defaulting students to search for the factors underlying decrease in performance, attendance, attention etc. There has been a conscious effort to redesign the internal evaluations so that they vary in difficulty,creativity and learning outcomes. For example, workshop with underprivileged children, Emphasis on critical thinking, analysis, research orientation and experience through research projects on Inter-Personal Attraction at S.Y., field reports at T.Y., Rigorous Laboratory Practicum at T.Y.
The space in the Department needs to be better utilized / reorganized and maintained in a cleaner manner.
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enhance curricular education – workshops, guest lectures, seminar presentations & publishing of the department magazine. Allowing all students (FY, SY, TY) to attend and / or present at the annual seminar In the spirit of inclusion, there is a guest student with Down's Syndrome who attends the Psychology of Adjustment course and thus gets an experience of college life.
because it encroaches upon the regular work demands and work load in college
constantly challenged by the change in the volume of work.
39. Future plans of the department. • More interdisciplinary options for students • More international collaborations that benefit both staff and students of the Dept. • Organization of and participation in more conferences, seminars and workshops • Renovation of space in the department • Liaison with organizations for internships
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Sociology and Anthropology, established in 1951 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester and choice based 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professors Associate Professors 2 2 Asst. Professors 3 3 Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of Ph.D. Years of Students Experience guided for the last 4 years Dr Sam M.A., Ph.D., Assocoiate Disability Studies 27 Nil Taraporevala D.H.R.M., Professor & and Sociology of Head Religion Ms Madhuri MA, MLS Associate Labour 24 Nil Raijada Professor Fr Arun De MA, PhD Assistant Environment and 11 Nil Souza Professor Development Ms Pranoti MA, MPhil, Assistant Religion 03 Nil Chirmuley PhD Professor Ms Radhika MA, MPhil, Assistant Development Under I year Nil Rani Professor 8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: N.A. 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: FYBA Sociology F.Y.B.A Anthropology S.Y.B.A Sociology S.Y.B.A. Anthropology T.Y.B.A. Sociology Single Major T.Y.B.A. Sociology Double Major T.Y.B.A. Anthropology Double Major
100 90 100 90 30 50 20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: 0 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: o National: o International funding agencies o Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. • International: Sightsavers (Rs 15,00,000). I faculty member • National: Tech Mahindra Foundation (Rs 9.75 lakh). 1 faculty member • Total Grants Received: Rs 24.75 lakh 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: None 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition o Sational recognition o International recognition Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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14. Publications: o Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : None o Monographs: 0 o Chapter(s) in Books: 1 o Editing Books: 0 o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: Raijada, M “The Indian Middle Class: Old and New”, published in The Trajectory of India’s Middle Class Economy, Ethics and Etiquette, Lancy Lobo & Jayesh Shah, (ed.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015, ISBN (10):1-44387243-1 o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) o Citation Index – range / average o SNIP o SJR o Impact factor – range / average o h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: None 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Dr Sam Taraporevala, through XRCVC (see point number 11) 17. Faculty recharging strategies: o Refresher o Orientation o Participation in Seminars o Conferences and Workshops. 18. Student projects o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter- departmental: 100% o Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: Nil o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: Nil o Students: Nil 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. N.A. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected received Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
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22. Diversity of Students: Name of the course (Refer questions no. 2)
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from the other state (Refer Annexure XIII)
% of students from the other counties
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Data not available 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 25% 5% 4% 1%
10%
25. Diversity of staff: Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university 50 % from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States 50% 26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Nil 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: yes Internet facilities for staff and students: yes Total number of class rooms: 40 shared with students of other streams Class rooms with ICT facility: yes Students’ laboratories: N.A. Research laboratories: N.A.
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Some of the new courses under autonomy are the result of the feedback from the wider social milieu, and felt needs as expressed by students. Consultations at the Board of Studies also helped identify thrust areas and thus assist in conceptualizing and developing new curricula. Experts in the field were also consulted. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o
o
o
Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes. The same is incorporated on a dynamic basis in updating course content. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. The department follows an open feedback policy. It has student representatives on the Board of Studies and their feedback is actively sought. At the conclusion of every course written and oral feedback is obtained from the students and some of these suggestions are incorporated into the following year’s programme. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. Both post graduate alumni as also working professionals are interacted with and their feedback enriches the discussions within the department with regards course upgradation. Industry experts from NGOs and Corporates are on the Board of Studies as well.
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) o o o o o o
o o o 32.
Vidya Balan is a Hindi film actress who has also appeared in Bengali, and Malayalam language films and is a leading contemporary actress of Hindi cinema where she portrays strong female characters. Dr. Armaity Desai was Chairperson of the University Grants Comission (U.G.C) and former Director of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Her career has been long and distinguished, devoted almost entirely to social work, development at school level as well as higher education. Shaheen Mistri is an Indian social activist and educator. She is a founder of the Akanksha Foundation, an educational initiative in Mumbai and Pune and is also the CEO of Teach for India since 2008 Blaise Fernandes is the Managing Director of Gateway House, Indian Council of Global Relations Meghana Gulzar is a Hindi Film Director and poet. Shilpa Phadke is an Assistant Professor at TISS and also Chairperson at the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Culture, School of Media and Cultural Studies, Her main areas of study and research are Gender and the politics of space, the middle classes, sexuality and the body, feminist politics among young women, reproductive subjectivities and pedagogic practices Abad Ponda is a noted lawyer in Mumbai. Shriya Pilgaonkar is an actor Sabbas Joseph is with Wizcraft
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. The department conducts an active Honours Programme aimed at further enriching the student’s
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curricular and co-curricular life. This programme is typically opted for by 20% of students at the entry point. Under the Department’s Honours programme, students have a wide choice of credit opportunities through: o Seminars o Workshops o Lecture series o Study circles o Research papers Most of these programmes are conducted by external faculty, be they academicians or drawn from industry. Some examples included o A lecture by Sunetro Ghoshal on academic writing o A talk by Neha Sethi on Gender and Sexuality o A lecture by Fr. Anthony Dias called “Dispossessed by Development” o A lecture by Prof. Ravindra Dey on Stress Management o A talk by Proshant Chakraborty on Ethics in Anthropology o An industrial visit to Ahmedabad, SEWA, NID, IRMA, Amul and Sabarmati Ashram o A play by Metamorphosis Theatre Inc. titled “Arcadia- A Promised Land” o A three-day long Career Fair organised for students of all years. o The Annual Department Seminar was also held on the 26th, 27th and 28th of November. o Students presented papers on the topic “Human Flows: Global, Local, Virtual…”. o The Honours program, under the charge of Prof Pranoti Chirmuley has also conducted a variety of workshops and events. They had four courses, which gave students a wide range of issues to focus on and critically explore. o Sustainability of Product Life Cycle and Supply Chain Management, conducted by Denise Fernandes o Death Penalty, Free Speech, Godmen and Religious Strife- a look at contemporary legal problems through a sociological lens, conducted by Karan Tyagi o Understanding the Environment, conducted by Sunetro Ghoshal o Forced Migration- focus on the refugee crisis in Europe, conducted by Aurina Chatterji 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. A variety of pedagogical tools are availed of in order to facilitate the teaching learning process. These include: o Chalk – Talk method o The select use of audio visuals to inform and provoke thought. o The circulation of readings in advance to facilitate class discussions. o Debates o Guest lectures o Student projects and presentations o Exhibitions under the title “Culture Sketches” organised annually by the Anthropology students (since academic year 2010 – 2011). o ICT-based instruction 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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An active feedback process, both formal (TAQ) and informal are used to secure feedback. Further the department ensures total curriculum coverage so that course objectives are met. After every evaluation of students, outside moderators also go through our papers and offer feedback. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Dr. Sam Taraporevala is Director of the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) which is a nationally recognized nodal technology and advocacy centre working for persons with disability in general and blindness in particular, both at the micro and macro levels. It has been at the forefront of a wide range of social inclusion initiatives and policy shifts on the part of the government. These include o
A structured sensitisation and awareness related work (including Antarchakshu®) to promote the effective inclusion of blind and low-vision persons in the community and national mainstream
o
Creation of accessible public space in terms of using audio tactile signages
o
Organised distribution of aids and appliances to blind persons under the Govt of India’s ADIP scheme. The Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment, Govt of India has been implementing the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) since 1981 with the objective of providing durable/sophisticated and scientifically manufactured modern, standard aids and appliances to promote physical/social and psychological rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.
o
Played an active role as member of Braille Council of India – a national level body set up by the government to evaluate and regulate all matters relating to Braille in India.
o
Played an active role on the General Council of the National Institute of the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) the country’s premier governmental institute focusing on the visually handicapped. The General Council (GC) is its highest governing Body
o
Continued playing a role as member of a special committee “Appointed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Maharashtra” to recommend “Accessibility AIDS for persons with Disability” working with the government of Maharashtra. This committee had to be set up following the order of The Hon’ble Bombay High Court.
o
Played an active role in liaising with the BEST and the testing for OnBoard – globally a first-ofits-kind device developed by ASSISTECH Group, IIT Delhi that facilitates boarding of public buses by visually impaired persons through audio cues. The device helps users to not only identify the route number but also to locate the door of the bus, thus addressing their needs comprehensively.
o
Work on promoting print access through membership into a Sub Group constituted by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India to identify the needs of the visually impaired in the component scheme of the National Mission on Libraries India. The mission, a Rs 1000 crore initiative of the Ministry of Culture under Government of India, works to modernise and digitally link nearly 9,000 libraries across India to provide readers access to books and information.
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Continuation of work on building a national accessible online library through a network of organisations (the Daisy Forum of India – DFI).
36.
Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: Refer question 32
37.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. N.A.
38.
Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Open to feedback
Weaknesses Fees are low
Focused approach
10% students have language problems Space constraints (e.g. no ersonal offices or easily available spare classrooms) Students used to rote learning
Innovative
Team spirit
Open door policy with students (Approachable staff) Encourages inter department programmes
39.
Over stretched teaching and evaluation workloads Very few good Indian teaching texts that are decently riced.
Opportunities Globalization has resulted in expansion of job opportunities The Jesuit brand of education is well nown Industry is more ready for collaboration
Challenges Skewed Teacher student ratio based on university norms
Many allied educational programs for upgradation of skills (e.g. HRD, MSW, Development Studies). Alumni that are well placed
Lowered funding for higher education by Government
Arts courses are not seen as relevant by larger public Feminisation of arts courses
Entry of foreign educational providers
Increase in middle class (a Lower status for teachers (as group that actively seeks compared to corporate sector formal education). jobs)
Future plans of the department. o Ongoing contact with industry for student internships and up gradation of syllabi as also field visits o Ongoing evaluation and up gradation of teaching- learning methods and syllabi including field visits.
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Annexure VII
EVALUATIVE REPORT OF COMMERCE
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Commerce Section. Est. in1988 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : 3 years Integrated Bachelor of Commerce Degree. 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved : None 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system : Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Semester Based Credit System. 5. Participants of the department in curses offered by other departments: NA 6. No. of teaching posts sanctioned and filled: Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 2 7
Filled 2 7
7. Faculty Profile: with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name
Fr. Errol Fernandes, S.J. Mr. Rajinder Singh Saluja Mr. Rajesh N Vora Dr. Arvind Dhond
Qualification
Designation
Specialisation
No. of No. of Ph.D Years of students Experience guided in last 4 years Vice-Principal Accountancy 26 years Nil
M.Com. M.Th M.Sc. M.Phil Associate Maths/Stats LL.M. Professor M.Com. Assisstant Accountancy F.C.A. Professor M.Com., M.Phil Associate Commerce M.B.A, M.Sc. M.A. Professor PGDFM, GDC&A, CPCM, DEM, Ph.D. Mr. Sanjay Parab M.Com. FCS, LL.M, Assisstant Commerce MA, C.S. Professor Fr. Conrad Pesso, M.Com., C.S. Assisstant Accountancy S.J. I.C.W.A, LL.B, Professor (PT) CAIIB; Ph.D. Mr. Syed Shakeel L.L.M. Assisstant Business Law Hussain Professor (PT) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Nil
18 years
Nil
17 years
Nil
12 years
Nil
20 years
Nil
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Mr. Kamaji Bokare Mr. Jotiram J Gaikwad
M.A.
Assisstant Professor Assisstant Professor
M.A. M.Phil M.B.A.
Economics
9 years
Nil
English
8 years
Nil
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: N.A. 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio F.Y.B. Com S.Y.B. Com T.Y.B. Com
60 50 40
1 1 1
10. No. of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff sanctioned and filled : 1. Mrs. Maria Carrasco - Office Suprintendant 2. Mr. Lawrence D’Costa - Library Attendant 3. Mr. Truman Borgees- Library Attendant 4. Mr. Yogesh Gade - Peon 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National: Nil b) International funding agencies: Nil c) Total grants received: Nil d) National: Nil 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received : Nil 13. Research facility / centre with o state recognition : NIL o national recognition: NIL o international recognition: NIL 14. Publications: o o o o o o
o o o o o
Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 5 Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average: h-index
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15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies: NIL 18. Student projects: o o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: NIL Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: NIL
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: NIL o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: NIL o Students: NIL 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. - NIL 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Applicatio Course ns received (refer question no. 2) F.Y.B.Com. 301 S.Y.B.Com. 193 T.Y.B.Com. 115
Selected Male Female
Pass percentage Male Female
196 148 88
76 % 75 % 77 %
68 45 27
24 % 25 %
22. Diversity of Students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) Undergraduate
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from other States
% of students from other countries
none
91 %
9%
none
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NIL
24. Student progression Student progression
Percentage against enrolled
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Data not avaialbe
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed
• •
Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs 25. Diversity of staff : Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
56 %
from other universities within the State
33 %
from other universities from other States
11 %
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Fr. Conrad Pesso, S.J. – awarded Ph. D. 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes Total number of class rooms: 06 Class rooms with ICT facility: All Students’ laboratories: NIL Research laboratories: NIL
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: 80 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: NIL 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a.
b.
Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes, faculties give feedback on the teaching-learning-evaluation at the year end meeting and chnges are made after getting approved from the Board of Studies. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Students give feedback on the syllabus in the classroom which helps to upgrade the content of syllabus. Two students representatives, one from each class of TYBCom are chosen for the
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Board of Studies meeting to give their feedback and input for the revision of syllabus. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? As experts alumni and some employers give their inputs on framing and revising the syllabus time to time.
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Sr. No. 01
Name Kavita Shah
02
K. Sadashive Poojary
03
Amin Sadanad
04 05
Carvalho Devkiran R Gracias Joseph Amarante
06 07
Surti Pramod Ramanlal Augestine Fernandes
08
Sanjay Patekar
09
Poojary Manjunath N
10
Gracy Poojari
11 12 13
Poojari Suresh L Mogaveera Jayaprakash Thingaiaya Prasad H.
14 15
Mahesh Duri Karkera Sushant D
16 17 18 19
Salokhe Vinayar R Shetty Akshay Vitthal Pooja S. Chettiar Jaiswar Manoj K.
20
Susan Mary Jose
21
Savio Pareira
22
Aman Bhaiya
TYBCOM Present Position Passing Year 1991 Trustee, Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design, and Mook Dhwani Trust, 1992 Zonal Manager, Johnson and Johnson, Bangaluru 1993 Assistant Finance Manager, Donjin Communication Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai 1994 Proprietor, Authorized Service Center of Tata 1995 Assist. Manager, Hansa Research Group, Mumbai 1996 AGM, IDBI, Pune 1997 Senior Accounts Manager, Hatway Cable and Data Com Ltd. Mumbai 1998 Business Development, SHELLPACK, Mumbai 1999 Director, Venture Professional Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. 2000 Administrative Assistant, Bank of Nova Scotia, BKC, Mumbai 2001 Practicing Advocate 2002 Manager, Equity Hotels Pvt. Ltd. 2003 Regional Claim Head, Damco India Pvt. Ltd. Lower Parel, Mumbai 2004 Deputy Manager, Finance, MTNL, Mumbai 2005 Assistant Manager, Central Bank of India, Nariman Point, Mumbai 2006 Practicing Advocate 2007 Senior-Executive, Birla Sunlife AMC 2008 Faculty, S. K. Somaiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai 2009 Deputy Manager, Trade Finance Dept. DCB Bank 2010 Completed MBA from IIM, Ahmadabad Manager, Asipac Projects Pvt Ltd 2011 Assistant Teacher, Don Bosco, Borivali, Mumbai 2012 Completed MBA from IIM, Shillong,
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Ujjwal Sahni Rawson Gonsalvees
2013 2014
25
Punit Acharya
2015
Assistant VP & Program Head, SBI Foundation Pursuing MBA from XIMR, Mumbai Pursuing CA and working as Article Intern in EY LLP, Mumbai Product & Marketing Intern, Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. Mumbai
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Guest lectures are held every year for exposing students to the areas beyond the curiculum. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o Chalk and Talk o Power Point Presentations o Showing videos o Classroom discussions o Peer learning o Guest lectures o Visit to field/industry o Project based teaching and learning o Continuous tests 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? ▪ Taking continuous feedback from teacher and students ▪ Incorporating ideas and suggestions given by teachers and students in syllabus ▪ Upgrading lecture plans ▪ Conducting continous assessments 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. o Special classes for improving proficency level in English Speaking o Computer classes for Tally 37. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details. : No 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department STRENGTHS: • Serving academically and economically underprivileged students for last 29 years. • Highly qualified, experienced and dedicated faculties who work together as a team. • Extra curricular activities such as cultural and sports are conducted with the aim to devlop overall personality of student. Book bank facility is available to the students. • Three of the faculty have done M.Phil, two have completed Ph.D and three are pursuing Ph.D. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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• Two faculty members have professional qulalifications such as C.S. and C.A. • ‘Sitare: Stars of Night’ an intercollegiate national level competition is ornganized for night college students only. • As a result of 29 years continuous efforts, today a number of students after TYBCOM serve society as Chartered Accoiuntants, Company Secretaries, Advocates and work in N.G.O’s. WEAKNESSES: • Being academically and economically underprivileged, some students drop out too easily • Due to working conditions, students sometimes get remain stressed, face difficulties in time management and remain tired and hungry when they enter in college. • Some students face problem in English language as they come from vernacular medium. • Some stuents face challenges being first generation learners. OPPORTUNITIES: • To help underprivileged students to overcome their problems. • To begin a Post Graduate M. Com. course • To tie up with industry to improve placement. • To start value added courses specially to offer skill development programmes/courses. • To organze industrial visits more often to give students practical exposure.
– vocational
CHALLENGES: • As students come from economically and educationally underprivileged families, they hardly get support for education. • Night college social stigma • Girls particulary find difficulties in managing time since they have to fulfil multiple responsibilities at work place and home. • Opening of new night colleges in the vicinity of student is affecting on enrollement. 39. Future plans of the department: • Plan to begin Certificate course in Professional Development Skills
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Annexure VII EVALUATIVE REPORTS OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
BOTANY CHEMISTRY GEOLOGY LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOCHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS MICROBIOLOGY PHYSICS STATISTICS ZOOLOGY
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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Botany & 1906 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG, PG & Ph.D 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, arts, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors):
Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 1 2
Filled 1 2
3
3
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt. / Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name
Qualification Designation
Specialization
Ujwala Bapat
Ph.D
Plant Physiology
27
No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years 4
Kevin D’Cruz
M.Sc
Plant Anatomy
26
NIL
Rajendra D. Shinde Alok Gude Manek K. Mistry Vijaya Lobo
Ph.D
Floristics and Taxonomy Cyotogenetics Floristics and Taxonomy Cyotogenetics and Plant iotechnology
25 12 5
(03 completed), (02 registered) NIL NIL
4
NIL
M.Sc Ph.D
Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor
Ph.D
Asst. Professor
No. of Years of Experience
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9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio F.Y. B. Sc S.Y. B. Sc T.Y. B. Sc M.Sc I M.Sc II
35 14 12 05 05
1 1 1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Laboratory Assistant: 01 Laboratory Attendant: 04 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from o National: NIL o International funding agencies: NIL o Total grants received: NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with o state recognition: recognized PhD lab with permanent recognition from University of Mumbai o national recognition: NIL o international recognition: NIL 14. Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / International): 4 o Monographs: NIL o Chapter(s) in Books: NIL o Editing Books: NIL o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: 1 (Rajendra D. Shinde & Kalpit Mhatre. 2016. Ethno Medicinal Plants of Raigad District, Maharashtra. Dattson Publishers, Nagpur. ISBN: 978-81-7192-123-2.) o Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): NIL o Citation Index – range / average: NIL o SNIP: NIL o SJR: NIL o Impact factor – range / average: NIL o h-index: NIL 15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Authentication at Blatter Herbarium: In this academic year, 57 of plant samples were authenticated and amount Rs. 15,000/- generated through this activity for the college. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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17. Faculty recharging strategies: Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde • attended 12-day laboratory training in Phylogeny at Nees Institute of Biodiversity of Plants, University of Bonn, Germany on 11 May 2015 to 23 May 2015. • Participated in the Six Days Workshop in Biostatistics organized by St. Xavier's College, Mumbai on 14 March 2016 to 19 March 2016. Dr. Vijaya Lobo • Attended an Orientation Course of one month duration at Goa University from 29th February to 30th March 2016. Mr. Alok Gude • attended UGC sponsored one week workshop on ‘Gender Sensitization and Women Empowerment (all levels) form 02/11/2015 to 07/11/2015 at UGC HRDC Guru Jambeshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar 125001, Haryana. 18. Student projects: • percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 14% • percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: NIL 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty: Dr. Rajendra Shinde Member of the DBT panel for scrutiny of the SOP and Lab Manuals for western region. August 2015 Member of DBT Panel for selection of students under BITP/BCIL programme. Sept. 2015. Member of the Expert Committee appointed by the University of Mumbai to inspect the facilities of the college to start a new PG course in Botany March 2016. Appointed by the University of Mumbai as a Member of the Expert Committee visiting The South Ratnagiri District Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s, Shri Pancham Khemraj Mahavidyalaya, Sawantwadi Dist., Sindhudurg to Scrutinize the facilities and resources to start a new M.Sc. Botany Programme (5-6 April 2016). 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.: NIL 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course Applications Received (refer question no 2) BSc. Botany -----MSc. Botany 52 PhD Botany 4
Selected
Pass Percentage
Male
Female
Male
Female
11 08 None
65 12 1
85.71 100 --
94.1 100 --
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22. Diversity of Students Name of the Course
(refer question no 2) BSc. Botany MSc. Botany PhD Botany
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from the other state
20.16 10 100
1.61 0 0
8.87 32.5 0
% of students from the other countries
1.61 0 0
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any
other competitive examinations: NIL 24. Student progression
Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 48
Data not available 20 campus
20
25. Diversity of staff :
Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
50%
from other universities within the State
NIL
from other universities from other States
16.66%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities
a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes Total number of class rooms: 03 Class rooms with ICT facility: 03 Student laboratories: 02 Research laboratories: 01
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28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. NIL 30. Does the department obtain feedback from o Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? : Yes, the faculty every year gives feedback on the teaching-learning-evaluation of syllabus of each course. The inputs are considered and the changes are made in the syllabus of following year after getting approved from the Board of Studies. The teaching learning and evaluation methods are continuously updated with the use of ICT and computer facilities. o Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? : The students give feedback about the teachers of each theory course and practical course through ‘teachers assessment questionnaire’. The staff gets its feedback which is later used for improving the teaching learning methods. The students also give feedback on the syllabus in the course after asked by the teacher in the class. This helps to upgrade the contents of syllabus. Two students representatives, one each from final year of UG and PG botany class are chosen who sit during the Board of Studies meeting and give their feedback and input for the revision of syllabus. o Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? : Dr. Marselin Almeida, ex alumni as employers, Dr. G. T. Paratkar and Ved Sailesh Nadkarni and some other experts from industry give their inputs on framing and revising the syllabus. They are a part of Botany BOS. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1 2 3
Name Allan Rodrigues Mr. Pankaj Udhas Dr. Merwyn Fernandes
4 5
Dr. Rajendra Shinde Dr. Shyam M. Thomas
Position & Firm Vice President, Hansa Public Relations Renowned singer Conservation biologist, Govt. of India, UNDP-GEF Project Vice Principal, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai Landscape ecologist, Ryerson University, Canada
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Special lectures are held every year for exposing students to research areas and this gives them chance to interact with experts in the field. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. : (a) power point presentation, (b) showing videos, (c) using online resources through ‘Moodle’, (d) use of study pack, (e) giving a printed summary of what is taught, (f) flipped classroom- lectures based on homework, review of literature, research papers in journals, (g) classroom discussions, (h) peer learning, (i) guest lectures, (j) visits to field, (k) visits to research institutes and industry, Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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(l) use of google classroom for giving information on teaching content, sharing lectures, ppt and text; (m) using online platforms, websites and excel for improving learning, (n) exhibitions, (o) use of ipads in classroom and laboratories, (p) project based teaching and learning, and (q) continuous test series. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? There is continuous feedback taken for each course from teachers and students. The ideas and suggestions are incorporated in the learning outcomes and also the syllabus is revised. Continuous test and a variety of evaluation techniques are used to monitor learning outcomes. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.: • The students participate in Social Service League activities; also, they have to do a compulsory social involvement programme. • Some students participate in Tree Censuses conducted by various organization • Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde Conducted a Biodiversity course B503 at Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, DAE & University of Mumbai in August- November 2015. • He also took M.Sc. Taxonomy Lectures at the University of Mumbai and M.Sc Taxonomy Lectures at Dapoli Urban Bank's College of Art and Science, Dapoli in Sept 2015 and march 2016. • Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde’s four articles were published in Marathi Newspaper Loksatta For Marathi Vidyan Parishad on (a) 25.01.2016- Vanaspatinche Sankalan and Sanvardhan; (b) 26.01.2016 Vanaspatinche Sankalan and Jatan; (c) 28.01.2016 - Sapushpa Vanaspatinche Jatan; and (d) 01.02.2016- Vanaspatinche Sankalan aani Jatan 2; 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. • Botany honous program is a regular activity every year. • Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde authenticated plant specimens in Blatter Herbarium. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details: NIL 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Availability of Blatter Herbarium and associated Library
Weaknesses Less laboratory space
Opportunities Designing a syllabus suitable to meet the needs of students
Internet and computer facility available for each staff member 24 x7. Presence of equipped UG, PG and research labs.
Increased paperwork and exam work.
Opening of new avenues in the field of botany
Less interaction between staff due to other commitments.
Consultancy work regarding the identification of plant species.
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Challenges Framing a syllabus that will meet emands of industry and esearch. Holding the interest of students in raditional botany Maintaining the deadlines in work.
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Space for staffroom and freedom to work even after duty hours. Presence of qualified staff with research as well as industry/consultancy experience.
Less time available for individual ttention to students and for research. Deficiency in department planning and execution
To conduct short workshops in angiosperm taxonomy area of botany Using the IT related infrastructure
Managing time to read about the subject and research Minimizing the failure rate of students
39. Future plans of the department: o
To strengthen the research and consultancy work.
o
Digitization of specimens in Blatter Herbarium.
o
Modifications and repairs of labs.
o
Up gradation and improvement of facilities for students and teachers.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Chemistry and 1902 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG, PG (by Research), Ph. D 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the arts, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies departmnets. 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester involving 60 students 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 1 6 6
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7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt. / Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of years No. of Ph.D. of Students Experience guided for the last 4 years Freddy Havaldar PhD Professor Organic Chemistry 35 10 Surabhi Potnis M.Phil Asso. Prof Organic Chemistry 37 -Dionysia PhD Asso. Prof Organic Chemistry 32 -Coutinho Gulshan Shaikh M.Sc Asso. Prof Organic Chemistry 30 -Fr. Roy Pereira PhD Asst. Prof Inorganic hemistry 22 -Bhagwat Bonde PhD Asso. Prof Organic Chemistry 23 -Marazban M.Sc Asso. Prof Physical 17 -Kotwal Chemistry Ashma Aggarwal PhD Asst. Prof Physical 12 -Chemistry Geeta Kotian PhD Asst. Prof Organic Chemistry 12 -Saima Khan M.Sc Asst. Prof Organic Chemistry 12 -Abhilasha Jain PhD Asst. Prof Physical 06 Chemistry Prahlad Rege PhD Asst. Prof Analytical 04 Chemistry 8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NA 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: F.Y.B.Sc. S.Y.B.Sc. T.Y.B.Sc.
100 82 62
1 1 1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Lab assistant: 2 Lab attendant: 11 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: National, International funding agencies and Total grants received: • National: 2.05 Lakhs by UGC for a minor research project. • International: $ 12000 by Skatesfund of Norwegian Government and Hofseth Biocare ASA 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: None 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition: NSRL Laboratory Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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National recognition : None International recognition: None
14. Publications: o o o o o o o o o o o
number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 5 Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average: 0.5-1.5 h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Nil 18. Student projects: o o
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental:7 % Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: 5%
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: Event
Title
Month & Funding agency / Collaborator Year sponsoring agency National Behaviour and the 23rd Jan , DBT Depts. Of Chemistry & level Brain: A Cognitive 2016 NS Research Lab, conference Perspective’ Psychology and Zoology
21. Student profile course-wise:
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Name of the Course
Applications
Selected
(refer question no. 2)
received
Male
Pass percentage Female
Male
Female
(Refer Annexure XII) 22. Diversity of Students Name of the course % of students % of students % of students % of students (Refer questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the other from the other state counties (Refer Annexure XIII)
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? 20 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 50% 10%
10%
2%
25. Diversity of staff: Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
75%
from other universities within the State
5%
from other universities from other States
20%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: 1 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. Library: Department has a small Library of its own for the students run by student members of Xavier’s Association of Chemistry (XAC) b. Internet facilities for staff and students c. Total number of class rooms d. Class rooms with ICT facility Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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e. Students’ laboratories f. Research laboratories 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College. Refer to Part B
5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so,
give the methodology. None 30. Does the department obtain feedback from?
a.
b.
c.
aculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes. The department redesigns the syllabi often. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. TAQs are conducted every alternate year. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
Name Dr. Peshotan Mirza Mark Saldanha Aubrey Mendonca Dr. Naval Katrak Dr. Cyrus Dalal Dr. Noel D’Souza Dr. SivaramakrishnanIyer Dr. Navinchandra K Khatri Dr. Ravichandra Palkar Mr. AkshayArora
Postion and firm Ex-Faculty & Head Priest of Parsi community Managing Director,GlenMark Pharmaceuticals Visiting faculty, Canada Ex-manager L&T Managing Director, Castrol R & D manager, Hoescht Vice-President, HealthCare, Nicholas Piramal General Manager, Elder Pharmaceutical Manager, Kores MD, Ion Exchange
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts.
Work on Instrumentation at Ruia College , Mumbai
33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes:
Flip teaching method, Power-Point presentations, OHP, Models, Computer generated experiments 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored? By taking feed-back periodically from the students and the faculty 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. SIP 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
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Industrial Visits conducted to several Industries in Shimla, Dalhousie and Chandigarh Annual Seminar for our Students at Khandala
37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details.:
No 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Challenges
Brilliant teaching faculty Actively involved in research Strives for academic excellence Strives for holistic growth of students Brilliant student-faculty interaction
The proportion of faculty in the department who have expertise in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry is less.
Autonomy has unfolded a lot of opportunities for designing syllabi which is challenging and relevant &also thrown open a plethora of opportunities or collaborating with universities broad.
Potential for starting job oriented/Industry oriented courses
39. Future plans of the department:
Starting job oriented / Industry oriented courses
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Geology. 1919 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: o BSc Geology o MSc Geology o PhD geology o Self financed diploma in Gemmology 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Gemmology. (offered to all science students who have geology as one of their courses in FY) Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, arts, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students Resource persons for courses in AIC in St. Xavier’s., Department of Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned NA 2 -
Filled Nil 02 05
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name
Qualification Designation
Specialization
No. of Years of experience
Dr. Hrishikesh Samant
MSc, MTech, PhD.
Geomorphology
20
No. of PhD students guided in last 4 years 02
Dr. Pravin Henriques Dr. Goutam Bandyopadhyay Dr. Bobby Mathew Vikram Pratap Singh Ashwin Pundalik John D’souza
MSc., PhD
Gemmology
15
Nil
Economic geology
14
Nil
Hydrogeology
13
NA
Micropalaeontology
04
NA
Sedimentology
04
NA
Metamorphic Petrology
01
NA
MSc., PhD MSc, PhD MSc, PhD MSc MSc
Associate Professor and Head Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: Three temporary faculty (Elrida Dsouza, Carlton Nazareth, Tejal Kadam) – 30% (58 lectures out of 190) 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio FY: 80/06 SY: 60/05 TY: 36/06 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: 2 Lab Attendants, 01 Lab Assistant 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: a. National Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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b. International funding agencies and c. Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. Dr. Bobby Mathew has successfully bagged a research project funded by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture. His work includes investigating the coastal forts of Maharashtra and documenting the ground water conditions in them. Funding: Rs.1,20,000 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with o o o
state recognition –Permanent recognition as research lab in Geology by Mumbai University. national recognition: NIL international recognition: NIL
14. Publications: o o o o o o o o o o o
number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 03 Monographs: Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Rock petrography, Geotechnical analysis, gemology: approx. 2.0 lakhs 17. Faculty recharging strategies: o All our faculty regularly participate in the various training workshops organized by the college. Eg: training in MOODLE, POGIL etc. Younger faculty have participated in UGC orientation and refresher courses. Details as below: o The department faculty members along with their regular teaching have been active in the field of research and consultancy. o Dr. Pravin Henriques continues to conduct the diploma courses in Gemmology. o Dr. Henriques was honoured by the South Asian Association of Economic Geologists (SAAEG) for “Outstanding Contribution Towards Capacity Building in Gemmology” with a citation. He received this honour during the 6th National Symposium on Gems & Gemstones held in Gwalior on 28th November 2015. o Dr. Hrishikesh Samant was invited to participate in the India Geospatial Forum in Hyderabad and Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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presented a paper. He was also invited to be on the Panel of Jury for the ‘Rachapudi Kamakshi – Young Geospatial Scientist’ Gold Medal’ which was presented during the forum. Dr. Samant was invited to attend the INSPIRE – Geospatial World Forum 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal from the 25th to 29th May 2015. He continues to be a resource person with the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, University of Mumbai and also the Editor – Mining & Geology (honorary) – Geospatial World Magazine. 18. Student projects o Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 19 MSc students have completed in-house dissertation projects. Our post-graduate students successfully completed internships at Bharat Petroleum, ONGC, GSI, CMPDIL – Coal India. Eight of the MSc students attended the Seminar on Energy Options for India; Non Conventional Sources of Energy, organized by the Chemical Research Society of India. Three of our UG students completed internships at IIT Gandhinagar, NIO Goa and ACC – RCD. o percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : NIL 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. None 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected eceived Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course % of students % of students % of students (Refer questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the other state MSc II 90 90 10 MSc I 50 75 25 BSc (Refer Annexure XIII)
% of students from the other counties Nil Nil
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? o CSIR-UGC JRF/ Lecturership examination - 01. -Plancy Pereira o CSIR-UGC – NET (Lecturership examination): 02 - Saili Bhoir and Arnold Fernandes
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Four of our third-year BSc students secured ranks in the all India - Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) BSc Students: JAM EXAM for admission to IIT in MSc: --Nina Picardo, Ananya Mukherjee, Ameya Naik, Nikhil Jacob
24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 70% Nil
Nil
Nil
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
20 % 10% 70%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period.: 01 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Central facility and personal departmental library Internet facilities for staff and students: Available in department and labs Total number of class rooms: 03 Class rooms with ICT facility: 03 Students’ laboratories 02 Research laboratories 01
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology.: New Applied component made available to other subject combination students - Gemmology 30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department
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utilize it? :Yes. Will be used during the next phase of syllabus revision in 2015-16 academic year o
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? : 02 students are nominated members on departmental BOS.
o
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? : 02 Alumni, 01 Industry specialist on BOS
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Name Adil Wadia Niloufer Adil Raja Sen Gupta Janhavi Punekar
Position / firm Prof. Akron College, Indiana University, USA Secretary UGC Prof. McGill University, Canada PhD – Princeton University
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. The second TERRA Festival: Our own National Intercollegiate Geology Festival – TERRA was held between the 12th and 13 of December and seven institutions from across the country participated. The overall best trophy was bagged by: Wadia College, Pune. d. On the ocassion of TERRA lectures were delivered by: Dr. Babu Madhavan, Sakura Geoinformation Software Research Pvt. Ltd. On the Application of UAVs in Geospatial Data Collection. e. Prof. K. S. Valdiya (Padma Bhushan) delivered the first Dr. R.N Sukheswala Memorial – TERRA Lecture on ‘Tectonically Resurgent Central Himalayas’ on the 7th of August. The departmental magazine TERRA - was also released on this occasion. The theme of this technical publication was ‘evolution’. The Magazine is now registered under ISSN and the TERRA is a registered trademark. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. o Extensive use of ICT is made by all faculty members. o Appropriate use of teaching applications on ipad and software for simulation is used. o Field work is mandatory and all faculty encourage and carrout fieldwork with students. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Yes. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. o Beach Cleanup: (TY and MSc) o Heritage Conservation – Chatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalay. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Participation in Blood Drive organized by SSL NCC (1 student) SIP (All SY students)
36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Our MSc students participated in the India Geospatial Forum hosted in HICC Hyderabad from the 10th to 12 th February 2015 and three of them presented a research poster. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. None 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department: Strengths No inbreeding among faculty All faculty engaged in some kind of research
Weaknesses Limited space Work overload: (190 lectures spread over 7+1 teacher)
Opportunities Geology is accepted as a professional study due to its field and industry linkages, students are easily place
Challenges Funds equipment advanced research teaching.
and for and
Consultancy projects are regularly ndertaken Industry–academia interaction thru lectures and industry visits. 39. Future plans of the department. o Study the feasibility of a diploma in GIS o Encourage and Undertake more consultancy projects o Increase the internship opportunities
DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Life Science & Biochemistry, Estd. 1977 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: o BSc with 6 units of Life Science at the TYBSc level o BSc with 3 units of Life Science and 3 units of Biochemistry at the TYBSc level o MSc by Papers, Specialization: Applied Medical Sciences o MSc by Research in Life Science, Biochemistry o PhD in Life Science o Diploma in Clinical Research Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: o Biochemistry (a core subject at the third year level offered to all students of Life Science, Microbiology, Zoology and Botany who have taken Chemistry at the second year level) o Applied Component course in ‘Environmental Science’ (open to TYBSc students of Life Science, Microbiology, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Geology) o Cross Faculty Program on Nutrition and Reproductive Health (offered to the students of SYBA, SYBMS, SYBMM) o Diploma in Clinical Research open to graduates of any stream of biology 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: The department follows a choice-based credit system with two semesters to the year for a three-year graduation program. o Intra-departmental choices: TYBSc core subject - students may choose to complete all their credits in Life Science or 50% in Life Science and 50% in Biochemistry. o Inter-departmental choices: • TYBSc: Applied Component • SYBSc: All Life Science students require Chemistry upto the SYBSc level. They have to complete a mandatory course in Scientific Communication Skills, and can choose from Cross Faculty Special Courses offered by the Arts faculty 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: o The students of SYBSc Life Science can take a cross faculty course with the Arts departments. o In their TYBSc , the students can take their Applied Component Course with any of the Science departments as long as they satisfy the minimum criteria laid down by the department. o FY, SY and TYBSc students can undertake Honours Programme in other Departments upto 2 credits Faculty o Inter-Institutional Collaboration: Dr. Radhika Tendulkar and Dr. Bhaskar Saha conducted a course on ‘Neuro-psychiatric Epidemiology and Developmental Neurobiology’ for students from the Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CBS), Kalina Campus, Mumbai, Academic Year 201516. The course was conducted in the St. Xavier’s College premises. o Inter-Departmental Collaboration: a. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan and Dr. Manasi Kanuga: lectures on ‘Environmental Studies’ to B. Voc and BMS students. b. Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi: lectures to B. Voc students. c. Dr. Radhika Tendulkar: lectures on ‘Hormones & Health’ to B.Voc students. d. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar: lectures on ‘Innovations in Life Sciences’ to B.Voc students.
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Sanctioned 5 6
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 5 6
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
Qualifications Designation
Specialization
No of Years of Experience
No. of PhD students guided in the last 4 years
Dr. (Ms) Nandita Mangalore
MSc M Phil PhD
Associate Professor
Life Sciences, Biochemistry-
26
0
Dr. (Ms) Radiya Pacha Gupta
MSc PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular Biology, Immunology
23
0
Dr. (Ms.) Seema Das
MSc MPhil
Associate Professor
Physiology, Immunology,
21
0
Dr. (Ms) Priya Sundarrajan
MSc PhD
Associate Professor
16
0
Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi
MSc
Associate Professor
Biotechnology, Genetics Biochemistry, Environmental Science
17
0
Microbiology
14
0
Physiology, Neurobiology
3.5
0
Ms. Sangeeta R. Shetty Dr. (Ms) Radhika Tendulkar
MSc MSc PhD
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. (Ms) Manasi Kanuga
MSc PhD
Assistant Professor
Endocrinology, Biostatistics
3
0
Dr. (Ms) Maya Murdeshwar
MSc PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology, Biophysics
3
0
Dr. Binoj C. Kutty
MSc PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbiology
2
0
Dr. Bhaskar Saha
MSc PhD
Assistant Professor
Developmental Biology, Neurobiology
2
0
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: Nil 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
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Course FYBSc SYBSc TYBSc Life Sciences 6U TYBSc Life Sciences 3U TYBSc Biochemistry 3U TYBSc Environmental Science MSc Life Science
Student : Teacher ratio (Theory only) 21:1 13:1 3:1 3:1 24:1 15:1 3:1 (Combined teaching)
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: Sanctioned Filled Technical Lab Assistant 02 02 Technical Lab Attendant 07 07 Administrative staff 00 00 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: Name of Investigator Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta
Dr. Seema Das
Dr. Priya Sundarajan Ms. Sangeeta Shetty Dr. Radhika Tendulkar
Amount sanctioned Conservation Biology: A Study of the Microbial Rs. 1,00,000/Biomass on the Heritage Buildings of South Mumbai and the Heras Museum artifacts of St. Xavier's College. Title of the project
Effect of bioaccumulation of heavy metals on growth, oxidative stress and DNA damage in Zebra fish Isolation and screening for novel ethanol producers from various sources and their characterization Potential of soil microbes to inhibit biofilm formation in plant pathogens. Morphometric and electrophoretic evaluation of lead (Pb) toxicity in embryonic zebrafish.
Rs. 4,20,000/-
Rs. 4,80,000/-
Rs. 28,000/Rs. 26,000/-
Funding agencies Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (Heras-Tata one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship) UGC – Minor Research Grant UGC – Minor Research Grant Mumbai University Teacher's Grant Mumbai University Teacher's Grant
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national recognition: NIL international recognition: NIL
The Department of Life Science & Biochemistry has recognition from the University of Mumbai for Degree PhD in Life Science MSc (by research) in Life Science
Research Guides Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta Dr. Seema Das, Dr. Priya Sundarrajan
14. Publications: o Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 08- peer reviewed with impact factor 16.458 – 01 and others 07 Peer-reviewed Journals Michelsen KA, Acosta-Verdugo S, Benoit-Marand M, Espuny-Camacho I, Gaspard N, Saha B., Gaillard A and Vanderhaeghen P. (2015) Area-specific reestablishment of damaged neuronal pathways in the adult cerebral cortex following grafting of cortical neurons derived from mouse embryonic stem cells. Neuron. 2015. 85(5):982-997. Impact Factor: 16.485. Nadaf R, Kutty B., Narayanan J, RamagiriSV, Kumar S, Aswal VK, BellareJR, Goyal PS. (2015) Flocculation of SDS micelles with Al3+: SANS, SAXS and TEM study. AIP Conf. Proc. 1665, 040013-1-040013-3. Doi: 10.1063/1.4917626. Ratnaparkhi P. S., Shevade S, Jalan M. (2015) Bioremediation of Laundry Ink using Soil Microflora. International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Studies. 2(8): 87-90. ISSN: 2349-8862. Ratnaparkhi P.S., D’Mello J, Rebeiro L, Tendulkar R., (2015) Effect of an External Magnetic Field on Regeneration in Hydra vulgaris Ind Pune. International Journal of Applied Research. 1(11):192-197. ISSN: 2394-5869. Tendulkar R , Chaudhari Karina, Fernandes Andrea, Ratnaparkhi P., (2015) An Evaluation of Lead (Pb) Toxicity in Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos. International Journal of Advanced0 Research. 3(12):498-504 ISSN 2320-5407 Sundarrajan P., Elango EM, Maya Sundari S. (2015) Carrier Detection of Mucopolysaccharidosis I by Assay A-L-Iduronidase: A Report in South Indian Populations. Xplore – The Xavier’s Research Journal (Science Edition). 6(1):23-29. ISSN 2249-1878. Shetty S., Sundarrajan P., Arora A. (2015) Isolation and Study of Cellulolytic Alkalophiles from Soil. Xplore – The Xavier’s Research Journal (Science Edition). 6(1):40-46. ISSN 22491878. Murdeshwar M., (2015) Nutritional Status of Undergraduate Students – A Case Study. Xplore – The Xavier’s Research Journal (Science Edition). 6(1):47-52. ISSN 2249-1878. o Monographs: Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Chapter(s) in Books : 01 Pereira R. and Pacha-Gupta R., (2015) Will Technology Evolve a New Way of Thinking? Book Chapter: Mastery Meets Mystery-Intersecting Science, Philosophy, Religion and Culture. pp:275-287, Editor: Augustine Pamplany. Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Orientation Programme 1. Dr. Radhika Tendulkar, 20th Aug. – 16th Sep., 2015, UGC-HRDC, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. 2. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar, 1st to 28th June 2015, UGC-HRDC, Goa University, Goa. Refresher Course Dr. Seema Das, Refresher course on ‘Developmental Biology’, 16th – 28th Nov., 2015, organized at NIRRH and Sophia College for Women, Mumbai. Short Term Course 1. Dr. Seema Das, UGC short term course on ‘Role of a Teacher in Enhancing Student Potential’, 5th – 10th Oct., 2015, at Mumbai. 2. Ms. Sangeeta Shetty, UGC short term course on ‘Research Methodology in Basic Sciences’, 14th to 19th Dec., 2015 at R.J. College, Mumbai. St. Xavier’s College Faculty Improvement Programmes Dr. Manasi Kanuga, Dr. Maya Murdeshwar, Dr. Binoj Kutty, and Dr. Bhaskar Saha actively participated in the Young Teachers' Seminar held at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai: 1. ‘Ethos and Teaching-Experience in Xavier's’ on 10th Aug. 2015 2. ‘Effective Communication’ conducted by Fr. Gordon, XIC, in Dec. 2105. 3. ‘Educational Pedagogies: Experiments in Inquiry-based Learning’, conducted by Prof. Marazban Kotwal, on 27th Jan. 2016. All staff members attended Faculty Improvement programmes conducted by the College, including ‘Critical Thinking and Enquiry-based Education Pedagogy’ by Prof. Mohanan K. P., IISER-Pune, on 17th Mar. 2016.
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18. Student projects: Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental from 2009 onwards, 100% of students who do core courses in our department complete at least one research project at the UG and PG level. Additionally, students also conduct short research projects under the Honours Programme Student Research Projects - UG: SYBSc
S.LSC.4.02
Molecular Biology
38 students
2
TYBSc
S.LSC.5.02
41 students
3
TYBSc
S.LSC.6.04
4 5 6
TYBSc FYBSc SYBSc
S.BCH.6.01 & 6.02
Developmental Biology Environmental Biology Biochemistry Honours projects Honours projects
19 students 70 students 29 students 22 students
Student Research Projects - PG: 13 students 2015-16
Student Research Projects - PG: Name of the Title of Project student/s
Apeksha
Effect of heavy metal
Waghule, Rezina Fernandes, Sanika Dadugol
toxicity in zebra fish and chick embryos: evaluation of morphological changes, oxidative stress and genotoxic effects.
Chrislyn Gonsalves, Prachi
Green synthesis of Silver nanoparticles and its
Salankhe
characterization
Cost Duration Estimate
Guiding Faculty
Rs.4000
Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta,
24 weeks
If external, name of the Institute None
Evaluation Process
Project report & viva
Dr. Seema Das
Rs.5000
24 weeks
Dr. Priya None Sundarrajan,
Project report & viva
Ms. Sangeeta Shetty
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Isolation and Rs.2000 screening of ethanol fermenting bacteria from various sources and their characterization
24 weeks
Dr. Priya None Sundarrajan,
Project report & viva
Ms. Sangeeta Shetty
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty: International Level: Ms. Sangeeta Shetty was awarded the Best Oral Presentation award for the talk on ‘Study of Cellulolytic Extremophiles’ at the 3rd International Conference on otechnology & Bioinformatics (ICBB-2016) organized by ICSCCB between 5th – 7th Feb.2016, at Pune. State Level: Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi won the 1st Runner Up award at the 9th Annual Conference of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), Maharashtra Chapter, between 1st – 3rd May 2015 at Pune. His award-winning poster was titled: ‘Important Biomolecular Markers for Type2 Diabetes Patients in Western Region of India’ Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows: Students: National Level Scholarships Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Scholarships o Mr. Shravan Ram and Ms. Roshni de Souza (TYBSc) o Ms. Keya Kulkarni, Ms. Janhavi Rathi, Ms. Prachi Salankhe (MSc Part II) Students: College Level Scholarships Dr. M.P. Sujayakumari and the Department of Life Sciences Scholarship for highest in FY, SY & TYBSc (3 units) Life Science - Ms. Aishwarya Acharya Dr. M.P. Sujayakumari and the Department of Life Sciences Scholarship for highest in FY, SY & TYBSc (6 units) Life Science - Ms. Sakshi Negi Late.Smt Kaushalya Nayar and Late Shri. Kahan Chand Nayar Scholarship for a deserving girl student – Ms. Chrislyn Gonsalves The Shreevrat Goenka Scholarship for a meritorius Post graduate student of Life Sciences - Ms. Janice D’Mello The Late Mr.Manu Vasudeva and Mrs. Prabha Vasudeva 'Nishtha' Scholarship for a deserving girl student in B.Sc. – Ms. Farah Ansari Dr. M.A. Eswaran Scholarship for a deserving student of MSc Life Sciences – Ms. Payal Gupta & Ms. Keya Kulkarni Mrs. Kalpana Hansraj Chaudhuri Scholarship for a deserving girl student continuing post-graduation in Science – Ms. Prachi Salankhe & Ms. Candice D’Costa Conferences/ Seminars / Awards (State/ College level) MSc (2014-15) student Mr. Kshiteej Sode presented the poster at ACTREC, Mumbai on 18th Dec. 2015. Mr. Aditya Sarma and Mr. Janakraj Bhattrai won the 1st prize in Science Quiz ‘Q & A’, and Mr. Shravan Ram and Ms. Samruddhi Chavan won the 2nd prize in ‘Water: Elixir of Life – Chai Dhaba’ tea- making contest at ‘Luminescence’, the inter-collegiate Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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festival at Mithibai College, Mumbai on 31st July, 2015. MSc –II students participated in “Intelligent Intelligence…?” 2-day lecture series on Forensics Sciences at Jai Hind College, Mumbai, on 16th – 17th Dec. 2015. Mr. Aditya Sarma, Ms. Janice Fernandes, Ms. Sue Vanne D’Gama and Ms. Danica Pereira won the 2nd prize at the “Students’ Paper Presentation” held at Wilson College, Mumbai, on 16th Feb. 2016, for their research paper titled ‘Isolation of magnetotactic bacteria and generation of electricity’. Mr. Janakraj Bhattrai presented a paper titled ‘Study of circadian rhythm and heavy metal toxicity on All ium cepa’. Internships FYBSc student Mr. Karl Poncha cleared the entrance test and interview and secured a seat Biology Education Programme (Summer Internship Programme) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore. SYBSc students Ms. Judith Evangeline and Ms. Amritha Kalathil secured an internship at Lupin Pharmaceuticals and GC Chemie Pharmie Ltd respectively. Dr. Vidita Vaidya, Associate Professor, TIFR, Mumbai and Senior Overseas Research Fellow of the Wellcome Trust was awarded the prestigious Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar Award 2015 for Science and Technology for Medical Sciences. 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: Event
Title
Month & Funding agency / Collaborator Year sponsoring agency rd National Behaviour and the 23 Jan , DBT Depts. Of Chemistry & level Brain: A Cognitive 2016 NS Research Lab, conference Perspective’ Psychology and Zoology Details of the conference : 1. Dr. Sheela Donde, Ex-Head, Dept. of Life Science and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. “Dreams, Sleep… Consciousness”. 2. Dr. Urvashi Shah, Consultant Neuropsychologist, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. a. “The Brain-Behaviour Relationship in Traumatic Brain Injury: A b. Neuropsychology Perspective”. 3. Dr. Kavita Isvaran, Asst. Professor, CES, IISc-Bangalore. “Mating Systems and Mate Choice in Mammals”. 4. Hands-on practical sessions in Cognitive Neuroscience a. COG LAB session – Fr. Dr. Roy Pereira, Dept. of Chemistry and the NS Research Lab, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. b. Cognitive Testing – Dr. Radhika Tendulkar and Dr. Bhaskar Saha, Dept. of Life Science and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. 21. Student profile course-wise: (Refer Annexure XII) Name of the Applications Course
received
Selected
Male
Female
Pass percentage Male
Female
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students % of students % of students % of students
from the college
from the state
from the other from the other state
counties
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any
other competitive examinations? National Entrance Exams Qualified Ms. Aishwarya Acharya, Ms. Sakshi Negi (2014-15) are pursuing their MSc and Mr. Janakraj Bhattrai and Ms. Roshni D’Souza (2015-16) cleared the All India entrance test and interviews at TIFR, Mumbai and are selected for the MSc by research course in Dr. Sreelaja Nair’s lab at the Department of Biological Sciences. Mr. Archit Sunat cleared the All India IIT entrance test and has been selected for MSc in Cognitive Science at IIT-Gandhinagar. Ms. Aashka Shinde cleared the All India IIT entrance test and has been selected for MA in Society and Culture at IIT-Gandhinagar. Mr. Devashish Pande cleared the IISER-Kolkata entrance exam and interview and has been selected for the MSc programme. Ms. Aishwarya Mandya cleared the entrance exam at the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bangalore and has joined for MSc. As per available data: 3 students qualified the UGC-CSIR-NET examination in Dec. 2015, 5 cleared GATE and 1 cleared CAT. 24. Student progression
Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D.
Percentage against enrolled 90-95% Nil 80-85%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed
90-95% NA
Campus selection
Nil
Other than campus recruitment 15-20% Entrepreneurs
Nil
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University, USA. Ms. Ishika Ramakrishna joined Kent University, UK for MS in Environment Conservation course. Mr. Shravan Ram (TYBSc 3U) selected for a 1 year program with full scholarship at Carlton University, Canada. Mr. Rajas Shinde (TYBSc 6U) selected for a 2 month internship at the University of Dundee, Scotland. Ms. Ananya Agnihotri (SYBSc) selected for a 1 year program with tuition waiver at St. Louis University, USA. Ms. Mallica Pandya (SYBSc) selected for a 1 year program with tuition waiver at Daegu Haany, South Korea.
25. Diversity of staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
46% 27% 27%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities
Library: Yes o The department has its own library, with a stock of about 100 books, which is open to the students and faculty. o The college has two libraries for student use- the Lending library and the Reference library, which are well stocked with books, journals, e-books and subscriptions to online educational resources. Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes o The department has a common computer for staff use with internet and Wifi facilities. o Common internet access is available in the Xavier’s Knowledge Centre (XKC) and in the reference library for students. Both the places are WiFi-enabled. Total number of class rooms: 41 Class rooms with ICT facility: 41 Students’ laboratories: 04 Research laboratories: 01 The classrooms are shared by all departments of the college. One of the labs is shared with the departments of Botany and Zoology. 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: None 30. Does the department obtain feedback from Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Curriculum Oral feedback is taken from faculty teaching the courses, every year, and the suggestions are assessed during department meetings. Appropriate changes are then made in the curriculum and this is then subject to approval by the BOS. Two senior teachers are a part of the Board of Study and provide direct input at the board meetings Teaching-Learning-Evaluation The HOD conducts a formal ‘sit-in’, i.e. an unannounced observation of the lecture conducted for unconfirmed teachers by the HOD. A detailed report is prepared and discussed with the concerned staff member, before the report is submitted to the Vice principal. The results of the student performance at the end semester examination of each course is analyzed and the report discussed with the teachers concerned by the HoD, Principal and the Vice Principal. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Curriculum Informal Feedback from students regarding the course content is taken every year and valuable suggestions are put up for discussions during department meetings. Board of Studies meeting was convened in June 2015. Mr. Shravan Ram and Ms. Lakshmi Hiranandani represented the Life Science-Biochemistry students while Mr. Aditya Sarma and Ms. Kaveri Vaidya represented the Life Science students. Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Feedback regarding staff teaching the courses is taken as a whole by the TAQ committee of the college, the results are analyzed and a hard copy of the report followed by a discussion of the analysis is provided to the faculty by the Principal/ Vice principal. The students of the department are divided into groups and each group is assigned a department mentor. At the mentor-mentee meetings, the faculty encourage students to give their opinion on various issues. The feedback and suggestions obtained are brought to the weekly department meeting and discussed by all members of the department. Pertinent suggestions/comments are referred to the BOS. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? The department duly incorporates suggestions put forward by the industrial experts and the academic experts in the BOS regarding course content and evaluation methods. In addition, due to the maintenance of good contact with the alumni, visiting alumni give scientific talks to students and in their interaction with staff, suggestions are made which are given due consideration by the department and the BOS.
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31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Name Dr Shubha Tole Dr. Vidita Vaidya Dr Sorab Dalal Dr Swati Patankar
Firm / Position Bhatnagar awardee, TIFR, Mumbai Scientist, TIFR, Mumbai Scientist, ACTREC, Mumbai Professor, BSBE, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai
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Dr Aditya Murty Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh Dr. Niyati Parekh Mr. Chaitanya Purandare Dr. Sandeep Saxena Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar Dr. Hozefa Bandookwala
Professor, Center for Neuroscience, IISc Bangalore Professor, Neuroscience Center, Cell and Developmental Biology, UNC, Chapel Hill, USA faculty at NYU, USA CEO, Cordlife Biotech Founder & CEO, Acton Biotech Consultant, Reliance Life Sciences & Tata group
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Special Lectures – Talks by External Experts a. Ms. Priyanka Sarcar from Sampurna(E)arth, an NGO working in the field of Solid Waste Management delivered a lecture to TY Environmental Science students (Life Science, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology, Geology) on 4th Jan. 2016. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan organized the lecture. b. Ms. Ishika Ramakrishna, ex-student of the Dept., with wide ranging experience in wildlife biology and conservation delivered lectures to TYBSc 6U students on ‘In situ and ex situ conservation’ on 7th and 8th Jan, 2016. Dr. Manasi Kanuga coordinated the talks. c. Dr. Jyoti Vora, Head, Dept. of Biochemistry and Food Science & Quality Control, Consultant on Nutraceuticals for Indian and international companies, delivered a lecture on “Nutraceuticals” for MSc (Life Science) students on 18th Jan. 2016. The lecture was organized by Dr. Nandita Mangalore and Dr. Maya Murdeshwar. d. Dr. Rća Godbolé, Director, Medhāvin Corporate Consultants, Mumbai, delivered a lecture on ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Law’ for TYBSc 6U students on 26th Feb. 2016. Dr. Manasi Kanuga organized the talk. Workshops On occasion of ‘National Mathematics Day’ on 22nd Dec. 2015, a one day workshop on ‘Mathematics for Biologists’ was organized for post-graduate students of the biology departments of the College. Dr. Shailesh Goregaonkar conducted the workshop. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar was the Coordinator. Students from the Biochemistry Dept. of Sophia College for women also attended the workshop. Science Exhibitions Science Orientation for FYBSc Life Science students on 16th July 2015. It was managed by the SY and TYBSc students. Dr. Manasi Kanuga, Dr. Maya Murdeshwar and Dr. Bhaskar Saha were in charge of organization and arrangements. Educational trips Educational visit to Malpani Fertility Clinic, Mumbai for MSc (Life Sciences) students in June 2015. Dr. Nandita Mangalore accompanied them. Educational trips were organized for SY and TYBSc students to Khandala and for MSc students to Nagaon near Alibaug on 10th -11th Jan. 2016. Sessions conducted at Khandala: 1 2 3
Dr. Hozefa Bandookwala Effective Communication Dilemma in Life
[Mr. Bhushan Bhagwat] [Dr. Bhaskar Saha, Dr. Binoj Kutty] [Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta, Dr. Priya Sundarrajan]
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Creativity
[Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta] Sessions conducted at Alibaug Reef walk – Alibaug beach [Dr. Smita Krishnan] Night walk – Nagaon beach [Dr. Smita Krishnan] Effective Communication [Dr. Maya Murdeshwar]
33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. A combination of approaches are adopted by the faculty of the department in teaching the various courses: • Power Point presentations and multi-media, usage of clickers • Animations, movies • Debates • Poems, Games • Models • Chalk and talk with detailed explanation • Experimental demonstrations • Field trips and Industrial visits • Interactive learning through questions and discussions • Experiential learning through research projects, surveys, internships etc. is strongly promoted • Learning through case studies and role plays • Coloured sheet activity in student evaluation • Kagan cooperative peer-learning techniques 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? There are weekly department meetings when the goals set for the year are discussed and the progress made reviewed. Changes are made based on feedback and constant reality checks on the progress. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities: Social Involvement Programme (SIP) All undergraduate students of the department have to complete a minimum of sixty hours under the Social Involvement Programme (SIP) of the college. This is mandatory. Workshops (for student’s/ teaching faculty/ non-teaching staff) • DBT-Star College sponsored ‘Workshop for Lab Assistants and Lab Attendants organized jointly with the Department of Microbiology on 24th – 25th June, 2015. The session on ‘Handling and Maintenance of Instruments’ was conducted by Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi and Ms. Sangeeta Shetty. Dr. Radhika Tendulkar and Dr. Binoj Kutty assisted. • Young Teachers’ Seminar on ‘Novel Teaching-Evaluation Strategies’ held on 10th Aug. 2015, at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. Resource persons: • Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta – ‘Coloured Sheet Activity’ to evaluate students. • Dr. Maya Murdeshwar – ‘Kagan Co-operative Learning Techniques’. • Faculty members of the Department were Resource persons on the ‘Seminar on Biosafety Measures’ conducted by the Department of Microbiology and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) on 5th Oct. 2015, at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai: • Dr. Priya Sundarrajan – ‘Biosafety levels of microorganisms’. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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• Ms. Sangeeta Shetty – ‘Safe use of Biological Safety Cabinets’. • Dr. Bhaskar Saha – ‘Disinfection of Working Space’. • Dr. Radiya-Pacha Gupta – Microbial Discard and Waste • On occasion of ‘National Mathematics Day’ on 22nd Dec. 2015, a one day workshop on ‘Mathematics for Biologists’ was organized by Dr. Maya Murdeshwar for post-graduate students of the biology departments of the College. Dr. Shailesh Goregaonkar conducted the workshop which was also attended by students from the Biochemistry Dept. of Sophia College for Women. • Dr. Manasi Kanuga conducted a 5-day ‘Workshop on Biostatistics’ for faculty from Biological Sciences between 14th – 19th Mar. 2016 at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Mumbai. Faculty from Science Colleges across Mumbai participated in the workshop. • Dr. Nandita Mangalore, Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta, Dr. Maya Murdeshwar and Dr. • Bhaskar Saha attended the workshop. Special Lectures for Awareness amongst Youth •
Dr. Radhika Tendulkar coordinated the ICMR-funded survey on ‘Reproductive Health Issues Among Unmarried Youth in Mumbai’, conducted by the National Institute for Research In Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai (Aug.- Dec., 2015). Dr. Manasi Kanuga assisted in the endeavour. • A lecture by eminent nutritionist and fitness expert Ms. Rujuta Diwekar, was organized on 14 th Sep., 2015, in collaboration with the Women’s Development Cell, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. The lecture was attended by over 150 student and staff participants from colleges across Mumbai. It was specially targeted at youth and young ladies following a hectic, unhealthy life to raise awareness of good eating habits and regular exercise in building good health. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar along with Dr. Dionysia Coutinho, Chief Coordinator, WDC, managed the event. • As part of the TYBSc Environmental Science Applied Component course, a talk on the ‘Snow globe’ installation, part of ‘The Width of Air’ series by artists Dr. Kat F Austen and Dr. Tom O'Dea was organized on 24th Feb. 2016. Dr. Manasi Kanuga and Dr. Binoj Kutty along with Dr. Fleur D’Souza from the Department of History coordinated the event. Students from the Dept. of Life Science and Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry and Geology attended the lecture. This lecture was conducted to generate awareness and start meaningful discussions about the environment and the changing climatic conditions amongst the young students of the College 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: Honours Programme The Honours programme is a co-curricular activity conducted by the college that involves varied activities including research projects, lecture series, surveys, presentations, assignments, literature surveys, model making etc. The programme is only open to those undergraduate students with a consistently good academic record and extends over three years. The Honours programme for 201516 are listed below: Name of Program Guiding Professor Credits Class Evaluation No. of Students 1. Open ended Dr. Radiya Pacha 2 FYBSc Attendance, 19 Approach, experimentation Gupta SYBSc 2 Participation Dr. Priya Sundarrajan 2. Open ended Dr. Radiya Pacha 1 SYBSc Attendance, 3 experimentation Gupta (as Participation Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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3. Teaching aids in nutrition: ‘Gamifying Nutrition’ 4. ‘Life in a Drop’
Dr. Sundarrajan Dr. Maya Murdeshwar
Priya
Dr. Seema Das Dr. Maya Murdeshwar 5. Screening of natural Dr. Priya sources for inhibition Sundarrajan of Ms Sangeeta Shetty biofilm formation Dr. Binoj Kutty 6. Use of Dr. Priya fluorescence Sundarrajan microscopy to study Ms Sangeeta Shetty Reactive Oxygen Dr. Binoj Kutty Species (ROS) stress in ethanol producing yeast 7. Study of effects Dr. Nandita Mangalore of stress on Dr. Manasi Kanuga Chironomous larvae 8. Study of: Dr. Seema Das Reproductive fitness b. Hypoxia induction of mega haemoglobin in Daphnia 9. Literature survey Dr. Seema Das and reading projects Dr. Radhika Tendulkar 10. Mentorship Dr. Bhaskar Saha Dr. Seema Das
teachers) 1
FYBSc
Model making, Report
6
1
FYBSc
4
3
SYBSc
Labwork, Attendance, Report Labwork, Attendance, Report
3
SYBSc
Labwork, Attendance, Report
4
3
SYBSc
Labwork, Attendance Report Labwork, Attendance Report
5
Labwork, Attendance Report Attendance
9
3
SYBSc
1
TYBSc
1
TYBSc
4
4
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The 4th volume of the Department magazine ‘Lignum Vitae’ was released in Dec. 2015. The Editorial team comprised of 8 students from the FY, SY and TYBSc. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar and Ms. Sangeeta Shetty were the staff coordinators of the magazine for 2015-16. College Festivals • Several undergraduate students volunteered to help at the various college events and formed part of the organizing committee of Malhar, Indian Music Group, Antarchakshu, Ithaka, Antas. •
Undergraduate students participated in Paradigm – The College Science Fest as volunteers and presented exhibits on 18th – 19th Jan. 2016.
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Ms. Sangeeta Shetty continues to work on her PhD research project in the Caius Research Laboratory for Interdisciplinary research. • Faculty members work in their areas of interest through MSc dissertation and Honours projects with PG and UG students, respectively. Presentations: Oral • Ratnaparkhi Prashant S., on ‘A Small Step… but surely a Big Leap!’ at the Two day National Conference on “Energy Audit in Educational Institutions” organized by the Dept. of Life Sciences, KC College, Mumbai on 7th – 8th Jan. 2016. Poster • Fr. Dr. Roy Pereira and Dr Radiya Pacha Gupta. ‘Will Technology Evolve a New Way of Thinking" at the 3rd International Conference on "Cognition, Brain and Computation", IIT Gandhinagar, Dec 5- 7th, 2015. • Sundarrajan Priya, Shetty Sangeeta and Shigvan A. ‘Screening and Characterization of Bioethanol Producing Yeast’ at the International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainability, 2015’ at Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai, 21st – 23rd Dec. 2015. Participation •
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Dr. Priya Sundarrajan and Ms. Sangeeta Shetty participated in the ‘Training of Trainers on Communicating Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Management through Media using Participatory Methods of Training for Effective Content Delivery’ conducted by GIZ, held at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai between 16th – 17th June, 2015. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan and Dr. Binoj Kutty participated in the one-day conference on 'Biomarkers for Radiation Exposure & Cancer' held on 1st Aug., 2015, organized by Department of Biotechnology, University of Mumbai in association with Biomarkers International Group. Dr. Bhaskar Saha and Dr. Maya Murdeshwar attended the ‘National Conference on Creative Writing in Science for Children’ organized by the National Centre for Science Communicators (NCSC) and Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) held between 3rd – 4th Oct., 2015, at Mumbai. Dr. Nandita Mangalore, Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta, Dr. Priya Sundarrajan, Dr. Manasi Kanuga and Dr. Binoj Kutty participated in the Knowledge Café on ‘Trends and opportunities for multidisciplinary and cross-sector research in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems’ jointly organized by GIZ, Germany and the Caius Research Laboratory for Interdiscliplinary Research, on 12th Mar. 2016, at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. Ms. Sangeeta Shetty was nominated to attend the “Newton Bhabha STEM Teacher Training Workshops” at IISER, Pune held between 10th – 12th March, 2016. Dr. Seema Das and Dr. Priya Sundarrajan attended the Harvard College in Asia Program (HCAP) held between 14th -16th Mar. 2016 at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta is the Convenor. All faculty members participated in the ‘Seminar on Biosafety Measures’ conducted by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) and the Caius research laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research on 5th Oct. 2015, at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta participated in the Mr.X lecture sessions at Paradigm 2016.
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Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta continued as Director of the Council of International Programs and as Coordinator for Diploma in Clinical Research. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan continued as Director, Caius Research Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research. Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi continued as Chairman of the Staff Council.
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Dr. Nandita Mangalore. Resource person for lectures on ‘Student Evaluation Strategies’ at the Orientation Programmes held in Aug. and Nov. 2015 at the UGC-HRDC, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta. Resource person for lecture ‘From Chalk and Talk to Engaged Learning’ for the IQAC Seminar on 'Participatory Learning' at College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, on 21st Dec. 2015. Dr. Seema Das. Judge for the 8th Inter Collegiate Research Scholars Meet – ‘Jigyaasa’ organized by K. C. College, Mumbai, on 9th Jan., 2016. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan: Judge for the poster competition at the 6th Konark Research meet organized by the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Wilson College, Mumbai, on 15th Jan., 2016. Resource person for lecture on ‘Principles and techniques of different analytical methods used for research purpose’ for PG students of Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics students at Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, Mumbai on 1st Feb. 2016. Resource person for lecture on ‘Qualitative Research’ for PG and PhD students of Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, Mumbai on 25th Apr. 2016. Dr. Radhika Tendulkar. Visiting Faculty, Dept of Life Sciences, Sophia College, MSc Neurobiology. Resource person for ‘Jigyasa’ Honours Programme students from Life Sciences, Chemistry and Physics disciplines on ‘How to Write a Research Paper’ on 23rd Dec. 2015, at KC College, Mumbai. Dr. Manasi Kanuga. Resource person for the short course on ‘Biostatistics’ for PG students at NIRRH, Mumbai, and at Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar. Resource person for ‘Jigyasa’ Honours Programme students from Life Sciences, Chemistry and Physics disciplines on ‘How to Write a Research Paper’ on 23rd Dec. 2015, at KC College, Mumbai. Resource person for lecture on ‘Research Writing’ for PG and PhD students of Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, Mumbai on 25th Apr. 2016. Dr. Binoj Kutty. Guest lecturer – ‘Protein Secondary Structure’ for MSc Biotechnology Sem-I, ‘Bioprocess and Applied Biotechnology’ for MSc Biotechnology Sem-III from June to Sep., 2015, ‘X-ray crystallography’ for MSc Biotechnology, Sem II students at Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, in Jan 2016. Invited speaker for a seminar on the topic “Antibiotic production” organized as a part of intercollegiate department festival “EMINANCE 2016” of Kirti M Doongursee College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai on 19th Jan. 2016 Judge for ‘Consortia’, a one day intercollegiate Biotechnology festival organized by Department of Biotechnology, Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, New Panvel on 16th Jan, 2016.
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Dr. Bhaskar Saha. Invited lecture on ‘Adult Neurogenesis and Neurodegeneration: Is Our Brain Self Sufficient?’ at the Department of Computational Biology, Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai on Sep. 15, 2015. Taught the Developmental Biology course to 7th semester students at Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE), Kalina between Aug. to Nov., 2015.
37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details: NO 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Opportunities Weaknesses Challenges Diversity, enthusiasm and commitment of the staff (Staff members have different specializations, also coming from different universities they bring in a wide variety of experiences and pedagogical skills and approaches)
Inadequate publications. Several research projects have been conducted, however, the work does not translate into writing and publishing a paper.
Mixed age group of the Inadequate experience in some key fields of staff biology New staff for at least a Space constraints that short period of time retard progress. For almost every year allows example, inadequate lab new ideas and approaches space for experimental and coto be expressed and projects curricular work makes it prevents stagnation difficult to sustain any kind of academic activity that would lead to good publications.
we get Students with superior Although students with excellent academic aliber Freedom and academic potential, in encouragement to voice the recent past these one’s opinion – both numbers have decreased due to competition from
With autonomy, we have the freedom to design syllabi that are best suited to our student profile, and can keep pace with the emerging needs of the industry and the rapidly evolving nature of the discipline Writing and presentation skills of the students can be developed by the scientific communication skills program Encouragement and promotion of internships of students over the summer The ability to introduce a compulsory research project for all students To evaluate students in varied and innovative ways, thus testing different skills of students and
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To draw enthusiastic and capable students to the pure sciences, specially Life Science
A very small percentage of the students are interested in doing additional academic work. Also, the quality is not of the same caliber as in the past. This makes it difficult to match our objectives and goals for the department to the reality of the student interest and ability Increasing department involvemen t
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professional courses and providing a better alternate establishments opportunity to those such as IISER etc. who are not adept at the written test method, to shine
students and faculty
activities enthusing students willingly participate
and the to
Initiation and sustenance of research work at the undergraduate, post graduate and faculty level with the work done being published All staff members either hold PhD degrees or are registered for PhD and completing their dissertation work.
High staff turnover causes instability and a certain discontinuity in the teaching-learning process
39. Future plans of the department. o Stabilizing the teaching program of the department by filling all the posts that are vacant. Designing a challenging and relevant post graduate program and ensuring that the students selected are of a good academic caliber o Promoting research activities in the department. o Publishing the research work done by staff and students o Exploring alternate methods including increasing the use of Moodle for assessment of students o Conducing a workshop/ series of scientific talks by eminent scientists for students and staff of the college and other colleges on an annual basis o Promoting increased student participation in intercollegiate activities such as science festivals, quizzes etc. o Skill enhancement of the non-teaching staff by sending them for workshops on instrument maintenance.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Mathematics, 1882 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Applied Component for Statistics and other departments. Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like arts , science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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4. Semester/choice based credit system: Semester system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students B.Sc. (IT), B.M.S. 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned 1 3
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 1 3
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name Qualification
Mangala Gurjar Meenal Kolkar Ashok Bingi Aditya Garg
Designation
Specialization
No. of Years of Experience
No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years
Ph.D
Associate professor
Pure Mathematics
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M.Phill
Assistant Professor
Algebra
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NIL
M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Lattice Theory
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M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Analysis
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Student : Teacher ratio (Theory only) 60:1 75:1 31 :1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NA 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: None o National : o international funding agencies and o Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. One faculty involved in UGC minor research project of Rs. 55000. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received DBT grant of RS. 11 lakh sanctioned. 13. Research facility / centre with o State recognition : None o National recognition: None o International recognition : None 14. Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 3 o Monographs o Chapter(s) in Books o Editing Books o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) o Citation Index – range / average o SNIP o SJR o Impact factor – range / average o h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: NA 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated : NA 17. Faculty recharging strategies. Conferences, Seminars etc.: NA 18. Student projects o percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 25% o percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : NA 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students: None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: None 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected received Male Female (Refer Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
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Name of the course % of students % of students % of students % of students (Refer questions no. 2) from the college from the state from the other from the other state counties (Refer Annexure XIII) 23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? None 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral PG to M.Phil. Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled Data not available
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
25 % 75 %
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library: Yes Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes Total number of class rooms: 40 – shared with the studnets of other streams Class rooms with ICT facility: 40 Students’ laboratories: 01 Research laboratories: None
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30. Does the department obtain feedback from? o faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes. Modify the curriculum accordingly. o students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. o alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Name Prof. Abhay Pethe Prof. Fakruddin Najmuddin Prof. Raja Sridharan
Position / Firm Head, Economics Department, Mumbai University. Ph.D. from Chicago. Professor of Mathematics, TIFR selected in TIFR after B.Sc.(1982), got Ph.D. from Chicago University. Now is Professor of Mathematics, TIFR Prof. Ravi Raghunathan M.Sc., Yale University Professor of Mathematics, IIT, Mumbai. Prof. Gautam Iyer M.Sc. Chicago University, Professor of Mathematics, CMU, US. Prof. Kirtikumar Joshi M.Sc. , TIFR , Mumbai , Professor of Mathematics, Arizona Prof Anish Ghosh M.Sc. Brandies University, US, Reader of Mathematics, TIFR Prof. Ramesh Sreekanthan M.Sc. Chicago University, working at ISI, Bangalore Dani sisters Varsha and M.Sc. Chicago University, Pallavi Mr. Nigel Andrade Partner, McKinsey 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. TIFR visit. Had enriching discussions with the dean, Prof. Ravi Rao. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. PPT, Projects, student presentations. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Through discussions and meetings. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Dr. Mangala Gurjar participated in the pre departure camp and went as an observer with the Indian team for the EGMO-2016 program held in Romania. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Ashok Bingi gave a guest lecture on “Linear Transformations and its Applications” in Changu Kana Thakur arts, commerce & science college, New Panvel for celebration of National Mathematics Day on 22nd December 2015. Mangala Gurjar gave a lecture in S.P. College Pune on "Mathematics, Useful and beautiful" as a chief guest at their prize distribution ceremony. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. None Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department: None 39. Future plans of the department: To have an independent computer lab. With 25 computers and Mathematica software.
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Microbiology, 1932 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG and PG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved
Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like arts , science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies o o
The department offers a cross faculty SY course as part of the autonomy system of the college – Infectious Diseases: Staying ahead Ms. Miriam Stewart, Ms. Sangeetha Chavan taught the course to students of SYBA, SYBMM and SYBMS Interdisciplinary units in the syllabus: Biostatistics in SYBSc; Maths, Entrepreneurship in MSc syllabus
4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
Cross faculty cross in IVth semester involving 60 students Dr. Ms. Vivien Amonkar heads the Postgraduate Department of Biotechnology of the college – a self financing course o Students of the department are involved in courses of other departments as part of the autonomy systems of the college: Every SY Student joins a course offered by a department of the Faculty of Arts and every TY student joins an Applied Component course offered by the department of Life Science or Chemistry. 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst.Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professor Associate Professors 4 4 o
Asst. Professors
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Qualification
Designation
Specialization
Head of Dept., Associate Professor Associate Professor
General Microbiology, Biochemistry - Microbial, Medical Microbiology, Virology, General Microbiology, Immunology General Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Environmental Microbiology
Dr.(Ms.) Vivien Amonkar
M.Sc., PhD
Ms. Miriam Stewart
M.Sc.
Ms. Sangeeta Chavan
M.Sc., M.Phil.
Associate Professor
Ms. Karuna Gokarn
M.Sc.
Associate Professor
Dr. Ms. Aparna Talekar
M.Sc., PhD
Asst. Professor
Dr. Ms. Pampi Chakraborty
M.Sc., PhD
Asst. Professor
M.Sc., PhD
Asst. Professor FIP Replacement
Dr. Ms. Shilpa Verekar
Presently on FIP Virology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Biostatistics Molecular Biology, Immunology
Industrial Microbiology, Genetics
No. of Years of Experience
No. of PhD. students guided in the last 4 years
36
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31
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24
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20
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2
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1
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8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information 40% of all programmes 9.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio FYBSc 20:1 SYBSc 17:1 TYBSc 16:1 MSc 10:1 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Laboratory Assistant – 1 post sanctioned and filled Laboratory Attendant – 3 posts sanctioned and filled 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from: a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. Sangeetha Chavan, ‘Effect of silver and titania nanoparticles on soil microbial diversity’, 2014-2016 Rs 3,47,000/Karuna Gokarn ‘Cloning of genes involved in the biosynthesis of Exochelin MS from Mycobacterium smegmatis.’2014-2016 Rs 2,82,000/-
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12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
1. 2.
Grant SRTT (Tata ) DBT Star College
Purpose Instruments Organization of Intercollegiate Event
Amount spent Rs.14,49,600/Rs. 20,000/-
13. Research facility / centre with o state recognition: None o national recognition: None o international recognition: None 14. Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) ▪ research papers -07 , conference proceeding – 03 1. Braggs C., Barnes N.M., Achary N., Bence A.M., Chikte A., Talekar A., Amonkar V. Microbial degradation of Azo Dyes by organisms isolated from a polluted source Conference on 'Bioremediation – Recent Trends and Future Prospects' Journal of Microbial World, Vol.17, No.1,2015 ISSN-09721487 2. Custan Fernandes, Sherin, Nazia Chaudhary, Nazneen Gheewala, Chakraborty P., Talekar A., Amonkar A., A study of a thermostable protease from Brevibacillus agri using agro industrial waste as substrate for potential use as a detergent additive Xplore, Xavier’s research journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1, December 2015 ISSN 2249-1878. 3. Rahier, N.J., Molinier, N., Long, C., Deshmukh, S.K., Kate, A.S., Ranadive, P., Verekar S.A., Jiotode, M., Lavhale, R. R., Tokdar, P., Balakrishnan, A., Meignan, S., Robichon, C., Gomes, B., Aussagues, Y., Samson, A. Sautel, F., Bailly, C. Anticancer activity of koningic acid and semisynthetic derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 23 3712–3721. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2015.04.004 4. Bhatia D.R., Dhar P., Mutalik V., Deshmukh S.K., Verekar S.A., Desai D.C., Kshirsagar R., Thiagarajan P. & Agarwal V.: Anticancer activity of Ophiobolin A, isolated from the endophytic fungus Bipolaris setariae, Natural Product Research: 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2015.1062760. 5. Shah, M., Deshmukh, S.K., Verekar, S.A., Kate, A.S. Rekha V., KulkarniAlmeida,A., Anti-inflammatory properties of mutolide isolated from the fungus Lepidosphaeria species (PM0651419). Springer Plus 2015. DOI 10.1186/s40064015-1493-6. 6. Stewart, M. and Padalia U., Electron Beam Irradiation – An environmentally safe method of fungal decontamination and food preservation: A review, International Journal of Life Sciences, Special Issue, A5: 7-10, 2015 ISSN: 2320-7817/eISSN: 2320964X 7. Warke M. A., Cardoz L. P., Amonkar V. , Odaneth A.A. & Lali A. L. Profiling of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Produced by Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Dairy Products International Journal of Current Research Vol. 8, Issue 1: 25126-25131 2016, ISSN: 0975-833X SJIF 2015 6.226 Conference proceedings 1. Malvi H., Srinivasan K., Peter O., Panigrahi R., Kokate S., Kothari T., Amonkar V., Chatterji B. P., ‘Bioprocess optimization for the economic production of xanthan gum from food waste’ Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Seminar proceedings: ‘Recent Developments in Biotechnology’ at St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Goa 9-10 March, 2015,21-33 ISBN No.:978-93-84298-28-9 2. Pillai SA., Rodrigues N., Pereira R., Parikh K., Kumar A., George R., Poly D. P.,Amonkar V. and Peter S., ‘Evaluation of Anthocyanins from Croton spp. for their application in food industry’ Seminar proceedings: ‘Recent Developments in Biotechnology’ at St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Goa 9-10 March, 2015, 62-71 ISBN No.:978-93-84298-28-9 3. Vasan M., Shah D., Upadhyay P., Telis P., Soans C., Yadav M., Vaz S., Amonkar V., D’Souza N., ‘Bioremediation of Cadmium: Implication in Pollution Control’Seminar proceedings: ‘Recent Developments in Biotechnology’ at St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Goa 9-10 March, 2015,34-37 ISBN No.:978-93-84298-28-9 o Monographs o Chapter(s) in Books : 03 1. Verekar, S.A. and Deshmukh S.K. Biodiversity of Tropical Basidiomycetes from Konkan Region and their Biological properties. In “Developments in Medicinal Mushrooms: Biology and Therapeutic Properties” Editors Janardhanan K.K. and Ajith T.A. Published by Daya publishing house ISBN 978-93-5124-619-0 pp 89-107 2015. 2. Deshmukh S.K., Verekar, S.A., Ganguli B.N. Fungi: A Hidden Source ofAntimycobacterial Activity Compounds. In “Fungi: Applications and Management Strategies Editors Sunil K. Deshmukh, J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Tamas Papp, Published By CRC Press ISBN 9781498724913. 2016. o o o o o o o o
Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers number listed in International Database(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: None 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: None 17. Faculty recharging strategies Vivien Amonkar 1. Workshop attended a. Participated in Knowledge Café on Trends and opportunities for multidisciplinary and cross sector research in coastal and marine ecosystems organized by CMPA project, GIZ, India and Caius Research Laboratory , St. Xavier’s College in March 2016 2. Seminars attended a. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” on 1st October, 2015. b. Faculty seminar on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. Miriam Stewart 1. Workshop attended Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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a. Workshop on ISO 22000:2005 for the “ Bakery and Confectionery Sector” organized by TUV INDIA – TUV NORD GROUP on 27th-28th May 2015 b.‘Workshop on Biostatistics’ held by Dept. of Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College , Mumbai on 14th to 19th March, 2016 2. Conferences attended a. Two day National conference organized by Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, GTB Nagar, Mumbai, on ‘Fungal Diversity and their Applications’ in association with Mycological Society of India , on December 11th and 12th , 2015 b. Multi- Disciplinary International Conference on “ Science, Sustainability And Society In The Current Scenario: Challenges And Opportunities” organized by Vikas College of Arts, Science & Commerce on 20th February, 2016 3. Seminars attended a. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” in Xavier’s on 1st October, 2015. b. Faculty seminar on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. 4. Short term course Short term course Teachers on Research Methodology in Basic Sciences conducted for the UGC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, University of Mumbai by Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar -West from December 14 -19, 2015. Sangeetha Chavan 1. Workshops attended a. ‘Workshop on Biostatistics’ held by Dept. of Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College , Mumbai on 14th to 19th March, 2016. b. Workshop on "Biosafety Regulations in Laboratory and Research" organized by the Caius Research Laboratory on the 5th of October, 2015. 2. Seminars attended a. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” on 1st October, 2015. b. Faculty seminar on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. Pampi Chakraborty 1. Workshops attended a. ‘Workshop on Biostatistics’ held by Dept. of Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai on 14th to 19th March, 2016. 2. Conferences attended a. New frontiers in Microbiology and Applied Biology” organized by Department of Microbiology, St. Xaviers college, Mapusa, Goa, on 7th and 8th January, 2016. 3. Seminars attended a. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Ethos and Teaching- Learning Experience in Xavier’s on 10th August, 2015. b. Young Teacher’s seminar on “5 Habits of Highly Successful Teachers” in Xavier’s on 9th September, 2015. c. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” on 1st October, 2015. d. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Effective Communication” in Xavier’s on 9th December, 2015. e. Faculty seminar on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. f. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Educational Pedagogies: Experiments in inquiry based learning” Xavier’s on 27th January, 2016. Shilpa Verekar 1. Workshop Attended Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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a. Faculty Workshop on “Application of Bioinformatics in Biological Sciences” at P.G. Department Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College from 11th July 2015. 2. Conferences Attended a. Asian Mycological Congress 2015, Department of Botany, Goa University, 7-10th October 2015. b. National Conference on “Fungal Diversity and their Applications” in Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai on 11th and 12th December 2015. 3. Seminars attended a. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Ethos and Teaching- Learning Experience in Xavier’s on 10th August, 2015. b. Young Teacher’s seminar on “5 Habits of Highly Successful Teachers” in Xavier’s on 9 th September, 2015. c. Faculty seminar on “Quality Enhancement” in Xavier’s on 1st October, 2015. d. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Effective Communication” in Xavier’s on 9th December, 2015. e. Faculty seminar in Xavier’s on “Autonomy in Review” on 13th January, 2016. f. Young Teacher’s seminar on “Educational Pedagogies: Experiments in inquiry based learning” Xavier’s on 27th January, 2016. 18. Student projects • percentage of students who have done in-house projects Annexure A ➢ 100% of MSc Part II students - Environmental Microbiology projects ➢ 100% of Third Year students – Industrial Microbiology projects ➢ 100% of Second Year students -Environmental Microbiology projects •
percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes ➢ Approximately 66% of the TY students completed external Microbiology related work during the summer between the SY and TY Annexure B ➢ 100% of M.Sc Part II students have completed an external project in industries or research institutes. Annexure C ➢ 10% of SY students completed projects in the summer between the FY and SY.
19. Awards / recognitions received at the ational and international level by o Faculty : None o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None o Students : None 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding: (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Event Title Month & Funding agency / Collaborator Year sponsoring agency Research Consortium 2016 January , Department of None meet 2016 Biotechnology (DBT) Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
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CONSORTIUM 2016 was an Environmental Microbial Biotechnology Meet, organised by the Dept. of Microbiology on 20th January, 2016. It was organized in two sessions- the Morning Session involved a Primary Research Poster Competition and the Afternoon Session had a Lecture Series by two Eminent Scientists. Sixty four students from various colleges and different departments participated in the poster competition and presented their Primary Research on the theme. The event was financially supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) as part of its 30 years celebrations and Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. Applications 2) received FY BSc 508 MSc Part I 100
Selected Male 10 8
Pass percentage Female 49 12
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course % of % of ( Refer to question no. students students 2) from from state college FYBSc 20 80 SYBSc 70 TYBSc 75 MSc I 10 80 MSc II 95
Male
Female
% of students from other % of students states from other countries 20 20 10 25 10 5
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Competitive exam NET GATE Qualifying exams for various MSc programmes
No of students who qualified 2 1 5
24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D.
Percentage against enrolled 70 ----15
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Campus selection Other than recruitment Entrepreneurs
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25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates Of the same parent university from other universities within the State From other universities from other States
66% 33%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities • • • • • •
Library: Main college library and department library with 200 books Internet facilities for staff and students: In the Knowledge Center, Library, MMR, SCAVI and Department Total number of class rooms 41 (Shared by all the departments) Class rooms with ICT facility: All 41 Students’ laboratories: 1 Undergraduate and 1 postgraduate Research laboratories: 1 Centralized Instrumentation Facility, Caius Research Lab for PhD research, Palacios Lab for Molecular Biology
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College. Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. Yes. Alumni interactions were sought in an informal manner 30. Does the department obtain feedback from o faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes through faculty meetings. Remedial measures are adopted on yhe basis of feedback. o Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes through Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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✓ Formal TAQ administered to all students ✓ Annual feedback at the Khandala seminar of the department. ✓ The department adopts remedial measures on the basis of the feedback c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes from alumni through informal discussions. The department adopts remedial measures on the basis of the feedback
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Dr. Jayant K. Bhanushali, Owner & Chief Scientific Officer, Amar Immunodiagnostics, Hyderabad, India 2. Dr. Foster Gonsalves, Vice President at Rgenix, Greater New York City 3. Dr. Ritwick Sawarkar, Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany 4. Dr Colin D'Silva, Associate Director, External Relations/Communications, Beauty Sector at Procter & Gamble, Singapore 5. Sachin Rajan, Partner, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates, India 6. Dr. Tushar Vaidya, Senior Principal Scientist, The Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India 7. Dr. Ajit Gorakshakar, Scientist ‘E’, National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India 8. Tarang Sharma Public Health Researcher with Nordoc Cochrane Centre/ University of Copenhagen. 9. Dr. Suresh Narayan, Owner, BioSource Cultures & Flavors Inc, Greater Milwaukee area, USA 10. Ruchira Jaitly, Vice President- Marketing at Pepsico India 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. CONSORTIUM 2016 was an Environmental Microbial Biotechnology Meet, organised by the Dept. of Microbiology on 20th January, 2016. It was organized in two sessions- the Morning Session involved a Primary Research Poster Competition and the Afternoon Session had a Lecture Series by two Eminent Scientists. Sixty four students from various colleges and different departments participated in the poster competition and presented their Primary Research on the theme. The event was supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) as part of its 30 years celebrations and Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.,Bangalore. The speakers were: o Dr. Prashant Phale, Professor and Researcher, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay spoke on “Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds” o Dr. Partha P. Chakrabarti Scientist, Protein Engineering & Diversity, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.,Bangalore spoke on “Microbial biotechnology for environmental sustainability.” • Guest Lectures o Dr. James Jenkins, Associate Dean, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK ‘Understanding Government Responses to Water Problems’13th July, 2015 o Dr. Ross Barnard, Biotechnology Program Director, University of Queensland, Australia‘Research in Antibody Engineering’, 28th August 2015 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. Besides the classical chalk and talk methods other methodologies used by the department are: Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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a. Multimedia- PowerPoint presentations, films, animations, specialized software (Bioinformatics). b. Problem based learning (for practicals and other courses). c. Peer Learning. d. Group discussions, Group presentations. e. Project based learning ( to develop inquiry based learning). f. Role play. g. Service learning. h. Experiential learning. i. Problem solving. j. Skills practices. k. Use of open courseware. l. Use of Moodle. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? The Head of Dept and the faculty of the department meet every week for formal meetings in which the objectives of the department, the programmes to be implemented, the achievement of learning outcomes and the remedial measures to be adopted (if relevant) are discussed. Student feedbacks on various programmes are obtained on a regular basis both orally and in writing. An annual feedback is obtained at the annual Khandala seminar followed by discussions and follow up action. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. • SYBSc students conduct a Microbiological analysis of the college drinking water to check its potability on a monthly basis. • FY & SYBSc students complete 60 – 90 Hours of Social Involvement Programme as part of the Autonomous systems of the college 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. a. Honours Programme CLASS
FYBSc.
SYBSc
ACTIVITY
1. Workshop on Plasmid isolation Students were given hands on training in basic techniques in molecular biology - Isolation of plasmids and agarose gel electrophoresis 2. Workshop on Antibacterial effects of plants, herbs and spices Students studied the antibacterial effects of aloe vera, clove, onion, garlic, ginger, pepper, cumin, turmeric, capsicum, fennel, cinnamon using ditch plate , agar cup , disc plate technique Workshop- Animal tissue culture Students were trained in basic animal tissue culture technique. Students were taught maintainenance of
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cell cultures, viability staining, propidium iodide staining and MTT assay. 1. ProjectStudents learnt the PCR technique and used it to identify bacterial cultures using 16SrRNA gene amplification 2. Lecture series-IPR
Sangeetha Chavan Dr.Biswa Prasun Chatterjee
ONE
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ONE
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b. Biosafety : The Department of Microbiology conducted a number of activities to increase the awareness of Biosafety practices in the college • The Departments of Microbiology and Life Science & Biochemistry jointly organized a workshop for the lab assistants and lab attendants of all the Bioscience departments of our college. The workshop was held in two halves: Wednesday, 24th June – Biosafety practices, Dept. of Microbiology 1.30 – 3.30pm Thursday, 25th June – Handling and Maintenance of Instruments, Dept. of Life Science & Biochemistry 1.30 – 3.30pm The workshop was sponsored by the DBT Star College programme • A sharing session was organized by the department where all the faculty members of the college who had submitted proposals involving work with microorganisms made short presentations on different aspects of Biosafety practices. Nine presentations were made. This session was conducted on 5th October, 2015 from 2pm to 4.30pm in SCAVI. The department faculty who made presentations were: Working with the autoclave: Ms. Sangeeta Chava working with pathogens: Ms. Karuna Gokarn. • A manual of Biosafety rules was prepared by the joint efforts of all the members of the department and distributed to all the Bioscience departments of the college. The manual was also passed by the Institutional Biosafety Committee of the college c. Other academic activities Annual Department Exhibition MICRO STREET 27 Second Year Student groups exhibited microbial Biotechnology aspects in the Medical, Food , Industrial, Agriculture and Environment fields on 7th and 8th of July, 2015. The target audience was the Incoming FY batch and it served as both, an introduction to the varied advances in Microbiology, and a welcome into the Microbiology department. Students of Class X of the neighbouring St. Xavier’s School also visited the exhibition Khandala Seminar: Annual seminar at the Human Resource centre of the college -SY and TY students presented their student research 14th & 15th Feb, 2016 Poster Presentations by SYBSc students on their research projects on 9th April, 2016 Industrial Visits to Research Institutes and Microbiology related industries and Units: ACTREC - TY students: 4th December Bhandup Water Purification Plant : SY students :20th January, 2016 Green Gold Seeds, Grainotch Brewery, Fortune Pharma Aurangabad: MSc students: 15th -18th February, 2016 Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Student Internships Annexure 3 MICRO DAY: An annual Academic celebration held on 16th September with the release of the Department magazine Michronicle CONSORTIUM 2016 was an Environmental Microbial Biotechnology Meet, organised by the Dept. of Microbiology on 20th January, 2016. It was organized in two sessions- the Morning Session involved a Primary Research Poster Competition and the Afternoon Session had a Lecture Series by two Eminent Scientists. Dr. Prashant Phale, Professor and Researcher, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay spoke on “Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds” Dr. Partha P. Chakrabarti Scientist, ProteinEngineering & Diversity,Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.,Bangalore spoke on “Microbial biotechnology for environmental sustainability.” Guest Lectures Dr. James Jenkins, Associate Dean, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK ‘ Understanding Government Responses to Water Problems’13th July, 2015 Dr. Ross Barnard, Biotechnology Program Director, University of Queensland, Australia‘Research in Antibody Engineering’, 28th August 2015. UMAX: The Undergraduate Microbiology Association of Xavier’s 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. None 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department
Strengths Faculty and support staff of the department – faculty involved in Quality teaching reflected in the high (good, very good) TAQ scores Continuous professional development (Q.14, 17, Annexure 4) Sincere, Dedicated work reflected by the large number of Cocurricular activities of the department that require demanding and challenging faculty support. Refer to Q.36 Modern goal based teaching- learning methodologies Refer to Q.33 Research projects that emphasize teaching students research skills (Refer to Q.36 and Annexure 1) the success of which is reflected in the number of students who join research
Weaknesses Lack of Faculty Publications: The faculty has been involved in research projects that train students in research skills but have not resulted in a large number of research publications.
Opportunities Academic Autonomy - As the faculty now design their own syllabi and assessments
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programmes in renowned Universities in India and abroad. Mentoring of students both on career, academic and personal issues. Support staff: Very hard working, sincere, committed staff who always put the interest of the department students before theirs.
Curricular and Co-curricular Programmes of the department Curricular: The department designs its own syllabi and assessments with the help of Board of Studies that includes industry experts, faculty of our department and other Microbiology departments and students. Modern teaching learning pedagogies are used. Cocurricular Programmes of the Dept.: (Refer to Q. 36) Infrastructure: Good lab facilities and basic instrumentation for conducting both undergraduate and postgraduate practicals and research projects Students both past and present Majority of the students are intelligent, sincere and motivated, who are keen to learn the principles of Microbiology, laboratory techniques and soft skills as a Bioscience related career is a significant goal in their lives. They are extremely cooperative and help in the organization of several department co curricular activities
A decrease in the academic quality of students entering the department: as students have a greater attraction to professional courses as compared to pure science ones.
Post graduate courses – as we have introduced an autonomous M.Sc course in Microbiology with an intake of 20 students per year
To provide Quality education that prepares students for a global work environment with the existing faculty workload, finance and space
Research due to the increased emphasis Collaboration with institutes and industries that have a Microbiology focus Interdisciplinary work
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Alumni support the department thru guest lectures, feedback and donations. Good working atmosphere in the departmentTeaching and nonteaching faculty and students of the department share a very warm relationship which includes a lot of cooperation and understanding. The students have often appreciated the concern and mentoring they have received.
39. Future plans of the department. • Immediate plan to organize the intercollegiate event ‘The Role of Microbial Biotechnology in Environment Policy Making’in June 2016 • To teach globally relevant Microbiology courses within the autonomy system of the college by continuously reviewing and changing syllabi and teaching methodologies. • Increasing the interdisciplinary nature of the courses. • Increasing publication based research. • Increasing collaborations with industry and other institutes
Annexure A: Student in house projects MSc Part II students - Environmental Microbiology projects Name of students Ulrica Louis Almeida, Gauri R. Chemburkar Divya Murlidhar, Ruth Rebecca M. Fernandes, Supriya Amol Hait Koikalethu Jisna Joy, Madhuri H. Lad Mathew Abey John, Nitu Mishra Naik Angha Arun Odakayi Ria Manoj Kumar, Sankalpa Sunil Palkar, Patrawala Ruhi Salim, Algamary Benny, Rodricks Cyd Harold, Anushree Rajiv Sawant, Nikita Solanki Doreen Teetla , Oleneilla Tellis Bhagyashri Sunil Thorat
Title of Project Bio-cement production from Urease producers isolated from sewage sample Isolation, extraction and applications of bacterial pigments Isolation of feather degrading organisms and its application in amino acid production and bioremediation Harnessing the biotechnological potential of soil for isolating organisms for developing clean green technologies
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Isolation, characterization of amylase from soil bacteria
Amartya Yeachuri, Sneha Adhikarla, Devina Noronha, Grace D’Souza, Ashvini Sonavane Teresa Anthony, Anju Ashok, Niki Tripathy, Sarita Kumari, Vartika Gupta Alisha Rocha, Arantxa Tuscano, Gargi Banerjee, Manivel Lodha, Tarun Kalathil Rohit Khatokar, Juan Mandy, Yagya Chadha, Sruthi V S, Rochelle Saldanha Sneha Khedkar, Sana Marwaha, Danciel D Souza, Tendral Sekar, Vivila Johnson,
Comparison of enzymatic activity of lipase obtained from various samples
Adityesh Mitra, Tanmay Wairkar, Milred Sequeira, Naythan D Cunha, Siddiqua Khot
Isolation of Asparaginase producers from different soil samples and purification and quantification of the asparaginase Screening , isolation and characterization of indole acetic acid producing bacteria from soil samples and thjeir use as bioinoculants Isolation of levan producers and enhancing levan production using suitable media Utilization of fruit wastes by Baker’s yeast for production of SCP
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Name of the Students
Isolation and identification of pigment producing Halophiles with Medicinal properties from Vajreshwari hot water spring
Aquinas Natasha
Isolation and identification of Lipase producing Halophiles from Vajreshwari hot water spring
Aranha Lavita
Isolation and classification of a Halophilic Lipase producer from Vajreshwari hot water spring
Arora Shivam
Isolation of a halophilic casease producer
Baptista Elvira
Isolation and screening of Halophilic isolate producing extracellular hydrolytic enzymes and its relevance in biotechnology
Bose Sushmita
Isolating oil-degrading microorganisms from Bhayandar salt pans for Bioremediation and use them as Biosurfactants commercially
Chaudhuri Shayoni
The screening and characterization of potential oil degraders of Bioremedial significance from Bhayandar salt pans. Isolation and identification of Halophilic oil degrading microbes for Bioremediation purposes Isolation of a Thermophilic Halophile from soil with oil-degradation potential Isolation, Identification and characterization of a Thermophiles that can degrade oil Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Isolation and characterization of extremophiles producing lipase and cellulase enzymes for Biofuel synthesis Halophilic Lipase producer: A Potential Biocatalyst Identification and characterization of cellulase producing bacteria isolated from the salt pans Isolation and identification of a thermophilic protease producer Isolation and Biotechnological applications of oil degraders Isolation of a Halophilic and Thermophilic casease producer from Powai lake Saving up on cleaning up: Isolation and study of Thermophilic oil degraders for Industrial applications Isolation, screening and characterization of Halophilic Lipase producing bacteria and its application as a biocatalyst Isolation and screening of antibiotic producing Halophiles from Powai lake Isolation and characterization of a pigment producing facultative extremophiles from Powai lake Isolation and identification of Halophilic amylase producers from salt pans of Vasai Isolation, identification and characterization of Halophilic Casease producing bacteria from salt pans of Vasai Isolation of thermophiles- A starch degrader isolated for its biotech potential Isolation and characterization of a pigment producing extremophile from Vajreshwari hot water spring and to determine its biotechnological potential
Jennifer Mary Keertana Kinny Priya Kizhakkayil Christy Mathew Keya Mendonca Enid Mishra Subrata Mukherjee Shalini Phale Apurva Poonam Raut Sneha Reshamwala Kunal Rodrigues Minilsa
Roy Ritwika
Isolation, Characterization and Biotechnological applications of thermophilic amylase producer
Sanjana
Isolation, Characterization and Identification of a halophilic casease producer from Powai lake
Shetty Priscilla
Isolation and Identification of a thermophilic protease producer from Powai lake
Varak Pooja
Isolation and classification of thermophilic narrow spectrum antibiotic producer from mangrove soil
Varkey Abel
To isolate an oil degrading microorganism from carter road mangrove soil
Verma Chandrika
Isolation, Characterization and Biotechnological applications of extremophiles obtained from Powai lake Study of extremophiles
Williams Wynola Rastogi Rishav Shyam
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Isolation of a lipase producing extremophile from soil sample obtained from salt pans of Vasai lake
Robin Joseph Paul
Annexure B: Approximately 66% of the TY students completed external Microbiology related work during the summer between the SY and TY Sr.No. 1.
Name Adityesh Mitra
2.
Yagya Chadha
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Gargi Banerjee Ananya Kumar Teresa Antony Sneha Khedkar Vivila Johnson Danciel Dsouza Tendral Sekar Milred Sequeira. Sruthi Vadukkutt Anju Ashok Ashvini Sonavane Sneha Adhikarla Siddiqua Khot Vartika Gupta Sana Marwaha Niki Tripathy
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Place of Internship Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (VSRP ) Synmedic Laboratories QA Department, Faridabad, Bacteriology Lab, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi Charpak Research Internship Scholar Program, France ( Embassy of France) Serum Institute of India, Ltd, Pune Cipla Vikhroli IIT Bombay Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore. Fortis Hospial, Mulund J.J. Hospital, Mumbai Universal Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Raheja hospital, Mahim Raheja hospital, Mahim Raheja hospital, Mahim Tata main hospital ,Jamshedpur D.Y Patil hospital and research centre TAJ SATS Air Catering (Quality Assurance lab) INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba Glenmark pharmaceuticals ltd, Nashik
Annexure C M.Sc Part II students completed an external project in industries or research institutes.
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Name of the student/s Ulrica Louis Almeida Gauri R. Chemburkar
Divya Murlidhar
Ruth Rebecca M. Fernandes
Supriya Amol Hait
Koikalethu Jisna Joy
Title of Project Methanotrophic and denitrification activity in Coastal ecosystems “Introduction of antibacterial characters under ambient conditions in titania (TiO2) nanoparticles through biological synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial activity of cotton cloth functionalized with silver nanoparticles”. Evaluating biomarkers to predict response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in locally advanced oral cavity cancer The Analysis of a Microbial Consortium In a self sustaining Composting Process”
Studies on DNA damage and repair in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) using Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Characterization of Lactobacillus species with respect to its probiotic potential
Duration Name of the guide MayDr.Maria August Judith Gonsalves MayMrs. Poulomi August Mukherjee
Name of the Institute
MayAugust
Mrs. Sharada Sawant
Advanced Center for Treatment Research and Education in cancer (ACTREC)
MayAugust
Dr. Sukhendu B. Ghosh
MayAugust
Dr. (Mrs.) Birajalaxmi Das
MayAugust
Dr. Mr.Sahayog Narayan Jamdar
Pesticide Residue & Soil Sciences Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai. Low level Radiation Research Section, Radiation Biology and Health Science division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Food Technology Division, FIPLY.
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Madhuri H. Lad
Screening of marine fungi for industrially important extracellular enzymes and partial purification and characterization of protease enzyme
MayAugust
Dr Samir R. Damare
Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
Mathew Abey John
Isolation of dye degrading organisms for better and greener tomorrow
MayAugust
Dr(Ms) Vivien Amonkar
St Xaviers College Mumbai
Nitu Mishra
Studies on Antitumor and Radioprotective activities of Isothiocyanates Studies on secondary metabolites of bacterial starvation forms isolated from the marine sponge Cinachyrella cavernosa. Role of 14-3-3σ in regulating cellular localization and activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK).
MayAugust
Dr. Deepak sharma
MayAugust
Dr. Narsinh L Thakur
Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, BARC National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
MayAugust
Dr. Sorab N. Dalal
Sankalpa Sunil Palkar
Effect of Vitamin D deficiency on mouse ovarian histology
MayAugust
Dr. Kaushiki M. Kadam
Patrawala Ruhi Salim
: Functional Analysis of a Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetase, a secondary metabolism- related gene in the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens.
MayAugust
Algamary Benny
Amaranthus leaves-a cheap source of a potential food additive’ Euphotic and Benthic diatom community response to light variability
MayAugust
Dr. Sweetie R. Kanatt
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
MayAugust
Dr. Smita Mitbavkar
National Institute Of Oceanography
Naik Angha Arun
Odakayi Ria Manoj Kumar
Rodricks Cyd Harold
Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Gamete Immunobiology Lab, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Parel, Mumbai Dr. Prasun. K. Nuclear Agriculture & Mukherjee Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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Role of p38β MAPK and ELK-1 in regulating the expression of LCN2 upon Plakophilin3 loss.
MayAugust
Dr. Sorab N. Dalal.
Nikita K. Solanki
To determine the effect of ARIH2 gene in Glioblastoma radiation resistance
MayAugust
Dr. Shilpee Dutt
Doreen Teetla
Synthesis of FITCSpermidine Conjugate, its Uptake by Magnaporthe Oryzae Cells and Improvisation of Fungal DNA Extraction Method Studying the expression and regulation of Surfactant Protein-D (SP-D) in Prostate tumorigenic cell lines Prognostic Evaluation of Tumor Markers in Thyroid Cancer
MayAugust
Dr.Sonia Chadha
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
MayAugust
Dr. Taruna Madan
National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH)
MayAugust
Dr. Avik Chakraborty
Radiation Medicine Centre[RMC], Bhabha Atomic Research Centre[BARC], Parel,Mumbai.
Oleneilla Tellis
Bhagyashri Sunil Thorat
Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC),Tata Memorial Centre Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre
Annexure D Dr. Ms. Vivien Amonkar • Invited lectures o 2 sessions ‘ Curriculum design and development’ and ‘ Innovative Evaluation methods’ ‘Faculty Development Programme organized by the IQAC, VVM's Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao –Goa, 7th October, 2015 o ‘Autonomy’ Teacher’s Academic Forum’ Jai Hind College 21st January, 2016 o ‘Best Practices in Curricular Aspects’, NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on 'Best Practices in College and academic administration ' Dapoli Urban Bank Senior Science College, Dapoli 22nd -23rd April 2016.
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‘Review of how St. Xavier’s College Achieved th Autonomous Status’ 2015-2016 Fulbright – Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar organized by St. Xavier’s College ( Autonomous) 12th March 2016 Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM )Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) Editorial Board as reviewer Member of the LCRD (Loyola Centre for Research and Development) Research Advisory Board, Ahmedabad Subject Expert for Microbiology on the Staff Selection Panel, Wilson College, Mumbai, July, 2016 (Microbiology), SIES College ( Biotechnology) 9th January, 2016 External Examiner of a PhD. Thesis DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai. October 12th 2015. External Examiner of a Master’s Thesis Master of Technology ( Bioprocess Technology) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai Member of the IQAC of College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai Member of the Management Board and Academic Council of St. Xavier’s College Autonomous Member of the College Faculty Committees: Custodians of Question Papers and the Institutional Biosafety Committee. Guided an M.Sc student project ( Home Science) in Food Processing and Preservation, College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan
Miriam Stewart Poster presentations 1.Stewart, M., ‘ Electron Beam Irradiation – An environmentally safe method of fungal decontamination and food preservation : A review’ at Two day National conference organized by Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, GTB Nagar, Mumbai, on ‘Fungal Diversity and their Applications’ in association with Mycological Society of India , on December 11th and 12th , 2015 . 2.Stewart, M., ‘Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the survival of Candida albicans’ at the Multi- Disciplinary International Conference on “Science, Sustainability And Society In The Current Scenario: Challenges And Opportunities” organized by Vikas College of Arts, Science& Commerce on 20th February, 2016. • Member of the College Faculty Committees : Convener of Infrastructure Committee • Conducted Honors Program Module for FYBSc. Sangeetha Chavan • Member of the College Library Advisory Committee • Department Honour’s Programme Co-ordinator • Conducted Honour’s Programme Modules for FYBSc and TYBSc • Resource person at the workshop on "Biosafety Regulations in Laboratory and Research" organized by the Dept. of Microbiology & IBSC on the 5th of October, 2015. Pampi Chakraborty Oral Presentation Chakraborty, P., “A microbial bioremediation solution to azo dye pollution”, International seminar on “New frontiers in Microbiology and Applied Biology” organized by Department of Microbiology, St. Xaviers college, Mapusa, Goa, on 7th & 8th January, 2016. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Shilpa Verekar Oral Presentations 1. Verekar, S.A., “Microbial Genome Mining in Drug Discovery” at National Conference on New and Emerging Trends in Bioinformatics and Taxonomy, NETBT 2015, organized in B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane on 14- 15th January, 2015. 2. Verekar, S.A. Incidence of Keratinophilic fungi from the selected soils of Kaziranga National Park Assam, (India), Asian Mycological Congress 2015, Department of Botany, Goa University, on 7 – 10th October 2015. 3. Verekar, S.A., “Prebiotic activity of polysaccharides extracted from some Pleurotus sp. from Konkan region of Maharashtra, India”, National Conference on “Fungal Diversity and their Applications” in Guru Nanak College Of Arts, Science and Commerce on 11th and 12th December 2015.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 1.
Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Physics, 1875
2.
Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG (6 UNITS B.Sc. with physics)
3.
4. 5.
Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like arts , science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies (1) ‘DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING’ offered as applied component at third year (5 th and 6th semesters); departments involved are Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics. (2) ‘Physics behind Astronomy, Photography and Technology’ offered to 4th semester students of Arts Faculty, Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester based credit system Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:
Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students Few teachers from physics department participate in the courses offered by IT and BVOC departments. 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professor NIL NIL Associate Professors 3 3 Asst. Professors 7.
5
5
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)
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Name
Qualification
Dr. Shyamala P Bodhane
M. Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D
Dr. K. Vedasankari Dr. Jyoti Singh
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Rajesh Singh
Designation
Specialization
No. of Years of Experience 31
No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years Nil
Electronics, Thin film technology Electronics, Xray crystallography Electronics, Exptal Astronomy Electronics
26
Nil
20
Nil
M.Sc.
HOD and Associate Professor Associate professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
12
Nil
Ajay Yadav
M. Sc.
Assistant Professor
Electronics
7
Nil
Dr. Rohan Jadhav
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
5
Nil
Dr. Leena Joshi
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
3
Nil
Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey
M.Sc. PhD.
Assistant Professor
Electronics, Material science Electronics, Material Science Solid State Physics
2
Nil
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information:
8.
1 CHB person helped taking 5 labs (2-FY and 3-SY) (15 periods) per week. 9.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: FYBSc:25/1, SYBSc: 25/1, TYBSc: 25/1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Lab Attendants: 7, Lab Assistants: 2 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. :NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with • State recognition: None • National recognition: None • International recognition: None 14. Publications:
number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)-01 Mr. Rajesh Singh Published a research paper on "video analysis of a projectile" in Xplore, volume 6, Issue 1, Dec 2015 Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books
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Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dr. Bodhane was a member of the experimental board for 46th International Physics Olympiad held in Mumbai during July 05-12, 2015 Dr. Bodhane contributed as a resource person at the Physics Resource Generation camp for Physics Olympiad at the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai from 17 to 19 Jan 2016. Dr. Bodhane has been an observer for Indian National Olympiad -2016 exam organized by Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education on Jan 30-31, 2016. Dr. Vedasankari was a visiting faculty for PG courses in B. N. Bandodkar college, Thane. Dr. Vedasankari was a paper setter for UG and PG courses. Dr. Jyoti singh worked as a co-ordinator for newly started vocational course, BVOC in software development as well as for BSc IT. Mr. Rajesh Singh was incharge of department exhibition in July 2015. He was in charge of department magazine committee as well Mr. Rajesh Singh was a visiting examiner for ISC physics practical examination at Singhania school thane on Feb 8, 2016 Mr. Rajesh Singh attended a three day STEM teacher workshop at IISER Pune 10-12 March 2016 Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey has attended and presented a research paper in International Conference ICPMCSC 2015, during 4th to 5th December 2015, at Ratnam College, Mumbai, India. Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey has attended and presented a research paper in International Conference on Condensed Matter & Applied Physics (ICC 2015), during 30th to 31st October 2015 at Govt. Engineering College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey has attended Science Academies’ refresher course on Application of Quantum Mechanics: Atoms, Molecules and Radiation, during 21st December 2015 to 4th January 2016 at Department of Physics, University of Mumbai. Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey has attended Physics Exposure Camp, during 30th November to 3rd December 2015 at Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai.
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19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by • Faculty: None • Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: None • Students: None 20.
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Event
Title
Seminar workshop
Digital Processing
Month Year Image
& Funding agency sponsoring agency None
/ Collaborator None
21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Applications Selected Male Female received (Refer to Annexure XII)
Pass percentage Male Female
22. Diversity of students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
% of % of students % of students % of students from the State from other students from the States from other College countries (Refer to Annexure XIII)
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NO DATA IS AVAILBLE 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage enrolled 70%
against
Data not available
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Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
86%
from other universities within the State
Nil
from other universities from other States
14%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period.: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a) Library : around 400 books in dept library b) Internet facilities for staff and students: internet connection on three terminals in the dept for staff c) Total number of class rooms : all the rooms in the college are available for use d) Class rooms with ICT facility: All e) Students’ laboratories : 4 labs covering roughly 6000sq. ft. area. f) Research laboratories: None 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. Yes. We take feedback from all the students passing out (getting degree) about the syllabus they have studied and the evaluation methods adopted by the dept. The points coming out through this feedback are then discussed in dept meeting as well BOS meeting before developing any new programme. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? YES. Think and discuss positive changes sitting together and put them forth in the Board of studies Meetings for further discussion and action. b. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? YES. The concerned staff is explained and suggested some solutions to the problems if any or encouraged if the feedback is positive. c. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? They are part of BOS, their suggestions are incorporated after proper discussions in the curriculum. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10): 1.Ms. Sania Zaidi: Completed PhD in Science Education from Univ. of Michigan 2. Ms. Shruti Patel: completed PG from IIT Madras and has joined DESI research lab in Germany. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 1. A lecture by Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya (TIFR) was arranged on “Scientific Communication Skills” 2. A guest lecture on ‘Oppertunities for Research in Physics’ by Prof. Vijay Singh (TIFR) was arranged by the dept. 3. 40 students were sent to attend 3 days workshop on Atronomy conducted by TIFR 4. 20 students along with 3 teachers visited BARC on their invitation on the eve of Science Day. 5. 6 students of SYBSc visited Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education and participated in concept based activities in elementary thermodynamics. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. 1. FY, SY, TY levels: As soon as teacher started with a specific unit in a class students were given a set of problems/questions as take home assignments based on that unit. A dead line was given for the submission of the assignment. As there are three units in each course, students had to submit three assignments. All those who submitted assignments on time were given two marks per assignment in CIA 2 and the written paper of CIA 2 was set out of 14 marks. The CIA 1 and CIA 2 exams were partially based on the assignments. In the ESE it was observed that student’s ability for solving problems and tackling application based questions is greatly improved. This improved the passing percentage of students in CIA as well as ESE. 2. TY level: All the TY students were given a list of some concepts to verify/learn through designing and performing experiments at home on their own. They were provided a kit of equipments, apparatus to help them perform these experiments. Students were expected to do reference work and maintain a book to record all the information/data they collected. Along with the actual working model of the experiment their records were examined and evaluated as practical’s CIA exam Some lecture courses are given with the help of PPT presentations. Working demonstrations are arranged in the class for some topics. Some demonstrations are downloaded from different websites and presented in the class. At least six Demonstrations on various concepts of physics are part of FY as well as SY syllabus. Skills required for performing practicals are taught with proper emphasis and tested separately during internal assessment. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? 1. The students are frequently asked to give their feedback about the courses and the methods adopted to handle them. Based on the feedback an appropriate action is taken as early as possible. 2. Every assessment is carefully judged and the reasons for good or bad performance of students are identified, discussed with them and necessary action is taken in the next part of the course. 3. We discuss the TAQ results monitored by college and help each other in the improvement process. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. o Each student spends 60 hrs over the three years of graduation in Social Involvement Programme of the College. o One of the teachers is actively working as a committee member for one school. o One teacher is involved in the activities of Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. o 11 students appeared for NGPE exam conducted by IAPT. o 9 students participated in a summer school in Theoretical Physics conducted by IAPT. o Our department is published a magazine ‘CELERITAS’, with major component of work and articles put in by students of all the three years. o 25 students had registered for Honour’s Programme activity. 3 students have acquired required number Honour’s credits and are going to be honoured with the Honur’s Certificate. o Each third year student took up a project in the 5th as well as 6th semester as one component of practical course. o Student activity ‘Physics Circle’ helped them come together and have enrichment sessions on various topics of physics. o Live Video Conference with the Albert Einstein professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton University, Dr. Paul Steinhardt where students asked questions related to their understanding of Eternal Inflation and its merits. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department: o There is good cooperation among the teaching staff the department. o The teaching staff is willing to upgrade their knowledge and handle different teaching and evaluation methods. This helps making required changes in the courses. o The number of good, interested students coming for Physics is increasing every year, we have to keep providing them enough challenge and support to maintain their interest in the subject. o We also get a large number of students coming to our subject at the first year level, who are not much interested in the subject and have not made up their mind to select the subject for final graduation. It is a challenge to us to develop interest in them for Physics and make them comfortable with the subject. o To make the students aware of opportunities in the field of Physics, they should be send out to various industries, institutes for visits, internship programmes or should be given chance to meet people working in different fields after having graduated in physics. 39. Future plans of the department. The department would like every student graduating with Physics to go out with full satisfaction of having done physics with us. We want our students to have good conceptual understanding of Physics. We would try to achieve this through inquiry based learning system. We would be happy to start MSC Physics courses.
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Statistics . Estd : 1987 2.
Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG
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Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved
Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like arts , science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies Descriptive Statistics – Sociology/ Psychology /Economics /BMM /BMS 4.
Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester
5.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Our Science students take up courses offered by the Arts Departments and vice versa.
Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students 6.
Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors)
Professor Associate Professors
Sanctioned 6
Asst. Professors 7.
Filled 6
--
--
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name
Qualification Designation
Pooja Ochaney
M.Sc
Myrtle Fernandes
9.
No. of Years of Experience
No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years
Statistics
30
NIL
M.Sc
Assoc Prof. & Head of Dept. Assoc. Prof.
Statistics
32
NIL
Ayesha Dias
M.Sc
Assoc. Prof.
Statistics
26
NIL
Saju George
M.Sc,M.Phil
Assoc. Prof.
Statistics
26
NIL
S. Annapurna
M.Sc,DCST, DORM M.Sc
Asst. Prof.
Statistics
23
NIL
Asst. Prof.
Statistics
18
NIL
P. Unnikrishnan 8.
Specialization
Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information TYBSc (20%) and TYBA ( 20%) Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio F.Y - 30 : 1; S.Y – 25: 1; T.Y – 20: 1.
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11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national: b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise.: NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with • state recognition NIL • national recognition NIL • international recognition NIL 14. Publications: number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) --- 01 Monographs ---NIL Chapter(s) in Books --NIL Editing Books --NIL Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers---NIL number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies • Attending interactive sessions/ seminars/ workshops conducted by other colleges. • Attending faculty improvement programmes conducted by our college like (i) Seminar on Quality Mechanism (ii) Seminar on Autonomy Review (iii) Seminar on Publishing Academic Research. (iv) Seminar on how to deal with underachievers, (v) Seminar on Alternatives in Continuous Internal Assessment. • Teachers were sent to U.K to visit University of Bath to have an experience on their Administrative and Teaching methods. 18. Student projects • percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: Approx.70% • percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: 1 – 2% 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by • Faculty NIL Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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• Doctoral / post doctoral fellows NIL • Students NIL 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Events conducted on a larger scale, which involves intercollegiate participation like the Statistics festival ‘Xstatic’ are funded by industry sponsors like Sankhya Consultants, Future Track & Direxions Global Solutions. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) T.Y.B.Sc
Applications received 40
T.Y.B.A. (Double Major)
Selected Male Female
Pass percentage Male Female 100% 100%
24
100%
100%
(Refer to Annexure XII)
22. Diversity of students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
23.
% of % of students % of students % of students from the State from other students from the States from other College countries (Refer to Annexure XIII)
How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE
and
any other competitive examinations? None 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage enrolled 50% 10% -
against
15% 95% 5%
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
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from other universities within the State
17%
from other universities from other States
17%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a) Library : Departmental Library with 90 books b) Internet facilities for staff and students Yes c) Total number of class rooms : 40 shared with other departments d) Class rooms with ICT facility Yes e) Students’ laboratories: None f) Research laboratories: None 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. NIL 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes. Based on their inputs, we organise lecture series and software courses for the students. b. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes .Feedback on staff : Informal discussions in the department to improve strategies. Feedback on curriculum: We try to incorporate their suggestions while framing the syllabus or in our Add On courses. A formal Teaching Assessment Questionnaire conducted by the college. c. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes .We are in contact with our alumni and experts from industry who give us input as to the relevant topics which would equip our students for enhancement in their future careers. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) S.No. 1.
Name of student
Posts
Malika Bhandarkar
Policy integration & Analysis;United Nations Organisations.
2. . Vikram Vaswani
CEO -Melonfire
3.
Prashant Godiwala
Senior Manager – CISCO systems.
4.
Rohit D’costa
Senior Manager – Bank of America
5.
Devika Sethi
IEP Fund Advisors Private Ltd.
6.
Deven Ved
Assistant Manager- Acturial – TATA AIG LIFE.
7.
Shailen Ramkissoon
CEO-Property/ Tourism industry, Mauritius
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Akshy Thiagarajan
9.
Jason Peters
Research Associate- Foundation of Ecological Research, Advocacy. Assistant Vice President (Analytics) Bank of America.
10.
Vaibhav Mainkar
R & D – SAS, Pune.
32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Sr.No Course Name Resource person 1. Research project for undergraduate students Ms.Shilaja Rane 2. Market Research Programme Maria Peres 3. Data Science –I (Basic and advanced EXCEL ) Finstat Academy 4. Data-Science –II (Basic and advanced R –software) Finstat Academy 5. Application of Statistics Mr.Ajay Kumar 6. Career Options in Statistics Mr.Brian Almieda,Partner.Strategic Caravan 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. 1. Blackboard 2. Computer. 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? o Evaluation process o Asking questions in class o Through the practical sessions. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. • Encouraging students to take part in intercollegiate festivals/workshops/exhibitions. • To organize and participate in Statistics based events within the college. (Statistics festival – Xstatic, Department Magazine – The Plot, Khandala Seminar) Students are involved in Community services through SIP. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Sr.No Course Name 1. Group Research project 2. Basic Programme in SPSS 3. Basic programme in R software 4. Basic programme in EXCEL In addition please refer to pt. 32 above
Resource person Ms.Myrtle Fernandes,Ms.Annapurna,Ms.Piyali, Mr.Saju Ms.Annapurna Ms.Piyali Ms.Annapurna and Ms.Vidhi Mehta
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Highly motivated staff.
No dedicated lab for Teaching at M. Sc / practicals and to M.B.A./ B.M.S classes conduct the software courses. Academically strong Extending help for teaching faculty Data Analysis and teaching of statistical software Enthusiastic set of students
Large class strength – To reach out to each student
To motivate student interest in the subject and encourage them to go beyond the syllabus.
39. Future plans of the department. • To increase and enhance our Add -on courses . • To Continue a compulsory data collection and analysis, which starts in semester one and ends in semester four. • To increase student exposure to industry by inviting experts from various fields to give lectures on the applications of Statistics to the real world. • To provide opportunities of hands on experience to students in the subject. • To enhance the interaction among different classes of Statistics students (Arts and Science), we would like to introduce quizzes and debates.
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Zoology, estd.1970 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG, PhD 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved – Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like arts , science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies o Honours Program – Life Sciences, Botany and Microbiology. o Cross Faculty Program – ‘Secret lives of animals’ (offered to students of S.Y.BA, S.Y.BMM and S.Y.BMS). o Applied Component course in ‘Economic Entomology’ (offered to T.Y.B.Sc. students of Life Sciences, Botany and Microbiology). o Diploma in Forensic Science (offered to students of any stream of Science and students from Sociology, Psychology, Law and Medicine). 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester, Credit system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments – Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students Faculty involved in taking lectures for B.Voc (Wildlife Tourism) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Nil 03 02
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled Nil 03 02
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
No. of Years of Experience
No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years
Marine Zoology
25
Nil
Marine Zoology
22
Nil
Endocrinology
20
3
8
Nil
3
Nil
Qualification Designation Specialization
Dr. Smita Krishnan Dr. Pushpa Sinkar Dr. Madhuri Hambarde Mr. Conrad Cabral Dr. Sujata Deshpande
Ph.D PhD, B.Ed. Ph.D M.Sc. Ph.D
Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology Animal Behaviour
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information Undergraduate programme in Zoology (3 units) – 0% • Diploma in Forensic Science – 100% 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio Class
Ratio
Undergraduate programme in Zoology (3 units)
20:1
Diploma in Forensic Science
15:1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled
Technical Lab Assistant Technical Lab Attendant Administrative Staff
Sanctioned 1 2 0
Filled 1 2 0
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12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with State recognition : Department of Zoology has a research laboratory with life time recognition for PhD from the University of Mumbai. National recognition : Department of Zoology has an Animal house facility registered with the CPCSEA (recognized from February 2001) International recognition: NIL 14. Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) o Monographs - NIL o Chapter(s) in Books Deshpande S. A. (2016) ‘Plants cry for help and parasitoids come to rescue!!!’. In ‘Mutalistic interactions between flowering plants and animals’ Edited by P.A. Sinu and K.R. Shivanna , Manipal University press. o o o o o o o o
Editing Books - NIL Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers - NIL number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: NIL 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies o Sujata Deshpande completed an ‘Orientation Programme’ organized by the University of Mumbai from 18th Nov to 15th Dec 2015. o Mr. Conrad Cabral, Dr. Pushpa Sinkar and Dr. Madhuri Hambarde attended a workshop on Biostatistics, from 1st to 5th December 2015 at St. Xavier’s College. o Dr. Sujata Deshpande, Mr. Conrad Cabral, Dr. Madhuri Hambarde, Dr. Pushpa Sinkar and Dr. Smita Krishnan attended faculty seminars organized by the college on ‘Quality Enhancement’ and ‘Autonomy in Review’ on 1st Oct 2015 and 13th Jan 2016 respectively. They also attended the DBT sponsored symposium on ‘Behaviour and the Brain’ on 23rd Jan 2016. o Dr. Smita Krishnan attended an interdisciplinary workshop on Biostatistics from 14th to 19th March 2016, organized by the Life Science Department, St. Xavier’s College. 18. Student projects o
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental 100% students did projects as part of their curriculum for 5 PR and were evaluated for
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their practical CIA percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes 20% (student internships)
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty NIL o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows NIL o Students o Mr Iqbal Bhalla published a book titled ‘Boots’ published by Authors Upfront (ISBN Code 9789-38443-961-3) 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. o The Zoology Department organized a workshop on Biostatistics, conducted by Dr. Y.V. Jhala, (Scientist E – WII Dehradun) from 1st to 5th December 2015. o The Department of Zoology in collaboration with the Department of Life Science organized a one day symposium on ‘Behaviour and the Brain – A Cognitive Perspective’, as part of the 30 years celebration of DBT, on 23rd January 2016. o The Zoology Department in collaboration with Nature Conservation Foundation, organized a workshop on the ‘Identification of sharks and the importance of shark fishery’ on 21st February 2016. It was conducted by o Mr Mayuresh Gaggal, a Research Fellow at NCF. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course Applications Received (refer question no 2) Undergraduate 150 program in Zoology 45 Diploma in Forensic Science
Selected
Pass Percentage
Male Female 100 Overall
Male Female 95% overall
25 Overall
100% overall
22. Diversity of Students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2)
Undergraduate program in Zoology (3 Units) Diploma in Forensic Science
% of % of students % of students % of students from the State from other students from the States from other College countries 40
50
10
NIL
10
90
NIL
NIL
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Percentage against enrolled 25% Nil Nil Nil
25. Diversity of staff o Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university – 60% o from within the State - 40% o other States NIL 26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a. Library – New Books procured for the Departmental Library b. Internet facilities for staff and students – Wi-Fi connection available for both staff and students in the Zoology Laboratory c. Total number of class rooms d. Class rooms with ICT facility – 2 (Both laboratories) e. Students’ laboratories – 3 (One of which is shared with Botany and Life Sciences) f. Research laboratories – 1 Animal House facility upgraded with Quarantine and Experimental room demarcated 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. Personal interviews 30. Does the department obtain feedback from •
•
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes – Oral feedback from the faculty and students is taken and relevant suggestions are put forward to the BOS for approval. H.O.D conducts a formal ‘sit-in’ for unconfirmed teachers. A detailed report is prepared and discussed with the concerned staff member before the report is submitted to the Vice Principal. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes: A formal TAQ is conducted by the college to assess the quality of teaching and the results are analyzed and a hard copy of the report followed by a discussion of the analysis is provided to the faculty by the Vice Principal.
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Feedback is obtained from the students during ‘Mentoring’ sessions. Two student representatives are nominated to the BOS and student feedback regarding the syllabi is conveyed through them to the members of the Board. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes – Alumni are a part of the BOS and their suggestions are discussed and implemented. This year the ‘alumni’ of the department (who are also members of the BOS) accompanied the students for an honours field excursion to Khandala.
31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Dr.Rohan Arthur – Founder Member, Nature Conservation Foundaion, Mysore. 2. Dr. Roshan D’Souza – Head Dept. of Zoology, Sophia College. 3. Dr. Aldon Fernandes – Vice President, R&D, Bharat Serums. 4. Mr. James Pereira – President and Director, Pereira Wilcock Solutions Incorporated, Canada 5. Mr. Kiran Kapadia- Advocate High Court, Mumbai. 6. Mr. Ashish Bhasin- Chairman India and CEO S.E Asia, Aegis India Media Pvt.Ltd. 7. Dr. Advait Edgaonkar – Asst. Professor, Indian Institute of Forestry Management. 8. Dr. Ryan Pereira – Senior Education Advisor, US India Educational Foundation. 9. Mr. Charles Assisi – Executive Editor Forbes India and Editor Forbes Life India. 10. Dr. Nandita Mangalore – Head of Life Science and Biochemistry St. Xavier’s College. 11. Mr. Hans Athaide- Regional Development & Regulatory Manager, Asia Pacific, BASF, Singapore. 12. Dr. Pushpa Sinkar – Associate Professor Dept. of Zoology St. Xavier’s College 13. Dr. Samit Chakrabarty – Lecturer in Neuerosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences University of Leeds, UK. 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Name
Designation Host Institute
Dr. Leon Pereira Asst. Prof Dr. K. Surekha
L. Post doctoral Fellow
Universal Business School Agharkar Research Institute
Date of Visit
Topic
8th and 10th Conservation and Ecology Feb 2016 of Snakes th 20 Feb 2016 Developmental Biology of Hydra and Demonstration of regeneration in Hydra
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34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Weekly departmental meetings and discussions 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. • Students of the department participated in the college SIP involving teaching underpriviledged students and handicapped students. 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. • The Zoology Association organized a Quiz and several field trips for students across all faculties. • The Zoology Association published a magazine titled ‘IMPRINT’ wherein researchers from renowned institutions like IISC and WII contributed articles, in addition to articles from inhouse faculty and students. • A faculty member, Mr. Conrad Cabral was invited to deliver a lecture titled ‘Gender discrimination in animals’ for the students of HCAP on 16th March 2016. • In collaboration with Khagol Mandal, the Honours students went for an overnight sky observation trip to Neral on 6th Feb 2016, as part of the Astrobiology Course. • Genetics and Developmental Biology - Semester I - MSc Zoology at K.J. Somaiya College - July to October 2015 • Bioinformatics lectures - Diploma in Bioinformatics - Sophia College - November 2015 to April 2016 • Bioinformatics lectures - Semester III - MSc LifeScience - Sophia College - November 2015 to March 2016 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details.: NO 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Good repository of insects and bones
Weaknesses Opportunities Challenges Lack of sufficient Freedom to design To encourage students publications relevant syllabi with to pursue basic science autonomy No Post Graduate Encourage students Increasing the Department runs several Programme towards internships department part time courses during their summer involvement in vacations extension activities Space constraints Improved Majority of the Relevant and up to date infrastructure with students who enroll, do library increased grants not do so by choice, No industrial tie up Freedom to evaluate our challenge is to Multimedia enabled labs or consultancies students using a capture their interest (Sound and LCD variety of evaluation and motivate them to projector) pursue further studies methods in Zoology Ph.D. lab with life time Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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recognition Four out of five staff members hold Doctorates Dedicated, enthusiastic and committed staff members Freedom to voice one’s opinion both for staff and students Extremely devoted and loyal non teaching staff 39. Future plans of the department. • Promoting research and publishing papers • Working towards starting a Post Graduate programme • Continue encouraging student participation in inter-collegiate activities • Continue sending non teaching staff for workshops in skill enhancement • Working with our students to continue enhancing the core values of our department of Harmony with the environment, striving towards academic excellence and personal integrity. • Adopt a rural institution and sensitize our students by taking them to rural areas and experiencing the rural life style • Getting experts from the industry to disseminate current quality standards required by the industry to the students.
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Annexure VIII
EVALUATIVE REPORT OF SELF FINANCING DEPARTMENTS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT STUDIES
MASS MEDIA
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Biotechnology, 2007 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : PG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: None 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments • •
Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterjee conducted lectures for the Post graduate students of the Department of Microbiology in the field of IPR management Norine Dsouza conducted lectures for the Post graduate students of the Department of Microbiology in the field of enzyme docking
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) NA
Professor Associate Professors
Sanctioned
Filled None None
Asst. Professors
3
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name Dr.(Ms.) Vivien Amonkar Ms. Norine Dsouza Dr. Shiney Peter Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterjee
Qualification Designation Specialization
M.Sc., Ph.D
M.Sc, SET
Head of Dept., Associate Professor Assistant Professor
MSc., PhD
Assistant Professor
MSc., M.Tech, PhD
Assistant Professor
General Microbiology, Biochemistry Microbial, Medical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Applied Zoology Pharmaceutical and Bioinformatics FoodSciences microbiology Life Applied Medical Science Biotechnology
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No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years Nil
35 Yrs/ 8 Yrs
15 yrs/8Yrs
Nil
9 yrs/6 Yrs
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8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NIL 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: 20:1 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Self financing course 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received projectwise. Name of Date of Funding Title Cost Duration Teacher sanction agencies Norine Dsouza
Role of chloride ion channels in glioma and their 2, 70,000/exploitation in therapy
2 Years
2014
UGC Minor Research
12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received Sir Ratan Tata Trust fund grant: Rs. 30 Lakhs 13. o o o
Research facility / centre with State recognition : None National recognition : None International recognition : None
14. Publications: o number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)- 03 o Monographs - NIL o Chapter(s) in Books o Editing Books - NIL o Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers - NIL o number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) o Citation Index – range / average o SNIP o SJR o Impact factor – range / average o h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: NA 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated • 2- Day Faculty workshop in Bioinformatics conducted by Ms. Norine D’Souza in June 2015 • 2- day Faculty workshop in IPR conducted by Dr. Biswaprasun Chatterji in June 2015 Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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17. Faculty recharging strategies a) Feedback sessions with HOD b) Attending Faculty seminars and workshops conducted by college ➢ Norine D’Souza • Attended the Faculty seminar on Autonomy in Review in January 2016 • Attended the Faculty Seminar on Quality Enhancement in October 2015 • Conducted and resource person in workshop for UG and PG Biotechnology students in Basic Bioinformatics at St. Xavier’s College Autonomous, Mumbai in February 2016 • Resource person in 2 day Faculty workshop on Applications of Bioinformatics St Xavier’s College Mumbai in July, 2015 ➢ Dr. Shiney Peter • Attended the Workshop on Biostatistics conducted by Department of Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St Xavier’s College- Autonomous, Mumbai in March 2016 • Attended the Faculty seminar on Autonomy in Review in January 2016 • Attended the Faculty Seminar on Quality Enhancement in October 2015 ➢ Dr. B P Chatterji • Attended the Faculty seminar on Autonomy in Review in January 2016 • Attended the Faculty Seminar on Quality Enhancement in October 2015 • Conducted and been a resource person for a 2 day Workshop on IPR Management in Biological Sciences in St Xavier’s College Mumbai in July, 2015 for Faculty and students c) Attending conferences and workshops on relevant topics at other institutes: ➢ Norine D’Souza • Oral Presentation in National Level Competition on Innovative Models for Effective Teaching, conducted by National Academy of Sciences, India (Pune Chapter) and Pune University in February 2016 • Participated in DBT workshop on Applications in Bioinformatics conducted by DBT, Govt. of India at ACTREC, Kharghar , Navi Mumbai in March 2016 • Participated in Knowledge Café on Trends and opportunities for multidisciplinary and cross sector research in coastal and marine ecosystems organized by CMPA project, GIZ, India and Caius Research Laboratory, St. Xavier’s College in March 2016 • Participated in Training of Trainers: E- Learning for Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Management organized by CMPA, GIZ, India and AIZ , GIZ Germany in Delhi in February 2016 • Participated in Training of Trainers on communicating Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Management through media using participatory methods of training for effective content delivery organized by CMPA, GIZ, India and AIZ , GIZ Germany in Mumbai in June 2015. ➢ Dr. Shiney Peter • Participated in Knowledge Café on Trends and opportunities for multidisciplinary and cross sector research in coastal and marine ecosystems organized by CMPA project, GIZ, India and Caius Research Laboratory , St. Xavier’s College in March 2016 • Participated in Training of Trainers: E- Learning for Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Management organized by CMPA, GIZ, India and AIZ , GIZ Germany in Delhi in February 2016 • Participated in Training of Trainers on communicating Coastal and Marine Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Biodiversity Conservation and Management through media using participatory methods of training for effective content delivery organized by CMPA, GIZ, India and AIZ , GIZ Germany in Mumbai in June 2015 ➢ Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterji • Participated in India International Science Festival (IISF) 2015 at IIT Delhi in December 2015 • Presented a Poster entitled “Upstream Processing of Xanthan Gum Using Artocarpus Heterophyllus And Punica Granatum Peels” in One day Research Meet (The Sajjan Gupta-Konark Memorial award 2016) in Wilson College on January 15, 2016 • Judged in 8th research Scholars Meet at KC College Mumbai on 9th February 2016 d) Faculty Mentor system 18. Student projects ➢ Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental - 100% of MSc Part II students in Semester 3 ➢ Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes ▪ 100% of MSc Part II students in Semester 4 Annexure 1 (list of student external projects) 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o
Faculty Dr. BiswaPrasun Chatterji won a 2nd Prize for an Oral Presentation in Waste to Wealth section of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2015 at IIT Delhi between 4th and 8th Dec 2015 on “Utility of Xanthan Gum from Agro Food Waste”
20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /International) with details of outstanding participants, if any. NA 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course
Year
Applications Selected received
(refer question no. 2) M.Sc
Male 2015
361
5
Pass percentage emale
Male
Female
25
On
Going
22. Diversity of Students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) MSc
% of students from the college None
% of students from the state 96.7%
% of Students from other States 3.3%
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23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NET: 2 GATE: 2 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
2013-15 NA NA 2 -
2014-16 NA NA Results awaited
Nil 15 Nil
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same Parent University from other universities within the State from other universities from other States
50 50
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period : None 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a) Library – Annexure 2 b) Internet facilities for staff and students – bioinformatics lab with internet facility available c) Total number of class rooms -1 d) Class rooms with ICT facility- 1 e) Students’ laboratories -2 f) Research laboratories -1 + Centralized Instrumentation Facility + Caius Research Lab 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: Refer to Part B 5.10 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. A Scientific Advisory Board was set up and a meeting held. The members were: • Dr. Cyrus Karkaria, President, Biotechnology, Lupin Limited, Mumbai • Dr. Girish Mahajan, Senior Group Head, Piramal Enterprises Ltd, NCE Research • Dr. Deepak Modi, Scientist D, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai • Prof. (Dr.) Prashant Phale, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT-Bombay, Powai • Dr. Prasanna Venkatraman, Principal Investigator, Prasanna Lab, ACTREC, Kharghar Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Dr. Taruna M Gupta, Scientist ‘D’, Department of Innate Immunity, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai
30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Yes - through weekly faculty meetings. Remedial measures are adopted on the basis of the feedback b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes through • Formal TAQ administered to all students • Annual feedback at the Khandala seminar of the department. • Twice a month feedback sessions The department adopts remedial measures on the basis of the feedback c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? • Yes - from alumni through informal discussions. The department adopts remedial measures on the basis of the feedback 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) NA as the department is just 8 year’s old 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. A. Special lectures by experts from the particular field S. No. Name of the Affiliation Expertise faculty 1 Ms. Juliah Project Staff, TIFR Mass Chelliah spectroscopy 2 Mr. Allan SRF, PhD Scholar, Yashraj Biotech Immunology Rodrigues Ltd 3 Ms. Manasi Senior Executive Biostatistician, Biostatistics Gandhi FinOrion Pharma India Pvt Ltd. 4 Ms. George MD, Alltrack Tracking Solutions Pvt. Principles of Tharakan Ltd, Mumbai Entrepreneurship 5 Dr. Neelam Deputy General Manager Regulatory affairs Sharma Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Piramal Enterprises Ltd. 6 Ms. Prithesh Arte Asst. Prof, Department of Finance Management studies, St. Xavier’s Management College 7 Ms.Deepak Gupta Asst Prof, NM College Entrepreneurship B. Workshops and Seminars: •
All students from the department participated in the Environmental Microbial
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Biotechnology conference ‘Consortium’, organized by the Department of Microbiology, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai in January 2016 Students participated in the workshop on Targeted Proteomics organized by Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT, Mumbai in December 2015 Lecture on Antibody engineering by Prof. Ross Bernard, Director, Biotechnology programme, University of Queensland, Australia in September 2015 Organized a national level intercollegiate debate competition, Voice for BT, in collaboration with Novozyme South Asia Pvt Ltd., Bangalore for UG Biotechnology students of Western India region.
33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. Besides the classical chalk and talk methods other methodologies used by the department are: a. Multimedia- PowerPoint presentations, films, animations, specialized software (Bioinformatics). b. Problem based learning (for practicals and other courses). c. Peer Learning. d. Group discussions, Group presentations. e. Project based learning (to develop inquiry based learning). f. Role play. g. Research paper discussion h. Experiential learning. i. Problem solving. j. Skills practices. k. Use of open courseware. l. Summary and Primary Paper Writing 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? The Head of Dept and the faculty of the department meet every week for formal meetings in which the objectives of the department, the programmes to be implemented, the achievement of learning outcomes and the remedial measures to be adopted (if relevant) are discussed. Student feedbacks on various programmes are obtained on a regular basis both orally and in writing. An annual feedback is obtained at the annual Khandala seminar followed by discussions and follow up action. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities ➢ Students organized their annual intercollegiate biotech related fest ‘Palindrome’. The fest is associated with a social cause: REAP- (Reach Education Action Programme – founded by Fr. Trevor Miranda) which works towards providing basic primary education to slum children and the empowerment of women. ➢ Faculty: • Norine D’souza conducted lectures for the Post graduate students of the Department of Microbiology in the field of enzyme docking • Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterjee conducted lectures for the Post graduate students of the Department of Microbiology in the field of IPR management • Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterjee conducted lectures for the Post graduate students of the Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Mumbai in the field of IPR Ms. Norine D’Souza and Dr. Shiney Peter coordinated the organization of Voice for BT, an intercollegiate competition for UG Biotechnology students in collaboration with Novozyme, Bangalore. Ms. Norine D’Souza was appointed as the paper setter, external examiner and moderator for the MSc Biotechnology course at the University of Mumbai for the year 2015-16. Dr. Shiney Peter was appointed as the paper setter, external examiner and moderator for the MSc Biotechnology course at the University of Mumbai for the year 2015-16. Dept of Biotechnology organized a national level intercollegiate debate competition, Voice for BT, in collaboration with Novozyme South Asia Pvt Ltd., Bangalore for UG Biotechnology students of Western India region.
36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. a) Palindrome An intercollegiate fest organized by the students. Since its inception in 2009; this fest brings about the amalgamation of scientific temper and erudition along with entertainment. Around 20 colleges from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane participated in this annual event. The events in the fest included: • Adrenaline Rush - mixed pack of bioscience based rounds that tested the knowledge, memory and lab skills • How I Met My Neuron! – Quiz • Thea-tickle - skits based on bioscience topics • Shades of Love- a painting event in support of the social cause ‘Reach to Teach’ • Wolf of Wall Street & Master of Coins: Bioentreprenuership based competition Also the event was associated with a social cause – Reach to Teach in association with REAP, an NGO that works towards educating the underprivileged and empowerment of women. b) Palindrome Workshops • Workshop on Basic Bioinformatics conducted by Ms. Norine D’Souza for UG and PG Biotechnology students from various colleges in Mumbai • Workshop on Bioentreprenuership conducted by Mr. George Tharakan, MD, Alltrack Tracking solutions Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai for UG and PG Biotechnology students from various colleges in Mumbai • Workshop on Forensic science, The Forensic Factor, conducted by Ms. Rive Pocha, Partner, FACTS for UG and PG Biotechnology students from various colleges in Mumbai. c) Industrial Visit: The department organized an Industrial Visit to Goa from 30th November 2015 to 5th December 2015 for the students of M.Sc.Part I (Biotechnology). The industries covered were National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Monginis Foods, Coca-Cola Company and Goa Dairy. d) Guest Lectures: (refer Q 32 a) e) Palindrome Magazine: The 5th issue of the annual magazine, Palindrome was released in October 2015. MSc (Semester IV) students were the editors and content providers for the same. The magazine theme was based on Careers and Future in the field of Biotechnology. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. NA Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department STRENGTHS Faculty and support staff of the department. Quality teaching reflected in the high (good, Very good) TAQ scores Continuous professional development: Sincere, Dedicated work reflected by the Co curricular activities of the department that require demanding and challenging faculty support. Refer to Q.36 Modern goal based teachinglearning methodologies Refer to Q.33 Teaching that emphasizes research skills Support Staff: Very hard working, sincere, committed staff that always put the interest of the department students before theirs. Curricular and Co curricular Programmes of the department From 2012, as St. Xavier’s College became autonomous, the department designs its own syllabi and assessments with the help of a Board of Studies that includes industry experts and faculty of other Biotechnology departments. Co curricular Programmes of the Dept.: (Refer to Q. 36) Infrastructure: Good lab facilities and basic instrumentation for conducting postgraduate practicals and research projects. Students:
WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES Few Faculty Academic To provide Publications Autonomy - As the Quality PG faculty now design teaching with their own syllabi and publication based assessments research
Limitation of Research due to the To provide finance and space increased emphasis Quality education that prepares students for a global work environment with existing Collaboration with the institutes and faculty workload, industries that have finance and space a Microbiology focus Interdisciplinary work
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Majority of the students are meritorious, several with University ranks. They are intelligent, sincere and motivated, who are keen to learn the advanced principles of Biotechnology, laboratory techniques and soft skills as a Bioscience related career is a significant goal in their lives. They are extremely cooperative and help in the organization of several departments co- curricular activities. Their university results prove their academic capabilities. Good working atmosphere in the department: Teaching and nonteaching faculty and students of the department share a very warm relationship which includes a lot of cooperation and understanding. The students have often appreciated the concern and mentoring they have received. 39. Future plans of the department. ➢ To teach globally relevant postgraduate Biotechnology courses within the autonomy system of the college by continuously reviewing and changing syllabi and teaching methodologies. ➢ Increasing the interdisciplinary nature of the courses. ➢ Increasing in -house publication based research. ➢ Increasing collaborations with industry and other institutes.
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Management Studies (B.M.S.), 1999 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG 3.
Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved Cross faculty courses involving the depts. like arts, science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies. Under the cross faculty Special course paper the department offers a paper in the field of Financial Management: “Management Accounting and Investment &Portfolio management” This course is open to the Science students of the college
4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Cross faculty cross in IVth semester Involving 60 students The full-time faculty of the BMS department are also teaching Management related courses in the following Departments: • Financial Management : BMM • Integrated Marketing Communications: BMM • Human Rights (SPC) : B Sc IT • Cross Faculty Programme: Management Accounting and Investment &Portfolio management. • Entrepreneurship and Business plan related modules taken for the students of Science departments. • Department Teachers are taking and SY Special Courses 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Professor Associate Professors
Sanctioned -
Filled Nil Nil
Asst. Professors
-
3
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of years No of PhD of students Experience guided in the last 4 years Ms. Soni B.Sc Agriculture Head: Major: 12 Nil George (Honours),MMS Assistant Marketing Tharakan Professor Minor: Finance Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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M.com, LLB
Assistant professor M Com PGDBA Assistant Registered for professor PhD
Finance
8
Nil
Management
12
Nil
Visiting faculty Professors from the field of Marketing , Finance and Human resource from the industry 1. Business Law and Industrial Law: Mr. Kishu Daswani 2. Production & Materials Management, Productivity & Quality Management: Mr. Yogesh Zaveri. (Business of Manufacturing and consultancy for the past 30 years 3. Risk Management & Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Mr Vipin Saboo from ICRA 4. Direct and Indirect Taxes: Mr Nitin Kadam 8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information • FY BMS: 12 out of 27 lectures = 44.44% • SY BMS: 10 out of 29 lectures= 34.48% • TY BMS:8 out of 24 lectures= 33% Average for the course: 11% • FY BMS: 12 out of 27 lectures = 44.44% • SY BMS: 7out of 27 lectures= 25.9% • TY BMS: 12 out of 24 lectures=50% Average for all the three years: 40.11% 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio FY-1:10 SY- 1:12 TY-1:10 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Academic support staff: 1
Administrative staff: 1
11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: NIL 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL 13. Research facility / centre with • State recognition • National recognition • International recognition
NA
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Communication Technology (Mobile Phones) on Work Life Balance”.Paper presentation: International Conference on Sustainable Development. Road Map for the Mission : Make in India ( 16th April 2016) Hinduja College of Commerce By : Prof Neelam Shetty Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index
15. Details of patents and income generated: NA 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated:NIL 17. Faculty recharging strategies • Attending seminars and conferences • Guiding students for Projects • Various workshops organized by the college • Paper presentations • External examiners for the 100 Marks project in other colleges 18. Student projects – Refer Annexure A Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by • Faculty NIL • Doctoral / post doctoral fellows NIL • Students: NIL 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. 04 seminars conducted. Workshop committee organized a number of workshops for BMS students. Scholars from different fields were invited for the purpose of enhancing student’s educational ability as well as to be aware social evil around them. The eminent speakers like Mr. Jay Shah, Associate at Deutsche Bank, provided insights into the role of financial statement and the financial position in order to decide the credit rating of the company. Fr Terrence Quadros sj. Director of the counselling centre also conducted a course on creativity in class.Dr. Alan Josin Dsouza (former Policy Analyst Director for the office of Special Programs, Division of student affairs at Wichita State University) shared his knowledge on the CSR activities undertaken by firms in the West. Managerial Skills by Fr Gordon Daniels: Almost everything we experience in life comes to us through relations with others. “People Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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who need people” describes us all. Working together is an important part of life. Keeping this in mind, Fr Gordon Daniells, faculty of Xavier Institute of Communications conducted a workshop on ‘Managerial Skills’. This workshop was divided into 8 sessions, i.e., 2 sessions a day for 3 hours. The course contained essential managerial skills required not only for our corporate life, but also for our personal life as well. 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) BMS FY BMS
Applications received 2800
Selected Male 27
Female 35
Pass percentage Male Female 100% 100%
22. Diversity of students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) 2015-2016
% of students from the College 11%
% of students from the State
41%
% of students from other States 42%
% of students from other countries 6%
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? About 6 % of the students have given their GRE and more than 36% of the students have given their GMAT securing high scores. A huge majority of the students 34% also give their CAT exams with an aim to secure admissions for a Masters in Management from reputed colleges across India. 24. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed 21. Campus selection 22. Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 45%
65% 5% 8- 9% after 5yrs work experience
Placement according to sector:
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85
from other universities within the State
10%
from other universities from other States
5%
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: NIL 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities a) Library: The library facilities for the students of the Department of Management Studies are excellent. There are two sections namely the Lending Library and the Reference Library. The collection is constantly upgraded with the latest books in the field of business and general management from leading publications both from India and abroad Tata McGraw Hill and Pearson Editions have a great range of books that give an Asian perspective to understanding business. XIMR Library: The students and faculty of BMS can also use the XIMR library for reference work. Xavier’s Institute of Management Research offers their students a Post graduate in Management Studies (MMS,Mumbai University). The Institute has a huge collection of reference in every specialization of Business management and we are indeed fortunate to be able to access it. The department also has a small collection of books and journals that can be used by both the faculty and the students. The entire list of Publications and Research Journals that the Department has ordered is available with the Library. b) Internet facilities for staff and students The department also has an Internet cable connection that can be used by both the staff and students of the department All the three class rooms have internet ports and that is being used during lectures as per the needs of the professors. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Cyber café: The Xavier’s Knowledge Center (XKC) also runs a Cyber Café that has a large number of work stations fully equipped with the latest operating softwares and internet accessibility. c) Total number of class room: 3 d) Class rooms with ICT facility: 3 All the 3 class rooms have fixed projectors and audio- visual facilities. In addition to this, we also have 2 mobile projectors and 3 laptops that are used for lectures that are taken in other classrooms in the college. e) Students’ laboratories: The course as such does not require a laboratory for research work but for the subjects of Computer Applications in Business, the department uses the Computer laboratories of the Xavier’s Knowledge Center. Statistical Packages (SPSS and MS Excel) are also taught to our students in addition to the basics of hardware and software and HTML. Research laboratories: The BMS course does not need a laboratory for research. The analysis of the field data is analysed on MS Excel and other tools either in the cyber labs or on personal computers. 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
3
29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. Change of subjects and courses under autonomy: It was found that there was an immediate need to restructure the BMS course to make it at par with the other leading colleges in India and abroad. For this the methodology that was adopted were mainly: a. Benchmarking the syllabus with other universities ( Symbiosis , Christ College, Loyola college and the University of Berkeley) b. Brainstorming and discussions during the Board of Studies meeting. c. Getting feedback from alumni who were pursuing higher studies in Management d. Discussions with industry based visiting professors to make the course more relevant. e. Feedback from the students about the existing course and the need for the development of new programmes were of immense help and guidance for the department Honours Programme: Before the honours programme for the department is decided, the faculty in charge looks into the spectrum of courses offered during the past three years and then after consultations with the Head of the Department and the Board of Studies finally charts out the final plan complete with the Title of the programme, the resource person, honours fee and the schedule of lectures. The need assessment exercise done by the department is primarily based on findin g the lacunae in the range of programs offered and the gaps in the teaching – learning –evaluation methodology. The Board of Studies met in the month of February this year and made a few changes in the course structure.We combined the two separate papers of Computers into one more comprehensive course in the first semester. We have moved Marketing Management from Semester III to Semester II as we felt that it would be important and necessary to educate the students about the fundamental concepts of Marketing early in the curriculum. We have also introduced a new paper ‘Consumer Behaviour & IMC’ and thus with all the changes in the course structure made in the past two years, our BMS curriculum is not only comprehensive and relevant but is also at par with some of the best colleges in India and abroad. The content of every course is constantly modified and updated to suit the ever-changing dynamic business environment. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Faculty both permanent and visiting is asked to review the course curriculum and the inputs are incorporated in the Board of Studies meetings for further analysis and discussions. These changes are then incorporated into the syllabus to be made effective from the succeeding academic year. Faculty also gives the department a regular feedback on the students’ involvement in the class discussions and activities that form a part of the learning mechanism. If it is seen that there are students who need special attention in academics then we have remedial coaching given to them by the concerned teachers. Faculty are also asked to report any need whatsoever that is felt by them in order to make the course more effective and value enhancing. b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? The students are always welcome to give feedback on both the curriculum and the teaching– learningevaluation. The system of TAQs is a very effective method of getting feedback from the students They are free to come and discuss any problem with the head of the department. The issue is taken up with the help of the teachers. This could include problems the students face with regards to academics/ projects/groups or any other personal issue Mentoring sessions: Every teacher is assigned a small group of 20 students and they are mentors for these students. This has been found to be a very effective tool in obtaining feedback from students both on the academic and personal front. c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to both the alumni and the employers play an important role in adding value to the BMS programme. The alumni share their experiences on a forum and this gives us an insight as to how the progrmme has moulded them to fit in the corporate world. The employers have always given us a very positive feedback about our students. We also take a few sessions on the kind of analytical and demand estimation based questions that are generally asked by the top consulting firms that come on campus. We have industry experts from the field of Marketing and Finance on our Board of Studies and so t heir feedback on the course and case studies helps us in designing the programme. 31. List the alumni of the department (maximum 10) Name Tanya Singh Vishaka Acharya Aadi Vaidya Rhea Silva Raoul Verma Joel D Souza Craig Miranda
Firm/ Position McKinsey and Co Zomato India Citibank Managing Director: Chotuhotels Mahindra Sports Mumbai FC Tata Capital
Rhea Silva
Managing Director, Chotetal India Pvt Ltd.
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The department offers various avenues for students to hone their skills and to understand their areas of preference for further specialization. Workshops and guest lecturers (details are given in Q. No 20) Social Involvement Program (SIP): The Social Involvement Program is a new dimension to education which involves giving back to the society in the form of social service to the backward and under privileged sections. The students in the BMS department have to compulsorily log 60 hours of service under the guidance of a supervisor in an NGO. These NGOs usually include school for the underprivileged, hospitals, orphanages etc. Students from the BMS department over the years have got onto streets and into slums and worked for the betterment of the society. This also tends to extend Programme’ have to log in an additional 30 hours of social service through the SIP. Students from the BMS department are allowed to choose an NGO which is convenient for them to work at. A lot of students from BMS department continue to be involved with their organization even after completing their necessary hours. Most of the students interned in various organisations during their Diwali, Christmas and summer break and shared their experiences with the class. Internship not only helps to bridge the gap with the industry but also builds the confidence of the students . The use of the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin has made sure that all assignments and projects are true and original. The students have been guided by the teachers to inculcate a spirit of research and the end result has been worth the effort. Their projects were commended by not just the external academic experts who had come to evaluate them but also by industry experts as well. Under the Cross Faculty paper the department offers a paper in the field of Financial Management: “Management Accounting and Investment &Portfolio Management” This course is open to the Science students of the college. International Programmes Harshita Rathi and Ashwiin Sharma (SY BMS) had participated in HCAP (Harvard College in Asia Programme) and were also involved hosting the exchange students from Harvard in India. Four of our Second year students had also gone for a six week Berkeley Summer School in the month of May. Out of the 75% of students who had opted to work after their graduation approximately 65% got placed by June 2016. The remaining students have secured admission in some of the leading management colleges in India and abroad for a post graduate degree. Student achievements: Refer Annexure A Honors Programme: The honours programme also is a very enriching activity and it helps the academically brilliant students to tap their full potential. Listed below are the various activities that were held under the honours programme 1. Event management 2. Real estate 3. Entrepreneurship 4. Corporate Governance and Ethics 5. HR Practices: A Corporate Perspective 6. ODIN ( stock market trading) 7. Entertainment Marketing 8. 2015-2016: The honours program for the First and Second year students included a programme on Corporate Social Responsibility which was conducted by Ms. Kasturi Bose (senior project leader at the RPG Foundation). Mr Purv Shah conducted a programme on the Technical Analysis of stocks and the aim was to educate the students about the ways to eliminate and mitigate the risks involved with investments in the stock market. Both the programmes were very well received by the students Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Special Course (SPC): Special Course (SPC) is a part of the curriculum in the first 3 semesters of the BMS course. Industrial Visits: Not only do the students improve their inter personal skills and get to know each other better but also get a feel of the corporate world. Summer internships: students pursue internships in companies during the summer and this has been found to be the most enriching experience for them as they get to see the real corporate world and they also learn a lot by working with senior people who train them during the entire period. They get to work on live projects and are able to learn a lot by practical experience. They become more focused and as a result of which they work with a more professional approach. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. • In addition to the chalk and talk method of teaching, the following methods are also used: • Power point presentations • Group Discussions • Debates and quiz • Class interaction • News paper articles • Reference books • Case Studies • Industrial Visits • Industry based projects • Book reviews and reference to journal articles 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? Continuous Internal Assessments Projects Power Point Presentations Class interactions Giving the students application based problems Department festivals are designed in such a way that the learning experience is positive. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Industrial Assignments during the summers and winters Publishing department magazine. Zephyrus 2015-16 Zephyrus, the official management festival of St Xavier’s College, was conducted by the department of BMS on 21st, 22nd and 23rd January, 2016. The theme for the same was ‘Dare to Innovate’ which aptly fits the current scenario wherein innovation is the key to success and taking risks is the norm. Through Zephyrus, we intended to foster the spirit of novelty and facilitate effective participation. The first day of Zephyrus was marked by a day long ‘Business and Management Conference’ and the next two days were dedicated to business and management related events wherein several colleges from across had participated. Business and Management Conference Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Evolution has proved time and again that adherence to the tried and tested norm is seldom rewarded and only those who seek to defy the status quo make it ahead. Innovation is no stranger to the corporate world, however only those who dare to explore unchartered terrain are bountifully rewarded. This justified the theme adopted by the second edition of the ‘Business and Management Conference’: Terra Incognita. Centered around the theme were a number of talks, including a keynote speech, a panel discussion and interactive sessions. The speakers were: Ms. Ashu Suyash CEO CRISIL Mr. Ashish Chauhan CEO & MD BSE Mr. Ashok Bhattacharya Editor Business Standard The Panel Discussion focused on the entrepreneurial environment in India, the speakers were Mr Ajay Ramsubramanian ( Zone Startups), Ms. Naiyya Saggi (babychakra.com) & Mr. Nilesh Shah ( MD Kotak Securities). The discussion was moderated by Mr. Kishu Daswani. Events The events which were organized on the 2nd and 3rd day of Zephyrus 2016 were graced by participation of students from around 15 colleges in Mumbai.. Following are some of the events which were conducted and the aim was to arm the future participants with a better understanding of the corporate world. Simulated business environment gave the events a realistic feel and it added much required spark of competition among the participants. ‘M&A’ Monopoly Game, Virtual Stock/Mock Stock, Wall Street, Money Multiplier, Business quiz were a few of the events INTERNSHIPS: Most of the students interned in various organisations during their Diwali, Christmas and summer break and shared their experiences with the class. Internship not only helps to bridge the gap with the industry but also builds their confidence. The use of the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin has made sure that all assignments and projects are true and original. The students have been guided by the teachers to inculcate a spirit of research and the end result has been worth the effort. Their projects were commended by not just the external academic experts who had come to evaluate them but also by industry experts as well. The firstyear students also started a Blog that highlighted thought provoking articles from the students. We plan to focus more on the blog in the new academic year. The First and Third year students went for their Industrial Visit to Chandigarh and Manali and their factory visits coupled with the sightseeing trips to the exquisite locales made the trip truly worthwhile. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details; NA 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strength Weakness Opportunities Challenges Excellent course The academic staff To use Moodle as a It’s a challenge to structure and the also needs to focus on mode of teaching – sustain the habit of introduction of new research. learning- evaluation extra reading among subjects and electives methodology the students. With a from the second year subject as Business itself. Management, it is important to be up to date with the latest. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Students: the department attracts the cream of the students, they are not only academically brilliant but they are also selected after taking an entrance exam and clearing a personal interview round. Summer Internships is also another strength for the department as the students get a feel of the corporate world
Visiting Industry professionals give our students the practical approach to the various theoretical aspects learnt Dedicated professors and eager students works as an ideal combination for information generation. Excellent placements for the BMS graduates in the top consultancy, marketing and financial firms Participation of the students in the various exchange programmes organized by the college to various universities abroad
The permanent faculty needs to engage in refresher courses.
To design short To constantly upgrade courses for working the syllabi for a professionals dynamic subject like Business Management.
Unable to provide hostel admissions to the females students who find it difficult to secure hostel facilities close to college
To offer choice based credits courses as a future option
To have more than one division for the programme.
To have more exchange programmes with universities abroad
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updgrade syllabus regularly introduction of (6mths to one year) diploma courses Expose our students to various programmes that are held in other colleges in India and abroad. Introduction of Short term certificate programmes in the field of Marketing, Finance and General Management.
Annexure A Student Projects Research based projects and Department Research Journal : INSIGHT In the second issue of the Department Research journal INSIGHT the following student research papers were published. The global art phenomena, with special reference to the Indian market (Alia Colaco) Viral marketing (Ayushi Gautam) In-film Product Placements: Assessment of its effectiveness on Brand Recall (Bianca Menezes) Perceptual Mapping (Vanessa Rose) Oil and Natural Gas Industry (Nigel D’ Souza) Blogs: An evolving tool in PR ( Merryl Pinto) Gold and its economic implications (Sylvester Fernandes) Benchmarking the financials of the Top Three Private Sector Banks in India (Craig Miranda) Social Stereotypes (Ancy Albert) As part of the curriculum, students worked on various research based products. Following are the few listed topics: Management Research Projects TYBMS 2015-2016 S. No. Name Name of Project/Basic Idea Guide 1 Ashna Abraham Indian Shipping Industry: A catalyst for Growth Ms Soni 2 Ailush Belwal Sports marketing- it's scope, reach and impact Mr. Pritesh 3 Suella Britto Employee Loyalty in Bahrain's Hotel Industry Ms. Neelam 4 Shweta Cheyaden Women and financial literacy Ms. Neelam Finance Resource Raising for Non PRofit 5 Abhinav Chugh organisations Mr. Pritesh The global art phenomena, with special preference 6 Alia Colaco to the Indian market Ms. Soni 7 Mervin Cook Hyperlocal food delivery firm – TinyOwl Prof. Vipin Social Entrepreneurship in the Organic Foods 8 Sivana D'Costa Industry Ms. Neelam 9 Oikagri Debnath The Evolution of Direct Sellling in India Ms. Soni Implication of E-Recruitment from an employers 10 Jessica D'Mello perspective Ms. Neelam 11 Crandell Dsilva Digital Marketing Ms. Soni 12 Nigel Dsouza Oil and Natural Gas Industry Ms. Soni 13 Abhishek Dwividi Real estate brokerage Mr. Pritesh 14 Kenneth Fernandes Test marketing on instant tea Ms. Soni 15 Sylvester Fernandes Study on Gold and its real return Mr. Pritesh Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Eesh Gaur Ayushi Gautam Tushar Gidwani Sreeranjani Iyer Siddhi Jadhav Sanjana Jadhav Animesh Jain Ingita Jaiswal
24 25 26 27
Shreya Jaiswal Akshay Jhirwal Daniel King Aasim Khan
28
Bianca Menezes
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Craig Miranda Bhavya Pahwa Karan Patil Komal Patil Merryl Pinto Steve Jose Karen Ramos Vanessa Rose
37 38 39 40 41
Michelle Saju Rushab Saurastri Radhika Shetty Ayesha Tari Aishwarya Thakur
42
Orville Thomas
Indigo the way to fly Viral Marketing and why things go viral Intricacies of management in the unorganized sector Innovations in the Indian Tourism Sector Evolution and acceptance of Luxury brands in India Entrepreneurs in the unorganised sector Subscription based business model Real estate investment trust The Emerging Chocolate Industry In India: A study on the consumption pattern Income Tax Structure in India Lehman Brothers :Rise and Fall Role of PR in NGOs In-film Product Placements: Assessment of its Effectiveness on Brand Recall Benchmarking the Financials of the Top Three Private Sector Banks in India Online Grocery market in India Real Estate from an Investment Perspective Behaviour Architecture Blogs: an evolving tool in PR Make In India Network Neutrality in India Perceptual Mapping The application of management principles within the functioning of non profit organisations Fed Rate Hike and Effect on the Indian Economy yoga and entrepreneurs Scent Marketing as a tool to Stress Management Trends in advertisement The Theory of Constants in the implementation of Global Advancements
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Rivka Thomas
Corporate Social responsibility: The Indian scenario
44 45 46 47
Prateek Toppo Mrinali Vishwanathan Ankur Zutshi Shalin Paul
48
Uwais Ali Sayed
49
Roseann Braganza
50
Pranav Aggarwal
Study of the textile Industry Monetary management to curb global financial faulty lines Uber GST and its Impact on the Indian Economy Demand For Overseas employment and its Impact on the Indian Economy Brand Perception and Brand Awareness of Hair Care Products Private equity and venture capital in the technology sector
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Basim ahmed Madhav Jalan Shankar Mali Umar Maniar Rayhaan Verma Kumar Rohit Sagar Kharatmal
Export procedures Study of the Freemium Business Model Two wheeler automobile industry in india Visual Merchandising An Overview of the Interior Design Profession Edp capsule for farmers Movie marketing
Ms. Soni Pritesh Ms. Neelam Ms. Soni Ms. Soni Ms. Soni Ms. Soni
Industrial Visits Perhaps the greatest value addition that BMS offers over other degree courses is the emphasis on practical learning through industrial visits. Each year, the students are taken for an out-of-city visit and several visits to industries within the city. We took the second and third year students for an industrial visit to Dalhousie- Dharamshala-Amritsar in the month of October with a view to give them an insight into the production facilities of factories and to give the students a better understanding of the quality and safety mechanisms undertaken by companies at the assembly line level. The industrial visit organized was for 8 days which began on the 19th of October, 2015 and concluded on the 26th of October 2015. Prof. Pritesh Arte was the accompanying faculty member from the BMS department on the trip. The visit to the Coca Cola factory in Amritsar was a great learning experience as the students were encouraged to ask questions about the processes of the plant. The theoretical aspects of the BMS course were brought alive during the factory visit. This was especially useful as the conceptual learning in the course ‘Production and Materials Management’ were understood from a practical viewpoint.
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DEPARTMENT OF MASS MEDIA 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Mass Media, 2002 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: ONE Course on ‘Understanding Regional media’ as part of Cross faculty course for second year under graduate science students. 4.
Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester
5.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: • Second year students in semester IV should opt for an interdisciplinary science faculty credit program. • The honors program offered by the department offers courses that are interdisciplinary in content. • As part of the honors program a credit from other faculty/department is compulsory. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
6.
Sanctioned
Filled
Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors 7.
3
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
Qualification
MBA Perrie MS Subramaniam MPhil MA Litt Akshara MA Mass Jhadav Comm M.Sc. Scientific Joseph Communication Aloysious NET
Designation
Head Department Asst.Prof
Asst.Prof
No. of Years of Experience
No. of PhD. students guided in the last 4 years
21
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Journalism
9
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Communication & production
4
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Specialization
of Marketing, Advertising
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Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information FY : 44% SY : 14% TY: 30%
9.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: 1:60
10.
Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: 2
11.
Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received projectwise. NA
12.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received:None
13.
Research facility / centre with: NA
14.
Publications: NA a. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 1, BLHS Explorer b. Monographs: c. Chapter(s) in Books d. Editing Books e. Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers f. number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) g. Citation Index – range / average h. SNIP i. SJR j. Impact factor – range / average k. h-index
15.
Details of patents and income generated: NA
16.
Areas of consultancy and income generated: NA
17.
Faculty recharging strategies o College staff Seminars o Guest lecturers with visiting scholars from foreign Universities in collaboration with the International program o offices o Staff College of the University of Mumbai programs o Undertaking media communication projects with NGO’s and Institutions
18.
Student projects
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percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 100% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: FY- 25% SY – 100% TY – 100%
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by: NA
20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. • Zeitgeist – Student organized 2-day media conference. Sponsored by commercial organizations (past sponsors, Godrej, HUL, Vistaara). • Developing media products on marine biodiversity – Supported by the Indo-German project (GIZ) for Marine biodiversity • Education, Sensitizing school students on Mangrove ecology in Mumbai- Supported by the Indo-German project (GIZ) for Marine biodiversity • Community education – bridging the gap in Human and wildlife conflict- Supported by the wildlife warden, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. 21.
Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no 2) UG – BMM – FY BMM – SY BMM – TY (Ad) TY(J)
22.
Applications Received 3100
Selected Male 22 17 18 8
Pass Percentage
Female 44 43 22 14
Male 99.90% 99.90% 99.90% 99.90%
Female 99.90% 99.90% 99.90% 99.90%
Diversity of Students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) UG
% of students from the college 10%
% of Students from the State 45%
% of Students from other States 25%
% of students from other countries 10%
23.
How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? CAT – 25%
24.
Student progression
Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil.
Percentage against enrolled 75%
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PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed o Campus selection o Other than campus selection Entrepreneur
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university from other universities within the State from from other universities from other States
10%
25% 60% 10%
33% 66%
26.
Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. : NA.
27.
Present details about infrastructural facilities a. ibrary YES b. Internet facilities for staff and students YES c. Total number of class rooms FOUR d. Class rooms with ICT facility FOUR e. Students’ laboratories TWO f. Project laboratories ONE
28.
Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College; TWO
29.
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. • Feedback from graduating students • Feedback from Alumni • Feedback from industry professionals working closely with the department as workshop facilitators and guest lecturers • Feedback from faculty of the Mumbai University, involved in assessment and moderation of the examination papers. • Academic council of the college • Board of Studies of the department
30.
Does the department obtain feedback from: a.
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Incorporate appropriate changes in the curriculum, subsequent to the approval of the BOS.
b.
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response
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of the department to the same? Take it for discussions to the BOS and include as suggested and agreed by the BOS. c.
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? Take it for discussions to the BOS and include as suggested and agreed by the BOS.
31.
List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Laya Maheshwari – The Peking Univerity Scholar 2. Collin D’Cunha – Assistant Director, Amir Khan films 3. Divya Morparia – Brand Manager, Vodaphone India. 4. Farha Dastur – Brand Manager, HUL India. 5. Sneha Reddy – Trainee Intern, UN, Geneva 6. Vidit Chitroda – MediaScope, Entrepreneur 7. Chaitanya Morpakwar – Chief reporter, Mumbai Mirror 8. Raveena Joseph – Features, The Hindu 9. Thapas Joseph – Partner, Event Management Company. 10. Malay Desai – Entrepreneuer, Digital Journalism
32.
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. GUEST LECTURES • Ideation in Copywriting by Ms. Meenakshi Acchan, (Senior Art Director) • Corporate Social Responsibility by Ms. Kasturi Bose(RPG Group), • Opportunities in Financial Journalism by Ms. Shreetama Bose (Cogenesis), • Media Ethics by Mr. Allan Collaco (ASCII) • Digital marketing by Mr. Kushal Kaushik (GREY Advertising), • Challenges and opportunities in Broadcast Journalism by Ms. Raksha Shetty ( Ex- Senior AE, TV 18 Network) CERTIFICATE PROGRAM PUKAR: Year- long research project on crucial concepts and skills for working with Self, Team and community. Designed with interactive learning and field work. They also had workshop/sessions that involved senior facilitator and media expert as resource person. Students undertook research in: • Ragpickers • Kabaddiwalas • Street children and educational opportunities The lecture series, workshops and field survey as an activity was initiated from 28th June 2015 to 25th April 2016. FIELD WORK – Media in action SGNP Communication Activity:The first year BMM students of St. Xavier’s College were exposed to a critical concern of man-animal conflict reportage in the mainstream media with a special focus on the issue of leopard attacks. Mr. Nikit Surve, a wildlife researcher associated with the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and an alumnus gave the students insight to understanding the wildlife and the reasons for why the animal attack happens. Along with a series of lectures on wild
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life the students were also exposed to the mainstream media coverage by Mr. Virat Singh, DNA, and environmental journalist. The students were also taken to the national park for a field visit. Based on these lessons, the students were asked to design and execute ideas to generate awareness programs using various media platforms. The groups came up with interesting concepts - earnest blogs were written, creative info graphics were made, informative newsletters got generated, This paved the way for a two day exhibition and street play in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali on the 9th and 10th April 2016. A program was designed to campaign in the form of posters and a street play ‘Jungle Ki Jung’ was perfomed over two days with an overwhelming response of the visitors and staff in charge of SGNP. GIZ Environment and Mainstream Media: A group of six students from TYBMM participated in the workshop conducted by GIZ. In the workshop titled Marketplace of Ideas students brainstormed for the media products that could be used to create awareness on marine biodiversity. Five of the students came up with idea of making a documentary that can be used as a media product. This involved conducting recee of ‘Koliwadas’, interviewing various administrative officials and common man, fisher folks compiled together in a documentary ‘From Net to Plate’. One student has done an individual media product. This is a flip book of interesting illustrations and dialogues among the sea characters that share their plight in a humorous manner. Both the media products have been submitted to GIZ in March 2015. HONORS PROGRAM: The department organized two Honours programme of one credit each and three courses during Summer School of one credit. The Summer School was for Honours students and students who were interested in doing a certificate programme. City Stories Resource person: Mr. Chaitanya Marpakwar, Journalist, Mumbai Mirror. The course was meant to inculcate observation technique and presentation skills among the students from a journalistic point of view. Keeping in mind the various aspects of Mumbai city the students explored some significant subjects about the vibrant, dynamic life and present it in a crisp way. As part of the issues covered a series of lectures was arranged for the students. This included Mr. Vasant Dhoble, Retd. Additional Police Commissioner- Importance of filing FIR and Women Safety Law, Mr. Rajendra Aklekar, Author & Senior Journalist who gave an insightful lecture on the historical past and current challenges of the local train network in Mumbai and Mr. Sunil Baghel, Senior Legal reporter who shared the experience of legal proceedings and court matters. From Pencil to Pixel Resource Person: Mr. Siddharth Bhatia The course was meant to communicate ideas through the use of Illustrator and make it effective. The primary aim was to convey that anyone could who can think and wants to express can learn Illustrator and communicate with the audience. SUMMER SCHOOL Anthropology and Media Resource person: Prof. Vinita Bhatia The course was meant to give students a brief understanding about the anthropological approach and its impact on media representations. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Right the Write Resource person: Mr. Krishna Warrier The course was designed to hone writing skills and sharpen self-editing skills while writing for media. Media Semiotics Resource person: Ms. Harsha Bhat The course was to understand the significance and power of signs and symbols that impact everyday life of human beings. Industrial Visits Mock RJ Audition Resource person: Ms. Ujwala Srinivas, AIR FM Gold Students did script writing and mock compeering for a radio show on the topic of their interest. The resource person judged the student presentations followed by a feedback session. The Pune Hyderabad Visit Duration: seven days, Class participated: SYBMM A visit that was meant to comprehend the diverse range of issues outside the comfort zone and walled classrooms included an enlightening talk on empowerment of people through the scope of education, an organisation that toiled to facilitate informed discussions on the policies that affect our environment, an initiative taken up to empower destitute women and orphans, pet sitters who use the biology of interdependence to provide comfort to those in need, and a city visited through the past glory and a film studio that introduced the concept of contextualizing Indian cinema. 22/10/15 SYBMM to Industrial visit to 28/10/15 Pune and Hyderabad
Mr. John Kurien
Grassroots Foundation, Pune, development and innovative practices in primary education.
Ms. Minal
Animal Angel Foundation- Pet therapy practice: significance and career option option, Pune TERRE, Pune. Lecture by Aseem Sarode senior advocate and activist on water conservation: challenges and threats. MASUM, Saswad, Pune, Session with women activists working towards gender sensitization and women empowerment Pandita Ramabai Centre, Kedgaon
Mr Ankit
Mr. Milind Chavan
Hyderabad
Mukti Mission Mr. Suryakant
Heritage walk to the city and Gowalkonda fort
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2/11/15 to 9/11/15
Ms. Gauri Young Filmmaker Mr. Nikhil Graphic novelist TYBMM Dehradoon
Tracing the development and growth of the city through the historical invasions on the city of Hyderabad. Developmental threats and challenges in the current context. A visit to Annapurna studio to understand the film techniques in India. To understand how hidden talent can be infused with things happening around you and develop media product out of the same *The National Defense Academy, Beej University, The Forest training Institute, Wildlife Institute of India
33.
List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. • Field Visits for case study on communities. • Studio training for skill based papers • Interviews and community interactions for enquiry based understanding. • Documentary and film analysis for critical media consumption • Case study for application of concepts
34.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? • Student feedback • Review with BOS • Internal Departmental Review
35.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. • Every semester in FY, SY, TY the CIA for one course involves interaction with community/ professionals to understand the ground realities for providing communication solutions.
36.
Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. • Students actively participate in the annual research seminar / paper presentation organized by the Department. • Students are encouraged and do participate in research paper presentations conducted other faculties in college and outside college. • Students also publish their independent research work in accredited journals.
37.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. NA
38.
Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department
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Strengths Academic and Professional strengths of the BOS members
Equalization process conducted by the college helps in attracting academically sound students. Faculty experience
Weakness University Cap on fees structure for Self Financing courses
Oppurtunity Involvement of students in Live research projects
Challenges Constant need to innovate in developmental communication education
Tie-ups with accredited agencies and Government funded research think tanks. Tie ups with international media schools for faculty and student enrichment.
Infrastructure 39.
Future plans of the department. • Encourage students to take up active communication research • Work towards International Tie Ups for contemporary communication education • Strengthen outreach programmes and community based learning.
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Information technology, 2007-2008 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved Cross faculty courses involving the depts. Like science, management studies, mass media, Information technology and vocational studies. 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester based credit system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Students of our department are attending the inter-disciplinary courses offered by the arts, bmm and bms depts. Faculty of our dept are involved in teaching courses offered by the BMS and BVOC Depts. 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors) Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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Sanctioned 4
Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Filled 4
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
No. of Qualification Designation Specialization Years of Experience
Mr. Roy Thomas
MCA
Asst. Prof
Mr. Subhash Kumar
MCA, Mphil
Asst. Prof
Ms. Shivaranjani G.
MSc
Asst. Prof
Ms. Lydia Fernandes
MSc.
Asst. Prof
Computer Applications Computer Applications Computer Science Computer Science
No. of PhD. students guided in the last 4 years
10 14 7 6
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information Visiting Full Time Semester 1 80% 20% Semester 2 40% 60% Semester 3 10% 90% Semester 4 10% 90% Semester 5 & Semester 6 100% 9.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio Practical Theory F.Y 1:30 1:88 S.Y 1:30 1:60 T.Y 1:30 1:60
10.
Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Administrative staff: 1 Non-teaching staff: 1
11.
Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise: Nil
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Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: Nil
13.
Research facility / centre with o State recognition o National recognition o International recognition 14. Publications: * number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) a. Monographs b. Chapter(s) in Books c. Editing Books d. Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers e. number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) f. Citation Index – range / average g. SNIP h. SJR i. Impact factor – range / average j. h-index 15.
Details of patents and income generated: None
16.
Areas of consultancy and income generated : None
17.
Faculty recharging strategies: None
18.
Student projects o o
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental inhouse projects cum personal learning based: 100% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes
19.
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by o Faculty: Nil o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: Nil o Students: Ni;
20.
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding participants, if any: NA
21.
Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course
Applications Received
(refer question no 2)
Selected Male
Pass Percentage Female
Male
Female
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22.Diversity of Students Name of the course (Refer questions no. 2)
% of students from the college
% of students from the state
% of students from the other state
% of students from the other counties
(Refer Annexure XIII)
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NA 24. Student progression Student Progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed - Campus Selection - Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
Percentage against enrolled 20%
35% 15% 5%
25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university
75%
from other universities within the State from other universities from other States
0% 25%
26.
Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None
27.
Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
28.
Library - Yes Internet facilities for staff and students - Yes Total number of class rooms - 3 Class rooms with ICT facility - 3 Students’ laboratories - 2 Research laboratories - 1
Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: None
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29. 30.
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: None Does the department obtain feedback from? a.
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it?
b.
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?
c.
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?
Our Board of Studies (BOS) comprises of industry experts, students of the college and faculty involved in teaching the respective courses, feedback is taken at the time of the meeting and after discussion, feasible suggestions are incorporated in the syllabus after being passed by the BOS. 31.
List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) Karen Mathias Krishnakant Keni Rhea Parekh Rohan Wadia Anoushka Narayanan Lygel Dmello Adonia Jones Gauri Singh Leon Cornelio Darrel Fernandes
32.
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. o o o o o o o o
33.
Senior Analyst in google Advertising Industry Senior Programmer in USA Senior Research member Working in USA Working in Cap Gemini SAP Bengaluru Google, India Britslecone Google, USA
Seminar on Robotics, Special Lecture on Android programming, A talk for sensitising on the quality of Giftivism, One Day workshop on Self Defense for Girls, A 3 module training Workshop on Unity, Seminar by Gigabyte officials, Exposure to the method of working on Projects through 2 seminars by Industry Expert and Ex-students, respectively. Two day departmental Fest “XENITH” involving the development of managerial skills as well as enrichment via several events organised as a part of the fest.
List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. a. Moodle b. Power Point presentations c. Role play
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d. Case study based Discussions e. On the spot quiz/ short challenging questions 34.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? a. TAQ b. Feedback from students given to HOD
35.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Xenith- Department Festival IT Society- an initiative by the students that takes care of various extension activities Khandala Seminar- Faculty and Students are both involved in planning and execution. Industrial Visit-
36.
Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Industrial Visit Project based learning at every semester
37.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. The Department falls under the umbrella of Self-Financed Courses of the college and is subject to evaluation on the whole, as part of the courses offered by the college by various bodies like: UGC, NAAC
38.
Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Challenges
39.
Multiple Specialization, Unity, open mindedness, Sincerity
100% in house campus placement
Future plans of the department. a. National Conference on trends in Information Technology and inter disciplinary areas b. Specialization at the Final Year level c. Internship opportunities to the Second Year students
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VOCATIONAL COURSES
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DEPARTMENT OF B VOC (SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT) 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: B. Voc. (Software Development), 2014
2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 2. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: NA 3. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: semester based credit system 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments BVoc program has a general component, in which courses are offered in English and French language, Economics, Political and Social sciences, Environmental studies, Business management and Business ethics etc. 6.Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned 1 1
Filled
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
Ms. Rachana Pandey
Qualification
Designation
MSc
Visiting
Specialization
Computer Science
No. of Years of Experience
No. of PhD. students guided in the last 4 years
4
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information (including the general component, which is about 35%)
Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 & Semester 6
Visiting 75% 87.5% 87.5% 75% NA
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F.Y S.Y
Practical 1:30 1:30
Theory 1:30 1:08
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Administrative staff: 1 Non-teaching staff: 1 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received projectwise. Nil 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: Nil 13. o o o
Research facility / centre with : Nil state recognition national recognition international recognition
14. Publications: Nil number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index – range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor – range / average h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated: None 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: None 17. Faculty recharging strategies; NA 18. Student projects: Nil 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by: Nil o Faculty o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows o Students Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Nil 21. Student profile course-wise: (Refer Annexure XII) Applications Name of the Course Selected Received (refer question no 2) Male Female
22. Diversity of Students Name of the course % of students (Refer questions no. from the 2) college
% of students from the state
Pass Percentage Male
% of students from the other state
Female
% of students from the other counties
(Refer Annexure XIII)
23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NA 24. Student progression: NA as first batch will pass out in 2017. Student Progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed - Campus Selection - Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs 25. • • •
Percentage against enrolled
Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university – 100% From other universities within the state from other universities from other states
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period: None 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities • •
Library – Yes, a very high quality collection of books available to all studnets Internet facilities for staff and students - Yes
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• • • •
Total number of class rooms - 3 Class rooms with ICT facility - 3 Students’ laboratories - 3 Research laboratories -1
28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College. 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? Our Board of Studies (BOS) comprises of industry experts, students of the college and faculty involved in teaching the respective courses, feedback is taken at the time of the meeting and after discussion, feasible suggestions are incorporated in the syllabus after being passed by the BOS. b. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? College conducts a TAQ process for all teaching faculties, which is a feedback from students. The principal discusses the result with the concerned faculty directly. c. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10): NA 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. Power Point presentations Role play Case study based Discussions On the spot quiz/ short challenging questions 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? TAQ Feedback from students given to HOD 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities: Nil 36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department. Students took part in the IT fest Xenith. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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The Department falls under the umbrella of UGC Financed Courses of the college and is subject to evaluation on the whole, as part of the courses offered by the college by various bodies like: UGC, NAAC. Since BVoc is a vocational training course. The sector Skill councils evaluate the progress of the students at the end of every academic year for NSQF level 5, 6 and 7. For our program the sector skill council is NASSCOM and the evaluation of the first bach for NSQF level 5 has already taken place. Other batches will also take up these evalucations every year. The NSQF certificate issued by NASSCOM will benefit students while applying for Jobs. 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Challenges
Multiple Specialization, Unity, open mindedness, Sincerity
100% in house campus placement
39.Future plans of the department. National Conference on trends in Information Technology and inter disciplinary areas Specialization at the Final Year level Internship opportunities to the First and Second Year students
DEPARTMENT OF B VOC – TOURISM 1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment : B.Voc (Tourism) June 2014 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Tourism depends on interdisciplinary courses and collaborates with a number of Departments on Campus. Computer Application Skills (B.Sc IT), Principles of Management & Leadership (BMS) , B.A (History) B.A (Ancient Indian Culture) Indian Culture & Philosophy. Intro. to Indian Geog., Hist. & Culture (North India) Intro. to Indian Geog., Hist. & Culture (South India) Dept. of History. Intro. to World Geog., Hist. & Cult. (Eur. & Am.) Intro. to World Geog., Hist. & Cult. (Asia & Aust.) Dept. of History. Fundamentals of Accounts(B.Com) Understanding Economic Concepts (Dept. of Economics) 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester Revised Guidelines of IQAC and submission of AQAR - 2015-16
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5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Walking through time: Training as guides in Heritage walks with the Department of History, St. Xavier’s College. 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors)
Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors
Sanctioned
Filled
1
Nil
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
Qualification
No. of Designation Specialization Years of Experience
No. of PhD. students guided in the last 4 years
8.
Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: 100 %
9.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio • First Year 1: 56, • Second Year 1: 7
10.
Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NA
11.
Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received projectwise: NIL
12.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL
13.
14.
Research facility / centre with o State recognition o National recognition o International recognition
Publications:
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* number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national /international) a. Monographs b. Chapter(s) in Books c. Editing Books d. Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers e. number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) f. Citation Index – range / average g. SNIP h. SJR i. Impact factor – range / average j. h-index 15.
Details of patents and income generated: NIL
16.
Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL
17.
Faculty recharging strategies: NIL
18.
Student projects o o
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes
19.
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by: Nil o Faculty o Doctoral / post doctoral fellows o Students
20.
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. NA
21.
Student profile course-wise: Name of the Applications Course Received (refer question no 2)
Selected Male
Pass Percentage Female
Male
Female
(Refer Annexure XII) 22.
Diversity of Students Name of the course (Refer
% of students from the
% of students from the state
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questions no. 2)
college
state
counties
(Refer Annexure XIII)
23.
How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NA
24.
Student progression: NA Student Progression
Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed - Campus Selection - Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs
25.
Diversity of staff • Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university – 100% • From other universities within the state • from other universities from other states
26.
Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period.: NA
27.
Present details about infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. e. f.
Library Internet facilities for staff and students Total number of class rooms Class rooms with ICT facility Students’ laboratories Research laboratories
28.
Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
29.
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology.
30.
Does the department obtain feedback from
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faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it?
b.
students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?
c.
alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?
31.
List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10): NA
32.
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: NA
33.
List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
34.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?
35.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
36.
Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
37.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details.
38.
Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department
39.
Future plans of the department.
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Annexure XII STUDENT PROFILE (Entry Level) Name of the Applications Course Received (refer question no 2) FYBA 4523
Selected Male
Female
74
318
3280
148
206
FYBSc IT
735
56
33
FYBMS
2745
37
23
FYBMM
2573
23
42
FYBVoc Tourism
47
32
15
FYBVoc Software Dev
38
27
11
MA (Total)
432
21
50
MSc (Total)
932
39
81
MA AIC
105
10
21
MPP
327
11
28
MSc Biotech
333
7
23
MSc Botany
113
8
12
MSc Geology
139
11
9
MSc Life Science
134
5
15
MSc Microbiology
213
8
12
FYBSc
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Annexure XIII DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS (Entry Level)
Name course
of
FYBA
the No of students No of from the college students from the state 57 71
No of students from other states 25
FYBSc
32
34
34
FYBSc IT
----
85
4
FYBMS
-----
44
16
FYBMM
-----
42
23
FYBVoc Tourism
------
40
7
FYBVoc Software Dev
------
33
5
MA
------
45
24
MSc
-----
97
12
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