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• Choice Based Credit System and range of subject options
• Courses offered in modular form
• Credit transfer and accumulation facility
• Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes and courses
• Enrichment courses
As the college is an affiliated college, the limitation applicable to an affiliated college is applicable in case of this college also.
1.2.4. Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list them and indicate how they differ from other programmes, with reference to admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification, salary etc.
Yes. The college offer self-financed programs to the students of the college. The self-financed programs offered by the college are :
• B.Com.
• B.A (H.E.K)
• B.A (P.J.E)
• B.Sc., (M.S.C)
The admission process, curriculum and teacher qualifications are as prescribed by the University norms. The fee structure is decided by the management of the college and the salaries to the staff of self-financed stream are as per the SET pay scales.
1.2.5. Does the college provide additional skill oriented programmes, relevant to regional and global employment markets? If ‘yes’ provide details of such programme and the beneficiaries.
The college has an informal arrangement with some corporate organisations that provide skill oriented programs and encourages the students to join the program.
1.2.6. Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the
students to choose the courses/combination of their choice” If ‘yes’, how does the institution take advantage of such provision for the benefit of students?
The college is affiliated to Bangalore University, offered only undergraduate courses in B.A, B.Com, and B.Sc. We do not have any distance mode courses of the Bangalore University. The sister Institution under the SET management runs KSOU courses through distance mode.
1.3. Curriculum Enrichment
1.3.1. Describe the efforts made by the institution to supplement the University’s Curriculum to ensure that the academic programmes and Institution’s goals and objectives are integrated?
To supplement university curriculum the college makes efforts to integrate the academic programs and the courses run by the college, by encouraging the faculty to participate in faculty development programs.
For the benefit of weaker students the college organises seminars, workshops and lecture series by eminent teachers. It also arranges and conducts study tours, industrial visits, socio economic surveys of the villages etc.
1.3.2. What are the efforts made by the institution to modify, enrich and organize the curriculum to explicitly reflect the experiences of the students and cater to needs of the dynamic employment market?
In the college, the teachers not only give lectures in the classrooms but also arrange visit to industries and various companies for the project work of the students. Oral & practical tests are conducted according to the syllabus to cater to the needs of the dynamic employment market.
Tours to historical places and field-works are also organised for the benefit of students.
1.3.3. Enumerate the efforts made by the institution to integrate the cross cutting issues such as Gender, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Human Rights, ICT etc., into the curriculum?
The college has various committees to address the above mentioned issues.
harassment committee to deal with gender issue and sexual harassment.
b. Eco-club and NSS to provide education regarding environmental conservation like planting trees, water harvesting etc.,
c. Anti-ragging committee has been formed to prevent ragging of students.
d. Consumer club to enlighten the students about the rights of consumers.
e. Mahathma Gandhi Study Circle and Swami Vivekananda Study Circle to create awareness and inspire the young generation with the thoughts Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda.
f. Apart from the above, the college has an SC/ST cell to help and assist the SC/ST students, in their academic and other related activities.
g. Experts and professionals like doctors, advocates, officers, officials from police department are invited to guide the students. Persons of NGO’s (Non Govt. Organization) are called to enlighten the students regarding social responsibility and duties like blood donation, anti-dowry issues and traffic rules.
1.3.4. What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes offered to ensure holistic development of students?
• Moral and ethical values:
• employable and life skills:
• better career options:
• community orientation:
• Feedback Better relationship:
The following enrichment programmes are offered by the college to ensure holistic development of students.
Arranging for NSS Camps and making the students to participate, which trained them to stay away from home and work for the society. It also covers issues like anti-drugs movements, clean village, save the girl child, anti-ragging, tree plantation, blood donation, etc.,
Career guidance and placement cell of the college organizes special lectures and orientation programmes by inviting experts in various
jobs.
Parents – teachers meet in which the teachers of the college interact with parents, understand each other’s problems and issues and give solutions to the problem.
Alumni Meet conducted once in a year, in which students express their opinions and provide feedback, based on which actions are being taken to improve the performance.
1.3.5. Citing a few examples enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum?
Feedbacks are being collected from the students at the end of each semester. Parent-teachers meeting are called at the time of admission and result declaration. Teachers provide their feedbacks in their meetings with the university such as BOS & BOE.
1.3.6. How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes?
The college implements the following enrichment programs. The college monitors and evaluates the various programmes conducted for the students. Competitions in rangoli, drawing, painting, poetry, debating etc., are held for the students. Similarly, State level and university inter collegiate UG level sports competitions are also conducted. The winners are awarded with prizes and certificates. All efforts are made to boost up the students talent.
1.4 Feedback System
1.4.1. What are the contributions of the institution in the design and development of the curriculum prepared by the University?
The college has laid down policies and guidance’s regarding syllabus given by the university. The scope to the college to make any changes in these curriculums is very limited; but various verbal suggestions given by the faculty are considered and implemented.
1.4.2. Is there a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and stakeholders on Curriculum? If ‘yes’, how is it communicated to the University and made use internally for curriculum enrichment and introducing changes/new programmes?
The feedback from the students are obtained both orally and in written formats and other stakes holders communicate their feedbacks at appropriate meetings. Students interact and discuss the curriculum and the studies during the daily lectures. Parents take interest to meet the teachers and take a review of their ward’s progress.
Feedback and suggestions on curriculum are being generally discussed in departmental meetings, staff meetings and Principal’s meetings with HODs. Since many senior faculty members of the college are members of Board of Studies of Bangalore University, they are able to place ideas regarding curriculum before the decision making bodies.
1.4.3. How many new programmes/courses were introduced by the institution during the last four years? What was the rationale for introducing new courses/programmes?
The college has introduced following new courses under self-finance scheme during the post NAAC accreditation period:
B.A : Journalism, Psychology & Optional English
B.Sc : Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics
B.Com : As per Bangalore University
Any other relevant information regarding curricular aspects which the college would like to include.