2.4.1. Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies adopted by the college in planning and management (recruitment and retention) of its human resource (qualified and competent teachers) to meet the changing requirements of the curriculum.
It is a universally accepted fact that only competent, experienced and expert teachers can meet the changing requirements of the curriculum.
SSR-2014 – Akal Degree College for Women, Sangrur In order to recruit best available teachers the College advertises its requirements in the local and national newspapers. After getting the applications a scrutiny is made and a merit list is prepared according to Punjabi University guidelines. Then the college applies to the affiliating University for a panel of experts to conduct the interviews.
The interview Board constituted by the Punjabi University conducts the interview and selects the most competent available teachers.
After the interview and the selection of the most deserving candidates, appointment letters are given. There after approval is sought DPI and the affiliating University.
Some extra facilities too are provided to selected teachers in order to retain them. To retain the available staff, they are paid salaries according to the grades specified by University / UGC. The staff is also provided other requisite facilities like Medical leave, Casual Leave, On Duty Leave, and Minority leave etc. They are also given study leave if they wish to upgrade their qualification by pursuing M. Phil. or Ph. D.
The details of the faculty are given here under:
Session 2013-2014
Designation Ph.D M.Phill. MA No of
Teachers
Associate Prof. 03 02 05
Assistant Prof. 01 03 04
Adhoc / Tem.Teachers 02 11 13
Total 01 05 16 22
2.4.2. How does the institution cope with the growing demand/scarcity of qualified senior faculty to teach new programmes / modern areas of study being introduced (Biotechnology, IT, Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years.
In order to keep pace with the changing times, the college started BCA,
PGDCA & M.Sc.(IT). All these are self-financed courses which have been started after proper affiliation from the University. Recruitment of faculty in these emerging areas and their retention does pose a challenge since the recruitments are made on purely contract basis with fixed Salary component.
Those teachers whose performance is satisfactory, are allowed to continue in the next academic session.
To keep pace with recent developments and emerging trends in various fields, subject matter experts are also invited to the college to deliver lectures.
SSR-2014 – Akal Degree College for Women, Sangrur Faculty members are encouraged to participate in Seminars and Conferences at all levels (State, National and International). The College also provides internet facility to the students and teachers so that they have access to the latest information from the Web. In addition to this, the College is subscribe to various Journals which keep the students and teachers updated on latest developments in their field of interest. It is also mandatory for the teachers to attend a fixed number of Refresher Courses in their subject.
2.4.3. Providing details on staff development programmes during the last four years elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality.
a) Nomination to staff development programmes during last four years.
Academic Staff development programes Number of faculty nominated
Refresher Courses 2010-11
2011-12 Staff training conducted
by the University
NIL Staff training conducted
by the Institution
Teaching learning methods / approaches
Handling new curriculum
Content / knowledge management
Selection, development and use of enrichment materials
Assessment
Cross Cutting issues
Audio-Visual Aids / Multimedia
OER’S
Teaching learning material development, selection and use.
However, formal training programmes to empower the faculty in the
SSR-2014 – Akal Degree College for Women, Sangrur use of various tools and technologies for improved teaching-learning have not been organized by the college. The Heads of the department provided informal guidance to the newly recruited staff in how to handle the course content and how to involve students in the teaching-learning process. The newly recruited teachers are also given tips about evaluation of answer sheets etc. The faculty members are trained in Computer and Internet handling by the Computer Department. They are also trained to use Computer-aided Teaching-Leaning material and use them most effectively. Extension lectures of prominent subject experts are arranged in the college to enable the faculty to handle the subject in new curriculum most effectively.
College provides valuable support to the faculty for their enhancement by providing access to latest books, study materials that are incorporated into its comprehensive library.
We not only give importance to the building of skills and competence of our teachers but also try to keep them connected to their spiritual self. The body and soul development is aimed at through Yoga session.
Content:- Knowledge Management : Faculty members of different departments are advised to discuss among themselves the latest topics added to their respective subject in the New Curriculum prescribed by the affiliating University. Their knowledge is enhanced by their participation in Refresher Course, Orientation Programmes organized by the various Universities.
Assesment:- Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of every teacher is maintained by the college Principal. All types of performance of faculty members are recorded in ACR which is consulted at time of award of increment, promotion and appraisal etc.
ACR controls and assesses the teacher’s performance towards efficiency and achievement.
Cross Cutting Issues:- The Cross Cutting issues like Gender, Climate change, Environment Education, Human Rights, ICT etc, find an ample space when it comes to applying them positively into the curriculum. The College makes arrangements for Seminars where in the experts from above mentioned fields are invited to share and deliver their experiences and knowledge. The college regularly organizes Seminars, debates, essay writing competitions on Women Empowerment and Female Foeticide also. The cause of Women Education is also supported by the college by offering free books to girl students. College has been celebrating tree plantation drives by our Environment society. The subject of environment education is a part of the college curriculum. It is compulsory for all the students to clear the paper of Environment. Similarly college offers introduction to Computer Science to the students of the college thereby enabling them to learn the latest technology which can help them make a better future.
Audio Visual Aids / Multimedia:- Our Computer department is provided with audio-visual aids as per their requirement. We have latest computer aided packages, as per our requirement. It includes projectors, computers, sound
SSR-2014 – Akal Degree College for Women, Sangrur system etc. Faculty members are provided with computers with internet facility for preposition of teaching / learning materials.
Teaching learning material development, selection and use:- The teachers of our institute are given free access to internet. This help them collect learning material from the internet etc. College has a well developed library which contains thousand of books on various subjects. Besides this the college organizes Seminars and Conferences which help as a learning source for the faculty.
(c) Percentage of faculty:-
Invited as resource persons in workshops / Seminars / Conferences organized by external professional agancies: Approx. 10%
Participated is external workshops / Seminar / Conferences recognized by National/ International professional bodies: ____27%_____.
Presented papers in Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized by professional agencies: _ Approx. 10%
2.4.4. What policies / systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg.
Providing research grants, study leave, support for research and academic publications teaching experience in other national institutions and specialized programmes, industrial engagement etc.)
The policies and systems to recharge the teachers are:
(a) All teachers who wish to participate / attend seminars / conferences / workshops or are invited as resource persons to other institutions are granted duty leave for this purpose.
(b) Those teachers who attend Refresher / Orientation Courses are also granted duty leave.
(c) Teachers are encouraged to publish their research papers in journals and other academic publication. All these activities are highlighted in the College Annual Report.
(d) The Seminars and Extension lectures organized by the College also help in recharging teachers.
2.4.5. Give the number of Faculty who received awards/ recognition at the state, National and International level for excellence in teaching during the last four years. Enunciate how the Institutional culture and environment contribute to such performance / achievement of the faculty.
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