Objective

To ensure sustained quality benchmarking in all functional aspects of the college

Functions

Some of the functions of the IQAC as suggested by NAAC  (http://naac.gov.in/index.php/info-for-institutions#iqac) are:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks for various academic and administrative activities of the College
• Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process

• Arrangement for feedback response from students parents and other stakeholders on quality related institutional processes
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education
• Organisation of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
• Documentation of the various activities/programmes leading to quality improvement
• Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for coordinating quality-related activities including adoption and dissemination of best practices
• Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality
• Development of Quality Culture in the College
• Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report(AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC to be submitted to NAAC

Composition

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct for Students

Code of Conduct for Students

GENERAL
1. The Identity Card should be worn at all times on campus.

2. Students should get a Gate Pass from the Department / Office if they have to leave the campus during college hours in an emergency.

3. Students are not allowed to organise any meeting on campus or collect money for any purpose without the permission of the Principal.

4. Students should not participate in fashion shows, stage shows and TV programmes without permission from the Principal. Request for modelling / acting in movies will not be entertained. No matter for publication or interviews in newspapers, magazines, journals, radio, television or social media may be submitted in the name of the College by students without prior permission from the Principal. Strict action will be initiated and will lead to the expulsion of the student.

5. Students should not use mobile phones on college campus. If a student violates this rule, she will be suspended for 6 working days.

6. Students who come to College by two and four wheelers are required to strictly adhere to the rules issued by the college authorities. Two wheelers should be parked only in the student parking. Students parking on campus should pay a parking fee of 500/- for two wheelers and Rs.1000/- for four wheelers per annum respectively. The passes issued by the College should be prominently displayed on the vehicle.

Drivers are not permitted to stay on campus during class hours.

7. Students are not permitted to receive letters, parcels and visitors in college or use the college address for their personal mail.

8. Students misusing the facilities on campus, destroying college property and indulging in graffiti on the walls and furniture will be duly fined.

9. Important information to students will be put up on Notice Boards / College Website. It is the responsibility of every student to check this data regularly.

10. Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited on campus. Students who are directly or indirectly involved in ragging will be punished as per the Government rules. Incidents of ragging should be reported to the Principal and written complaints may be dropped in a “Black Box” available at the Principal’s Office.

ATTENDANCE

The College assigns top priority to regular attendance for all classes. Students are expected to put in 100% attendance for all courses, including field-trips, internships and on-the-job training. Attendance is taken every hour. Students are advised to maintain their individual record of attendance.

• Attendance shall be taken every hour. Students shall be given 5-10 minutes grace. For the first hour of the day alone, students shall be given 15 minutes grace, depending on the circumstances. Students who come to class after the period of grace shall be marked absent (A/a) for the hour in the attendance register.
• Students who are representing the College and have obtained official permission to be absent from class shall be marked ‘P’ (i.e. absent with permission) in the attendance register. Official permission to be absent from class shall be given to those who are participating in any of the following activities:

• • Representing the College at inter-collegiate programmes
  • Carrying out official duties within the College
  • Attending University and other officially approved coaching camps or NSS camps
  • taking part in the College Play
  • going on field trips
  • taking part in Department programmes, and
  • for such other authorized programmes

• If a student is to be admitted late and the date of admission does not allow for 65% attendance for that course, she may be considered for admission provided she gives an undertaking in writing that she shall take the examination as per the rules of the College.
• Shortage of attendance:  For less than 85% attendance written requests for condonation will be considered by the Principal based on records that are available in the office as per the following guidelines:

• • In the case of students with 65% to 75% attendance, the shortage may be condoned by the Principal in order to permit the student to take the end of semester examination. The prescribed condonation fee will have to be paid.
  • A student with attendance above 50% and below 65% is not permitted to take the end semester examination. She may proceed to the next semester and can take these papers at any subsequent semester when these papers are offered. She is required to pay the prescribed condonation fee only (even if she takes the papers in different semesters).
  • A student with less than 50% aggregate attendance will have to repeat the semester. Repeating the semester means that the student has to fulfil all the course requirements of the semester in the next corresponding regular semester. She has to take the courses with the syllabus applicable when she is repeating the semester.
  • The Principal’s decision shall be final.

Rules regarding absence

A minimum of 85% attendance is required for each course to appear for the End of Semester Examinations. Absence for valid reasons such as illness and other emergencies will be condoned by the Principal provided leave letters from parent / guardian are submitted along with Leave Slips with signatures of the course teachers and the Head of the Department to the Principal’s Office within seven days of absence. Delayed submission of leave letters and letters without the required signatures will be rejected. In case of illness, the leave letter must be supported by a medical certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner. Unauthorised absence and lack of attendance for reporting late to class will not be condoned.

Students participating in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in college / university programmes should submit duly signed leave requests in advance failing which they will be marked absent. Provision for attendance and other academic requirements will be made only when the student represents the College / University / State / Country. An official letter duly signed by the organising agency and the Head of the Department has to be submitted to the Principal’s Office along with a letter from the parents.

DRESS CODE

Students are expected to wear simple and modest clothes. Sarees, long skirts and blouses, salwar – kameez, jeans and shirts are acceptable. Short, tight, sleeveless and flimsy clothes are not permitted on campus

MALPRACTICE

Students indulging in malpractice during Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) will be awarded zero marks. Repeated offence will entail zero marks in the consolidated CIA for all the papers of the Semester.

If malpractice is detected during the End Semester Examination, the student will be debarred from writing all the following examinations and all papers regular/repeat of that semester will be cancelled.

Continuous Assessment

• Continuous Assessment for Undergraduate Students: Tests.

For computation of CIA marks, 2 tests shall be given. The duration of each test shall be one to 2 hours and shall include questions of different types-essays, short and one word answers.  Short tests or assignments are to be given to complete the CIA marks.

The consolidation of final marks is the sole responsibility of the teacher concerned. 

Part II English:

The duration of each test shall vary according to the skill or unit that is being tested. More than 3 tests, based on different skills, shall be given and all the marks shall be considered.

• Retest for Continuous Assessment:

Students are expected to take all tests as scheduled. However, retests shall be given for tests as shown below:

• If a student misses tests because of authorised participation in extra-curricular or co-curricular activities, a retest shall be given for each test missed. These retests should be taken in the same portions of the syllabus within a week after returning to college.
• If the student has been absent for valid reasons and submitted the leave letters on time, one compensatory test per course shall be given. This test shall be given after the second test and the portions for this test shall be decided by the teacher.

Break-up of marks for CIA:

The marks for CIA should be in accordance with the template prescribed in Academic Council book.

Right to Appeal:

A Student has the right to appeal for a review of her marks.

The procedure is as follows:

• Immediately after receiving the corrected answer scripts the student should appeal to her course teacher first.
• If additional clarification is necessary the student should appeal to the HOD.
• If not satisfied, she should make a written appeal to the Principal within 2 working days of the receipt of the marks. The Principal’s decision shall be the final.

Code of Conduct for Staff

• Every Staff shall discharge the responsibility according to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution as may be prescribed from time to time.
• Every Staff who is a Teacher shall discharge the professional responsibility according to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution.
• The Staff should at all times maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty and shall do nothing which is unbecoming of a member of the Staff of the Institution.
• It shall be the duty of the Staff to do any work related to the Institution at any point of time as required by the Competent Authority.
• No Staff shall engage herself/himself directly or indirectly in any trade or business or shall not undertake any other employment, assignment or engage herself/himself in private tuitions/coaching classes.
• No Staff shall send any application for employment or assignment under any other agency, except through the Competent Authority.
• Before a Staff member seeks to accept honorary work without detrimental to her professional responsibility, prior permission of the Competent Authority in writing shall be obtained.
• A member of the Staff when involved in criminal proceedings shall immediately report the full facts of such proceedings to the Competent Authority.
• No Staff shall communicate directly or indirectly any information relating to the academic activities or administrative matters of the Institution or furnish any document pertaining to the Institution to any outside authority or agency without the permission of the Competent Authority.
• No Staff shall engage herself/himself in any form of political activity of any party.
• No Staff shall bring or attempt to bring any political or other influence on the Competent Authority to further the interests in respect of matters pertaining to her/his services in the Institution.
• No Staff shall take part in or subscribe to or assist in any activity which tends to promote feeling of hatred or enmity among different communities, religious or linguistic groups, but work towards social harmony.
• No Staff shall indulge in any activity in word or deed that may bring disrepute to the Institution.
• The Staff shall subscribe to the aims and objectives of the Institution and strive for the Institution’s excellence. They are expected to maintain the ethos of the Institutions as enshrined in the vision and Mission statements of the Institutions.
• No Staff should give corporal punishment to any student.
• Staff with any immoral conduct, indecent behaviour towards other Staff or students are liable for disciplinary action.

GENERAL REGULATION

All staff should do any other work assigned by the superiors also apart from his/her allotted work. In case of need when another person is on leave that section of work should be done as instructed by the superiors.

OTHER REGULATIONS FOR TEACHING STAFF

Staff members should inform the Bursar (in writing) three months in advance of their insurance and saving schemes for suitable processing by the Bursar’s Office.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR NON-TEACHING STAFF

• Discipline and decorum should be maintained in the offices.
• All non-teaching staff should report for work when the College is in session, for e.g., on working Saturdays. There will be no compensation on account of this. For absence from duty on such days the staff will be required to apply for casual leave.
• A Service Register should be maintained for every non-teaching staff member. Details of leave taken should be recorded in this register.
• A Movement register should be maintained in every department or office and regular entries regarding time, purpose and place of visit during working hours should be made when non-teaching staff leave and return to their departments or offices.
• During any emergency all non-teaching staff are expected to rise to the occasion and complete the work.
• During vacations, the Principal shall prevent the vacation of the required number of non-teaching staff who shall be entitled to a nominal remuneration.

Code of Professional Ethics

I. Teachers and their Responsibilities:

Whoever adopts teaching as a profession assumes the obligation to conduct himself/ herself in accordance with the ideal of the profession. A teacher is constantly under the scrutiny of his/her students and the society at large. Therefore, every teacher should see that there is no incompatibility between his precepts and practice. The national ideals of education which have already been set forth and which he/she should seek to inculcate among students must be his/her own ideals. The profession further requires that the teacher should be calm, patient and communicate by temperament and amiable in disposition.

Teacher should:

i. Adhere to a responsible pattern of conduct and demeanor expected of them by the community;

ii. Manage their private affairs in a manner consistent with the dignity of the profession;

iii. Seek to make professional growth continuous through study and research;

iv. Express free and frank opinion by participation at professional meeting, seminars, conferences etc., towards the contribution of knowledge;

v. Maintain active membership of professional organisations and strive to improve education and profession through them;

vi. Perform their duties in the form of teaching, tutorials, practical, seminar and research work, conscientiously and with dedication;

vii. Discourage and not indulge in plagiarism and other non ethical behaviour in teaching and research;

viii. Abide by the Act, Statute and Ordinance of the University and to respect its ideals, vision, mission, cultural practices and tradition;

ix. Co-operate and assist in carrying out the functions relating to the educational responsibilities of the college and the university, such as: assisting in appraising applications for admission, advising and counselling students as well as assisting the conduct of university and college examinations, including supervision, invigilation and evaluation; and

x. Participate in extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, including the community service.

II. Teachers and students

       Teachers should:

i. Respect the rights and dignity of the student in expressing his/her opinion;

ii. Deal justly and impartially with students regardless of their religion, caste, gender, political, economic, social and physical characteristics;

iii. Recognise the difference in aptitude and capabilities among students and strive to meet their individual needs;

iv. Encourage students to improve their attainments, develop their personalities and at the same time contribute to community welfare;

v. Inculcate among students scientific temper, spirit of inquiry and ideals of democracy, patriotism, social justice, environmental protection and peace;

vi. Treat the students with dignity and not behave in a vindictive manner towards any of them for any reason;

vii. Pay attention to only the attainment of the student in the assessment of merit;

viii. Make themselves available to the students even beyond their class hours and help and guide students without any remuneration or reward;

ix. Aid students to develop an understanding of our national heritage and national goals; and

x. Refrain from inciting students against other students, colleagues or administration.

III. Teachers and Colleagues

Teachers should:

i. Treat other members of the profession in the same manner as they themselves wish to be treated;

ii. Speak respectfully of other teachers and render assistance for professional betterment;

iii. Refrain from making unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues to higher authorities; and

iv. Refrain from allowing considerations of caste, creed, religion, race or sex in their professional endeavour.

IV. Teachers and Authorities:

Teachers should:

i. Discharge their professional responsibilities according to the existing rules and adhere to procedures and methods consistent with their profession in initiating steps through their own institutional bodies and / or professional organisations for change of any such rule detrimental to the professional interest;

ii. Refrain from undertaking any other employment and commitment, including private tuitions and coaching classes which are likely to interfere with their professional responsibilities;

iii. Co-operate in the formulation of policies of the institution by accepting various offices and discharge responsibilities which such offices may demand;

iv. Co-operate through their organisations in the formulation of policies of the other institutions and accept offices;

v. Co-operate with the authorities for the betterment of the institutions keeping in view the interest and in conformity with the dignity of the profession;

vi. Adhere to the terms of contract;

vii. Give and expect due notice before a change of position takes place; and

viii. Refrain from availing themselves of leave except on unavoidable grounds and as far as practicable with prior intimation, keeping in view their particular responsibility for completion of academic schedule.

V. Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff:

Teachers should:

i. Treat the non-teaching staff as colleagues and equal partners in a cooperative undertaking, within every educational institution;

ii. Help in the functioning of joint-staff councils covering both the teachers and the non-teaching staff.

VI. Teachers and Guardians

Teachers should:

i. Try to see through teacher’s bodies and organisations, that institutions maintain contact with the guardians, their students, send reports of their performance to the guardians whenever necessary and meet the guardians in meetings convened for the purpose for mutual exchange of ideas and for the benefit of the institution.

VII. Teachers and Society

Teachers should:

i. Recognise that education is a public service and strive to keep the public informed of the educational programmes which are being provided;

ii. Work to improve education in the community and strengthen the community’s moral and intellectual life;

iii. Be aware of social problems and take part in such activities as would be conducive to the progress of society and hence the country as a whole.

iv. Perform the duties of citizenship, participate in community activities and shoulder responsibilities of public offices;

v. Refrain from taking apart in or subscribing to or assisting in any way activities, which tend to promote feeling of hatred or enmity among different communities, religions or linguistic groups but actively work for national integration.

Strategic Action Plan

• Facilitate student centric teaching learning methodologies
• Promote value additions in the form of certificate courses, internships, Service learning programmes
• Develop linkages with institutions, research institutes and the industry for academic collaborations and development of skills and global competencies
• Promote outcome based learning that produces job ready students with the potential and skills for also pursuing higher education
• Ensure credibility of the evaluation mechanism
• Develop a mechanism for regular collection of feedback from stakeholders and use of the feedback to make improvements and for designing quality enhancing strategies
• Conduct periodic audits to review and enhance the academic and administrative processes
• Organise need based development programmes for faculty, non-teaching staff and students
• Establish quality circles for enhancing the functioning of the student support services and the extension activity clubs
• Promote environmental consciousness and civic and social responsibility in the college community
• Develop an effective mechanism of collecting and documenting data pertaining to the quality initiatives

Five-year and Ten Year Strategic Plans of the Departments

Mid-Term Action Taken Report for the Five-Year and Ten-Year Strategic Plans of the Departments

Institution’s Vision 2030

NAAC

SSR – Cycle 4

Accreditation Documents

Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
Cycle 4

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Public Disclosure

AQAR

AQAR 2022-2023

AQAR 2021-2022

AQAR 2020-2021

AQAR 2019-2020

AQAR 2018-2019

AQAR 2017-2018

AQAR 2016-2017

AQAR 2015-2016

AQAR 2014-2015

AQAR 2013-2014

AQAR 2012-2013

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

Institute Data

NIRF 2024
NIRF 2023
NIRF 2022
NIRF 2021
NIRF 2020
NIRF 2019
NIRF 2018

Certificate

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

IQAC Minutes

Minutes 2023-2024

Minutes 2022-2023

Minutes 2021-2022

Minutes 2020-2021

Minutes 2019-2020

Minutes 2018-2019

Academic and Administrative Audit

2022-2023

2019-2020

2018-2019

SWOC Report 2018

SWOC Report 2024

Feedback

Student Feedback and Action Taken Report

Feedback from Parents and Action Taken Report 

Feedback from Alumnae and Action Taken Report

Policies

Admission Policy

E-Governance Policy

Energy and Procurement Policy

Environment Policy

Green Campus Policy

Quality Policy

Resource Mobilization Policy

Information Technology Policy

Food Policy

Policy for the Disabled Students

Research Policy

Policy for Scholarships and Freeships

Grievance Redressal Policy

CSR Policy

Best Practices

BEST PRACTICES 2022-2023

BEST PRACTICES 2019-2020

BEST PRACTICES 2018-2019