IQAC REPORT 2006-2007

SREE NEELAKANTA GOVERNMENT SANSKRIT COLLEGE,PATTAMBI

Part  A

      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.

      Meeting of the IQAC held on 18-10-2006 resolved to implement the following program in the college.

      1.   Campus beautification.

      2.   Purchase of books and equipments.

      3.   Repair- P.G. Block, Auditorium, ORC building, Computer -

           Language Lab.

      4.   Canteen cum Post office building

      5.   Broad Brand Connection - Internet Club,.

      6.   Completion of Library building.

      7.   Science Block.

      8.   Water scarcity problem.

      9.   New Courses.

      10. National Seminar.

      11. Multimedia Center -Website-E-journal extension activities.

Out come achieved

      1.   Campus Beautification:-

       Nature  club of  the  college,  with  Sri. M.P. Ravindrakumar, Dept.  of   Botany as co-ordinator has taken up the campus beautification program. The college NSS, CSS and NCC units have rendered active participation in the program.

      2.   Plan Fund allotted by the State Govt. and the grant provided by UGC under X plan have been utilized for the purchase of books and equipments.  UGC grant provided for Botany (PG) Dept has been         completely utilized.

      3.   PWD has repaired the Roof of PG Block with their own fund. The work is not complete.  A  Small portion of the roof still remains to be repaired. College Development Committee sanctioned  amount  for the renovation of  ORC  building, Language Lab and Computer  Lab. ceiling  was repaired  and  false ceiling was constructed  wherever necessary.  Floor of ORC building, Computer lab and Language Lab were given tiles.  PWD repaired and renovated the Auditorium. still there is leakage from the roof of the Auditorium causing insecurity to the walls.  Collapsible gates of the Main Block were replaced with assistance of CDC.

      4.   The construction work of Canteen cum-Post Office building is progressing.  It is being constructed with UGC grant, MLA Fund and CDC fund.  The work is undertaken by the Nirmithi Kendra Palakkad.

      5.   Broad Brand connectivity was established in the computer center.  Internet club has started functioning, with nominal user charge for the staff and students.

      6.   Second stage of Library building is progressing, with fund received from the MPLAD scheme of Sri Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, M.P. of Rajyasabha.  The work is undertaken by the Nirmithi Kendra, Palakkad.

      7.   PWD has prepared plan and estimate for the science block.  But the work is yet to be started.

      8.   A new bore well was constructed by the Gramma Panchayath.  It was connected with the existing compressor pump in the pump house, with the financial assistance from the CDC.  Still there is water scarcity problem in the staff quarters.

      9.   Proposals have been sent for starting new degree courses in Physics and Mathematics.  It was also proposed to bifurcate the Double Main courses in English and History into two separate Degree courses.  But sanction was not provided by the Govt.

      10. National Seminars:

      1.  The PG and Research Dept of Sanskrit Conducted a two day National Seminar on “ The Relevance of Sanskrit in the Present development of India ” on 27th and 28th Feb 2007 with the Financial Assistance of UGC.  The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. K.G. Paulose, Former Registrar, SSUS Kalady.  Eminent Personalities and scholars such as Macies Karasinksi of Sagiellonion University, Poland , Dr. Rati Saxena, Dr. P.V.Ramankutty (Retd. Principal, Govt.College, Elerithattu) Dr. C.M.Neelakantan, H.O.D Vedic Studies, SSUS, Kalady etc. presented papers on various subjects.  The teachers of the Dept and students participated and presented papers.

      2.   Dept of English conducted a two day National Seminar on Cognitive Constructivist Perspective on English Language Teaching in January 2007.  It was inaugurated by Smt. Anita Nair, renowned English Indian writer.  College Teachers and scholars attended various sessions.  The Program was sponsored by the Govt of Kerala.

 11.Multimedia Center

a)   The Multimedia Center is an independent platform that strives to enhance the academic ambiance of the college by evolving a technologically defined learning environments through the effective integration of existing information resources and openings.  In addition, the center proposes to develop a range of full-service technology design and consulting solutions for faculty research and instructional use.  Another key area is the production of multimedia educational tools and facilitation of creative works.

           Multimedia Center coordinates/mages as may as ten activities organizations. The first one is the computer center.  Managed by the PTA, the center conducts a 45 hours long basic computer course for all first year degree students.  To meet the expenses, a nominal amount is collected from each student at the time of admission to UG program. Office automation, basics in accounting and programming, D.T.P. DBMS and statistical analysis are offered as optional topics.  Second is the internet club.  It provides high speed internet access to students and teachers at Rs. 5/- and 10/hr. respectively from the computer center.  Also available are copying and printing facilities at subsidized rates.

           What comes next is the film club named Frames.  The main objective of the film club is to enrich and refine the sensibility of students in visual media.  It screens classic movies and documentaries, conduct film-based programs and helps students come up with original feature and non-feature movies.  So far the club has screened the Hollywood classic the Iranian classic Children of Heaven, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer and Marooned in Iraq in addition to some episodes of the British tele series Mind Your language. The fourth venture is a Multimedia Certificate Course through which students can acquire basic knowledge, skills and techniques in multimedia.  50 students have been admitted in the 100 hour ling course in two sessions a day.  Services of paid resource persons are utilized.  Course Syllabus includes fundamentals of journalism, reporting editing and lay, D.T.P, still Photography, videography, photo and video editing, web designing and animation.

           It is multimedia Center that designs and develops the website of the college.  www. sngscollege. info provides updated administrative and academic information on the college like rank list and houses the e-journal entitled Vinjnanachhintamany.  The Language Lab offers a variety of modules for language acquisition in English, Sanskrit and Hindi.  A documentation wing is functioning under Multimedia Center with 30 students from different classes as members.  All the activities of the college are promptly recorded and carefully documented in digital form.  Comprehensively documented activities will stand in good stead in good stead for the college as far as evaluation agencies like the NAAC are concerned.

           The multimedia center is doing the spadework for the production of interactive CDs.  Educational software for language and virtual laboratory,  documentaries, etc.  The center is currently carrying out the mammoth project of converting the visual and auditory records of precious art performances owned by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy into digital format.  Documentation and research associated with the UGC project -Legacy of Nila- in association with a television channel and centers of learning from a potential project.  Multimedia center can also prepare slide shows, presentations and other educational aids for departments on demand.  Similarly the Center has devised a software by which the whole  admission process can be centralized and computerized by developing a comprehensive.

           A  key element of the Center in the Inter-disciplinary Forum. This body is meant to bring together teachers, students, researchers and writers of as many subjects as possible in such a way that the college gets a chance to offer meaningful insights into the dynamics of current learning.  The first program of the academic year 2006-07 was a talk by Sri M.P.Vasudevan on Indian Philosophy.  Next was on biotechnology by Dr. P.Rajeev. The third was entitled ‘The Philosophy of Ayurveda’ by Dr. Kirathamoorthy.

           The center proposes to offer coaching for competitive examinations, medical transcription, reasoning and numerical ability and SPSS in near following year.

      b)  Department of Sanskrit decided to organize communicative Sanskrit classes.

c)     Dept of Sanskrit organized NET Coaching Classes.

                                                       Part  B

      1.   Activities reflecting the goals and Objectives of the College

           The College has initiated several community oriented program.  The College was established by its founder Renowned Sanskrit Scholar and social Reformer, Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sarma to propagate Sanskrit education among masses, carving the barriers of cast and creed and religion.  During the Reporting year a mass awareness program was organized by the Information Department, Govt. of India, in collaboration with our College and Pattambi Grama Panchayath, by the name “Bharat Nirman Program”.  It was conducted during November 2006.  This program was one among the three district level programs organized in Kerala.  Hundreds of people and school students visited various stalls instituted by different Govt agencies and attended various seminars and orientation programs.  A career guidance cell functions in the college which facilitates qualified candidates to get proper placement in Jobs.

      2.   New Academic Programs initiated UG and PG                     :           NIL

      3.   Innovation in Curricular design and transaction.

           As per prescribed instruction from the University and Govt.

      4.   Inter disciplinary programs started

           a)   Career guidance Cell

           b)   Short-term courses - Computer awareness- in the Computer Center .

           c)   Short-term job oriented courses in the Multimedia Center .

      5.   Examination reforms implemented

                 As per University rules.

      6.   Candidates qualified NET, SLET, GATE etc.

           1.   Raseena  K.                        Economics                    NET

           2.   Jameela K                           Economics                    NET

           3.   Ajitha  P.                             Economics                    NET

           4.   Indu P.P.                             Commerce                   NET

           5.   Unnikrishnan                        Commerce                   NET

           6.   Deepa                                 Commerce                   NET

           7.   Jayasree                              Commerce                   NET

           8.   Thahira P.                            Sanskrit                        NET

7.   Initiative forwards faculty Development Program

      a)  The following Faculty members have completed research leading to PhD.

                 1.    Sri. O.Venugopalan                              (Commerce Dept.)

                 2.    Sri. P.V. Mathai                                   (Mathematics Dept.)

                 3.    Smt. Sree. S.V.                                    (English)

      The following Faculty members are undergoing research leading to Ph.D.

                 1.    Sri. Jojomon                                         (Commerce Dept.)

                 2.    Sri. M.P. Ishak                         (Zoology Dept.)

                 3.    Smt. Vijayalakshmi                               (English Dept.)

                 4.    Sri. Rajesh V.Nair                                (English Dept.)

                 5.    Smt. Ramya R.                         (Economics Dept.)

                 6.    Sri. U.M.Sankaran                               (Commerce Dept.)

                 7.    Sri. Vinod G.                                        (Commerce Dept.)